Last edited: Thursday, April 19th, 2001 (Added April 19th Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | * April 19th 2001 WotC Online Rules Chat -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BOLT (Entei - Promo) Q. For Entei, do we flip for Bolt if the was killed by posion between turns? A. No, only an attack on Entei will trigger Bolt. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q14) == INVISIBLE WALL (Mr. Mime - Jungle Expansion) Q. Does Mr Mime's Invisible Wall power prevent damage done by attacks that place damage counters such as the ones on Sabrina's Golduck, Sabrina's Kadabra & Rockets Mewtwo ? A. No, it does not. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q187) == TRANSFORM (Ditto - Fossil Expansion) Q. If Ditto previously used Venomoth’s Shift power, and Venomoth retreats for another Pokemon, does Ditto remain as the shifted type, or does the Transform power override to change Ditto into the new defending Pokemon’s type? A. Sorry, this one still doesn’t have an answer, we have a rules meeting in 2 weeks and will cover it (and argue about it) then. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == FLYTRAP (Erika's Weepinbell - Gym: Heroes Expansion) Q. Erika's Weepinbell Lv.26 Flytrap attack: If I choose a baby pokemon from the bench, do I still have to do the baby flip? A. You wouldn't have to flip for attacking the baby. [Ed.Note: This is because the attack has already begun before the baby is put into the active slot.] (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q40) == HEALING FIRE (Blaine's Ninetales - Gym: Challenge Expansion) Q. What happens when you attach a Rainbow Energy to Blaine's Ninetales when it has 10 HP left? Does it get knocked out or not? A. It would get Knocked out. Rainbow energy only counts as all types when it is already in play. You do the 10 damage from Rainbow when you attach it which takes place before it is in play and before the Healing Fire Power would trigger. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat Announcements) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. What happens when you attach a Rainbow Energy to Blaine's Ninetales when it has 10 HP left? Does it get knocked out or not? A. Since both effects happen at the same time, you would get to choose their order. So it would be at 10HP or Knocked out, your choice. (Dec 14, 2000 WotC Chat, Q273 & Q274) == METAL PINCER (Scizor - Promo) Q. For Scizors attack on the American card Metal Pincer, do you keep flipping a coin after the pokemon is knocked out or do you stop? A. You keep flipping until you get tails. Damage isn't placed until the total amount of damage is determined first. Remember you don't place damage on until the attack has finished. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q242) == PAINT (Smeargle - Promo) Q. Does Smeargle's Paint attack override Venomoth's PP: Shift? A. Yes, Shift overrides the Paint and vice versa. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q29) == PROTECTIVE FLAME (Entei - Promo) [CHRISBO NOTE: Oops, we missed this one last week] Q. If my promo Entei is active and attacks with Protective Flame, does it also protect Entei from all effects of attacks, including damage? A. No, it only protects the your benched Pokemon. (Apr 12, 2001 WotC Chat, Q41) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == FOCUS BAND (Neo: Genesis Expansion) Q. Say a pokemon with Focus Band gets hit with an attack that poisons and also does enough damage to knock it out. Even if the flip for Focus Band leaves it with 10hp remaining, wouldn’t the poison take it out immediately after that? A. Correct. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q6) == NO REMOVAL GYM (Gym: Heroes Expansion) Q. If a No Removal Gym is in play and the I have a Slowking and they play a SER, do they have to discard the cards from their hand first and the energy as the gym effects the card before it is played then it is effect by Mind Games? A. In this case, your opponent WOULD have to discard the 2 cards from their hand due to the No Removal effect to actually PLAY the SER. Then you could check for the Slowking effect, and it might have the SER have no effect and then it would get placed back on their deck. They would NOT have to discard the energy card for the SER actual effect unless that card actually resolves. (Apr 19, 2001 WotC Chat, Q65) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN CLARIFIED; See Above ***** Q. If No Removal Gym is in play and a Slowking is on the opponent's bench, if I choose to use Energy Removal do I still have to pay the two-card penalty even if the flip for Mind Games is heads and the E.R. goes on top of my deck? A. You only pay the addditional cost if you actually play the trainer. (Apr 5, 2001 WotC Chat, Q196) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8