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Loving the changes - and loving your take on them. It really helps to have a trusted tour guide when there is SO MUCH to see! Thanks!

Thanks Mike! I used this to mentor judges in my area. I was surprised to find out that some judges wanted to do things like set arbitrary time limits of 10 seconds for Gentleman's Agreements and even to issue DQs to the players having a discussion to evaluate Gamestate! I can understand how...

There are multiple times where effects are evaluated in the attack procedure: [*=1]After doing requirements like flipping a coin, we check for effects that alter or cancel damage calculations (for example "during your opponent's next turn..."). [*=1]Then we used to check for Confusion, but...

Well Said PokePop. Beyond that, people need to be thanking Biggie for giving us the information that he CAN. No matter how much you LOVE Pokemon, or how much you invest in it, or how much your site makes from it, or how much you (fill in the blank here) - you have no idea how the internals of...

Suggestion box: Can you put in a toggle for the sets so that we can see just certain sets rather than just one or all? Especially in times of transition like this it would be nice to see B&W forward for instance (or CL on for the professor cup). Also, I notice that my iPad does not recognize...

Particularly with Juniors, I find that flips are sometimes not high enough, spin too few times, land on the floor (or the players nearby), and even on other tables. When this happens once, I caution. When it happens again, I warn. Third time I make them use a dice. I've had players disrupt...

I need 1 specific interpretation from your ruling: Given that ruling - and the text on Black Belt reading this way: Black Belt -- "During this turn, each of your Active Pokémon's attacks does 40 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance)."...

You should post results here. Just sayin.

I referenced the Roast Reveal / Power Spray in my original post, which was at least proving a positive - you could show the energy. My question was about proving the negative which would require a judge or to show the hand. The ruling on this (I also posted the summary of these arguments in...

This is in the Compendium: Q. If I use Smeargle's "Portrait" Poke-POWER and find "Engineer's Adjustments" in my opponent's hand, do I have to use it if I have an Energy card in my hand? A. Yes, if you have an energy card and you choose Engineer's Adjustments, you have to discard the energy...

A debate at league needs to be settled. Background: At Nationals last year it was commnicated that several cards resulted in extra self-damage to Zekrom that we might not have considered. Regigigas Ex comes along and has similar wording and has fueled debate - and has included several new...

Thinking about it, tutti is right in the difference between unknown and private, but even though we all have tournaments where we state different rules (like the "I choose you" version at the Professor's Cup last year for instance) I beg to differ about changing the rules as we see fit - I think...

I am starting to understand the unequaled wisdom of PokePop in reply to my question. :) My personal thought is that Pokemon is a game played between family and friends that has a competitive element. It has to be able to be played at a kitchen table. As such, a judge should not be part of...

Of all the replies I like PokePop's best. Not often I see him sign "Wimpy McWimpmeister". ;) As I responded to sdrakcab's PM, I figured this was the only solution, but there are people out there who play rules rather than cards as well as people that are not genuine about their adherence to...

This is in the Compendium: Q. If I use Smeargle's "Portrait" Poke-POWER and find "Engineer's Adjustments" in my opponent's hand, do I have to use it if I have an Energy card in my hand? A. Yes, if you have an energy card and you choose Engineer's Adjustments, you have to discard the energy...

Rocky Helmet rays that if your Pokemon is damaged by an attack (even if knocked out) 2 DAMAGE COUNTERS are put on the attacking pokemon Eviolite says any damage BY ATTACKS done to the pokemon is reduced by 20 (after applying weakness and resistance). If a Pokemon with Rocky Helmet is...

I wonder if you get Play!Points for judging, organizing tournaments, etc. That is certainly participating, I would think.

Tried this deck as posted by the author and it does work (to my amazement) better than I thought it would, but the second you get any kind of trainer lock the game seems to be over. Being able to control the top deck seemed critical to me and he uses trainers for that. Typhlosion seemed to...

PokePop and M_Liesik: I haven't seen anyone else offer this up so I thought I would add my 2 cents. I personally enjoyed playing with and beside the black shirts at the PC. It is the only chance to do so. The conversations were great and as always I learned a lot. I totally enjoyed this...

If that is really you, I hope you really mean that. Pokemon is more than just a game. It is more than a lifestyle. It brings kids together in ways that teach them how to help each other, even when competing against each other. It teaches fair play. It teaches how to win honorably and how to...