---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pokemon Chat Report - Thursday, December 21, 2000 by Ka-Lok Fung - Scrye Contributing Editor Rules Only version edited by PokePop ---------------------------------------------------------------------- master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #1 from pikabruce: If Croconaw (70 HP) does Screech, and your opponent's Electabuzz does Thunderpunch and flips tails, who gets the extra 20 HP damage, Croconaw or Electabuzz? master_trainer_mike says, "Electabuzz would take an extra 20 damage in this case." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #2 from chrisbo: What ways other than "Scoop Up" or evolving can be used to remove the status effect from Quilava's "Char" attack? (NOTE: Benching does not remove this effect) master_trainer_pat says, "Basically, you got" master_trainer_pat says, "them all there" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #5 from pikabruce: If your Slowking and Chaos Gym are both in play, and your opponent wants to play a trainer card, what flip goes first? master_trainer_mike says, "It depends on who is the active player and who conrols what effect." master_trainer_mike says, "If you control both, and it was your turn, you couldchoose the order they occur." master_trainer_mike says, "Active players effects go first otherwise." master_trainer_mike says, "Just like Magic!!!" master_trainer_pat says, "How's that for confusing? Remember, 'this isn't Magic'...yea, that's it." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #6 from nickandneo: For Neo Electabuzz's attack (Swift), do you count a Defender? I know this is going to be asked just like Misty's Staryu. master_trainer_pat says, "No, you wouldn't." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #7 from chrisbo: If you have a Metal Energy attached and that Pokémon does an attack with only 10 damage, would an attached Plus Power be calculated before or after the Metal Energy "penalty"? What would the end total damage be (10 or zero)? master_trainer_pat says, "Metal energy effect would be applied first...this is covered in the Neo Rulebook" master_trainer_pat says, "Which I wish you guys had access to, but..." [Ed Note: This doesn't really answer the question. Must be clarified] master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #9 from pikabruce: If Mukrow has 2 Darkness Energy attached, and attacks the defending Pokemon with Feint Attack, how much damage does the defending Pokemon receive? master_trainer_pat says, "40 HP damage. Darkness will only add extra if you attack the Defending Pokemon w/ the attack." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #12 from pikabruce: If Mukrow has 2 Darkenss Energy attached, and attacks a benched Pokémon with Feint Attack, how much damage does that Pokemon receive? master_trainer_mike says, "20 (darkness only adds to attacks to the defending pokemon)" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #10 from chrisbo: If you have a Darkness Energy attached, and that Pokémon does an attack with no damage (i.e. TR Oddish's SleepPowder), does the D Energy still add +10 to the damage? If so would then an attached Plus Power also cause an additional+10 too? master_trainer_pat says, "Check the wording...it's similar to Plus Power in that it will only do extra if it does damage in the first place." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #15 from pikabruce: If Ditto had 3 energy and is opposite Blaine's Charizard, can you choose how many (1, 2, or 3) of Ditto's energy are fire energy (and would be discarded with Roaring Flames)? master_trainer_pat says, "Yes, you could because you can do that with Ditto." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #16 from chrisbo: Does "Recycle Energy" go back into your hand if you discard it as part of a retreat cost? Does it go back into your hand if it's attached to a Pokémon that gets knocked out? master_trainer_mike says, "yes in both cases" master_trainer_pat says, "Don't be discarding it for Item Finder and expecting to get it back though..." master_trainer_pat smiles. master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #19 from bigdaddysnorlax: Question on the wording of the "Berry" Pokemon Tools. They say "between turns you may" but it goes on to say "at the start of your turn if there are 4or more counters you will remove them". Is it optional? master_trainer_mike says, "no it isn't" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #20 from chrisbo: "Rocket's Secret Experiment" says that if tails you can't play trainers until the end of your next turn. So if I understand correctly that means that I'm done, my opponent plays, and I still can't play trainers until I'm done a second time. Right? master_trainer_pat says, "Correctomundo, Chrisbo" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #22 from puritys_echidna: Which coin flip would come first, Slowking or Chaos gym? master_trainer_mike says, "depends on who controls which one and whose turn it is." master_trainer_mike says, "The player who is going must flip for the effects they control (if they have Slowking or they played the Chaso Gym) befroe the effects of the defending player are done." master_trainer_mike says, "if you control both, you choose the order" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #23 from crazy_nut_man: can use rainbow energy/electrode and count it as dark/metal?? master_trainer_pat says, "Yes, but when you do so you will not get the 'bonus' effects that those actual energy cards provide." