- Can I play Ultra Ball if there are no cards left in my deck?
- No, you cannot. Discarding the two cards is a cost not the effect, and you cannot play Trainer cards for no effect.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-04-27)
- With "Archie's Ace in the Hole" and "Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick", does a Stage 2 Pokemon put on the bench count as a Basic Pokemon?
- No, it is an unevolved Stage 2 Pokemon. It is still considered an "Evolution Pokemon", but it is not a "Basic Pokemon".
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-04-27)
- Yveltal with "Fright Night" Ability knocks out Wobbuffet with the "Bide Barricade" Ability which was turning "Fright Night" off. Does Exp. Share on the Benched Pokemon behind Wobbuffet work?
- Yes, since Wobbuffet was not yet in the Discard Pile, Fright Night remains off and Exp. Share works.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-04-20)
- Say I have an Active Pokemon with Energy Pouch attached and a Benched Pokemon with Exp. Share attached. If the Active Pokemon is KO'd, how do the effects of the tools resolve?
- You may choose the order in which the tools' effects resolve. There is no preference of one tool over the other in this situation.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-04-20)
- Can I play Target Whistle and choose a Basic Pokemon in the Discard Pile with the Omega Barrier Ancient Trait, or does Omega Barrier block the Target Whistle?
- Yes, you can put that Pokemon from the Discard Pile onto the Bench. Ancient Traits are only active when that Pokemon is in play.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-03-30)
- If I play Captivating Poke Puff and find a Pokemon with the Omega Barrier Ancient Trait in my opponent's hand, can I choose that Pokemon to be benched or does Omega Barrier block the Captivating Poke Puff?
- Yes, you can put that Pokemon onto the Bench. Ancient Traits are only active when that Pokemon is in play.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-03-30)
- If I use Evosoda to evolve my Basic Pokemon into a Stage 1, can I then use Wally to further evolve it into a Stage 2 on that same turn.
- Yes, but be careful of the order in which you play the cards. Wally says you can use it on a Pokemon that was put into play this turn, but Evosoda says you cannot use it on a Pokemon that was put into play this turn. So you can play Evosoda first then Wally, but you cannot play Wally then Evosoda (on the same Pokemon, of course).
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-03-16)
- If I have a Pokemon-EX with Head Ringer attached to it, what happens if I use Ninja Boy to swap it with a non-EX Pokemon?
- Since it is no longer a Pokemon-EX the Head Ringer would get discarded.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-03-16)
- Can I play Professor Kukui if I have no cards left in my deck?
- Yes you can, because you still get to do the +20 bonus damage for your Pokemon's attacks.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-01-26)
- If my Yveltal with "Fright Night" Ability gets KO'd, am I then able to use Exp.Share on one of my Benched Pokemon to recover one of Yveltal's Basic Energy cards?
- Sorry, but no. Fright Night would still be working so Exp.Share would not enable before Yveltal hits the Discard Pile.
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TPCi Rules Team (2017-01-05)