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The Compendium is organized into eight main sections:
  1. Errata (listed by alphabetically by name of card)
  2. Pokémon Powers (listed alphabetically by name)
  3. Pokémon Attacks (listed alphabetically by name)
  4. Pokémon Items (listed alphabetically by name)
  5. Trainer Cards (listed alphabetically by name)
  6. Energy Cards (listed alphabetically by name)
  7. General Gameplay Questions (listed alphabetically by category)
  8. Two on Two Gameplay (listed alphabetically by category)
  9. Team Gameplay (listed alphabetically by category)

If you cannot find a ruling under one of these headings, please try related topics. Rulings that apply to multiple Powers, Attacks, or Trainers will be given under one of those and the others will be reference with a notation of [SEE "Other"], where "Other" is the location of the ruling.

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DEFINITIONS: Several abbreviations are used in this Compendium EX. We have tried to expand all abbreviations for the sake of clarity.


ERRATA

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== ASCENSION (Feebas - EX:Hidden Legends; Vulpix - EX:Hidden Legends)

* EX Hidden Legends Feebas is receiving errata for its "Ascension" attack to bring it in line with the Japanese version of the card. It should read, "Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from Feebas and put it on Feebas. (This counts as evolving Feebas.) Shuffle your deck afterward." Please note that this only affects Feebas; Vulpix's "Ascension" attack does not require a coin flip. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== BALLOON BERRY (Neo:Revelation; EX:Dragon)

* In the Japanese card, there is a text saying "If Balloon Berry is attached to one of your Pokémon., the Pokémon.'s retreat cost is 0". So, you should play Balloon Berry as if it negates the Pokémon.'s retreat cost while attached to that Pokémon., not just when it actually attempts to retreat. For example, Muk-EX's "Slimy Water" attack damage will be reduced to only 40 against a Pokémon. with Balloon Berry attached to it. (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== BLAZE ROAR (Entei - Secret Wonders)

* Entei's "Blaze Roar" attack should say "discard 2 Fire Energy CARDS" rather than just "discard 2 Fire Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== BRICK SMASH (Machamp - EX:Hidden Legends)

* EX Hidden Legends Machamp is receiving errata for its "Brick Smash" attack to bring it in line with the Japanese version of the card. Weakness should be applied to the damage that Machamp deals. It should read, "This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon." (Aug 21, 2004 Pokémon World Championships Announcements)

== BUFFER (Jumpluff - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Skiploom - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Hoppip - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* The Poké-BODY "Buffer" found on Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff should read, "If Hoppip/Skiploom/Jumpluff would be Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, flip a coin...". So only attacks that do damage (not "place counters") would cause Buffer to be invoked. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CLAW FOSSIL (EX:Sandstorm) [See also "ROOT FOSSIL" and "MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL"]

* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== COLD CRUSH (Articuno EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Dark Golduck - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* Blastoise-EX and Articuno-EX each have an attack that discards an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. The player using those attacks is also the player who chooses the Energy card to be discarded. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

== CRUSH AND BURN (Electrode EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

* Electrode-EX's "Crush and Burn" attack does extra damage based on the number of Energy cards discarded, not the amount of Energy provided. Official Wording: You may discard as many Energy cards as you like attached to your Pokémon in play. If you do, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Energy [B]card[/B] you discarded. (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Announcements)

== DARKNESS CHANT (Banette - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Does Darkness Chant require the owning player to count either Basics OR Evolutions in the discard pile, or can both be counted together?
A. The attack is intended to count both Basics AND Evolutions, not one or the other. (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DISCHARGE (Electivire - Secret Wonders)

* Electivire's "Discharge" attack should say "for each Electric Energy CARD" rather than just "for each Electric Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== DOUBLE RAINBOW ENERGY (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

* Double Rainbow Energy should be applied *before* applying Weakness and Resistance. This brings it in line with the Japanese version of the card. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

== DROWSEE (EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

* For purposes of proper Pokémon names, treat all cards referring to "Drowsee" as "Drowzee". For example, you cannot have four "Drowsee" plus four "Drowzee" in your deck. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY SHIFT (Electrode - DP:Secret Wonders)

* Electrode is receiving errata for the card to reflect that its Poké-Power can trigger when any attack Knocks Out Electrode, not just during its owner's turn. "If Electrode would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, you may use this power. Electrode isnít discarded. Instead, attach it as an Energy card to 1 of your Pokémon. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides every type of Energy but provides only 1 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.)" (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team; Jan 29, 2008 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== FLAME BLUSTER (Magmortar Lv.X - Mysterious Treasures)

* Magmortar LV.X's "Flame Buster" attack should say "discard 2 Fire Energy CARDS" rather than just "discard 2 Fire Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== GHOST HEAD (Banette - DP:Secret Wonders)

* Banette is receiving errata for its first attack, Ghost Head. Ghost Head can't cause Banette to Knock Out itself ... the attack has to leave Banette with at least 10 HP. "Put as many damage counters as you like on Banette. (You can't Knock Out Banette.) Put that many damage counters on the Defending Pokémon." (Jan 29, 2008 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== HOLON ENERGY WP (EX:Delta Species)

* Holon Energy WP and Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] only prevent effects that come from attacks, not all effects in play. Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are not prevented by those cards. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

Q. If the Defending Pokemon has a Holon Energy WP and a basic Water energy attached, does it prevent the prize flipping portion of Gallade's "Psychic Cut"?
A. No. You can still flip up the prize cards and increase the amount of damage, as flipping is part of the damage calculation and is not an effect done to directly to the Pokemon with the Water and Holon WP energies attached. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If the Defending Pokemon has a Holon Energy WP and a basic Water energy attached, what happens to the "your opponent can't use any Poke-Powers" part of Gardevoir's "Psychic Lock" attack?
A. The effect of Psychic Lock is on your opponent, not on their Pokemon. So since the Holon Energy WP only protects the Pokemon, the opposing player is still unable to use any of their Poke-Powers. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== HYPER WHIRLPOOL (Blastoise EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Kingdra - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* Blastoise-EX and Articuno-EX each have an attack that discards an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. The player using those attacks is also the player who chooses the Energy card to be discarded. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

== ICE GENERATOR (Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] - EX:Hidden Legends) [see also Trainer Cards - Ancient Technical Machines]

* Holon Energy WP and Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] only prevent effects that come from attacks, not all effects in play. Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are not prevented by those cards. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

== KNOCKOUT GAS (Koffing - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* The Poké-BODY "Knockout Gas" found on Koffing should read, "If Koffing is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, the Attacking Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned." So only attacks that do damage (not "place counters") would cause Knockout Gas to be invoked. (Jun 23, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MAGNEMITE (EX:Dragon)

Q. I got a Reverse Holo Magnemite, and the resistance symbol is an empty white circle (like the colorless symbol without the star in the middle).
A. It's just a grey circle (means nothing) where the foil is normally cut out for Resistance. However for clarification, there should not be any Resistance on that particular card - the non-foil of that version doesn't have a Resistance either. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== MARILL (EX:Sandstorm)

Q. In the EX:Sandstorm set, there are 2 identical versions of Marill, but one has a retreat cost and one does not. Which one is the correct version and how shall the 2 different versions be played?
A. This appears to be a fairly common mistake in the set. Play the card as written; if you have the Marill with the free retreat you may play it as such. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== MT. MOON (EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

* Mt. Moon should read: "Any Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) with maximum HP of 70 or less can't use any Poké-Powers." This errata replaces text of "less than 70" with "70 or less". If a Pokémon has a maximum HP of 70, that Pokémon cannot use a Poké-POWER while this Stadium card is in play. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

== MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL (Fossil Expansion; Legendary Collection; EX:Sandstorm)

* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== POKÉMON REVERSAL (Expedition; EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. The wording on the "Pokémon. Reversal" trainer changed significantly between the Expedition version and the EX:Ruby/Sapphire version. How should we play this card? Do we play each one "as written", or should we play them all the way the latest (or older) version of the card says?
A. It should read like the Expedition version, with a slight tweak to make it 2-on-2 applicable. "Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent switches that Pokémon. with 1 of his or her Defending Pokémon." The opponent chooses the defending, but the person playing the card chooses the benched. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== RIPPLES (Mantine - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* Mantine's Poké-POWER only works when it is the player's Active Pokémon. Official Wording: Once during your turn (before your attack), if Mantine is your Active Pokémon, you may remove 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon (excluding Mantine). This power can't be used if Mantine is affected by a Special Condition. (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Announcements)

== ROOT FOSSIL (EX:Sandstorm) [See also "CLAW FOSSIL" and "MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL"]

* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SHARPEDO (EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. I have an Italian-language Sharpedo, and it's Poké-BODY says it puts 1 damage counter if it's hurt in an attack. English-language Sharpedo's say 2 counters. How do I play the card?
A. Play the Sharpedo as if it did 2 damage counters. It didn't get weaker as it swam the Atlantic. (Feb 26, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STEVEN'S ADVICE (EX:Hidden Legends)

* Steven's Advice should read: "Draw a number of cards up to the number of your opponent's Pokémon in play. If you have 7 or more cards (including this one) in your hand, you can't play this card." This errata replaces text of "more than 7" with "7 or more". If a player has 7 cards in his or her hand (including Steven's Advice), they cannot play the card. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

== STRENGTH CHARM (Expedition; EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

* Strength Charm should read: "Whenever an attack from the Pokémon that Strength Charm is attached to does damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage. At the end of the turn in which the player attacks with the Pokémon that this card is attached to, discard Strength Charm." This errata replaces text of "after applying Weakness and Resistance with before applying Weakness and Resistance". It is also clarified that it is removed after ANY attack that the Pokémon makes, not just attacks that do damage. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

== SUPREME COMMAND (Empoleon LV.X - Diamond & Pearl)

* Empoleon LV.X from Diamond & Pearl contains an error. Its Poké-Power symbol was printed with the Poké-Body symbol. In all cases, play Empoleon's effect as a Poké-Power. The game play of the effect remains unchanged. (May 25, 2007 PUI Announcements)

 

POKÉMON POWERS

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== POKÉMON POWERS IN GENERAL

* Unless specifically stated on the card, all Poké-Powers are optional and may or may not be used. However, Poké-Bodies are not optional unless specifically stated on the card. (Nov 30, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Something that affects Pokémon Powers in general, affects both "Poké-Powers" and "Poké-Bodies", right? So also, does something that affects both "Poké-Bodies" and "Poké-Powers" affect older style "Pokémon Powers" too?
A. Pokémon Powers are the general term for Poké-Bodies & Poké-Powers. Older cards that reference Pokémon Powers include both 'Bodies and 'Powers. Newer cards that affect both 'Powers AND 'Bodies affect older "Pokémon Powers" (as if "Pokémon Powers" read "Poké-Powers & Poké-Bodies"). (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== ACID SAMPLER (Victreebel - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say your active Pokémon gets knocked out. You promote a Pokémon to the active position with an 'if active between turns' Pokémon power like Victreebel's 'Acid Sampler' or Butterfree's 'Sooth Dust'. Does that power get activated?
A. It depends on if the Pokémon was KO'd between turns (i.e. Poison), or by an attack. If by an attack, then the power would activate because the Pokémon is replaced right away. If between turns, the Pokémon is not replaced until the end of that phase, so the power would NOT activate. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say your active Victreebel uses "Acid Sampler" and the opponent's defending Pokémon gets KO'd. So the opponent promotes a new Pokémon in its place; since it's still "between turns", does the new defending Pokémon get Acid Sampled too?
A. No. Between turns, even if a Pokémon receives more damage counters from Special Conditions, Poké-Bodies, or Poké-Powers than its remaining HP, that Pokémon isn't Knocked Out until "between turns" is over. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When my Active Pokémon is Butterfree (from FR/LG) and my opponent's Active Pokémon is Victreebel (also from FL/LG), which Poké-Body works first?
A. Either way. The player who has Pokémon that gets affected by effect(s) of Poké-Bodies gets to decide. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Victreebel has only 10hp left and is poisoned; can its "Acid Sampler" Poké-BODY work before it gets KO'd?
A. Yes, it can use "Acid Sampler" before getting KO'd by poison. In fact, since it is not an optional power, you MUST place the damage counter. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ANTI-LIGHTNING (Zapdos - Aquapolis)

Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach energies to the legendary birds with Anti-(Lightning/Fire/Water) Powers, since this is an attack effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. No, Energy Shower does not override the Poké-BODY. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== BABY EVOLUTION (several - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. For the Pokémon with the power "Baby Evolution", can I use this power to attach its evolved form on the same turn it comes into play?
A. Baby Evolution can be played on the first turn that Pokémon is in play, even if it is the first turn of the game. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does the "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER get turned off when affected by a Special Condition? It doesn't say so on the card.
A. Poké-POWERs are not turned off by Special Conditions unless it says so on the card. So Baby Evolution still works when poisoned, asleep, etc. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Baby Evolution" to evolve Pichu into Pikachu, or Wynaut into Wobbuffet, is the resulting Pokémon. (Pikachu, Wobbuffet, etc.) considered an "Evolved Pokémon.", or is it still considered as a "Basic Pokémon."?
A. Any time you evolve a Pokémon. into another stage, it is considered to be an "Evolved Pokémon.", even if the words written on the card say "Basic". Alternatively, the quick and dirty way to figure this out is...is there a Pokémon. underneath it? If yes, then it's evolved. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If EX-Sandstorm Pichu's "Baby Evolution" power is turned off by Muk's "Toxic Gas" power, does that mean that it cannot evolve into Pikachu?
A. Pichu's Baby Evolution is the only way it evolves to Pikachu. If that is turned off, Pichu can't evolve. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can Elekid evolve into "Electabuzz EX" since Quilava can evolve into "Typhlosion EX"?
A. Elekid's Baby Evolution states it can evolve into Electabuzz. Electabuzz and Electabuzz EX are two different names, thus considered two different Pokémon. So the answer to this question is "no". (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Mt. Moon shut off the "Baby Evolution" Pokémon Power?
A. Yes, it does. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If a Pokémon uses "Baby Evolution", does it trigger Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes"?
A. No. The Pokémon that used "Baby Evolution" is actually no longer in play. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== BALLOON STING (Qwilfish - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. Say a Pokemon attacks Qwilfish with an attack that causes the attacking Pokemon to be switched to the bench (i.e. Murkrow's "Hide Crowd" attack). Does Qwilfish's "Balloon Sting" Poke-POWER poison the new Pokemon or not?
A. The "attacking Pokemon" would get poisoned, but since it immediately goes to the bench (which removes the effect) no damage is taken due to poison. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== BATTLE AURA (Feraligatr - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. If my Feraligatr uses "Drag Off" against an Active Pokémon with Cessation Crystal attached, does it get to use its "Battle Aura" Poké-BODY to do +10x to the Pokémon brought up from the bench (assuming it does not have a Cessation Crystal attached)?
A. Yes, when the Cessation Crystal Pokémon goes to the bench, the Battle Aura turns on before the damage is done. Drag Off delays doing damage until the switch is made; therefore, Battle Aura can take effect. (Apr 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== BLAZE (Blaziken - EX:Emerald)

Q. Does Blaziken's "Blaze" Poké-Body work after each player's turn, or does it only apply when Blaziken attacks?
A. It only applies to attacks made by Blaziken that do damage. If Blaziken does not attack you do not get to do the +40 damage. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team; May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have a Double Rainbow Energy attached to Blaziken from EX:Emerald. Does this reduce its "Searing Flame" attack to zero and not allow me to use its "Blaze" Poké-Body (since I'd be doing no damage to "add 40 more" to)?
A. They are applied during the same step in calculating damage. The player attacking with Blaziken may choose the order. (May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BURNING COAT (Entei - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If my Entei KO's two of the opponent's Pokemon with its "Blaze Roar" attack, does Entei's "Burning Coat" Poke-BODY force them to discard six cards from their deck, or just three cards no matter how many Pokemon were KO'd?
A. Burning Coat has your opponent discard three cards per KO'd Pokemon, but only if they are knocked out by an attack. So that would be six cards in this case. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== BLISSFUL SUPPORT (Blissey EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Do I have to be able to discard Energy cards to heal my Pokémon using "Blissful Support"?
A. No, you can heal Pokémon that don't have any energy cards attached to them. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When using "Blissful Support", can I discard an Energy card from a Pokémon that doesn't have any damage on it?
A. Yes, you can discard an Energy card from an undamaged Pokémon when using Blissful Support. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BLOCK DUST (Vileplume Ex - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. If Vileplume ex is placed active and there are Fossils on a player's bench, what happens to those fossils?
A. They stay where they are... Block Dust only affects non-supporter trainers being played from the hand. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BUFFER (Jumpluff - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Skiploom - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Hoppip - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* The Poké-BODY "Buffer" found on Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff should read, "If Hoppip/Skiploom/Jumpluff would be Knocked Out [B]by damage[/B] from an opponent's attack, flip a coin...". So only attacks that do damage (not "place counters") would cause Buffer to be invoked. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say TRR Skiploom has 50 damage on it and the opponent uses ATM-Rock to devolve Skiploom back to Hoppip. Would Hoppip's "Buffer" Poké-BODY come into play in a situation like this?
A. No, Buffer only works when damage is done to a Pokémon; devolving does not cause Buffer to be invoked, and the Hoppip would be knocked out because there are too many damage counters on it. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Let's say Charizard-EX uses "Burn Down" on a Jumpluff. Would Jumpluff get to use it's "Buffer" or not (because "Burn Down" is not affected by Poké-Bodies)?
A. The Burn Down attack is not affected because Buffer does not kick in until *after* Burn Down has done all its damage. However, after Burn Down has done its mega damage, Buffer kicks in and if successful would get to remove damage counters from Jumpluff until 10 HP are left. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If a Rocket's Mewtwo-EX has 9 damage counters on it and uses "Darkness Switch" against Jumpluff (Buffer), would that trigger "Buffer"?
A. No, because Darkness Switch is moving counters, not doing damage. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Is the "Buffer" Poké-BODY activated by "Swift" attacks or when Hidden Legends Electrode uses the "Mass Destruction" attack which knocks out both Pokémon?
A. "Yes" for Swift because the damage is still being done, which in turn THEN causes Buffer to invoke. But "No" for Mass Destruction, because no damage is actually being done; the Pokémon with Buffer is simply Knocked Out. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BURNING AURA (Typhlosion - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If your active Pokémon is KO'd by Poison between turns and you send out Typhlosion, does its "Burning Aura" Poké-BODY apply right away?
A. No, you don't send out a new Pokémon until all of the between turns effects have been resolved. (Oct 20, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BURSTING UP (Typhlosion EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Say you have Quilava in play with Crystal Shard attached and no other fire-type Pokémon in play. Then you evolve it into Typhlosion-EX from Unseen Forces. Can you get Fire energy with its "Bursting Up" Poké-Power and if so, what happens to it?
A. No. Since it is public knowledge that you don't have any valid Pokémon to attach the energy to, you don't even get to search for it. (Jan 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I've got Energy Root attached to Quilava, and then I evolve into Typhlosion-EX from my hand. Is Energy Root discarded before "Bursting Up" triggers, or does it stop "Bursting Up" and then get discarded because it is attached to a Pokémon EX?
A. Since these actions both happen at the same time, it would be player's choice to resolve it in the order that they want. (Apr 20, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== CALL (Unown-C - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. Can Unown-C's "Call" Poké-POWER be used to search for an older, pre-D/P (non-D/P) Unown?
A. Yes, it can. If a card refers to "Unown" it refers to all Unown, both D/P and older. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== CALL FOR POWER (Dragonite EX - EX:Dragon)

Q. Dragonite's EX Poké-POWER says, "As often as you like during your turn, you may move an energy card from 1 of your Pokémon. to Dragonite EX." Since the typical phrase "Before your attack..." is missing, does this allow me to move energy even after the attack phase (i.e. before drawing a prize, etc.)?
A. The phrase "before your attack" in cases like this is just reminder text. Per the rule book, once you have finished all steps of your attack, your turn is over. So no, you cannot move energy around after your attack. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== CHAIN OF EVENTS (Plusle - EX:Dragon, Minun - EX:Dragon)

Q. Just to clarify, "Chain of Events" on Plusle and Minun allows you to have two attacks in your turn??
A. Chain of Events is considered a separate, second attack. It occurs immediately after the first attack is completely over, but before going to the end of the turn. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. In a 2-on-2 battle, if I have either Plusle or Minun as one of my Actives and it is Asleep, if the other active attacks does "Chain of Events" allow my asleep one to use "Cheer On"? In other words, when "Chain of Events" is triggered, is Plusle/Minun actually using the attack? If so, does this mean that if it's Asleep or Paralyzed, it can still 'attack'?
A. Chain of Events only makes the extra attack possible; Minun or Plusle still needs to be able to attack in order to take advantage of it. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== CHAOS MOVE (Gengar - Expedition)

Q. With Expedition Gengar's "Chaos Move" Poké-POWER, can I move a damage counter from one of my Pokémon to one of my opponent's Pokémon?
A. Yes, you can. Older rulings did not allow for this, but it has been recently confirmed from Japan that it is permissible. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== CHILLING BREATH (Walrein EX - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. If Walrein-EX uses "Chilling Breath" and then KO's the Defending Pokémon, does the effect go away?
A. No, this affect resides on the opposing player, not on any Pokémon in play. (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== CHLOROPHYLL (Venusaur - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Does Venusaur's "Chlorophyll" Poké-BODY turn Boost Energy into one Grass Energy, three Grass Energy, or not affect it at all?
A. It would provide three Grass Energy as long as the Boost is attached to a grass-type Pokémon. It does not matter how many energies the card is providing, as long as the energy is only colorless. (Jan 18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== CONDUCTIVITY (Dark Ampharos - Neo:Destiny; Ampharos EX - EX:Dragon)

Q. Would Flygon's "Energy Shower" attack set off Ampharos-EX's "Conductivity" power? Like if I set down 6 energy, it would do 60 Damage (however I set down the energy)? And if yes, would the damage be done to Flygon or to each separate Pokémon. that I attach an energy to?
A. Yes, Flygon would indeed trigger Ampharos-EX's Conductivity; it also works the same way for Azumarill's "Drizzle" attack. And the damage would be done to each individual Pokémon. that gets an energy attached to it. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Ampharos-EX and Dark Ampharos both have the "Conductivity" Pokémon. Power (Poké-BODY) that puts one damage counter on the opponent's Pokémon. whenever an energy is attached to it from hand. Ampharos-EX's power says that "you cannot place more than one damage counter, even if there is more than one Ampharos-EX in play." Dark Ampharos's says "you cannot ... even if there is more than one Dark Ampharos in play." Can you place 2 damage counters on the Pokémon., per energy from hand, if you have a Dark Ampharos and Ampharos-EX in play? Why or why not?
A. Yes, since they do not restrict each other you could place 2 Damage counters per energy if you had one of each in play. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Quagsire and my opponent has Ampharos-EX in play and I attach an energy card to my Quagsire from my hand, which Poké-POWER gets applied first, Saturation or Conductivity?
A. Conductivity and Saturation happen at the same time, so the player attaching energy would get to decide which effect to apply first. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CRYSTAL BODY (Regice EX - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. I attack my opponent's Regice-EX ("Crystal Body") with Electrode's "Mass Destruction". Does "Crystal Body" save Regice-EX?
A. Yes. Crystal Body protects against everything but damage. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CUNNING (Dark Slowking - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If I use Dark Slowking's "Cunning" to look at the top of my opponent's deck, may I choose to not shuffle or is it mandatory that I shuffle their deck afterward?
A. It is optional; you may look and choose to not shuffle if you wish. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Is Dark Slowking's "Cunning" power cumulative?
A. Sure. You could look at the top card of their deck and have them shuffle for the first Dark Slowking, and then if you have another Dark Slowking in play you could do it again for the second one. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CURSED EYES (Absol EX - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. When using Absol-EX's "Cursed Eyes", do I have to move all three counters or can I choose to move less than three (like if I only need to move one counter to KO another Pokémon and wished to leave the other two where they are)?
A. You must move 3 from that Pokémon if there are 3 that can be moved. (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my opponent has a Pokémon with only 2 damage counters on it, can I still use Absol-EX's "Cursed Eyes" Poké-POWER on it?
A. Yes, you can. If you use this power, you move the 2 damage counters to another one of your opponent's Pokémon. (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my opponent has more than one Pokémon with damage on it, can I use Absol-EX's "Cursed Eyes" Poké-POWER on one that has less than 3 damage counters even if they have another Pokémon with 3 or more damage counters on it?
A. You may choose to use Absol-EX's power against any Pokémon with damage counters, but if it has less than three you would move all of the damage counters off of it. (Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== CURSED GLARE (Cacturne EX - EX:Emerald; Dusclops - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. If my opponent has Cacturne-EX in play, does the "Cursed Glare" Poké-Body stop me from attaching a Rainbow Energy from my hand to my Active Pokémon?
A. Yes. It prevents you from attaching a range of Special Energy cards from your hand - R Energy, Dark Metal Energy, and Rainbow Energy, just to name a few. The only Special Energy cards it can't stop are the actual Darkness and Metal Energy cards. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Dusclops with "Cursed Glare" active, can my opponent attach a Holon's Castform from their hand as an energy card?
A. No, Cursed Glare prevents all Special Energy cards other than Darkness and Metal from being attached, and Holon's Castform counts as a Special Energy card when being played as Energy. (Oct 5, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Flygon's "Delta Supply" Poké-POWER let you attach a Delta Rainbow Energy against Cacturne-EX's "Cursed Glare" Poké-BODY or not?
A. Cacturne-EX's Poké-BODY spefically prevents any energy placement from the hand to the Active Pokémon (other than Darkness or Metal), so Delta Supply would not work in this situation. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK AND CLEAR (Rocket's Suicune EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Let's say Rocket's Suicune-EX has a special condition and it has no Darkness Energy currently on it. If I attach a Darkness Energy does the special condition go away or does it remain?
A. Yes, attaching or moving a Darkness Energy onto Rocket's Suicune-EX would cure it of any special conditions. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK ENGAGE (Weavile - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If I use a benched Weavileís "Dark Engage" Poke-POWER to change the type of the Active Pokemon to Dark, and then I place a Cessation Crystal on the Active Pokemon, is his type still Dark? A. Yes it stays Dark. Cessation Crystal does not cancel the effects of a Poke-POWER that was used prior to Cessation Crystal becoming active. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK EYES (Shiftry EX - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Is Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes" Poké-BODY cumulative?
A. Yes, if you have multiple Shiftry-EX's in play, each one can use its "Dark Eyes" whenever an opponent's Pokémon uses a Poké-POWER. (Sep 14, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does the Poké-Body "Dark Eyes" take effect when you return your opponent's Shiftry-EX by using the Poké-Power "Splash Back"?
A. No, it doesn't. Since Shiftry-EX isn't in play after the effect of the Poké-Power "Splash Back", the Poké-Body "Dark Eyes" doesn't work. (Oct 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Shiftry-EX is Knocked Out from the effect that would also trigger "Dark Eyes"?
A.Dark Eyes activates prior to the Shiftry-EX leaving play; when Damage is enough to KO a Pokémon, all effects are resolved prior to the KO. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Shiftry-EX leaves play from an effect that would normally trigger "Dark Eyes" (i.e. Crawdaunt-EX's "Splashback")?
A. Since Shiftry-EX is no longer in play, Dark Eyes has no effect. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if a Pokémon uses a Power while Shiftry-EX is in play, but the Pokémon that used the power leaves play or evolves as a result of that Power?
A.Dark Eyes affects the Pokémon that uses a Power, so if the Pokémon has somehow left play or evolved as a result of that Power Dark Eyes has no effect. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if a Pokémon uses a power to shut down Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes"? Would "Dark Eyes" get to put 2 damage counters on it or not?
A. If Dark Eyes is shutdown by a power, then it would not get to place any damage counters. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If a Pokémon uses "Baby Evolution", does it trigger Shiftry-EX's "Dark Eyes"?
A. No. The Pokémon that used "Baby Evolution" is actually no longer in play. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Gardevoir-EX uses "Imprison" against Shiftry-EX? Would "Dark Eyes" get to put 2 damage counters on Gardevoir-EX, or would it already be shutdown by the Imprison marker?
A. Imprison shuts down Shiftry-EX's Dark Eyes before Gardevoir-EX would take the damage. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Shiftry-EX with "Dark Eyes" is in play. If an opponent's Pokémon uses its Poké-POWER but the 2 damage counters from "Dark Eyes" KO's that Pokémon, does that Poké-POWER take effect?
A. Dark Eyes' wording begins, "After, your opponent uses..." so the damage counters happen after the effect is resolved. (Jan 18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK GENES (Honchkrow - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If Murkrow is taking advantage of Honchkrow's "Dark Genes" Poke-BODY to copy its "Dark Wing Flaps" attack, does it do any added or reduced damage if the Honchkrow has a Darkness Special Energy or a Double Rainbow Energy attached?
A. No, the added/reduced damage only applies when attached to the Pokemon performing the attack. So if the active Murkrow has a Darkness Special Energy attached, then you would get to add +10 damage extra to the attack. But you would not receive any benefit/drawback from Special Energy cards attached to the benched Honchkrow. (Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I play Honchkrow LV.X on top of Honchkrow with the "Dark Genes" Poke-BODY, does that allow my Murkrow to use the attacks of Honchkrow LV.X as well?
A. Yes, it does. Honchkrow LV.X is still the same Honchkrow after all, and it has the Attacks & Powers of both Honchkrow cards.

