8/24/00 - Personal chat transcipt by Chrisbo: - w/ a bit of modification by qasic Send all email regarding rulings to custserv@wizards.com ANNOUNCEMENTS (in order): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Hi Gang! We've done some homework for you guys with respect to hunting down some answers for last week." * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "MT Mike Do you have those ready" * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Hi gang. Let's start with some rules answers to last week's questions." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "First Misty's Staryu's SWIFT attack. The SWIFT attack ignores all Pokemon Powers, Weaknesses, Resistances, or ANY other effects that attempt to alter the amount of damage done by this attack. SWIFT does NOT prevent anything that prevents the attack from actually occuring however like Smokescreen or Transparency. So SWIFT will ignore a Defeneder that is attached to the Defending Pokemon as it is an affect that is attempting to alter the amount of damage done by the attack." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Second, the RECALL Trainer card. This has the same sort of effect as Metronome or Ditto in that any self-referencing in the attack is changed to the active Pokemon's name instead. Meaning if you used RECALL to use the Energy Loop attack on Sabrina's Abra when it is evolved to Sabrina's Kadabra (or Sabrina's Alakazam), you would replace the topmost evolution step's name into the attack. In other words you would still have to return a psychic energy card attached to it in order to the Energy Loop attack. The easiest way to think of it is that the RECALL Trianer gives the Active Pokemon the attack of your choice from one of its previous evolutions, with all of its positive and negative effects affecting your active Pokemon. So if you used RECALL on Gyarados to use Magickarp's Flail attack, it is possible for that attack to do up to 90 damage." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Rocket's Scyther's Shadow Images attack is NOT cumulative." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Clarification on the whole Knock Out/triggered effects steps in Pokemon as well. When a Pokemon receives sufficient damage to be Knocked Out it is INSTANTLY Knocked out (before anything else is done). HOWEVER, Prize cards are NOT drawn AND replacement Pokemon are NOT moved up until ALL triggered effects are resolved. Meaning that if Blaine's Moltres does its attack and Knocks out Dark Gyarados, the Dark Gyarados would get its chance with its Final Beam attack effect BEFORE the Moltres can return to your hand (if you flipped tails). Blaine's Moltres states that it would be returned to your hand AFTER DOING DAMAGE. This means AFTER all triggered effects are resolved (in this case the Dark Gyarados's Final Beam). So after everything has resolved THEN prizes are drawn and replacement Benched Pokemon are moved up (with the player whose turn is next choosing first)." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Lastly as some of you may have heard, we will be making appearances at some of the East Coast Mall Tour stops. Dark Master Trainer Mike (our boss) will be at the Baltimore and Miami stops, Master Trainer Pat will appear at the Chicago location, and I (Master Trainer Mike) will be at the Boston stop. So stop by and say hello, and bring your best decks to show us what you can do!!" QUESTIONS: ~~~~~~~~~~~ 15. Does Ditto keep its resistance and weakness after it transforms and gain the weakness and resistance of the Pokemon it transform into? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Ditto will copy all the characteristics of the Pokemon that it transforms into, while it is transformed it doesn't have it's original Weak/res." 22. If i use gust of wind for Ditto, he automatically becomes my active pokemon with transform, right? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Yes." 23. Are there any advantages to the trainer: Charity? I don't think it does any good for the user of this trainer...or am I wrong? If so, what are the benefits? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Good for dealing with Mr Mime...that's about it..." 24. According to Charity, you may reduce the damage you deal to the defending pokemon. Common laws of math state that you may increase an amount by reducing by a negative number. So, can you reduce by say, -100, to deal 100 more damage? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Ummmm no." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "No donuts for you smart guy." 30. Doesn't the Ancient Mew have the same name as Mew? It has 3 runes for the name. We've seen conflicting answers on this. PokePop:TC * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "No it does not. Ancient Mew is a different name so if you were foolish and wanted 4 of that lousy card in yoru deck with 4 Mews you could." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "However, I did hear that the ancient Mew card will no longre be allowed in Sanctioned Play as it is considered a non-playable card just like the oversized Pikachu." 