Pokémon Zany Cards, Pokémon Anime Card Daisakusen in Japan, brings together several card games illustrated with Pokémon, for up to five players. It was released in Europe on March 15, 2002. Here are its modes, based on Serebii.
The card games
| Game | Players | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Match | 1 to 5 | Match your cards with those on the table, by value or by special combination, to win coins. The richest player wins. |
| Special Seven | 1 to 5 | Get rid of your cards by following the value or suit of the card played; special cards, like Ditto, change the game. |
| Card Duel | 2 | A card duel between two players. |
| Four Kings | 1 | A solo card game. |
Wild Match combinations
In Wild Match, each pair earns the value of its cards (jack 11, queen 12, king 13, ace 1), but some combinations earn more:
| Combination | Coins |
|---|---|
| Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium; Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion; Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr | 20 |
| Pikachu with Lugia, Ho-Oh or Tyrogue | 20 |
| The three Johto starter Pokémon | 30 |
| Four Pikachu | 40 |
| Tyrogue, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop | 40 |
| Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Lugia | 40 |
| Raikou, Entei, Suicune and Ho-Oh | 40 |