Q. Let's say my opponent has a benched Honchkrow with 3 Darkness energies attached, and a Murkrow active. If I have Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit in play, would Azelf's "Downer Material" Poke-BODY require that Murkrow have an energy attached in order for it to use Honchkrow's attack via its "Dark Genes" Poke-BODY?
A. No. Dark Genes says that Murkrow gets to use Honchkrow's attack without any energy. There is no energy cost to add onto for Murkrow. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK HEALER (Rocket's Snorlax EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. For Rocket's Snorlax EX's "Dark Healer" Poké-BODY, does the energy have to be an actual Darkness Energy card, or can it be a Dark Metal, Rainbow, or Multi Energy to activate the Poké-BODY?
A. Any card that is providing the Dark energy type will allow it to remove one damage counter from itself between turns. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK TRANCE (Dark Dragonite - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. May I use "Dark Trance" to move around Rainbow Energy? Or R-Energy? Or Magma/Aqua Energy???
A. Yes, all of the above provide Dark energy, so they can be moved around by Dark Trance. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Would Dark Dragonite be able to move a functioning Multi Energy (providing all energy types including Darkness) to a Pokémon that already has other special energies on it?
A. Yes you can, but once moved the Multi Energy would then become colorless as long as the other Special Energy Cards remain attached. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" a Rainbow Energy, Multi Energy, or any other special energy cards?
A. As long as they are providing the proper energy type and don't violate any other restrictions written on the card, then yes you may. (May 6, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Nov 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" to move a Double Rainbow Energy to my own Basic Pokémon, would the DRE get discarded if I do this?
A. Yes, it would. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Once I attach R-Energy to a Dark/Rocket's Pokémon, can I then use "Dark Trance" to move it to a non-Dark or non-Rocket's Pokémon?
A. Yes, but if you do so the R-Energy would have to be discarded since it cannot be attached to a non-Dark or non-Rocket's Pokémon. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKER RING (Umbreon EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

* Umbreon-EX's "Darker Ring" Poké-POWER is optional. You do not have to switch one of your opponent's benched Pokémon if you do not want to. (Sep 21, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKEST IMPULSE (Dark Ampharos - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" says that you can't use more than 1 Darkest Impulse Poké-BODY each turn. Does that mean that this power goes off every time they evolve a Pokémon, or does it only go off the first time they evolve that turn?
A. Darkest Impulse applies whenever the opponent evolves a Pokémon, but you cannot combine multiple Dark Ampharoses to do additional damage. The intent of the "can't use more than one" phrase is to prevent it from being cumulative (i.e. 4 Dark Ampharos cannot be combined to place 8 damage counters). (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Rare Candy activate Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse"?
A. Yes, it does. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. How does Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" work with "Baby Evolution"? Does the evolving Pokémon heal from Baby Evolution first and then take 20 damage, or does it work the other way around?
A. The Baby Evolution power finishes first. Then Darkest Impulse gets applied after that. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say my opponent has Dark Ampharos, and I use Milotic with "Energy Shower". Can I have Energy Shower remove the damage AFTER Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" places a counter on Milotic?
A. Healing Shower and Darkest Impulse happen at the same time. So the player controlling Milotic would decide which effect to apply first. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my opponent has a Benched Dark Ampharos in play, and I evolve Eevee to Espeon-EX, how do the "Darkest Impulse" and "Devo Flash" effects resolve?
A. The effects would be simultaneous. The player whose turn it is would choose the order in which they would be played. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKNESS NAVIGATION (Dark Electrode - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Can Dark Electrode's "Darkness Navigation" allow it to search for "R Energy" (double-Darkness)?
A. No, it only allows you to search for either a card named "Darkness Energy" or "Dark Metal Energy". You cannot use it to search for "Magma Energy" or "Aqua Energy" either, sorry. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKNESS PROTECTION (Crawdaunt - EX:Deoxys)

Q. For Crawdaunt's Darkness Protection power, do Dark Metal and Rainbow energies work with the power to reduce damage?
A. Yes, any card that provides Darkness Energy works for Darkness Protection. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DEEP SLEEP (Dark Gengar - Neo:Destiny; Relicanth - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Say you have a Relicanth active and a Dark Gengar on the bench. Since both of them have the "Deep Sleep" Pokémon Power, does that mean you have to flip FOUR coins to see if you wake up?
A. No, Deep Sleep is not a cumulative power; you only have to flip exactly 2 coins. You cannot flip more than 2 coins if you had two Relicanth active in 2-on-2 play either. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA AURA (Latios - EX:Delta Species)

Q. If my opponent has an attack that can copy Latios' "Psychic Force" attack and I also have a Latias or Latias-EX in play, does the opponent require the reduced attack cost that Latios' "Delta Aura" Poké-BODY has modified, or the original attack cost as printed on the card?
A. No, the benefit of Delta Aura only applies to the Pokémon that has that power. The copying attack would still cost the original amount printed on the card. (Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA GUARD (Rayquaza - EX:Delta Species)

Q. What does it mean on "Delta Guard" where it says to ignore the effect of the "Lightning Storm" attack?
A. Lightning Storm still does damage to the Defending Pokémon. The *effect* of putting 7 damage counters on Rayquaza is the effect to be ignored. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA MOON (Umbreon - EX:Delta Species)

Q. What happens if I have two Umbreon's with "Delta Moon" Poké-BODY in play when an opponent attaches a Special Energy Card?
A. Delta Moon applies whenever the opponent attaches a Special Energy Card, but you cannot combine multiple Umbreons to do additional damage. The intent of the "can't use more than one" phrase is to prevent it from being cumulative (i.e. 4 Umbreons cannot be combined to place 8 damage counters). (May 18, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA REACTOR (Gyarados - EX:Holon Phantoms)

Q. If I have 4 Gyarados with "Delta Reactor" on the bench, and a Holon Ruins stadium in play, does Exeggutor's "Split Bomb" do 70 to two Pokémon?
A. No. Although "Delta Reactor" can be cumulative (i.e. 4 Gyarados adds +40 damage), the effect of the extra damage can only be done to the Defending Pokémon. Delta Reactor has no effect when it comes to bench damage. So in this case, Split Bomb could do either 70 to the Defending Pokémon and 30 to one benched Pokémon, or 30 each to two benched Pokémon. (Aug 3, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA SUPPLY (Flygon - EX:Holon Phantoms)

Q. Does Flygon's "Delta Supply" Poké-POWER let you attach a Delta Rainbow Energy against Cacturne-EX's "Cursed Glare" Poké-BODY or not?
A. Cacturne-EX's Poké-BODY spefically prevents any energy placement from the hand to the Active Pokémon (other than Darkness or Metal), so Delta Supply would not work in this situation. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DEVO FLASH (Espeon EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If my opponent has a Benched Dark Ampharos in play, and I evolve Eevee to Espeon-EX, how do the "Darkest Impulse" and "Devo Flash" effects resolve?
A. The effects would be simultaneous. The player whose turn it is would choose the order in which they would be played. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DISTORTION (Crobat EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If I use Crobat-EX's "Distortion" power and then retreat it for a different Crobat-EX, can I use the second one's Distortion power too?
A. Yes, but you can only use each Crobat-EX's Distortion only once per turn, and only when it is currently active. (May 12, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DOWNER MATERIAL (Azelf - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Let's say my opponent has a benched Honchkrow with 3 Darkness energies attached, and a Murkrow active. If I have Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit in play, would Azelf's "Downer Material" Poke-BODY require that Murkrow have an energy attached in order for it to use Honchkrow's attack via its "Dark Genes" Poke-BODY?
A. No. Dark Genes says that Murkrow gets to use Honchkrow's attack without any energy. There is no energy cost to add onto for Murkrow. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON AURA (Rayquaza - EX:Deoxys)

Q. For Rayquaza with the "Dragon Aura" Poké-BODY, do you have to have both Fire AND Lightning basic energy attached in order for it to work? Or is it Fire OR Lightning?
A. Sorry, you must have both Fire AND Lightning attached. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Let's say Player A's Active Rayquaza has a Lightning Energy card attached; Player B attacks the Rayquaza and successfully Poisons it with the attack. During Player A's next turn, he attaches a Fire Energy card to Rayquaza. Does Dragon Aura remove the Poison Special Condition in this instance?
A. No. Dragon Aura doesn't look back in time to see where the effect came from, just the attack at the time it is being attacked. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Rayquaza's "Dragon Aura" prevent an attack that places damage counters?
A. Yes, "placing counters" is not the same as "doing damage", so placing counters is prevented by Dragon Aura. (May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON DNA (Gyarados - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If an undamaged Gyarados uses "Flail" due to its "Dragon DNA" Poke-BODY, does it do zero or 30 damage?
A. Dragon DNA will add to any damage done, but there has to be at least some damage done to start with. So if Flail does zero damage, then Dragon DNA will NOT add anything to it. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON LIFT (Salamence EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Salamence-EX's "Dragon Lift" Poké-BODY makes Retreat Cost 0, but Dark Muk's "Sticky Goo" Poké-BODY adds 2. So if Salamence-EX is on the bench and the Defending Pokémon is Dark Muk, how much would it cost to retreat my Active Pokémon that normally has a Retreat Cost of 1? Is it 0, 2, 3, or what??
A. Anything that sets retreat to zero is not affected by pluses and minuses, so Dragon Lift sets the retreat cost to zero, despite Dark Muk's Sticky Goo. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON VEIL (Kingdra - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If a Kingdra with "Dragon Veil" was in play and the opponent used "Brick Smash" against a Fighting-weak Pokémon or "Fastwave" against a Psychic-weak Pokémon, would the attack's damage be normal or doubled? In other words, would the attack override the Dragon Veil, allowing the attack to apply Weakness?
A. Dragon Veil is an effect on the defending Pokémon and is ignored by attacks that ignore effects on the defending Pokémon. Therefore, it does not protect from weakness damage applicable for those attacks and the damage would be doubled for weakness. (July 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON WIND (Salamence - EX:Dragon)

Q. For Salamence's "Dragon Wind", who chooses the Benched Pokémon., the attacker or the defender?
A. The Active Player chooses which Benched Pokémon. to switch; the opponent chooses which of their Defending Pokémon. [in the case of 2-on-2 play]. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== DUAL ARMOR (Rocket's Scyther EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Rocket's Scizor EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Magcargo - EX:Unseen Forces; Slowbro - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If I attach a Rainbow/Multi/Scramble/etc. energy to Magcargo, does that activate its "Dual Armor" Poké-BODY?
A. As long as the energy card provides Fighting Energy (whether it is basic or not), Dual Armor would work. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach a Fighting Energy to a poisoned Magcargo having the "Dual Armor" Poké-BODY, and if the Island Cave stadium is in play, does the poison condition get removed?
A. Yes, it does. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== EERIE AURA (Hypno - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. For Hypno's "Eerie Aura" Poké-BODY, do you put the two damage counters on BEFORE or AFTER checking for sleep?
A. Both you & your opponent check for sleep first, and then each Pokémon that REMAINS ASLEEP after everything gets two damage counters. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Hypno's "Eerie Aura" Poké-BODY apply to itself if it becomes Asleep?
A. Poké-Bodies are not shut off by Special Conditions (unless the text says otherwise), so Hypno would indeed be susceptible to its own Eerie Aura power. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If an opponent's Hypno and my Active Pokémon both remain Asleep between turns, and if Hypno only has 20 hp left, can my Active avoid the damage from Hypno by waiting until the opponent knocks itself out?
A. Even if Hypno is KO'd, the same effect still gets applied to both players, meaning your Active takes two damage counters if it remains asleep. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== EMPTY SHELL (Shedinja - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If Muk-EX's "Toxic Gas" is present when Shedinja with the "Empty Shell" Poké-BODY is KO'd, do you take a prize?
A. Yes, Empty Shell is turned off by Toxic Gas. (Jun 23, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Will "Fastwave" allow my opponent to knock out my Shednija (with "Empty Shell") and take a prize since it says its not affected by Poké-Bodies?
A. The Damage done by Fastwave is not affected by Empty Shell, but that has nothing to do with whether you take a prize or not. You still get no prize because of "Empty Shell". (Jan 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Space Center is in play. When you play Shedinja as a Basic Pokémon by using Ninjask's "Loose Shell" Poké-Power and Shedinja is Knocked Out by "Wreck" done by Primeape (which also discards the stadium in play), can I take a prize card?
A. No, you can't. The Stadium card is discarded after damage but before Shedinja is Knocked Out from the damage. So Shedinja's "Empty Shell" would reactivate prior to it being KO'd, and you would not get to take a prize. (Jul 13, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY DRAW (Delcatty - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Delcatty's "Energy Draw" Poké-POWER states: "Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 1 energy card from your hand. Then draw up to 3 cards from your deck." Can you discard the energy and not draw because it states "draw UP TO 3 cards"?
A. No. If you discard an Energy card, you must draw at least 1 card from your deck. If you don't have any cards left in your deck, you can't use this power. When a card says "draw up to X cards", it addresses a range of 1 to X. (Jul 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When using Delcatty's "Energy Draw" power (or ANY card that lets you draw cards and says 'up to'), must you declare how many you are going to draw first, or can you draw one card to see if it's the one you need, and if not draw another, and another, etc.?
A. Technically speaking you must declare how many cards you are going to draw before you draw them. If you do not announce, then you must take the maximum number allowable, no less. (Aug 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY EVOLUTION (Eevee - Neo:Discovery; Eevee - EX:Unseen Forces )

Q. For Neo Discovery Eevee, can you attach an energy and using its power (if heads) and evolve first turn?
A. Yes, this is now permissible. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach a Rainbow Energy to Eevee, what Energy type does it count as for "Energy Evolution"?
A. Whatever Energy type you would like - if you decide to use its Poké-Power after attaching a Rainbow Energy, you can look through your deck for any of Eevee's evolution cards to put onto it. You don't need to announce the Energy type before searching your deck. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach a Multi Energy to Eevee, what Energy type does it count as for "Energy Evolution"?
A. If there are no other Special Energy Cards already attached, then it behaves the same as when attaching a Rainbow Energy. Otherwise, it counts as colorless and you cannot search through your deck. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if I attach an energy type to Eevee that it doesn't have an evolution for (i.e. Grass, Fighting, etc.)?
A. Since Eevee has no evolution of that particular energy type, you do not get to search through your deck. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Will Eevee's "Energy Evolution" power still trigger if it has an Energy attached to it while it's affected by a Special Condition?
A. There is no text on the card to say it's shut off, so it still works even when afflicted by a Special Condition. (Aug 25, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach an energy to Eevee during the first turn of the game, can I use it's "Energy Evolution" Poké-POWER right away?
A. The current ruling allows Poké-Powers to avoid first-turn evolution restrictions. You can evolve using the "Energy Evolution" power on Eevee's first turn in play, even on the first turn of the game. (Aug 25, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I attach a Water Energy to Eevee and do "Energy Evolution". I want to find a Vaporeon-EX, but unfortunately I only have a regular Vaporeon in my deck. Do I have to attach the regular Vaporeon to Eevee?
A. Yes, since you searched your deck you MUST attach some kind of Water evolution of Eevee if you have one in your deck, even if it isn't the particular one you wanted. (Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens, if my Eevee has 10 HP left and I attach a Rainbow Energy to it, can I use Energy Evolution to save it from KO by evolving to a higher HP Eeveelution?
A. Both actions (placing the damage counter from the Rainbow energy and evolving using the Poké-POWER) happen at the same time, so the player using Eevee gets to decide the order of the actions.

== ENERGY FLAME (Charizard EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say Charizard-EX has a Boost Energy and a Multi Energy card attached to it. All of this energy is converted to Fire due to Charizard-EX's "Energy Flame" Poké-POWER, and can be used for the attack and is discarded at the end of the turn. The fact that Multi Energy being considered Colorless due to it being attached with other special energies is overcome by the "Energy Flame" Poké-POWER, right?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY GROUNDING (Lanturn - EX:Hidden Legends; Lanturn - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. If my Muk-EX is active and gets KO'd by an opponent's attack, and I have a Lanturn with the power "Energy Grounding" on the bench, can I then use Energy Grounding to take an energy card from Muk-EX and attach to Lanturn?
A. No, you cannot. The effect of Toxic Gas goes away at the same time when the KO'd Pokémon gets discarded. At that point, Lanturn cannot retreive any Energy from that Pokémon. (Oct 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I KO one of my opponent's Pokémon, and he or she does not use "Energy Grounding" Poké-POWER before but instead draws a card to start the turn, at that point can Energy Grounding still be used for the KO'd Pokémon?
A. Once their turn has started, no. They can either move the Energy card before discarding the KO'd Pokémon, or discard the KO'd Pokémon and immediately take the energy card from the discard pile and attach it. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When a Pokémon that Cessation Crystal is attached to is Knocked Out, can I move basic Energy cards attached to that Pokémon to Lanturn using its Poké-Power "Energy Grounding"?
A. No, you cannot. The effect of Cessation Crystal goes away at the same time when the KO'd Pokémon gets discarded. At that point, Lanturn cannot retreive any Energy from that Pokémon. (Oct 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY JUMP (Alakazam - Skyridge)

Q. Can I attach a Boost Energy to Skyridge Alakazam and then move it to a basic Pokémon.? If so, then would I have to discard the Boost Energy as soon as it is moved because Boost Energy says, "when the Pokémon. Boost Energy is attached to is no longer an Evolved Pokémon., discard Boost Energy". Boost Energy was never ATTACHED to the basic Pokémon., it was MOVED to it.
A. First off, yes you can use Energy Jump to move Boost Energy after attaching it to the Alakazam. However, if you move it to a Basic Pokémon. it would be discarded immediately because it is "no longer an Evolved Pokémon.". (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY RAIN (Blastoise EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. When I use Blastoise-EX to "Energy Rain" several energies onto one of my Pokémon, do I have to place one damage counter for each energy that was attached in this manner? Or do I get to place only one counter regardless of how many energies I attach to that Pokémon?
A. You can use the "Energy Rain" Poké-POWER as many times as you like during your turn (before your attack), but you must place one counter per energy that gets attached. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY SHIFT (Electrode - DP:Secret Wonders)

* Electrode's "Energy Shift" Poke-POWER works on either player's turn; it should not say, "once during YOUR turn". (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I use Electrode's "Ion Blast" attack to KO both the Defending Pokemon plus Electrode, however the Defending Pokemon has a Cessation Crystal attached to it. Does Electrode's "Energy Shift" Poke-POWER get to work or not?
A. The effect of Cessation Crystal was on during the period that Electrode was in play. Since Electrode is no longer in play, it no longer can use its Poke-Power. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Electrode gets Knocked Out and does "Energy Shift" to attach itself as an energy instead of getting discarded, does the opponent get to draw a Prize card or not?
A. Yes, Electrode is still considered Knocked Out even though it doesn't go to the discard pile. (DP:Secret Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY TRANS (Venusaur - Base Set; Venusaur EX - Fire Red Leaf Green; Sceptile - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Can you "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" a Rainbow Energy, Multi Energy, or any
other special energy cards?
A. As long as they are providing the proper energy type and don't violate any other
restrictions written on the card, then yes you may. (May 6, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Nov
17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Energy Trans" or "Dark Trance" to move a Double Rainbow Energy to my own Basic Pokémon, would the DRE get discarded if I do this?
A. Yes, it would. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY VARIATION (Kecleon - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If Kecleon has a Rainbow or Multi Energy attached, does it then get to be all colors??
A. It only applies to basic Energy cards. So, no. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has several types of energy attached, is it ALL types simultaneously or do you have to choose which type it is at a given time?
A. Energy Variation does not replace any types.... Kecleon can be up to all 6 simultaneously; it can be multiple types at the same time. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Kecleon lose its Colorless type, when it has any kind of basic Energy card on it?
A. Yes. Kecleon may become multiple types based on the variety of basic Energy attached to it; however, it loses its Colorless trait after the first basic Energy card. (Oct 2, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has several types of energy attached and the Defending Pokémon. is both Weakness and Resistance to these types, does Kecleon have to apply both W & R or not?
A. Apply them in order. Weakness, then Resistance. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has two different colored basic energies attached, and it attacks a Pokémon. with weakness to both of those colors (i.e. Kabutops-EX), is the weakness calculation doubled because Kecleon is both types?
A. Sure. Damage would be up to x4 for the appropriate double Weakness. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has two different colored basic energies attached, and it attacks a Pokémon. with resistance to both of those colors (i.e. Salamence is resistant to both Fire & Fighting), is the Resistance calculation doubled because Kecleon is both types?
A. Yes. Just like double-Weakness would result in x4 damage, double-Resistance would result in -60 damage (-30 times two). (May 13, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Kecleon with several basic Energy cards attached and I attach a Crystal Shard to it, does its Type change back to Colorless or does its Power override the Tool? Would it be 100% Colorless or would one of its Types become Colorless (and you would get to choose which Type now is Colorless)?
A. Crystal Shard does override the Poké-BODY, and a Pokémon Crystal Shard is attached to becomes "Colorless" only. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If the Energy on Kecleon is altered in some way, does Kecleon look at the original energy card or what it's been changed into? For example, if you somehow changed Fire to Darkness, would Kecleon be a Darkness-type Pokémon instead of a Fire-type?
A. Kecleon looks at what the Energy card has been changed into. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What would happen if a promo Smeargle paints a multi-type (more than one type of basic energy card attached) Kecleon? And for that matter, what would happen if an already painted Kecleon changed into another type with its body?
A. Even though Kecleon's underlying type may change, the Coloring Counter overrides whatever type Kecleon is, or may become. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Suppose that Kecleon has a Fire Energy and a Lightning Energy attached to it. Can Venomoth (Jungle) use Kecleon as a reference to Shift into a Fire or Lightning type? Or does it shift into a multi-type (i.e. both Fire AND Lightning) to mimic Kecleon's behavior?
A. In this case, all of Kecleon's color types are copied. You cannot select only one of several Energy types. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY BOMB (Dark Electrode - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If I have DRE & Darkness on a Dark Electrode with all basics on my bench, can I move just the Darkness to my benched basic and keep the DRE on the Dark Electrode?
A. Nope, if you choose to move ANY energies with "Energy Bomb", you must move them ALL. So if you move the DRE to a basic Pokémon when using the optional "may move" effect, it will be discarded. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== EQUIP (Unown-E - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Does Unown-E's "EQUIP" Poke-POWER follow the normal rules for attaching Pokemon Tools (only 1 tool per Pokemon)?
A. Yes. You cannot attach it to a Pokemon that already has a Pokemon Tool, and you cannot attach a Pokemon Tool to the Pokemon that Unown-E is already attached to. (Mysterious Treasures FAQ; Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== EVOLUTIONARY FAN (Shiftry - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. Can Shiftry's "Evolutionary Fan" Poké-BODY return a Shiftry-EX into your hand?
A. Evolutionary Fan only excludes any Pokémon named "Shiftry" (not just the one using the power); since "Shiftry EX" is a different name, you may pick it up. (Jan 18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== EXTRA ENERGY BOMB (Electrode EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. If you use Electrode-EX's Poké-POWER and Knock it out, can you search for any of the Energy cards that were attached to it that are now in the discard pile, to attach to one of your other Pokémon?
A. Yes, you may. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if you try to use Electrode-EX's "Extra Energy Bomb" and you have less than 5 energy cards in your discard pile?
A. If you have five, you must take five. If you have less than five, you must take whatever you have. It does not say "up to 5" on the card. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Electrode-EX's "Extra Energy Bomb" power and KO him, must my opponent take prizes, or is it optional?
A. When a Pokémon is KO'd, the opponent never has a choice whether to take prizes or not. So if you use Extra Energy Bomb, your opponent MUST take two of their prizes. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== EXTRA LIQUID (Sceptile EX - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Rayquaza-EX's "Rage Aura" Poké-BODY lets him ignore all coloress attack costs if you're behind on prizes. But Sceptile-EX's "Extra Liquid" Poké-BODY adds +1 colorless cost to attacks by -EX Pokémon. Which Poké-BODY prevails?
A. The effect of Rage Aura removes all colorless attack costs from Rayquaza-EX's "Special Circuit" and "Sky-high Claws" attacks, including effects that would add to its colorless attack costs. Therefore, Rayquaza-EX would still attack for less, despite Sceptile-EX's Extra Liquid. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== EXTRA SMOKE (Kingdra EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. Say I have a Kingra-EX with "Extra Smoke" on the bench and a Stage 2 Pokémon-EX Active (other than Kingdra-EX). If my opponent attacks with "Swift" does it ignore "Extra Smoke" or not?
A. The effect of Extra Smoke is always attached to whatever Pokémon that the opponent attacks with, not on the Defending Pokémon nor even on the benched Kingdra-EX. And since Swift only ignores effects on the Defending Pokémon (not the player or Pokémon attacking with Swift), it does NOT ignore Extra Smoke and damage is reduced by -10. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== FAMILY BONDS (Nidoqueen - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. If my opponent has an active Nidoking and a benched Nidoqueen and there is a Team Aqua Hideout in play what is the Retreat cost of Nidoking?
A. Anything that sets retreat to zero is not affected by pluses and minuses, so Family Bonds sets the retreat cost to zero, despite Team Aqua's Hideout. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my opponent has a Nidoqueen with "Family Bonds" in play, does that mean that I can reduce my own Nido's Retreat Costs to zero as well?
A. Family Bonds does not specify "your Pokémon" or theirs, so it can apply to both players' sides. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FIRE IMMUNITY (Moltres - Skyridge)

Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach energies to the legendary birds with Anti-(Lightning/Fire/Water) Powers, since this is an attack effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. No, Energy Shower does not override the Poké-BODY. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FIRE REMEDY (Arcanine EX - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. What happens if I attach a "Holon's" Pokémon (providing more than 1 Energy) to Arcanine-EX? Does "Fire Remedy" remove 1 or 2 damage counters?
A. Fire Remedy is triggered by the act of attaching an Energy - it doesn't matter if the Energy card provides more than 1 Energy, it just removes 1 damage counter. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== FIRE VEIL (Arcanine & Growlithe - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If a Pokémon.'s attack "places damage counters" on Growlithe or Arcanine, does it get to use its "Fire Veil" power or not?
A. Damage counters are typically phrased that way to mean something other than damage. So, Fire Veil does not trigger on damage counters. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== FLUFF (Swablu - EX:Deoxys)

Q. I use Starmie's "Energy Flip" vs. an active damaged Swablu with the "Fluff" Poké-BODY. Does Fluff let my opponent flip to block me from moving an energy from a benched Pokémon to Swablu?
A. Moving an Energy to Swablu is an "effect done to Swablu", and therefore your opponent flips to see if it is blocked (since Swablu already had a damage counter on it). (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Dark Raticate uses "Dark Seed" against a damaged Swablu, is the "Fluff" coin flip done as soon as the attack is announced, when the 5 damage counters are placed, or both times?
A. It would only be done the first time. You would flip for Fluff when the Dark Seed attack puts the effect onto the Swablu; but you would not flip when the five damage counters are placed because that's a *result of the effect* on Swablu rather than a direct result of the Dark Seed attack [just like you wouldn't flip each time you placed a damage counter for poison]. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== FORM CHANGE (Deoxys - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Can I use Deoxys' "Form Change" to search for the same kind of Deoxys (i.e. different physical card, but same type, HP, attacks, etc.)?
A. Yes, because you search for the card in your deck before putting the current Deoxys back into the deck. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My opponent uses an "Amnesia" attack against my Dexoys' "Link Blast" attack. On my turn I use Deoxys' "Form Change" Poké-POWER. What happens if I replace the Deoxys Link Blast for a Deoxys Energy Crush; can I attack with Energy Crush?
A. Yes you can. But if you replace the old Deoxys with the same kind it would not be able to use its "Link Blast" attack because Form Change retains the same effects as the Deoxys that had been Amnesia'd. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== FORM VARIATION (Ditto - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say I have Ditto from FR/LG on my bench and it has been a couple of turns. Now say I use Ditto's power & switch it with a Weedle from my discard pile. Can I on the same turn evolve it into Kakuna or do I have to wait a turn to "evolve normally"?
A. As long as it is not Ditto's first turn in play, you can evolve the new Pokémon into a subsequent evolutionary stage. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FIRESTARTER (Blaziken - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Is Blaziken's "Firestarter" Poké-POWER cumulative? For example, if I get three of them in play, can I take three fire energies out of my discard pile and attach them?
A. That is correct. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Blaziken's "Firestarter" power do I still get to do my normal once-per-turn energy attachment?
A. Sure. It does not replace your normal once-per-turn placement of Energy. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== FIERY AURA (Rapidash - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. If I have Rapidash with the "Fiery Aura" Poké-BODY, and if the Full Flame stadium is in play, does that mean a Burned Pokémon takes eight damage counters when burned (two times two equals four, times two again equals eight)?
A. No, these two effects are not cumulative. They both say "put four damage counters instead of two", and four is four, no matter which one gets you there. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== FORM CHANGE (Deoxys - EX:Deoxys; Deoxys EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Can I use Deoxys' "Form Change" to search for a Deoxys-EX, or vice versa?
A. No, Deoxys can only Form Change to a regular Deoxys, and Deoxys-EX can only Form Change to another Deoxys-EX. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== GLOWING SCREEN (Illumise - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Illumise's "Glowing Screen" power says "As long as Volbeat is in play..." Does this count for ANY Volbeat (yours or opponent's) or only your own?
A. No. There was an error in translation that left it vague - a player must have both of them in play on their side, to use those Poké-Powers (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I attack Illumise (with Volbeat in play) using Team Magma's Groudon. As it is not actually a resistance, does Groudon's Pulverize attack get reduced by 30 or 60?
A. Only 30. Just because the Team Magma's Groudon is both Fighting & Darkness types, doesn't mean that Illumise gets to double its power. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== GREEN ESSENCE (Sceptile - EX:Emerald)

Q. What happens if my Active Pokémon is already Poisoned when a Grass Energy is attached to the Pokémon while I have Sceptile with "Green Essence" in play?
A. All Special Conditions are removed from your Pokémon at any point that the Pokémon has Grass Energy attached to it. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Sceptile with "Green Essence" enters play when a Pokémon is already affected by a Special Condition?? Are they instantly cured?
A. Yes, those Pokémon would lose any Special Conditions on them, providing they have a Grass Energy attached to them. . (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HARVEST BOUNTY (Venusaur - Expedition)

Q. If I use Swampert's "Water Call" to place an energy, can I use Venusaur's "Harvest Bounty" power to double it?
A. Venusaur says "as part of your turn" - this does not refer to the playing of an energy card via Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== HEAL DANCE (Bellossom - EX:Hidden Legends, Gardevoir - EX:Emerald)

