Pokemon Battle Academy 2 Board Game

It was a little overwhelming at first but then i used the online how to video and was understandable. Need to be sure you keep your cards in order as instructed for the training part.

Packs designed for game use; about 1/3 pokemon, 1/3 trainers or ability cards to use in game; and 1/3 energy cards.

All 3 vmax cards were in place, pikachu, cinderace and eevee.

Easy to learn but some specifics may be up to the family to decide (though im certain there are official rules somewhere, box had enough instructions to get started but not enough for specific questions, like do you always have to have a pokemon in battle or can one wait while you boost with energy?)

other than that the only con is i somehow got 61 cards for cinderace and 59 for pikachu. I assume it was just a trainer or energy card missing from pikachu, though i do wonder if zeraora or morpeko is sopposed to be able to evolve from pikachu’s deck?

None or the decks feel particularly overpowered over the others and makes for great board game fun

overall 9.5/10

I played this with my kiddo, who currently has a short attention span and does not suffer sitting through rules explanations well at all. We went though the 8+ minute video that walks you though the first few turns and played along. The game was easy to understand and we have already opened the third deck.

With this product you also enjoy the 120 cards you get as well. They are numbered to help with initial game play too. Warning don’t shuffle when you open for the first time. They are in a particular order to help with initial start of the game.

My son is a huge pokemon fan so this was a big hit. It is a great gift for his friend’s birthday parties. Always gets a big reaction from the kids.

I bought this as a gift for my kid. They loved it, and we have had hours of fun playing the game together.

It’s a xmas gift for my grandson

This is a great way to learn the pokemon trading card game. Comes with three full decks, damage counters, a (comically oversized) coin, and a board for playing on. The board is very nice quality; it’s not a thin plastic or paper mat, but an actual board game-like board. The board has a little ‘what you can do on your turn’ list on it for each player, which is great for learning. The instructions also feature a ‘learn to play’ section which guides you through several turns card-by-card, which again makes learning super easy. Finally, the decks are rated a 1 out of 3 on complexity, so the cards themselves do not feature any particularly difficult game mechanics. Difficulty of rules/cards seems appropriate for 6-7 year olds (at least the kind of 6-7 year olds that are interested in this type of game to begin with).

I haven’t played the pokemon card game for probably 20 years, so i have no input on whether the included cards are particularly good, but they are at least a full deck with a rare and a foil ‘v’ pokemon each. I got it for $14 which seems like an amazing deal.

I bought it for the battle decks, but it has a board game quality playing surface and an extensive set of instructions.

Would recommend for anyone who’s kids are getting into playing the card game.

Adecuado para principiantes y quienes quieran aprender y jugar una partida rápida, completo, sin detalles

Bought the pokemon battle academy 2 board game before reading the reviews about incomplete sets & missing cards. Since the set is for a gift, did not open the box so fingers crossed the game has all the cards & pieces.

My 10 year old already knew how to play but wanted the decks that come with this set. He was not disappointed.

Getting niece and nephews into pokemon this is a nice intro for them.