Clarification of Ask the rules team forum Post answer.

[runjaimerun]

Hi there, in the ask the rules team forum post

Carnivine (DEX 5) Lure Poison and Sky Pillar (CES 144)

My active carnivine (DEX 5) attacks with lure poison while sky pillar (CES 144) is in play, for the sake of this assume that neither pokémon in play on my opponent's side have any additional protections beyond what is provided by sky Pillar. Lure Poison "switch the defending pokémon with one...

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The answer provided addressed the poison specifically but not the gusting effect. since the attack targets your opponent's active pokémon I assumed that sky pillar would not block the gust either.

if this is the case then would sky Pillar also fail to block the gusting effects on these other five cards with a gusting attack that states

" switch the defending pokémon with 1 of your opponent's bench pokémon"

https://pkmncards.com/?s=+text:"Switch+the+Defending+Pokémon+with+1+of+your+opponent's+Benched+Pokémon."+f%3Ablw-on-expanded-current

Lampent Dex 59
Elektros DEX 47
Cryogonal NVI 33
Cinccino EMP 85
liepard BW 67

 

[BJJ763]

If an Attack targets the Defending to move it to the Bench, the Bench Pokémon is not protected.
But if the Attack targets a Bench Pokémon to make it the Active, then the attack fizzles.