Trainers - Page 31 of 54 - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

I have 3 Pokemon on my Bench, and 1 of them has the "Omega Barrier" Ancient Trait. My opponent plays Cyrus {*}, and I choose to keep the 2 Pokemon that don't have "Omega Barrier". Does the Pokemon with "Omega Barrier" get shuffled into my deck?: Yes, it does. The effect of Cyrus {*} is on the player, not on the Pokemon with Omega Barrier.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-05-31)

If Lysandre Labs is in play and I use Primal Groudon's "Gaia Volcano" attack to discard the stadium and do enough damage for KO, what happens if the full HP Fighting-type Defending Pokemon has Focus Sash attached to it?: While Lysandre Labs is in play Focus Sash has no effect. However, Lysandre Labs is discarded as part of the attack before KO's are checked. So the Focus Sash would be in effect and if all of its conditions are met the Defending Pokemon is not KO'd but has 10HP remaining.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-05-31)

What happens if Shining Jirachi with Choice Band attached uses its "Stellar Reign" attack against an undamaged, evolved, Lucario GX with Focus Sash attached? Does Focus Sash save the Pokemon from a KO?: During the attack Stellar Reign would do 80 damage (10 for the attack plus 30 for the Choice Band, then times 2 for Weakness). Then the devolution part of Stellar Reign would return all Evolution cards to the opponent's hand. However, when KO's are checked the devolved Pokemon is not the same Pokemon that was attacked, so Focus Sash would not protect the newly devolved Pokemon. The original Pokemon took damage from the attack, and the lower Stage just happens to have enough damage on it for a KO.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-05-31)

Can I play Eneporter to try and fail to move a Special Energy onto a Pyroar that is protected by its "Unnerve" Ability, or would I not be able to play Eneporter at all?: The fact that its effect will be blocked by another effect such as Unnerve does not prevent an Item or Supporter card from being played. For example, your opponent may play Eneporter to try moving a Special Energy and Pyroar is a valid target, but Unnerve blocks the effect even though Eneporter was played. Playing a card for no effect happens when the game state itself prevents any effect from taking place and in that case the card would not be played, but that is not what this example is referring to.

Source: Forbidden Light FAQ (2018-04-20), TPCi Rules Team (2018-05-03)

If Lysandre Labs is in play, do effects that depend on the presence of Tool cards, such as the damage increase of Doublade's "Curse of the Blade" attack or the energy cost modification of Rotom's "Roto Motor" Ability still work?: If an effect depends simply on the presence of a Tool card in a certain location, the effect still works. It is the Tool card's effects that are cancelled, not effects based on the presence of a Tool.

Source: Forbidden Light FAQ (2018-04-20), TPCi Rules Team (2018-05-03)

If my opponent receives a "Double Prize Loss" penalty where the prizes remain on the table and I play N, do I draw cards for the two penalty prizes or do I ignore those cards?: For N you draw cards based on how many prizes are still on the table, not based on how many prizes are needed to win.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-04-26)

If I use Gladion can I choose Greedy Dice from my prizes and play it right then?: Greedy Dice can be played only if it's taken as a face-down Prize card. Gladion doesn't count as "taking a Prize card."

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-03-01)

Can I choose to play Unidentified Fossil as one of my starting Pokemon?: No, you cannot. It's considered a Trainer while in your hand, so it doesn't count as a Basic Pokemon during setup.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-02-08)

Can I use an Ability to move enough damage counters onto my Unidentified Fossil to knock it out, but then discard it from play before it gets KO'd?: No, that won't work. As soon as you're done using the ability you would check for KO before being able to discard the Unidentified Fossil.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-02-08)

If an opponent KO's my Unidentified Fossil do they get to take a prize?: Yes, that's part of being treated as if it were a "Basic Pokemon". Your opponent takes a prize when Unidentified Fossil is knocked out, but not if you discard it from play.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2018-02-08)