Question About Using Dittos Pokemon Power From Fossil Set These Days

[Orengefox00]

Okay, I got a few old and new questions in regards to how Dittos "Transformation" power from the Fossil Set can be used under certain circumstances or situations when playing this card these days.

Recap on Dittos Pokemon Power

Pokemon Power: Transformation - If Ditto is your Active Pokemon, treat it as if it were the same card as the Defending Pokemon, including type, Hit Points, Weakness and so on, except Ditto can;t evolve, always has this Pokemon Power, and you may treat any Energy attached to Ditto as Energy of any type. Ditto isn't a copy of any other Pokemon while Ditto is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed

Now here are the questions I wanted to ask.

1. While Ditto is a copy of the defending pokemon, if the depending Pokemon during his/her turn is switched for some other pokemon from the bench, does Ditto automatically become that new defending pokemon or does Ditto transform into that defending Pokemon only during my turn?

2. If the Defending Pokemon was a Baby Pokemon with Baby Powers, Does Ditto Copy that Baby Power?

Baby Powers

If this Baby Pokemon is your Active Pokemon and your oppenent tries to attack, your oppenent flips a coin (before doing anything required in order to use that attack) If tails, your oppenent's turnends without an attack)

3. If the Defending Pokemon had any Pokemon Powers, does Ditto copy those Pokemon Powers as well?

4. If the Defending Pokemon had a "Poke-Body" power, does Ditto copy that power as well?

5. Now what if I attached a Double Colorless Energy onto Ditto (don't forget, Dittos Pokemon Power says "you may treat any Energy attached to Ditto as Energy of any type"), can one Energy from the Double Colorless Energy be a Fire Type while the other Energy from the same Double Colorless Energy card be a Water Type? Or does a Double Colorless Energy have to be two energies of the same type? Even then, does the effects of a Double Colorless Energy can still occur while attacted to Ditto or does it become one energy?

Double Colorless Energy

Provides 2 Colorless energy. Doesn't count as a basic Energy card

6. Now if the Defending Pokemon is an evolved Pokemon and Ditto uses his Pokemon Power to transformed into the Defending Pokemon which then in turn becomes that evolved Pokemon even though Ditto is still a Basic Pokemon, Does that mean I could use Boost Energy on Ditto since Ditto has now transformed into the defending Pokemon that is an evolved form?

Boost Energy - Special Energy Card

Boost Energy can be attached only to an Evolved Pokemon. Discard Boost Energy at the end of the turn it was attached. Boost Energy provides 3 Colorless Energy. The Pokemon Boost Energy is attached to can't retreat. When the Pokemon Boost Energy is attacted to is not longer an Evolved Pokemon, discard Boost Energy

7. If I was playing a 2-on-2 Battle game with someone and I had a Ditto up and some other Pokemon (doesn't matter which it is) up as the active Pokemon against the two defending Pokemon that are against me. Does Ditto have to choose one Defending Pokemon to transformed into or is it possible to transform into both defending Pokemons? o.o

8. (Silly question) If a Clefairy Doll, Mysterious Fossil, Root Fossil or, Claw Fossil is up as the defending Pokemon, can Ditto copy that Fossil even though its a Trainer Card being treated as a Pokemon?

9. (Another silly question) Since Ditto is an exact copy of the Defending Pokemon. Lets Say for example Ditto was to be an exact copy of Scyther from Jungle Set. I use "Sword Dance" which says "During your next turn, Scyther's Slash Attack's base damage is 60 instead of 30". Then when my next turn comes around I use "Slash", Does the effects of Sword Dance still make "Slash" do 60 damage instead of 30 even though "Sword Dance" says "Scyther's Slash..." and the fact that I'm a Ditto whos only a copy of Scyther?

Last but not least...

10. Now if an EX Pokemon comes out as the defending Pokemon, Ditto transforms into that EX Pokemon and Ditto was to be knocked out by the EX Pokemon, does my opponent get to draw two Prizes or one? Remember, EX have this Note because they are EX Pokemon:

When Pokemon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Does Ditto Copy that Note from the EX as well, making it where if Ditto does get knocked out, my opponent gets to have two prizes?

