posted August 04, 2003 05:35 PM            

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Originally posted by ShadowCard:
so if it shuts off poke-powers, it doesn't affect pokemon powers? that sounds weird. One of the confusing sides to pokemon.

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posted August 05, 2003 06:16 AM            

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Originally posted by Otaku:
Think about it like this: you can have a disease that affects all fruit, or one that affects just oranges, or just apples, or just apples and oranges but not peaches, etc.

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Ummm...you lost me on that one...

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posted August 05, 2003 10:10 AM            

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Originally posted by Postdog2Gengar:
Ummm...you lost me on that one...

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with reference to my first attempt at explaining

Okay, I find it is useful to use an anology to explain the relationship of Pokemon Powers, Poke-Powers, and Poke-Bodies. Think of Pokemon Powers as Fruit. Now, think of Poke-Powers as apples, and Poke-Bodies as oranges. Apples and oranges are also fruit, but a fruit can be something other than an apple or an orange. Similarly, Poke-Bodies and Poke-Powers are Pokemon Powers, but not all Poekmon Powers are one or the other-all older ones are neither. Somethings, like diseases, affect all fruit, just as many things affect all Pokemon Powers, like Magby's Sputter. Other things affect just one thing, like some diseases only affect apples, and other diseases only affect oranges. Similarly, some things only affect Poke-Powers, like AQ Houndoom's Dark Impact. Finaly, there sre some things that affect all Poke-Powers and Poke-Bodies, but do not affect the other Pokemon Powers: Skyridge's Raichu's Zap hits Poke-bodies and Poke-Powers, but not Pokemon Powers (like LC Alakazam's Damage Swap). At least, I didn't see a ruling on it, so I am going directly by the text.

Does that help any?

[ August 05, 2003, 10:16 AM: Message edited by: Otaku ]

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