Q. Bellossom's "Heal Dance" says. "...you may remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon..." So if I had a Pokémon with only 1 damage counter on it, would I be able to remove that damage counter or not?
A. Yes, you may remove one counter if that's all the damage that Pokémon has on it. But you must remove two if it has more than one damage counter. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Bellossom & Gardevoir both have the "Heal Dance" Poké-POWER. Could you use Gardevoir's Heal Dance first, and then use Bellossom's Heal Dance too?
A. Sorry, but the power says that you may use ONLY ONE Heal Dance per turn, regardless of which Pokémon uses it first. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HEALING SHOWER (Milotic - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Does the Healing Shower Poké-POWER remove damage counters from my Pokémon-ex?
A. No. Healing Shower removes damage counters from all Pokémon in play, excluding Pokémon-ex. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

Q. Is Milotic's "Healing Shower" mandatory when I play it from my hand, or is it optional? Can I choose to NOT heal any Pokémon?
A. Yes. It says "may", and is therefore optional. (Jun 3, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use Milotic's "Healing Shower" Poké-POWER more than once if you play more than one Milotic per turn from your hand?
A. Yes, each separate Milotic has its own "Healing Shower" power which can be used individually. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens when I evolve Milotic using Rare Candy? Does "Healing Shower" trigger or not?
A. Yes, Healing Shower will trigger. Milotic is coming into play from your hand, and will trigger normally. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say my opponent has Dark Ampharos, and I use Milotic with "Healing Shower". Can I have Healing Shower remove the damage AFTER Dark Ampharos' "Darkest Impulse" places a counter on Milotic?
A. Healing Shower and Darkest Impulse happen at the same time. So the player controlling Milotic would decide which effect to apply first. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HEALING WIND (Xatu - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If I have more than one Xatu in play, can I use each of their "Healing Wind" powers to remove multiple damage counters from my active Pokémon?
A. Yes. Dangerous, but correct. Removing lots of damage is good. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON VEIL (Ampharos - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. When Ampharos' "Holon Veil" is in effect, does it even affect Fossils?
A. Yes, to a limited degree. Any time the Fossils are considered Pokémon, they would be Delta Species Pokémon. If a Fossil is in the Trainer-card-only state, it is not a Pokémon, and couldnít be affected by Holon Veil. (EX:Dragon Frontiers FAQ; Oct 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Ampharos' "Holon Veil" Poké-BODY make both players' Pokémon in play delta-species type, or just your own?
A. Holon Veil only affects your own Pokémon. It's implied that it's only your own Pokémon in play as well. (Nov 30, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLY SHIELD (Togetic - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Can Togetic be ATM-Rock'd by a dark Pokémon?
A. No, because ATM-Rock's "Stone Generator" still counts as an attack that would be blocked by Togetic's "Holy Shield". (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== IMMUNITY (Machamp - Skyridge Expansion)

Q. Can Machamp with the "Immunity" Poké-BODY be brought up from the bench (or sent to the bench) with attacks like Dark Gengar's "Pull In" or Metagross-EX's "Metal Reversal"?
A. Machamp cannot be moved by Gust-like effects from attacks, even if the "main target" is another Pokémon. Switching a Pokémon up from the Bench with the Active Pokémon is considered "affecting" both the benched Pokémon and the Active Pokémon, and in this case it is prevented. (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What would happen if Blaziken-EX attacked Machamp (with the "Immunity" Poké-BODY) with its "Blaze Kick" attack?
A. On heads, it would do 50 damage. On tails, it would only do 30 damage. Machamp is only affected by damage and cannot get Burned while its Immunity Poké-BODY is in effect. (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== IMPRISON (Gardevoir EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. I realize that Imprison markers remain if Garvevoir-EX leaves play, but does the effect of "Imprison" still remain in that the Pokémon cannot use any Poké-POWERS or Poké-BODIES?
A. Yes, even if Gardevoir-EX leaves play the effects of "Imprison" still apply to any Pokémon that have Imprison markers on them. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Gardevoir-EX uses "Imprison" against Shiftry-EX? Would "Dark Eyes" get to put 2 damage counters on Gardevoir-EX, or would it already be shutdown by the Imprison marker?
A. Imprison shuts down Shiftry-EX's Dark Eyes before Gardevoir-EX would take the damage. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What ways can a Pokémon get rid of an attached "Imprison" marker or "Shock-wave" marker?
A. Evolving, devolving, leveling up (i.e. LV.X), leaving play, and Tropius' "Tropical Heal" Poké-POWER are currently the only ways to get rid of an Imprison or Shock-wave Marker. Retreating or benching does NOT get rid of the marker. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== INTENSE VOLTAGE (Elecivire - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. Can I use Electivire's "Intense Voltage" to move non-basic Electric energy like Rainbow, Multi, etc.?
A. The lightning-bolt symbol in the text of Intense Voltage indicates Electric energy in general, not "Basic Electric Energy". Intense Voltage can move Rainbow, etc. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If an Electivire uses "Intense Voltage" to move multiple energies to itself while Shiftry-EX with "Dark Eyes" is in play, it takes 2 damage counters per energy moved, correct?
A. Right. Many players take the shortcut of moving energy cards all at once, but the Intense Voltage Poké-POWER is technically moving only one energy each time, thus invoking the Dark Eyes Poké-BODY each time it is used. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== INTIMIDATING FANG (Mightyena - EX:Ruby/Sapphire; Arbok - EX: Sandstorm; Feraligatr - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Does "Intimidating Fang" also help prevent damage to benched Pokémon?
A. That is correct. As long as Mightyena (or Arbok) is one of your Active Pokémon, it will reduce damage done to ANY of your Pokémon by 10. (Sep 25, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== INTIMIDATING PATTERN (Masquerain - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Does "Intimidating Pattern" also help prevent damage to benched Pokémon?
A. That is correct. As long as Masquerain is one of your Active Pokémon, it will reduce damage done to ANY of your Pokémon by 20. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== INTIMIDATING RING (Ursaring - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Can Deoxys-EX's "Fastwave" attack get through Ursaring's "Intimidating Ring" Poké-BODY?
A. Fastwave only prevents the *amount of damage done* from being affected by Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, etc. Since Deoxys-EX is a Basic, Intimidating Ring doesn't even let it start the attack in the first place. (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Ursaring's "Intimidating Ring" Poké-BODY prevent coming into play Powers like Zapdos EX's "Legendary Ascent"?
A. Yes, it does. There is no longer any special treatment for Powers activated by "coming into play". (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== JAGGED STONE (Claw Fossil - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Considering the wording of Pelipper's "Swallow" attack, does the damage on Pelipper get removed BEFORE or AFTER Claw Fossil's "Jagged Stone" Poké-BODY damages Pelipper? Jagged Stone places 1 damage counter on Pelipper as a result of Pelipper's attack, then the text of Swallow says to remove damage counters AFTER the attack (implying that the attack has been completely resolved).
A. The language used for Swallow is over-specific. The process at the end of the attack: Do damage; next, do the rest of the Attacking Pokémon's effects; lastly, do any of the Defending Pokémon's effects. So in this case, Pelipper's Swallow removes damage counters FIRST (if any), and then Claw Fossil's "Jagged Stone" kicks in afterward. (Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== JAMMING (Ampharos - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If I play a supporter that takes a Pokemon out of play (like "Mr. Briney's Compassion"), does Ampharos' "Jamming" Poke-BODY place the damage counter before or after the Pokemon leaves play?
A. You complete the action of the supporter first, and then apply Ampharos' Jamming afterwards. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== KNOCKOUT GAS (Koffing - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If a player uses ATM: Rock to devolve your active Weezing, and if there is enough damage on Koffing to knock it out, does that activate Koffing's "Knockout Gas" Poké-BODY?
A. No. Although ATM: Rock's "Stone Generator" is considered an attack, it does not "do damage" and would therefore NOT cause Knockout Gas to activate. (Jun 23, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Let's say I have a Dark Pupitar out and I use "Explosive Evolution" and flip heads, so I get to search my deck for a Dark Tyranitar. However I also KO a Koffing that has the "Knockout Gas" Poké-BODY. Am I now Confused and Poisoned? Or does my evolution remove the special conditions before they effect me in any way?
A. You do the damage from an attack first, if that triggers anything (in this case it does) you then do what is triggered, then you continue and do what the attack says besides damage. So the evolution portion of "Explosive Evolution" takes place AFTER Koffing's "Knockout Gas" goes off. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LAZY (Slaking - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Does Slaking's "Lazy" Poké-BODY prevent coming-into-play Poké-Powers?
A. Yes, "coming into play" powers are prevented by Slaking's "Lazy" [similar to the behavior of Muk-EX's "Toxic Gas"]. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LAZY AURA (Slaking - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Does Slaking's "Lazy Aura" Poké-BODY reduce damage done to benched Pokémon from an opponent's Pokémon-EX?
A. If Slaking is Active, then yes it does. (Mar 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== LEGENDARY ASCENT (Articuno EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Moltres EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Zapdos EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. The "Legendary Ascent" Poké-POWER says, "...you may switch 1 of your Active Pokémon with Articuno-EX/Moltres-EX/Zapdos-EX. If you do, you may also move any number of basic W/F/L energy cards attached to your Pokémon to Articuno-EX/Moltres-EX/Zapdos-EX." Now, can you move energy from all of your benched Pokémon, or just from the Pokémon that is forced to the bench by the power?
A. The last line of the text says "attached to YOUR Pokémon" meaning you can move energy from any of your Pokémon onto the one using "Legendary Ascent". If it had said, "attached to THAT Pokémon", then you would only be able to move it from the one that got sent to the bench. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Muk's "Toxic Gas" prevent the "Legendary Ascent" Poké-POWER found on the legendary birds of FireRed/LeafGreen from happening?
A. As soon as the Pokémon is played, "Toxic Gas" will prevent its Poké-Power; so "Legendary Ascent" is prevented by "Toxic Gas". (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LIGHTNING BURST (Rocket's Raikou EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Can you use Rocket's Raikou-EX's "Lightning Burst" Poké-POWER when you attach a Dark Metal Energy and Rocket Energy from your hand to it? Or is "Darkness Energy Card" the only card you can attach in order to activate the Power? And what about Rainbow Energy??
A. Yes, anything that provides Darkness Energy when attached will activate Lightning Burst. The only one that would NOT work would be attaching a Multi Energy when there's already another Special Energy Card attached to Rocket's Raikou-EX. (Jun 23, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LINK WING (Latios EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. Latios-EX's "Link Wing" Poké-Body doesn't mention Latias* or Latios* are their Retreat Costs set to 0 as well?
A. No. Latias* is not the same as Latias... if it's not mentioned in the Poké-Body, it doesn't get the cheap Retreat Cost. (EX:Dragon Frontiers FAQ; Oct 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== LUNAR ECLIPSE (Lunatone - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Lunatone's "Lunar Eclipse" power says "If Solrock is in play..." Does this count for ANY Solrock (yours or opponent's) or only your own?
A. No. There was an error in translation that left it vague - a player must have both of them in play on their side, to use those Poké-Powers. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Lunatone's Lunar Eclipse Power to change it from a Psychic to a Darkness type, would I get the special bonuses from Darkness Energy for the turn?
A. Yes, it does. (Sep 25, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== MAGMA SWITCH (Team Magma's Claydol - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Team Magma's Claydol's "Magma Switch" says "Once during your turn, you may move an energy attached to your Pokémon with Team Magma in its name to another of your Pokémon". Does that mean I can move an energy from each of my Team Magma Pokémon to another, or only from one of my Team Magma Pokémon to another? (it does not say "one of your Pokémon with Team Magma...")
A. No, you can only move an energy from ONE of your Team Magma Pokémon to any of your other Pokémon It's just not worded very clearly. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== MAGIC EVENS / MAGIC ODDS (Mr.Mime EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Can Strength Charm be used to get around the Mr.Mime-EX powers that block even or odd amounts of damage?
A. Yes, the Strength Charm is factored into the amount of damage being done before Mr.Mime-EX's power is checked. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== MAGNETIC FIELD (Magneton - EX:Dragon)

Q. With EX:Dragon's Magneton, could you discard say a Lightning energy, and call it "#1", then if you have 2 other Lightning energies in your discard pile, "#2" and "#3", could you get those?
A. As long as either of those cards are not the one you just discarded, you can retrieve them even if they are the same type. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Magneton's "Magnetic Field" Poké-POWER states: "Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have basic energy cards in your discard pile, you may discard any 1 card from your hand. Then search for up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand." Can you discard the energy and choose none because it states "search for UP TO 2 cards"?
A. You cannot play a card to no effect when failure of the effect is known in advance. In this case, since you know there is energy in the discard, you must take at least 1 to play the card. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team; September 18, 2007)

== METAL GRAVITY (Skarmory EX - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. If my opponent retreats a Pokémon with Cessation Crystal attached, would my Skarmory-EX's "Metal Gravity" get to place any damage counters on that Pokémon or not?
A. No. By the time Cessation Crystal is inactive, the retreated Pokémon is already on the bench. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if my opponent retreats their Active Pokémon for one that has Cessation Crystal attached, but I have Skarmory-EX with "Metal Gravity"? Would my Skarmory-EX's "Metal Gravity" get to place any damage counters on that Pokémon or not?
A. Yes. By the time Cessation Crystal is active, the Metal Gravity Poké-BODY has already been set in motion and is not shut off. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== METAL JUNCTURE (Metagross - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Does the Metal Juncture Poké-POWER only let me move a Metal Special Energy card, or any Energy card that also provides a Metal Energy?
A. Yes. Any card that produces Metal Energy could be moved. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

== METAL NAVIGATION (Starmie - EX:Delta Species)

Q. Can I use Starmie's "Metal Navigation" to search my deck for a Dark Metal Energy card?
A. No, while Dark Electrode's "Darkness Navigation" explicitly says you can, Starmie's "Metal Navigation" does not explicitly say you can search your deck for a Dark Metal Energy card. Sorry. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== METHANE LEAK (Dark Weezing - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Weezings active is the "Methane Leak" Poké-BODY cumulative so that both of them each add a damage counter between turns?
A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Methane Leak" is cumulative. Two active Dark Weezings would result in two additional counters per turn if the opponent is poisoned. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MIRACULOUS WIND (Light Dragonite - Neo: Destiny Expansion)

Q. Say I have a Skyridge Alakazam on the bench, a Light Dragonite active, and any Dark/Rocket's Pokémon on the bench; if I attach R-Energy to the Dark/Rocket's Pokémon, could I be use Alakazam's "Energy Jump" to move the energy to a non-Dark/Rocket's Pokémon (as Light Dragonite would take away the effects of R-Energy)?
A. Yes, but if Light Dragonite leaves play, the R Energy would be removed if the current Pokémon it was attached to is not Rocket's or Dark. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== MIRROR COAT (Wobbuffet - Skyridge; Xatu - EX:Deoxys; Natu - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If Skyridge Wobbuffet is attacked by "Toxic" or "Triple Poison", does the attacking Pokémon also receive the double-poison or triple-poison special
condition too?
A. They are Poisoned, but it is just normal Poison and they take only one damage counter between turns. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MYSTIC SCALE (Milotic EX - EX:Emerald)

Q. I attacked with Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] last turn. During my opponent's turn, he evolves his Feebas into Milotic-EX. Does "Mystic Scale" get rid of my protection for the turn?
A. The TM has already been discarded from play at the end of the previous turn. Any effects placed on a Pokémon by the attack from that TM are not canceled and remain. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team; May 12, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== NATURAL REMEDY (Swampert - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. When I attach a Rainbow Energy card to Swampert, which works first; remove 1 damage counter from Swampert using the Poké-Body or put 1 damage counter due to attaching a Rainbow Energy card?
A. Either way is OK. The Swampert player decides which effect goes first. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== NIGHT VISION (Sableye - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Is my opponent allowed to rearrange his or her hand after I look at his or her cards with Night Vision?
A. Yes. Your opponent can mix up the order of his or her hand once the Poké-Power has been resolved, even if you have an effect that lets you discard a card from his or her hand without looking during that same turn. (EX:Deoxys FAQ, Q3; Feb 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== NURTURE AND HEAL (Meganium EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Does Meganium-EX's "Nurture and Heal" Poké-Power count against the 1 Energy card attachment per turn?
A. No. Nurture and Heal is its own effect, so you can still do your normal energy attachment too. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I attach a Rainbow Energy card using "Nurture and Heal"?
A. No - it would need to be a Grass Energy card in your hand in order for it to be attached as part of Nurture and Heal's effect, and Rainbow does not count as Grass while in your hand. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Meganium-EX's "Nurture and Heal" Poké-Power stack? Like, if you had 2 could you attach 2 Grass Energies?
A. Yes, it's Poké-Power would stack. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== OVERZEALOUS (Machamp - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Machamp's "Overzealous" Poké-POWER adds 30 more damage to its attacks; is this 30 done before or after Weakness/Resistance?
A. Overzealous adds +30 to the attack, but does not change the attack's base damage (for purposes of other Pokémon copying Machamp's attacks). It is figured in at Step [b], when you add damage effects on the Attacking Pokémon. (Jul 1, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have more than one HL Machamp in play, would their "Overzealous" Poké-BODIES be cumulative upon all the Machamps? For example, if I had three Machamps in play would that add a total of +90 to their attacks?
A. No, Overzealous is a self-referencing power and only counts for the card that contains it. It is not cumulative. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does "Overzealous" take effect when Meteor Falls is in play and Machamp uses an attack from Machop or Machoke?
A. Yes, if your opponent is playing a Pokémon-EX. Machamp is still attacking, even though it is using its pre-evolution's attacks. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PHOENIX TURN (Ho-Oh - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If Ho-Oh gets KO'd and uses its "Phoenix Turn" Poke-POWER and gets heads on the coin flip, does Ho-Oh stay active, or go back to the owner's hand, or what?
A. If the coin flip is heads Ho-Oh is still considered knocked out, but it stays in the active spot after removing all damage counters, special conditions, etc. (DP:Secret Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== POISON PAYBACK (Cacturne & Cacnea - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If a Pokémon's attack "places damage counters" on Cacturne or Cacnea, does it get to use its "Poison Payback" power or not?
A. Damage counters are typically phrased that way to mean something other than damage. So, Poison Payback does not trigger on damage counters. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Is it true that only an attack that "does damage" will trigger Cacturne's Poké-BODY which is "damaged by an attack"?
A. Correct. Cacturne's Poké-BODY only reacts to damage, not damage counters. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POISON RESISTANCE (Zangoose - EX:Sandstorm; Steelix EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Steelix-EX's "Poison Resistance" says that Steelix-EX can't be Poisoned. So lets say I play down a Battle Frontier, and then poison my opponent's Steelix-EX. On his turn, he counters my Stadium. Does Poison stay on him or is it taken away?
A. The Poison Special Condition would be removed, as soon as Steelix-EX had its Poké-Body back. (Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== POWDER PROTECTION (Ledian - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If my Active Pokémon has an owner in its name, and its attack does damage to my own benched Pokémon, would Ledian's "Powder Protection" protect it from such damage.
A. Yes, that is correct. (Nov 18, 2004, PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Ledian is the active Pokémon, does the damage reducing (-40) effect take place before or after the appplying of Weakness and Resistance?
A. After - it's an effect on the Defending Pokémon. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Rocket's Zapdos EX's "Raging Thunder" attack which says to do 30 damage to one of your own Pokémon, can I direct that damage onto Ledian and use its "Powder Protection" to reduce that damage?
A. Powder Protection does not specify that the Pokémon must be the opponent's, so yes it can be used to block self-damage like this. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER BLOW (Team Aqua's Walrein - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. For Team Aqua's Walrein's "Power Blow" attack, does it do 10 or 20 damage if there's only a single energy card on it?
A. It does 20 damage, 10 plus 10 more for each energy attached (regardless of whether it's paying for the attack cost or not). (May 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER DIFFUSION (Rhydon - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Does Power Diffusion reduce the number of damage counters placed, or just damage for Benched Pokémon?
A. Power Diffusion just reduces damage, not damage counters for the Benched Pokémon. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

Q. If an opponent's Rhydon with "Power Diffusion" is active and my "Feint Attack" targets the bench, the Poké-BODY trying to prevent the damage is not on the Pokémon being attacked. So would Rhydon stop any Feint Attack damage to the bench or not?
A. The active Rhydon's "Power Diffusion" is considered "an effect on the benched Pokémon", so in this case Feint Attack would ignore it. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER GENE (Nidoking - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Is Nidoking's "Power Gene" Poké-BODY cumulative?
A. Yes, it is. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you have FR/LG Nidoking in play and make an attack that does no direct damage (i.e. puts opponent to sleep, or poisons them), does Nidoking's power add +10 damage or not?
A. The implication of "Power Gene" is that you must do at least SOME damage in order to do "10 MORE". If the attack does no damage, then Power Gene does not work. (Sep 16, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Nidoking's "Power Gene" add +10 to the attack before or after Weakness/Resistance?
A. Nidoking's effect is done before Weakness and Resistance. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER PINCHERS (Crawdaunt - EX:Dragon)

Q. Is Crawdaunt's Power Pinchers cumulative?
A. Yes, but Crawdaunt must be Active in order for his power to work, so the only way it can be cumulative would be in 2-on-2 play. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER SAVER (Team Aqua's Kyogre - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua; Team Magma's Groudon - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Are Team Magma's Groudon and Team Aqua's Kyogre themselves counted as a Team Magma's/Aqua's Pokémon for their own "Power Saver" Poké-BODY?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Jan 13, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER SHIFT (Team Aqua's Manectric - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. If I use Team Aqua's Manectric to "Power Shift" energies to another Pokémon, does each energy have to go to the same target, or can I shift the energies to multiple targets?
A. You may move as many energies as you want, but they must all be moved onto the same destination Pokémon. And don't forget that you are only allowed to do that once per turn per Team Aqua's Manectric in play. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PREHISTORIC POWER (Aerodactyl - Fossil Expansion)

Q. Does Rare Candy override evolution-preventing effects such as Fossil Aerodactyl's "Prehistoric Power"?
A. Yes, you can use Rare Candy when Aerodactyl's Prehistoric Power is in play. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team) [Note: This ruling does not conflict with the Primal Aura/Pull/Stare rulings; the prevention mechanisms are different.]

Q. If I have a benched Fossil Aerodactyl and a Dark Pupitar active, and I flip heads on "Explosive Evolution", do I get to search for a card that evolves from Dark Pupitar and evolve it?
A. It's been established in earlier rulings that "Prehistoric Power" affects Pokémon being evolved by Evolution cards being played from your hand as a normal evolution. Since "Explosive Evolution" comes from your Deck, Aerodactyl does not prevent it from happening. (Jan 20, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PRIMAL AURA (Kabutops - Skyridge)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy on my Pokémon to go to their evolutions if either Kabutops or Omastar from Skyridge is in play (with the powers/bodies that stop evolution)?
A. You could not use a Pokémon's attack or play a Trainer card to evolve your Benched or Active Pokémon, unless the Evolution card you would be putting into play comes from somewhere other than your hand. So Rare Candy cannot be used, but Wally's Training can (when referring to the Active Pokémon). (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Aug 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PRIMAL PULL (Claydol - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Does Primal Pull also affect Claydol?
A. Yes. Claydol would need at least 2 Energy attached to use its Muddy Eye attack. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

Q. Does Claydol's "Primal Pull" add energy cost to attacks from TM trainers? The TM's say you can "use this card's attacks instead of its own".
A. The intent of Primal Pull is that the active Pokémon must pay one more energy whenever it attacks, regardless of whether its attack is printed on the card or referenced from somewhere else like a TM or a stadium. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PRIMAL STARE (Omastar - Skyridge; Kabutops - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy on my Pokémon to go to their evolutions if either Kabutops or Omastar from Skyridge is in play (with the powers/bodies that stop evolution)?
A. You could not use a Pokémon's attack or play a Trainer card to evolve your Benched or Active Pokémon, unless the Evolution card you would be putting into play comes from somewhere other than your hand. So Rare Candy cannot be used, but Wally's Training can (when referring to the Active Pokémon). (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Aug 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Kabutops' "Primal Stare" Poke-POWER prevent your oppponent from leveling up to a LV.X?
A. No, because "leveling up" is not the same thing as "evolving". Once a LV.X is placed, it takes on the stage of the Pokemon from which it leveled up. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== PRIMAL VEIL (Armaldo - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If I have a Sableye active and I'm facing an Armaldo, I use "Supernatural" and find a Copycat in his hand. May I use the Copycat or does the attack do nothing as a result of Armaldo's Poké-BODY??
A. Well, Supernatural says "You may use the effect of a Supporter card you find there as the effect of the attack". That is not the same thing as "playing a Supporter", so it would not be prevented by Armaldo and you can use the effect of the Supporter card. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== PRIMAL VIBES (Cradily EX - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. My opponent has Cradily ex in play. Can I use a Trainer card, or an attack on a Pokémon to evolve my Active Pokémon?
A. You could not use an Pokémon's attack or play a Trainer card to evolve your Active Pokémon, unless the Evolution card you would be putting into play, comes from somewhere other than your hand. [So Rare Candy cannot be used, but Wally's Training can.] (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q9; Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PRISMATIC BODY (Ditto - Skyridge)

Q. If I use Skyridge Ditto's "Copy" attack and choose my opponent's Rayquaza-EX's "Dragon Burst" attack, would I have to discard ALL of my Basic Energy cards?
A. Ditto's "Prismatic Body" Poké-BODY says that all basic energy provides EVERY TYPE of energy, much like Rainbow Energy does. So no matter which energy type you choose to discard for Dragon Burst, all Basic Energy cards would have to be discarded because they would be providing all types simultaneously. (Feb 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PROTECTIVE DUST (Dustox - EX:Ruby/Sapphire; Venomoth - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. If Machamp attacks Venomoth with "Brick Smash", does the attack work?
A. Venomoth's "Protective Dust" says to prevent all effects of attacks except damage done to Venomoth, so yes the Brick Smash would get through. (Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My opponent has a R/S Dustox active (or on the bench); I play a Sandstorm Omastar and use Pull Down; does this attack effect Dustox or not?
A. No. Dustox's Protective Dust prevents all effects done to Dustox by the opponent's Attacking Pokémon; this would include Omastar's Pull Down. (Oct 2, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Would Dustox prevent something like Dusclops' "Judgment" attack that says "the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out" (if both coins are heads)?
A. Since the attack is not actually doing any damage, then yes the effect of being KO'd would be prevented. (Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have an attack that "places damage counters", is that considered an effect which is blocked by Dustox's "Protective Dust"?
A. Yes it is; placing damage counters is NOT the same as damage (doing damage) and would therefore be blocked. (Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Dustox is confused and flips tails when attempting to attack, does its "Protective Dust" Poké-BODY prevent the placing of three damage counters?
A. Well, it does say to prevent all effects of attacks done to Dustox by the Attacking Pokémon So yes, the confusion self-damage would be prevented since Dustox is considered "the Attacking Pokémon" in this scenario. (May 13, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Will Dustox stop Team Magma's Houndoom from doing "Magma Spurt"?
A. No, the discarding portion of Magma Spurt is used to calculate how much damage is to be done; it is not "an effect done to Dustox". And damage done is NOT prevented by Dustox. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PSY SHADOW (Gardevoir - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Is Gardevoir's Poké-POWER cumulative? Like, if you have 3 in play, can you attach 3 [P] Energy cards, and still have your "free" energy attachment for the turn?
A. Yes, Gardevoir's "Psy Shadow" is cumulative. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What is the proper thing to do if you use Gardevoir's "Psy Shadow" Poké-POWER, and there are no psychic energies left in the deck? Do you still take the damage for searching through your deck, or do you NOT take damage for NOT attaching an energy?
A. Since you did not place a Psychic Energy on any Pokémon, you cannot place any damage counters. You might want to, but you cannot. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYCHIC PROTECTOR (Flygon EX - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. Can I discard 3 cards for Flygon-EX's "Psychic Protector" Poké-BODY even if it is only being attacked for 10 damage?
A. Yes, you can discard more cards than you are being damaged for (up to four). (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Flygon-EX's "Psychic Protector" effect trigger before Weakness & Resistance, or after?
A. The effect triggers after Weakness & Resistance have been applied to the damage. (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Mightyena uses "Pull Away" against Flygon-EX, can I use Flygon-EX's "Psychic Protector" Poké-BODY before the discarding effect of "Pull Away"?
A. Yes, Psychic Protector is invoked at the point when damage is done. The latter part of the attack which checks for cards in the opponent's hand is done later after the damage calculation steps. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Will attacks that ignore effects on the defending Pokémon, like "Fastwave", prevent Flygon-EX from using its "Psychic Protector" Poké-BODY?
A. Fastwave's damage is not affected by Poké-Bodies. Psychic Protector is a Poké-BODY that takes effect DURING the attack, not after. You could discard the cards (since only damage is prevented), but the damage reduction is nullified by Fastwave. (Apr 5, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYCHIC SHIFT (Xatu - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If I use Xatu's "Psychic Shift" Poke-POWER to transfer an increased Special Condition like Toxic (Poisoned for 2 damage counters instead of 1) or Torrid Wave (Burned for 3 damage counters instead of 2), does the Defending Pokemon also receive the increased damage?
A. No. It just moves the Special Condition, not the "improved" version of the Special Condition. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYCHIC TRACE (Claydol - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If I have two Claydols in play and one of them is currently Active, can I use "Psychic Trace" on the first one, retreat it for the other Claydol, and use the second one's "Psychic Trace" on the same turn?
A. Yes, you may use one "Psychic Trace" per Claydol per turn, but remember that the must be in the Active slot in order for the Poké-POWER to work. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYCHIC VISION (Mew EX - EX:Holon Phantoms)

Q. If I use Mew-EX's "Psychic Vision" to look at an opponent's hand, are they allowed to rearrange their hand before I pick a card to discard when I attack with Hariyama-EX's "Knock Off" attack?
A. Yes, as soon as you're finished looking at their hand with Psychic Vision, the opponent may rearrange those cards if they want to. (May 25, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== PURE BODY (Entei - Aquapolis Expansion; Suicune - Aquapolis Expansion; Raikou - Skyridge Expansion)

Q. Since Rainbow Energy counts as all types, would it also count for Aquapolis Entei's Pure Body?
A. No, Rainbow Energy, Multi Energy, and Crystal Energy provide non-colorless energy types only when they are in play, not when they are in the process of being attached. So, you can attach Rainbow Energy to Entei, Raikou, and Suicune with "Pure Body" and not have to discard another energy card. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team; in reference to Q on Jun 19, 2003 WotC Chat, Q2008)

Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach energies to the legendary dogs (i.e. Entei, Raikou, Suicune) with "Pure Body" powers, since this is an attack effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. You can attach to Pokémon with "Pure Body", but you still have to discard an energy card in order to do this. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== QUICK SEARCH (Pidgeot - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say I use Pidgeot's "Quick Search" and then scoop it up with Mr.Briney or something. If I then use the scooped up card to evolve my benched Pidgeotto, can I then use Quick Search again because all the effects of the previous Pidgeot are gone?
A. No, it doesn't work that way. The text on Quick Search says, "you can't use more than 1 Quick Search Poké-Power each turn". The effect lasts throughout the remainder of the turn; it does not specifically reside on the Pidgeot that used it. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you use Pidgeot's "Quick Search" power, do you *have to* take a card from your deck?
A. Yes, if you decide to use the Power you must take a card. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== RAGE AURA (Rayquaza EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. What happens if Rayquaza-EX with "Rage Aura" is affected by something that could increase the cost of its "Special Circuit" or "Sky-high Claws" attacks?
A. Rage Aura sets Rayquaza-EX's attacks to specific costs, similar to when an effect sets a Pokémon's Retreat Cost to 0. Special Circuit would remain {L} and Sky-high Claws would remain {L}{L}.

