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The Compendium is a compilation of Official Rulings on the Pokémon Trading Card Game as presented by Pokémon USA (PUI). Only official sources are located here, which, so far, includes the online FAQs at the Pokémon TCG website (http://www.Pokémon-tcg.com/ ) and also the Pokémon Rules Discussions. This compilation was designed to facilitate rulings at Pokémon tournaments. There may not be an official Judge Accreditation procedure, but there are a surprisingly large amount of rulings and errata that a Judge should be aware of!
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THE COMPENDIUM TEAM EX (in alphabetical order)
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If you cannot find a ruling under one of these headings, please try related topics. Rulings that apply to multiple Powers, Attacks, or Trainers will be given under one of those and the others will be reference with a notation of [SEE "Other"], where "Other" is the location of the ruling.
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DEFINITIONS: Several abbreviations are used in this Compendium EX. We have tried to expand all abbreviations for the sake of clarity.
[ Top | Errata | Pokémon Powers | Pokémon Attacks | Pokémon Items | Trainer Cards | Energy Cards | General Gameplay | Two on Two Gameplay | Team Gameplay]
* EX Hidden Legends Feebas is receiving errata for its "Ascension" attack to bring it in line with the Japanese version of the card. It should read, "Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from Feebas and put it on Feebas. (This counts as evolving Feebas.) Shuffle your deck afterward." Please note that this only affects Feebas; Vulpix's "Ascension" attack does not require a coin flip. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
* In the Japanese card, there is a text saying "If Balloon Berry is attached to one of your Pokémon., the Pokémon.'s retreat cost is 0". So, you should play Balloon Berry as if it negates the Pokémon.'s retreat cost while attached to that Pokémon., not just when it actually attempts to retreat. For example, Muk-EX's "Slimy Water" attack damage will be reduced to only 40 against a Pokémon. with Balloon Berry attached to it. (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
* Entei's "Blaze Roar" attack should say "discard 2 Fire Energy CARDS" rather than just "discard 2 Fire Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)
* EX Hidden Legends Machamp is receiving errata for its "Brick Smash" attack to bring it in line with the Japanese version of the card. Weakness should be applied to the damage that Machamp deals. It should read, "This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon." (Aug 21, 2004 Pokémon World Championships Announcements)
* The Poké-BODY "Buffer" found on Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff should read, "If Hoppip/Skiploom/Jumpluff would be Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, flip a coin...". So only attacks that do damage (not "place counters") would cause Buffer to be invoked. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
* Blastoise-EX and Articuno-EX each have an attack that discards an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. The player using those attacks is also the player who chooses the Energy card to be discarded. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)
* Electrode-EX's "Crush and Burn" attack does extra damage based on the number of Energy cards discarded, not the amount of Energy provided. Official Wording: You may discard as many Energy cards as you like attached to your Pokémon in play. If you do, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Energy [B]card[/B] you discarded. (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Announcements)
Q. Does Darkness Chant require the owning player to count
either Basics OR Evolutions in the discard pile, or can
both be counted together?
A. The attack is intended to count both Basics AND
Evolutions, not one or the other. (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules
Team)
* Electivire's "Discharge" attack should say "for each Electric Energy CARD" rather than just "for each Electric Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)
* Double Rainbow Energy should be applied *before* applying Weakness and Resistance. This brings it in line with the Japanese version of the card. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)
* For purposes of proper Pokémon names, treat all cards referring to "Drowsee" as "Drowzee". For example, you cannot have four "Drowsee" plus four "Drowzee" in your deck. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
* Electrode is receiving errata for the card to reflect that its Poké-Power can trigger when any attack Knocks Out Electrode, not just during its owner's turn. "If Electrode would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, you may use this power. Electrode isnít discarded. Instead, attach it as an Energy card to 1 of your Pokémon. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides every type of Energy but provides only 1 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.)" (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team; Jan 29, 2008 Pokemon Organized Play News)
* Magmortar LV.X's "Flame Buster" attack should say "discard 2 Fire Energy CARDS" rather than just "discard 2 Fire Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)
* Banette is receiving errata for its first attack, Ghost Head. Ghost Head can't cause Banette to Knock Out itself ... the attack has to leave Banette with at least 10 HP. "Put as many damage counters as you like on Banette. (You can't Knock Out Banette.) Put that many damage counters on the Defending Pokémon." (Jan 29, 2008 Pokemon Organized Play News)
* Holon Energy WP and Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] only prevent effects that come from attacks, not all effects in play. Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are not prevented by those cards. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)
Q. If the Defending Pokemon has a Holon Energy WP and a
basic Water energy attached, does it prevent the prize
flipping portion of Gallade's "Psychic Cut"?
A. No. You can still flip up the prize cards and increase
the amount of damage, as flipping is part of the damage
calculation and is not an effect done to directly to the
Pokemon with the Water and Holon WP energies attached. (Jan
10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If the Defending Pokemon has a Holon Energy WP and a
basic Water energy attached, what happens to the "your
opponent can't use any Poke-Powers" part of Gardevoir's
"Psychic Lock" attack?
A. The effect of Psychic Lock is on your opponent, not on
their Pokemon. So since the Holon Energy WP only protects
the Pokemon, the opposing player is still unable to use any
of their Poke-Powers. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
* Blastoise-EX and Articuno-EX each have an attack that discards an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. The player using those attacks is also the player who chooses the Energy card to be discarded. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)
* Holon Energy WP and Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] only prevent effects that come from attacks, not all effects in play. Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are not prevented by those cards. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)
* The Poké-BODY "Knockout Gas" found on Koffing should read, "If Koffing is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, the Attacking Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned." So only attacks that do damage (not "place counters") would cause Knockout Gas to be invoked. (Jun 23, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. I got a Reverse Holo Magnemite, and the resistance
symbol is an empty white circle (like the colorless symbol
without the star in the middle).
A. It's just a grey circle (means nothing) where the foil
is normally cut out for Resistance. However for
clarification, there should not be any Resistance on that
particular card - the non-foil of that version doesn't have
a Resistance either. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. In the EX:Sandstorm set, there are 2 identical versions
of Marill, but one has a retreat cost and one does not.
Which one is the correct version and how shall the 2
different versions be played?
A. This appears to be a fairly common mistake in the set.
Play the card as written; if you have the Marill with the
free retreat you may play it as such. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI
Rules Team)
* Mt. Moon should read: "Any Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) with maximum HP of 70 or less can't use any Poké-Powers." This errata replaces text of "less than 70" with "70 or less". If a Pokémon has a maximum HP of 70, that Pokémon cannot use a Poké-POWER while this Stadium card is in play. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)
* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. The wording on the "Pokémon. Reversal" trainer
changed significantly between the Expedition version and
the EX:Ruby/Sapphire version. How should we play this card?
Do we play each one "as written", or should we play them
all the way the latest (or older) version of the card says?
A. It should read like the Expedition version, with a
slight tweak to make it 2-on-2 applicable. "Choose 1 of
your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Flip a coin. If
heads, your opponent switches that Pokémon. with 1 of
his or her Defending Pokémon." The opponent chooses
the defending, but the person playing the card chooses the
benched. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
* Mantine's Poké-POWER only works when it is the player's Active Pokémon. Official Wording: Once during your turn (before your attack), if Mantine is your Active Pokémon, you may remove 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon (excluding Mantine). This power can't be used if Mantine is affected by a Special Condition. (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Announcements)
* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. I have an Italian-language Sharpedo, and it's
Poké-BODY says it puts 1 damage counter if it's hurt
in an attack. English-language Sharpedo's say 2 counters.
How do I play the card?