32. Mr. Mime's Sleight of Hand reads. "Choose up to three cards from your hand and put them on top of your deck. Then search your deck for that many basic Energy cards. Show these cards to your opponent, then put them your hand. Shuffle your deck afterwards." Can we simply keep putting cards back into our deck and not draw energy if there is none left? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "No you cannot." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "But we will check that answer with R&D first." 34. If you have a PlusPower attached to an attack that does 10 damage, would Erika's Dratini receive 10 or 20 damage after applying the "Strange Barrier" pokemon power. * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "It would take 10, as you add Trainer effects BEFORE relevent Pokemon Powers." 39. What happens to the Voltorb card when you Buzzap an Electrode? Does it stay attached or does it go into the discard pile? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "The Voltorb goes to the dicard pile." 41. If you have a DCE on Erika's Oddish (40HP) can you Energy Transfer it to another grass Pokemon? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Yes, you can, though it will change back as soon as it's transfered." 42. Can you do an Energy Flow on a Buzzap'd Electrode to return it (and its attached Voltorb) into your hand? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "You could return the Buzzaped Electrode to your hand as it is now an energy card but the Voltorb is already discarded by this point so it would not return." 47. Do you lose if you flip tails on Blaine's Moltres with no bench? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Yes the way it is written you would lose as you would not have a Pokemon in play, so I wouldn't risk it." 51. If Hitmonchan uses crosscounter and dratini tails strikes for 30 and I flip heads with Crosscounter will Erika's Dratini be Ko'd? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "No, because Crosscounter actually says that it is an attack, so Erika's Dratini would Strange Barrier." 53. Last week it was said Goop Gas made Energy Burned cards revert to original Energy. This conflicts with a ruling saying a Slept Char's Energy stayed Fire. PokePop:TC * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Sorry but MT Pat was wrong." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "The energy would NOT revert." 56. can Magikarp do fail for 90 wiht recall? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "No, but Gyarados could." 57. Do you apply weakness and resistance for Team Rockets Hitmochan cross counter? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Yes, you do" 59. Erika's Oddish's pokemon power makes all energy grass energy. Does it stay that way when I evolve? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Nope." 62. "A" has a Rocket's Hitmonchan with 1 fighting energy & 20 damage. "A" attacks with Crosscounter. "B" has Mr. Mime with 2 psychic energies. "B" attacks with Meditate for 30 damage, plus 30 more for weakness, for a total of 60 damage. Does Mr. Mime * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "You wouldn't count the weakness, but the Crosscounter would return an attack for 60 damage against Mr.Mime." 70. Rocket's Scyther's Shadow Images reads "Whenever Rocket's Scyther is attacked, your opponent flips a coin. If tails this attack does no damage to Rocket's Scyther (Any other effects of the attack still happen) This effect lasts until Rocket's Scyther takes damage or is benched or is evolved." So, say a defending pokemon had an attack [L] Damage: 10, Text: Flip a coin if heads the defending pokemon is poisoned, would that pokemon flip two coins, if either was heads shadow images is no longer in effect?" * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Yes." 86. It's my understanding from the translation of the Ancient Mew card that it's name is simply "Mew" (c'mon, there's only three symbols) and you should not be allowed to have 4 of them PLUS 4 normal Mews in a deck. Please confirm, thanks. * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Sorry but in our cards it is Ancient Mew, a different name, (this comes from R&D)." 90. "Ancient Mew" is just the nickname of the card, like "Movie Promo Mewtwo". Why is it considered a different name? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "That's what R&D told us today, I thought the same thing..." 91. Earlier you stated that all effects of the attack must be resolved prior to getting your prize. What happens in the case of Team Rockets Meowth where you each have just one prize left and at the end of the flips you would bothe be knocked out. Accor * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Game ends in a draw." 95. When I use Trash Exchange, do I shuffle Trash Exchange back into my deck too? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "I assume that you don't, but we'll double check on that for next week." 113. 