How to Make Your Own Pokeman Card

Create a card with My Poke Card

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  Go to My Poke Card (see Resources) and select which type of Pokemon the card will be, as well as the hit point value, evolution stage and the name of the Pokemon.

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  Click on "Choose File" under "Your creature jpeg picture," then select the photo that will appear on the card.

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  Fill out the two following attack boxes with the name of the attacks, the damage and the description for each one. An energy cost can be assigned, with a maximum of four energy cards required.

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  Add the weakness and resistance to the card, if necessary, and fill out the retreat cost for the card.

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  Right-click on the finished card on the right of the screen and select "Save image as...," saving the image to the desktop of the computer. The photo then can be printed off the computer.

Create a card with the Pokemon card maker

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  Go to Pokemon card maker (see Resources), and select which element the card will be at the top of the form. Name the card and give it a level and hit point amount.

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  Upload an image, either from a Web cam or your computer, and fill in the "Evolves from" bar if the Pokemon on the card evolves from another Pokemon.

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  Add a photo caption, footnote, weakness and resistance to the card, if necessary.

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  Give the card and illustration a number. Choose the rarity of the card from three options: common, uncommon, and rare. Click on "Edit move 1" to add a move to the card. The other "Edit move" buttons can be used to add additional moves to the card to a maximum of four moves.

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  Click on "Print" to print the finished card from the site.

Create a Card with Pokestadium

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  Go to Pokestadium (see Resources) and create an account with the site. Once you have registered by filling in a usern ame and password and confirming an email address, a Pokemon card can be created. Give a name to the Pokemon. Upload the image for the card, and fill in the Pokemon's type(s).

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  Enter the name of the Pokemon's first ability, and fill in the description field for that move. If applicable, fill in the second ability field and description.

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  Enter the description of the Pokemon itself, as well as the weaknesses and resistances it may have. Decide whether to make the card public or private with the check box at the end of the field. Click on "Submit."

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  The card will be screened and then posted on the website's submissions panel, where it can be seen by the entire community if it is a public card. Private cards will be visible only to their creators.