Can you use pokemon cards to battle and stuff on the internet?

Question

Like entering the code on the bottem of the card.

Answer 1

On the back of one of my son's instruction manuels he just got shows a website for playing online.

www.go-pokemon.com

We haven't checked it out much yet but I do know that if you are under 13 you have to print off a permission form for your parents to sign and mail or fax in giving you permission to play on their site.

Answer 2

There are no 'official' Pokemon online games that make use of the actual cards you own, but there are a couple of programs that allow you to play interactively with another player.  The first is "Apprentice", which was originally written for playing Magic: The Gathering online, but has been patched to support Pokemon.  I have used Apprentice, and it can be a little bit of a challenge if you are unfamiliar with computers and basic networking concepts.  There is also "Redshark", which I have not used, but which I understand to have been written specifically for Pokemon.

Links to both of these programs and their instructions are at http://www.pokebeach.com.

Good luck!