The Pokémon tokens

1. 1

   Print the template

   Print the template on A4 (on US Letter, choose “Fit to page”). Card of 160–200 g/m² (about 60–75 lb cardstock) makes the Pokédex stronger. Pages 3 and 4 are the Pokémon tokens.

   

2. 2

   Laminate the tokens

   Put pages 3 and 4 into laminating pouches and run them through the laminator. Now the tokens last longer, even after lots of trading.

   

3. 3

   Cut the sheets into strips

   Cut each laminated sheet into strips, one row of tokens per strip. A paper trimmer makes this quick, but scissors work too.

   

4. 4

   Cut out the tokens

   Cut around each Poké Ball, following the black outline.

   

The Pokédex

1. 5

   Cut out the white parts

   Cut out the white parts from page 2: the screen, the big blue lens, the three lights and the controls.

   

2. 6

   Cut out the red body

   Cut around the whole red shape. The front with the lens on top and the page on the right stay in one piece.

   

3. 7

   Cut out the screen

   Use a craft knife and a ruler to cut the teal screen out of the white frame. Keep both pieces: the teal screen and the empty frame.

   

4. 8

   Laminate the frame

   Laminate the empty frame. The clear plastic in the middle becomes the shiny window.

   

   Trim the plastic close to the white edge.

   

5. 9

   Glue on the screen

   Glue the teal screen onto the dark screen area of the front.

   

   Then glue the clear frame on top, lining up the edges.

   

6. 10

   Add the lens and the lights

   Glue the big blue lens onto the large circle at the top. Then add the three small lights next to it.

   

7. 11

   Glue on the controls

   Glue the buttons and the cross pad onto the bottom of the front.

   

8. 12

   Fold it closed

   Fold along the line between the two halves, so the right page closes over the screen. The blue lens peeks out on top, like on the real Pokédex.

   

9. 13

   Make it sparkle

   Press gem stickers onto the lights and the middle of the blue lens.

   

The magnetic page

1. 14

   Make the page stronger

   Glue the right page onto thin white card and cut around it. Now the page holds the magnets without bending.

   

2. 15

   Add the magnetic sheet

   Peel the backing off the magnetic sheet and press it onto the page. Then cut it to the same shape as the red page.

   

3. 16

   Add magnets to the tokens

   Punch small circles out of the thin sticky magnetic sheet.

   

   Peel off the backing and press one circle onto the back of each token.

   

4. 17

   Add a magnet to the screen

   Stick one magnet circle in the middle of the screen. This is the spot for the Pokémon you just caught.

   

5. 18

   Fill your Pokédex

   Put one token on the screen and fill the magnetic page with the rest. Swap them, trade them and catch new ones.

   

   

   Your magnetic Pokédex is ready.

Make it easier.

• Laminate before you cut. One pass through the laminator protects a whole sheet of tokens at once.
• Print more tokens to trade. Print pages 3 and 4 again and swap Pokémon with friends.
• Tokens jumping away? Magnets can push each other. Turn the magnet circle on the back of the token the other way round.