History VideoGame / MonsterRancherBattleCardGame

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler: The monsters in the Paradise of Monsters]] have mixed-breed cards, which use one monster's attack cards and another card's defense cards. Big Blue, a Golem/Tiger, [[LightningBruiser can now dodge everything while hitting very hard]].

* LightningBruiser: Zilla and Dragon have 10 health and many powerful attack cards.

* MightyGlacier: Golem, who has no dodge cards at all and can only block POW moves.

* GradualGrinder:
** The leader of the BCB has a Pixie with every dodge card, making hitting him at all much harder than it should be.
** Plants are this sort of Monster. They have a lot of HP and their strategy is based around making opponents lose [=GUTs=].

* ShesAManInJapan: Penny became male in the English release due to her crush on the female Cocohino, though the translation does hint at the original version with both characters asking you not to tell anyone.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The opponent will often go after the monster with no defense cards, suggesting it can see the player's cards. This is an otherwise illegal move without Suezo's "Scouting" card.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Golem, who has plentiful attack cards, no Dodge cards, and no way to defend against INT attacks.

* AttackAttackAttack: Some opponents in ''Episode II'' forego defense cards completely in favor of heavy attacks every turn. In spite of this strategy's simplicity, [[ThatOneBoss it works surprisingly well]].

There is a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' [[VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame card game]]. There is a ''Franchse/{{Digimon}}'' [[VideoGame/DigimonCardBattle card game]]. Why would ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' [[FollowTheLeader lose this possibility]]?

* GradualGrinder: The leader of the BCB has a Pixie. ''With every dodge card''.

* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Colt chooses to stay in the Paradise of Monsters for a while so she can learn from them more and play cards]].

* JackOfAllStats: Mocchi and Suezo have 7 health and well-rounded attacks and dodge cards.

* MacGuffin: The Phoenix card, only obtainable after you have every other Monster Card.
** GlassCannon: It only has 4 HP, the lowest in the game.

* OddballInTheSeries A ''Monster Rancher'' game that has no simulation.

Sadly, the hard copies of the game never made it out of Japan. So far, only two games exist: ''Monster Rancher Battle Card Game'' for the Gameboy and ''Monster Rancher Battle Card Game Episode II'' for the Playstation. Though a ''Monster Rancher CCG'' was released, it used a different system altogether and had more to do with the anime than the games.

Exploration and story progress in the former is very similar to the Gameboy VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame Game for the GameboyColor, while the latter is more like the original ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' games, with a calendar and scheduled fights.

The Gameboy game also has gained some notoriety for its [[SoBadItsGood infamous]] [[BlindIdiotTranslation awful translation]].

* AwesomeButImpractical: Strong attacks require lots of GUTS, so that means you have to discard many cards in order for them to work. Not only that, but you should also avoid using other cards since they would consume your GUTS. At the end, using a couple of high-cost cards is really risky, since you can get ''Decked out'' and have to be open to your enemies' attacks. Further, defensive cards generally cost 1 or 2 GUTS at the most, so if your opponent happens to have a card to evade you, they spend ~2 cards (factoring in the cards discarded for GUTS) to negate ~5 of yours.

->''"The age of Monster Rancher [[AndTheAdventureContinues continues]]...''
->''As [[SeriousBusiness monster battles]] began to grow in popularity, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids kids soon realized that their smaller size made them unable to handle monsters]] in the same way as adults, and flocked to a certain game that suited their style. [[LighterAndSofter This game was safe and popular]], and allowed kids to [[IKnowMortalKombat increase their knowledge of monsters]]. It is said that from among the game's many players emerged many fine card breeders.''
->''The game was known as [[TitleDrop Battle Card]]..."''
-->-- GameboyColor intro

There is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' [[VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame card game]]. There is a ''{{Digimon}}'' [[VideoGame/DigimonCardBattle card game]]. Why would ''[[VideoGame/MonsterRancher Monster Rancher]]'' [[FollowTheLeader lose this possibility]]?

There is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' [[VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame card game]]. There is a ''{{Digimon}}'' [[VideoGame/DigimonCardBattle card game]]. Why would ''MonsterRancher'' [[FollowTheLeader lose this possibility]]?

There is a [[VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame Pokémon card game]]. There is a [[VideoGame/DigimonCardBattle Digimon card game]]. Why would ''Monster Rancher'' [[FollowTheLeader lose this possibility]]?

* GameBreakingBug: In the Game Boy game, Hare's Computing skill crashes the game if it's the only card in the hand. Using it requires you to discard a card, so the gang hangs endlessly.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Juras, the BCB drummer, who uses a team of Zilla, Golem, and Monol. He teaches players that dodging is a necessity, as his cards have high GUT requirements but very heavy attacks. His team is also made up of StoneWall, so CherryTapping is less effective than it would be.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Juras, the BCB drummer, who uses a team of Zilla, Golem, and Monol. He teaches players that dodging is a necessity, as his cards have high GUT requirements but very heavy attacks. His team is also made up of StoneWalls, so CherryTapping is less effective than it would be.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Juras, the BCB drummer, who uses a team of Zilla, Golem, and Monol. He teaches players that dodging is a necessity, as his cards have high GUT requirements but var heavy attacks.

* GameBreakingBug: In the Game Boy game, Hare's Computing skill crashes the game.

* GuideDangIt: There is absolutely nothing to indicate that there's anything after getting the Master Rank in GB. [[spoiler:You have to throw Wondacoins into the fountain to trigger battles with three brothers, then fight Holly/Colt once more to unlock TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.]]