My opponent has a Carbink FCO 50 with Safeguard as their Active, as well as another Pokemon (without Safeguard) on the Bench. I use Sharpedo-EX PRC's Hunt attack. Does the switch on my opponent's side happen, or is it blocked by Safeguard?
It seems clear that if the Safeguarder is on the Bench...
In the rulebook section "FULL DETAILS OF ATTACKING" (pg. 20), it reads:
D) Do anything the attack requires you to do to use it. For example, you must flip a coin if an attack says "Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing."
E) Apply any effects that might alter or cancel the attack. For...
First Ticket has been ruled to be legal but have no effect. However, in Japan it still has its original effect of allowing a player to go first, as described in the "Shiftry" section of this 60cards article (note that the article is behind a paywall).
There will be expanded side events at...