Attacks - Page 55 of 59 - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

If Ariados' "Leech Life" attack does 30 damage but the opponent's Active Pokemon has only 10 HP remaining, how many damage counters will be removed from Ariados?: Leech Life does 30 damage, which is not affected by the fact that the KO only required 10 damage. Therefore, Ariados will remove 3 damage counters, or all if there are less than 3.

Source: HeartGold & SoulSilver FAQ (2010-02-11), PUI Rules Team (2010-02-11)

If the Defending Pokemon is currently protected from effects of attacks, do I apply Resistance to Donphan's "Rock Hurl" attack or not?: No, because the phrase "Don't apply Resistance" is part of the damage calculation, not an effect of the attack.

Source: HeartGold & SoulSilver FAQ (2010-02-11), PUI Rules Team (2010-02-11)

If the Defending Pokemon doesn't have any Energy cards attached to it, does Typhlosion's "Flare Destroy" attack still require Typhlosion to discard an Energy from itself?: Yes, if the attacking Pokemon has any Energy cards attached, it must discard one of them.

Source: HeartGold & SoulSilver FAQ (2010-02-11), PUI Rules Team (2010-02-11)

Can I use Jynx's "Mimic" attack to draw cards from my deck when I don't have any cards in my hand?: Yes, but you must shuffle your deck first before you draw.

Source: HeartGold & SoulSilver FAQ (2010-02-11), PUI Rules Team (2010-02-11)

When I use Typhlosion's "Flare Destroy" attack, which player chooses the Energy card to discard from the Defending Pokemon?: The player that used the attack gets to choose which Energy cards get discarded from both the Active and Defending Pokemon.

Source: HeartGold & SoulSilver FAQ (2010-02-11), PUI Rules Team (2010-02-11)

Can I use Jynx's "Mimic" attack to shuffle my hand into my deck when my opponent has no cards in his or her hand?: Yes, but you won't draw any cards after you shuffle it in.

Source: HeartGold & SoulSilver FAQ (2010-02-11), PUI Rules Team (2010-02-11)

If my opponent uses Pichu's "Playground" attack on the first turn of the game, and I am going second, can I evolve the Pokemon I put onto my Bench with "Playground" since I did not put them in play on my turn?: It is a basic game rule that neither player can normally evolve any Pokemon on their first turn of the game, even if they are going second.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2010-02-04)

May I use Ambipom [G]'s "Tail Code" attack if my opponent only has an Active Pokemon and no Benched Pokemon?: Yes you can, although it won't move or discard the energy. There must be a Pokemon on the bench or you can't move the energy off the defending Pokemon.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2010-01-28)

If I use Ambipom [G]'s "Tail Code" attack to move an energy card from the Defending Pokemon to one of my opponent's Pokemon that has an Unown-G attached to it, what happens?: While Unown-G prevents the attachment of the energy to the protected Pokemon, it does not prevent the removal of the energy card from the Defending Pokemon. The energy card is discarded.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2010-01-14)

If the Defending Pokemon is Knocked Out by Dialga-G Lv.X's "Remove Lost" attack, is a coin still flipped to see if the Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon will be sent to the Lost Zone?: Yes, you calculate the damage dealt first, then flip for the energies to go to the Lost Zone, and finally remove any Pokemon that are knocked out.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2009-04-02)