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1 Can you name the floral Pokemon with this flavor text? "[This Pokemon] picks flowers with its vine and decorates itself with them. For some reason, flowers won't wither once they're attached to a [This Pokemon]."
Answer: Comfey

Comfey is one of the strongest cards of the set with its Flower Selecting ability - the ability to easily send cards to the Lost Zone.
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG - Lost Origins - Card Flavor Text
2 How much damage does Mega Sceptile's attack do?
Answer: 100

M Sceptile's attack is called Jagged Saber. M Sceptile is a grass type Pokemon.
  From Quiz: Pokemon EX
3 The supporter card Professor Juniper does what?
Answer: Discard your hand, then draw 7 cards.

This is a great card to play. It helps draw out your cards by letting you refresh your hand. However, this card is pretty useless when you're down to your few last prize cards.
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG Quiz BW - On
4 On a popular Pokemon site (http://www.pojo.com), what was the rating Ness gave to Cleffa on the card of the day scale?
Answer: 10.0

  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG
5 How many cards are in a standard deck?
Answer: 60
  From Quiz: Pokemon Card Rules For Beginners
6 How many energy cards must you discard in order to retreat the Neo 1 Onix?
Answer: 2

Card number 69/111 in the Neo Genesis expansion.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Card Game Quiz
7 How many Pokemon do you need to participate in battle?
Answer: 1

One Pokemon is fine, although you may have better chance with more.
  From Quiz: Quick-fire Pokemon
8 Which pokemon did Ash catch first?
Answer: Caterpie

It's a bug type pokemon.
    Your options: [ Caterpie ] [ Metapod ] [ Pikachu ] [ Pidgeotto ]
  From Quiz: I Choose You!
9 Muk is available in which card deck?
Answer: Bodyguard

Muk is the shapeless slimy Pokemon and the second form of Grimer.
    Your options: [ Zap ] [ Water Blast ] [ Bodyguard ] [ Power Reserve ]
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 5
10 What is the rarity of Vaporeon?
Answer: rare

Vaporeon is the Bubble Jet Pokemon that evolves from Eevee. The little fox Pokemon can evolve to Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Flareon.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 4
11 Crying Bluebell (German)
Answer: Ultrigaria

Ultrigaria = Weepinbell. Kleinstein = Geodude. Alpollo = Haunter. Sleimok = Muk.
    Your options: [ Ultrigaria ] [ Alpollo ] [ Kleinstein ] [ Sleimok ]
  From Quiz: 'Pokemon' Name Origins
12 What is Mr. Mime's Pokemon number?
Answer: 122

Mr. Mime is a Barrier Pokemon. The Pokemon number can be found at the bottom in the gold box, next to the LV number.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 3
13 How many hit points does Zapdos have?
Answer: 90

Zapdos is the big lightning charged bird.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 2
14 What is Jigglypuff's weakness?
Answer: fighting

Jigglypuff is a basic Pokemon in the colourless energy category.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 1
15 What is the English name of Buruki?
Answer: Tyrogue

Tyrogue is the 236th Pokemon. It is a second-generation Fighting type that can evolve into one of three forms depending on attack and defense at Level 20: Hitmonlee if Attack is higher, Hitmonchan if Defense is higher, or Hitmontop if both are equal.
  From Quiz: 'Pokemon' Japanese Names
16 What is Brock male or female?
Answer: male

Yep, he's definitely a guy!
  From Quiz: Pokemon Characters - Brock
17 "It's so strong that it can knock out some opponents in a single hit, but it also may forget what it's battling midfight." Name this water-type Pokemon!
Answer: Cramorant

If you're interested in playing a strategy using the Lost Zone, Cramorant will be an excellent choice for your deck using its Lost Provisions ability which ignores the cost of attack if there are 4 or more cards in the Lost Zone!
    Your options: [ Falinks ] [ Snorlax ] [ Cramorant ] [ Mienfoo ]
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG - Lost Origins - Card Flavor Text
18 Aggron is the evolved form of this Pokemon.
Answer: Larion

With horns made of steel, Aggon can dig tunnels though solid rock in search of iron ore to eat. He is a stage 2 Pokemon.
    Your options: [ Raticite ] [ Votorb ] [ Eon ] [ Larion ]
  From Quiz: Po Po Pokemon
19 What is Dragonite EX's ability?
Answer: Bust In

Dragonite EX's attack does 80+ attack damage. You can discard an energy for 40 more attack damage.
  From Quiz: Pokemon EX
20 ________EX goes well in any deck with a move that causes devastating damage by using the opponent and its own energy as attack power, for a mere 2 colorless energy. What EX is this?
Answer: Mewtwo EX

Mewtwo EX changed the whole concept of Pokemon completely. With its devastating move "X Ball" which does 20 more damage for each energy attached to both you and your opponent for only 2 colorless! Its secondary attack is pretty good as well dealing 120 off only 3 energy, 2 Psychic and 1 colorless.
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG Quiz BW - On
21 What is the downside of Pokemon-ex when they are knocked out?
Answer: Your opponent will draw 2 prizes.