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #24 from chrisbo: Do Pokemon Tools stay attached to the Pokemon when it evolves? master_trainer_mike says, "yup" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #29 from pokesensei: Hi guys! Get my X-Mas cards?:). Anyway, for the record, can a Pokemon Tool be attached to a Pokémon (& vice versa) that already has another trainer card(Defender, Plus Power, etc...) to it? master_trainer_mike says, "thank you!!! Yes you could attach a tool to a Pokémon that had another trainer on it (as long as it isn't a tool as well)" master_trainer_pat says, "Great rendition of 'Twas the night before Christmas' on the 'Gym this morning." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #30 from pokemon_john: Any Neo errata that we should be concerned about? BTW, will there be an errata for Marill to say that the additional energy for the Water Gun attack has to be Water energy? (meaning 2 Water Energy and a DCE would not be able to do40 damage...) *waves Canadian flag again* master_trainer_mike says, "Nope, play Marril as is. Wow! With a DCE you could do 40 on turn 3!!!" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #31 from pokesensei: If a Scorch marker is on a Pokemon via Quilava`s Scorch attack, does it come off when the Pokemon evolves or is benched? master_trainer_mike says, "Scorch? You mean char?" master_trainer_mike says, "It stays if the Pokemon is benched, but is removed if it evolves or leaves pay" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #33 from porygon_maniac17: Happy Holidays, and On Piloswine, does the first attack, Freeze, prevent attacks as long as it's in play through the whole game? master_trainer_pat says, "Yes." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #34 from cardsellerjames: How rare are the square cut prototype cards?? master_trainer_mike says, "who's been talking!?!?!??!" master_trainer_pat says, "they're pretty hard to get, that's for sure." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #35 from marril2000: is the 80 damage on Typhlosion LV 57 an error(to high)? master_trainer_pat says, "Nope." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #37 from cardsellerjames: What is the deal with the Prerelease Base Raichu?? Was this really printed by error when the clefables were printed?? master_trainer_mike says, "we plead the 5th" master_trainer_pat says, "No comment." [Ed. Note: That's probably as close to a confirmation as we are going to get!] master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #54 from pokesensei: Again for the record...If the Eco GYm Trainer is in play,how many non-colorless energy cards can be returned to my hand if my opponent used an SER on one of my Pokemon(2 or 1)? master_trainer_pat says, "Yes." master_trainer_pat says, "Both" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #57 from lord_gothmog: This is a highly important question. Can you use a Pokemon Breeder to evolve a Baby Pokemon into a Stage 1 card? master_trainer_pat says, "Nope, Breeder actually says ''Stage 2' on it." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #60 from porygon_maniac17: Can you play Card-Flip Game with Here Comes Team Rocket? master_trainer_pat says, "No, because Card Flip game has to be used on face-down cards." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #61 from toshin007: if a baby counts as a basic pokemon, does a baby power counts as a pokemon power? master_trainer_mike says, "nope!" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #62 from nickandneo: Is Murkrow's 'Feint Attack' an error? Some people say it is but I don't think so. Doesn't feint mean to do a false movement of attack? master_trainer_pat says, "Nope." master_trainer_mike says, "very good, you studied in school didn't you" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #63 from puritys_echidna: if I have a dark energy on ditto and its copying a dark Pokémon, would it take the damage? master_trainer_pat says, "No, it wouldn't." