Q 01/05

Which company developed the card game itself?

A) Creatures Inc.

B) Game Freak Co.

C) HAL Laboratory

D) Hudson Soft

Answer · why

A) Creatures Inc.

Creatures founder Tsunekazu Ishihara designed the card game and later became president of The Pokémon Company.

Q 02/05

In what year was the TCG first published in Japan?

A) 1995

B) 1996

C) 1997

D) 1998

Answer · why

B) 1996

It arrived in October 1996, the same year as the original Red and Green Game Boy games.

Q 03/05

Which Japanese company first published the card game in 1996?

A) Media Factory

B) Shogakukan

C) Bandai Namco

D) Takara Tomy

Answer · why

A) Media Factory

Worldwide publishing is now handled by The Pokémon Company.

Q 04/05

Which US company originally held the license to publish the game in English?

A) Topps Company

B) Upper Deck Co.

C) Wizards of the Coast

D) Decipher Inc.

Answer · why

C) Wizards of the Coast

Wizards was already the producer of Magic: The Gathering when it picked up Pokémon in 1998.

Q 05/05

How many cards are in a standard Pokémon TCG deck?

A) 60

B) 70

C) 80

D) 100

Answer · why

A) 60

Players draw seven cards to start and set six aside as prizes before play begins.