Last edited: Thursday, January 27th, 2005 (Added January 27th Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * January 27th 2005 PUI Rules Team Meeting -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == DARK AND CLEAR (Rocket's Suicune EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Let's say Rocket's Suicune-EX has a special condition and it has no Darkness Energy currently on it. If I attach a Darkness Energy does the special condition go away or does it remain? A. Yes, attaching or moving a Darkness Energy onto Rocket's Suicune-EX would cure it of any special conditions. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == METHANE LEAK (Dark Weezing - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Weezings active is the "Methane Leak" Poke-BODY cumulative so that both of them each add a damage counter between turns? A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Methane Leak" is cumulative. Two active Dark Weezings would result in two additional counters per turn if the opponent is poisoned. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == MIRROR COAT (Wobbuffet - Skyridge) Q. If Skyridge Wobbuffet is attacked by "Toxic" or "Triple Poison", does the attacking Pokémon also receive the double-poison or triple-poison special condition too? A. They are Poisoned, but it is just normal Poison and they take only one damage counter between turns. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS BEEN OVERRULED BY JAPAN; See Above ***** Q. If Skyridge Wobbuffet is attacked by "Toxic" or "Triple Poison", does the attacking Pokémon also receive the double-poison or triple-poison special condition too? A. Yes, that is correct. (Jul 1, 2004 PUI Rules Team) == SOOTH DUST (Butterfree - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Butterfrees active does the "Sooth Dust" healing stack? ie take off two damage counters between turns? A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sooth Dust" is cumulative. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == STICKY GOO (Dark Muk - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Muks active is the "Sticky Goo" Poke-BODY cumulative so that your opponent would have to pay FOUR additional energies to retreat? A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sticky Goo" is cumulative like that. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == DARK SEED (Dark Raticate - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. If you attack with Dark Raticate's "Dark Seed" attack, and on your oppenent's turn they evolve their Active Pokemon, does the effect of the Dark Seed attack go away? A. Yes, the effect is on the Defending Pokemon, not the Dark Raticate. So if the Defending Pokemon evolves, retreats, etc. the effect goes away and no damage is taken. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == EXPLOSIVE EVOLUTION (Dark Pupitar - Neo: Destiny Expansion, Dark Pupitar - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Say I have Dark Tyranitar with a Memory Berry attached, or I play a Recall trainer card, or if the Meteor Falls stadium is in play. What happens if I try to have it use the underlying Dark Pupitar's "Explosive Evolution" attack? A. You cannot search since there does not exist a card that can be searched for that evolves from Dark Tyranitar. But it would still do 10 damage to your opponent's Pokemon. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == LOOK FOR FRIENDS (Cubone - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Say I use Cubone's "Look For Friends" attack and the first card I pick up from my deck is a Basic. Since I did not reveal any other cards, am I still supposed to shuffle my deck? A. If Cubone pulls a Basic Card as the first revealed card, the deck is not shuffled as there are no as there are no "other revealed cards" to shuffle back in. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == SWOOP! TELEPORTER (EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Can you play Swoop Teleporter with only 1 Pokemon in play? A. The change of Pokemon is considered to be happening instantaneously, just like when you Retreat/Switch. In practice, since you have to manipulate cards in real time, there are moments when you have no Pokemon Active (or in Play), but in Game terms, that time does not exist. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) Q. What happens if you play Swoop Teleporter and there are no Basic Pokemon or only Pokemon-EX left in my deck? Do I still have to put my first Basic into the discard pile? A. No, you only put the Basic into the discard pile after finding a Basic in your search results. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO ON TWO GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == METHANE LEAK (Dark Weezing - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Weezings active is the "Methane Leak" Poke-BODY cumulative so that both of them each add a damage counter between turns? A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Methane Leak" is cumulative. Two active Dark Weezings would result in two additional counters per turn if the opponent is poisoned. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == SOOTH DUST (Butterfree - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Butterfrees active does the "Sooth Dust" healing stack? ie take off two damage counters between turns? A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sooth Dust" is cumulative. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == STICKY GOO (Dark Muk - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Muks active is the "Sticky Goo" Poke-BODY cumulative so that your opponent would have to pay FOUR additional energies to retreat? A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sticky Goo" is cumulative like that. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8