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Last edited: Thursday, July 26th, 2018
(Added July 26th Rulings)
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This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes:
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* June 7th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* June 14th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* June 21st, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* June 28th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* July 5th, 2018 -- NO MEETING (North American Internationals) --
* July 12th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* July 19th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* July 26th, 2018 TPCi Rules Team Meeting -- (*) --
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ERRATA
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META-RULINGS
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• You cannot have more than 6 Pokemon in play including Active and Benched Pokemon, unless the card specifically allows for it (e.g. Sky Field). (Jan 31, 2008 PUI Rules Team; Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS BEEN UPDATED; See Above *****
• You cannot have more than 6 Pokemon in play, including Active and Benched Pokemon. (Jan 31, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
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POKEMON ABILITIES
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== AFTERBURNER (Typhlosion - HGSS Promos; Typhlosion - HeartGold/SoulSilver)
Q. Say a player announced "double Afterburner" for his two Typhlosions in play. However his Discard Pile only has one Fire Energy card for him to use. Does that mean his second "Afterburner" Poke-POWER is used up, or can he use it later in the turn since nothing happened for the second one?
A. Since you cannot use an Ability for no effect, if the player only has one Fire Energy card in the Discard Pile the first Afterburner Poke-POWER may be used but the second cannot. So since it is not used up the player could use the second one later during the turn if a Fire Energy card somehow ends up in the Discard Pile. (Jan 12, 2012 TPCi Rules Team; Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS BEEN OVERRULED; See Above *****
Q. Say a player announced "double Afterburner" for his two Typhlosions in play. However his Discard Pile only has one Fire Energy card for him to use. Does that mean his second "Afterburner" Poke-POWER is used up, or can he use it later in the turn since nothing happened for the second one?
A. Afterburner says "you may search your discard pile for a Fire energy..."; the Discard Pile search was performed and it failed, so in this scenario the second Afterburner Poke-POWER has been used up. (Jan 12, 2012 TPCi Rules Team)
== PRESSURE (Lugia - XY: Fates Collide; Mewtwo - Promo)
Q. Does Mewtwo's "Pressure" Ability block all of Tapu Koko's "Flying Flip" Attack's damage, even to the bench?
A. Pressure says, "your opponent's Active Pokemon's attacks do 20 less damage." Since it does not specifically designate Active or Benched Pokemon it reduces damage by -20 to each Pokemon that would be damaged by the attack. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
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POKEMON ATTACKS
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== EVIL ADMONITION (Weavile - SM: Ultra Prism)
Q. For Weavile's "Evil Admonition" attack, can I count Pokemon in the discard pile with Abilities too, or just the Pokemon in play on the field?
A. In this case the phrase "your opponent's Pokemon" refers to the Pokemon in play on the field, not to your opponent's Pokemon cards in the discard pile or elsewhere. Generally when referring to "your opponent's Pokemon" it means in play unless another specific game zone (like the Discard Pile) is mentioned; if they don't specify a zone, then "in play" is assumed. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
== FLYING FLIP (Tapu Koko - Promo)
Q. Does Mewtwo's "Pressure" Ability block all of Tapu Koko's "Flying Flip" Attack's damage, even to the bench?
A. Pressure says, "your opponent's Active Pokemon's attacks do 20 less damage." Since it does not specifically designate Active or Benched Pokemon it reduces damage by -20 to each Pokemon that would be damaged by the attack. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
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TRAINER CARDS
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== EVOSODA (XY:XY; Generations)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda on a Snorlax to search my deck, even though there is {currently} no evolution of Snorlax?
A. No, there has to at least be the possibility of a valid evolution in order to use this card. Sorry. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda to search my deck for a card that is not in the current tournament format? For example, could I use it on Raichu to search for a Raichu BREAK after it rotates out?
A. Yes, you can. Even though a card may not be in the tournament format it still exists and can be searched for even though it is known to fail. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
== WALLY (XY: Roaring Skies; Generations)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda on a Snorlax to search my deck, even though there is {currently} no evolution of Snorlax?
A. No, there has to at least be the possibility of a valid evolution in order to use this card. Sorry. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda to search my deck for a card that is not in the current tournament format? For example, could I use it on Raichu to search for a Raichu BREAK after it rotates out?
