Last edited: Thursday, May 2nd, 2002 (Added May 2nd Chat Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * May 2nd 2002 WotC Online Rules Chat -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == TOXIC GAS (Muk - Fossil Expansion) Q. Does Muk prevent Come into Play Pokemon Powers [Ed.Note: like Dark Golbat's "Sneak Attack", or Typhlosion's "Fire Boost"]? Magby? Goop Gas? A. It does not. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q168) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == CORE BLAST (Light Golduck - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. Let's say my opponent has a WEEDLE with a double colorless energy. Would Light Golduck's Core Blast attack do 50 damage? A. Yes it would. DCE is considered a Special Energy even though it isn't written on the card. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q141) == CROSSCOUNTER (Rocket's Hitmonchan - Gym: Heroes Expansion) Q. OK, if you have a Rocket's Scyther Shadow Image, and then a Rocket's Hitmonchan Crisscounter's, and then Scyther uses Blinding Scythe, does Scyther have to flip 1 or 2 heads to make crosscounter successful.... A. Two, one to check to see if Crosscounter works, if it does, then you would flip to see if Shadow Image blocks the damage. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q126) == DARK FIRE (Dark Houndoom - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. Can we get a review of how much damage is done by Dark Houndoom if a Darkness Energy is discarded; or a Rainbow Energy? We've seen a few different interpretations of this. A. 60 in each case (30 + 20 + 10 for the Darkness [or Rainbow] Energy you discarded). The energy discard takes place BEFORE damage is done so Darkness Energy would NOT add an additional 10 damage. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q134) == DARK FLAME (Houndoom - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Neo 3 Houndoom; Would its first attack Dark Flame do 20 plus 10 more for the Darkness Energy you attach from the attack? A. You would do the damage from that attack first, THEN attach a Darkness Energy from the discard pile. That attached Darkness Energy would not add to the total damage done. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q215 & Q223) == GENTLE FLAMES (Light Arcanine - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. If Light Arcanine uses Gentle Flames against a Magmar evolved from a Magby, the attack would still do 30 damage, right?...or is it 50? A. It would do 50. A basic Pokemon that has evolved from a baby Pokemon is no longer considered a basic Pokemon. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q246) == KNOCK OVER (Light Piloswine - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. If my opponent's Dark Espeon has 7 damage counters and a Focus Band on it (with a Rocket's Hideout in play), and my Light Piloswine uses Knock Over for 30 damage, does the Focus Band check occur before or after the Stadium is discarded? A. Focus band triggers as soon as the other Pokemon would be knocked out, so it checks after the damage from the Knock Over is done. So even if it is successful, once the Rocket's Hideout is removed from the rest of the attack the Dark Espeon is knocked out. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q206) == SHADOW IMAGES (Rocket's Scyther - Gym: Heroes Expansion) Q. OK, if you have a Rocket's Scyther Shadow Image, and then a Rocket's Hitmonchan Crisscounter's, and then Scyther uses Blinding Scythe, does Scyther have to flip 1 or 2 heads to make crosscounter successful.... A. Two, one to check to see if Crosscounter works, if it does, then you would flip to see if Shadow Image blocks the damage. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q126) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOWN CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == DOUBLE COLORLESS ENERGY (Base Set) Q. Let's say my opponent has a WEEDLE with a double colorless energy. Would Light Golduck's Core Blast attack do 50 damage? A. Yes it would. DCE is considered a Special Energy even though it isn't written on the card. (May 2, 2002 WotC Chat, Q141) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8