Last edited: Thursday, May 31st, 2001 (Added May 31st Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | * May 31st 2001 WotC Online Rules Chat -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == SHAPESHIFT (Brock's Ninetales - Gym: Challenge Expansion) [CHRISBO NOTE: This one has been revised & updated for clarity.] Q. If Brock's Ninetales has used Shapeshift to turn into Clefable, and the opponent plays Goop Gas Attack, is Clefable discarded or does Brock's Ninetales turn back into Clefable after the Goop Gas wears off? A. The final proven definitive answer is, when its power is shut off, all attached evolution cards are discarded. (Oct 19, 2000 WotC Chat, Q64; May 10, 2001 WotC Chat, Q53; May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, Q121) == TRANSFORM (Ditto - Fossil Expansion) // Sabrina's Alakazam Psylink [CHRISBO NOTE: This one has been revised & updated for clarity.] Q. Sabrina's Alakazam vs. Ditto. Obviously Ditto gets to use any Psychic Pokemon's Attacks from his bench, but does he copy Sabrina's Alakazam's Bench's attacks that are copied by it, thx to it's PP? A. Sure, the answer lies in the wording of Sabrina's Alakazam's Psylink power. It states that Sabrina's Alakazam always has a copy of all attacks your Psychic Pokemon in play have. Therefore, a Ditto copying that S. Alakazam has those attacks too. The Pokemon power effectively adds those attacks to the card, just like Shift effectively changes the color of a card. This one's right from R&D. (May 24, 2001 WotC Chat, Q125; May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, Q51 & Q100 & Q103 & Q150) Q. Re: Ditto vs. Sabrina's Alakazam - so then if Sabrina's Alakazam were to be confused, Ditto would no longer have the Psylinked attacks, right? A. BOOYAH! Right, if Sabrina's Alakazam lost its Pokemon power (in any way), then Ditto copying it would NOT have those additional attacks as the Sabrina's Alakazam would NOT have them. Simple really. (May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, Q146 & Q192) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BURST (Pineco - Neo: Discovery Expansion) * Here's how it works. There are actually 2 flips! The attack does 40 damage [to the opponent]. Then flip a coin, if heads the attack ALSO does 40 damage to Pineco AND 10 damage to each benched Pokemon. Then flip another coin, if that second coin is tails, then this attack does NOTHING (not even the regular 40 damage). So there are three possible results: First if both coins flips are tails, the attack does nothing. If the first one is Heads, and the second is tails, this attack STILL does nothing! If the first flip is tails and the second is heads, the attack does 40. If the first is heads, and the second is heads, the attack does 40, and 40 to itself AND 10 to each benched Pokemon. (May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, mid-point Announcement) Q. So for Pineco's Burst attack, if I flip tails first what happens? Does the attack do nothing or do I flip for the 2nd "flip a coin"?" A. Go to the second flip. If you got tails on the first flip, the attack will still do the regular 40 unless you get tails on the second flip. (May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, Q253) == ENERGY CYCLE (Xatu - Neo: Discovery Expansion) Q. If I use Xatu's Energy Cycle, can I take a Darkness Energy and move it to a Cleffa (for example)? A. Yes. (May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, Q284) == TUNNELING (Brock's Onix - Gym: Heroes Expansion) Q. With Brock's Onix, the rare one from Heroes, Tunneling says that it can't attack next turn. What if you retreat? Does the effect disappear like most others? A. This effect does NOT get removed when the Onix is benched. There are several cards like this (Farfetch'd for example). (May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, Q120) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == SPROUT TOWER (Neo: Genesis Expansion) Q. If a colorless [Pokemon] is confused, and Sprout Tower is in play, does it still take damage? A. No. (May 31, 2001 WotC Chat, Q157) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8