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #66 from pokesensei: If EcoGym is in play, can a Rainbow Energy card be returned to my hand?Also,if it`s on a colorless Pokemon? master_trainer_mike says, "yes it can, also Rainbow energy CAN'T provide colorless ([colorless] is not a basic type)" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #67 from crazy_nut_man: if you use dark energy on say "Dark (TR SET)" would it do more damage?? master_trainer_pat says, "Yes..." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #68 from scrye_fung: Re. Q9. Even w/ Darkness Energy on, are you positive that this energy provide +10 to the attack against the Defending Pokemon? I'm wondering because there's no 20 to the right of the text. Thx. master_trainer_mike says, "yes it says if an attack from this pokemonw (with dark energy attached) da" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #73 from nightmare_of_solomon: Does the Bellsprout Tower cause colorless pokemon to resistant to themselves, ie. hurting themselves in confusion, or Chansey hurting itself in confusion doing 50 instead of 80. master_trainer_pat says, "Yes." master_trainer_mike says, "chansey would only hit itself for 20 if confused btw" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #77 from puritys_echidna: does DCE get put back in your hand with eco Gym or not? Eco Gym just says any non [*] master_trainer_mike says, "no, any card that provides colorless energy is considered a colorless energy card even if it provides 2" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #78 from nightmare_of_solomon: must an opponent flip a coin for every slowking you have in play, or just once when the try to use a trainer and you have a slowking in play master_trainer_pat says, "once for every Slowking in play." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #79 from pokesensei: Describe "In Play"(as in Recycle Energy) for all the Trainers out there. master_trainer_pat says, "Easiest way to describe that would be any card that has been placed on the table for use in game...in other words, cards in your hand and cards in your discard pile or library are _not_in play." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #81 from pikabruce: Does Recycle Energy go back into your hand if it is discarded from Wildfire? master_trainer_mike says, "yes it would BUT wildfire only has you discard fire energy so you would have had to changed it into that somehow" [Ed Note: It would not go back to your hand if Wildfired from your deck by an opponent] master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #82 from chrisbo: Re: Q10 Darkness Energy - The spoiler text I have doesn't say "if the attack does damage". The way I read it, Darkness Energy would do +10 damage regardless. master_trainer_mike says, "stop reading spoilers, read the cards" master_trainer_mike says, "it says on the card if damage done to the defending pokemon" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #84 from crazy_nut_man: If ditto has a "recycle energy" attached and 2 damage counters on it and the active is Mysterious Fossil does that mean that u get the recycle energy back into your hand, if you decide to knock out Ditto?? master_trainer_mike says, "yes you would" [Ed Note: You don't get to "decide" to KO Ditto. You have to, no choice] master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #86 from lord_gothmog: Did you know that Promo Marill is misphrased, in that Water Gun can be increased in damage by 20 with a DCE, and will it be errata'd? master_trainer_mike says, "yes we know, and no it won't be" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #88 from magmar2000: If Focus Band is attached to Giovanni's Machamp, and it is KOed, what effect comes first? It's Pokemon Power, or the Focus Band? master_trainer_mike says, "you would choose, as they have the same effect, you choose the order of resolution" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #92 from nightmare_of_solomon: If Sunflora's attack receives all tails, does that mean it is not confused, for the attack states that after the damage is done, this Pokémon is confused. master_trainer_pat says, "Yes, it would be." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #93 from soslowpoke: do Plus Power and defender count as Pokemon Tools? master_trainer_mike says, "nope" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #102 from pikabruce: If Brock's Ninetales has Shapeshifted into a Blaine's Pokemon (say Blaine's Rapidash), can the Blaine trainer card be used to attach 2 fire energy during a turn? master_trainer_pat says, "Yes." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #104 from oldman405: say I have neo onix & it has evolved into Steelix & has 100 damage on it. I play recall. It's attack does 110 damage right? master_trainer_mike says, "yes it would" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #105 from scrye_fung: Say I got 4 DCE on my Ditto opposing Meganium's Wild Growth Pokemon Power. How much energy would Ditto have? master_trainer_pat says, "8." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #109 from scrye_fung: How much energy would there be on a Ditto (with 4 DCE) opposite Meganium's Wild Growth? master_trainer_pat says, "8" master_trainer_pat says, "Read Meganium very carefully." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #110 from crazy_nut_man: If Wooper (CARD #82) does AMNESIA on Scyther's "Slash". My opponenant has a Chansey with one Fire Energy attached. Scyther retreats for free. Then he retreats Chansey with the Fire Energy. He brings up Scyther. Does that mean that Scyther can use Slash this turn or not?? master_trainer_pat says, "Considering the way the attack is worded, we both say no. We will double check though" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #111 from soslowpoke: if a Neo Electabuzz uses Swift while a Plus Power is attached to it, will it know out Mr.Mime? master_trainer_pat says, "No, because you add the effects of Pokemon Powers after Trainer cards/energy cards." master_trainer_pat says, "I'm taking a look at the Swift attack again and it does look like it would KO Mr Mime...due to it not being effected by P-mon Powers" master_trainer_pat says, "My mistake" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #117 from oldman405: On the attack screech attack, ex. Croconaw level 34, does it mean that if the Pokémon you're defending against does damage to itself, it takes 20 more damage? master_trainer_mike says, "correct" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #118 from pokesensei: Will a Metal Energy prevent Poison on a non-Metal Pokemon? Char Damage? Will it also prevent confusion damage(the 10 points) if on a non-metal Pokemon? master_trainer_pat says, "First part no. Second part, yes. Third, yes." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #119 from waruimyuutsuu: My friend and I have a situation: When exactly does a person deck out? I believe it is when they have 0 cards left at the beginning of their turn. However, my friend insists that the player can still win the game if he or she picks up all of his or master_trainer_mike says, "you lose if you cannot draw a card at the start of your turn, you have no time to play after that if you can't, game over" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #122 from crazy_nut_man: If ditto does a Mega Burn to Sabrina's Alakzam. It is still alive. Then the next turn can ditto use Mega Burn?? master_trainer_pat says, "No, it cannot." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #123 from oldman405: On sunkern's attack of growth - if you get heads is this 2 MORE grass energy besides the 1 you may have just played? master_trainer_mike says, "yes" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #124 from supra: does Life Drain work through Transparency? master_trainer_pat says, "No." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #127 from oldman405: On arcade game does it mean like - trainer, trainer, energy or cleffa, cleffa, energy? master_trainer_mike says, "it means more like the second choice, a trainer would be by its specific name" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #132 from oldman405: On ecogym - Would an attack of yours that discarded an energy still be discarded? master_trainer_pat says, "Yes, it would" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #133 from crazy_nut_man: If you attach a pluspower to electabuzz (base set). You do thunderpunch. You flip a tails...Does that mean u attach 1 or 2 damage counters on electabuzz?? master_trainer_mike says, "pluspower only adds to damage done to defending pokemon" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #135 from waruimyuutsuu: can a pokemon have multiple char counters? master_trainer_mike says, "no" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #136 from supra: can Baby Pokémon become Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed or Poisoned? master_trainer_pat says, "Sure." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #138 from oldman405: On Card flip game - If i guess its a pokemon do I guess "Pokemon" or "basic or evolution? master_trainer_pat says, "Just say Pokemon." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #139 from supra: If your opponent benched a Pokemon that has a Char counter on it, does the effect stay w/ it? master_trainer_mike says, "yes it does" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #140 from porygon_maniac17: On Snubbull's Roar attack it states, "Flip a coin. If heads, choose one opponent's benched Pokémon and switch it with defender" but then says "(Do the Damage before switching Pokémon)" What damage is the card talking about, or is this a misprint master_trainer_pat says, "When they were writing the text for this card they just used the standard template...which is incorrect in this case because Snubbull's attack does no damage. " master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #142 from crazy_nut_man: If someone is playing Sprout Tower, and Your playing a Chansey. You double edge. Does that mean that do you do 50 to the Defending Pokemon and you do 50 to yourself?? master_trainer_mike says, "yup" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #143 from oldman405: On gold berry, miracle berry & berry they are only "in effect" between turns & the start of a turn right? master_trainer_pat says, "They can only be triggered during those times yes, but they are still considered 'in play' the rest of the time." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #144 from porygon_maniac17: If you attached Metal NRG to an Erika's Dratini, would you apply the Pokémon Power first or the Metal Energy? master_trainer_mike says, "the metal energy first (like a trainer)" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #146 from supra: if you used Professor Elm, would you not be able to play trainers until the end of that turn or your next turn? master_trainer_mike says, "until the end of this turn" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #148 from crazy_nut_man: If you attach a Plus Power to Pichu, and it does Zzzap. Does it do 30 damage instead of 20 to all Pokemon with Pokemon Power?? master_trainer_pat says, "No. But it would do the extra to the defending P-monif it had a Pokemon Power" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #149 from oldman405: On Sprout Tower - I have Ditto with 3 energy on it & attack Scyther. Would I do 0 or 30 damage? master_trainer_mike says, "30, as ditto would be a grass pokemon at that point" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #151 from scrye_fung: If my opponent had used Sabrina's Kadabra's Life Drain (with a flip of heads) to reduce Horsea (NG) down to 40HP would Fin Slap do 30 or 20 damage? master_trainer_pat says, "Why? It wasn't damaged last turn was it...remember that Life Down is 'placing damage counters' not doing damage." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #152 from pocketalmonster: Can Rainbow Energy count as a Dark or Metal Energy? master_trainer_mike says, "yes, but would not provide the extra effects" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #153 from unown_master: If I were to play Metal Energy, and then (Next turn) play Rainbow energy, would that Pokémon take damage? master_trainer_pat says, "No." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #156 from oldman405: If I have a metal energy attached to a metal pokemon on my bench & my opponents attack would do 10 damage to each of my benched pokemon then the metal energy would negate that damage right? master_trainer_pat says, "Correct." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #161 from oldman405: Darkness energy - If I have 2 darkness energy on sneasal as my active &a full bench & I flip 4 heads I do 100 damage correct? master_trainer_mike says, "correct" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #163 from oldman405: Rainbow energy does not provide the darkness or metal energy requirement right? master_trainer_mike says, "wrong, darkness and metal are considered basic energy types but there are no basic metal or darkness energy cards" master_trainer_pat says, "It doesn't add the bonus abilities of those energy cards, like the extra damage from a Darkness energy." master_trainer_mike says, "so rainbow energy can be used for those requirements" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #172 from unown_master: Could I return a buzzap'd base electrode to my hand with an Ecolo Gym in play? master_trainer_pat says, "We think that the answer would be yes...but we all want to check on it, so we'll let you know." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #175 from articuno21: What happens when you put 2 steel energy on Mr. Mime? I haven't read the American card yet, so I don't exactly know master_trainer_pat says, "You figure the effects of the Metal energy first...so chances are that more attacks will be hitting Mr. Mime if you do that." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #179 from unown_master: On Murkrow, an attack is spelt "Feint attack", rather that "Faint attack" as it is in the game. Is this a mistake, or is it supposed to be "Feint" (Basicly meaning "To decive or trick"). I apologise if this has been asked before. master_trainer_mike says, "you are correct it is Feint, period" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #180 from supra: For Promo Marril, if you have 2 W and a DCE on it would it do 40 damage? master_trainer_mike says, "yes it would" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #185 from calathon: Is the Japanese Trainer card that shows Sabrina holding up a MasterBall and staring at the viewer the same as "Sabrina's Gaze"? master_trainer_pat says, "I don't know." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #188 from calathon: Is the Japanese Trainer Card that shows Sentret drinking from a bag that looks like a cow the same as "Moo Moo Milk"? master_trainer_mike says, "dunno, we don't make the japanese cards here" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #193 from scrye_fung: Re. Q109 woudl that be 8 Grass or 8 of any kind? I presume the latter. master_trainer_mike says, "8 of any kind" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #202 from nightmare_of_solomon: On Neo Onix's Screech attack, do both defending pokemon, ie. Onix and your opponent's defending recieve 20 extra from each other's attacks, or just your opponent's defending? master_trainer_mike says, "the effect ONLY goes on the DEFENDING Pokemon, as stated on the card" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #213 from oldman405: Say I have a pokemon with 50 hp active that is poisoned. I attach a gold berry to it. At the end of my turn am I knocked out by the poison or will the gold berry take effect first leaving me with 10 damage? master_trainer_pat says, "As it states in the Neo Genesis rule book...you have the choice of when to activate the Pokemon tool between turns...so yes, you would have 10 HP left." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #220 from unown_master: Say I have a benched Pokémon with steel energy attached, and an Articuno attacks with Blizzard, doing damage to it, would it take the damage? master_trainer_pat says, "You mean 'Metal' energy? No, it wouldn't take the damage." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #226 from cardsellerjames: Why was the Arbok or Charmeleon not release here in USA?? Also why was the charmeleon in topdeck earlier this year just unlimited and not W stamped master_trainer_pat says, "The ones with the stamped 'W' were not ready. So they only were distributed in Australia, the Arbok is kinda a special deal for Chinese New Year." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #227 from oldman405: Rainbow energy says "while in play rainbow energy counts as every type of BASIC energy but only provides 1 energy at a time" , the metal energy card says it is a "Special energy card". Nothing about being a basic energy master_trainer_mike says, "so??? just because there isn't a basic energy card for metal or darkness does NOT mean that they are not a basic energy type!!" master_trainer_mike says, "since there are darkness and metal Pokemon, they are considered basic energy types (colorless being the exception)." master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #228 from rainbow_trainer: Since WotC does not have a more rare card than others.... Will WotC be re-releasing the "W" Stamped Dark Charmeleon for the USA..?? master_trainer_mike says, "doubtful" master_trainer_pat says, "No. Stop and think about how difficult it is for people in other countries to get certain promo and league cards...let's just let this one be exclusive to Australia, huh?" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #235 from brocktrainer13: the pojo said there wasn't going to be a chat today, what happened? master_trainer_mike says, "they were wrong (big shock there)" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #244 from scrye_fung: If so many questions are already covered in the Neo rule book, perhaps you can get your web team to put up a PDF version online? master_trainer_mike says, "it has been suggested but you will get the actual rulebook LONG before that happens" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #256 from oldman405: can get back darkness or metal energy with energy retrieval? master_trainer_mike says, "no" master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #259 from lord_gothmog: I've asked this before, but it wasn't addressed. Can I use Energy Trans on a Venusaur to move 4 grass energy cards to a base Charizard, use Energy Burn to make those Grass Energy Card provide Fire Energy, then use Energy Trans again to move the energy to, say, a Moltres, then use Dive Bomb? Remember, they're still Grass Energy Cards, but they're providing Fire Energy because of Energy Burn. And nothing on Charizard says they have to stay on Charizard to be fire! master_trainer_mike says, "no, once you energy burn the grass energy, they are NOT grass energy (until the effect wear off), period" master_trainer_pat presents the speaker with question #261 from lord_gothmog: Why PDF files for the rulebooks and contest forms anyway? Not everybody has Acrobat Reader. master_trainer_pat says, "Because it works on both PC and Mac and Acrobat Reader is free." master_trainer_mike presents the speaker with question #266 from articuno21: If Creatures wanted you to jump off a bridge, would you do it? master_trainer_mike says, "no, but as far as Pokemon goes, they own it, so deal"