Q. If a Pokémon copies Rayquaza-EX's "Special Circuit" or "Sky-high Claws" attacks while Rayquaza-EX's "Rage Aura" Poké-BODY is in effect, does it get the cheaper attack cost?
A. No. Rayquaza-EX's Rage Aura ONLY affects Rayquaza-EX if a Pokémon copies the attack, it's as if that attack was photo-copied and placed on that copying Pokémon it didn't copy anything else.

Q. Rayquaza-EX's "Rage Aura" Poké-BODY lets him ignore all coloress attack costs if you're behind on prizes. But Sceptile-EX's "Extra Liquid" Poké-BODY adds +1 colorless cost to attacks by -EX Pokémon. Which Poké-BODY prevails?
A. The effect of Rage Aura removes all colorless attack costs from Rayquaza-EX's "Special Circuit" and "Sky-high Claws" attacks, including effects that would add to its colorless attack costs. Therefore, Rayquaza-EX would still attack for less, despite Sceptile-EX's Extra Liquid. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== RAI-SHIELD (Raichu Ex - EX:Emerald)

Q. Does an Emerald Raichu Ex "Rai-Shield" Poké-BODY protect a Sandstorm Raichu EX in the active from attacks that ignore effects on the defending Pokémon, like Fastwave?
A. Regardless of where the effect is generated, it is still an effect ON the defending Pokémon. It is ignored by Fastwave. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If several of your Raichu-EX are damaged at once by an opponent's Pokémon-EX, is damaged reduced by 30 for all of them?
A. Yes, but multiple Raichu-EX's with "Rai-Shield" do not increase the damage reduction. (July 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== RAIN DISH (Ludicolo, Lombre, & Lotad - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Ludicolo's Rain Dish Poké-BODY says "at any time between turns remove 1 damage counter...", so does this mean I can remove 1 damage counter more than once between turns?
A. You are allowed to use its ability at any time between each players turn, but just once. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== RAINBOW SCALE (Garchomp - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If a Pokemon has multiple Weaknesses, does Garchomp's "Rainbow Scale" do 40 more damage for each Weakness?
A. No. It only matters that the Defending Pokemon has ANY Weakness to the basic Energy attached to Garchomp. More than 1 type of Weakness won't change the damage bonus. (DP:Mysterious Treasures FAQ; Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== RECONSTRUCTION (Buried Fossil - Skyridge)

Q. If I use Buried Fossil's "Reconstruction" Poké-POWER and there are no Kabutos or Omanytes do I still put the Energy into the deck?
A. No, if you don't have a Kabuto or Omanyte in your deck then you don't bury the energy. (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can Buried Fossil evolve into Aerodactyl-EX?
A. Buried Fossil has special text on it that says, "You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil". So yes, you are allowed to evolve your Buried Fossil to Aerodactyl-EX. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== REST UP (Snorlax - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. For Snorlax's "Rest Up" Poké-BODY, can you choose to remove the two damage counters BEFORE checking for sleep, or do you have to do it AFTER performing the sleep check?
A. You flip for the sleep check and then if Snorlax REMAINS ASLEEP after everything then you can remove two damage counters. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Snorlax's "Rest Up" Poké-BODY, can you use Miracle Berry or Lum Berry to heal it AFTER removing the two damage counters?
A. Well, the Lum Berry would heal it before the end of the turn so Snorlax would not "remain asleep" and therefore could not remove two damage counters. But with the Miracle Berry you have a choice: you MAY remove the special condition at any time between turns, but you MUST remove it at the start of the turn. So you could choose to "remain asleep" between turns and remove two damage counters, but then at the start of the next turn Miracle Berry would kick in and cause Snorlax to wake up. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Snorlax is Asleep and the opponent has a Hypno. Can Snorlax use its "Rest Up" Poké-BODY before or after taking damage from Hypno's "Eerie Aura"?
A. Snorlax can choose whether to use its "Rest Up" either before or after Hypno's "Eerie Aura". (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Snorlax is Asleep and the opponent has a Hypno. Also, Snorlax has a Lum Berry attached and fails to wake up from the coin flip. Can Snorlax heal its 2 damage counters first, then trigger the Lum Berry to avoid Hypno's damage?
A. You can choose to use the Lum Berry either before or after the coin flip; it's up to player what gets done first. So for Snorlax, you have to either choose to wake him up with Lum Berry, or stay asleep and use the "Rest Up" Poké-BODY; it cannot avoid Hypno's damage if it stays asleep. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== RETREAT AID (Dodrio - Jungle; Dodrio - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Is Dodrio's "Retreat Aid" Pokémon Power cumulative?
A. Yes it is. Each Dodrio would reduce the retreat cost additionally. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== RIPPLES (Mantine - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* Mantine's Poké-POWER only works when it is the player's Active Pokémon. Official Wording: Once during your turn (before your attack), if Mantine is your Active Pokémon you may remove 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon (excluding Mantine). This power can't be used if Mantine is affected by a Special Condition. (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Announcements)

Q. Since the wording of Mantine's "Ripples" power says that it excludes Mantine, can one Mantine use its power to heal a different Mantine?
A. Yes, the wording is intended simply so that Mantine cannot heal itself. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ROUGH SKIN (Sharpedo - EX:Ruby/Sapphire; Carvanha - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. If an attack "places damage counters" on Sharpedo or Carvanha, does "Rough Skin" get to work?
A. Damage counters are typically phrased that way to mean something other than damage. So, Rough Skin does not trigger on damage counters. (Feb 26, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SAFEGUARD (Wobbuffet - EX:Sandstorm; Ninetales - EX:Hidden Legends; Dewgong - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. What if I put up a Mewtwo EX against Wobbuffet and try to use Energy Absorbtion? Would that trigger Wobbuffet's "Safeguard" Poké-BODY?
A. No, Mewtwo EX's "Energy Absorption" is not doing any effects to Wobbuffet, so Safeguard would not prevent it. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Shedinja or Wobbuffet is my active Pokémon and my opponent uses Kingdra EX's Genetic Memory attack and chose Seadra's Water Arrow to attack my benched Pokémon Is Genetic Memory blocked by Shedinja's Wonder Guard and Wobbuffet's Safeguard when attacking something on the bench?
A. The wording of Shedinja's "Wonder Guard" and Wobbuffet's "Safeguard" are very similar to Neo Revelation Suicune's "Crystal Body" power. So basically anything that is not being directly done to Shedinja or to Wobbuffet does not get ignored. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Aggron-EX uses "Metal Surge" VS. an active Wobbuffet? Does Wobbuffet take no damage and all benched Pokémon take 20 damage? Or does the "Safeguard" Poké-Body prevent damage and effects done to the benched Pokémon too?
A. Sorry, Wobbuffet's Safeguard only protects itself. The benched Pokémon would be damaged by Aggron-EX. (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Charizard-EX's "Burn Down" attack says it is not affected by Poké-Bodies, etc. So when going up against Wobbuffet, Ninetales, or Dewgong with "Safeguard", which takes precedence?
A. Charizard-EX's attack specifically states to ignore Poké-BODY's, so in this case the attack gets through "Safeguard". (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Wobbuffet vs. Ninetales-EX... I try to use "Intense Glare" (switch 1 your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon...) on Wobbuffet. Does Wobbuffet's Safeguard Poké-BODY prevent the switch?
A. Yes it would prevent the switch. In addition, you could not do Intense Glare to bring up a Wobbuffet from the bench either, as that would be an "effect being done to Wobbuffet by a Pokémon-EX." (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SAND DAMAGE (Dark Tyranitar - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If Dark Tyranitar has 10 HP left and is Poisoned, would it be Knocked Out before "Sand Damage" took place?
A. No. Even if a Pokémon receives more damage counters from Special Conditions, Poké-Bodies, or Poké-Powers than its remaining HP, that Pokémon isn't Knocked Out until "between turns" is over. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My Active Pokémon got Knocked Out between turns because it was poisoned and Dark Tyranitar now becomes the Active Pokémon; does the Poké-BODY "Sand Damage" work?
A. No, because you wouldn't replace your KO'd Pokémon until the between turn phase is over. When the Dark Tyranitar comes up, it's too late for Sand Damage at that time. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SATURATION (Quagsire - EX:Team Rocket Returns, Wooper - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If your playing Quagsire or Wooper with Blastoise-EX, do you apply 1 damage counter from Blastoise-EX's "Energy Rain" Poké-POWER before or after the "Saturation" Poké-BODY. Or do you get to choose?
A. Blastoise's Energy Rain finishes first. If Quagsire/Wooper lives through it, then you get to remove damage counters & all Special Conditions. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Quagsire and my opponent has Ampharos-EX in play and I attach an energy card to my Quagsire from my hand, which Poké-POWER gets applied first, Saturation or Conductivity?
A. Conductivity and Saturation happen at the same time, so the player attaching energy would get to decide which effect to apply first. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use Wooper's or Quagsire's "Saturation" Poké-BODY with an energy placed by Blastoise's "Rain Dance" or Swampert's "Water Call"?
A. Yes, you can. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does playing a Rainbow Energy from your hand onto a Wooper or a Quagsire allow you to use the "Saturation" Poké-BODY?
A. Yes it does. The effects would also be simultaneous - player would choose the order of effects between Saturation and Rainbow Energy. And as a side note, the Pokémon would not be Knocked Out until both of the simultaneous effects were resolved. (Jun 23, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I play a Double Rainbow Energy onto Quagsire with the "Saturation" Poké-BODY, can I remove FOUR damage counters?
A. Double Rainbow Energy counts as one CARD, so you still only get to remove two counters. (Oct 20, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SCAVENGER HUNT (Furret - Aquapolis)

Q. When using Furret's "Scavenger Hunt", what happens if after I put two cards into my deck and then search for energy but can't find any? Would the two cards stay? And even if you know there is no more energy in there, can you use another Scavenger Hunt just to put two cards back in your deck?
A. You have already put the two cards back in your deck. If you cannot find Energy cards, the effect ends there. (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SHADOW CURSE (Gengar - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. If Gengar is attacked with enough damage to KO it, but is saved by Focus Band, does Gengar's "Shadow Curse" Poké-POWER still work?
A. No, Gengar has to be actually knocked out in order for Shadow Curse to work. (Feb 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Gengar with "Shadow Curse" also has a Curse Powder trainer attached. What happens if the opponent's Medicham-EX with "Wise Aura" knocks out the Gengar, and then Curse Powder KO's Medicham-EX? Would Shadow Curse then work?
A. By the time Curse Powder triggers, Gengar is already KO'd so it cannot use its Shadow Curse because Wise Aura was still on at the time it was KO'd. (Feb 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Gengar is KO'd by an attack that "places damage counters", can it still use its "Shadow Curse" Poké-POWER?
A. No, Shadow Curse is only invoked if Gengar is KO'd by an attack that "does damage"; placing damage counters is not the same as doing damage. (May 4, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Scenario: Player A has a Stantler with Cessation Crystal with 40 damage; Player B has a Gengar with Cursed Powder with 80 damage. Player A attacks for 20 damage to KO the Gengar, then Cursed Powder on Gengar is triggered to KO Stantler at the same time. Would Gengar's "Shadow Curse" Poké-POWER trigger because Stantler is KO'd from the Cursed Powder? Or does it all happen at the same time?
A. Gengar's Shadow Curse would be turned off by Cessation Crystal during the period in which the Poké-POWER could be triggered. At the point when Cessation Crystal is no longer in play, Gengar would have already gone to the discard pile. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SHADY MOVE (Banette EX - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. What are the rules for using Banette-EX's "Shady Move" Poké-POWER?
A. You can move 1 damage counter from any Pokémon in play to another Pokémon in play; it can be different players' Pokémon or it can be the same player's Pokémon (either you or your opponent). (EX:Legend Maker FAQ; Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Feb 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If there is more than one Banette-EX in play can the player perform "Shady Move" more than once (i.e. perform Shady Move with active, then retreat, switch, etc., perform it again with the new active)?
A. Yes, you could do that. However, going to the bench does not allow the same Banette-EX to do Shady Move again; you are limited to one Shady Move per Banette-EX per turn, assuming you can get them into the active slot. (Apr 20, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== SHAPESHIFT (Brock's Ninetales - Gym: Challenge)

Q. If I use Brock's Ninetales and equip it with a EX, and if that Pokémon is knocked out how many prizes does my opponent draw?
A. If it's knocked out while being treated as an "EX" Pokémon, your opponent would draw 2 Prizes. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have a Brock's Ninetales with a Double Rainbow Energy attached; I then use Shapeshift to become an -EX Pokémon. What happens to the DRE? Does it stay or get discarded??
A. Since Shapeshift says to "treat it as that Pokémon", and since you cannot have a DRE attached to an -EX Pokémon, the DRE would get discarded. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Would "Shining Star" do the additional 100 damage vs. a Brock's Ninetales that has used its "Shapeshift" power to put a Stage 2 on it, like Aggron or something?
A. Yes, the Brock's Ninetales (on top of Brock's Vulpix) would satisfy the evolution part of the criteria, and the Stage 2 evolution card attached to it would satisfy the Stage 2 part of the criteria for Shining Star. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SHARING (Milotic - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. If I use Milotic's "Sharing" Poké-POWER to use one of my opponents Supporters, can I also play my own Supporter during the same turn?
A. Yes you may. Milotic's Poké-POWER does not use up your normal "one Supporter per turn" condition. (Jan 4, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I go first and play Rare Candy to evolve to Milotic and then use its "Sharing" Poké-POWER, can I use a supporter from my opponent's hand on the first turn of the game?
A. Yes, you can; "using a Supporter" as the effect of a Poké-POWER is treated differently than "playing a Supporter card". Of course, you must still meet all requirements that are necessary to use that Supporter normally (except for the Supporter rule). (Dec 7, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SHIFT (Venomoth - Jungle)

Q. Suppose that Kecleon has a Fire Energy and a Lightning Energy attached to it. Can Venomoth (Jungle) use Kecleon as a reference to Shift into a Fire or Lightning type?
A. Sure. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Suppose that Kecleon has a Fire Energy and a Lightning Energy attached to it. Can Venomoth (Jungle) use Kecleon as a reference to Shift into a Fire or Lightning type? Or does it shift into a multi-type (i.e. both Fire AND Lightning) to mimic Kecleon's behavior?
A. In this case, all of Kecleon's color types are copied. You cannot select only one of several Energy types. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SHOCKING TAIL (Electivire LV.X - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Say I have Electivire LV.X active and my opponent uses Blastoise's "Waterlog" Poke-POWER to attach a bunch of Water energy to their Pokemon. How does Electivire LV.X's "Shocking Tail" Poke-BODY interact with "Waterlog"?
A. Shocking Tail places 2 damage counters for each energy that is attached. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== SHUFFLE (Unown[S] - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Can the Unseen Forces Unown-S use its "Shuffle" Poké-POWER to pull up an Unown-A from the D/P expansion?
A. Yes, it can. If a card refers to "Unown" it refers to all Unown, both D/P and older. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SILVER SPARKLE (Lugia EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. I attack with Salamence-EX's "Bright Flame", against my opponent's Lugia-EX. Who chooses which Energy to discard or move, in what order?
A. Resolve your attack, then discard 2 Energy as a result for Salamence-EX's attack. Your opponent then resolves the Silver Sparkle (flip, and possible return of energy to hand). (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SMOOTH OVER (Magcargo - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Is Magcargo's "Smooth Over" Poké-POWER cumulative?
A. Yes, if you have more than one Magcargo in play each one may use its Smooth Over once per turn. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SNAPPY MOVE (Aipom - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Can I use Aipom's "Snappy Move" Poké-POWER if there are no cards left in my deck to draw from? Its text says "you MAY draw a card...", so can I just choose not to draw and then put Aipom on the bottom as the only card in my deck?
A. The Poké-POWER is optional, that's what the "you may" phrase is referring to. If you do not draw a card then you cannot place Aipom into your deck. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SOLAR ECLIPSE (Solrock - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Solrock's "Solar Eclipse" power says "If Lunatone is in play..." Does this count for ANY Lunatone (yours or opponent's) or only your own?
A. No. There was an error in translation that left it vague - a player must have both of them in play on their side, to use those Poké-Powers. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SOOTH DUST (Butterfree - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say your active Pokémon gets knocked out. You promote a Pokémon to the active position with an 'if active between turns' Pokémon power like Victreebel's 'Acid Sampler' or Butterfree's 'Sooth Dust'. Does that power get activated?
A. It depends on if the Pokémon was KO'd between turns (i.e. Poison), or by an attack. If by an attack, then the power would activate because the Pokémon is replaced right away. If between turns, the Pokémon is not replaced until the end of that phase, so the power would NOT activate. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Let's say I have a Butterfree out and my opponent poisons me. Since he attacked it's my turn, so Butterfree's "Sooth Dust" Poké-BODY would go off, but so does poison too. So which one comes first?
A. The Butterfree player gets to choose when between turns they use Sooth Dust. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When my Active Pokémon is Butterfree (from FR/LG) and my opponent's Active Pokémon is Victreebel (also from FL/LG), which Poké-Body works first?
A. Either way. The player who has Pokémon that gets affected by effect(s) of Poké-Bodies gets to decide. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Butterfrees active does the "Sooth Dust" healing stack? ie take off two damage counters between turns?
A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sooth Dust" is cumulative. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SPLASH BACK (Crawdaunt EX - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Does the Poké-Body "Dark Eyes" take effect when you return your opponent's Shiftry-EX by using the Poké-Power "Splash Back"?
A. No, it doesn't. Since Shiftry-EX isn't in play after the effect of the Poké-Power "Splash Back", the Poké-Body "Dark Eyes" doesn't work. (Oct 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== STAGES OF EVOLUTION (Electabuzz - EX:Unseen Forces; Hitmonchan - EX:Unseen Forces; Hitmonlee - EX:Unseen Forces; Hitmontop - EX:Unseen Forces; Jynx - EX:Unseen Forces; Wobbuffet - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. Several Basic Pokémon have a Poké-Body called "Stages of Evolution" that says, "As long as {name of Basic Pokémon} is an Evolved Pokémon...". What does this mean?
A. Each of those Pokémon have a corresponding Basic Pokémon that "evolve" into those Pokémon. For example, Elekid has a special "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER that allows Elekid to evolve into Electabuzz, therefore allowing the evolved Electabuzz to use its "Stages of Evolution" Poké-BODY. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Is Wobbuffet's "Stages of Evolution" Poké-BODY cumulative? Like, if I have three evolved Wobbuffets the Defending Pokémon would have to add +3 to its Retreat Cost?
A. Yes, this is correct. But it only works for evolved Wobbuffets that have the "Stages of Evolution" Poké-BODY. (EX:Legend Maker FAQ; Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have an evolved Wobbuffet on my bench with the "Stages of Evolution" that has your opponent pay one more energy to retreat his/her Active Pokémon, and I also have Dark Ariados active and attack my opponent's benched pokemon with "Breaking Impact", how much damage will it do?
A. Wobbuffet only increases the retreat cost for Active Pokémon, not for Benched Pokémon. So it would not add to any damage done to Benched Pokémon by Breaking Impact. (May 25, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== STANCE (Lucario Lv.X - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Does Lucario LV.X's "Stance" Poke-POWER prevent attacks like "Swift" that ignore effects on the Defending Pokemon?
A. Stance is an effect on Lucario Lv.X, so Swift ignores it and does full damage. (Aug 30, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My Lucario LV.X comes into play, uses its Poke-POWER "Stance". If I play Cessation Crystal on it, or if my opponent plays a Cessation Crystal on his or her turn, does the "Stance" effect end?
A. No. Cessation Crystal does not cancel the effects of a Poke-POWER that was used prior to Cessation Crystal coming into play. (PUI Rules Team, Sep 18th, 2007)

== STICKY GOO (Dark Muk - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Does Dark Muk's "Sticky Goo" Poké-BODY add to the amount of damage done by its "Slimy Water" attack?
A. As long as the Poké-BODY is not somehow turned off, then yes it adds to the damage. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens when Dark Muk uses "Slimy Water" to attack a Fossil (no printed retreat cost)?
A. The Fossil does not have a retreat cost, so Dark Muk's Sticky Goo Poké-BODY can not add to it. Thus Slimy Water does no damage. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Muks active is the "Sticky Goo" Poké-BODY cumulative so that your opponent would have to pay FOUR additional energies to retreat?
A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sticky Goo" is cumulative like that. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== STRANGE TENTACLES (Tentacruel - Aquapolis)

Q. If I were to pull a Boost Energy onto my opponent's active using Tentacruel's Poké-Power, would the Boost be discarded at the end of the turn? Or would it stay on the Pokémon?
A. It would get discarded. And remember, you can only use Strange Tentacles to attach it to an evolved Pokémon (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STRIKES BACK (Machamp - Base Set; Rocket's Hitmonchan EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* When Rocket's Hitmonchan-EX's "Strikes Back" occurs, the damage counters it gives out is resolved before establishing a win. If the 2 damage counters would KO the Attacking Pokémon, both would be considered KO'd at the same time. (Jun 23, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Player-A's Pokémon is 10 hp from being knocked out, has two prizes left. Player-B has a Rocket's Hitmonchan-EX active with only one prize left. Player-A KO's Player-B's EX for the two prize win. My question is if Player-B's Hitmonchan can use its "Strikes Back" Poké-BODY to damage the attacking Pokémon letting Player-B take his/her last prize also winning the game for Player-B? And if so, would this result in a Sudden Death or does Player-A KO the Hitmonchan before its power gets to strike back?
A. The "Strikes Back" Poké-BODY would get to go off as part of resolving Player-A's attack. This scenario would go to Sudden Death. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SUNBEAM (Solrock - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Does the +20 HP from "Energy Root" combine with extra HP from cards like "Low Pressure System" or with the specific HP set by Solrock from EX Deoxys?
A.Yes. In both cases, the Pokémon would receive additional HP. (EX:Unseen Forces FAQ)

== SUPER SUCTION CUPS (Cradily - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, does Cradily's "Super Suction Cups" power apply to both of the opponent's Pokémon, or do you have to designate one of them?
A. Cradily's Poké-POWER affects each of your opponent's Active Pokémon in 2-on-2 Battle. (Oct 2, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SUPER CONNECTIVITY (Metagross - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Can I use Metagross' "Super Connectivity" Poké-POWER and get Dark Metal Energy from my discard pile?
A. No. Only Psychic or Metal Energy card. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SUPREME COMMAND (Empoleon LV.X - Diamond & Pearl)

* Empoleon LV.X from Diamond & Pearl contains an error. Its Poké-Power symbol was printed with the Poké-Body symbol. In all cases, play Empoleon's effect as a Poké-Power. The game play of the effect remains unchanged. (May 25, 2007 PUI Announcements)

Q. My opponent used Empoleon LV.X's "Supreme Command" on his last turn, and during my turn I attach a Cessation Crystal to my Pokémon. Do I get my 2 cards back?
A. No. The Poké-POWER has already been used, and you will not get your cards back until the end of your turn. (Diamond & Pearl FAQ; May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have 8 cards in my hand and my opponent uses Empoleon LV.X's "Supreme Command" on me, can I play Steven's Advice on my turn?
A. The two face down cards do not count as being in your hand during your entire next turn. So with only six cards in your hand you may use the Steven's Advice. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my opponent uses Empoleon LV.X's "Supreme Command" to place two cards face down from my hand, am I allowed to look at them during my turn?
A. No, you cannot. Once they are out of play they cannot be looked at until they return to your hand. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== SYNCHRONICITY (Xatu - Skyridge)

Q. Is it possible that Skyridge Xatu can use Team Magma and Team Aqua's Technical Machines, even if the text says that these Technical Machines are specified only for the corresponding team?
A. Yes, Xatu's Poké-BODY states that you may attach any TM to Xatu. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TELEPORTATION (Gardevoir LV.X - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. The wording on Gardevoir LV.X's "Teleportation" Poke-POWER makes it seem that it is mandatory; so do I have to use "Teleportation" every turn when possible?
A. No. All Poke-POWERs are optional effects, so you don't have to use Teleportation if you do not want to. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== THICK SKIN (Roselia - EX:Dragon, Raticate - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say FR/LG Raticate is poisoned while its Poké-BODY is off thanks to Muk-EX's "Toxic Gas". If Muk-EX leaves play, does Raticate remain poisoned, or does its Poké-BODY get rid of it for him?
A. When the Muk-EX leaves play and the "Thick Skin" Poké-BODY comes back on, Raticate won't be poisoned any more. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if I use Swoop!Teleporter to switch a poisoned Dunsparce for a Roselia with "Thick Skin" (can't be affected by Special Conditions)? Does the status effect go away or does it stay on because it was already on?
A. Well, since Thick Skin says it "can't be affected by Special Conditions", the status effect would be removed automatically when Swoop'ing for Roselia. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TEMPERAMENTAL WEATHER (Castform series - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. If Castform is hit with an attack like Smokescreen, Silver Wind, etc., does that effect remain if Castform uses "Temperamental Weather" to switch out for a different variant of Castform?
A. Yes, the Smokescreen effect remains even after Castform invokes "Temperamental Weather". (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say you have a Castform that was hit with Amnesia which prevents it from using one of its attacks the following turn. What happens if Castform uses "Temperamental Weather" to switch out for a different variant of Castform?
A. Well, if the new variant of Castform has the same attack name it would be prevented from using that particular attack. Any other attacks with different names would not be affected by the Amnesia condition. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TOXIC GAS (Muk - Fossil; Muk EX - EX:Dragon)

Q. Does an opposing Muk-EX stop Milotic's power (or any other "coming into play power" on a different Pokémon) from working?
A. As soon as Milotic is evolved, "Toxic Gas" will prevent its Poké-Power, so Milotic cannot use "Healing Shower". (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Grimer is active and evolves into Muk-EX while Dark Ampharos is on the opposite side of the field, would Muk-EX take 20 damage from "Darkest Impulse"?
A. Darkest Impulse and Toxic Gas would occur at the same time, so the player evolving his or her Grimer into a Muk-EX would get to choose the order. So you could either have "Toxic Gas" turn off powers and nothing happens, or you could choose to allow the "Darkest Impulse" to go first before Toxic Gas if for some reason you wanted to take the damage (to use a Gold Berry, for example). (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Since Muk-EX's "Toxic Gas" says it shuts off all Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies, does that mean that in unlimited play it shuts off Pokémon-Powers (like Raindance)?
A. Yes, "Poké-POWER" and "Poké-BODY" cover all types of "Pokémon Powers, and the intent of Toxic Gas is to prevent all powers. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== TRANSFORM (Ditto - Fossil)

Q. Fossil Ditto vs. EX:Sandstorm Kecleon: would a Ditto with no Basic Energy cards attached be all the types of Basic Energy cards attached to Kecleon as per Kecleon's Poké-BODY?
A. No, Ditto copies the card, not effects on the card. Treat Ditto as if it were a copy of that card in all respects of the actual card, not the "Pokémon". So Ditto would still be colorless until it has Basic Energy cards on it. (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Fossil Ditto vs. EX:Sandstorm Kecleon: per the wording on both Kecleon's Poké-BODY and Ditto's power, if Ditto has a Basic Energy card attached to it, would it be every single type simultaneously?
A. Ditto would use the actual color of the card for its "Energy Variation", not what energy it provides at any given time. You go by the color of the actual card since it designates "type of basic Energy card". (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When Fossil Ditto is KO'd by an -EX Pokémon are two prizes awarded or just one? For example, if I have Fossil Ditto as my active Pokémon and my opponent has Mewtwo-EX as his active Pokémon, when Mewtwo-EX knocks out Ditto does my opponent get two prizes?
A. Yes, Ditto copies the "two-prize" effect from -EX Pokémon (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TYPE CHANGE (Mew - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. If I use Mew's "Type Change" power to copy a new type for Mew, and then I play Swoop!Teleporter to switch Mew for a new Basic Pokémon, does the new Pokémon keep the modified type Mew was changed into?
A. Yes. It's an effect, and any effect on the original Pokémon stays with the new one when you play Swoop!. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== TYPE SHIFT (Salamence EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. If you attach Crystal Shard to Salamence-EX and then later during the same turn use its "Type Shift" Poké-POWER, what color would Salamence-EX become?
A. As long as Crystal Shard is attached, Salamence-EX's type remains colorless. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== UPLIFTING GLOW (Volbeat - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Volbeat's "Uplifting Glow" power says "As long as Illumise is in play..." Does this count for ANY Illumise (yours or opponent's) or only your own?
A. No. There was an error in translation that left it vague - a player must have both of them in play on their side, to use those Poké-Powers. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== VERSATILE (Mew EX - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. For Mew-EX's "Versatile" Poké-BODY, do I need to have the same energy types as the attack I'm copying, or will any type of energy work as long as I have the correct number of energies?
A. You must meet the energy requirements as to both type and number for the attack Mew-EX is copying. So if the attack requires two Water energy, you will need to have at least two Water energy attached to Mew-EX. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Meteor Falls is in play, can Mew-EX use its "Versatile" Poké-BODY to copy any pre-evolution attack? Or can it copy attacks from attached Technical Machine trainers?
A. No. Mew-EX can only copy attacks from the Pokémon that are in play. It cannot copy attacks granted by other cards, such as Technical Machines or Stadium cards. (Feb 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Mew-EX's "Versatile" Poké-Body to pick up an attack, would I have to pay requirements or effects for that attack?
A. Yes, absolutely. Mew-EX lets you copy an attack, but you copy everything about that attack, including requirements or effects to use it. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use "Disable" or "Amnesia" against my opponent's active Mew-EX to prevent "Versatile" from using the attack of another Pokémon in play?
A. No. Versatile only let's Mew-EX *use* the attack of another Pokémon in play. Versatile does not copy the attacks onto Mew-EX, so they cannot be targeted by Disable or Amnesia. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== VIGOROUS AURA (Vigoroth - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Let's say both players have Vigoroth in the Active position. Would this in effect add +20 (ten times two) to each player's attacks?
A. Yes, in a Vigoroth vs. Vigoroth battle the "Vigorous Aura" power would add +10 for each player (both you and your opponent). It would also do +20 in the case of a 2-on-2 battle where one person has two Vigoroth's active. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== VOLUNTEER (Ninetales - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. Could I use Ninetales' "Volunteer" Poké-Power to get multiple Ninetales?
A. If the next Ninetales you brought into play also had the Volunteer Poké-Power, that Ninetales could use its Poké-Power Volunteer as well. (EX:Dragon Frontiers FAQ; Oct 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say a card is attached to Ninetales that can only be attached to an evolved Pokémon. If Ninetales then uses "Volunteer", does that card get discarded while Vulpix is in play?
A. Yes, it would get discarded since it has temporarily devolved into a Basic Pokémon. (Dec 7, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== WATER CALL (Swampert - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Is Holo Swampert's Poké-POWER 'Water Call' cumulative? i.e. can I use 2 'Water Call's' in the same turn if I have 2 different Swampert's in play?
A. Yes, each Swampert could use Water Call. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Swampert's "Water Call" to place an energy, can I use Venusaur's "Harvest Bounty" power to double it?
A. Venusaur says "as part of your turn" - this does not refer to the playing of an energy card via Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== WATER CYCLONE (Kingdra - Aquapolis)

