Last edited: Tuesday, May 29th, 2001 (Added May 24th Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | * May 24th 2001 WotC Online Rules Chat -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == TRANSFORM (Ditto - Fossil Expansion) Q. Sabrina's Alakazam vs. Ditto. Obviously Ditto gets to use any Psychic Pokemon's Attacks from his bench, but does he copy Sabrina's Alakazam's Bench's attacks that are copied by it, thx to it's PP? A. Yes, because the S. Alakazam actually get's those attacks on it, so they can be copied. (May 24, 2001 WotC Chat, Q125) == TRANSPARENCY (Haunter - Fossil Expansion) Q. If my Magby attacks (or Sabrina's Gengar using Dark Wave) a fossil Haunter does the opponent get to flip for Transparency or does the effect of the attack only start at the end of my turn? A. Haunter still gets to flip, because Sputter doesn't take effect until the very end of the attack. (May 24, 2001 WotC Chat, Q215) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == FIRE SPIN (Charizard - Base Set) Q. Charizard Energy Burns a Dark Energy. He discards it to Fire Spin. Is the 10 extra damage added? Or not, because it was discarded before that step in Damage calculation? A. Yes, it does. You actually don't discard the energy until AFTER the attack is done (all other text from an attack is done AFTER damage) so you WOULD get the extra effects before discarding the energy. (May 24, 2001 WotC Chat, Q203 & Q208) Q. So if you discard a Dark Energy for fire spin, do you still get the 10 damage to yourself? A. No, because the 10 damage is between turns, at which point it won't be there. (May 24, 2001 WotC Chat, Q218) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == ARCADE GAME (Neo: Genesis Expansion) Q. All Basic Energy cards are named "Energy" for the sake of Arcade Game. Are Special Energy cards also named "Energy" or do they have unique names for the purposes of Arcade Game? A. No, they're not. That was a mistake from last week. (May 24, 2001 WotC Chat, Q114) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. If I use Arcade Game and get any combination of Metal Energy, Darkness Energy, Rainbow Energy, Full Heal Energy, Potion Energy, DCE, or any basic energy for 2 or 3 cards, do I get to keep the cards or not? A. Yes, you do. (May 17, 2001 WotC Chat, Q31) == KOGA'S NINJA TRICK (Gym: Challenge Expansion) Q. Can you use Koga's Ninja Trick for Base Machamp or Rocket's Hitmonchan's 'recoil' effects? Or just Rocket's Hitmonchan's? A. You could use that for Rocket's Hitmochan because that effect is an 'attack' but not for Machamp [Ed.Note: because Machamp's "Strikes Back" is a power, not an attack]. (May 24, 2001 WotC Chat, Q16) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8