'No Removal Gym' - after you discard 2 cards, you still need to pay for the Super Energy Removal, correct? or does the 2 cards pay for it...? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Yes, you would still have to discard the energy for SER" 118. Can an energy-burned rainbow energy still be moved around with energy transfer? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "No, you wouldn't be able to do that" 127. is there a limit to how many fire energies i can attach to dark charizard? with 5 or 6, his damage would KO almost anything * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "There is no limit, but you have to flip heads for damage and then you would have to discard that energy card. Its tough but limited." 128. Any news on being able to Recall TR Magicarp's RapidEvolution to stack multiple Gyaradoses (or would that be Gyaradese)? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Yes, MT Mike, didn't R&D say that yes you could do that, but that you would ignore the previous evolution." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Yes you can do that. The older Guarados would basically be out of play (turn it upside down under the basic Pokemon). If you devolved that Pokemon it would go back to the earlier stage evolution NOT the previous Gyarados. The out of play Gyaradoses stay until the enbtire Pokemon leaves play." * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "R&D is talking with Japan about possible illegal evolution rules but at this time you CAN do that with Recall." * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "So, for instance, I have a Magikarp evolved to Gyarados. If I use Recall to Rapid Evolve into D. Gyarados. Then I would turn the other Gyrados upside down and ignore it until that Pokemon gets ko'd" 130. If you devolve a Charizard with Devolution Spray into Charmeleon after you use Energy Burn,can you use flamethrower? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Sure, the energy will stay fire energy until the end of the turn" 134. If the opponent retreats their active after a successful Misty's Tentacool's Crystal attack, would they be able to attach energy to it? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "That's an attack effect that will be removed in the normal ways." 140. Clarification on Mr. Mime v. R. Hitmonchan: Mimes attack doubles from 30 to 60, but Chan bases his CrossCounter on 30x2, not 60x2? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "It would be 60 by 2, you're right." 162. Re: Q#62. Wouldn't Mr.Mime's Invisible Wall prevent 60 damage from Rocket's Hitmonchan Crosscounter attack? Why wouldn't you count weakness, if you were playing weakness & resistance? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Yes, it would, I didn't calculate in the Weakness before..." 169. Can for example Sabrina's Slowpoke evolve into Dark Slowbro or fossil? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "No, you would have to evolve it to Sabrina's Slowpoke" 178. Anything from R&D on the Clefable/Rocket Karp thing? (I still say you can't evolve) * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "At this point you can, but we'll be checking with Creatures on this one." * Master_Trainer_Pat nods solemnly. 190. Can you get R&D to reconsider the Ancient Mew thing? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "They already have, besides Ancient Mew will NOT be allowed as a playable cards in sanctioned events anyway." * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "It's not that good, either." 200. Would it be possible to use 4 Blaine's Vulpix, 4 Brock's Vulpix, and 4 Base Vulpix in the same deck, or would it constitute an illegal deck? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "You could as they all have different names." 209. If a Rocket's Snorlax gets attacked and gets hit with sleep, and it wasn't asleep before the attack, would Rocket Snorlax's Poke Power deal 20 to the Pokemon that put it to sleep * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Nope." 212. Can I evolve Team's Rockets Meowth into Dark Persian? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Nope." 213. Sorry if you already answered this in an earlier chat, but here goes. If a Dark Golbat uses Sneak Attack on a Dark Gyarados and KOs it, will it deal 20 times the number of water, with heads on the toss, to the Defending Pokemon, or to Dark Golbat(assuming the two are different)? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Final Beam says that it triggers when D. Gyarados is knocked out by an attack. D. Golbat's P Power is not an attack." 215. Can energy removal remove a DCE? and is it the same for super E.R? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Yes thye can." 217. The TCG gameboy game doesn't allow evolutions from Clefairy Doll. But in real life...You can evolve Clefairy Doll into any stage 1, right? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "NO!!!!!" 219. If i have a NidoKing as my active and i do toxic does it immediatly do 40 damage after my turn? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "It will do 20 for the attack and 20 for the poison at the end of your turn" 220. i'm confused about water gun like poliwags water gun(normal plain old poliwag) when it says does 10 more damage for every water energy attached to poliwag but not used to pay for this attack's energy cost you can't add mor than 20 damage in this way does that mean as many energies that is on him only 20 damage can be added? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Correct." 221. Re Q128: Thanks for the answer on Recall & RapidEvolution. Now then, if using DevoSpray it says you can choose a level of Evolution. What if you stack multiple Gyaradoses to allow you to use DevoSpray to "pick & choose"? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "You cannot choose one of those previously played Gyaradoses. When you played another from Rapid Evolution using Recall, the older version in effect leaves play and cannot be devolved to it. We mentioned this earlier in the announcements." 225. Do you apply weakness and resistance to R. Hitmonchan's Crosscounter? It says he ATTACKS for double the damage but it could be just straight damage. * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "You would apply weakness and Resistance to the Crosscounter attack." 232. Can Promo Eevee's pokemon power, chain reaction, cause it to evolve even if it's not "Eevee's" turn? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Yes." 235. blastoise's Rain dance says that you may attach a water energy to any water Pokemon. does that include from your deck * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "No." 236. With tickling Machine, can your opponent use the cards, even though they can look aty them * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "You're opponent's cards are out of play, so no they can't look at them or use them." 250. i read a magazine that said ancient mews stats don't remember the magazin can u conformhis hp is 40 and his attock does 80 or 60? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Our version has 30 hps." 253. if i have a Dark Gyrados who uses Ice beam and flips heads does it do 30 to a Mr Mime (Because of Paraliys) Sorry if that's been asked already * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "It would NOT do 30 damage as the damage is done BEFORE the paraylsis effect, so Mr Mime's Barrier would prevent the damage." 255. How exactly does Sabrina's ESP work? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "You attach it to a Pokemon with Sabrina in the name. If any attack uses coin flips, you can flip all of those coins again (basically giving you 2 chances to get the result you want)." 252. If you have "stacked Gyaradoses" (from a Recall'd RapidEvolution), can you use Recall to use one of the other Gyaradoses attacks? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "No, this is how it was described to us: If you use Rapid Evolution on a Magikarp that has already R. Evolved. Then you take the Gyarados or D. Gyarados that was there first, turn it upside down and place it beneath that Magikarp. It is considered out of play until that Pokemon gets K.O'd" 261. can eevee use Chain Reaction if Aerodactyl is in play? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Yup." 262. Does Misty's Staryu Swift ignore defender? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Yup." 264. Can they use the card they drew at the start of their turn, or does that join the others out of play (Tickling Machine again) * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Yes, they could." 265. if u used porygons conversion 1, what would happen if u change the defending pkmn's weakness to the smaame type that it is resistance against * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "It would have the same weakness and resistance. Weakness is calculated first in an attack." 270. do i re-flip all the coin for sabrina's Haunter's Night Spirints? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Do you mean if you have S. ESP attached? Then, yes, you would." 278. So in the case of "Stacked Gyaradoses", what will Mew's Devolution Beam do to it/them? * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Nothing, as already stated you ignore them." 285. In Dark Vileplume, if it's weakness is fighting is it a miss-print or what? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "The non-holo was a misprint though it should be played as is." 296. Do you get a Prize for defeating each Stacked Gyarados? * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "No, they're out of play." 304. Sorry to be a pain, but please clarify exactly what I'm supposed to do when my opponent uses Mew's DevolutionBeam on my "stacked Gyaradese" * Master_Trainer_Mike says, "Ok, you simply remove the in plkay Gyarados card (the last one played). Your Pokemon is now a Magikarp, tat simple. The other Gyarodoses are OUT OF PLAY and do NOT affect the game in any way!!!" * Master_Trainer_Pat says, "Chrisbo, you earned your donuts today...now quit with the Gyarados'"