Q. Can I move a Double Rainbow Energy using Kingdra onto my bench from my active?
A. Yes, it provides Water energy, so it can be moved. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== WATER IMMUNITY (Articuno - Skyridge)

Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach energies to the legendary birds with Anti-(Lightning/Fire/Water) Powers, since this is an attack effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. No, Energy Shower does not override the Poké-BODY. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== WATERLOG (Blastoise - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. Say I have Electivire LV.X active and my opponent uses Blastoise's "Waterlog" Poke-POWER to attach a bunch of Water energy to their Pokemon. How does Electivire LV.X's "Shocking Tail" Poke-BODY interact with "Waterlog"?
A. Shocking Tail places 2 damage counters for each energy that is attached. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== WISE AURA (Medicham EX - EX:Emerald)

Q. Does Medicham-EX's "Wise Aura" Poké-BODY prevent coming into play powers?
A. Yes, unless the Pokémon coming into play is an EX. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== WISHING STAR (Jirachi - EX:Deoxys)

Q. What happens to the other 4 cards I looked at with the Wishing Star Poké-Power?
A. After looking at them and choosing 1 to go to your hand, shuffle the other 4 cards in with the rest of the deck. (EX:Deoxys FAQ, Q2; Feb 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== WONDER GUARD (Shedinja - EX:Dragon)

Q. Does Shedinja's "Wonder Guard" Poké-BODY prevent placing of damage counters?
A. Yes, it does. (Apr 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have an evolved Pokémon that knows Agility, could it use Agility against Shedinja or not?
A. Yes it would; the Agility effect is not "being done to Shedinja" so WonderGuard would not block it. (Apr 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Shedinja or Wobbuffet is my active Pokémon and my opponent uses Kingdra EX's Genetic Memory attack and chose Seadra's Water Arrow to attack my benched Pokémon Is Genetic Memory blocked by Shedinja's Wonder Guard and Wobbuffet's Safeguard when attacking something on the bench?
A. The wording of Shedinja's "Wonder Guard" and Wobbuffet's "Safeguard" are very similar to Neo Revelation Suicune's "Crystal Body" power. So basically anything that is not being directly done to Shedinja or to Wobbuffet does not get ignored. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Shedinja active vs Cradily active, Cradily uses Lure Poison to lure a benched Pokémon; is Shedinja actually moved to the bench and the attack is done as normal?
A. No. Wonder Guard says "prevent all effects of attacks...", so it could not get moved to the bench nor would it get poisoned from the attack. (Feb 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Archie or Maxie to get a stage 2 Pokémon on my bench, can it hurt Shedinja?
A. Yes, it is being treated as a Basic. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

POKÉMON ATTACKS

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== AGILITY (Raichu - Base Set, Rapidash - Jungle, many others)

Q. If I flipped heads on Seadra's Agility attack, would that prevent Cradily's Spiral Drain from removing damage counters?
A. Agility only prevents damage and effects done to Seadra, not other effects that may extend to other Pokémon. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have an evolved Pokémon that knows Agility, could it use Agility against Shedinja or not?
A. Yes it would; the Agility effect is not "being done to Shedinja" so WonderGuard would not block it. (Apr 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Player A attacks and flips a heads for "Agility". Then Player B uses Machamp's "Brick Smash" attack; would this ignore Agility?
A. In this case, Agility would be considered an "effect on the Defending Pokémon" and therefore Brick Smash would be able to overcome Agility. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My Dragonite successfully attacks Magby with "Agility". On my opponent's next turn, would Magby's "Sputter" turn off Dragonite's "Delta Charge" Poké-Power?
A. Sputter would not affect Dragonite that turn. Agility's effect would wear off at the end of the opponent's turn, and Magby's global effect resumes upon Dragonite. (Jul 6, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Jul 13, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== AMNESIA (Poliwhirl - Base Set, Wooper - Neo: Genesis Expansion, others)

Q. My opponent uses an "Amnesia" attack against my Dexoys' "Link Blast" attack. On my turn I use Deoxys' "Form Change" Poké-POWER. What happens if I replace the Deoxys Link Blast for a Deoxys Energy Crush; can I attack with Energy Crush?
A. Yes you can. But if you replace the old Deoxys with the same kind it would not be able to use its "Link Blast" attack because Form Change retains the same effects as the Deoxys that had been Amnesia'd. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use "Amnesia" on an attack not on the defending Pokémon's card? For example, could you use it against one of the earlier stage's attacks if "Meteor Falls" stadium was in play, or against "Feint Attack" with Rocket's Tricky Gym in play or against "Stone Generator" that your opponent may play on the next turn?
A. No, you can only use Amnesia on the attacks that are present on the opponent's card at the time of your attack. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== ANCIENT MANTRA (Claydol - EX:Deoxys)

Q. What would happen if a Claydol had a Multi Energy and a Water Energy attached and used "Ancient Mantra". Would the Multi count as being both Psychic and Fighting at the same time, or can it only be one at once?
A. Multi Energy, Rainbow Energy, etc. count as all energy types all the time (unless the conditions on the card say otherwise). So in the example above, the Multi would satisfy both of the extra conditions requiring Psychic and Fighting. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== ANGER REVENGE (Bastiodon - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Does "Anger Revenge" still work if Bastiodon was a Shieldon when it was attacked?
A. No. It must be a Bastiodon when it was attacked. (Mysterious Treasures FAQ; Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== AQUA CALL (Team Aqua's Mightyena - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Team Aqua's Mightyena (30) has an attack called Aqua Call - can I search for up to 3 different Pokémon with Team Aqua in their name, or up to 3 of one specific Pokémon?
A. Either way; it works in any combination as long as it adds up to three or less. The player could search for up to 3 different Team Aqua Pokémon, or they can search for up to 3 of the same Team Aqua Pokémon. (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q10; Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== AQUA RING (Manaphy - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. If I don't have any Benched Pokémon, can I still use Manaphy's "Aqua Ring" attack?
A. Yes, you can. You would only switch with a Benched Pokémon if you had one. (Diamond & Pearl FAQ; May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== AQUA SLASH (Team Aqua's Sharpedo - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Team Aqua's Sharpedo's "Aqua Slash" attack states that Team Aqua's Sharpedo can't attack next turn. But if I retreat to a new Pokémon and then come back with him can I attack again with Aqua Slash?
A. Effects like this go away when the active goes to the bench. So if Team Aqua's Sharpedo goes to the bench and becomes active once again, he can then use Aqua Slash on that turn. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== AQUA SMASH (Team Aqua's Sharpedo - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Team Aqua's Sharpedo's "Aqua Smash" says, "If the defending Pokémon is affecting by a special condition, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage." What if the defending Pokémon has more than one special condition? Like what if the defending Pokémon is burned, poisoned, and asleep, do they take 50 plus 20 more for every special condition?
A. No, you only get a maximum of +20 if it is affected by ANY special condition (not for EACH condition). (Apr 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)


== AQUA TRANCE (Team Aqua's Sealeo - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua; Team Aqua's Spheal - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Team Aqua's Sealeo (Aqua Trance): It says "At the end of your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep." If I retreat the Pokémon that Team Aqua's Sealeo attacked, does it make the new Defending Pokémon Asleep?
A. The effect is tied to the Pokémon that Team Aqua's Sealeo attacked. It goes away if the Pokémon that was attacked goes to the bench, evolves, or otherwise leaves play. (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q1; Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If a Pokémon has been attacked by Sealeo's Aqua Trance, can you play a Full Heal on it and not fall asleep at the end of your turn?
A. Full Heal won't have any effect since the Pokémon is not Asleep yet! Now Lum Berry or Miracle Berry would work to cure sleep, since it happens in between turns after you actually become Asleep. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ASCENSION (Feebas - EX:Hidden Legends; Vulpix - EX:Hidden Legends)

* EX Hidden Legends Feebas is receiving errata for its "Ascension" attack to bring it in line with the Japanese version of the card. It should read, "Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from Feebas and put it on Feebas. (This counts as evolving Feebas.) Shuffle your deck afterward." Please note that this only affects Feebas; Vulpix's "Ascension" attack does not require a coin flip. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Vulpix's or Feebas' "Ascension" attack on the first turn of the game?
A. Yes. This attack can evolve a Pokémon, even during the first turn of the game. (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== BACKSPIN (Forretress - EX:Dragon)

Q. If I attach Boost Energy to a Forretress from EX-Dragon with no energy on it, can I use Backspin and switch Pokémon with the attack? Or does the Boost Energy get discarded before I can use the switching effect?
A. Yes, that would work. The discarding part is done after the attack, but technically "before the end of the turn". (Feb 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== BAD NEWS (Absol - EX:Dragon)

Q. If I attach a Darkness Energy to Absol and then do "Bad News", will my opponent take 10 damage after I discard their cards?
A. Darkness Energy only does +10 extra damage if any damage is done to begin with. So since "Bad News" doesn't do any damage, the extra 10 does not apply. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== BAY DANCE (Pelipper - EX:Deoxys)

Q. After doing 10 damage on the first turn, does each successive use of Pelipper's "Bay Dance" attack do 40 damage, even after knocking out the opponent's first active Pokémon, and going to the second?
A. That is correct. As long as Pelipper remains active and keeps using the attack, you'll keep doing 40 damage (i.e. 10, 40, 40, ...). It does NOT accumulate an additional +30 each turn (NOT 10, 40, 70, 100, ...). (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BATTLE BLAST (Breloom - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. When they put that you add 10 extra damage for every Fighting energy attached to Breloom, does that include if (F) are used for the attack's cost?
A. Yes, it does. (Sep 25, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== BLAST BURN (Charizard - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. What happens if I have only two Double Rainbow Energy on Charizard and try to attack with "Blast Burn" and flip tails?
A. Since the tails flip requires you to discard four energy CARDS (not "four energies"), if you cannot discard four cards the attack does not do any damage. But if you flip heads, then you would be okay with discarding the two DRE cards. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== BLAZE ROAR (Entei - DP:Secret Wonders)

* Entei's "Blaze Roar" attack should say "discard 2 Fire Energy CARDS" rather than just "discard 2 Fire Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== BLIND SCRATCH (Kecleon - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If Kecleon's "Blind Scratch" attack flips tails, who gets to chose which one of your Pokemon the 20 damage goes on, you or your opponent?
A. It is your Kecleon. Unless stated otherwise, you make the choices for Kecleon's attacks. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== BLOT (Lombre - EX:Deoxys)

Q. When I use Lombre's Blot attack and Lombre only has 1 damage counter, can I remove just the 1?
A. Yes. You would remove 2 if you could; 1, if you had only 1; and Zero, if there were none. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BOUNCY MOVE (Meganium - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If my Meganium only has 10hp left, can I still place five counters on it with "Bouncy Move" and do 50 more damage?
A. Yes, Bouncy Move is not restricted by the remaining HP of the attacking Pokémon. (Oct 20, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BREAKING IMPACT (Girafarig - EX: Dragon; Dark Ariados - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. The wording of Dark Ariados' "Breaking Impact" attack does not specifically indicate to whom the damage is done. So could I choose a benched Pokémon with a large retreat cost (i.e. Wailord-EX) and apply that damage onto the Defending Pokémon?
A. No, that's not how it works. If you choose a benched Pokémon, then you apply the damage onto that benched Pokémon. (Nov 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have an evolved Wobbuffet on my bench with the "Stages of Evolution" that has your opponent pay one more energy to retreat his/her Active Pokémon, and I also have Dark Ariados active and attack my opponent's benched pokemon with "Breaking Impact", how much damage will it do?
A. Wobbuffet only increases the retreat cost for Active Pokémon, not for Benched Pokémon. So it would not add to any damage done to Benched Pokémon by Breaking Impact. (May 25, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== BRICK SMASH (Machamp - EX:Hidden Legends)

* EX Hidden Legends Machamp is receiving errata for its "Brick Smash" attack to bring it in line with the Japanese version of the card. Weakness should be applied to the damage that Machamp deals. It should read, "This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon." (Aug 21, 2004 Pokémon World Championships Announcements)

Q. Player A attacks and flips a heads for "Agility". Then Player B uses Machamp's "Brick Smash" attack; would this ignore Agility?
A. In this case, Agility would be considered an "effect on the Defending Pokémon" and therefore Brick Smash would be able to overcome Agility. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For HL Machamp's "Brick Smash" attack, do trainers on the Defending Pokémon (like "Buffer Piece") or Metal Energy affect the amount of damage done?
A. Yes, trainers & Metal Energy would be considered as "effects on the Defending Pokémon" for the purposes of this attack. (May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BRING DOWN (Gardevoir LV.X - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. What happens if Gardevoir LV.X uses "Bring Down", but the lowest HP Pokemon is protected by some effect like Holon Energy WP?
A. The Pokemon with Holon Energy WP attached can still be attacked with Bring Down, but it will not get Knocked Out because the protection of Holon Energy WP prevents all effects (including automatic KO) except damage done to that Pokemon. (Jan 31, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== BRIGHT FLAME (Salamence EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Salamence-EX's "Bright Flame" attack reads "Discard two energy attached to Salamence-EX"; does this mean I can discard a Boost Energy to satisfy the effect of that attack?
A. Well, since it says "discard 2 Energy" (instead of "discard 2 Energy CARDS"), then yes you can discard a Boost Energy to satisfy that requirement. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I attack with Salamence-EX's "Bright Flame", against my opponent's Lugia-EX. Who chooses which Energy to discard or move, in what order?
A. Resolve your attack, then discard 2 Energy as a result for Salamence-EX's attack. Your opponent then resolves the Silver Sparkle (flip, and possible return of energy to hand). (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BURN DOWN (Charizard EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Charizard-EX's "Burn Down" attack says it is not affected by Poké-Bodies, etc. So when going up against Wobbuffet, Ninetales, or Dewgong with "Safeguard", which takes precedence?
A. Charizard-EX's attack specifically states to ignore Poké-BODY's, so in this case the attack gets through "Safeguard". (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Charizard-EX's "Burn Down" attack says it is not affected by "any other effects on the Defending Pokémon". Does that mean it gets around Tools like Buffer Piece, or other trainer cards like Defender?
A. Yes, trainers attached to the Defending Pokémon do not alter the amount of damage from Charizard-EX's Burn Down attack. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Charizard-EX's "Burn Down" attack says it is not affected by Poké-Bodies, etc., but what about Jumpluff's Fluff? As I understand the power - I flip, if heads the attack still happens, but Jumpluff just doesn't take any affects. So would a heads flip on Fluff be the only way to survive a "Burn Down"?
A. Nope, just like Burn Down ignores Safeguard, it also ignores Fluff too. Unless something can completely "stop the attack" (i.e. Baby Rule flip), Burn Down cuts through it. (Sep 16, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Charizard-EX's "Burn Down" damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, and any other effects on the Defending Pokémon. Several attacks (like Agility, Psychic Shield) prevent damage on the next turn; is "Burn Down" damage prevented by such attacks?
A. All those attacks place an effect on the Pokémon that used the attack, and are thus ignored by "Burn Down". Unless you can stop the attack entirely (e.g. Baby Rule flip), or where the attack effect resides on Charizard-EX (e.g. Smokescreen), Burn Down does its damage. (July 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BURN UP (Arcanine - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If Sandstorm Arcanine has a Multi energy/Rainbow energy card and two other non fire energy cards attached and uses its Burn Up attack and flips tails, would it have to discard the Multi/Rainbow energy Card?
A. Yes. They are considered Fire Energy cards since they provide Fire Energy. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== CALL FOR FRIENDS (Magikarp - EX:Team Rocket Returns; others)

Q. Can you use Strike and Run, or Call for Friends type attacks to retrieve Fossils from your deck? What about using Pokémon Retriever to get them from your discard pile?
A. No, you cannot search for a Fossil trainer with any Pokémon searching technique. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CIRCULAR STEPS (Ludicolo - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Ludicolo's "Circular Steps" attack says it "does 10 damage times the number of Pokémon excluding Ludicolo". Does this excludes all Ludicolo in play or only the one using the attack.
A. This is a self-referencing attack, so the only Ludicolo that gets excluded is the one doing the attack. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CHAIN LIGHTNING (Manectric - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If Manectric uses "Chain Lightning" and the Defending Pokemon or a Benched Pokemon is multiple types, do all of the types have to match or just one?
A. It can match any of the types. If the Defending Pokemon is multiple types, Benched Pokemon of multiple types can also be affected, as long as they share at least one type with the Defending Pokemon. (Mysterious Treasures FAQ; Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== CHIME (Chimecho - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Could you use Chimecho's "Chime" attack and use a Steven's Advice from your opponent's discard pile if you have more than 7 cards in your hand? Steven's Advice says "you can't play this card if you have 7 or more cards in your hand", but you're technically not really playing the card, just using it as an attack.
A. You can use Chime, but you must still meet all requirements that are necessary to play the card normally (except for the supporter rule). If you don't or can't meet those restrictions, the effect fails. (Dec 15, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== COLD CRUSH (Articuno EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Dark Golduck - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* Blastoise-EX and Articuno-EX each have an attack that discards an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. The player using those attacks is also the player who chooses the Energy card to be discarded. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

== CONVERSION 1/2 (Porygon - Base Set, Porygon - Team Rocket Expansion)

Q. If I used Porygon's "Conversion 1" attack against a Pokémon with two weaknesses, would I change only 1 of the weaknesses or both? Or could I change them both to the same type (i.e. double-weak to Fire), and if so would an attack from that type do quadruple damage?
A. You can only change one weakness per turn, but if you used Conversion 1 twice in a row you may change both of the weaknesses to the same color. And the damage would be quadrupled if weakness gets applied twice. (Feb 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== COPY (Ditto - Skyridge)

Q. If I use Skyridge Ditto's "Copy" attack and choose my opponent's Rayquaza-EX's "Dragon Burst" attack, would I have to discard ALL of my Basic Energy cards?
A. Ditto's "Prismatic Body" Poké-BODY says that all basic energy provides EVERY TYPE of energy, much like Rainbow Energy does. So no matter which energy type you choose to discard for Dragon Burst, all Basic Energy cards would have to be discarded because they would be providing all types simultaneously. (Feb 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== CORAL GLOW (Corsola - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Corsola's Coral Glow attack says, "Draw a number of cards up to the number of your opponent's basic Pokémon in play. (You can't have more than 10 cards in your hand in this way)." If you choose to draw less than the total number of your opponent's basic Pokémon in play, do you have to specify how many you will draw before you start drawing?
A. You choose a number on the resolution of the attack, before you start to draw cards. It goes with "make any choices that you need to make for this attack" phase. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you use Corsola's "Coral Glow" and you have nine cards in your hand and your opponent has 3 Pokémon in play, would you draw just one card, or you can't use the attack?
A. You can use it at 9 and draw 1. (Jul 1, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== CRITICAL MOVE (Slaking - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. If I use Slaking's "Critical Move" attack, and on my next turn I use Switch and then retreat for the same Slaking, can I then use his "Critical Move" attack again? Does the effect of "Slaking can't attack during your next turn" get removed when he goes to the bench?
A. Effects like this go away when the active goes to the bench. So if Slaking goes to the bench and becomes active once again, he can then use Critical Move on that turn. (Feb 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a R/S Slaking that is confused, and try to attack with "Critical Move" but flip tails, can I try "Critical Move" again on my next turn or not?
A. Since the flip for confusion was tails, the normal function of the attack did not occur. So in this situation you could try Critical Move again on your next turn. (Sep 15, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CRUSH AND BURN (Electrode EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

* Electrode-EX's "Crush and Burn" attack does extra damage based on the number of Energy cards discarded, not the amount of Energy provided. Official Wording: You may discard as many Energy cards as you like attached to your Pokémon in play. If you do, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Energy card you discarded. (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Announcements)

== CRUSHING FLAMES (Moltres EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say I use Moltres-EX's "Crushing Flames" against a Pokémon with only 10hp remaining. May I discard an energy to Confuse the Pokémon even though it will be KO'ed at the end of the turn (for example, if I need a Fire energy in the discard pile for Blaziken's "Firestarter")?
A. Yes, technically you may do this. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CRY FOR HELP (Corsola - EX: Unseen Forces)

Q. When using Corsola's "Cry for Help", can I search for any 1 (Fighting Pokémon excluding Pokémon-ex) or 1 (Water Pokémon of any type)?
A. You can search for either a Water Pokémon or a Fighting Pokémon, when using this attack. No matter which one you choose, that Pokémon cannot be a Pokémon-EX. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CRYSTAL LASER (Deoxys - EX:Holon Phantoms)

Q. Say you use Deoxys' "Crystal Laser" attack, and then use "Form Change" for a different Deoxys on the next turn. Would the new Deoxys' attack still add the +40 damage from the previous "Crystal Laser"?
A. "Form Change" dictates that effects on Deoxys transfer to the new Deoxys, so the added damage will apply to the new Deoxys' attack. (EX:Holon Phantoms FAQ; Jun 22, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Deoxys' "Crystal Laser" attack that says, "during your next turn, Deoxys's attacks do 40 more damage to the Defending Pokémon", does that effect reside on Deoxys or on the Defending Pokémon? For example, what happens if I bench one or the other?
A. Crystal Laser's effect resides on Deoxys, so if the Defending Pokémon is benched, evolved, etc. the effect remains; but if Deoxys is benched the effect goes away. And keep in mind that if Deoxys' attack does any damage to the bench, you do NOT get to add +40 more to the bench damage. (Aug 3, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DAMAGE CURSE (Shedinja - EX:Dragon)

Q. What's happen if Shedinja uses its "Damage Curse" attack on Sharpedo? Does Sharpedo's "Rough Skin" get to work? And if so, would Shedinja's "Wonder Guard" Poké-BODY prevent Sharpedo's recoil?
A. Since Damage Curse "places counters", Sharpedo's Rough Skin does not get to work. (Feb 26, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Damage Curse says, "Put 1 damage counter, plus 1 more damage counter for each damage counter on Shedinja, on the Defending Pokémon". Everyone has been playing the card the following way: you have 2 damage counters on Shedinja, so you would place a total of 3 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon But I think you could also read it as "place 1 damage counter plus 1 more damage counter for EACH damage counter on Shedinja". I took this as possibly meaning you would place 2 for each one.... so you would place a total of 4. But I think the commas will help determine this. Which way is the correct way?
A. The first way is correct. If it had meant 2 per counter, it would have said 2 per counter. You place 1 counter, then one additional counter per counter on Shedinja, for a total of 3 counters. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK AID (Rocket's Wobbuffet - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Can the card Tickling Machine (Gym Heroes) be involved where effects make use of Rocket's Secret Machine cards (such as Rocket's Meowth's first attack), even though Tickling Machine is labeled as a "Rocket's Secret Robot"?
A. Tickling Machine is considered a "Rocket's Secret Machine" for the purposes of Rocket's Meowth and Rocket's Wobbuffet. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK BIND (Sableye - EX:Sandstorm; Team Aqua's Cacturne - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. If you discard a D energy from Sableye when using Dark Bind, does the attack get the Darkness Energy bonus damage?
A. Sableye's Dark Bind attack has an optional discarding of Energy, therefore it takes place at the end of damage calculation. So you would indeed get to add the +10 damage for the Darkness Energy. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I discard a Darkness Energy card when using Team Aqua's Cacturne's "Dark Bind" attack, would I still get the +10 damage bonus?
A. Yes, the +10 is figured into the damage calculation portion prior to the step where the Darkness Energy would be discarded. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK FIRE (Dark Houndoom - Neo: Destiny; Dark Houndoom - Team Rocket Returns)

Q. With Dark Houndoom, can you discard an "R-Energy" to pay for the "Dark Fire" attack and do the extra +20 damage? And if so, will it also add the normal +10 more damage for "R-Energy" just like regular "Darkness Energy" does?
A. Yes on all counts. The intent of the card is that Darkness Energy and R-Energy would still get to do its extra +10 damage even though it is in fact being discarded BEFORE damage is actually done. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK LINK (Dark Hypno - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Say I have Dark Hypno active with 2 Psychic energy, and Dark Ampharos on the bench with 1 Lightning energy. If I use Dark Hypno's "Dark Link" attack to copy my Dark Amphy's "Shock Bolt", would I have to discard the (L) energy on Dark Ampharos?
A. Not from Dark Ampharos. However, if the Dark Hypno has any L energy attached to it, those must be discarded when copying Shock Bolt. (Jan
13, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I would like to know whether Dark Hypno's "Dark Link" can copy another Dark Hypno's "Black Magic" attack since it says "other than this Pokémon"?
A. Yes, if you had a second Dark Hypno in play, you could do that. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK PROVIDE (Dark Celebi - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Dark Celebi's "Dark Provide" attack states "attach up to 1 Grass or Darkness Energy card to your Pokémon". I am assuming they mean choose 1 Pokémon and attach another energy but the way it is written "your hand to your Pokémon" you could make a case for 1 energy to each Pokémon.
A. The intent of the attack is to attach only one energy, period. Not one energy to each of your Pokémon. (Jul 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can Dark Celebi use its "Dark Provide" attack to attach a Dark Metal Energy card?
A. Sorry, but "Dark Metal Energy" only provides Darkness & Metal energy when in play. While it's in your hand it does not count as such, therefore Dark Celebi cannot use Dark Provide to attach it. The same applies to Rainbow Energy, Double Rainbow Energy, Multi Energy, etc. as well. (Nov 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK SEED (Dark Raticate - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If my Dark Raticate attacks with "Dark Seed", will the effect of this attack still be performed if Dark Raticate is forced to retreat or is knocked out during my opponent's turn?
A. The effect is on the Defending Pokémon, not Dark Raticate. So even if Dark Raticate is KO'd or is benched, the effect still applies. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you attack with Dark Raticate's "Dark Seed" attack, and on your oppenent's turn they evolve their Active Pokémon, does the effect of the Dark Seed attack go away?
A. Yes, the effect is on the Defending Pokémon, not the Dark Raticate. So if the Defending Pokémon evolves, retreats, etc. the effect goes away and no damage is taken. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK SLASH (Sharpedo - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. For Sharpedo's "Dark Slash" attack, can I discard a Rainbow Energy as the Darkness requirement?
A. Yes, you can discard a Rainbow Energy as the Darkness requirement. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When you discard a Darkness Energy card from Sharpedo's "Dark Slash" attack, do I still get to add the +10 damage that the Darkness Energy card provides?
A. Darkness Energy will only add 10 more damage for attacks by Darkness or Pokémon with Dark in their name, so Sharpedo will not receive this benefit, being Water type. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== DARK WING FLAPS (Honchkrow - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If Murkrow is taking advantage of Honchkrow's "Dark Genes" Poke-BODY to copy its "Dark Wing Flaps" attack, does it do any added or reduced damage if the Honchkrow has a Darkness Special Energy or a Double Rainbow Energy attached?
A. No, the added/reduced damage only applies when attached to the Pokemon performing the attack. So if the active Murkrow has a Darkness Special Energy attached, then you would get to add +10 damage extra to the attack. But you would not receive any benefit/drawback from Special Energy cards attached to the benched Honchkrow. (Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my opponent has no cards left in their hand, and I use Honchkrow's "Dark Wing Flaps" attack, does my opponent shuffle his or her deck?
A. No, because the instruction is to shuffle a "card" into their deck. If the instruction had been to shuffle their "hand" in, then they would shuffle even with a hand of zero cards. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKNESS BLAST (Sharpedo EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If I use Sharpedo-EX's "Darkness Blast", who chooses the Energy card discarded from the Defending Pokémon?
A. The attacker would choose and discard an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. (If it's a Metal Special Energy card on a Metal Pokémon, the damage would still be reduced before discarding the Energy card.) (EX:Deoxys FAQ, Q8; Feb 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKNESS CHANT (Banette - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Does Darkness Chant require the owning player to count either Basics OR Evolutions in the discard pile, or can both be counted together?
A. The attack is intended to count both Basics AND Evolutions, not one or the other. (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKNESS SWITCH (Rocket's Mewtwo EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If a Rocket's Mewtwo-EX has 9 damage counters on it and uses "Darkness Switch" against Jumpluff (Buffer), would that trigger "Buffer"?
A. No, because Darkness Switch is moving counters, not doing damage. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA BLAST (Salamence - EX:Delta Species)

