Then comes the Encounter phase, which should feel familiar
The counters are, again, the same as the video games and tend to follow an obvious logic, such as fire pokmon being weak to water attacks, but its worth having a look at a glossary before you start, to familiarise yourself with the sheer number of cards and what they can do
As long as equipped creature is attacking, it has first strike and must be blocked if able
When the opponent activates a card or effect, the effect can be activated in a Chain to target and destroy 1 card on the field
If you have two or fewer Benched Pokemon, this attack will then deal 140 damage to your target so if you dont mind sitting on a card for a few turns, this can be a devastating one to play later in the game
Then draw a card if you have the city's blessing