Can Rainbow be React?
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HornetsBasketballFan
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In theory yes...But when you look at ALL the cards that react gives effects to...it says React Energy Card..So it provides a React Energy...But it would just be providing (C)
NoPoke
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A Rainbow energy card is always called a Rainbow energy card
A React energy card is always called a React energy card.
React and Rainbow are their names.
So can a Rainbow energy card ever be a React energy card? No because the card cannot change its name. Is there an energy type called 'React'? No again, it says on the React energy card that it provides {colorless}
A React energy card is always called a React energy card.
React and Rainbow are their names.
So can a Rainbow energy card ever be a React energy card? No because the card cannot change its name. Is there an energy type called 'React'? No again, it says on the React energy card that it provides {colorless}
blastoise1992
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NoPoke said:
A Rainbow energy card is always called a Rainbow energy card
A Metal energy card is always called a Metal energy card.
Metal and Rainbow are their names.
Can a Rainbow be a Metal? Yes.
charking
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Like I already said, Rainbow copies what the energy provides, not the energy itself. Metal energy provides one Metal/Steel energy unit... the effect don't have anything to do with what it provides unless specified.gunycabj said:
And for the record, it provides only one energy at a time. Not energy type, one energy unit. It provides every type 24/7, but only one energy that is every type.
Skarmbliss
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even if rainbow did manage to be a react energy it still doesnt get the effect from react energy same with dark and steel energies.
Rainbow is every type - GRWLPFMDC.
A unit of Metal Energy doesn't reduce damage by 10, the card Metal Energy does. Rainbow Energy doesn't count as every type of Energy card, it counts as every type of Energy. So therefore Rainbow Energy doesn't count as the card Metal Energy, but does count as a card that provides Metal Energy.
Its the same with React.
A unit of Metal Energy doesn't reduce damage by 10, the card Metal Energy does. Rainbow Energy doesn't count as every type of Energy card, it counts as every type of Energy. So therefore Rainbow Energy doesn't count as the card Metal Energy, but does count as a card that provides Metal Energy.
Its the same with React.
People are getting confused over some silly little definitions.
There are 9 distinct energy types: Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Metal, Darkness, Colorless.
Proof? Check the manual.
Rainbow Energy provides a single unit of energy that exhibits the above 9 defined types. Things like Warp Energy, React Energy, Potion Energy, Boost Energy, Metal Energy*, Darkness Energy*, etc. are not defined as part of the 9 types of energy.
*Treat the symbol as being separate from the name. For example: "Metal Energy provides M Energy." Both are read/spoken as "metal energy", but the former refers to the name of the card, the latter refers to the actual energy.
Other examples include:
Boost Energy provides CCC Energy.
Darkness Energy provides D Energy.
Heal Energy provides C Energy.
Scramble Energy provides C Energy.
This means all other special energy cards simply refer to themselves by name -- the card does not define any foreign energy types.
Under this definition, the above argument is essentially moot.
... QED?
There are 9 distinct energy types: Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Metal, Darkness, Colorless.
Proof? Check the manual.
Rainbow Energy provides a single unit of energy that exhibits the above 9 defined types. Things like Warp Energy, React Energy, Potion Energy, Boost Energy, Metal Energy*, Darkness Energy*, etc. are not defined as part of the 9 types of energy.
*Treat the symbol as being separate from the name. For example: "Metal Energy provides M Energy." Both are read/spoken as "metal energy", but the former refers to the name of the card, the latter refers to the actual energy.
Other examples include:
Boost Energy provides CCC Energy.
Darkness Energy provides D Energy.
Heal Energy provides C Energy.
Scramble Energy provides C Energy.
This means all other special energy cards simply refer to themselves by name -- the card does not define any foreign energy types.
Under this definition, the above argument is essentially moot.
... QED?
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TRJessie579
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Am I the only one baffled by the sudden onslaught of questions about Rainbow and React Energy in ATM?
I just don't remember this being asked quite this many times about any other special Energy cards (Boost, Scramble, etc etc), so I'm wondering what it is about React Energy that makes people think Rainbow can "become" it.
I just don't remember this being asked quite this many times about any other special Energy cards (Boost, Scramble, etc etc), so I'm wondering what it is about React Energy that makes people think Rainbow can "become" it.
NoPoke
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The general rule is that you are always using the card name (with one exception). This is true no mater what the card is : energy, trainer or pokemon.
The exception is a very important one however. So here it is: Whilst inplay if a card is providing energy of a particular type then it counts as an energy card of that type. The exception is used so often that we forget that it is just that. An exception.
The following are not types of energy : Rainbow, Heal, Scramble, R, DarkMetal, React, Cyclone, Warp. And there are many more.
[oh and its not just a noob error.]
The exception is a very important one however. So here it is: Whilst inplay if a card is providing energy of a particular type then it counts as an energy card of that type. The exception is used so often that we forget that it is just that. An exception.
The following are not types of energy : Rainbow, Heal, Scramble, R, DarkMetal, React, Cyclone, Warp. And there are many more.
[oh and its not just a noob error.]