What is this Pokémon: Jungle thing, anyway? How are these different from the other Pokémon trading card game cards?
To keep the Pokémon TCG fresh and exciting, Wizards of the Coast will release new and different Pokémon cards every few months. The new cards are sometimes called an "expansion" because they expand the possibilities for the game. The Jungle card set is the first expansion for Pokémon. The original set of 102 cards is sometimes called the "base set."
Can I still use my old Pokémon cards?
Yes, absolutely! You can play with any of your Pokémon cards. You can play with decks that have nothing but Jungle cards, although you'll still need to use Energy cards from the base set. Or you can use a mix of Jungle cards and the base set cards.
What does the Jungle expansion have in it?
There are 45 new Pokémon, such as Meowth, Butterfree, and Eevee. You will also find one new Trainer card and two new versions of Pokémon that appeared in the base set (Pikachu and Electrode).
That's only 48 cards, but I heard the set has 64 cards in it. What's up?
The 16 rare Pokémon appear in both holographic and non-holographic versions. We gave different collector numbers to the different versions. For example, holo Clefable is card number 1/64 and non-holo Clefable is card number 17/64. So that makes 64 cards if you go by the collector numbers in the lower right corner of the card.
A friend of mine has a holographic Jungle card. I got that same card when I opened a pack, but it wasn't a holographic card. Is something wrong?
No, it's okay. See the previous question for the reason why.
Do the holographic and non-holographic versions have different powers?
No. If a card appears in a holographic version and a non-holographic version, those two versions are exactly alike except for the foil and the different collector number.
Now that there is a base set Pikachu and a Jungle Pikachu, can I put eight Pikachu in my deck?
Sorry, but no. You can have only four cards with the same name in your deck. It doesn't matter what else is on the card. So you could have three Jungle Pikachu and one base set Pikachu in your deck, but no more than four cards that have the name "Pikachu."
I bought a Jungle theme deck, and it has cards in it that aren't from Jungle. Why is that?
That's normal. There aren't enough cards in the Jungle expansion to make a deck just using Jungle cards. For example, there are no Energy cards in Jungle. So we added some base set cards, too. If you want only Jungle cards, you should buy Jungle boosters. They contain nothing but Jungle cards.
I have two different cards that both say "Evolves from Eevee." Is that a mistake?
No, Eevee is a special Pokémon. There are three different Pokémon that Eevee can evolve into: Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon. If you have Eevee on the table and all three of these cards in your hand, you can evolve Eevee into whichever one of them you want!
Is the Nidoran in Jungle the same Pokémon as the Nidoran in the base set?
No, it's a different Pokémon. The 
means "male" and 
means "female." So Nidoran
eventually evolves into Nidoking, and Nidoran
eventually evolves into Nidoqueen. Nidoran
and Nidoran
count as different cards in every way. For example, you could have
four of each in your deck.
How does Venomoth's Pokémon Power Shift work?
Venomoth starts out as a Grass Pokémon, but Shift changes Venomoth's type to whatever type you want. For example, you could change Venomoth's type to Fire, Fighting, or another type. This doesn't change anything else about Venomoth, like its attack costs or its Weakness or Resistance. But if your opponent's Pokémon has a Weakness to Fire, for example, you might use Shift to change Venomoth's type to Fire.
Does the Jungle Pikachu's Spark attack do damage to both the Defending Pokémon and a Pokémon on the Bench, or just one or the other?
The Spark attack damages both. In general, you do the attack damage and you follow any special instructions on the card. If the attack damage has a special symbol next to it, you just do what the attack text says.
If I attack with Venonat's Leech Life and do 10 damage, how many damage counters do I remove from Venonat?
You remove one damage counter, which equals 10 damage.
Can you give me an example of how Butterfree's Mega Drain works?
Sure. I'll give you two. If you attack with Mega Drain and do 40 damage, you can remove two damage counters from Butterfree. But if you attach a Plus Power to Butterfree first, Mega Drain will do 50 damage. You then get to remove three damage counters from Butterfree. Why three counters? Because half of 50 is 25, which you round up to 30.
