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Trainers » Wide Lens

Wide Lens says to apply Weakness and Resistance for attacks that do damage to the opponent's Benched Pokemon. This will not affect attacks that say "this attack isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects" or "ignore all effects including Weakness and Resistance"; Weakness and Resistance is still ignored for those attacks.

Source: Roaring Skies FAQ (2015-05-07), TPCi Rules Team (2015-05-07)

Attacks » Shatter | Trainers » Sky Field

Say the "Sky Field" stadium is in play and I have 8 Pokemon on my Bench. My opponent uses Salamence's "Shatter" attack to KO my Active Pokemon and discard the stadium. Do I promote one of my Benched Pokemon first, or do I reduce my bench size to 5 Pokemon before promoting?: When the Sky Field stadium is discarded during the attack, the bench size is reduced immediately before going any farther. So after promoting your new Active Pokemon there will be 4 Pokemon on your Bench.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2015-04-30)

Trainers » Aqua Diffuser | Trainers » Magma Pointer

Can I use a regular attack and Aqua Diffuser/Magma Pointer as well, for a total of two attacks on the same turn?: No, you cannot. The text just means that you also have this attack available as a choice for your one attack for the turn.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2015-04-23)

Trainers » Lysandre | Abilities » Omega Barrier

If my opponent's Active Pokemon has the "Omega Barrier" Ancient Trait, can I use Lysandre to switch one of my benched Pokemon with it?: If your opponent's Benched Pokemon has "Omega Barrier", then Lysandre's effect will be blocked. But choosing a Benched Pokemon without "Omega Barrier" will cause it to switch with the Active Pokemon because the Benched Pokemon is the target of Lysandre.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2015-04-09)

Trainers » Archie's Ace in the Hole | Trainers » Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick

Can I play "Archie's Ace in the Hole" or "Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick" if I don't have a Water/Fighting Pokemon in my discard pile?: No, you cannot. If you can't put one of those Pokemon onto your bench you don't get to draw 5 cards.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2015-02-26)

Trainers » Escape Rope | Abilities » Omega Barrier

If I use Escape Rope but my opponent's Active Pokemon has the "Omega Barrier" Ancient Trait does he or she have to switch it? Or if they have a Pokemon with "Omega Barrier" on the bench can he or she choose that and not switch it to Active?: If your opponent has an Active Pokemon with "Omega Barrier", then Escape Rope's effect will be blocked. If a Pokemon with "Omega Barrier" is on the bench, choosing that Pokemon will not stop the effect as the Active was the target of Escape Rope.