New? Check the pastebin for advice on starting the game, client information, a guide on the various theme decks/products you can redeem in-game and more.
>http://pastebin.com/gPEnw6GWYou can also check this FAQ:
>http://i.imgur.com/HoY1IaG.jpgHow to progress in PTCGO, tl;dr edition:
>complete all Trainer Challenges (Cheat Engine's speedhack strongly recommended to speed up AI games)>play through using Basic decks to unlock them for versus play >farm Versus Mode theme ladder for Tokens and Tournament Tickets>Enter Theme format tournaments whenever possible>enter Standard/Expanded ticket tournaments and accept that you'll lose>you'll get tradable tournament chests and sometimes tradable packs. DON'T OPEN THEM>Instead, trade them for the cards you actually want for a deck you want to build, most cards go for like 1-3 packs each. >Public trade is like the GTS, if you want proper results, put up your own offers. >if you don't know what deck you want to build yet, see http://www.pokebeach.com/forums/forum/tcg-competitive-play.156/ or check out tournament results for a list of viable decks http://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/state-province-championships-2016/decks/week-four/To see what your PTCGO stuff is worth, look on the PTCGO forums in the trading section. Top Cut & other big trading companies will typically overprice cards, expect to get lower
>http://forums.pokemontcg.com/forum/33-in-game-item-exchange/Tips for Code Giveaways:
>Post them as an image with the QR code covered. Don't just post it as plain text because of bots lurking threads>Your Old CardsGo ask TCGplayer, Troll and Toad, or eBay instead of us since we don't care that much about ancient Pokemon cards