What's going on with this picture?

[marstio]

This is from National final.
http://www.mspokemon.com/images/Pokemon Nationals Day 2 7-2-2006/images/img_0728.jpg
Am i blind or just confused but i see there protective orb attached to basic (Pikachu d)
How this is possible?? US national finals....There was judge right? Sleeping?......
I hope we have judges in Worlds who are watching games with better accuracy.

 

[Jason]

Thats Heal Energy methinks.

 

[LittleGreenBoxes]

Either a missplay or he's playing Pichu and therefore the Pikachu may be evolved.

 

[Pablo]

its protective orb and no the deck doesnt play pichu

 

[luca]

pablo you can't play protective orb on a basic pokémon, so there is a problem?

 

[Prof Clay]

If you look closer, that is a Holon Phantom Raichu with the Orb.

No violation.

(oops...I see it now...I stand corrected)

 

[luca]

not on the left, on the right it is a pikachu.

 

[Pablo]

if you look at the correct player, that is a Protective Orb attached to a Pikachu, and yes luca there was a very small form of cheating at the T2 at Nationals, but who reads the cards anyways? lol

 

[annisarich]

there are three cards there with orb on the top. so I assume its evolved.

 

[Pablo]

look at the person on the right! do people REALLY not know what a Pikachu is?

 

[Venusaur]

Yea why is there a card in his lap?

 

[luca]

how can he cheat in the final of a national championship?!!?!

 

[Mewchou]

Yea why is there a card in his lap?

I believe that is his Origins badge.

 

[Arcanine 274]

think so, looks like a card to me.

protective orb - pikachu=bad
i hope that isn't a orb or our judges aren't doing to hot *no disrespect*

 

[Sceptilious]

Check this thread (post 11 and 12), it's not a card :

http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=37843


okeball:

think so, looks like a card to me.

protective orb - pikachu=bad
i hope that isn't a orb or our judges aren't doing to hot *no disrespect*

 

[SD PokeMom]

Since this was doubleposted to TCG News....*click*

'mom

 

[CameraMan]

This is from National final.
http://www.mspokemon.com/images/Pokemon%20Nationals%20Day%202%207-2-2006/images/img_0728.jpg
Am i blind or just confused but i see there protective orb attached to basic (Pikachu d)
How this is possible?? US national finals....There was judge right? Sleeping?......
I hope we have judges in Worlds who are watching games with better accuracy.

Great Catch, We zoomed in on the origional Pic, and you are correct, clearly a misplay by Martin. We think this was game 2, that Eric won. See

http://pokegym.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=11430&c=91&userid=2626

Yea why is there a card in his lap?

No, it is not, see

http://pokegym.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=11431&c=91&userid=2626