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note Art made by GlaceonMyst . It's time to D-d-d-d-ddddd-DUEL!

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Twitch Plays Pokémon (TPP) is a social experiment in which commands representing buttons on a Nintendo handheld are entered into a chat on Twitch, and then translated into a game of Pokémon via an IRC bot. In short, hundreds of people are fighting over a controller. Throughout its life, Twitch Plays Pokémon has spawned hilarious characters, memorable moments, and even a few religions.

This particular run is actually an intermission of Pokémon Trading Card Game, played between major runs starting after Twitch Plays Pokémon XD. This run stars, rather fittingly, Yugi, as he attempts to become the King of the Pokemon TCG. Naturally, that means it's time to d-d-d-d-duel, with many "Heart of the Cards" jokes and abridged series quotes abound.

Naturally, like the previous run, Pokémon Trading Card Game is played in alternating order with Twitch Plays Pokémon: Arena, an intermission of Pokemon Battle Revolution where players bet on either Red or Blue teams in Pokemon battles and control what the computer may choose for them. The way both games work is, after a battle has been concluded, people have 50 seconds to vote for a command where the one with the most votes gets that command inputted. Those who voted also have a chance to win tokens, in which they can either place them in a pool, use them to create custom matches or play custom music, or gamble them in a slot machine.

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In the days before Twitch Plays Pokémon Crystal Anniversary, it was changed to the Main Run input system, and the mob was able to finish the game early a few hours into February 14, 2016. Following the completion of the first game, the mob was immediately thrown into the game's sequel, now with a new character named Mint. This run was on standby for a while, but returned again after Twitch Plays Pokémon Crystal Anniversary ended.

See also here for the archived status of the TCG run, here for the archived status of the TCG2 run. See here for archived progress of the first game in screenshot form.

Note: Only tropes unique to this particular run should be listed here. All tropes for the original game can be found on its own page.

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