A. Play the Sharpedo as if it did 2 damage counters. It
didn't get weaker as it swam the Atlantic. (Feb 26, 2004
PUI Rules Team)
* Steven's Advice should read: "Draw a number of cards up to the number of your opponent's Pokémon in play. If you have 7 or more cards (including this one) in your hand, you can't play this card." This errata replaces text of "more than 7" with "7 or more". If a player has 7 cards in his or her hand (including Steven's Advice), they cannot play the card. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)
* Strength Charm should read: "Whenever an attack from the Pokémon that Strength Charm is attached to does damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage. At the end of the turn in which the player attacks with the Pokémon that this card is attached to, discard Strength Charm." This errata replaces text of "after applying Weakness and Resistance with before applying Weakness and Resistance". It is also clarified that it is removed after ANY attack that the Pokémon makes, not just attacks that do damage. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)
* Empoleon LV.X from Diamond & Pearl contains an error. Its Poké-Power symbol was printed with the Poké-Body symbol. In all cases, play Empoleon's effect as a Poké-Power. The game play of the effect remains unchanged. (May 25, 2007 PUI Announcements)
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* Unless specifically stated on the card, all Poké-Powers are optional and may or may not be used. However, Poké-Bodies are not optional unless specifically stated on the card. (Nov 30, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Something that affects Pokémon Powers in general,
affects both "Poké-Powers" and "Poké-Bodies",
right? So also, does something that affects both
"Poké-Bodies" and "Poké-Powers" affect older
style "Pokémon Powers" too?
A. Pokémon Powers are the general term for
Poké-Bodies & Poké-Powers. Older cards that
reference Pokémon Powers include both 'Bodies and
'Powers. Newer cards that affect both 'Powers AND 'Bodies
affect older "Pokémon Powers" (as if "Pokémon
Powers" read "Poké-Powers & Poké-Bodies").
(Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say your active Pokémon gets knocked out. You
promote a Pokémon to the active position with an 'if
active between turns' Pokémon power like Victreebel's
'Acid Sampler' or Butterfree's 'Sooth Dust'. Does that
power get activated?
A. It depends on if the Pokémon was KO'd between
turns (i.e. Poison), or by an attack. If by an attack, then
the power would activate because the Pokémon is
replaced right away. If between turns, the Pokémon is
not replaced until the end of that phase, so the power
would NOT activate. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Mar 3,
2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say your active Victreebel uses "Acid Sampler" and the
opponent's defending Pokémon gets KO'd. So the
opponent promotes a new Pokémon in its place; since
it's still "between turns", does the new defending
Pokémon get Acid Sampled too?
A. No. Between turns, even if a Pokémon receives more
damage counters from Special Conditions, Poké-Bodies,
or Poké-Powers than its remaining HP, that
Pokémon isn't Knocked Out until "between turns" is
over. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. When my Active Pokémon is Butterfree (from FR/LG)
and my opponent's Active Pokémon is Victreebel (also
from FL/LG), which Poké-Body works first?
A. Either way. The player who has Pokémon that gets
affected by effect(s) of Poké-Bodies gets to decide.
(Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if Victreebel has only 10hp left and is
poisoned; can its "Acid Sampler" Poké-BODY work before
it gets KO'd?
A. Yes, it can use "Acid Sampler" before getting KO'd by
poison. In fact, since it is not an optional power, you
MUST place the damage counter. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach
energies to the legendary birds with
Anti-(Lightning/Fire/Water) Powers, since this is an attack
effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. No, Energy Shower does not override the Poké-BODY.
(Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. For the Pokémon with the power "Baby Evolution",
can I use this power to attach its evolved form on the same
turn it comes into play?
A. Baby Evolution can be played on the first turn that
Pokémon is in play, even if it is the first turn of
the game. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. Does the "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER get turned off
when affected by a Special Condition? It doesn't say so on
the card.
A. Poké-POWERs are not turned off by Special
Conditions unless it says so on the card. So Baby Evolution
still works when poisoned, asleep, etc. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI
Rules Team; Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use "Baby Evolution" to evolve Pichu into Pikachu,
or Wynaut into Wobbuffet, is the resulting Pokémon.
(Pikachu, Wobbuffet, etc.) considered an "Evolved
Pokémon.", or is it still considered as a "Basic
Pokémon."?
A. Any time you evolve a Pokémon. into another stage,
it is considered to be an "Evolved Pokémon.", even if
the words written on the card say "Basic". Alternatively,
the quick and dirty way to figure this out is...is there a
Pokémon. underneath it? If yes, then it's evolved.
(Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If EX-Sandstorm Pichu's "Baby Evolution" power is turned
off by Muk's "Toxic Gas" power, does that mean that it
cannot evolve into Pikachu?
A. Pichu's Baby Evolution is the only way it evolves to
Pikachu. If that is turned off, Pichu can't evolve. (Sep
11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Elekid evolve into "Electabuzz EX" since Quilava can
evolve into "Typhlosion EX"?
A. Elekid's Baby Evolution states it can evolve into
Electabuzz. Electabuzz and Electabuzz EX are two different
names, thus considered two different Pokémon. So the
answer to this question is "no". (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Does Mt. Moon shut off the "Baby Evolution" Pokémon
Power?
A. Yes, it does. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If a Pokémon uses "Baby Evolution", does it trigger
Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes"?
A. No. The Pokémon that used "Baby Evolution" is
actually no longer in play. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say a Pokemon attacks Qwilfish with an attack that
causes the attacking Pokemon to be switched to the bench
(i.e. Murkrow's "Hide Crowd" attack). Does Qwilfish's
"Balloon Sting" Poke-POWER poison the new Pokemon or not?
A. The "attacking Pokemon" would get poisoned, but since
it immediately goes to the bench (which removes the effect)
no damage is taken due to poison. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. If my Feraligatr uses "Drag Off" against an Active
Pokémon with Cessation Crystal attached, does it get
to use its "Battle Aura" Poké-BODY to do +10x to the
Pokémon brought up from the bench (assuming it does
not have a Cessation Crystal attached)?
A. Yes, when the Cessation Crystal Pokémon goes to
the bench, the Battle Aura turns on before the damage is
done. Drag Off delays doing damage until the switch is
made; therefore, Battle Aura can take effect. (Apr 19, 2007
PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Blaziken's "Blaze" Poké-Body work after each
player's turn, or does it only apply when Blaziken attacks?
A. It only applies to attacks made by Blaziken that do
damage. If Blaziken does not attack you do not get to do
the +40 damage. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team; May 19, 2005
PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say I have a Double Rainbow Energy attached to Blaziken
from EX:Emerald. Does this reduce its "Searing Flame"
attack to zero and not allow me to use its "Blaze"
Poké-Body (since I'd be doing no damage to "add 40
more" to)?
A. They are applied during the same step in calculating
damage. The player attacking with Blaziken may choose the
order. (May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If my Entei KO's two of the opponent's Pokemon with its
"Blaze Roar" attack, does Entei's "Burning Coat" Poke-BODY
force them to discard six cards from their deck, or just
three cards no matter how many Pokemon were KO'd?
A. Burning Coat has your opponent discard three cards per
KO'd Pokemon, but only if they are knocked out by an
attack. So that would be six cards in this case. (Dec 6,
2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Do I have to be able to discard Energy cards to heal my
Pokémon using "Blissful Support"?
A. No, you can heal Pokémon that don't have any
energy cards attached to them. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. When using "Blissful Support", can I discard an Energy
card from a Pokémon that doesn't have any damage on
it?
A. Yes, you can discard an Energy card from an undamaged
Pokémon when using Blissful Support. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. If Vileplume ex is placed active and there are Fossils
on a player's bench, what happens to those fossils?
