Author Archives: bulbasnore

Image links in Compendium LvX Updated

With many thanks to our friend Dave Christian (PokeGym Member – The Gorn) at pokepedia.net, we’ve finally used the file he gave us last summer and updated the database that creates the links from the Compendium rulings to the Researching Tower images.
The result is a more complete reference when you want to look at a [...]

A few notes while we wait…

Yes, we’re waiting on some big post-Worlds rulings and also Arceus is about to hit the Compendium big time. Meawhile, here are two small notes.
PDF Version. A couple months ago, we got the Acrobat version of the Compendium automated. It kicks in at midnight Pacific Time, or thereabouts. For fans of the PDF version, you [...]

Buried Treasure – Rediscovering Lv.X Answers

Now that the EX series cards, with their different meanings for the terms “Trainer” and “Basic Pokémon or Evolution card”, have been removed from the modified format allowed at Premier events, there are fewer posted questions about basic rules changes introduced by Diamond and Pearl. We premiere event players and Pokémon League members are now so used to the [...]

New Compendium Site Theme and Review of 2008 Projects

We had a lot of changes for the Rulings Compendium and its website in 2008: the Compendium leveled up, gaining a hyperlinked index, links to relevant scans from the gallery and shifting to cover all the most relevant rulings for modified format. Last Fall we moved the Compendium back to its own site, at a [...]

Judges – heads up heading into City Championships

New rulings, new cards and new things to watch out for with the latest batch of rulings form the Stormfront expansion.

Tell us what you think…

Team Compendium is seeking your comments on the new Pokémon Rulings Compendium site.

The Finer Points

Over the course of the season, Team Compendium, the PTOs and judges at big events often hear directly from the POP leadership on how the game should be played; those rulings are often put into place for big events, such as National Championships or Worlds. At my Battle Roads, I found myself coaching my players [...]

New Compendium Site

Ah! We’re once again in the midst of making the Compendium site more accessible and more feature-filled. Please bear with us. The basics are all here…