Last edited: Thursday, March 14th, 2002 (Added March 14th Rules Team Updates) xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 This edition of the Rulings Compendium includes: | | | * March 14th 2002 WotC Pokemon Rules Team Updates -- (*) -- * March 14th 2002 -- CHAT CANCELLED xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ERRATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON POWERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == POKEMON POWERS IN GENERAL * If Magby's Sputter was in effect (or Goop Gas Attack for that matter) then "when you play" Pokemon powers (such as Dark Golbat's Stare or Dark Crobat's Surprise Bite) still function. This is because those effects are triggered by playing the card and take place BEFORE they are put into play (where Sputter would shut them off). This is the same reason why Rainbow/Potion/Heal energy still do their "when you play them from your hand" effects even with Light Dragonite's Miraculous Wind active. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q6) == BUZZAP (Electrode - Base Set) * A Buzzap'd Electrode is considered a Special Energy card, meaning it can be affected by all effects that target Special Energy cards. This also means that a Buzzap'd Electrode provides 2 colorless energy if a Light Dragonite and its Miraculous Wind Pokemon power is Active. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q1) == CRYSTAL BODY (Suicune - Neo: Revelation Expansion) * If Magby uses Sputter then Suicune's Crystal Body pokemon power WOULD be shut off as it is NOT targeted against Suicune but is a global effect. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q5) == MIRACULOUS WIND (Light Dragonite - Neo: Destiny Expansion) * A Buzzap'd Electrode is considered a Special Energy card, meaning it can be affected by all effects that target Special Energy cards. This also means that a Buzzap'd Electrode provides 2 colorless energy if a Light Dragonite and its Miraculous Wind Pokemon power is Active. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q1) Q. If you attached a Miracle Energy to Light Dragonite while he is active would it provde a single colorless? A. No, it would provide 2 colorless (as the top of the card shows 2 energy symbols, like DCE). (Mar 7, 2002 WotC Chat, Q581) * A correction. A Miracle Energy card WILL stay in play while a Light Dragonite and its Miraculous Wind Pokemon power is active. If at the end of any turn the Miraculous Wind Pokemon power is NOT active then the Miraculous Energy is still discarded as normal. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q2) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. If you attached a Miracle Energy to Light Dragonite while he is active would you still have to discard it at the end of your turn? A. Yes, you have to discard it. The discarding is not an effect on the card, it is a requirement; Miraculous Wind does not prevent that from happening. (Mar 7, 2002 WotC Chat, Q559 & Q571) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEMON ATTACKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == REFLECT SHIELD (Shining Mewtwo - Neo: Destiny Expansion) * Shining Mewtwo's Reflect Shield should have said "Shining Mewtwo does 20 damage to the attacking Pokemon." Apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack as normal. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q4) == SPUTTER (Magby - Neo: Genesis Expansion) * If Magby uses Sputter then Suicune's Crystal Body pokemon power WOULD be shut off as it is NOT targeted against Suicune but is a global effect. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q5) * If Magby's Sputter was in effect (or Goop Gas Attack for that matter) then "when you play" Pokemon powers (such as Dark Golbat's Stare or Dark Crobat's Surprise Bite) still function. This is because those effects are triggered by playing the card and take place BEFORE they are put into play (where Sputter would shut them off). This is the same reason why Rainbow/Potion/Heal energy still do their "when you play them from your hand" effects even with Light Dragonite's Miraculous Wind active. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOWN CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == SEARCH (Unown-S - Neo: Destiny Expansion) * The Here Comes Team Rocket trainer does NOT permanently change a game rule as previously understood. It has each player flip over all of their prize cards to face up. If a subsequent effect states place a prize card face down, then you place that prize card face down. If an effect (like Rattata's Trickery) has you trade a prize card and does NOT state to place it face down, then you put the new prize card out in the same state as the old one. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q3) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. If my opponent plays Here Comes Team Rocket, and I have Unown S and R Rattata, can I use Unown S to turn my prizes back over and R Rattata and eventually scramble/hide my prizes again? A. Nope, Here Comes Team Rocket changes the game so you play with your prize cards face up for the rest of the game. (Feb 28, 2002 WotC Chat, Q371) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAINER CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == GOOP GAS ATTACK (Team Rocket Expansion) * If Magby's Sputter was in effect (or Goop Gas Attack for that matter) then "when you play" Pokemon powers (such as Dark Golbat's Stare or Dark Crobat's Surprise Bite) still function. This is because those effects are triggered by playing the card and take place BEFORE they are put into play (where Sputter would shut them off). This is the same reason why Rainbow/Potion/Heal energy still do their "when you play them from your hand" effects even with Light Dragonite's Miraculous Wind active. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q6) == HERE COMES TEAM ROCKET (Team Rocket Expansion) * The Here Comes Team Rocket trainer does NOT permanently change a game rule as previously understood. It has each player flip over all of their prize cards to face up. If a subsequent effect states place a prize card face down, then you place that prize card face down. If an effect (like Rattata's Trickery) has you trade a prize card and does NOT state to place it face down, then you put the new prize card out in the same state as the old one. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q3) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. If my opponent plays Here Comes Team Rocket, and I have Unown S and R Rattata, can I use Unown S to turn my prizes back over and R Rattata and eventually scramble/hide my prizes again? A. Nope, Here Comes Team Rocket changes the game so you play with your prize cards face up for the rest of the game. (Feb 28, 2002 WotC Chat, Q371) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY CARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == MIRACLE ENERGY (Neo: Destiny Expansion) Q. If you attached a Miracle Energy to Light Dragonite while he is active would it provde a single colorless? A. No, it would provide 2 colorless (as the top of the card shows 2 energy symbols, like DCE). (Mar 7, 2002 WotC Chat, Q581) * A correction. A Miracle Energy card WILL stay in play while a Light Dragonite and its Miraculous Wind Pokemon power is active. If at the end of any turn the Miraculous Wind Pokemon power is NOT active then the Miraculous Energy is still discarded as normal. (Mar 14, 2002 WotC Rules Team Update, Q2) ***** PREVIOUS RULING: THIS ONE HAS SINCE BEEN OVERRULED; See Above ***** Q. If you attached a Miracle Energy to Light Dragonite while he is active would you still have to discard it at the end of your turn? A. Yes, you have to discard it. The discarding is not an effect on the card, it is a requirement; Miraculous Wind does not prevent that from happening. (Mar 7, 2002 WotC Chat, Q559 & Q571) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL GAMEPLAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxx5xxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxx8