Last edited: Thursday, April 25th, 2002 (Added April 25th Chat Rulings) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * March 28th 2002 -- CHAT CANCELLED * April 4th 2002 -- CHAT CANCELLED * April 11th 2002 -- CHAT CANCELLED * April 18th 2002 -- CHAT CANCELLED * April 25th 2002 WotC Online Rules Chat -- (*) -- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == HARD SHELL (Shuckle - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Rev. Shuckle's power, "[if an] attack does 40 or less to Shuckle it does 10"; what if I have 3 Metal and they do 70 to me how would it work? A. Effects from attached energy cards take place before relevent Pokemon powers, so assuming this ISN'T an attack from a grass Pokemon (as Shuckle is weak to Grass), the 70 damage would be reduced to 40 by the attached metal energies, then the Pokemon power would reduce it to 10. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q26) == LEGENDARY BODY (Entei, Raikou, & Suicune - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. Could a pokemon with Legendary Body be energy removaled? A. Are you assuming that the Pokemon with Legendary Body is Active? If so, then the attached energy cards can't be removed by an Energy Removal card (as stated on Legendary body). (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q32) Q. Could I play a Super Energy Removal, choose the Energy Card attached to my active pokemon with Legendary Body, and then not discard it since Legendary Body protects it from the effects of Trainer Cards? A. No, because that is a cost of playing Super Energy Removal. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q17) == SPATIAL DISTORTION (Dark Porygon2 - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. If there is a Dark Vileplume in play, can Dark Porygon2 use its Pokémon Power to put a Stadium card from my discard pile into play? A. Yes you can, as Dark Vileplume stops you from PLAYING trainers and the Dark Porygon2 Pokemon power has you take a stadium from the discard pile and put it in play. Not the same thing. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q10 & Q30) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == BURNING FIRE (Magmar - Promo) Q. With the new promo Magmar, can you discard a Grass Energy that has been Energy Burned by Base Set Charizard in order to get an extra damage? A. Yes. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q18) == EXPLOSIVE EVOLUTION (Dark Pupitar - Neo: Destiny Expansion Q. Can you search for a Dark Tyranitar regardless of heads or tails from Dark Pupitar's Explosive Evolution? A. See the answer about Discovery Metapod; If you get tails you still get to search your deck and evolve. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q9 & Q14) == FLASH TOUCH (Light Ledian - Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. If I use Light Ledian's Flash Touch and bring up Brock's Ninetales, will it be immune to sleep, poison, etc. regardless of what cards I attach to it? A. Yes. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q91) == HATCH (Metapod - Neo: Discovery Expansion) Q. On Neo: Discovery Metapod's "Hatch", does the coin flip pertain to the entire attack, or only to the portion of it regarding removal of damage counters? In other words, if I get tails, do I still get earch my deck for an evolution of Metapod? A. If you get tails you still get to search your deck and evolve Metapod. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q9) == TRIGGER POISON (Crobat - Neo: Revelation Expansion) Q. If I use Crobat's Trigger Poison attack ("If your opponent attaches an Energy Card during his or her next turn...") on a Rocket's Zapdos and the R. Zapdos uses its Plasma attack (which states "...in your discard pile, attach 1 of them to R. Zapdos"), next turn does the Rocket's Zapdos get poisoned? A. No, Trigger Poison will only follow through with the Poison condition if you attach an energy card from your hand to that Pokemon. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q4) Q. Trigger Poison again; would a Rain Danced energy card trigger the poison? A. Nope. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q16) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOWN CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == ENERGY REMOVAL / SUPER ENERGY REMOVAL (Base Set) Q. Could I play a Super Energy Removal, choose the Energy Card attached to my active pokemon with Legendary Body, and then not discard it since Legendary Body protects it from the effects of Trainer Cards? A. No, because that is a cost of playing Super Energy Removal. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q17) == NIGHTLY GARBAGE RUN (Team Rocket Expansion) Q. If I have no cards in my discard pile, can I use Nightly Garbage Run, Time Capsule, etc. to put zero cards into my deck and shuffle it anyway? A. Yes you can. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q15) == TIME CAPSULE (Neo: Genesis Expansion) Q. If I have no cards in my discard pile, can I use Nightly Garbage Run, Time Capsule, etc. to put zero cards into my deck and shuffle it anyway? A. Yes you can. (Apr 25, 2002 WotC Chat, Q15) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8