GAME OBJECTIVE
To win a battle in Pixelmon TCG, push the fireball towards your opponent to defeat them. Players push the fireball back and forth by dealing damage to each other with Mons and Spells.
GAME FLOW: TURNS
Start Phase
The current player draws a card. Some card effects activate.
Main Phase
Players can play spells, summon Mons, and attack during this phase.
End Phase
Some card effects activate. After this phase, the turn is passed.
GAME ZONES
Battlefield
5 slots for each player to place summoned Mons. These slots also form lanes where Mons will fight.
Graveyard
Where discarded or destroyed cards go.
Suspend Zone
Mons that are suspended will be stored here. This is open information for both players.
Your Hand
Where each player holds their cards.
Health track
Shows position of the fireball and both player's health left.
Mana scale
Shows the current mana point.
Ability
When this mon attacks, if this mon is the 1st to attack during your turn, gain +1 ATK.
Mon Cards
Evo Tier & Element
Evolution tier number and element the card belongs to.
mana cost
5 slots for each player to place summoned Mons. These slots also form lanes where Mons will fight.
ATK
Mon's Attack points
Effect
Describes abilities of the Mon.
HP
Mon's Health points.
Ability
Deal 2 dmg to 3 random enemy mons one at a time.
Spell Cards
Element
Shows the current mana point.
Battlefield
5 slots for each player to place summoned Mons. These slots also form lanes where Mons will fight.
Effect
Shows position of the fireball and both player's health left.
Playing Mons and Spells cards
- Mons may be placed into any empty battlefield slot during the player's turn.
- Spells can be cast by dragging them onto the battlefield or directly onto a target, depending on the spell's effect.
Evolution
- Only Tier 1 Evo Mons can be placed into an empty slot on the battlefield.
- Tier 2 Evo Mons require their corresponding Tier 1 form to already be on the field.
- Tier 3 Evo Mons require their corresponding Tier 2 form to already be on the field.
- Mons can also be evolved while they are in the suspend zone.
Suspend
- Once per turn, a player may suspend an Evo Tier 2 or Tier 3 Mon.
- When a higher-tier Mon is suspended, a copy of the Mon one tier below is added to the player's hand (e.g., suspending a Tier 2 Mon creates its Tier 1 form).
Mana Scale and Passing Turns
Mana Indicator
- Only Tier 1 Evo Mons can be placed into an empty slot on the battlefield.
- Tier 2 Evo Mons require their corresponding Tier 1 form to already be on the field.
- Tier 3 Evo Mons require their corresponding Tier 2 form to already be on the field.
- Mons can also be evolved while they are in the suspend zone.
Combat
- Only Tier 1 Evo Mons can be placed into an empty slot on the battlefield.
- Tier 2 Evo Mons require their corresponding Tier 1 form to already be on the field.
- Tier 3 Evo Mons require their corresponding Tier 2 form to already be on the field.
- Mons can also be evolved while they are in the suspend zone.
Sudden Death
- Sudden Death is triggered at the end of a player's 10th turn or when they attempt to draw from an empty deck.
- When triggered, only the triggering player is affected.
- Instead of the fireball moving, the player's HP moves one step closer to the fireball.
- Sudden Death does not deal direct damage, but increases the risk of defeat as the fireball nears the end of the healthbar.
Winning the game
The game ends when:
- The fireball is pushed all the way to either player's heart.
- This can happen at any phase as long as a player can take damage.
