Last edited: Monday, February 14th, 2005 (Added February 10th Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * February 10th 2005 PUI Rules Team Meeting -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == DRAGON AURA (Rayquaza - EX:Deoxys) Q. For Rayquaza with the "Dragon Aura" Poke-BODY, do you have to have both Fire AND Lightning basic energy attached in order for it to work? Or is it Fire OR Lightning? A. Sorry, you must have both Fire AND Lightning attached. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == EXTRA ENERGY BOMB (Electrode EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green) Q. If I use Electrode-EX's "Extra Energy Bomb" power and KO him, must my opponent take prizes, or is it optional? A. When a Pokemon is KO'd, the opponent never has a choice whether to take prizes or not. So if you use Extra Energy Bomb, your opponent MUST take two of their prizes. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == FORM CHANGE (Deoxys - EX:Deoxys; Deoxys EX - EX:Deoxys) Q. Can I use Deoxys' "Form Change" to search for a Deoxys-EX, or vice versa? A. No, Deoxys can only Form Change to a regular Deoxys, and Deoxys-EX can only Form Change to another Deoxys-EX. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == MIRROR COAT (Wobbuffet - Skyridge; Xatu - EX:Deoxys; Natu - EX:Deoxys) [CHRISBO NOTE: Add Xatu & Natu to header section...] == POWER SHIFT (Team Aqua's Manectric - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua) Q. If I use Team Aqua's Manectric to "Power Shift" energies to another Pokémon, does each energy have to go to the same target, or can I shift the energies to multiple targets? A. You may move as many energies as you want, but they must all be moved onto the same destination Pokémon. And don't forget that you are only allowed to do that once per turn per Team Aqua's Manectric in play. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == PSYCHIC TRACE (Claydol - EX:Deoxys) Q. If I have two Claydols in play and one of them is currently Active, can I use "Psychic Trace" on the first one, retreat it for the other Claydol, and use the second one's "Psychic Trace" on the same turn? A. Yes, you may use one "Psychic Trace" per Claydol per turn, but remember that the must be in the Active slot in order for the Poke-POWER to work. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == SUPER CONNECTIVITY (Metagross - EX:Deoxys) Q. Can I use Metagross' "Super Connectivity" Poke-Power and get Dark Metal Energy from my discard pile? A. No. Only Psychic or Metal Energy card. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == ANCIENT MANTRA (Claydol - EX:Deoxys) Q. What would happen if a Claydol had a Multi Energy and a Water Energy attached and used "Ancient Mantra". Would the Multi count as being both Psychic and Fighting at the same time, or can it only be one at once? A. Multi Energy, Rainbow Energy, etc. count as all energy types all the time (unless the conditions on the card say otherwise). So in the example above, the Multi would satisfy both of the extra conditions requiring Psychic and Fighting. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == BRIGHT FLAME (Salamence EX - EX:Deoxys) Q. Salamence-EX's "Bright Flame" attack reads "Discard two energy attached to Salamence-EX"; does this mean I can discard a Boost Energy to satisfy the effect of that attack? A. Well, since it says "discard 2 Energy" (instead of "discard 2 Energy CARDS"), then yes you can discard a Boost Energy to satisfy that requirement. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == DISCONNECT (Manectric EX - EX:Deoxys) Q. If you use Manectric-EX's "Disconnect" attack, is there any way that someone can stop the affect of being unable to play Trainer cards? A. Sorry, but this effect is on the opponent, not on any Pokemon. So there is currently no way to negate the effects of "Disconnect". (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == HARD BONE (Dark Marowak - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. Can I discard Claw Fossil or Root Fossil to use Dark Marowak's "Hard Bone" attack? A. No, you cannot. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == LOOK FOR FRIENDS (Cubone - EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. If I use Cubone's "Look for Friends" attack and I turn over a Mysterious Fossil card, can I play it or do I keep going until I find a basic pokemon? A. No, Fossils don't count as Pokemon while in the deck. They don't "turn into" Pokemon until they are being Played from the hand to the Bench. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == CRYSTAL SHARD (Skyridge; EX:Deoxys) [CHRISBO NOTE: Add EX:Deoxys to the section header] == METEOR FALLS (EX:Deoxys) Q. If Meteor Falls stadium is in play, and if I have a Ninetales evolved from the Vulpix with Ascension, can I on my next turn use Ascention again via Meteor Falls to get another Ninetales and place on top of the first Ninetales? A. No, the attack would be considered as "self-referencing" meaning that you would be able to search for a card that evolves from Ninetales. But since there is no such card, you could not use the Ascension attack. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == POKEMON RETRIEVER (EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. If I try to use Pokemon Retriever but have less than 3 Pokemon in my discard pile, am I allowed to shuffle the 2 Pokemon or the 1 Pokemon (whichever the case may be) into my deck? Or am I forced to choose 1 of those Pokemon and put it into my hand? A. It's either three into the deck or one into the hand. You cannot put less than three into your deck. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == RARE CANDY (EX:Sandstorm) Q. Can I evolve Dratini in play to Dark Dragonite by using Rare Candy? A. Yes. [This is true as long as there is a normal evolutionary path between the basic and the Stage 2 "Dark" Pokemon.] (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) == SURPRISE! TIME MACHINE (EX:Team Rocket Returns) Q. If I use "Surprise! Time Machine" and remove a Stage 2 Pokemon that was evolved from a Basic using Rare Candy, do I search for a Stage 2 Pokemon card or a Stage 1 card? A. You can only search for a Stage 1 card, because when you remove the Stage 2 what you have in play is Basic Pokemon. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BOOST ENERGY (Aquapolis; EX:Deoxys) [CHRISBO NOTE: Add EX:Deoxys to the section header] == SCRAMBLE ENERGY (EX:Deoxys) Q. How much energy (and what kind) does Scramble Energy produce if both players have the SAME number of prizes remaining? A. Scramble Energy only provides one Colorless if both players have the same number of prizes. It only provides three "rainbow" if you have MORE prizes remaining than your opponent. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO ON TWO GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8