Trainers - Page 44 of 54 - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

If I already have four Fire Energy cards in my Discard Pile, can I use Superior Energy Retrieval to discard two Fire Energy cards from my hand and retrieve the other four from my Discard Pile?: Yes, you may retrieve the other four. The restriction is you cannot return any of the cards to your hand that you used to pay this card's cost.

Source: Plasma Freeze FAQ (2013-05-16), TPCi Rules Team (2013-05-16)

How does the stadium card Frozen City interact when a player attaches Double Colorless Energy to a non-Team Plasma Pokemon?: You only place 2 damage counters because there was just one attachment, even though the attachment provided multiple energies.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2013-05-16)

If my opponent has no cards in their hand, and I only have 1 Colress in my hand, and neither player has any Benched Pokemon, am I allowed to play Colress or not?: Yes, you can. You would shuffle your "hand of zero cards" into your deck and draw nothing.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2013-03-07)

If a Pokemon has a poison condition that places more than one damage counter per turn, like from Crobat's "Ultra-Toxic Fang" attack, does Virbank City Gym work or not?: Yes, it works. You place 4 damage counters for Crobat's "Ultra-Toxic Fang", then you place 2 more for Virbank City Gym making a total of 6 counters placed.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2013-02-28)

If the Defending Pokemon is already Asleep & Poisoned with a condition that places more than one damage counter in between turns, can you use Hypnotoxic Laser to change the number of counters to be placed?: Yes, the new single-counter Poison condition replaces the multi-counter Poison condition.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2013-02-21)

If the Defending Pokemon is already Asleep & Poisoned, can you use Hypnotoxic Laser or not?: No, you cannot.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2013-02-21)

If my Active Pokemon is Snorlax with the "Block" Ability, what happens to my opponent's Active Pokemon if I play Escape Rope?: Escape Rope causes the Pokemon to switch, but Block only prevents Retreating. The opponent switches their Active Pokemon when Escape Rope is played.

Source: Plasma Storm FAQ (2013-02-07), TPCi Rules Team (2013-02-07)

If my opponent's Active Pokemon is Snorlax with the "Block" Ability, what happens to my Active Pokemon if I play Scramble Switch?: Scramble Switch causes your Pokemon to switch, but Block only prevents Retreating. You can switch your Active Pokemon when Scramble Switch is played.

Source: Plasma Storm FAQ (2013-02-07), TPCi Rules Team (2013-02-07)

Can I use Junk Arm, discarding something + 1 Item card to get that 1 Item card back into my hand?: No, you cannot return cards to your hand that you used to pay this card's cost.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2011-11-03), TPCi Rules Team (2013-02-07)

Can I use Dowsing Machine, discarding something + 1 Item card to get that 1 Item card back into my hand?: No, you cannot return cards to your hand that you used to pay this card's cost.

Source: Plasma Storm FAQ (2013-02-07), TPCi Rules Team (2013-02-07)