Last edited: Thursday, October 18th, 2001 (Added October 18th Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | | * October 18th 2001 WotC Online Rules Chat -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BUZZAP (Electrode - Base Set) Q. Is a Buzzap'd Electrode considered a Special Energy Card, especially for purposes of Smoochum's Psykiss (remove special energy card)? A. Yes, it is considered a non-basic energy. So you could remove it w/ Smoochum. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q14 & Q57) Q. Can I move a Buzzap'd Electrode around with attacks like "Magnetic Lines" & "Telekinesis" that only allow moving "Basic" energy cards? A. No, you won't be able to do that. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q57) == CRYSTAL BODY (Suicune - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Does 'Crystal Body' prevent bench attack damage? A. Yes. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q76) == ENERGY CONVERTER (Porygon2 - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Porygon2's Energy Converter power : If a basic energy is treated as a Dark or Metal energy, are the additional effects of these cards active ? A. No. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q12) == HOWL (Entei - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Entei's Howl: Can you choose more than one Pokemon to attach the fire energy to? A. Yes, it's your choice. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q48) == LIGHTNING BURST (Raikou - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Raikou's Lightning Burst: Will attaching a Rainbow Energy trigger it? A. No, Rainbow is only Lightning when it is in play. Lightning Burst states that the Lightning Energy must be played from your hand. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q65) == MAGMA POOL (Magcargo - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Does Magcargo's "Magma Pool" power *require* you to move one of your Fire energy cards? And what if you use a Switch or your opponent uses Double Gust to move it to the bench; does it still happen? A. Yes, it does. If it's gusted up, or switched you do too. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q72) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BLACK FANG (Houndoom - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. When you attack with Black Fang, would you also flip for any Rainbow Energy attached? A. Yes. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q59) == FLAMETHROWER (Charmeleon - Base Set, Houndoom - Neo: Discovery Expansion, others) Q. Can I use a Rainbow Energy to pay the Fire Energy discard cost for Charmeleon's & Houndoom's "Flamethrower" attack? A. Yes, it counts as Fire energy. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q52) == GENETIC MEMORY (Kingdra - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Kingdra's first attack "Genetic Memory", says that you can copy any attack from basic or evolution; so does that mean that we can use Kingdra's second attaack "Twister" for one colorless? A. Nope, that can only copy attacks from previous evolutions. Badly worded. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q10) Q. What happens if you slap Kingdra on a Brock's Ninetales and try to use Genetic Memory? A. Nothing. If you attach Kingdra on a Brock's Ninetales it is only treated as that Pokemon. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q17) == PERISH SONG (Misdreavus - Neo: Revelation Expansion) * When a Pokemon evolves or devolves it is NO longer considered to be the same Pokemon. So if Misdreavus used Night Eyes against a Squirtle last turn and then that Squirtle evolves to Wartortle, Misdreavus could NOT use Perish song (even if Wartortle was asleep) as it is NOT the same Pokemon! (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat Announcements) Q. Would Focus Band be invoked if a Pokemon were KO'd by Misdreavus' "Perish Song" attack? A. Yes. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q54) == PSYKISS (Smoochum - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Is a Buzzap'd Electrode considered a Special Energy Card, especially for purposes of Smoochum's Psykiss (remove special energy card)? A. Yes, it is considered a non-basic energy. So you could remove it w/ Smoochum. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q14 & Q57) == RAINBOW BURN (Ho-oh - Neo: Revelation Expansion) * Rainbow energy is NEVER considered a basic energy card. EVER! Whether in play or not. So this means that attaching a Rainbow energy to a colorless Ho-oh does NOT add to the amount of damage done! (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat Announcements) == SKETCH (Smeargle - Neo: Discovery Expansion) Q. If the opponent's Magcargo used its Lava Flow attack last turn and I have a Smeargle with two Rainbow Energies attached, can Smeargle Sketch the attack and discard both Rainbows for 80 damage? A. Sure. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q53) == TRIGGERED POISON (Crobat - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. My opponent uses Crobat's "Triggered Poison", and the next turn I attach Full Heal Energy. Would the Poison trigger in time for Full Heal to cure it? A. No, the act of attaching the Full Heal Energy causes the effect and cures any effects already on that Pokemon, so the Pokemon would still be poisoned. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q36) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOWN CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BALLOON BERRY (Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. What happens if a free retreater with Balloon Berry attached retreats? Does Balloon Berry get discarded in place of 0 cards? A. No it does not. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q8 & Q11) == FOCUS BAND (Neo: Genesis Expansion) Q. If an attack discards Rocket's Hideout causing a KO, is that an "attack causing the KO" for Focus Band purposes? A. No it is not. The Pokemon was knocked out due to a game state effect (more damage than HP), not from damage done by the attack. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q9) == POKEMON BREEDER FIELDS (Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. With the Pokemon Breeder Fields could you say something like "Flip one is for Larvitar" then flip, see what you get and then depending on what you get flip for the second pokemon, say maybe Larvitar again if you missed the first flip, or do you have to say both when you play the card? A. You have to choose both BEFORE you flip. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q68) Q. For Pokemon Breeder Fields, if I get 1 heads and 1 tails can I decide which of my 2 non-babies I want to search for an evolution from? Or do I have to say "first flip is for non-baby #1, second flip is for #2"? A. The second answer is correct; you have to state which one you're flipping for when you make each flip. You have to go get an evolution form that matched that Pokemon. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q56) Q. If you flip 2 heads for Pokemon Breeder Fields, would you be able to retrieve two evolutions for the same Pokémon? A. It must match the Pokemon you flipped for. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q63) Q. When using Pokemon Breeder Fields, can I pick two different Cyndaquils on my bench, and if both flips are heads search for one Quilava & one Typhlosion? A. Yes, you can. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q73) == ROCKET'S HIDEOUT (Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. If an attack discards Rocket's Hideout causing a KO, is that an "attack causing the KO" for Focus Band purposes? A. No it is not. The Pokemon was knocked out due to a game state effect (more damage than HP), not from damage done by the attack. (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat, Q9) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == RAINBOW ENERGY (Team Rocket Expansion) * Rainbow energy is NEVER considered a basic energy card. EVER! Whether in play or not. So this means that attaching a Rainbow energy to a colorless Ho-oh does NOT add to the amount of damage done! (Oct 18, 2001 WotC Chat Announcements) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8