I know some of these questions were more obvious then others but I ask just in case becuase I play these cards still in Pokemon Leagues and if I ever run into these situations, I want to make sure I'm doing everything correctly according the Pokemon Power Ditto has. If you can, please let me know what the answeres are. Thank You for taking the time to read this and an advance Thank you if you did answere them ^_-

 

[dkates]

1. It changes as soon as your opponent changes Pokémon.
2. Yep.
3. You bet.
4. Again, yes, it does.
5. Each Energy of the Double Colorless can be colored separately.
6. Sorry, no. If I'm not mistaken, Ditto is always considered to be a Basic Pokémon, even if the Pokémon it is copying is Evolved.
7. I don't know -- I haven't played 2v2.
8. Yep. It behaves exactly the same way as the Fossil, except that you can't evolve it.
9. In that case, Slash would still do 60 damage the turn after the Swords Dance.
10. I think your opponent still takes two prizes in this case, but I'm not sure.

 

[PokePop]

dkates has them all correct.
7. You're on your own here. PUI won't rule on non-Modified cards being used in 2-on-2 play.

I suggest you check out the Compendium (link at the bottom of this web-page).

Go to the archived version of the old compendium. Most of these issues are spelled out in about 10 pages of rulings on the Pokemon Power "Transform".

Ditto gets the lifetime achievement award from the Compendium

 

[mysterioustrainer]

Ahhhhh!!! Not another ditto question...

7. Again we cannot offer offical ruling on this however, I would rule that Ditto can be transformed into either Pokemon of your choice and change into either Pokemon however it can only be transformed as one of those pokemon at one time. Its just like the Rainbow and Multi energy cards saying they can only provide one type of energy at one time. However if there is a situation that would have Ditto be knocked out or removed from play because the the effects or stats of one Pokemon, it could only be the other Pokemon in that instance.

 

[Derzi]

So, doing some mortuary job here, but expanding on the question 6 - I see that Ditto would not work with Boost Energy, but would it work with Triple Acceleration Energy (UNB 190)? TAE says:

Triple Acceleration Energy - Special Energy Card

This card can only be attached to Evolution Pokémon. If this card is attached to 1 of your Pokémon, discard it at the end of the turn. This card provides Energy only while it is attached to an Evolution Pokémon. If this card is attached to anything other than an Evolution Pokémon, discard this card.

The key to the question being the possible difference from Evolution Pokémon and Evolved Pokémon, which was the limiting clause in Boost Energy. As I see it, Talonflame (Steam Siege 96) is always an Evolution Pokémon, be it if it evolved from a Fletchinder, was Rare Candied from a Fletchling or was put into play on Set-up with Gale Wings. However, it isn't an Evolved Pokémon if it is on the field thanks to Gale Wings.
But perhaps it would be better exemplified if I based this reasoning on Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick ruling:

Archie's Ace in the Hole | Trainers » Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick

Q: With "Archie's Ace in the Hole" and "Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick", does a Stage 2 Pokemon put on the bench count as a Basic Pokemon?
A: No, it is an unevolved Stage 2 Pokemon. It is still considered an "Evolution Pokemon", but it is not a "Basic Pokemon".

So, harking back to the question per se, I would argue that differently from Boost Energy, Ditto would be able to benefit from TAE if it is currently "Transform"ed into a Evolution Pokémon.
Would that be correct?

 

[PokePop]

Yes. Back in 2004, we did not have the game distinction between "Evolution Pokemon" and "Evolved Pokemon" that we do now.
Or at least, cards weren't referring to that distinction.
So now, if Ditto Transformed when it's Opponent was a Stage 2, evolved Pokemon, Ditto would be an Evolution Pokemon, but would not be Evolved.
Rulings would be based off of that set of parameters

 

[Cealgair]

Are there any updates on this? https://pokegym.net/community/index.php?threads/mega-evolution-and-unlimted.183263/

 

[BJJ763]

For Ditto, since Ditto becomes a Mega during your turn, you Opponent gets to have theirs. Your turn ends, Pokémon Checkup, your Opponent's turn.

Brock's Ninetales: Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach an Evolution card from your hand to Brock's Ninetales. (This doesn't count as evolving Brock's Ninetales.) Treat Brock's Ninetales as if it were that Pokémon instead. It can't evolve, devolve, or use the Pokémon Power of that Pokémon. During your turn, you may discard the Evolution card attached to Brock's Ninetales. This power can't be used if Brock's Ninetales is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. If Brock's Ninetales becomes Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed, discard all Evolution cards attached to it.

Attaching a Mega to Brock's Ninetales is not considered Evolving.
To "become" a Mega, the Pokémon has to Evolve - it's called the "Mega Evolution Rule".
So i'd say your turn does not end, when attaching a Mega to Brock's Ninetales.