Pokemon PL Card Game Platinum Set of Both Theme Decks (Rebellion and Flourish)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001T6ENJI
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,318 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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pokemon platinum theme deck set of 2 decks.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you must...this is the best, August 3, 2009

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Pyanfar Chanur (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Pokemon PL Card Game Platinum Set of Both Theme Decks (Rebellion and Flourish) (Toy)

My daughter's classmates are all into Pokemon. She's late to the game, and wanted to get in on the whole craze. I told her the local stores were charging too much for these decks, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that Amazon offers two of these game sets for slightly more than the cost of just one at my local Wal-Mart.

What you get for this purchase is two sets that each contain a complete play deck, a mat to play the game on, little counters you can use for the gameplay (they're like icons to show that a Pokemon is poisoned or confused), and a rule book that is well written (and will take several passes to understand).

I rate this game with a high educational value because despite my dislike of "collectible" marketing to children, there's some mental development required to be good at this game. Children not only have to understand their characters' strengths and weaknesses, they have to make good logical decisions about which creature to use and when. They often make on-the-fly decisions about how to outdo each other, and they will need to know tens-based math, adding or removing "hit points" in 10-point increments. Some of the actions you have to perform require you to concentrate, e.g., "Flip a coin. If heads, remove the bottom 7 cards from your opponent's stack. Take any one of those seven, add it to your hand, return the others to opponent's deck, and reshuffle."

If your child needs to get into the Pokemon craze, this is a great way to get started: the little slim packs don't contain all the pieces that you need to play (nor the instructions) and this made us both able to play with her booster-pack cards.

5.0 out of 5 stars Pokemon Theme Decks-A Great Buy!, November 29, 2009

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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pokemon PL Card Game Platinum Set of Both Theme Decks (Rebellion and Flourish) (Toy)

These decks are great to buy if you are a Pokemon fan! With everything you need to start battling right away, you can use these as a starting point to your collection! Even if you have lots of cards, these decks can still be very useful. You can also buy Pokemon Platinum 2009 Spring Collector Tin - Shaymin X and Pokemon Platinum 2009 Spring Collector Tin - Giratina X to be able to use Lv.X in these decks!!! The Shaymin deck contains the following Pokemon (some in several copies for a more enjoyable experience): Shaymin, Ninetales, Vulpix, Beautifly, Silcoon, Wurmple, Kricketot, Lotad, Lombre, and Chimchar. The Giratina deck contains the following Pokemon (some in several copies for a more enjoyable experience): Giratina, Diglett, Dugtrio, Riolu, Shuppet, Misdreavous, Mismagius, Gardevoir, Kirlia, and Ralts. This is a very good deal about $6 less (not including shipping) than buying each deck separately. [...].

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice gift for a kid that collects Pokemon cards, November 1, 2009

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Eugenia Shraga (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Pokemon PL Card Game Platinum Set of Both Theme Decks (Rebellion and Flourish) (Toy)

It's a nice gift for a kid that like this type of stuff. However, I do not see any educational value or do not understand how to play with these cards. But the kid was very very excited. The packs contained many cards that he either did not have or thought were hard to get.