Last edited: Thursday, July 11th, 2002 (Added July 11th Chat Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * July 4th 2002 -- CHAT CANCELLED. * July 11th 2002 WotC Online Rules Chat -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BUZZAP (Electrode - Base Set) Q. Since colorless is not a type, I assume you cannot Buzzap an an Electrode into colorless energy. Am I correct? A. Correct. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q62) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == DARK FIRE (Dark Houndoom - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. Is the 10 damage from Darkness Energy added before or after Weakness/Resistance when it's discarded for Dark Houndoom's Dark Fire? A. After Weakness and Resistance. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q39) Q. I'm pretty sure this is a no, but can you discard more then one darkness energy on Dark Houndoom to do more damage? A. No you can't. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q64) == MIRACULOUS COMEBACK (Team Rocket Meowth - Promo) Q. Does a Metal Energy on a Team Rocket's Meowth eliminate all damage done by it (whether 10 or 120): is it done 10 by 10 or all at once? A. It only eliminates 10 of the total damage. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q52) == SHOCKWAVE (Yanma - Neo: Discovery Expansion) Q. Yanma's Shockwave switches the Defending Pokémon even if the coin flip is tails, right? A. Yes. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q47) == SPUTTER (Magby - Neo: Genesis Expansion) Q. If Magby uses Sputter and retreats the next turn, what happens if the other player has a Foretress or Dark Dugtrio? A. The Magby effect doesn't 'turn off' until it hits the bench. So both those effects which trigger on a Pokemon retreating, don't function. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q29) == STATIC ELECTRICITY (Mareep - Neo: Genesis Expansion) Q. If I use Static Electricity on my Mareep, do any evolved Mareeps count toward the total? ex. an Ampharos on top of a Mareep. A. No, it's asking only for the number of Mareeps in play. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q26) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOWN CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == QUICKEN (Unown-Q - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. Unown Q's Pokémon Power (Quicken) says, "If you have more than 1 Unown [Q] in play, use only 1 [Quicken] each turn." What, if anything, could be done to remove this effect? Also, can I use Quicken, put another Unown Q in play, and use Quicken again? A. Nope, as that would be more than one Unown Q. You could however, use Unown Q, then remove it from play (perhaps with a Scoop Up), then play it again and use its power again. The power only works if there is only one Unown Q in play on your side at the time. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q40 & Q41) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == CLEFAIRY DOLL (Base Set) / MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL (Fossil Expansion) Q. Can you play a Mysterious Fossil as your starting pokemon? A. No. You _cannot_ start with Mysterious Fossil as one of your Pokemon. It is a trainer card. You can't play trainers during your setup. [ED. NOTE: This is different than what is published in the Fossil expansion FAQ; this newer ruling now takes precedence.] (Jun 20, 2002 WotC Chat, Q101; Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q23 & Q63) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. If I get Mysterious Fossil in my opening hand, can I put it on my Bench before the game starts? Can I make it my Active Pokémon? A. Yes. (The same is true for Clefairy Doll. Mysterious Fossil works just the same way as Clefairy Doll; the only difference is that Mysterious Fossil can evolve and Clefairy Doll can't.) (Fossil FAQ, WotC Website) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. You can't put down a Mysterious Fossil and or a Clefairy Doll as a starting Pokémon, right? A. You COULD put them down as your starting Pokémon as LONG as you have one other basic in your starting hand. (April 6, 2000 WotC Chat Q172) Q. I have a question about Jungle Electrode and Mysterious Fossil/Clefairy Doll, if you attack them with Electrode's bench-zapping attack (forgot the name =/), what type would you count Mysterious Fossil/Clefairy Doll to be? A. It has no type. (Jul 11, 2002 WotC Chat, Q59) == GIOVANNI (Gym: Challenge Expansion) Q. Would the Giovanni trainer card allow a just-devolved Pokémon to evolve again? A. Yes. 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