Have zero experience with cards or poker, chat am I cooked?

Priyabrata

as the title states I have not the slightest idea about playing cards in general much less poker, and hence this whole side quest thing is very VERY alien to me, I dont even know if or how to ask for help cause I dont even know what to ask for.
I'm Essentially just peeking at the point chart every fight trying to memorize and just doing random switches , hoping for the best, Zero strategy whatsoever.

What should i actually do?

Feuerschwer

So you want to look at your hand and see if you have either matching numbers, matching colors, or a ‘streak’ of numbers - then swap out whichever champs don’t fit the pattern; repeat until you have a full five-champ scoring hand, or you’re out of attempts. The best you have decent odds of are 3 of one number, 2 of another (full house), five of one color (flush) or five numbers in sequence (straight). You do get some points for a 4-champ straight or flush, and for three-of-a-kind or a set of pairs, so partial credit exists. If you get really lucky, four of a kind or a five-card straight all in one color are worth huge points, but your odds are low.
My strategy has been going for a flush if I start with at least 3 in the same color, a straight if I have 3 in a row, and otherwise going for pairs/triples.