Last edited: Thursday, November 4th, 2004 (Added November 4th Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * November 4th 2004 PUI Rules Team Meeting -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == ACID SAMPLER (Victreebel - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. What happens if Victreebel has only 10hp left and is poisoned; can its "Acid Sampler" Poke-Body work before it gets KO'd? A. Yes, it can use "Acid Sampler" before getting KO'd by poison. In fact, since it is not an optional power, you MUST place the damage counter. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == CUNNING (Dark Slowking - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. If I use Dark Slowking's "Cunning" to look at the top of my opponent's deck, may I choose to not shuffle or is it mandatory that I shuffle their deck afterward? A. It is optional; you may look and choose to not shuffle if you wish. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == DARK TRANCE (Dark Dragonite - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. May I use "Dark Trance" to move around Rainbow Energy? Or R-Energy? Or Magma/Aqua Energy??? A. Yes, all of the above provide Dark energy, so they can be moved around by Dark Trance. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == DARKEST IMPULSE (Dark Ampharos - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" says that you can't use more than 1 Darkest Impulse Poke-Body each turn. Does that mean that this power goes off every time they evolve a Pokemon, or does it only go off the first time they evolve that turn? A. It only works on the first Pokemon the opponent evolves during that turn. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) Q. Does Rare Candy activate Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse"? A. Yes, it does. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) Q. How does Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" work with "Baby Evolution"? Does the evolving Pokemon heal from Baby Evolution first and then take 20 damage, or does it work the other way around? A. The Baby Evolution power finishes first. Then Darkest Impulse gets applied after that. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == DARKNESS NAVIGATION (Dark Electrode - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Can Dark Electrode's "Darkness Navigation" allow it to search for "R Energy" (double-Darkness)? A. No, it only allows you to search for either a card named "Darkness Energy" or "Dark Metal Energy". You cannot use it to search for "Magma Energy" or "Aqua Energy" either, sorry. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == RIPPLES (Mantine - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Since the wording of Mantine's "Ripples" power says that it excludes Mantine, can one Mantine use its power to heal a different Mantine? A. Yes, the wording is intended simply so that Mantine cannot heal itself. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == SATURATION (Quagsire - EX:Team Rocket Returns, Wooper - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. If your playing Quagsire or Wooper with Blastoise-EX, do you apply 1 damage counter from Blastoise-EX's "Energy Rain" Poke-Power before or after the "Saturation" Poke-Body. Or do you get to choose? A. Blastoise's Energy Rain finishes first. If Quagsire/Wooper lives through it, then you get to remove damage counters & all Special Conditions. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == EXPLOSIVE EVOLUTION (Dark Pupitar - Neo: Destiny Expansion, Dark Pupitar - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. For Dark Pupitar's "Explosive Evolution", do you have to evolve it no matter what? A. If you use the attack and get heads, then you must search and evolve. It is not "optional". (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == SLIMY WATER (Dark Muk - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Does Dark Muk's "Sticky Goo" Poke-BODY add to the amount of damage done by its "Slimy Water" attack? A. As long as the Poke-BODY is not somehow turned off, then yes it adds to the damage. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == SPINNING TAIL (Steelix - EX:Sandstorm, Dark Tyranitar - EX:Team Rocket Returns) [CHRISBO NOTE: please add Dark Tyranitar to the header for this section] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == HERE COMES TEAM ROCKET! (Team Rocket; EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Since "Here Comes Team Rocket!" has been re-released in EX:TRR, can I use the old version of the card under the reprint rule? A. Yes you may, but you must follow the wording on the more recent version and treat it as a Supporter. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == ROCKET'S HIDEOUT (Neo:Reveleation; EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Since "Rocket's Hideout" stadium has been re-released in EX:TRR, can I use the old Neo:Revelation card under the reprint rule? A. Yes you may, but you must follow the wording on the more recent version that also allows Pokemon with "Rocket's" in its name. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == SURPRISE! TIME MACHINE (EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. When you use "Surprise! Time Machine" on one of your evolved pokemon, does all of effects of attacks from attacking Pokemon and Special Conditions go away? A. Yep, it counts as evolving your Pokemon so the Special Conditions and such go away. 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