A. Yes, you can. Even though a card may not be in the tournament format it still exists and can be searched for even though it is known to fail. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
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ENERGY CARDS
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GENERAL GAMEPLAY
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(Added July 26th Rulings)
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This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes:
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* June 7th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* June 14th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* June 21st, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* June 28th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* July 5th, 2018 -- NO MEETING (North American Internationals) --
* July 12th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* July 19th, 2018 -- No New Rulings!! --
* July 26th, 2018 TPCi Rules Team Meeting -- (*) --
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ERRATA
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META-RULINGS
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• You cannot have more than 6 Pokemon in play including Active and Benched Pokemon, unless the card specifically allows for it (e.g. Sky Field). (Jan 31, 2008 PUI Rules Team; Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS BEEN UPDATED; See Above *****
• You cannot have more than 6 Pokemon in play, including Active and Benched Pokemon. (Jan 31, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
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POKEMON ABILITIES
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== AFTERBURNER (Typhlosion - HGSS Promos; Typhlosion - HeartGold/SoulSilver)
Q. Say a player announced "double Afterburner" for his two Typhlosions in play. However his Discard Pile only has one Fire Energy card for him to use. Does that mean his second "Afterburner" Poke-POWER is used up, or can he use it later in the turn since nothing happened for the second one?
A. Since you cannot use an Ability for no effect, if the player only has one Fire Energy card in the Discard Pile the first Afterburner Poke-POWER may be used but the second cannot. So since it is not used up the player could use the second one later during the turn if a Fire Energy card somehow ends up in the Discard Pile. (Jan 12, 2012 TPCi Rules Team; Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS BEEN OVERRULED; See Above *****
Q. Say a player announced "double Afterburner" for his two Typhlosions in play. However his Discard Pile only has one Fire Energy card for him to use. Does that mean his second "Afterburner" Poke-POWER is used up, or can he use it later in the turn since nothing happened for the second one?
A. Afterburner says "you may search your discard pile for a Fire energy..."; the Discard Pile search was performed and it failed, so in this scenario the second Afterburner Poke-POWER has been used up. (Jan 12, 2012 TPCi Rules Team)
== PRESSURE (Lugia - XY: Fates Collide; Mewtwo - Promo)
Q. Does Mewtwo's "Pressure" Ability block all of Tapu Koko's "Flying Flip" Attack's damage, even to the bench?
A. Pressure says, "your opponent's Active Pokemon's attacks do 20 less damage." Since it does not specifically designate Active or Benched Pokemon it reduces damage by -20 to each Pokemon that would be damaged by the attack. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
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POKEMON ATTACKS
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== EVIL ADMONITION (Weavile - SM: Ultra Prism)
Q. For Weavile's "Evil Admonition" attack, can I count Pokemon in the discard pile with Abilities too, or just the Pokemon in play on the field?
A. In this case the phrase "your opponent's Pokemon" refers to the Pokemon in play on the field, not to your opponent's Pokemon cards in the discard pile or elsewhere. Generally when referring to "your opponent's Pokemon" it means in play unless another specific game zone (like the Discard Pile) is mentioned; if they don't specify a zone, then "in play" is assumed. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
== FLYING FLIP (Tapu Koko - Promo)
Q. Does Mewtwo's "Pressure" Ability block all of Tapu Koko's "Flying Flip" Attack's damage, even to the bench?
A. Pressure says, "your opponent's Active Pokemon's attacks do 20 less damage." Since it does not specifically designate Active or Benched Pokemon it reduces damage by -20 to each Pokemon that would be damaged by the attack. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
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TRAINER CARDS
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== EVOSODA (XY:XY; Generations)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda on a Snorlax to search my deck, even though there is {currently} no evolution of Snorlax?
A. No, there has to at least be the possibility of a valid evolution in order to use this card. Sorry. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda to search my deck for a card that is not in the current tournament format? For example, could I use it on Raichu to search for a Raichu BREAK after it rotates out?
A. Yes, you can. Even though a card may not be in the tournament format it still exists and can be searched for even though it is known to fail. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
== WALLY (XY: Roaring Skies; Generations)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda on a Snorlax to search my deck, even though there is {currently} no evolution of Snorlax?
A. No, there has to at least be the possibility of a valid evolution in order to use this card. Sorry. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
Q. Can I use Wally or Evosoda to search my deck for a card that is not in the current tournament format? For example, could I use it on Raichu to search for a Raichu BREAK after it rotates out?
A. Yes, you can. Even though a card may not be in the tournament format it still exists and can be searched for even though it is known to fail. (Jul 26, 2018 TPCi Rules Team)
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ENERGY CARDS
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GENERAL GAMEPLAY
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