Abilities - Page 5 of 57 - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

Can I use Forest Seal Stone's "Star Alchemy" Ability if Garbodor's "Garbotoxin" Ability is activated?: Yes, you can. Star Alchemy is not an Ability the Pokemon has, but it's an Ability the Pokemon has access to.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-04-18)

Can I use Cursed Shovel to discard cards from my opponent's deck if they have Bibarel with "Reassuring Dam" Ability on their Bench?: Yes, since Cursed Shovel is a Tool card and not an attack, Ability, Item card, or Supporter card its effect would not be blocked.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

If my opponent uses Shiftry's "Expelling Tornado" attack and I have Rabsca in play with 5 Benched Pokemon, would the 2 Benched Pokemon not chosen get shuffled into my deck or would Rabsca's "Spherical Shield" Ability protect them?: Even though the other Pokemon are getting chosen, the effect of Expelling Tornado is still being done to the remaining two Pokemon; so they would be protected by Spherical Shield and would NOT get shuffled into the deck.

Source: Temporal Forces FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

If I use Feraligatr's "Torrential Heart" Ability and then use Prime Catcher to bring my opponent's Flutter Mane into the Active Spot, would my Feraligatr's attack damage still be boosted?: Yes, even though Flutter Mane is disabling Feraligatr's Ability the Torrential Heart effect was already applied until the end of the turn.

Source: Temporal Forces FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

What happens if I play Iron Leaves ex and use its "Rapid Vernier" Ability to move to the Active Spot while my opponent has an active Flutter Mane with "Midnight Fluttering" Ability? Can I not move to the Active Spot? Or can I move to the Active Spot but not move any Energy to Iron Leaves ex?: Rapid Vernier becomes active when Iron Leaves ex comes into play, and because its Ability is initiated on the Bench you get to complete all of its actions before Midnight Fluttering deactivates it.

Source: Temporal Forces FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

If I use Baxcalibur's "Super Cold" Ability while my opponent has Gengar ex with "Gnawing Curse" in play, do I put 2 damage counters for each Energy card attached from "Super Cold"?: Yes, you do.

Source: Temporal Forces FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

If I use Metang's "Metal Maker" Ability while my opponent has Gengar ex with "Gnawing Curse" in play, do I put 2 damage counters for each Energy card attached from "Metal Maker"?: No, Metal Maker does not attach Energy cards from your hand so Gnawing Curse does not apply.

Source: Temporal Forces FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

Can I use Pidove's "Emergency Evolution" Ability during my first turn or during the turn I put it into play?: Yes, as long as its remaining HP is 30 or less.

Source: Temporal Forces FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

If my opponent used Hisuian Zoroark's "Doom Curse" attack to KO my active Great Tusk ex at the end of my next turn, would I still have to discard the top 5 cards of my deck for Great Tusk ex's "Quaking Demolition" Ability or not?: If there's an effect that KO's Great Tusk ex at the end of the turn Quaking Demolition will still trigger. All end-of-turn effects process first, then you check for any KO's afterward.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-02-15)

If I use Boost Shake to evolve Togetic into Togekiss, can I use Togekiss' "Precious Gift" ability, or does the effect of Boost Shake prevent me from doing so?: Precious Gift takes place at the end of the turn, so you still get to do it after using Boost Shake.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-01-11)