A. They stay where they are... Block Dust only affects
non-supporter trainers being played from the hand. (Jul 7,
2005 PUI Rules Team)
* The Poké-BODY "Buffer" found on Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff should read, "If Hoppip/Skiploom/Jumpluff would be Knocked Out [B]by damage[/B] from an opponent's attack, flip a coin...". So only attacks that do damage (not "place counters") would cause Buffer to be invoked. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say TRR Skiploom has 50 damage on it and the opponent
uses ATM-Rock to devolve Skiploom back to Hoppip. Would
Hoppip's "Buffer" Poké-BODY come into play in a
situation like this?
A. No, Buffer only works when damage is done to a
Pokémon; devolving does not cause Buffer to be
invoked, and the Hoppip would be knocked out because there
are too many damage counters on it. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules
Team; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Let's say Charizard-EX uses "Burn Down" on a Jumpluff.
Would Jumpluff get to use it's "Buffer" or not (because
"Burn Down" is not affected by Poké-Bodies)?
A. The Burn Down attack is not affected because Buffer
does not kick in until *after* Burn Down has done all its
damage. However, after Burn Down has done its mega damage,
Buffer kicks in and if successful would get to remove
damage counters from Jumpluff until 10 HP are left. (Feb
17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If a Rocket's Mewtwo-EX has 9 damage counters on it and
uses "Darkness Switch" against Jumpluff (Buffer), would
that trigger "Buffer"?
A. No, because Darkness Switch is moving counters, not
doing damage. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Is the "Buffer" Poké-BODY activated by "Swift"
attacks or when Hidden Legends Electrode uses the "Mass
Destruction" attack which knocks out both Pokémon?
A. "Yes" for Swift because the damage is still being done,
which in turn THEN causes Buffer to invoke. But "No" for
Mass Destruction, because no damage is actually being done;
the Pokémon with Buffer is simply Knocked Out. (Apr 7,
2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If your active Pokémon is KO'd by Poison between
turns and you send out Typhlosion, does its "Burning Aura"
Poké-BODY apply right away?
A. No, you don't send out a new Pokémon until all of
the between turns effects have been resolved. (Oct 20, 2005
PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say you have Quilava in play with Crystal Shard attached
and no other fire-type Pokémon in play. Then you
evolve it into Typhlosion-EX from Unseen Forces. Can you
get Fire energy with its "Bursting Up" Poké-Power and
if so, what happens to it?
A. No. Since it is public knowledge that you don't have
any valid Pokémon to attach the energy to, you don't
even get to search for it. (Jan 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say I've got Energy Root attached to Quilava, and then I
evolve into Typhlosion-EX from my hand. Is Energy Root
discarded before "Bursting Up" triggers, or does it stop
"Bursting Up" and then get discarded because it is attached
to a Pokémon EX?
A. Since these actions both happen at the same time, it
would be player's choice to resolve it in the order that
they want. (Apr 20, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Unown-C's "Call" Poké-POWER be used to search
for an older, pre-D/P (non-D/P) Unown?
A. Yes, it can. If a card refers to "Unown" it refers to
all Unown, both D/P and older. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Dragonite's EX Poké-POWER says, "As often as you
like during your turn, you may move an energy card from 1
of your Pokémon. to Dragonite EX." Since the typical
phrase "Before your attack..." is missing, does this allow
me to move energy even after the attack phase (i.e. before
drawing a prize, etc.)?
A. The phrase "before your attack" in cases like this is
just reminder text. Per the rule book, once you have
finished all steps of your attack, your turn is over. So
no, you cannot move energy around after your attack. (Nov
20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Just to clarify, "Chain of Events" on Plusle and Minun
allows you to have two attacks in your turn??
A. Chain of Events is considered a separate, second
attack. It occurs immediately after the first attack is
completely over, but before going to the end of the turn.
(Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. In a 2-on-2 battle, if I have either Plusle or Minun as
one of my Actives and it is Asleep, if the other active
attacks does "Chain of Events" allow my asleep one to use
"Cheer On"? In other words, when "Chain of Events" is
triggered, is Plusle/Minun actually using the attack? If
so, does this mean that if it's Asleep or Paralyzed, it can
still 'attack'?
A. Chain of Events only makes the extra attack possible;
Minun or Plusle still needs to be able to attack in order
to take advantage of it. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. With Expedition Gengar's "Chaos Move" Poké-POWER,
can I move a damage counter from one of my Pokémon to
one of my opponent's Pokémon?
A. Yes, you can. Older rulings did not allow for this, but
it has been recently confirmed from Japan that it is
permissible. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Walrein-EX uses "Chilling Breath" and then KO's the
Defending Pokémon, does the effect go away?
A. No, this affect resides on the opposing player, not on
any Pokémon in play. (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1,
2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Venusaur's "Chlorophyll" Poké-BODY turn Boost
Energy into one Grass Energy, three Grass Energy, or not
affect it at all?
A. It would provide three Grass Energy as long as the
Boost is attached to a grass-type Pokémon. It does not
matter how many energies the card is providing, as long as
the energy is only colorless. (Jan 18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Would Flygon's "Energy Shower" attack set off
Ampharos-EX's "Conductivity" power? Like if I set down 6
energy, it would do 60 Damage (however I set down the
energy)? And if yes, would the damage be done to Flygon or
to each separate Pokémon. that I attach an energy to?
A. Yes, Flygon would indeed trigger Ampharos-EX's
Conductivity; it also works the same way for Azumarill's
"Drizzle" attack. And the damage would be done to each
individual Pokémon. that gets an energy attached to
it. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Ampharos-EX and Dark Ampharos both have the
"Conductivity" Pokémon. Power (Poké-BODY) that
puts one damage counter on the opponent's Pokémon.
whenever an energy is attached to it from hand.
Ampharos-EX's power says that "you cannot place more than
one damage counter, even if there is more than one
Ampharos-EX in play." Dark Ampharos's says "you cannot ...
even if there is more than one Dark Ampharos in play." Can
you place 2 damage counters on the Pokémon., per
energy from hand, if you have a Dark Ampharos and
Ampharos-EX in play? Why or why not?
A. Yes, since they do not restrict each other you could
place 2 Damage counters per energy if you had one of each
in play. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I have Quagsire and my opponent has Ampharos-EX in
play and I attach an energy card to my Quagsire from my
hand, which Poké-POWER gets applied first, Saturation
or Conductivity?
A. Conductivity and Saturation happen at the same time, so
the player attaching energy would get to decide which
effect to apply first. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. I attack my opponent's Regice-EX ("Crystal Body") with
Electrode's "Mass Destruction". Does "Crystal Body" save
Regice-EX?
A. Yes. Crystal Body protects against everything but
damage. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use Dark Slowking's "Cunning" to look at the top of
my opponent's deck, may I choose to not shuffle or is it
mandatory that I shuffle their deck afterward?
A. It is optional; you may look and choose to not shuffle
if you wish. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Is Dark Slowking's "Cunning" power cumulative?
A. Sure. You could look at the top card of their deck and
have them shuffle for the first Dark Slowking, and then if
you have another Dark Slowking in play you could do it
again for the second one. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. When using Absol-EX's "Cursed Eyes", do I have to move
all three counters or can I choose to move less than three
(like if I only need to move one counter to KO another
Pokémon and wished to leave the other two where they
are)?
A. You must move 3 from that Pokémon if there are 3
that can be moved. (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. If my opponent has a Pokémon with only 2 damage
counters on it, can I still use Absol-EX's "Cursed Eyes"
Poké-POWER on it?
A. Yes, you can. If you use this power, you move the 2
damage counters to another one of your opponent's
Pokémon. (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. If my opponent has more than one Pokémon with
damage on it, can I use Absol-EX's "Cursed Eyes"
Poké-POWER on one that has less than 3 damage counters
even if they have another Pokémon with 3 or more
damage counters on it?
A. You may choose to use Absol-EX's power against any
Pokémon with damage counters, but if it has less than
three you would move all of the damage counters off of it.
(Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If my opponent has Cacturne-EX in play, does the "Cursed
Glare" Poké-Body stop me from attaching a Rainbow
Energy from my hand to my Active Pokémon?
A. Yes. It prevents you from attaching a range of Special
Energy cards from your hand - R Energy, Dark Metal Energy,
and Rainbow Energy, just to name a few. The only Special
Energy cards it can't stop are the actual Darkness and
Metal Energy cards. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I have Dusclops with "Cursed Glare" active, can my
opponent attach a Holon's Castform from their hand as an
energy card?
A. No, Cursed Glare prevents all Special Energy cards
other than Darkness and Metal from being attached, and
Holon's Castform counts as a Special Energy card when being
played as Energy. (Oct 5, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Flygon's "Delta Supply" Poké-POWER let you
attach a Delta Rainbow Energy against Cacturne-EX's "Cursed
Glare" Poké-BODY or not?
A. Cacturne-EX's Poké-BODY spefically prevents any
energy placement from the hand to the Active Pokémon
(other than Darkness or Metal), so Delta Supply would not
work in this situation. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Let's say Rocket's Suicune-EX has a special condition
and it has no Darkness Energy currently on it. If I attach
a Darkness Energy does the special condition go away or
does it remain?
A. Yes, attaching or moving a Darkness Energy onto
Rocket's Suicune-EX would cure it of any special
conditions. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use a benched Weavileís "Dark Engage" Poke-POWER to change the type of the Active Pokemon to Dark, and then I place a Cessation Crystal on the Active Pokemon, is his type still Dark? A. Yes it stays Dark. Cessation Crystal does not cancel the effects of a Poke-POWER that was used prior to Cessation Crystal becoming active. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Is Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes" Poké-BODY cumulative?
A. Yes, if you have multiple Shiftry-EX's in play, each
one can use its "Dark Eyes" whenever an opponent's
Pokémon uses a Poké-POWER. (Sep 14, 2006 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. Does the Poké-Body "Dark Eyes" take effect when you
return your opponent's Shiftry-EX by using the
Poké-Power "Splash Back"?
A. No, it doesn't. Since Shiftry-EX isn't in play after
the effect of the Poké-Power "Splash Back", the
Poké-Body "Dark Eyes" doesn't work. (Oct 12, 2006 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. What happens if Shiftry-EX is Knocked Out from the
effect that would also trigger "Dark Eyes"?
A.Dark Eyes activates prior to the Shiftry-EX leaving
play; when Damage is enough to KO a Pokémon, all
effects are resolved prior to the KO. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. What happens if Shiftry-EX leaves play from an effect
that would normally trigger "Dark Eyes" (i.e.
Crawdaunt-EX's "Splashback")?
A. Since Shiftry-EX is no longer in play, Dark Eyes has no
effect. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if a Pokémon uses a Power while
Shiftry-EX is in play, but the Pokémon that used the
power leaves play or evolves as a result of that Power?
A.Dark Eyes affects the Pokémon that uses a Power, so
if the Pokémon has somehow left play or evolved as a
result of that Power Dark Eyes has no effect. (Nov 16, 2006
PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if a Pokémon uses a power to shut down
Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes"? Would "Dark Eyes" get to put 2
damage counters on it or not?
A. If Dark Eyes is shutdown by a power, then it would not
get to place any damage counters. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. If a Pokémon uses "Baby Evolution", does it trigger
Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes"?
A. No. The Pokémon that used "Baby Evolution" is
actually no longer in play. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if Gardevoir-EX uses "Imprison" against
Shiftry-EX? Would "Dark Eyes" get to put 2 damage counters
on Gardevoir-EX, or would it already be shutdown by the
Imprison marker?
A. Imprison shuts down Shiftry-EX's Dark Eyes before
Gardevoir-EX would take the damage. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Shiftry-EX with "Dark Eyes" is in play. If an opponent's
Pokémon uses its Poké-POWER but the 2 damage
counters from "Dark Eyes" KO's that Pokémon, does that
Poké-POWER take effect?
A. Dark Eyes' wording begins, "After, your opponent
uses..." so the damage counters happen after the effect is
resolved. (Jan 18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Murkrow is taking advantage of Honchkrow's "Dark
Genes" Poke-BODY to copy its "Dark Wing Flaps" attack, does
it do any added or reduced damage if the Honchkrow has a
Darkness Special Energy or a Double Rainbow Energy
attached?
A. No, the added/reduced damage only applies when attached
to the Pokemon performing the attack. So if the active
Murkrow has a Darkness Special Energy attached, then you
would get to add +10 damage extra to the attack. But you
would not receive any benefit/drawback from Special Energy
cards attached to the benched Honchkrow. (Aug 23, 2007 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. If I play Honchkrow LV.X on top of Honchkrow with the
"Dark Genes" Poke-BODY, does that allow my Murkrow to use
the attacks of Honchkrow LV.X as well?
A. Yes, it does. Honchkrow LV.X is still the same
Honchkrow after all, and it has the Attacks & Powers of
both Honchkrow cards.
Q. Let's say my opponent has a benched Honchkrow with 3
Darkness energies attached, and a Murkrow active. If I have
Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit in play, would Azelf's "Downer
Material" Poke-BODY require that Murkrow have an energy
attached in order for it to use Honchkrow's attack via its
"Dark Genes" Poke-BODY?
A. No. Dark Genes says that Murkrow gets to use Honchkrow's
attack without any energy. There is no energy cost to add
onto for Murkrow. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
Q. For Rocket's Snorlax EX's "Dark Healer" Poké-BODY,
does the energy have to be an actual Darkness Energy card,
or can it be a Dark Metal, Rainbow, or Multi Energy to
activate the Poké-BODY?
A. Any card that is providing the Dark energy type will
allow it to remove one damage counter from itself between
turns. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. May I use "Dark Trance" to move around Rainbow Energy?
Or R-Energy? Or Magma/Aqua Energy???
A. Yes, all of the above provide Dark energy, so they can
be moved around by Dark Trance. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Would Dark Dragonite be able to move a functioning Multi
Energy (providing all energy types including Darkness) to a
Pokémon that already has other special energies on it?
A. Yes you can, but once moved the Multi Energy would then
become colorless as long as the other Special Energy Cards
remain attached. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can you "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" a Rainbow
Energy, Multi Energy, or any other special energy cards?
A. As long as they are providing the proper energy type
and don't violate any other restrictions written on the
card, then yes you may. (May 6, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Nov
17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" to move a
Double Rainbow Energy to my own Basic Pokémon, would
the DRE get discarded if I do this?
A. Yes, it would. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Once I attach R-Energy to a Dark/Rocket's Pokémon,
can I then use "Dark Trance" to move it to a non-Dark or
non-Rocket's Pokémon?
A. Yes, but if you do so the R-Energy would have to be
discarded since it cannot be attached to a non-Dark or
non-Rocket's Pokémon. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
* Umbreon-EX's "Darker Ring" Poké-POWER is optional. You do not have to switch one of your opponent's benched Pokémon if you do not want to. (Sep 21, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" says that you can't use
more than 1 Darkest Impulse Poké-BODY each turn. Does
that mean that this power goes off every time they evolve a
Pokémon, or does it only go off the first time they
evolve that turn?
A. Darkest Impulse applies whenever the opponent evolves a
Pokémon, but you cannot combine multiple Dark
Ampharoses to do additional damage. The intent of the
"can't use more than one" phrase is to prevent it from
being cumulative (i.e. 4 Dark Ampharos cannot be combined
to place 8 damage counters). (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Rare Candy activate Dark Ampharos' "Darkest
Impulse"?
