Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Wording on Ludicolo's Poke-Body

Venusaur

Venusaur

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Poké-Body: Overzealous: If your opponent has any Pokémon-ex in play, each of Ludicolo's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon.


Shouldnt it say do, not does?
 
lol and yea just to clarify ludicolo only refers to the overzelaous one. Although if that wasnt't true imagin how good ludi would be even more than it is. for 1 water you can do 60 heal your self :biggrin:
 
i think "does" is correct.

"does" refers to "each." if you said the sentence without everything else in between, "each does 30 more damage" sounds more correct than "each do 30 more damage."

if you wanted to use "do," i think it would be "all of Ludicolo's attacks DO 30 more damage," or simply lose all of that and same "Ludicolo's attacks DO 30 more damage."

but as written, with "each" there, i believe it is correct.
 
garsh0p said:
i think "does" is correct.

"does" refers to "each." if you said the sentence without everything else in between, "each does 30 more damage" sounds more correct than "each do 30 more damage."

if you wanted to use "do," i think it would be "all of Ludicolo's attacks DO 30 more damage," or simply lose all of that and same "Ludicolo's attacks DO 30 more damage."

but as written, with "each" there, i believe it is correct.
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hmm I guess you're right but it still doesnt sound right :(

I tried an experiment. I went to microsoft word and typed in 2 sentences the program would understand.

Each of John’s attacks does 30 more damage to the enemy.
Each of John’s attacks do 30 more damage to the enemy.

For the sentence with do, the grammar check would try to change it to does :(
 
it sounds wrong..therefore i will take this sharpie and fix it! *scribbles over Ludicolo* all done! XD
 
Yeah, since each is singular, the verb do in the present tense takes the form of does. Each is the noun in this case, not the attacks. The attacks would then be an object(a direct object if I'm not mistaken). What does an extra 30 damage? The attacks do an extra 30 damage.

So, since 'attacks' is not the noun in this scenario, the sentence would not need the plural present form of do. Each is the noun, which is singular, so it uses does.

I think it's all clarified now?
 
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