Q. For Salamence's "Delta Blast", can I discard any Energy card that provides Metal because of Holon Research Tower?
A. Yes. You could discard one of your basic Energy cards attached to Salamence if Holon Research Tower is in play because they provide Metal Energy as well as their normal basic energy type. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Would Salamence's "Delta Blast" attack have to discard energy if it fails a confusion flip?
A. Since the flip for confusion was tails, the normal function of the attack did not occur. In this situation, you would not discard the Metal energy. (Sep 21, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA REDUCTION (Deoxys - EX:Holon Phantoms; Meganium - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

* The correct wording for the "Delta Reduction" attack should be, "During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 30 (before applying Weakness and Resistance)." This means that the effect of Delta Reduction resides on the Defending Pokémon, not on the one performing the attack. (Jan 18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can a Pokémon that was attacked with Meganium's "Delta Reduction" use "Feint Attack" to do full damage to Meganium?
A. Feint Attack ignores effects on the Defending Pokémon, but the Delta Reduction effect is on the Pokémon that was attacked by Delta Reduction. Therefore, Feint Attack's damage will be reduced. (Apr 5, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DERAIL (Exploud EX - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. If my Exploud-EX uses its "Derail" attack against a Pokémon with a Metal Energy attached, does the Metal get to reduce damage by -10 before being discarded or not?
A. The -10 for Metal Energy is calculated in before it gets discarded by Derail. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DESTINY BOND (Gastly - Base Set)

Q. If Gastly has a Focus Band attached and used Destiny Bond, if it is KO'd and flips heads, is the Attacking Pokémon Knocked Out?
A. No, the Focus Band prevents Gastly from being Knocked Out, so therefore it would not Knock Out the Attacking Pokémon (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DETOUR (Magby - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If I use Magby's "Detour" attack to use the effect of a Supporter card in play, do I have to meet all the requirements of that Supporter? For instance, if I want to Detour a Steven's Advice do I have to have less than 7 cards in my hand at that time? Or do I have to shuffle in a card when Detour'ing Bill's Maintenance?
A. You can use Detour, but you must still meet all requirements that are necessary to play the card normally (except for the supporter rule). If you don't or can't meet those restrictions, the effect fails. (Dec 15, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I play a Holon trainer supporter and then use Magby's "Detour" attack, do I have to discard a card to do Detour?
A. Yes, you would have to discard a card in order to use Detour in this particular situation. (Dec 15, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DEVOLUTION WAVE (Cradily - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. When using Cradily's "Devolution Wave", can I choose a Stage 2 Pokémon twice, removing both evolution cards from it?
A. No. You make all choices before any evolution cards are removed, and then each evolved Pokémon that you chose only loses its highest evolution. (EX:Legend Maker FAQ; Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DISCHARGE (Electivire - DP:Secret Wonders)

* Electivire's "Discharge" attack should say "for each Electric Energy CARD" rather than just "for each Electric Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== DISCONNECT (Manectric EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If you use Manectric-EX's "Disconnect" attack, is there any way that someone can stop the affect of being unable to play Trainer cards?
A. Sorry, but this effect is on the opponent, not on any Pokémon. So there is currently no way to negate the effects of "Disconnect". (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Where does the effect of Manectric-EX's "Disconnect" attack reside? On Manectric-EX, on the Defending Pokémon, or someplace else?
A. This is one of those attacks whose effect essentially resides on the opponent, since it doesn't specify any Pokémon in the attack text. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can Manectric-EX's "Disconnect" attack stop you from playing your Fossils on your bench?
A. Yes, Manectric-EX prevents people from playing all Trainers other than supporters, including fossils. (May 18, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAG OFF (Dark Machoke - Team Rocket; Rocket's Sneasel EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Sharpedo EX - EX:Deoxys; Omastar - EX:Legend Maker; Feraligatr - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. Say I have a Rocket's Sneasel-EX with one Darkness Energy on him. If I use "Drag Off" and bring up a benched Pidgey, does it do 20 damage (10 from the attack and 10 from Darkness)? Or does it do 30 damage (10+10 to the initial Pokémon for Darkness Energy, then "10 damage to the new Defending Pokémon" in addition to that)?
A. The Drag Off attack says, "before doing damage...". So in the scenario above, no damage would be done to the current Defending Pokémon and then 20 damage (10+10) would be done to the one brought up from the bench. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if I try to use "Drag Off" to bring up a benched Pokémon that has a Holon Energy WP attached ("prevent all effects excluding damage done...")
A. Since the Holon Energy WP would prevent the effect of switching out that Pokémon, you cannot target it with Drag Off. You will have to choose a different target. (Mar 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my Feraligatr uses "Drag Off" against an Active Pokémon with Cessation Crystal attached, does it get to use its "Battle Aura" Poké-BODY to do +10x to the Pokémon brought up from the bench (assuming it does not have a Cessation Crystal attached)?
A. Yes, when the Cessation Crystal Pokémon goes to the bench, the Battle Aura turns on before the damage is done. Drag Off delays doing damage until the switch is made; therefore, Battle Aura can take effect. (Apr 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON BURST (Rayquaza-EX - EX:Dragon)

Q. If I have a Rayquaza-EX Active with three Lightning energy and a Rainbow Energy and used Dragon Burst, would I have to discard the Rainbow Energy along with the Lightning energy? Would the same apply with a Multi Energy?
A. Yes, Rainbow Energy counts as all types, so it would have to be discarded along with the rest of the Lightning Energy (if that's the type you choose to discard). Same goes for Multi Energy as long as no other special energy cards are attached at the time of attack. This is a REVERSAL of what was stated in the EX-Dragon prerelease FAQ. (Feb 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON CRUSH (Gyarados - EX:Dragon)

Q. For Gyarados' "Dragon Crush" attack, who chooses which energy to discard?
A. The way it's written, the attacking player chooses. (Dec 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Gyarados' "Dragon Crush" attack, do you get to discard the Defending Pokémon's energy cards regardless of the outcome of the coin flip? Or do you only discard energy if the coin flip is heads?
A. The energy is only discarded if the coin flip is heads. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON DANCE (Altaria - EX:Dragon)

Q. Altaria's Dragon Dance says: "During your next turn, if any of your current Active Pokémon does damage to any Defending Pokémon, that attack does 40 more damage." I thought that this meant that if Altaria retreated, then the effect is off (in single play). However, a judge at a recent tourney ruled that the effect stayed if Altaria was benched. Could you please clarify the ruling for me?
A. The reason it is worded this way is for the purposes of 2-on-2 Play; with 2-on-2, if Altaria is benched the second active still retains the Dragon Dance effect. Likewise, if the second active is benched, it would lose the Dragon Dance effect but Altaria would still retain it. However, in normal 1-on-1 play, Altaria is the only Active Pokémon, so the effect would go away when Altaria is benched. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON FINISH (Salamence - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If I use Salamence's "Dragon Finish" attack, can I discard 2 Fire Energy cards and 2 Water Energy cards for both effects?
A. No. You have to choose either 2 Fire Energy cards or 2 Water Energy cards; you can't choose to discard both sets. (DP:Secret Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON SONG (Altaria - EX:Dragon)

Q. Altaria's Dragon Song says: "Each Defending Pokémon is now Asleep." Does this mean that both my opponent and Altaria go to sleep? Or is the phrase "each defending" referring to 2-on-2 battle?
A. It is referring to 2-on-2 battle. Normally in 2-on-2 the attack only affects one of the opponent's Defending Pokémon, but with Dragon Song both of the opponent's Defending Pokémon are asleep (the damage part is only done to one of them though). In normal 1-on-1 play, only the opponent's Defending Pokémon is put to sleep. (Feb 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DUAL STREAM (Salamence EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. Can Salamance-EX use "Dual Stream" to do 40 damage to a Benched Pokémon if a Pokémon with "Safeguard" or Mysterious Shard is active?
A. The phrase "if you do" in the Dual Stream attack is the equivalent of "if you make this choice, then you can do this". You can still do 40 to the Bench. (Jan 4, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== ELECTROMAGNETIC JAM (Electrike - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Where does the effect of Electrike's "Electromagnetic Jam" reside, on the Defending Pokemon or on the opposing player? If the opponent retreats after being attacked by "Electromagnetic Jam", can they attach an energy card to the new Active Pokemon?
A. The effect of Electromagnetic Jam resides on the opposing player. So retreating, evolving, etc. makes no difference; they cannot attach any energy cards from their hand to the Active Pokemon, period. (Oct 11th, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== ELECTROMARK (Tyranitar EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. What ways can a Pokémon get rid of an attached "Imprison" marker or "Shock-wave" marker?
A. Evolving, devolving, leveling up (i.e. LV.X), leaving play, and Tropius' "Tropical Heal" Poké-POWER are currently the only ways to get rid of an Imprison or Shock-wave Marker. Retreating or benching does NOT get rid of the marker. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY FLIP (Suicune EX - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Can I use Suicune-EX's "Energy Flip" attack to move a Double Rainbow Energy to either a Basic Pokémon, or an EX Pokémon?
A. Yes you can, but if you do the Double Rainbow Energy will be discarded since you cannot have DRE attached to a Basic Pokémon, or Pokémon-EX. (Jul 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY LINK (Dark Steelix - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Dark Steelix's "Energy Link" attack allows you to get an energy card out of your discard pile and attach it to Dark Steelix; if you pull an "R Energy" from the discard pile do you get to add +10 to the damage right away?
A. No, that part is figured after the damage is calculated. You could fetch it, but then it's discarded immediately at the end of the turn. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY SHOWER (Flygon - EX:Dragon)

Q. Would Flygon's "Energy Shower" attack set off Ampharos-EX's "Conductivity" power? Like if I set down 6 energy, it would do 60 Damage (however I set down the energy)? And if yes, would the damage be done to Flygon or to each separate Pokémon that I attach an energy to?
A. Yes, Flygon would indeed trigger Ampharos-EX's Conductivity; it also works the same way for Azumarill's "Drizzle" attack. And the damage would be done to each individual Pokémon for each energy that gets attached to it. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach energies to the legendary dogs (i.e. Entei, Raikou, Suicune) with "Pure Body" powers, since this is an attack effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. You can attach to Pokémon with the "Pure Body" Power, but you still have to discard an energy card in order to do this. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can Flygon use its "Energy Shower" attack to attach energies to the legendary birds with Anti-(Lightning/Fire/Water) Powers, since this is an attack effect and not a 'normal' energy attachment?
A. No, Energy Shower does not override the Poké-BODY. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== EVEN GAME (Luvdisc - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. If I attack with Luvdisc's "Even Game" and I have more than the number of my opponent's Pokémon in play, what happens?
A. You still get to search for up to as many Basic Pokémon as your opponent has Pokémon in play, regardless of which player has more of them. (Nov 30, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attack with Luvdisc's "Even Game", what happens if I already have a full bench? Do I get to search anyway and put the extra basics into my hand?
A. No, if your bench is full you cannot even do the search part. And no, any "extras" do not go into your hand either; you can only search for as many Basic Pokémon as you have open slots on your bench. (Nov 30, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== ERRAND-RUNNING (Budew - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. If I use Budew's "Errand-Running" attack to search for a Trainer, can I search for any Pre-D/P Supporters or Stadiums?
A. No. Since this is a "D/P era" attack it refers to the newer definition of "Trainer cards", and therefore you may not search for a Supporter or Stadium card. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== EXPLOSIVE EVOLUTION (Dark Pupitar - Neo: Destiny Expansion, Dark Pupitar - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. For Dark Pupitar's "Explosive Evolution", do you have to evolve it no matter what?
A. If you use the attack and get heads, then you must search and evolve. It is not "optional". (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a benched Fossil Aerodactyl and a Dark Pupitar active, and I flip heads on "Explosive Evolution", do I get to search for a card that evolves from Dark Pupitar and evolve it?
A. It's been established in earlier rulings that "Prehistoric Power" affects Pokémon being evolved by Evolution cards being played from your hand as a normal evolution. Since "Explosive Evolution" comes from your Deck, Aerodactyl does not prevent it from happening. (Jan 20, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have Dark Tyranitar with a Memory Berry attached, or I play a Recall trainer card, or if the Meteor Falls stadium is in play. What happens if I try to have it use the underlying Dark Pupitar's "Explosive Evolution" attack?
A. You cannot search since there does not exist a card that can be searched for that evolves from Dark Tyranitar. But it would still do 10 damage to your
opponent's Pokémon. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Let's say I have a Dark Pupitar out and I use "Explosive Evolution" and flip heads, so I get to search my deck for a Dark Tyranitar. However I also KO a Koffing that has the "Knockout Gas" Poké-BODY. Am I now Confused and Poisoned? Or does my evolution remove the special conditions before they effect me in any way?
A. You do the damage from an attack first, if that triggers anything (in this case it does) you then do what is triggered, then you continue and do what the attack says besides damage. So the evolution portion of "Explosive Evolution" takes place AFTER Koffing's "Knockout Gas" goes off. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== EXTRA COMET PUNCH (Metagross ex - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Metagross-EX's "Extra Comet Punch" attack says, "During your next turn, E.C.P. does 50 damage plus 50 more damage". Does this mean that on the first turn I do 50, then on the second consecutive turn 100, then on the third consecutive turn 150, then 200, etc.?
A. No, but it does mean that whenever you do Extra Comet Punch in consecutive turns you add +50 to the base damage of the attack. So on the first turn you would do 50, then second turn does 100 (Base 50 plus extra 50 from previous turn), then third turn does 100 (again, Base 50 plus extra 50 from previous turn), etc. But don't forget, benching or switching Metagross-EX ends this effect! (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FASTWAVE (Deoxys EX - EX:Emerald)

Q. The Deoxys-EX attack "Fastwave" says, "this attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon". But what about Weakness; do you apply it or not?
A. Since Weakness was not specifically mentioned, you apply it when using the Fastwave attack. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Since "FastWave" says "its damage isn't affected by Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effect on the Defending Pokémon", does it get through if the opponent used Deoxys-EX's "Psychic Shield" the previous turn?
A. Yes, FastWave says to ignore effects so it would get through Psychic Shield since it's "an effect on the Defending Pokémon". (Jun 9, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can Deoxys-EX's "Fastwave" attack get through Ursaring's "Intimidating Ring" Poké-BODY?
A. Fastwave only prevents the *amount of damage done* from being affected by Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, etc. Since Deoxys-EX is a Basic, Intimidating Ring doesn't even let it start the attack in the first place. (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Deoxys-EX uses "Fastwave" to attack a Pokémon with Pyschic Weakness and that Pokémon has something to remove weakness (such as Protective Orb or Holon FF Energy), is Weakness applied?
A. Fastwave isn't affected by "any other effects on the Defending Pokémon". Weakness is applied in all cases. (Jan 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Will "Fastwave" allow my opponent to knock out my Shednija (with "Empty Shell") and take a prize since it says its not affected by Poké-Bodies?
A. The Damage done by Fastwave is not affected by Empty Shell, but that has nothing to do with whether you take a prize or not. You still get no prize because of "Empty Shell". (Jan 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== FEINT ATTACK (Murkrow - Neo:Genesis, Umbreon - Neo:Discovery, Houndour - Aquapolis, Shiftry - EX:Sandstorm; Umbreon - EX:Delta Species; Absol - EX:Legend Maker; Mawile - EX:Holon Phantoms; Sableye - EX:Power Keepers; others)f== hyo

Q. Does "Feint Attack" allow you to ignore the Baby Rule?
A. No, the Baby Rule is not an "effect" on the Defending Pokémon It is a game rule. (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Feint Attack go through Metal Energy or not?
A. Feint Attack normally ignores ANY effect attempting to reduce its damage, even Metal Energy. But, Feint Attack is worded differently on some of the older sets where the "ignoring" part only applies to the Defending Pokémon On those older cards, Metal Energy does reduce the damage when Feint Attack targets the bench; but on more recent cards, ignoring reduction applies to both Defending and Benched Pokémon (Feb 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Shiftry uses "Feint Attack" against Whiscash with "Submerge" Poké-BODY on the bench, which one prevails? The attack or the Poké-BODY?
A. Feint Attack ignores ANY effect on that Pokémon which attempts to prevent its damage; the attack itself specifically states that the attack's damage isn't affected by Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies (and other things as well). (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Shiftry uses "Feint Attack" against a Pokémon that successfully used "Agility" the previous turn, would Agility prevent the Feint Attack or not?
A. No, the Feint Attack ignores any effects on the Defending Pokémon, including Agility, Wonder Guard, etc. (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Shiftry uses "Feint Attack" against a Pokémon that used "Smokescreen" the previous turn, would it have to flip for Smokescreen or not?
A. Yes it would have to flip. The effect of Smokescreen lies on the Shiftry, and Feint Attack only ignores effects on the DEFENDING Pokémon (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Double Rainbow Energy reduce Cacturne's Feint Attack?
A. Yes. Feint Attack refers to ignoring effects on the opponent's Pokémon, not yours. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If an opponent's Rhydon with "Power Diffusion" is active and my "Feint Attack" targets the bench, the Poké-BODY trying to prevent the damage is not on the Pokémon being attacked. So would Rhydon stop any Feint Attack damage to the bench or not?
A. The active Rhydon's "Power Diffusion" is considered "an effect on the benched Pokémon", so in this case Feint Attack would ignore it. (Mar 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can a Pokémon that was attacked with Meganium's "Delta Reduction" use "Feint Attack" to do full damage to Meganium?
A. Feint Attack ignores effects on the Defending Pokémon, but the Delta Reduction effect is on the Pokémon that was attacked by Delta Reduction. Therefore, Feint Attack's damage will be reduced. (Apr 5, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== FLAME BUSTER (Magmortar LV.X - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

* Magmortar LV.X's "Flame Buster" attack should say "discard 2 Fire Energy CARDS" rather than just "discard 2 Fire Energy". (Nov 16, 2007 Pokemon Organized Play News)

== FLAME DANCE (Monferno - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. Can I use Monferno's "Flame Dance" attack if I don't have any fire energy in my discard pile?
A. Yes you can. It is an effect, not a requirement. (Jun 28, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== FLAME SCREEN (Flareon EX - EX:Delta Species)

Q. If my Flareon-EX uses "Flame Screen" and then my opponent uses Warp Point on their next turn to send Flareon-EX to the bench, does the protective effect of "Flame Screen" wear off?
A. Yes, benching Flareon-EX removes Flame Screen's protective effect. (Jan 18, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== FLASH CANNON (Dialga - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. If I use Dialga's "Flash Cannon" to attack my opponent's Infernape LV.X, what happens?
A. Dialga's Flash Cannon attack would remove the highest Stage Evolution card, in this case, the regular Infernape. You would also remove Infernape LV.X too since the Pokémon is no longer an Infernape. The LV.X goes wherever the Stage 2 goes. (Diamond & Pearl FAQ; May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Dialga's "Flash Cannon" against a Basic Pokemon, can I still return the energy cards into my hand?
A. Yes you can. There is no pre-condition that the Defending Pokemon must be evolved in order to return the energy cards into your hand. (Jan 31, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== FLICK POISON (Roselia - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. What happens if I try to use Roselia's "Flick Poison", but the opponent has no benched Pokémon? Is the Defending Pokémon poisoned or not?
A. The text of the attack says, "the *NEW* Defending Pokémon is poisoned". So since there is no *NEW* Defending Pokémon without switching one up from the bench, Flick Poison does nothing to the Defending Pokémon if it cannot be switched out. (Aug 3, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== FLIP OVER (Wobbuffet - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Wobbuffet's "Flip Over" says "...does 10 damage to itself, and don't apply weakness or resistance to this damage." Now what doesn't apply weakness and resistance, the 50 base damage or the 10 damage to itself?
A. The phrase applies to the damage being done by Flip Over to Wobbuffet. Weakness/Resistance is ignored for the damage being done to itself. (Sep 25, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have [an evolved] Wobbuffet with a Double Rainbow Energy and I use Flip Over. I know it will do 40 damage because of DRE's effect, but will Wobbuffet still receive the 10 self-damage, or does that get erased because of DRE's effect?
A. The wording on DRE says "Damage done to your OPPONENT's Pokémon..." gets reduced. So in this case the Wobbuffet will still damage itself. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FLY (Taillow - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If I use Taillow's "Fly" attack and flip Heads, can the opponent still use an attack like "Collect" that simply lets them draw a card?
A. The effect of "Fly" only protects Taillow; anything else such as bench damage or things done on the attacking player's side (like drawing a card or healing) still work normally. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== FIRE STREAM (Blaziken - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Do I *have* to discard a fire energy when using Blaziken's "Fire Stream" attack, or is it optional?
A. It does not say "you may discard...", so it is mandatory in this case. (Oct 23, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== FULL BLOOM (Bellossom - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. When using "Full Bloom", does the attacking Bellossom count as one of the three mentioned in the attack text?
A. Yes. You would only need two other Bellossoms in play on your side for the extra damage. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== GANG UP (Mightyena - EX:Delta Species)

Q. If a Pokémon is more than one type, does Mightyena's "Gang Up" attack add 20 damage when counting that Pokémon (+10 for each type)?
A. No. It looks at all of your Pokémon in play - is it either Metal and/or Dark? Great, +10 more damage for that Pokémon. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== GENETIC MEMORY (Kingdra - Neo:Revelation; Kingdra EX - EX:Dragon)

Q. Say Shedinja or Wobbuffet is my active Pokémon and my opponent uses Kingdra EX's Genetic Memory attack and chose Seadra's Water Arrow to attack my benched Pokémon Is Genetic Memory blocked by Shedinja's Wonder Guard and Wobbuffet's Safeguard when attacking something on the bench?
A. The wording of Shedinja's "Wonder Guard" and Wobbuffet's "Safeguard" are very similar to Neo Revelation Suicune's "Crystal Body" power. So basically anything that is not being directly done to Shedinja or to Wobbuffet does not get ignored. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When Kingdra-EX uses "Genetic Memory" to use Seadra's "Energy Cannon" attack, does the attack cost for Genetic Memory count as "not used to pay for this attack's Energy Cost"?
A. Kingdra-EX doesn't have to pay for THAT attack's energy cost, but it still has to pay for its own. So the Energy Cannon would to 20 if one energy is attached, 30 if two energies are attached, and 40 if three energies are attached. The 1 water is paying the Genetic Memory's attack cost which is taking the place of the Energy Cannon's attack cost; that 1 water would NOT count as an extra. (May 6, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== GIGA DRAIN (Beautifly - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. If Beautifly does "Giga Drain" and the Defending Pokémon only has 10 HP left, does Beautifly still heal itself for 50 damage?
A. Yes, because the 50 damage is still done, even though it is more than enough to KO the Defending Pokémon. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== GRAVITY WAVE (Dusclops - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. Dusclops' "Gravity Wave" attack does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon with no Retreat Cost. What does that include?
A. It includes Fossils with no Retreat Cost at all, Pokémon with a Retreat Cost of zero, and Pokémon that have a game effect which sets their Retreat Cost to zero. (Jun 28, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== HARD BONE (Dark Marowak - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Can I discard Claw Fossil or Root Fossil to use Dark Marowak's "Hard Bone" attack?
A. No, you cannot. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HARDEN (Cascoon - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. If I use Cascoon's "Harden" attack which prevents any attack damage that is 30 or less during the opponent's next turn, does that come before or after calculating for Weakness/Resistance?
A. Weakness & Resistance are factored in before determining whether Harden blocks it or not. So if a fire Pokémon's attack does 20 damage to Casoon and then +20 more is added for Cascoon's Weakness, Harden would not prevent the damage. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== HEALING EGG (Chansey EX - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Healing Egg says, "Remove 2 counters (1 if there is only 1) from each of your Pokémon; remove no damage counters from Chansey EX." So what happens if you have other Chansey EX's sitting on the bench when this attack is used?
A. Healing Egg refers to Chansey EX - generally it implies "this Pokémon". In this case, Healing Egg will heal other Chansey ex. It is self-referencing. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== HEALING MILK (Miltank - EX: Unseen Forces)

Q. If I flip heads twice for "Healing Milk", can I remove 2 damage counters from two separate Pokémon, or just 4 damage counters from one of them?
A. You must remove all of the damage counters from the same Pokémon. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HEALING STEPS (Ludicolo - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If Ludicolo has no damage counters and it uses "Healing Steps", can you still discard cards from your hand?
A. Healing Steps says, "you may discard as many cards as you like from your hand"; this comes before the "if you do" phrase, so yes you may discard more cards than Ludicolo has damage counters (even if Ludicolo has no damage). (Oct 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HEAVY METAL (Skarmory - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If I have a Deoxys Skarmory with two Dark Metal Energies attached, would I be able to flip when I use its "Heavy Metal" attack?
A. Yes, you could flip for each of your attached Dark Metal Energies since they do indeed provide Metal Energy. You would also be able to flip if you had Rainbow, Multi, etc. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HIDDEN POWER / E (Unown-E - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. For Unown-E's "Hidden Power", if the defending Pokémon has a Holon Energy WP and a Water Energy attached, how much of the attack can I do? I'm pretty certain I cannot perform the switching part, but can I put the Pokémon down from the opponent's hand or not?
A. Yes you can. You would put the basic onto the bench, but Holon Energy WP would prevent the switching part of the attack. (Jun 1, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I've played Giant Stump to bring my opponents bench to 3 current Pokémon, can I use Unown-E's "Hidden Power" to bring a basic from my opponent's hand to the active position?
A. No, you cannot use Unown-E's "Hidden Power" if the opponent's bench is full, and with Giant Stump in play 3 is considered a full bench. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== HIDDEN POWER / E (Unown-E - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Unown E's "Hidden Power" attack makes all flips to be treated as tails during your opponent's next turn. Since it is public knowledge that trainers like "Super Scoop Up" and "Energy Removal 2" will have no effect, can you still play them?
A. Technically the Hidden Power effect is not applied until you flip, so Trainers requiring a flip can still be played. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== HIDDEN POWER / G (Unown-G - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. For Unown-G's "Hidden Power", do you place a number of damage counters equal to the number of damage counters on all your own Pokémon, or do you place a number of counters equal to the number of Pokémon that are damaged?
A. You place a number of counters equal to the number of Pokémon that are damaged. For instance, if you have three Pokémon with twelve damage counters spread among them, you only get to place three damage counters on the Defending Pokémon. (Oct 20, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HIDDEN POWER / O (Unown-O - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. What happens to any Pokémon Tools attached to Unown-O when it uses its "Hidden Power" attack?
A. The Unown and all Energy cards attached to it would go into your hand, but any other cards that may be attached to it would go into the discard pile. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HIDDEN POWER / Z (Unown-Z - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If I attach Energy Root to Unown-Z, does it still do damage to itself with "Hidden Power"?
A. Just because Energy Root prevents a Pokémon from USING the Poké-POWER or Poké-BODY, it still HAS it on the card. So Unown-Z would still damage itself when using its Hidden Power. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HOARD (Farfetch'd - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say you have FR/LG Farfetch'd out and use "Hoard", then attach a Crystal Shard to it. Does the Shard get discarded since it attacked, or does the Shard stay since he just attacked and the Shard got attached AFTER the attack?
A. Crystal Shard would stay. It wasn't there for the trigger of the Pokémon starting the attack and doesn't look back in time for a triggering. (July 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HOT AIR (Team Magma's Torkoal - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. For Team Magma's Torkoal's "Hot Air", do I *have to* discard a fire energy or is that part optional? What if the opponent has no bench?
A. The discarding of Fire energy is mandatory in this case, regardless of whether there are any Pokémon on the opponent's bench. (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Team Magma's Torkoal's "Hot Air", who chooses the benched Pokémon to be switched?
A. Your opponent does. (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Team Magma's Torkoal's "Hot Air", do you do the damage portion before or after switching the opponent's Pokémon?
A. The damage is done before switching. (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== HYDRO REVERSE (Team Aqua's Walrein - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Can you use Double Rainbow Energy with Team Aqua's Walrein? If you can, it's good because then you can return it from a benched Poké for 20 more damage without having to reduce Walrein's attack damage by ten.
A. Sorry, but Team Aqua's Walrein's "Hydro Reverse" specifically says that you can only return Basic Water energy cards for extra damage. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== HYPER BEAM (Dragonair - Base set, Golduck - Fossil Expansion; Claydol - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Claydol's Hyper Beam attack says, "If heads discard 1 energy attached to the Defending Pokémon." Can you choose to discard a card that provides 2 energy, such as a Double Rainbow, even if there are other basic energy attached to the Defending Pokémon?
A. Claydol's Hyper Beam should say, "...discard 1 energy CARD attached to the Defending Pokémon." So yes, you can choose to discard an energy card that provides more than one energy. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== HYPER PUMP (Swampert EX - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Swampert-EX's 'Hyper Pump' attack says, "does 20 damage plus 20 more damage for "each basic energy attached" but not used to pay for the attack cost". Since the attack says "basic energy" and not "basic energy card", does that mean that cards like Rainbow and Multi would count towards the extra damage or not? And if those do, would Metal and Darkness energies work too? And what about colorless energies like Boost, Recycle, DCE, etc.?
A. The intent of Hyper Pump is to do more damage for each Basic Energy CARD attached to Swampert-EX. So Metal, Darkness, Rainbow, or any other Special Energy cards do not add to the damage. (May 6, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== HYPER WHIRLPOOL (Blastoise EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Kingdra - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

* Blastoise-EX and Articuno-EX each have an attack that discards an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. The player using those attacks is also the player who chooses the Energy card to be discarded. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

Q. Blastoise-EX's "Hyper Whirlpool" attack says, "...for each heads, your opponent discards an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon". Does my opponent choose the Energy card discarded, or does the attacker?
A. Blastoise-EX and Articuno-EX each have an attack that discards an Energy card from the Defending Pokémon. The player using those attacks is also the player who chooses the Energy card to be discarded. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements; Jul 27, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. TRR Kingdra's "Hyper Whirlpool" says "Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon." Who chooses the Energy card(s) to discard, you or the opponent?
A. The wording on Kingdra's "Hyper Whirlpool" is different than the same attack on Blastoise-EX. But for both cards' "Hyper Whirlpool" attack, the player using those attacks gets to choose the Energy card to be discarded. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team; Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements; Jul 27, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== ICE BARRIER (Latios EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. My opponent attacks with Latios-EX's "Ice Barrier" attack. If I can send their Latios-EX to the bench and bring it active again (e.g. Cyclone Energy & Pokémon Reversal), can I attack it with my Pokémon-EX?
A. Yes. Ice Barrier's effect resides on Latios-EX and is cleared by moving it to the bench. (Apr 5, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== ICE GENERATOR (Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] - EX:Hidden Legends) [see also Trainer Cards - Ancient Technical Machines]

