BinderLoot / Glossary
Rules of the game
Understand the Active Spot, Bench, Prize cards and the order of a turn.
11 terms
The board and the turn
Know where a card goes and when you can act.
- Active Pokémon
- Your Pokémon in the Active Spot, which normally attacks.
Example
Move a Benched Pokémon into the Active Spot after your Active Pokémon is Knocked Out.
- See alsoBenchKnock Out
- Bench
- The area for your other Pokémon, normally holding up to five.
Example
Prepare a second attacker on the Bench while the Active Pokémon attacks.
- See alsoActive Pokémon
- Prize cards
- Six face-down cards set aside from your deck. Taking all of them is one way to win.
Example
Knock Out a regular Pokémon and take one of your own Prize cards into your hand.
- See alsoRule Box
- Damage counter
- A marker representing ten damage. Damage remains until removed by an effect.
- Placing damage counters is different from dealing attack damage. Weakness and Resistance do not change placed counters.
Example
An effect places two damage counters. That adds 20 damage even if the target has Weakness.
- Knock Out
- A Pokémon leaves play when its damage reaches its HP, or an effect Knocks it Out.
Example
Discard the Knocked Out Pokémon and its attached cards. The opponent takes the awarded Prizes.
- Retreat
- Discard the printed Energy cost to move your Active Pokémon to the Bench, normally once per turn.
Example
Discard two Energy for a Retreat Cost of two and choose a Benched Pokémon as the new Active.
- See alsoSwitchAsleepParalyzed
- Switch
- Move Pokémon between the Active Spot and Bench using a card effect.
- A switch effect is not a retreat. Moving to the Bench clears Special Conditions and effects of attacks.
Example
An effect moves your Paralyzed Active Pokémon to the Bench without paying its Retreat Cost.
- See alsoRetreat
- Mulligan
- Reveal and redraw an opening hand that has no Basic Pokémon.
- It is required, not a choice. The opponent may draw a card for each extra mulligan you took compared with them.
Example
Your seven cards contain no Basic Pokémon. Reveal them, shuffle them back and draw seven again.
- Pokémon Checkup
- The step between turns that resolves Special Conditions and effects scheduled for Checkup.
Example
After an attack ends the turn, resolve Poisoned, Burned, Asleep and Paralyzed checks in that order.
- See alsoPoisonedBurnedAsleepParalyzed
- Weakness
- The printed modifier that increases attack damage from a particular type.
Example
A 50-damage attack against matching ×2 Weakness deals 100 damage before other relevant effects.
- Resistance
- The printed reduction to attack damage from a particular type.
Example
A 60-damage attack against matching −30 Resistance deals 30 damage before other relevant effects.