Summon

A Summon ( Shōkan) is an action which places a monster onto a Monster Zone. It can be performed either manually or with a card effect.

Monsters are always Summoned face-up, unless Special Summoning with an effect like "Chaos Pod" which states that the monster is Special Summoned face-down.

Kinds of Summon
There are a number of different types of Summons. Advance Summon is a kind of Normal Summon, and Fusion, Ritual, Synchro, Xyz and Pendulum Summons are kinds of Special Summon.
 * Normal Summon
 * Advance Summon
 * Reverse Summon
 * Special Summon
 * Fusion Summon
 * Ritual Summon
 * Synchro Summon
 * Xyz Summon
 * Pendulum Summon