A. Yes, it does. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. How does Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" work with
"Baby Evolution"? Does the evolving Pokémon heal from
Baby Evolution first and then take 20 damage, or does it
work the other way around?
A. The Baby Evolution power finishes first. Then Darkest
Impulse gets applied after that. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Say my opponent has Dark Ampharos, and I use Milotic
with "Energy Shower". Can I have Energy Shower remove the
damage AFTER Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" places a
counter on Milotic?
A. Healing Shower and Darkest Impulse happen at the same
time. So the player controlling Milotic would decide which
effect to apply first. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If my opponent has a Benched Dark Ampharos in play, and
I evolve Eevee to Espeon-EX, how do the "Darkest Impulse"
and "Devo Flash" effects resolve?
A. The effects would be simultaneous. The player whose
turn it is would choose the order in which they would be
played. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Dark Electrode's "Darkness Navigation" allow it to
search for "R Energy" (double-Darkness)?
A. No, it only allows you to search for either a card
named "Darkness Energy" or "Dark Metal Energy". You cannot
use it to search for "Magma Energy" or "Aqua Energy"
either, sorry. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. For Crawdaunt's Darkness Protection power, do Dark Metal
and Rainbow energies work with the power to reduce damage?
A. Yes, any card that provides Darkness Energy works for
Darkness Protection. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say you have a Relicanth active and a Dark Gengar on the
bench. Since both of them have the "Deep Sleep"
Pokémon Power, does that mean you have to flip FOUR
coins to see if you wake up?
A. No, Deep Sleep is not a cumulative power; you only have
to flip exactly 2 coins. You cannot flip more than 2 coins
if you had two Relicanth active in 2-on-2 play either. (Oct
7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If my opponent has an attack that can copy Latios'
"Psychic Force" attack and I also have a Latias or
Latias-EX in play, does the opponent require the reduced
attack cost that Latios' "Delta Aura" Poké-BODY has
modified, or the original attack cost as printed on the
card?
A. No, the benefit of Delta Aura only applies to the
Pokémon that has that power. The copying attack would
still cost the original amount printed on the card. (Nov 3,
2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What does it mean on "Delta Guard" where it says to
ignore the effect of the "Lightning Storm" attack?
A. Lightning Storm still does damage to the Defending
Pokémon. The *effect* of putting 7 damage counters on
Rayquaza is the effect to be ignored. (EX:Delta Species
FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if I have two Umbreon's with "Delta Moon"
Poké-BODY in play when an opponent attaches a Special
Energy Card?
A. Delta Moon applies whenever the opponent attaches a
Special Energy Card, but you cannot combine multiple
Umbreons to do additional damage. The intent of the "can't
use more than one" phrase is to prevent it from being
cumulative (i.e. 4 Umbreons cannot be combined to place 8
damage counters). (May 18, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I have 4 Gyarados with "Delta Reactor" on the bench,
and a Holon Ruins stadium in play, does Exeggutor's "Split
Bomb" do 70 to two Pokémon?
A. No. Although "Delta Reactor" can be cumulative (i.e. 4
Gyarados adds +40 damage), the effect of the extra damage
can only be done to the Defending Pokémon. Delta
Reactor has no effect when it comes to bench damage. So in
this case, Split Bomb could do either 70 to the Defending
Pokémon and 30 to one benched Pokémon, or 30 each
to two benched Pokémon. (Aug 3, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Flygon's "Delta Supply" Poké-POWER let you
attach a Delta Rainbow Energy against Cacturne-EX's "Cursed
Glare" Poké-BODY or not?
A. Cacturne-EX's Poké-BODY spefically prevents any
energy placement from the hand to the Active Pokémon
(other than Darkness or Metal), so Delta Supply would not
work in this situation. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If my opponent has a Benched Dark Ampharos in play, and
I evolve Eevee to Espeon-EX, how do the "Darkest Impulse"
and "Devo Flash" effects resolve?
A. The effects would be simultaneous. The player whose
turn it is would choose the order in which they would be
played. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use Crobat-EX's "Distortion" power and then retreat
it for a different Crobat-EX, can I use the second one's
Distortion power too?
A. Yes, but you can only use each Crobat-EX's Distortion
only once per turn, and only when it is currently active.
(May 12, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Let's say my opponent has a benched Honchkrow with 3
Darkness energies attached, and a Murkrow active. If I have
Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit in play, would Azelf's "Downer
Material" Poke-BODY require that Murkrow have an energy
attached in order for it to use Honchkrow's attack via its
"Dark Genes" Poke-BODY?
A. No. Dark Genes says that Murkrow gets to use Honchkrow's
attack without any energy. There is no energy cost to add
onto for Murkrow. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)
Q. For Rayquaza with the "Dragon Aura" Poké-BODY, do
you have to have both Fire AND Lightning basic energy
attached in order for it to work? Or is it Fire OR
Lightning?
A. Sorry, you must have both Fire AND Lightning attached.
(Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Let's say Player A's Active Rayquaza has a Lightning
Energy card attached; Player B attacks the Rayquaza and
successfully Poisons it with the attack. During Player A's
next turn, he attaches a Fire Energy card to Rayquaza. Does
Dragon Aura remove the Poison Special Condition in this
instance?
A. No. Dragon Aura doesn't look back in time to see where
the effect came from, just the attack at the time it is
being attacked. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Rayquaza's "Dragon Aura" prevent an attack that
places damage counters?
A. Yes, "placing counters" is not the same as "doing
damage", so placing counters is prevented by Dragon Aura.
(May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If an undamaged Gyarados uses "Flail" due to its "Dragon
DNA" Poke-BODY, does it do zero or 30 damage?
A. Dragon DNA will add to any damage done, but there has
to be at least some damage done to start with. So if Flail
does zero damage, then Dragon DNA will NOT add anything to
it. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Salamence-EX's "Dragon Lift" Poké-BODY makes
Retreat Cost 0, but Dark Muk's "Sticky Goo" Poké-BODY
adds 2. So if Salamence-EX is on the bench and the
Defending Pokémon is Dark Muk, how much would it cost
to retreat my Active Pokémon that normally has a
Retreat Cost of 1? Is it 0, 2, 3, or what??
A. Anything that sets retreat to zero is not affected by
pluses and minuses, so Dragon Lift sets the retreat cost to
zero, despite Dark Muk's Sticky Goo. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. If a Kingdra with "Dragon Veil" was in play and the
opponent used "Brick Smash" against a Fighting-weak
Pokémon or "Fastwave" against a Psychic-weak
Pokémon, would the attack's damage be normal or
doubled? In other words, would the attack override the
Dragon Veil, allowing the attack to apply Weakness?
A. Dragon Veil is an effect on the defending Pokémon
and is ignored by attacks that ignore effects on the
defending Pokémon. Therefore, it does not protect from
weakness damage applicable for those attacks and the damage
would be doubled for weakness. (July 21, 2005 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. For Salamence's "Dragon Wind", who chooses the Benched
Pokémon., the attacker or the defender?
A. The Active Player chooses which Benched Pokémon.
to switch; the opponent chooses which of their Defending
Pokémon. [in the case of 2-on-2 play]. (Nov 20, 2003
PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I attach a Rainbow/Multi/Scramble/etc. energy to
Magcargo, does that activate its "Dual Armor"
Poké-BODY?
A. As long as the energy card provides Fighting Energy
(whether it is basic or not), Dual Armor would work. (Sep
8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I attach a Fighting Energy to a poisoned Magcargo
having the "Dual Armor" Poké-BODY, and if the Island
Cave stadium is in play, does the poison condition get
removed?
A. Yes, it does. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. For Hypno's "Eerie Aura" Poké-BODY, do you put the
two damage counters on BEFORE or AFTER checking for sleep?