* Holon Energy WP and Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] only prevent effects that come from attacks, not all effects in play. Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are not prevented by those cards. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

Q. What happens if I play ATM-Ice but the opponent doesn't have any trainer cards in play?
A. If you cannot discard any of the opponent's trainers, you do not get the added protection benefit of the attack. You can still use the attack when they have no trainers in play; it just doesn't have any effect. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Ice Generator" from Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] and then that Pokémon gets benched, does the Ice Generator effect remain or not?
A. No, it does not. Just like Agility and other similar attacks, the protection benefit goes away when benched. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use the Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] and my opponent has Claw Fossil, Root Fossil, etc. in play are they discarded?
A. Yes, Fossil cards are to be treated as both Trainer Cards and as Pokémon while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Lileep evolved from a Root Fossil in play and my opponent uses ATM-Ice, what happens?
A. ATM-Ice does not remove fossil cards that have already evolved into actual Pokémon. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does "Ice Generator" from Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] prevent effects from trainers like Warp Point during your opponents turn? Or is the card text missing "from your opponent's attack" as an additional qualifier?
A. The phrase 'Prevent all effects, including damage' is supposed to refer to attacks, similar to Holon Energy WP. Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are still effective against a Pokémon who used "Ice Generator" on its previous turn. (May 4, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements; Jul 27, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== INFLUENCE (Lileep - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Lileep's Influence. Can you search for more than 2? And if you do, what do you do with the extra ones? Keep them in your hand?
A. You can only retrieve up to 2 from your deck and put them onto your Bench. If you already have 4 Pokémon on your Bench, you may only retrieve one from your deck. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use Lileep's "Influence" attack to pull an Aerodactyl-EX from your deck?
A. No, the cards "Aerodactyl" and "Aerodactyl-EX" are considered different Pokémon, much like the "Dark" Pokémon from earlier sets. So you cannot use Influence to search for an Aerodactyl-EX. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== INTENSE GLARE (Ninetales EX - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. If the opponent does not have any benched Pokémon and I use Ninetales ex's "Intense Glare", what will happen??
A. It refers to affecting the *new* Defending Pokémon. It cannot affect a Pokémon it did not switch. (Jul 1, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Wobbuffet vs. Ninetales-EX... I try to use "Intense Glare" (switch 1 your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon...) on Wobbuffet. Does Wobbuffet's Safeguard Poké-BODY prevent the switch?
A. Yes it would prevent the switch. In addition, you could not do Intense Glare to bring up a Wobbuffet from the bench either, as that would be an "effect being done to Wobbuffet by a Pokémon-EX." (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== JUDGEMENT (Dusclops - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Would Dusclops take damage from Claw Fossil's "Jagged Stone" Poké-BODY?
A. No, there is no damage to trigger the effect. It's just KO'd. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== KINDLE (Blaine's Charmander - Gym: Heroes; Typhlosion EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Say my Typhlosion-EX attacks using "Kindle", but my opponent's Defending Pokémon doesn't have any Energy cards attached to it. Do I still have to discard an Energy attached to Typhlosion-EX?
A. Yes, you still have to discard an Energy card from Typhlosion-EX. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When using "Kindle" who gets to choose which Energy card is discarded from the Defending Pokémon?
A. The attacking player chooses both Energy cards that get discarded. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== KNOCK OFF (Hariyama EX - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If I use Mew-EX's "Psychic Vision" to look at an opponent's hand, are they allowed to rearrange their hand before I pick a card to discard when I attack with Hariyama-EX's "Knock Off" attack?
A. Yes, as soon as you're finished looking at their hand with Psychic Vision, the opponent may rearrange those cards if they want to. (May 25, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== LIABILITY (Weezing - EX:Deoxys)

Q. How does Weezing's "Liability" attack work when the Defending Pokémon has an ability that reduces damage?
A. Weezing's attack puts damage counters on the Defending Pokémon - abilities that reduce damage don't have an effect on that kind of attack. (EX:Deoxys FAQ, Q6; Feb 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LIGHTNING STORM (Rayquaza - EX:Delta Species)

Q. What does it mean on "Delta Guard" where it says to ignore the effect of the "Lightning Storm" attack?
A. Lightning Storm still does damage to the Defending Pokémon. The *effect* of putting 7 damage counters on Rayquaza is the effect to be ignored. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LIGHTNING STRIKE (Jolteon - EX:Sandstorm; Lanturn - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Sandstorm Jolteon's Lightning Strike attack says, "You may discard all lightning energy from Jolteon. If you do, this attacks base damage is 70" or something like that. Does that mean that the attack's base damage is 70 throughout the whole match?
A. No, the base damage is only raised for the remainder of that turn. (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When I use Lanturn's "Lightning Strike" and discard Double Rainbow Energy, what is the damage to the Defending Pokémon?
A. It's 80 [that is, 90-10], because the effect of Double Rainbow Energy reduces the damage by 10 prior to it being discarded. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== LIMITATION (Sableye - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Where does the effect of Sableye's "Limitation" attack reside? On Sableye, on the Defending Pokémon, or someplace else?
A. This is one of those attacks whose effect essentially resides on the opponent, since it doesn't specify any Pokémon in the attack text. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LOOK FOR FRIENDS (Cubone - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Say I use Cubone's "Look For Friends" attack and the first card I pick up from my deck is a Basic. Since I did not reveal any other cards, am I still supposed to shuffle my deck?
A. If Cubone pulls a Basic Card as the first revealed card, the deck is not shuffled as there are no as there are no "other revealed cards" to shuffle back in. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Cubone's "Look for Friends" attack and I turn over a Mysterious Fossil card, can I play it or do I keep going until I find a basic Pokémon?
A. No, Fossils don't count as Pokémon while in the deck. They don't "turn into" Pokémon until they are being Played from the hand to the Bench. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== LURING FLAME (Slugma - EX:Dragon)

Q. Can you use Slugma's "Luring Flame" attack if your opponent has no Pokémon on their bench to switch with?
A. No, if the opponent has no benched Pokémon you cannot use Luring Flame. You can't do the first thing, so you don't do the second thing. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== MACHINE BURST (Porygon2 - EX:Delta Species)

Q. If I have a Technical Machine that gets discarded after the attack, would Porygon2's "Machine Burst" still count it?
A. Yes, it would count the Technical Machine that gets discarded. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MAGMA SPURT (Team Magma's Houndoom - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Will Dustox stop Team Magma's Houndoom from doing "Magma Spurt"?
A. No, the discarding portion of Magma Spurt is used to calculate how much damage is to be done; it is not "an effect done to Dustox". And damage done is NOT prevented by Dustox. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use TM Houndoom's "Magma Spurt" when there are only 4 or less cards left in my deck?
A. Yes, you can. (Jan 13, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MAKE A WISH (Jirachi - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Can I use Make a Wish to evolve a Pokémon on the first turn of the game?
A. Yes. The attack can evolve a Pokémon, even during the first turn of the game. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

Q. If I attack with Jirachi's "Make A Wish" attack, do I have to declare what card I am getting before I look through my deck?
A. No. You can look through your deck before deciding on which Pokémon to evolve. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use HL Jirachi's "Make A Wish" but do not find any evolutions in my deck, does Jirachi still take the damage to itself?
A. No, if you cannot find an evolution you don't place a damage counter on Jirachi. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MASS DESTRUCTION (Electrode - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. I have Hidden Legends Electrode and use "Mass Destruction" to knock out Electode and the defending Pokémon. If I have only one prize left and my opponent has more, but I have no bench and my opponent has a bench, do I still win?
A. No, in this situation it would go to Sudden Death. However, if the opponent did not have any Pokémon on their bench, the Electrode player would have two win conditions vs. one, and would therefore win the game. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Is the "Buffer" Poké-BODY activated by "Swift" attacks or when Hidden Legends Electrode uses the "Mass Destruction" attack which knocks out both Pokémon?
A. "Yes" for Swift because the damage is still being done, which in turn THEN causes Buffer to invoke. But "No" for Mass Destruction, because no damage is actually being done; the Pokémon with Buffer is simply Knocked Out. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== METAL CRUSHER (Marowak - EX:Delta Species)

Q. Does Marowak's "Metal Crusher" affect Pokémon that are Metal-type as well as something else?
A. Yes. Dual-type Pokémon are always considered both types all of the time. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== METAL HOOK (Mawile - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. With Mawile's "Metal Hook", do I *have* to switch the opponent's Pokémon or not?
A. Mawile says "....you may switch". You do not have to switch. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I'm playing a 2 on 2 battle, can I use Mawile's "Metal Hook" attack to deal 20 damage to both defending Pokémon if I switch one with a benched Pokémon? Or does this attack only do 20 damage with or without the switch?
A. Mawile doesn't gain any further damage powers in 2-on-2 Battle. It does 20 to the Pokémon Mawile attacks, or 20 damage to the newly switched Pokémon Not both; Mawile's cool, but not bogus. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== METAL REVERSAL (Metagross ex - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. For Metagross-EX's "Metal Reversal" attack, if I switch my opponent's Pokémon, does it do 40 and 40 more to the new Defending Pokémon?
A. No. You either do 40 damage to the Pokémon you initially attacked, or 40 damage to the new Defending Pokémon. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

== METRONOME (Clefairy - Base Set; Clefable - Jungle Expansion; Clefable EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Clefable - Diamond and Pearl)

Q. If I use "Metronome" and copy Lugia-EX's "Elemental Blast" attack, do I have to discard a Fire, Water and/or Electric energy if I have any of them attached?
A. Yes, when using Metronome in this fashion you do as much of it as you can. So if Clefable-EX only has two Water energy attached, you have to discard one of the Water energy cards (but not both). And if you have a basic Water Energy and a Rainbow Energy attached, you would have to count the Rainbow as one of the other types and discard both cards. (May 4, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Clefable metronomes Latias-EX's "Power Crush" attack, what happens if there are no Fire Energies attached to Clefable?
A. Clefable can copy the Power Crush attack without having any Fire Energy to discard as long as the Defending Pokémon is not Knocked Out by the attack. If the Defending Pokémon was Knocked Out and you cannot discard 2 Fire Energies, then this attack does nothing. (Jul 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== MINING (Mawile - EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Mawile's "Mining" attack says to search your deck for a Trainer. Can it also get a Supporter or Stadium?
A. Yes, since Mawile is a pre-Diamond and Pearl card, when it says "Trainer" it includes all Trainers, Supporters and Stadiums, regardless of set. (Oct 25, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Mawile's "Mining" attack let's you search your deck for a Trainer and put it in your hand, or if its a Pokemon Tool attach it to one of your Pokemon. Can you use "Mining" to attach a Strength Charm to Mawile?
A. Yes, but it will be discarded from the attacking Pokemon at the end of the turn. If you attach it to another Pokemon, it is not discarded, because that Pokemon did not attack. (Oct 25, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Mining" to attach a Buffer Piece to one of my Pokemon, is it still discarded at the end of my opponent's turn, even though I didn't 'play' it?
A. Yes, the attachment via the attack is handled as if it was played on the turn of the attack. (Oct 25, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== MIRACULOUS COMEBACK (Rocket's Meowth - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If Rocket's Meowth's "Miraculous Comeback" attack damages itself, do I add +10 damage for each Darkness Energy Card attached to it?
A. Any active Pokémon that takes damage takes 10 more for each Darkness Energy Card attached to the attacking Pokémon. Of course, this only applies for the actual Darkness Energy card [and R-Energy too]; other cards that provide Dark energy don't have the same effect [i.e. Rainbow, Dark Metal, etc.] (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MIRROR MOVE (Pidgeotto - Jungle Expansion, Spearow - Base Set; Pidgeot - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. Can you do Pidgeot's "Mirror Move" attack if the opponent's last attack "placed damage counters" (as opposed to "doing damage")?
A. No. Placing damage counters is an effect. Damage from an attack is the straight-up damage done, such as "40" or "40+30". (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== MOUNTAIN EATER (Larvitar - Skyridge)

Q. If you don't have any damage counters on Larvitar when it does "Mountain Eater", does the attack fail because you cannot remove any damage?
A. No, the removal of damage is not a requirement of being able to do the attack. However, if you do have any damage counters on Larvitar, then you MUST remove one if you perform this attack; it is not an optional action. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== MYSTIC WATER (Gorebyss - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Does Rainbow Energy always count as Psychic for adding to Gorebyss' "Mystic Water" damage?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Jul 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== MUDSLIDE (Steelix EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. I attack with my confused Steelix-EX, using "Mudslide". Do I discard two Fighting energy if I fail the confusion flip?
A. You discard the energy after the confusion flip, and then only if the attack is successful. Discarding energy is not a requirement to do the attack; it is an effect of the attack, which does not happen if you flip tails. (Mar 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== OVERHEAD TOSS (Pinsir - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. Can I still use Pinsir's "Overhead Toss" attack if I don't have any benched Pokémon?
A. Yes, the attack will still work. (EX:Legend Maker FAQ; Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== PAINT (Smeargle - Promo)

Q. What would happen if a promo Smeargle paints a multi-type (more than one type of basic energy card attached) Kecleon? And for that matter, what would happen if an already painted Kecleon changed into another type with its body?
A. Even though Kecleon's underlying type may change, the Coloring Counter overrides whatever type Kecleon is, or may become. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PICKUP (Raticate - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Raticate's "Pickup" attack says you get a basic Pokémon, a Trainer, and an Energy. What happens if you don't have one of each of those in your discard pile? Can you still take what you do have?
A. If you are missing any of the three cards specified in the attack, you can still search for the others and put them into your hand. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Raticate's "Pickup" attack, is it mandatory to take one of each kind of card (basic Pokémon, trainer, energy) if they are available in my discard pile? Or could I choose to pick a Trainer and an Energy, but not a basic Pokémon?
A. If there is at least one of those three types of cards in your discard pile, you MUST choose one if available. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PLUNDER (Meowth - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua; Murkrow - EX:Unseen Forces; Nuzleaf - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. Say Murkrow uses "Plunder" on a Pokémon that has Energy Root attached and 10 HP left (including the extra HP from Energy Root). When the Tool is discarded, is the Defending Pokémon KO'd right away and does the new Defending take the attack damage?
A. The Pokémon is KO'd immediately, but is not removed from play until all of the attack effects are finished; so the original Defending takes the attack damage before the other Pokémon comes up. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. The effect text of "Plunder" says: "Before doing damage, discard all Trainer cards attached to the Defending Pokémon." So what happens to Fossils in this case?
A. Fossils are not "attached" to themselves, so they are not discarded by Plunder. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER LARIAT (Nidoqueen - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Is Nidoqueen included as an "evolved Pokémon" in its "Power Lariat" attack?
A. Yes, Nidoqueen counts itself. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER MOVE (Mew EX - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. Can Mew-EX switch with a Benched Pokémon after using "Power Move" even if no Energy cards are left in your deck?
A. Yes, you may switch Mew-EX whether an energy is found or not. (May 25, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Jun 1, 2006 PUI Rules Team))

== PULSE BARRIER (Electivire Lv.X - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If Electivire Lv.X's "Pulse Barrier" attack is used, does its effect prevent damage and effects from all sources, or just from attacks?"
A. It only prevents effects or damage caused by attacks. Any affects or damage caused by Poke-POWERs, Poke-BODYs, trainers, supporters, etc. still happens. (Aug 30, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== PUNCH AND RUN (Politoed EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Politoed-EX uses "Punch and Run" and Knocks Out a Pokémon with Curse Powder attached. Which Pokémon receives the 3 damage counters, the Politoed-EX or the one that comes up to replace it?
A. Politoed-EX would receive the damage counters from Curse Powder since it was the "Attacking Pokémon" at the time. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYCHIC CUT (Gallade - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. When I attack with Gallade's "Psychic Cut", do I have to announce how many prizes I'm flipping over ahead of time?
A. Yes, you must announce how many prize cards you're going to flip before revealing any prize cards or doing any damage. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If the Defending Pokemon has a Holon Energy WP and a basic Water energy attached, does it prevent the prize flipping portion of Gallade's "Psychic Cut"?
A. No. You can still flip up the prize cards and increase the amount of damage, as flipping is part of the damage calculation and is not an effect done to directly to the Pokemon with the Water and Holon WP energies attached. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYCHIC LOCK (Gardevoir - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If I attack with Gardevoir's "Psychic Lock", can my opponent use any Poke-POWERs if they evolve their Pokemon on the following turn?
A. The effect of Psychic Lock is on your opponent, not on their Pokemon. So no matter what happens to their Pokemon, the opponent cannot use any of their Poke-Powers. That also means there is no way to clear the effect. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If the Defending Pokemon has a Holon Energy WP and a basic Water energy attached, what happens to the "your opponent can't use any Poke-Powers" part of Gardevoir's "Psychic Lock" attack?
A. The effect of Psychic Lock is on your opponent, not on their Pokemon. So since the Holon Energy WP only protects the Pokemon, the opposing player is still unable to use any of their Poke-Powers. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYCHIC SHIELD (Deoxys EX - EX:Emerald)

Q. Since "FastWave" says "its damage isn't affected by Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effect on the Defending Pokémon", does it get through if the opponent used Deoxys-EX's "Psychic Shield" the previous turn?
A. Yes, FastWave says to ignore effects so it would get through Psychic Shield since it's "an effect on the Defending Pokémon". (Jun 9, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYIMPACT (XATU - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. How do I figure the damage for Xatu with Double Rainbow Energy attached since it does 10 to each bench, and DRE says reduce all damage done to the defending Pokémon by 10?
A. Actually, Xatu's "Psyimpact" attack says to "place 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon". DRE only reduces damage, not other effects of an attack (such as placing damage counters). So each of your opponent's Pokémon including benched ones would receive 1 damage counter on them from Xatu's attack. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PSYLOOP (Xatu - EX:Deoxys; Espeon EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. For Xatu's "Psyloop" attack, what all does the phrase "Trainer cards your opponent has in play" include? Does it include ones in discard pile?
A. It includes things like Pokémon Tools that are attached to your opponent's Pokémon, Stadium cards your opponent played, or Claw Fossil, Root Fossil, or Mysterious Fossil your opponent has in play. Cards in the discard pile are not considered to be "in play". (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Espeon-EX's "Psyloop" attack, does a Stadium count as a Trainer on your opponent's side of the field. If it does, does it have to be set by opponent or can it be you as well?
A. If you play the Stadium, it's your Stadium card affecting play; if your opponent plays a Stadium, it's their Stadium card affecting play. Espeon-EX only cares about your opponent's Stadium cards (and your opponent's other Trainer cards)....not yours. (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== PULL AWAY (Mightyena - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If Mightyena uses "Pull Away" against Flygon-EX, can I use Flygon-EX's "Psychic Protector" Poké-BODY before the discarding effect of "Pull Away"?
A. Yes, Psychic Protector is invoked at the point when damage is done. The latter part of the attack which checks for cards in the opponent's hand is done later after the damage calculation steps. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== PULL DOWN (Omastar - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If the Defending Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, and I attack them with Omastar's "Pull Down" attack, does the removal of the highest Stage Evolution card cause the Defending Pokémon to be cured of that Special Condition?
A. In most cases, whenever a Pokémon changes its evolutionary state any Special Conditions are removed from it. That would be the case in this situation too; the Special Condition is removed. (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Sandstorm Omastar's "Pull Down" attack and my opponent has an evolved baby in play, does he have to pick up the basic Pokémon that the baby has evolved into?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Feb 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if you use "Pull Down" against a Stage 1 or Stage 2 Pokémon brought into play by trainers "Archie" or "Maxie"?
A. It will not work; Archie & Maxie state to treat those cards as Basic Pokémon, so they cannot be Pulled Down. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PULSE BARRIER (Electivire LV.X - DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If Electivire LV.X's "Pulse Barrier" attack is used against a Defending Pokemon with Holon Energy WP and a basic Water Energy attached, I know you would not discard any tools attached to the Defending Pokemon, but you would discard your opponent's stadium. Does the attack's protective effect still apply in this situation?
A. Pulse Barrier does not check to see if all the cards are discarded. It checks if ANY cards were discarded, in order to start the protective effect. (Oct 25, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== RAID (Absol - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If you put Absol on your Bench or as your Active Pokémon during the set-up for the game, does Absol's "Raid" attack do 40 damage or 10 damage?
A. It does 10. If you place Absol during the set-up for the game, you are not playing Absol from your hand during your turn. (DP:Secret Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== QUICK SEARCH (Yanma - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Yanma's "Quick Search" for energy, would it be for any amount of 4 types?
A. No, you can only get one card for each of the 4 types you choose. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== QUICK TOUCH (Ninjask - EX:Dragon)

Q. I use Ninjask's "Quick Touch" attack against my opponent's Cacturne (Sandstorm with Poison Payback) and decide to switch. Would my new active Pokémon be poisoned or would the effect of Poison Payback effect Ninjask before it switches?
A. The Poison Payback would have affected Ninjask, but then it gets moved to the bench (thus removing the poison condition) before any damage counters get placed. (Jul 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== RAGING THUNDER (Rocket's Zapdos EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Rocket's Zapdos ex's Raging Thunder says: "This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your Pokémon". Could you target a Pokémon such as Wobbuffet (Sandstorm), Shedinja (Dragon), or Ledian (Team Rocket Returns) and do no damage to it due to their Poké-Bodies?
A. Well, Wobbuffet's & Shedinja's powers specifically say to prevent damage from an OPPONENT, so that won't work. But the Ledian would be safe since it can prevent damage from your own attacks (as long as there's an owner in the attacking Pokémon's name). (Nov 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== RAINBOW MOVES (Togetic - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If Togetic's "Rainbow Moves" copies an attack like Dark Golbat's "Night Ambush" which says it "can't attack during your next turn", that means that Togetic may not attack at all the next turn unless it gets benched, right?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Togetic has 3 basic energies attached and uses "Rainbow Moves" to copy Quagsire's "Hyper Pump". Does the attack do 20, 60, or 80 damage? Rainbow Moves basically says to ignore the Energy Cost, so how much does it do?
A. Same ruling as Kingdra-EX & "Energy Cannon" - the 3 Energy is considered as "the payment" for Togetic's attack cost. It would do only 20 with 3 Energy attached to it. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have an active Togetic and my opponent has one on their bench, can I attack with "Rainbow Moves" and copy the opponent's benched "Rainbow Moves" and in effect copy one of my own benched Pokémon's attacks?
A. No, all you would be doing is copying the same text that you already have on Togetic, making a loop, doing nothing. Togetic copying Togetic's Rainbow Moves - congratulations, you get to use Rainbow Moves on your opponent's Benched Pokémon... again. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Togetic uses "Rainbow Moves" to copy Quagsire's "Hyper Pump" attack. Togetic has 3 basic energies attached to it, so does the attack do 20 damage, 60 damage, or 80 damage?
A. Quagsire's Hyper Pump adds damage after the attack cost, but it is being copied by Togetic which has a 3 attack cost. Therefore no extra damage is added, so only 20 is done. (Jan 13, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Togetic vs. Lanturn... I believe you should be able to do 90 using "Rainbow Moves" to copy "Lightning Strike", because it says discard ALL lightning energies. If i have none that is still a number that I discard.
A. It says, "IF you discard all Lightning energies". You didn't do any discarding (since you had none), so you can't do 90 damage in this way. But if you DO have a Ligtning energy attached and you discard it, THEN you would get to do 90. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you have Togetic use "Rainbow Moves" to copy Dark Ampharos' "Shock Bolt", do you still do 70 damage even if Togetic doesn't have any Lightning energies attached?
A. No. Per current rulings from Japan, all discards are mandatory and in order to do an attack where you discard all Lightning energy you would need to have at least one attached in order to perform the attack. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== RAINBOW STAR (Starmie - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Starmie's "Rainbow Star" attack does 10 damage for each type of Basic energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. Would Darkness and Metal increase the damage, even though they are not Basic cards?
A. No, they would not. Metal & Darkness are not considered Basic Energy types. (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If the defending Pokémon has a Rainbow Energy attached to it, how does that factor into the HL Starmie's "+10 more damage for each type of basic energy attached to the Defending Pokémon"? Does it make it do +60 damage (10 times each of the 6 basic energy types)?
A. Rainbow Star only counts the basic Energy cards that are attached to the Pokémon - not Special Energy cards. (Jul 1, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== REFLECT ENERGY (Milotic Ex - EX:Emerald)

Q. If I use Milotic Ex "Reflect Energy" attack, but have no basic energy attached or I have no benched Pokémon to move it to, does it still do damage?
A. Yes, you do as much of the attack as you can. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== RELY ON FRIENDS (Wailord - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. If I use the Strange Cave stadium or an Omanyte uses "Team Assembly" to put other Omanytes on the bench, they are to be "treated as a Basic Pokémon" per the text on the card. Now, after evolving that benched Omanyte (that has no fossil under it) into Omastar, do you treat Omastar as a Stage 1 or as a Stage 2 Pokémon for the purposes of Wailord's "Rely on Friends" attack ("...does plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Stage 1 Evolved Pokémon")?
A. The Omastar would still be considered a "Stage 2" Pokémon, even if there is no Fossil underneath it. The Omanyte would be a non-evolved (Basic) Pokémon that is "Stage 1". (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== REVENGE (Machamp - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. When using Machamp's "Revenge" attack, does it have to be in play at the time the Pokémon was Knocked Out, or can it evolve on my turn and still get the extra 50 damage?
A. Machamp does not have to be in play on the previous turn. It is known to both players that a Pokémon was Knocked Out on the previous turn. (Diamond & Pearl FAQ; May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== ROTATING CLAWS (Rocket's Scizor EX - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Rocket's Scizor-EX attacks with "Rotating Claws". If I recover a Boost Energy from my discard pile, would it be discarded at the end of THAT turn, or the next turn?
A. It would be discarded immediately at the end of the current turn. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SAND SONIC (Flygon - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If I attach a Holon Castform (as energy) to Flygon, then do its "Sand Sonic" attack, does the Holon Castform count as Fighting Energy to do an extra +20 damage, or not?
A. Yes, it does. Sand Sonic does not say "Basic Fighting Energy card", so attaching any card from your hand that provides Fighting energy (i.e. Rainbow, Multi, etc.) would add +20 damage to the attack on that turn. (Jan 17, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== SAND SWIRL (Sandslash - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Does Sandslash's "Sand Swirl" attack prevent both defending Pokémon from retreating during the following turn? (NOTE: The plural of Pokémon is still "Pokémon".)
A. Yes. Both Defending Pokémon would be affected by the inability to retreat. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SCRUNCH (Chansey - Base Set; Shelgon - EX:Dragon)

Q. If Shelgon uses Scrunch and gets heads, and then the defending Pokémon Elekid uses Playful Punch and gets heads, will Scrunch prevent Playful Punch damage?
A. Scrunch will block it because it doesn't specify that the damage has to come from an attack. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I attack my opponent's Shelgon (who used "Scrunch" successfully last turn) with Electrode's "Mass Destruction". Does Scrunch save Shelgon?
A. No. Scrunch only protects against damage. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SEARING FLAME (Blaziken - EX:Emerald)

Q. Say I have a Double Rainbow Energy attached to Blaziken from EX:Emerald. Does this reduce its "Searing Flame" attack to zero and not allow me to use its "Blaze" Poké-Body (since I'd be doing no damage to "add 40 more" to)?
A. They are applied during the same step in calculating damage. The player attacking with Blaziken may choose the order. (May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SELFDESTRUCT (Magneton - Base Set & Fossil, Magnemite - Base Set; Baltoy - EX:Deoxys)

Q. Let's say I use Baltoy's "Selfdestruct" attack. If it Knocks Out my opponent's Pokémon, does the new Active Pokémon still get the 10 damage it would have received when it was on the Bench?
A. Yes. Resolve all of the effects of the Selfdestruct attack before removing the KO'd Pokémon. The Benched Pokémon would take 10 damage before moving up to the Active Pokémon spot. (EX:Deoxys FAQ, Q7; Feb 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SET SONG (Igglybuff - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Can I get just one, but not the other? What happens if only one of the two is in the deck?
A. You must get both, if you can. If you do not have both in your deck, but have at least one, you can get the one that is in your deck. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

== SHADOW TAG (Wobbuffet - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. If Wobbuffet attacks with "Shadow Tag" (place 7 damage counters on the defending Pokémon at the end of your opponent's next turn), then if the Pokémon that was attacked goes to the bench or evolves/devolves will it still take the 7 damage counters or not?
A. The effect is on the Defending Pokémon, not Wobbuffet. So if the Defending Pokémon evolves, retreats, etc. the Shadow Tag effect goes away and no damage is taken. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== SHOCK-WAVE (Tyranitar EX - EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. If a Pokémon has the anti-Pokémon-EX Poké-Body "Safeguard", can it be Knocked Out by Tyranitar-EX's "Shock-wave" attack?
A. No. As long as the Pokémon could still use Safeguard, the Shock-wave marker could not be placed on that Pokémon, and it could not be Knocked Out by the Shock-wave attack. (EX:Dragon Frontiers FAQ; Oct 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== SHINING STAR (Latios* - EX:Deoxys)

