Pros: Great game, innovative game-play. You don't have to spend money on all the separate Pokemon cards.
Cons: Might not appeal to everyone. Takes a while to learn.

These days, if you think of a Game Boy, you think of Pokemon. That's because Pokemon brought Game Boy to the new level of gaming. The latest edition in the Pokemon series is the trading card game. You, most likely, have heard about all those Pokemon cards that everyone carries around and trades. This game puts the whole action of the trading card game into the Game Boy. And the greatest thing is: you don't have to pay all those money for all those cards in the real world - all of them are stored in your Game Boy.

The game starts out with you receiving your first card deck and going into the world to play. And for those who have no idea what pokemon trading card game is, don't worry. You can play a practice tutorial game as many times you want to sharpen your skills. And if that's not enough, go to www.Pokemon.com for internet instructions and tips how to play and win! The game is packed with thousands of cards, which you can collect and make new decks with them. You then play different characters in the game and receive prizes for winning. Your ultimate goal is to defeat the greatest Pokemon card players and receive the Legendary Cards.

The game's atmosphere is similar to the first Pokemon games, but with improved graphics. But if you've got sick of playing the original Pokemon, don't worry. This game plays completely differently, and is quite addictive.

Bottom line: This is a great game and you have to give this one a try, but if you are not interested in the Pokemon Trading card game at all, this one isn't for you. And it is recommended that you have some knowledge of Pokemon before you play this.