A. Both you & your opponent check for sleep first, and
then each Pokémon that REMAINS ASLEEP after everything
gets two damage counters. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Hypno's "Eerie Aura" Poké-BODY apply to itself
if it becomes Asleep?
A. Poké-Bodies are not shut off by Special Conditions
(unless the text says otherwise), so Hypno would indeed be
susceptible to its own Eerie Aura power. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. If an opponent's Hypno and my Active Pokémon both
remain Asleep between turns, and if Hypno only has 20 hp
left, can my Active avoid the damage from Hypno by waiting
until the opponent knocks itself out?
A. Even if Hypno is KO'd, the same effect still gets
applied to both players, meaning your Active takes two
damage counters if it remains asleep. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. If Muk-EX's "Toxic Gas" is present when Shedinja with
the "Empty Shell" Poké-BODY is KO'd, do you take a
prize?
A. Yes, Empty Shell is turned off by Toxic Gas. (Jun 23,
2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Will "Fastwave" allow my opponent to knock out my
Shednija (with "Empty Shell") and take a prize since it
says its not affected by Poké-Bodies?
A. The Damage done by Fastwave is not affected by Empty
Shell, but that has nothing to do with whether you take a
prize or not. You still get no prize because of "Empty
Shell". (Jan 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Space Center is in play. When you play Shedinja as a
Basic Pokémon by using Ninjask's "Loose Shell"
Poké-Power and Shedinja is Knocked Out by "Wreck" done
by Primeape (which also discards the stadium in play), can
I take a prize card?
A. No, you can't. The Stadium card is discarded after
damage but before Shedinja is Knocked Out from the damage.
So Shedinja's "Empty Shell" would reactivate prior to it
being KO'd, and you would not get to take a prize. (Jul 13,
2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Delcatty's "Energy Draw" Poké-POWER states: "Once
during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 1
energy card from your hand. Then draw up to 3 cards from
your deck." Can you discard the energy and not draw because
it states "draw UP TO 3 cards"?
A. No. If you discard an Energy card, you must draw at
least 1 card from your deck. If you don't have any cards
left in your deck, you can't use this power. When a card
says "draw up to X cards", it addresses a range of 1 to X.
(Jul 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. When using Delcatty's "Energy Draw" power (or ANY card
that lets you draw cards and says 'up to'), must you
declare how many you are going to draw first, or can you
draw one card to see if it's the one you need, and if not
draw another, and another, etc.?
A. Technically speaking you must declare how many cards
you are going to draw before you draw them. If you do not
announce, then you must take the maximum number allowable,
no less. (Aug 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. For Neo Discovery Eevee, can you attach an energy and
using its power (if heads) and evolve first turn?
A. Yes, this is now permissible. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. If I attach a Rainbow Energy to Eevee, what Energy type
does it count as for "Energy Evolution"?
A. Whatever Energy type you would like - if you decide to
use its Poké-Power after attaching a Rainbow Energy,
you can look through your deck for any of Eevee's evolution
cards to put onto it. You don't need to announce the Energy
type before searching your deck. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. If I attach a Multi Energy to Eevee, what Energy type
does it count as for "Energy Evolution"?
A. If there are no other Special Energy Cards already
attached, then it behaves the same as when attaching a
Rainbow Energy. Otherwise, it counts as colorless and you
cannot search through your deck. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. What happens if I attach an energy type to Eevee that it
doesn't have an evolution for (i.e. Grass, Fighting, etc.)?
A. Since Eevee has no evolution of that particular energy
type, you do not get to search through your deck. (Aug 11,
2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Will Eevee's "Energy Evolution" power still trigger if
it has an Energy attached to it while it's affected by a
Special Condition?
A. There is no text on the card to say it's shut off, so
it still works even when afflicted by a Special Condition.
(Aug 25, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I attach an energy to Eevee during the first turn of
the game, can I use it's "Energy Evolution" Poké-POWER
right away?
A. The current ruling allows Poké-Powers to avoid
first-turn evolution restrictions. You can evolve using the
"Energy Evolution" power on Eevee's first turn in play,
even on the first turn of the game. (Aug 25, 2005 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Say I attach a Water Energy to Eevee and do "Energy
Evolution". I want to find a Vaporeon-EX, but unfortunately
I only have a regular Vaporeon in my deck. Do I have to
attach the regular Vaporeon to Eevee?
A. Yes, since you searched your deck you MUST attach some
kind of Water evolution of Eevee if you have one in your
deck, even if it isn't the particular one you wanted. (Jan
26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens, if my Eevee has 10 HP left and I attach a
Rainbow Energy to it, can I use Energy Evolution to save it
from KO by evolving to a higher HP Eeveelution?
A. Both actions (placing the damage counter from the
Rainbow energy and evolving using the Poké-POWER)
happen at the same time, so the player using Eevee gets to
decide the order of the actions.
Q. Say Charizard-EX has a Boost Energy and a Multi Energy
card attached to it. All of this energy is converted to
Fire due to Charizard-EX's "Energy Flame" Poké-POWER,
and can be used for the attack and is discarded at the end
of the turn. The fact that Multi Energy being considered
Colorless due to it being attached with other special
energies is overcome by the "Energy Flame" Poké-POWER,
right?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If my Muk-EX is active and gets KO'd by an opponent's
attack, and I have a Lanturn with the power "Energy
Grounding" on the bench, can I then use Energy Grounding to
take an energy card from Muk-EX and attach to Lanturn?
A. No, you cannot. The effect of Toxic Gas goes away at
the same time when the KO'd Pokémon gets discarded. At
that point, Lanturn cannot retreive any Energy from that
Pokémon. (Oct 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Feb 1, 2007 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. If I KO one of my opponent's Pokémon, and he or she
does not use "Energy Grounding" Poké-POWER before but
instead draws a card to start the turn, at that point can
Energy Grounding still be used for the KO'd Pokémon?
A. Once their turn has started, no. They can either move
the Energy card before discarding the KO'd Pokémon, or
discard the KO'd Pokémon and immediately take the
energy card from the discard pile and attach it. (Jul 7,
2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. When a Pokémon that Cessation Crystal is attached
to is Knocked Out, can I move basic Energy cards attached
to that Pokémon to Lanturn using its Poké-Power
"Energy Grounding"?
A. No, you cannot. The effect of Cessation Crystal goes
away at the same time when the KO'd Pokémon gets
discarded. At that point, Lanturn cannot retreive any
Energy from that Pokémon. (Oct 12, 2006 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Can I attach a Boost Energy to Skyridge Alakazam and
then move it to a basic Pokémon.? If so, then would I
have to discard the Boost Energy as soon as it is moved
because Boost Energy says, "when the Pokémon. Boost
Energy is attached to is no longer an Evolved
Pokémon., discard Boost Energy". Boost Energy was
never ATTACHED to the basic Pokémon., it was MOVED to
it.
A. First off, yes you can use Energy Jump to move Boost
Energy after attaching it to the Alakazam. However, if you
move it to a Basic Pokémon. it would be discarded
immediately because it is "no longer an Evolved
Pokémon.". (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. When I use Blastoise-EX to "Energy Rain" several
energies onto one of my Pokémon, do I have to place
one damage counter for each energy that was attached in
this manner? Or do I get to place only one counter
regardless of how many energies I attach to that
Pokémon?
A. You can use the "Energy Rain" Poké-POWER as many
times as you like during your turn (before your attack),
but you must place one counter per energy that gets
attached. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
* Electrode's "Energy Shift" Poke-POWER works on either player's turn; it should not say, "once during YOUR turn". (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say I use Electrode's "Ion Blast" attack to KO both the
Defending Pokemon plus Electrode, however the Defending
Pokemon has a Cessation Crystal attached to it. Does
Electrode's "Energy Shift" Poke-POWER get to work or not?
