Nidorino SW

[Chairman Kaga]

A question from one of our pre-releases:

:colorless:colorless Spirited Drill (20)
During your next turn, each of Nidorino's attacks does 20 more damage to the Defending Pokemon (before applying Weakness and Resistance)

Is the effect on Nidorino? (Thus it would apply even if Spirited Drill caused a KO, and Nidorino would be able to do +20 to the new Defending Pokemon.)

(I ruled yes, based on the before/after W/R metarule -- a damage modification effect that is applied before W/R lies on the Pokemon causing the damage, Nidorino in this case -- hence it applies regardless of the KO. I had to think for a bit on this one because this ruling decided the game in question.)

 

[mtjimmer]

This effect is on Nidorino (the 'before applying Weakness and Resistance' is the telltale sign).

If the effect stated 'after applying' it would be on the Defending Pokemon instead of Nidorino.