Last edited: Monday, September 27th, 2004 (Added September 23rd Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * September 23rd 2004 PUI Rules Team Meeting -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == ACID SAMPLER (Victreebel - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. When my Active Pokémon is Butterfree (from FR/LG) and my opponent's Active Pokémon is Victreebel (also from FL/LG), which Poké-Body works first? A. Either way. The player who has Pokémon that gets affected by effect(s) of Poké-Bodies gets to decide. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == FAMILY BONDS (Nidoqueen - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. If my opponent has an active Nidoking and a benched Nidoqueen and there is a Team Aqua Hideout in play what is the Retreat cost of Nidoking? A. Anything that sets retreat to zero is not affected by pluses and minuses, so Family Bonds sets the retreat cost to zero, despite Team Aqua's Hideout. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == NATURAL REMEDY (Swampert - EX:Ruby/Sapphire) Q. When I attach a Rainbow Energy card to Swampert, which works first; remove 1 damage counter from Swampert using the Poké-Body or put 1 damage counter due to attaching a Rainbow Energy card? A. Either way is OK. The Swampert player decides which effect goes first. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == POWER GENE (Nidoking - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. Does Nidoking's "Power Gene" add +10 to the attack before or after Weakness/Resistance? A. Nidoking's effect is done before Weakness and Resistance. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == SOOTH DUST (Butterfree - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. Let's say I have a Butterfree out and my opponent poisons me. Since he attacked it's my turn, so Butterfree's "Sooth Dust" Poke-BODY would go off, but so does poison too. So which one comes first? A. The Butterfree player gets to choose when between turns they use Sooth Dust. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) Q. When my Active Pokémon is Butterfree (from FR/LG) and my opponent's Active Pokémon is Victreebel (also from FL/LG), which Poké-Body works first? A. Either way. The player who has Pokémon that gets affected by effect(s) of Poké-Bodies gets to decide. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == LIGHTNING STRIKE (Jolteon - EX:Sandstorm; Lanturn - EX:Hidden Legends) [CHRISBO NOTE: Add Lanturn to the section header] Q. When I use Lanturn's "Lightning Strike" and discard Double Rainbow Energy, what is the damage to the Defending Pokémon? A. It's 80 [that is, 90-10], because the effect of Double Rainbow Energy reduces the damage by 10 prior to it being discarded. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == POKENAV (EX:Ruby/Sapphire) Q. What if I use PokéNav and don't see any Basic Pokémon, Evolution card, or Energy card? A. You show all the three cards to your opponent, then put the 3 cards back on top of your deck in any order. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == ATTACKS * Damage effects applied by the attacker (i.e. Nidoking's "Power Gene" adding +10 to Nidoqueen) are handled before weakness and resistance. Damage effects applied by the Defending Pokémon are handled after weakness and resistance. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO ON TWO GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8