A. The effect of Cessation Crystal was on during the
period that Electrode was in play. Since Electrode is no
longer in play, it no longer can use its Poke-Power. (Dec
6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Electrode gets Knocked Out and does "Energy Shift" to
attach itself as an energy instead of getting discarded,
does the opponent get to draw a Prize card or not?
A. Yes, Electrode is still considered Knocked Out even
though it doesn't go to the discard pile. (DP:Secret
Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can you "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" a Rainbow
Energy, Multi Energy, or any
other special energy cards?
A. As long as they are providing the proper energy type
and don't violate any other
restrictions written on the card, then yes you may. (May
6, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Nov
17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" to move a
Double Rainbow Energy to my own Basic Pokémon, would
the DRE get discarded if I do this?
A. Yes, it would. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Kecleon has a Rainbow or Multi Energy attached, does
it then get to be all colors??
A. It only applies to basic Energy cards. So, no. (Sep 11,
2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Kecleon has several types of energy attached, is it
ALL types simultaneously or do you have to choose which
type it is at a given time?
A. Energy Variation does not replace any types.... Kecleon
can be up to all 6 simultaneously; it can be multiple types
at the same time. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Kecleon lose its Colorless type, when it has any
kind of basic Energy card on it?
A. Yes. Kecleon may become multiple types based on the
variety of basic Energy attached to it; however, it loses
its Colorless trait after the first basic Energy card. (Oct
2, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Kecleon has several types of energy attached and the
Defending Pokémon. is both Weakness and Resistance to
these types, does Kecleon have to apply both W & R or
not?
A. Apply them in order. Weakness, then Resistance. (Sep
11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Kecleon has two different colored basic energies
attached, and it attacks a Pokémon. with weakness to
both of those colors (i.e. Kabutops-EX), is the weakness
calculation doubled because Kecleon is both types?
A. Sure. Damage would be up to x4 for the appropriate
double Weakness. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Kecleon has two different colored basic energies
attached, and it attacks a Pokémon. with resistance to
both of those colors (i.e. Salamence is resistant to both
Fire & Fighting), is the Resistance calculation doubled
because Kecleon is both types?
A. Yes. Just like double-Weakness would result in x4
damage, double-Resistance would result in -60 damage (-30
times two). (May 13, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I have a Kecleon with several basic Energy cards
attached and I attach a Crystal Shard to it, does its Type
change back to Colorless or does its Power override the
Tool? Would it be 100% Colorless or would one of its Types
become Colorless (and you would get to choose which Type
now is Colorless)?
A. Crystal Shard does override the Poké-BODY, and a
Pokémon Crystal Shard is attached to becomes
"Colorless" only. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If the Energy on Kecleon is altered in some way, does
Kecleon look at the original energy card or what it's been
changed into? For example, if you somehow changed Fire to
Darkness, would Kecleon be a Darkness-type Pokémon
instead of a Fire-type?
A. Kecleon looks at what the Energy card has been changed
into. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What would happen if a promo Smeargle paints a
multi-type (more than one type of basic energy card
attached) Kecleon? And for that matter, what would happen
if an already painted Kecleon changed into another type
with its body?
A. Even though Kecleon's underlying type may change, the
Coloring Counter overrides whatever type Kecleon is, or may
become. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Suppose that Kecleon has a Fire Energy and a Lightning
Energy attached to it. Can Venomoth (Jungle) use Kecleon as
a reference to Shift into a Fire or Lightning type? Or does
it shift into a multi-type (i.e. both Fire AND Lightning)
to mimic Kecleon's behavior?
A. In this case, all of Kecleon's color types are copied.
You cannot select only one of several Energy types. (Jan
29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I have DRE & Darkness on a Dark Electrode with
all basics on my bench, can I move just the Darkness to my
benched basic and keep the DRE on the Dark Electrode?
A. Nope, if you choose to move ANY energies with "Energy
Bomb", you must move them ALL. So if you move the DRE to a
basic Pokémon when using the optional "may move"
effect, it will be discarded. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Unown-E's "EQUIP" Poke-POWER follow the normal
rules for attaching Pokemon Tools (only 1 tool per
Pokemon)?
A. Yes. You cannot attach it to a Pokemon that already has
a Pokemon Tool, and you cannot attach a Pokemon Tool to the
Pokemon that Unown-E is already attached to. (Mysterious
Treasures FAQ; Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Shiftry's "Evolutionary Fan" Poké-BODY return a
Shiftry-EX into your hand?
A. Evolutionary Fan only excludes any Pokémon named
"Shiftry" (not just the one using the power); since
"Shiftry EX" is a different name, you may pick it up. (Jan
18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If you use Electrode-EX's Poké-POWER and Knock it
out, can you search for any of the Energy cards that were
attached to it that are now in the discard pile, to attach
to one of your other Pokémon?
A. Yes, you may. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if you try to use Electrode-EX's "Extra
Energy Bomb" and you have less than 5 energy cards in your
discard pile?
A. If you have five, you must take five. If you have less
than five, you must take whatever you have. It does not say
"up to 5" on the card. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use Electrode-EX's "Extra Energy Bomb" power and KO
him, must my opponent take prizes, or is it optional?
A. When a Pokémon is KO'd, the opponent never has a
choice whether to take prizes or not. So if you use Extra
Energy Bomb, your opponent MUST take two of their prizes.
(Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Rayquaza-EX's "Rage Aura" Poké-BODY lets him ignore
all coloress attack costs if you're behind on prizes. But
Sceptile-EX's "Extra Liquid" Poké-BODY adds +1
colorless cost to attacks by -EX Pokémon. Which
Poké-BODY prevails?
A. The effect of Rage Aura removes all colorless attack
costs from Rayquaza-EX's "Special Circuit" and "Sky-high
Claws" attacks, including effects that would add to its
colorless attack costs. Therefore, Rayquaza-EX would still
attack for less, despite Sceptile-EX's Extra Liquid. (Apr
26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say I have a Kingra-EX with "Extra Smoke" on the bench
and a Stage 2 Pokémon-EX Active (other than
Kingdra-EX). If my opponent attacks with "Swift" does it
ignore "Extra Smoke" or not?
A. The effect of Extra Smoke is always attached to
whatever Pokémon that the opponent attacks with, not
on the Defending Pokémon nor even on the benched
Kingdra-EX. And since Swift only ignores effects on the
Defending Pokémon (not the player or Pokémon
attacking with Swift), it does NOT ignore Extra Smoke and
damage is reduced by -10. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If my opponent has an active Nidoking and a benched
Nidoqueen and there is a Team Aqua Hideout in play what is
the Retreat cost of Nidoking?
A. Anything that sets retreat to zero is not affected by
pluses and minuses, so Family Bonds sets the retreat cost
to zero, despite Team Aqua's Hideout. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. If my opponent has a Nidoqueen with "Family Bonds" in
play, does that mean that I can reduce my own Nido's
Retreat Costs to zero as well?
A. Family Bonds does not specify "your Pokémon" or
theirs, so it can apply to both players' sides. (Oct 7,
2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach
energies to the legendary birds with
Anti-(Lightning/Fire/Water) Powers, since this is an attack
effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. No, Energy Shower does not override the Poké-BODY.
(Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if I attach a "Holon's" Pokémon
(providing more than 1 Energy) to Arcanine-EX? Does "Fire
Remedy" remove 1 or 2 damage counters?
A. Fire Remedy is triggered by the act of attaching an
Energy - it doesn't matter if the Energy card provides more
than 1 Energy, it just removes 1 damage counter. (Mar 9,
2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If a Pokémon.'s attack "places damage counters" on
Growlithe or Arcanine, does it get to use its "Fire Veil"
power or not?
