This came up at San Diego Pre-Release:
If I have a Pokémon that is poisoned this turn, with Aqua Belt attached, if Aqua Belt succeeds in allowing me to evolve the Pokémon, does the Belt remove the poison condition before it does damage?
This is how we ruled:
The person who controls the Pokémon with the Belt card attached has the option to allow the special condition action to take effect -- or not -- before evolving the Pokémon. Once the Pokémon evolves, the special condition is removed. The condition can be removed by evolution in this case before its effect (poison damage, flip for burn) is applied.
This seemed consistent with previous rulings about the order of condition effects between turns being at the option of the person in control of the card. Is this right?
If I have a Pokémon that is poisoned this turn, with Aqua Belt attached, if Aqua Belt succeeds in allowing me to evolve the Pokémon, does the Belt remove the poison condition before it does damage?
This is how we ruled:
The person who controls the Pokémon with the Belt card attached has the option to allow the special condition action to take effect -- or not -- before evolving the Pokémon. Once the Pokémon evolves, the special condition is removed. The condition can be removed by evolution in this case before its effect (poison damage, flip for burn) is applied.
This seemed consistent with previous rulings about the order of condition effects between turns being at the option of the person in control of the card. Is this right?
