How many Pokemon cards can I have in my hand?

57 cards

Can you have more than 7 cards in your hand Pokemon?

In the Pokémon TCG, each player starts off with 7 cards (8 cards after a draw). As for the Pokémon TCG, you don’t have a hand limit, but if you got the cards, you might as well use them because some card effects discourage having a big hand.

How many Pokemon cards are you supposed to have in your hand?

seven cards

Can I evolve first turn?

No one can evolve first turn. You can’t evolve a pokemon unless it has been in play for an entire turn. As pokemon evolutions count as new pokemon in game terms, that means you can only evolve a pokemon one stage per turn, so no going from basic-> stage1 -> stage2 in a single turn.

What happens to energy cards after you attack?

You have to have the required amount of Energy attached to a Pokémon to use its attack, but you do not have to discard those cards to attack. The cards stay attached to your Pokémon unless the attack says otherwise!

Does attacking end your turn Pokemon?

Nearly every Pokémon card has at least one attack. During a player’s turn, they may use an attack printed on their Active Pokémon. When a player uses an attack, that player’s turn ends.

Can I evolve pokemon on bench?

Yes, you can evolved benched Pokemon and they are subject to evolution rules; you must wait one turn to evolve after playing it to the bench or after evolving it a previous time.

Can you retreat with a full bench?

Yes. The new Active is moved up simultaneously, in game terms. Of course, you don’t have to physically do it simultaneously.

What does the retreat cost mean on Pokemon cards?

A retreat cost (Japanese: にげる retreat) is the number of Energy attached to a Pokémon that must be discarded in order to retreat to the Bench and bring up a Pokémon from the Bench. Retreat costs printed on a card range from 0 energy (often called a “free retreat”) all the way up to 5 energy.

Can you retreat a Pokemon at any time?

You can attach any type of energy you want to the retreating Pokémon. If there are no * symbols, then that Pokémon doesn’t need any energy in order to retreat; it can retreat anytime for free!

How many energy cards can you attach to a Pokemon?

2 Answers. There is no limit. Each turn you can only attach one energy to one of your Pokémon (either a benched or active Pokémon), and there is no rule limiting the total energy. The downside of lots of energy on one Pokémon is that if your Mewtwo gets knocked out, all attached energy is put into the discard pile.