A. Damage counters are typically phrased that way to mean
something other than damage. So, Fire Veil does not trigger
on damage counters. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. I use Starmie's "Energy Flip" vs. an active damaged
Swablu with the "Fluff" Poké-BODY. Does Fluff let my
opponent flip to block me from moving an energy from a
benched Pokémon to Swablu?
A. Moving an Energy to Swablu is an "effect done to
Swablu", and therefore your opponent flips to see if it is
blocked (since Swablu already had a damage counter on it).
(Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If Dark Raticate uses "Dark Seed" against a damaged
Swablu, is the "Fluff" coin flip done as soon as the attack
is announced, when the 5 damage counters are placed, or
both times?
A. It would only be done the first time. You would flip
for Fluff when the Dark Seed attack puts the effect onto
the Swablu; but you would not flip when the five damage
counters are placed because that's a *result of the effect*
on Swablu rather than a direct result of the Dark Seed
attack [just like you wouldn't flip each time you placed a
damage counter for poison]. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can I use Deoxys' "Form Change" to search for the same
kind of Deoxys (i.e. different physical card, but same
type, HP, attacks, etc.)?
A. Yes, because you search for the card in your deck
before putting the current Deoxys back into the deck. (Mar
10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. My opponent uses an "Amnesia" attack against my Dexoys'
"Link Blast" attack. On my turn I use Deoxys' "Form Change"
Poké-POWER. What happens if I replace the Deoxys Link
Blast for a Deoxys Energy Crush; can I attack with Energy
Crush?
A. Yes you can. But if you replace the old Deoxys with the
same kind it would not be able to use its "Link Blast"
attack because Form Change retains the same effects as the
Deoxys that had been Amnesia'd. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. Say I have Ditto from FR/LG on my bench and it has been
a couple of turns. Now say I use Ditto's power & switch
it with a Weedle from my discard pile. Can I on the same
turn evolve it into Kakuna or do I have to wait a turn to
"evolve normally"?
A. As long as it is not Ditto's first turn in play, you
can evolve the new Pokémon into a subsequent
evolutionary stage. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Is Blaziken's "Firestarter" Poké-POWER cumulative?
For example, if I get three of them in play, can I take
three fire energies out of my discard pile and attach them?
A. That is correct. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use Blaziken's "Firestarter" power do I still get
to do my normal once-per-turn energy attachment?
A. Sure. It does not replace your normal once-per-turn
placement of Energy. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I have Rapidash with the "Fiery Aura" Poké-BODY,
and if the Full Flame stadium is in play, does that mean a
Burned Pokémon takes eight damage counters when burned
(two times two equals four, times two again equals eight)?
A. No, these two effects are not cumulative. They both say
"put four damage counters instead of two", and four is
four, no matter which one gets you there. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. Can I use Deoxys' "Form Change" to search for a
Deoxys-EX, or vice versa?
A. No, Deoxys can only Form Change to a regular Deoxys,
and Deoxys-EX can only Form Change to another Deoxys-EX.
(Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Illumise's "Glowing Screen" power says "As long as
Volbeat is in play..." Does this count for ANY Volbeat
(yours or opponent's) or only your own?
A. No. There was an error in translation that left it
vague - a player must have both of them in play on their
side, to use those Poké-Powers (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules
Team)
Q. I attack Illumise (with Volbeat in play) using Team
Magma's Groudon. As it is not actually a resistance, does
Groudon's Pulverize attack get reduced by 30 or 60?
A. Only 30. Just because the Team Magma's Groudon is both
Fighting & Darkness types, doesn't mean that Illumise
gets to double its power. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if my Active Pokémon is already
Poisoned when a Grass Energy is attached to the
Pokémon while I have Sceptile with "Green Essence" in
play?
A. All Special Conditions are removed from your
Pokémon at any point that the Pokémon has Grass
Energy attached to it. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What happens if Sceptile with "Green Essence" enters
play when a Pokémon is already affected by a Special
Condition?? Are they instantly cured?
A. Yes, those Pokémon would lose any Special
Conditions on them, providing they have a Grass Energy
attached to them. . (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I use Swampert's "Water Call" to place an energy, can
I use Venusaur's "Harvest Bounty" power to double it?
A. Venusaur says "as part of your turn" - this does not
refer to the playing of an energy card via Poké-Powers
or Poké-Bodies. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Bellossom's "Heal Dance" says. "...you may remove 2
damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon..." So if I had
a Pokémon with only 1 damage counter on it, would I be
able to remove that damage counter or not?
A. Yes, you may remove one counter if that's all the
damage that Pokémon has on it. But you must remove two
if it has more than one damage counter. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. Bellossom & Gardevoir both have the "Heal Dance"
Poké-POWER. Could you use Gardevoir's Heal Dance
first, and then use Bellossom's Heal Dance too?
A. Sorry, but the power says that you may use ONLY ONE
Heal Dance per turn, regardless of which Pokémon uses
it first. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does the Healing Shower Poké-POWER remove damage
counters from my Pokémon-ex?
A. No. Healing Shower removes damage counters from all
Pokémon in play, excluding Pokémon-ex. (EX:Hidden
Legends FAQ)
Q. Is Milotic's "Healing Shower" mandatory when I play it
from my hand, or is it optional? Can I choose to NOT heal
any Pokémon?
A. Yes. It says "may", and is therefore optional. (Jun 3,
2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can you use Milotic's "Healing Shower" Poké-POWER
more than once if you play more than one Milotic per turn
from your hand?
A. Yes, each separate Milotic has its own "Healing Shower"
power which can be used individually. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI
Rules Team)
Q. What happens when I evolve Milotic using Rare Candy?
Does "Healing Shower" trigger or not?
A. Yes, Healing Shower will trigger. Milotic is coming
into play from your hand, and will trigger normally. (Feb
24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Say my opponent has Dark Ampharos, and I use Milotic
with "Healing Shower". Can I have Healing Shower remove the
damage AFTER Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" places a
counter on Milotic?
A. Healing Shower and Darkest Impulse happen at the same
time. So the player controlling Milotic would decide which
effect to apply first. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. If I have more than one Xatu in play, can I use each of
their "Healing Wind" powers to remove multiple damage
counters from my active Pokémon?
A. Yes. Dangerous, but correct. Removing lots of damage is
good. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)
Q. When Ampharos' "Holon Veil" is in effect, does it even
affect Fossils?
A. Yes, to a limited degree. Any time the Fossils are
considered Pokémon, they would be Delta Species
Pokémon. If a Fossil is in the Trainer-card-only
state, it is not a Pokémon, and couldnít be
affected by Holon Veil. (EX:Dragon Frontiers FAQ; Oct 26,
2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Does Ampharos' "Holon Veil" Poké-BODY make both
players' Pokémon in play delta-species type, or just
your own?
A. Holon Veil only affects your own Pokémon. It's
implied that it's only your own Pokémon in play as
well. (Nov 30, 2006 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Togetic be ATM-Rock'd by a dark Pokémon?
A. No, because ATM-Rock's "Stone Generator" still counts
as an attack that would be blocked by Togetic's "Holy
Shield". (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
Q. Can Machamp with the "Immunity" Poké-BODY be
brought up from the bench (or sent to the bench) with
attacks like Dark Gengar's "Pull In" or Metagross-EX's
"Metal Reversal"?
A. Machamp cannot be moved by Gust-like effects from
attacks, even if the "main target" is another Pokémon.
Switching a Pokémon up from the Bench with the Active
Pokémon is considered "affecting" both the benched
Pokémon and the Active Pokémon, and in this case
it is prevented. (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)
Q. What would happen if Blaziken-EX attacked Machamp (with
the "Immunity" Poké-BODY) with its "Blaze Kick"
attack?
A. On heads, it would do 50 damage. On tails, it would
only do 30 damage. Machamp is only a
