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Concepts .............................................................................................................3  \nHow to Win ............................................................................................................................ 3  \nEnergy Types .......................................................................................................................... 4  \nParts of A Pokémon Card ......................................................................................................................5  \n3 Card Types ........................................................................................................................... 6  \nZones of the Pokémon TCG ..................................................................................................................7  \nPlaying the Game .................................................................................................................................. 8  \nHow to 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...................................................................................................................................... 22  \nAppendix A: Prism Star Cards ........................................................................................................... 23  \nAppendix B: Unidentified Fossil ....................................................................................................... 23  \nAppendix C: Pokémon-GX ................................................................................................................. 24  \nSpecial rules for Pokémon-GX .................................................................................................. 24  \nAppendix D: Ultra Beasts .................................................................................................................. 25  \nAppendix E: Alolan Pokémon .","cbCaio9paQOjMA5k","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio9paQOjMA5k","pdf",20040496,34,"English","# Become a Pokémon Master!\n# 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