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Single Strike Urshifu VMAX's "G-Max One Blow" attack says "Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. This attack’s damage isn’t affected by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon." Does this mean I discard all Energy before calculating damage for the attack, or do I discard the Energy after...

Please forgive me if I am just being thick, but when Big Parasol reads As long as the Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot, prevent all effects of attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon done to all of your Pokémon. (Existing effects are not removed. Damage is not an effect.) In...

Obviously not a pressing concern, but someone asked for ruling advice, so I thought I'd post the question here: In the Unlimited Format, can you play Wally (XY - Roaring Skies 94/108, 107/108; Generations RC27/RC32) from hand during your first turn? We all know that the current rules state...

Not that this is a common problem or anything, but between card effects that care about hand size and the "Blow-Away Bomb" Ability on both Koffing (SM - Cosmic Eclipse 76/236, 234/236) and Weezing (SM - Cosmic Eclipse 77/236), I'm curious as to whether or not you can use Roxie when you can't...

Thank you for explaining! Sorry for making things complicated when they needn't be. ^^'

Wonderful article. I wrote some very clunky Card of the Day reviews, and for the five people who still read those, it would have been much better if I would have linked here than bloated the article with my own less clear explanation. XP There was one part in the article that left me...

Hello! This question is really about Tag Switch and any Energy card that provides multiple units of Energy, but it seems easiest to express the question by plugging in actual cards. Let us say I am playing a game in the Expanded Format. I have two copies of Garchomp & Giratina-GX in play, and...

Can I still play Jessie & James if one player has no cards in hand to discard? Can I still play Jessie & James if one or both players can only discard one card for its effect? The way the text reads, it seems like discarding is an effect, which I would take as "Do what you can, so long as the...

If I use Jessie & James, then discard two copies of Weezing (Hidden Fates 29/68), will both instances of their "Surrender Now" Ability trigger? I'm getting hung up on the "Once during your turn..." clause; is it the usual reminder text or is it stating that no matter how many copies of this...

Someone asked me this question and I gave them the wrong answer, because I was thinking of BREAK Evolutions and not Level X Pokémon, so I'll ask here to make it up to them. ^^' Can card effects like those of Archie's Ace in the Hole, Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick, etc. put a Level X card directly...

Recently, Power Plant (SM - Unbroken Bonds 183/214) released, with a rather different effect than the original Power Plant Stadium that released all the way back in Aquapolis 139/147). This has led to some questions that, while more academic than practical, seem like they may be useful for...

1) When I use Welder, can I opt to attach no [R] Energy from hand, or do I need to attach at least one? 2) If zero does indeed count as an option for "up to" in this case, would that still satisfy the second clause and allow me to draw three cards? I believe the intent of the card is that I...

If someone uses Bonnie while a Prism Star Stadium card is in play... what all happens? Bonnie Trainer - Supporter You can play this card only if there is any Stadium card in play. Discard that Stadium card. During this turn, your Zygarde-GX can use its GX attack even if you have used your GX...

The Ability of Mr. Mime (SM - Team Up 66/181), "Scoop-Up Block" reads as such: Ability: Scoop-Up Block Your opponent’s Pokémon that have any damage counters on them, and any cards attached to those Pokémon, can’t be put into your opponent’s hand. Specifically, the "...and any cards attached to...

I would like to offer another perspective. A good Ban List needs to promote game balance. While it does this, it should think ahead yet be as small as it can be. Most Evolutions are designed with the idea that they require Evolving from their lower Stages and that Evolving requires those...