Pokemon-ex may be very strong, but they have a huge downside when they are knocked out. Not only that, most times they have TWO Weaknesses! That's not that bad but think about this, let's take Scyther EX. It's an 80HP Pokemon and when you knock it out, your opponent will get 2 prizes! That's just like playing 2 useless 40HP Pokemon!
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG
22 How many cards are dealt into your hand at the beginning of a standard game?
Answer: 7

Of these seven cards, you must have at least one basic Pokemon. If not, your opponent has the option of picking up to two more cards in addition to their seven card hand and you deal yourself a new hand of seven cards.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Card Rules For Beginners
23 How many hit points is the lowest amount of hit points a Pokémon has in the "Base Set 1" collection?
Answer: 30

Abra and Rattata are two that have 30 HP. No Pokémon in "Base Set 1" have less than that. The highest goes to Charizard with 120, but many now have more than that.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards
24 What is Pokemon number 149?
Answer: Dragonite

Dratini is #147, Dragonair is #148, and so Dragonite is #149. Next comes Mewtwo and Mew.
  From Quiz: Quick-fire Pokemon
25 What is the evolved form of Pineco?
Answer: Forretress

It's a bug/steel type pokemon.
  From Quiz: I Choose You!
26 How many decks have cards in the Grass Energy category?
Answer: 4

The four decks are Power Reserve, Brushfire, Overgrowth, and Bodyguard.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 5
27 What is Poliwag's attack?
Answer: water gun

Poliwag is the Tadpole Pokemon well known for its spiral shaped middle.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 4
28 Frozen One (French)
Answer: Artikodin

Artikodin = Articuno. Lippoutou = Jynx. Melofee = Clefairy. Ortide = Gloom.
    Your options: [ Artikodin ] [ Melofee ] [ Lippoutou ] [ Ortide ]
  From Quiz: 'Pokemon' Name Origins
29 What is Gastly's resistance?
Answer: fighting

Gastly is a small Gas Pokemon with big eyes and small teeth.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 3
30 Pikachu in the jungle deck has 50 hit points, but how many does basic Pikachu have?
Answer: 40

There are many different versions of Pikachu. It is probably the most famous Pokemon.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 2
31 How many hit points (HP) does Dratini have?
Answer: 40

Dratini is a small blue dragon Pokemon.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Cards 1
32 What first-generation Dragon Pokemon goes by the Japanese name Miniryu?
Answer: Dratini

Dratini is the 147th Pokemon. Dratini evolves into Dragonair, and later Dragonite. Dratini debuted in an episode that was banned in the United States because of excessive display of firearms.
  From Quiz: 'Pokemon' Japanese Names
33 What badge will Brock give you?
Answer: Boulder Badge

He is the first gym leader.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Characters - Brock
34 Don't be scared - name this ghost Pokemon! "This Pokemon is feared. When its gemstone eyes begin to glow with a sinister shine, it's believed that [This Pokemon] will steal people's spirits away."
Answer: Sableye

In the Lost Origins card set Sableye is incredibly powerful but requires a pretty hefty contribution to the Lost Zone. The Lost Mine ability allows the player to place 12 damage counters on opponent Pokemon in play but only if there are 10 or more cards in the Lost Zone.
    Your options: [ Banette ] [ Gastly ] [ Sableye ] [ Shuppet ]
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG - Lost Origins - Card Flavor Text
35 How much HP does Shaymin EX have?
Answer: 110

Shaymin EX has an ability called Set Up. Shaymin EX's attack only does 30 damage.
  From Quiz: Pokemon EX
36 What card shares the same effect as the card Lost Remover from the Call Of Legends expansion? (The card is from Black and White on....)
Answer: Enhanced Hammer

This card slows down your opponents' game by discarding their special energies, such as their prism (rainbow) energies and double colorless. A very useful card to stop your opponent from setting up!
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG Quiz BW - On
37 What does the E Aquapolis card set contain that no other card set has?
Answer: Nothing

There's no such thing as E Pokemon, EX Pokemon didn't arrive until EX Ruby and Sapphire. Unlike EX Pokemon, Crystal Pokemon have actually gotten weaker! The only reason people collect them is because they're rare.
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG 2
38 What is the retreat cost of Jungle Snorlax?
Answer: 4

Retreat is very important for the Pokemon-TCG. One main reason is because if your active Pokemon is confused and you had no switch, for Snorlax you would have to pay 4 retreat for a 50-50 chance of retreating. That's like throwing 2 energies down the drain. It can stall, but it can give time for your opponent to stall too because it cannot retreat easily.
  From Quiz: Pokemon TCG
39 How many prizes are dealt in a standard game?
Answer: 6

Prizes are received for every one of your opponent's pokemon that you knock out.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Card Rules For Beginners
40 What does Bill's Teleporter do?
Answer: Flip a coin. If heads, draw four cards

Card number 91/111 in the Neo Genesis expansion.
  From Quiz: Pokemon Card Game Quiz
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