Attacks - Page 49 of 58 - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

If I have only Special Energies attached (no Basic Energy) and use Tornadus' "Hurricane" attack, do I have to discard an energy or what?: If you don't have any Basic Energy cards attached to Tornadus, you simply ignore that part of the Hurricane attack.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2011-11-03)

If Magnezone has Special Energy cards attached and discards all of them when using its "Lost Burn" attack, can it do damage to a Scizor that has the "Red Armor" Poke-BODY?: No. First choose which energies to put into the Lost Zone, then do the damage (before any other effects), then you actually put the energy into the Lost Zone at the end of the attack. So it will still be attached at the point when damage would be done, but the damage will be blocked by Red Armor.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2011-11-03)

If Pidgeot attacks with "Headwind" against Yanmega with the "Insight" Poke-BODY, will "Headwind" increase Yanmega's attack costs or will "Insight" reset them to zero?: If an Attack Cost is set to zero by an effect, it cannot be increased. Note this is different than an Attack Cost that was reduced to zero by subtraction. Once a Pokemon's Attack Cost is set to zero by an effect, it stays at zero until that particular effect wears off.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2011-09-29)

Can you use Magnezone's "Lost Burn" attack and put 0 energy into the Lost Zone in order to do 0 damage?: Yes, that is permitted.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2011-09-15)

If I have a Rainbow Energy attached to Simisage, would its "Fire's Power" attack put a Burned Special Condition on the Defending Pokemon?: Yes, Rainbow Energy counts as all types of energy when in play, so it would count as Fire for that purpose.

Source: Emerging Powers FAQ (2011-09-01), PUI Rules Team (2011-09-01)

The version of "Gyro Ball" attack on Forretress says "you may switch..." as an optional action, but the version of "Gyro Ball" on Ferrothorn indicates the switching part of the attack is mandatory. Which way is correct?: The effect may vary from card to card, so you should play each attack as it is written on its card. So for Forretress the switch is optional, but for Ferrothorn it is mandatory.

Source: Emerging Powers FAQ (2011-09-01), PUI Rules Team (2011-09-01)

If I have no Benched Pokemon and attack with Tornadus' "Hurricane", do I have to discard an energy?: No. If you have no Benched Pokemon there is no place to move an energy card, so you would not do that part of the attack.

Source: Emerging Powers FAQ (2011-09-01), PUI Rules Team (2011-09-01)

Can I use Leavanny's "Nurturing" attack to evolve a Pokemon that was just played or evolved that turn?: Yes. Since the evolution is from an effect, it can be evolved that same turn.

Source: Emerging Powers FAQ (2011-09-01), PUI Rules Team (2011-09-01)

If Sawsbuck attacks with "Push Down", who chooses which benched Pokemon to make active?: It says "your opponent switches", so the defending player chooses.

Source: Emerging Powers FAQ (2011-09-01), PUI Rules Team (2011-09-01)

When using Boldore's "Smack Down" attack that does 60 more damage if the Defending Pokemon has Resistance to Fighting, does that mean it gets to ignore the Resistance altogether?: No, it does not. You do the Base 20 damage first, then add the +60 damage, and then subtract for the Fighting Resistance amount.

Source: Emerging Powers FAQ (2011-09-01), PUI Rules Team (2011-09-01)