Each player plays one Pokémon onto the field and attacks their opponent's Pokémon.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is an abstract strategy-based card game that is usually played on a designated play-mat where two players (assuming the role of Pokémon trainer) use their Pokémon to battle each other. Active Pokémon, Bench Pokémon, Deck, and Discard Pile
An official Pokémon TCG play-mat with labels of different gameplay aspects, e.g.
