Trainers - Page 52 of 54 - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

The new modified rules state you may only retreat once per turn. If you use a trainer to Switch your Pokémon, can you still retreat that Pokémon? Or does the Switch count as your one retreat per turn?: Switch does not count as your one retreat per turn. If it did affect it, I would imagine it being written as "(This counts as retreating your Pokémon)".

Source: PUI Rules Team (2004-06-03)

If you use an Energy Search and don't find any Basic Energy, can you then play another Energy Search even though you know it will fail?: Yes, you can search for energy cards even if you know you won't find them. They exist as legal cards, therefore they can be searched for.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2004-01-15), PUI Rules Team (2004-01-22)

If you use an Energy Search and don't find any Basic Energy, do you still discard the Energy Search?: Yes, you would still discard it.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2004-01-15)

Could you Rare Candy a Pokémon and NOT play an evolution on it just to get rid of the Rare Candy?: No, you cannot discard a card for free. You must be able to attach the Stage 2 card, or you cannot use the Rare Candy.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2003-10-30), PUI Rules Team (2003-12-04)

Could I use the effect of a Stadium card already in play, then play a Stadium card from my hand to remove the old stadium, and still be able to use my new stadium's effect?: Yes, provided you have not already played a Stadium card that turn [and the new one has a different name].

Source: PUI Rules Team (2003-11-06)

Can I use Rare Candy on a Pokémon that has already evolved normally that turn?: No you cannot, because Rare Candy can only evolve Basic Pokémon If you evolved a Pokémon already this turn, it would not be a Basic any more.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2003-10-23)

Can you use Rare Candy to evolve a Mysterious Fossil into an Omastar or Kabutops, or use it on a Root/Claw Fossil to evolve into Cradily/Armaldo?: It can. It counts as a basic Pokémon while in play. Omastar, Kabutops, Cradily, and Armaldo are Stage 2 Pokémon; you could use Rare Candy on the Fossil trainer to skip to them.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2003-10-16)

What does "This counts as evolving that Pokémon" mean, in game terms?: It counts towards the one evolution per turn for that Pokémon (with exceptions for Trainers and Pokémon Powers that break that rule) and removes Special Conditions on that Pokémon.

Source: PUI Rules Team (2003-09-26)

Can you play 2 TM's together on your active Pokemon?: Yup. One attack per turn, doesn't matter if you have two copies of it. You can only use one cube to attack. You don't have two attacks.

Source: WotC Chat (2003-02-13)

Can Pokemon be Knocked Out partway through completing the Trainer card?: A Pokemon cannot be Knocked Out partway through the Trainer card. You must complete all of the actions of a Trainer card BEFORE you check for game state checks (to see if a Pokemon is Knocked out for example).

Source: WotC Chat (2002-03-06), WotC Chat (2002-03-07)