Q. If my opponent used Archie or Maxie on a Stage 1 Pokémon and then evolved that Pokémon into its Stage 2 evolution, would I be attacking the new Pokémon with Latios*'s "Shining Star" for 50 or 150 damage?
A. Shining Star requires two conditions to be met in order to do the extra damage: 1) The opponent's Pokémon needs to say "Stage 2" on the card; 2) It needs to have a card beneath it, i.e. be "Evolved" (it does not need two evolutions beneath it, but at least one). For example, if a Pidgey had been Rare Candy'd to Pidgeot, the attack would do 150. If you had started with a Stage 1 that evolved to a Stage 2, the attack would do 150. If you had Maxie'd a Stage 2 directly into play, the attack would do only 50. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Would "Shining Star" do the additional 100 damage vs. a Brock's Ninetales that has used its "Shapeshift" power to put a Stage 2 on it, like Aggron or something?
A. Yes, the Brock's Ninetales (on top of Brock's Vulpix) would satisfy the evolution part of the criteria, and the Stage 2 evolution card attached to it would satisfy the Stage 2 part of the criteria for Shining Star. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SIGNS OF EVOLUTION (Wurmple - EX: Ruby/Sapphire; Caterpie - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. For Caterpie's new move, do you have to get a Metapod AND a Butterfree? What if you only find one or the other, can you just get that?
A. If you have both Metapod and Butterfree in your deck, you MUST take one of each; it is not optional. However, if you do not have one of the two, you still must take the one that you do find in your deck. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SILVER WIND (Masquerain - EX:Hidden Legends; Dustox EX - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. Which Pokémon is the Silver Wind effect attached to?
A. The effect is attached to the Defending Pokémon that was attacked by Masquerain's Silver Wind. If the Defending Pokémon retreats to the Bench, that effect is removed. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

Q. If I use Silver Wind once, then I use it again on my next turn, it would do 60 damage (assuming there's no weakness or resistance, and that neither active Pokémon is switched out). On the third turn would it do +30 more damage (bringing it up to 90), and on the fourth 120 damage, and so on?
A. Sorry, but Silver Wind only adds 30 to the base damage done by the attack; it is not cumulative in the manner you suggest. (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say that on one turn you use Masquerain's "Silver Wind" which does +30 on your next attack. However, you switch Masquerain for a Pokémon that attacks with "Swift"; after resolving Swift's effects, does the +30 from Silver Wind get tacked on to do the extra damage (providing the Defending Pokémon was not Benched during your opponent's turn of course)?
A. Silver Wind is an effect that is attached to the Defending Pokémon. So unfortunately for you the Swift attack would ignore that and not get the +30 bonus. (Jul 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Dustox-EX's "Silver Wind" this turn, and next turn I attack with Dark Tyranitar's "Spinning Tail", does that mean that Spinning Tail now does 50 damage to all my opponent's Pokémon?
A. No, the Silver Wind effect only applies to the Defending Pokémon, not to benched Pokémon. So the Defending Pokémon would take 50 damage, but the benched Pokémon would only take 20 damage. (Feb 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== SKILL HACK (Shiftry EX - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. If I use Shiftry-EX's "Skill Hack" attack and find that my opponent's Pokémon don't have any attacks I want, can I choose to not do any attack?
A. No, if you find any Pokémon with attacks in your opponent's hand you MUST choose one of them. (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Shiftry-EX's "Skill Hack" attack and copy an attack like Salamence-EX's "Hydro Wave" or Steelix-EX's "Mudslide", do I have to have any Water energy or Fighting energy attached to Shiftry-EX or not?
A. Basically when it comes to statements like "discard X Energy", they are considered necessary to use that attack. So for Hydro Wave Shiftry-EX would need to have at least one Water energy to discard, and for Mudslide Shiftry-EX would need to have two Fighting energy to discard. If you can only choose an attack that has requirements and you don't have the correct energy cards attached, then the Skill Hack attack does nothing. (Mar 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Shiftry-EX's "Skill Hack" attack and find that my opponent also has a Shiftry-EX's with "Skill Hack", can I choose to use one of the attacks in MY own hand?
A. No, when you copy an opponent's attack you copy it from the point of view of the Pokémon doing the "copying" attack. So if you copied your opponent's Skill Hack, you would simply get to look at their hand AGAIN! But to do this in a recursive, infinite fashion would result in delay-of-game penalties or "unsportsmanlike conduct". (Feb 22, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SKY KICK (Medicham EX - EX:Emerald)

Q. Medicham-EX uses "Sky Kick" against a Pokémon with Resistance to Fighting, and Magnetic Storm is in play - does Medicham-EX still do the extra 40 damage?
A. Yes. Magnetic Storm does not eliminate the Fighting Resistance; it just means that the Defending Pokémon doesn't get to reduce the damage by 30. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SLACK OFF (Slakoth - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. If I have a Slaking active with Meteor Falls in play, and I use "Slack Off" to remove the damage counters off Slaking, can I attack with Slaking next turn?
A. No, Slaking is the one performing the Slack Off attack, so it must also abide by the restriction that it cannot attack during your next turn. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SLASHING STRIKE (Scyther - Promo; Dodrio - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Dodrio's "Slashing Strike" attack says, "Flip a coin. If tails, Dodrio can't use Slashing Strike during your next turn." If I retreat Dodrio and then use a Switch to make him active again, does that clear the effect so I could use Slashing Strike again?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SLIMY WATER (Muk-EX - EX:Dragon)

Q. Does High Pressure system change the amount of damage Muk-EX does with Slimy Water?
A. Yes, provided that the Pokémon's retreat cost isn't already zero - there is no such thing as a negative retreat cost. Anything that reduces the retreat cost will affect the damage Muk-EX does with its Slimy Water attack. (Feb 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Team Aqua Hideout reads, "Each Pokémon that does not have Team Aqua in its name pays (*) more to retreat." So does Muk-EX's "Slimy Water" attack add +10 damage because of this stadium?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Dark Muk's "Sticky Goo" Poké-BODY add to the amount of damage done by its "Slimy Water" attack?
A. As long as the Poké-BODY is not somehow turned off, then yes it adds to the damage. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens when Dark Muk uses "Slimy Water" to attack a Fossil (no printed retreat cost)?
A. The Fossil does not have a retreat cost, so Dark Muk's Sticky Goo Poké-BODY can not add to it. Thus Slimy Water does no damage. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SLOW-ACTING POISON (Team Aqua's Sharpedo - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua; Team Aqua's Carvanha - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua; Team Aqua's Corphish - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. "Slow-Acting Poison" says, "At the end of your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon is now poisoned". What happens if the opponent switches or retreats the Pokémon that was attacked by Slow-Acting Poison?
A. The effect is tied to the Pokémon that Team Aqua's Sharpedo attacked. It goes away if the Pokémon that was attacked goes to the bench, evolves, or otherwise leaves play. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If a Pokémon has been attacked by "Slow-Acting Poison", can you play a Full Heal on it and not be poisoned at the end of your turn?
A. Full Heal won't have any effect since the Pokémon is not Poisoned yet! Now Lum Berry or Miracle Berry would work to cure poison, since it happens in between turns after you actually become Poisoned. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SNATCH AND RUN (Rocket's Meowth - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Can the card Tickling Machine (Gym Heroes) be involved where effects make use of Rocket's Secret Machine cards (such as Rocket's Meowth's first attack), even though Tickling Machine is labeled as a "Rocket's Secret Robot"?
A. Tickling Machine is considered a "Rocket's Secret Machine" for the purposes of Rocket's Meowth and Rocket's Wobbuffet. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SNIFF OUT (Linoone - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Can I use Linoone's "Sniff Out" to return a supporter to my hand that I played the same turn? The supporter would still be sitting next to my active, not in the discard pile.
A. It is not in the discard pile yet - Linoone could not recover it. (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SONIC BLADE (Gallade - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If a Defending Pokemon has 50 HP or less remaining, does Gallade's "Sonic Blade" attack still switch the Defending Pokemon?
A. No. That effect of Sonic Blade only happens if you put 1 or more damage counters on the Defending Pokemon. (DP:Secret Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SPARK (Chinchou - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Chinchou's Spark attack says, "choose 2 of your opponent's benched Pokémon..." What happens if my opponent only has one Benched Pokémon?
A. You still would deal damage to the single Benched Pokémon. (EX:Hidden Legends FAQ)

== SPIKY SHELL (Forretress - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Does Forretress' "Spiky Shell" damage the Pokémon if they retreat to the bench? If not, does it damage the new active Pokémon at the end of their turn? Or does it not damage anyone if they switch?
A. The effect of Spiky Shell goes away if the Defending Pokémon retreats, evolves, etc. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Forretress' "Spiky Shell" damage the Pokémon if they retreat to the bench? If not, does it damage the new Active Pokémon? Or does it not damage anyone if they switch?
A. The effect is on the Defending Pokémon that was attacked, and it goes away if the Defending Pokémon goes to the Bench, leaves play, or evolves. (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SPINE MISSILE (Cloyster - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. If I have a Double Rainbow Energy attached to Cloyster and then use it's "Spine Missile" attack, do I have to reduce -10 damage for each successful coin flip or is it -10 per each Pokemon I do damage to?
A. You add up the damage to each Pokemon first and then apply the effects of DRE after. So it would be -10 per each Pokemon you do damage to. (Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Cloyster's "Spine Missile" attack, can I flip four coins and then choose how to deal the damage? Or do I have to flip a coin, then choose, then flip the second coin, then choose, etc.?
A. You resolve all of the coin flips first, before choosing targets. Then if you choose the same Pokemon more than once, the flips are combined together into the base damage, before applying any other effects such as Double Rainbow Energy, Weakness, Resistance, etc. (Dec 6, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SPINNING TAIL (Steelix - EX:Sandstorm; Dark Tyranitar - EX:Team Rocket Returns; Swampert - EX:Emerald; Yanma - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If you have a Double Rainbow Energy attached to Steelix (Sandstorm), does its "Spinning Tail" attack get reduced by 10 even though there's no damage number listed in the text area?
A. Yes, the DRE would indeed reduce the damage to both the Active and Benched Pokémon in this situation. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Dustox-EX's "Silver Wind" this turn, and next turn I attack with Dark Tyranitar's "Spinning Tail", does that mean that Spinning Tail now does 50 damage to all my opponent's Pokémon?
A. No, the Silver Wind effect only applies to the Defending Pokémon, not to benched Pokémon. So the Defending Pokémon would take 50 damage, but the benched Pokémon would only take 20 damage. (Feb 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== SPITEFUL PAIN (Banette - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. How does Banette's "Spiteful Pain" attack work if a Pokemon copies that attack? A. It is not a self-referencing attack, so you would need to have a Banette in your discard pile to do the increased damage as well as the other effect. (DP:Secret Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SPUTTER (Magby - Neo: Genesis Expansion)

Q. My Dragonite successfully attacks Magby with "Agility". On my opponent's next turn, would Magby's "Sputter" turn off Dragonite's "Delta Charge" Poké-Power?
A. Sputter would not affect Dragonite that turn. Agility's effect would wear off at the end of the opponent's turn, and Magby's global effect resumes upon Dragonite. (Jul 6, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Jul 13, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== STEEL WAVE (Registeel EX - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. If Registeel-EX does "Steel Wave" against a Pokémon that is dual-type (like Team Aqua's Walrein that is both Darkness & Water), then would it affect any benched Pokémon that are of either of its individual types (like Spheal and Absol in this example)?
A. Yes. A dual-type Pokémon represents both of its types, so Steel Wave would affect any Pokémon that are of any of those two specified types. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Registeel-EX does "Steel Wave" against a Pokémon that is dual-type (like Team Aqua's Walrein that is both Darkness & Water). If you have another Pokémon on the bench with the same dual-type (like a second Team Aqua's Walrein), then would the attack do 40 damage to the bench (20 per type)?
A. No. While a dual-type Pokémon does represent two types, Steel Wave does not count a Pokémon card more than once when figuring out bench damage. It would only do 20. (Sep 16, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STEEL WING (Scizor EX - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If I attack a Scizor-Ex which used "Steel Wing" last turn with an attack that ignores effects on the Defending Pokémon, such as Machamp's "Brick Smash", do I ignore the damage reduction from "Steel wing"?
A. Steel Wing places a defensive effect on Scizor-Ex. This is ignored by attacks like "Brick Smash", "Swift", "Fastwave", etc.; they will do the normal amount of damage. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== STONE GENERATOR (Ancient Technical Machine [Rock] - EX:Hidden Legends) [see also Trainer Cards - Ancient Technical Machines]

Q. If a Pikachu is in play and evolved from a Pichu does ATM-Rock work the same way?
A. Yes, in this case Pikachu is considered to be an evolved Pokémon, and is subject to removal by ATM-Rock. (Jul 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STRIKE AND RUN (Dunsparce - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Can I use Dunsparce's "Strike and Run" attack to search for baby Pokémon as well?
A. Strike and Run can fetch Baby Pokémon, as they are considered Basic Pokémon (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Dunsparce's "Strike and Run" attack to search for a Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, or Root Fossil?
A. Strike and Run cannot fetch Mysterious/Claw/Root Fossil Trainer cards, as they are only Pokémon when they are in play. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Dunsparce's Strike and Run and get zero Pokémon, even though I have room on my Bench, and Basic Pokémon left in my deck?
A. Yes. Dunsparce states "up to" which includes zero. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Dunsparce, if I choose to switch, does it have to be one of the Pokémon that was on my bench at the time of the attack, or can I switch for one of the new benched Pokémon that I just searched for?
A. Dunsparce can switch with any of your Benched Pokémon, including those that you placed as a result of the attack. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Dunsparce's "Strike and Run" in 2 on 2 play and Dunsparce is my only Pokémon, do I have to move a Pokémon up from the bench first before you choose to use the switch effect of the attack?
A. You would resolve Dunsparce's attack completely, before handling other game rules such as adding a second Active Pokémon (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When you use Strike and Run, I know you can select 0 Pokémon to get, but are you allowed to select 0 and then switch Dunsparce with another Pokémon on your bench still? I would think so because it doesn't say "After doing so you may switch dunsparce" it just says "You may switch Dunsparce with 1 of your benched Pokémon".
A. That is correct; you can still switch the Dunsparce even if you select zero Pokémon (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you have a full bench can you "Strike and Run" for 0 basics, shuffle your deck, then switch with a benched Pokémon?
A. No. You must be able to have room on your bench in order to do any part of the "Strike and Run" attack. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use Strike and Run, or Call for Friends type attacks to retrieve Fossils from your deck? What about using Pokémon Retriever to get them from your discard pile?
A. No, you cannot search for a Fossil trainer with any Pokémon searching technique. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SUPERNATURAL (Sableye - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If I have a Sableye active and I'm facing an Armaldo, I use "Supernatural" and find a Copycat in his hand. May I use the Copycat or does the attack do nothing as a result of Armaldo's Poké-BODY??
A. Well, Supernatural says "You may use the effect of a Supporter card you find there as the effect of the attack". That is not the same thing as "playing a Supporter", so it would not be prevented by Armaldo and you can use the effect of the Supporter card. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If there is a Chaos Gym stadium card in play, would I still have to roll a heads to see if I can use the trainer card for Sableye's "Supernatural" attack?
A. Well, Supernatural says "You may use the effect of a Supporter card you find there as the effect of the attack". That is not the same thing as "playing a Supporter", so you can use the effect of the Supporter card without having to flip for Chaos Gym. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Could you use Sableye's "Supernatural" attack and use a Steven's Advice from your opponent's discard pile if you have more than 7 cards in your hand? Steven's Advice says "you can't play this card if you have 7 or more cards in your hand", but you're technically not really playing the card, just using it as an attack.
A. You can use Supernatural, but you must still meet all requirements that are necessary to play the card normally (except for the supporter rule). If you don't or can't meet those restrictions, the effect fails. (Dec 15, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SURPRISE (Murkrow - Sandstorm; Duskull - Sandstorm)

Q. Would we be able to use Murkrow's "Surprise" attack even when your opponent has no hand, just to screw up your opponent's Oracle or PokéNav, or whatever...?
A. Sorry, but if you can't choose a card from your opponent's hand, there would be nothing for you to shuffle in. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SWALLOW (Pelipper - EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. Considering the wording of Pelipper's "Swallow" attack, does the damage on Pelipper get removed BEFORE or AFTER Claw Fossil's "Jagged Stone" Poké-BODY damages Pelipper? Jagged Stone places 1 damage counter on Pelipper as a result of Pelipper's attack, then the text of Swallow says to remove damage counters AFTER the attack (implying that the attack has been completely resolved).
A. The language used for Swallow is over-specific. The process at the end of the attack: Do damage; next, do the rest of the Attacking Pokémon's effects; lastly, do any of the Defending Pokémon's effects. So in this case, Pelipper's Swallow removes damage counters FIRST (if any), and then Claw Fossil's "Jagged Stone" kicks in afterward. (Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SWALLOW UP (Swalot - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Can I use the additional 10 hit points from Low Pressure Stadium in calculating the HP of Swalot in order to use its "Swallow Up" attack?
A. Yes, Swalot would do extra damage in that instance. (Jul 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SWEET TEMPTATION (Luvdisc - EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. What happens if you attack with Luvdisc's "Sweet Temptation", but the opponent has no Pokémon on their bench? Does it do any damage or not?
A. Since you cannot switch the opponent's Pokémon there is no "new Defending Pokémon" to be damaged. So basically nothing happens there. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SWIFT (Misty's Staryu - Gym: Heroes Expansion, Cyndaquil - Neo: Genesis Expansion, Electabuzz - Neo: Genesis Expansion; others)

Q. Is the "Buffer" Poké-BODY activated by "Swift" attacks or when Hidden Legends Electrode uses the "Mass Destruction" attack which knocks out both Pokémon?
A. "Yes" for Swift because the damage is still being done, which in turn THEN causes Buffer to invoke. But "No" for Mass Destruction, because no damage is actually being done; the Pokémon with Buffer is simply Knocked Out. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== TARGET ATTACK (Crobat - EX:Delta Species)

Q. Crobat's "Target Attack" says, "if that Pokémon already has damage counters on it, this attack does 60 damage instead". Since it says "counters" (plural), does this mean that it has to have at least two on it in order for Crobat to do 60 damage?
A. No, if the Pokémon has one or more counters on it, then it receives 60 damage from "Target Attack". (Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== TARGET SLASH (Zangoose - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. What happens if Sandstorm Zangoose uses his "Target Slash" attack vs. Team Aqua's Seviper? 10 damage or 40 damage?
A. Only 10 damage. "Seviper" and "Team Aqua's Seviper" are not the same thing. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TEAM ASSEMBLY (Kabuto & Omanyte - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Can I use Kabuto's or Omanyte's "Team Assembly" attack to search for baby Pokémon as well?
A. Kabuto & Omanyte may search for Baby Pokémon, as they are considered Basic Pokémon (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Since "Team Assembly" has the phrase "...or any Basic Pokémon", does that mean that I don't have to search for Omanyte or Kabuto and can only pick Basic Pokémon?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Kabuto's or Omanyte's "Team Assembly" attack to search for a Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, or Root Fossil?
A. They cannot search for Mysterious/Claw/Root Fossil Trainer cards, as they are only Pokémon when they are in play. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does "Team Assembly" mean that if you use this attack you can put Kabutos and Omanytes on your bench without Mysterious Fossil?
A. Team Assembly can allow you to put Stage 1 (Kabutos and Omanytes) directly onto your Bench, without needing a Mysterious Fossil. The reason why Team Assembly says "Treat them as Basic Pokémon" is because of cards that de-evolve Evolved Pokémon don't affect these quirky fellows. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use the Strange Cave stadium or an Omanyte uses "Team Assembly" to put other Omanytes on the bench, they are to be "treated as a Basic Pokémon" per the text on the card. Now, after evolving that benched Omanyte (that has no fossil under it) into Omastar, do you treat Omastar as a Stage 1 or as a Stage 2 Pokémon for the purposes of Wailord's "Rely on Friends" attack ("...does plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Stage 1 Evolved Pokémon")?
A. The Omastar would still be considered a "Stage 2" Pokémon, even if there is no Fossil underneath it. The Omanyte would be a non-evolved (Basic) Pokémon that is "Stage 1". (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== TEAM PLAY (Team Magma's Zangoose - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Does Team Magma's Zangoose count all the Team Magma Pokémon on one side, or on both sides?
A. The "Team Play" attack counts ALL Pokémon in play with Team Magma in their name. That means both yours and your opponent's. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== THUNDER SLASH (Dark Flaaffy - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Is the Thunder Slash attack phrase "Dark Flaaffy can't use Thunder Slash during your next turn" only applied when the defending Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon?
A. No, you cannot use Thunder Slash the following turn regardless of whether the Defending Pokémon is basic or not. The only way you could use it is if Dark Flaaffy is switched out, evolved/devolved, etc. (Nov 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TOSS AND TURN (Snorlax - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Can a Pokémon with any move that has the ability to copy another move (i.e. Metronome, Rainbow Moves, etc.) copy Snorlax's "Toss and Turn" while asleep?
A. Togetic or Clefable has to start using its attack BEFORE it chooses a Pokémon's attack to copy. Since it can't get that far if it is asleep, it doesn't get to the point of copying that sleep text on Snorlax. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TRANSBACK (Palkia - Diamond & Pearl)

Q. If Palkia's "Transback" attack does enough damage to KO the Defending Pokémon, can I still choose to flip the coin and if heads return the Defending Pokémon and its attached cards back into the deck instead?
A. Well, the order of attack rules say to "do any damage first, then do any other effects, and finally Knock Out any Pokémon that have damage greater than or equal to their Hit Points". So yes, you can choose to try the coin flip effect before the Defending Pokémon is KO'd by the Transback attack's damage. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== TWIN PLAY (Scyther - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Can I search for Rocket's Scyther-EX with the "Twin Play" attack?
A. No - you can only search for Pokémon cards named "Scyther" and/or "Scyther-EX". (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== TWISTER (Gyarados EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. If Gyarados-EX does "Twister" to a Pokémon with a Special Energy Card that provides more than one unit (i.e. DCE, DRE, Scramble Energy, etc.) attached, and Gyarados-EX gets only one heads, what would happen?
A. You may discard it just like you would if paying a Retreat Cost of 1 with a DCE, DRE, etc. (Jun 9, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Gyarados-EX does "Twister" to a Pokémon with a basic energy card and a Special Energy Card that provides more than one unit (i.e. DCE, DRE, Scramble Energy, etc.) and Gyarados-EX gets two heads, can I discard both cards or do I *have to* discard the Special Energy Card?
A. You may choose to discard the basic energy card for the first heads and then the Special Energy Card for the second heads. However, if you discard the Special Energy Card first, that would pay for both heads and you would not get to discard the basic energy (or other Special Energy) card. (Jun 9, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== VINE TEASE (Tangela - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Tangela's "Vine Tease" allows you to look at your prizes and switch one of them with the top card of your deck. Are the prizes then shuffled around or are they simply laid down, so that the player who used Vine Tease knows all his prizes with the exception of the new one?
A. The player using Vine Tease may place their prizes back down in any order they want. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== VOLCANIC ASH (Blaziken EX - EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. With Double Rainbow Energy on Blaziken-EX: if you discard Double Rainbow Energy for the 2 {F} requirement, does it reduce the damage done by the Volcanic Ash attack or not?
A. Sorry, but you cannot have a Double Rainbow Energy on a Blaziken-EX; it would have been discarded when it evolved. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== VOLCANIC FLAME (Salamence EX - EX:Power Keepers)

Q. Salamence-EX's "Volcanic Flame" attack says to discard the top 5 cards from your deck. What happens if you have less than five cards? Or even zero cards?
A1. You still get to do the damage even if you have no cards left in your deck, but if you do have five or less cards in your deck you must discard all of them. (Oct 11th, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== WATER OF EVOLUTION (Omanyte - Skyridge)

Q. Can I use Omanyte's "Water of Evolution" attack on the first turn of the game if I can somehow get it into play (like with Fossil Egg or Underground Lake)?
A. If you can get Omanyte into play, then yes you can use "Water of Evolution" on the first turn. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== WHIMSY DRAW (Spinda - EX:Legend Maker)

Q. With Spinda's "Whimsy Draw", do I HAVE TO keep flipping until I get tails? I may not want to draw all of those cards.
A. Yes, you have to keep flipping until you get tails. Then, you MUST draw all the cards you should get from flipping heads. (EX:Legend Maker FAQ; Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== WRECK (Primeape - EX:Holon Phantoms)

Q. Space Center is in play. When you play Shedinja as a Basic Pokémon by using Ninjask's "Loose Shell" Poké-Power and Shedinja is Knocked Out by "Wreck" done by Primeape, can I take a prize card?
A. No, you can't. The Stadium card is discarded after damage but before Shedinja is Knocked Out from the damage. So Shedinja's "Empty Shell" would reactivate prior to it being KO'd, and you would not get to take a prize. (Jul 13, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

POKÉMON ITEMS

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== ITEMS IN GENERAL

Q. Are berry (non-tool) items considered an effect on the Defending Pokemon? What turns them off?
A. It is considered an effect on the Defending Pokemon, but the Item can't be turned off; however, it could be ignored by Feint Attack, Swift, and similar attacks. (Mysterious Treasures FAQ; Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DUSK STONE (Murkrow - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. Does Duskull's "Reaper Cloth" item, or Clefairy's "Moon Stone" item, or Murkrow's "Dusk Stone" item let you evolve on the first turn of the game?
A. Yes, they do. Duskull, Clefairy, and Murkrow can be evolved during the first turn of the game, even if you put them on your Bench or as your Active Pokemon during setup. (Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== MOON STONE (Clefairy - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. Does Duskull's "Reaper Cloth" item, or Clefairy's "Moon Stone" item, or Murkrow's "Dusk Stone" item let you evolve on the first turn of the game?
A. Yes, they do. Duskull, Clefairy, and Murkrow can be evolved during the first turn of the game, even if you put them on your Bench or as your Active Pokemon during setup. (Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I start with Cleffa then use its "Baby Evolution" to evolve into Clefairy with the "Moon Stone" item; can I then immediately use the "Moon Stone" to evolve into Clefable, all on the same turn?
A. Wow, yes you can! (Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== REAPER CLOTH (Duskull - DP:Secret Wonders)

Q. Does Duskull's "Reaper Cloth" item, or Clefairy's "Moon Stone" item, or Murkrow's "Dusk Stone" item let you evolve on the first turn of the game?
A. Yes, they do. Duskull, Clefairy, and Murkrow can be evolved during the first turn of the game, even if you put them on your Bench or as your Active Pokemon during setup. (DP:Secret Wonders FAQ; Nov 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

TRAINERS

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== TRAINERS IN GENERAL

* Any Diamond & Pearl or later cards that mention "Trainers" do not include any Supporters or Stadiums, even those that used to be labeled as Trainers in older sets. Pre-Diamond & Pearl cards that mention "Trainers" do include all Supporters and Stadiums from any set. (May 3, 2007 PUI Rules Team; Aug 30, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. 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?
A. Yes, provided you have not already played a Stadium card that turn. (Nov 6, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you place a Grass Cube on Scyther, evolve it to Scizor, and then have Scizor use the attack from that TM?
A. Yes. You met the conditions needed to attach the TM. It is only checked when attaching. [ED. NOTE: This would apply to all type Cubes, not just "Grass Cube".] (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use Strike and Run, or Call for Friends type attacks to retrieve Fossils from your deck? What about using Pokémon Retriever to get them from your discard pile?
A. No, you cannot search for a Fossil trainer with any Pokémon searching technique. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Could I play a trainer if it's obvious that it will have no effect (i.e. Life Herb on a Pokémon without any damage and with no Special Conditions on it)?
A. No, you cannot play a card if it is obvious that you cannot do what the card is supposed to do at that moment. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I have never had this come up and I can't find anything saying you can't, but can you attach 2 Technical Machines to the same Pokémon at the same time?
A. There are no restrictions on TM's that say you cannot, so yes you can. (Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you attach multiple copies of the same TM to the same Pokémon?
A. Sure. (Feb 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== TRAINERS IN GENERAL - SUPPORTERS

* On the first turn of the game, the starting player may not play any Supporter cards from their hand. This rule was introduced in Japan earlier this year, and will provide greater balance to how the game is played. (Jul 30, 2004 PUI Rules Update)

== ANCIENT RUINS (Skyridge)

Q. Ancient Ruins is clear that its effect of drawing a card can only be triggered if you have not played a Supporter that turn and have none in your hand. However, if after using the effect you now have a Supporter in your hand, can you play it?
A. Sure. There isn't anything written on the card that prevents you from playing a Supporter if you draw one. (Oct 23, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== ANCIENT TECHNICAL MACHINE [ICE] / [ROCK] / [STEEL] (EX:Hidden Legends) [see Pokémon Attacks - "Ice Generator", "Stone Generator", and "Steel Generator" for card-specific attacks.]

* The Ancient Technical Machines from EX Hidden Legends are removed, if the Pokémon they are attached to evolves into a Pokémon-ex or de-evolves into a Basic Pokémon. The restriction for attaching the TMs still remain a condition for the TM to stay attached. (Jul 30, 2004 PUI Rules Update)

Q. In regards to the Ancient TMs, would the words "Light" or "Dark" in a Pokémon's name be considered an owner?
A. No, "Light" and "Dark" are more of a characteristic than indicative of ownership. You are allowed to attach the Ancient TM's to "Light" and "Dark" Pokémon. (Jul 1, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if I start the turn with a Stage 1 Pokémon, attach an Ancient Technical Machine to it, and then evolve it to a Stage 2 -EX Pokémon (i.e. Kingdra-EX)? Do I get to keep the ATM because it was already attached, or must it be discarded?
A. Since the ATM's cannot be attached to a Pokémon-EX, it must be discarded and cannot be used. It would also be the same for a Pokémon that de-evolved as well. (Jul 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Let's say you have already attached an Ancient Technical Machine Ice/Rock/Steel to a Pokémon. What happens if the Pokémon they are attached to evolves into a Pokémon-ex or de-evolves into a Basic Pokémon?
A. The Ancient Technical Machine is removed. The restriction for attaching the TMs still remain a condition for the TM to stay attached. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I have never had this come up and I can't find anything saying you can't, but can you attach 2 Technical Machines to the same Pokémon at the same time?
A. There are no restrictions on TM's that say you cannot, so yes you can. (Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you attach multiple copies of the same TM to the same Pokémon?
A. Sure. (Feb 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== APRICORN MAKER (Skyridge)

Q. Can Apricorn Maker be used to search for the Trainer "Balloon Berry"? Taking the card literally, *BALL*oon Berry contains the exact same "Ball" as given on Apricorn Maker.
A. Of course not, don't be silly! You can only search for cards like Poké Ball, Fast Ball, Master Ball, etc. Nice try, slick... (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== ARCHIE / MAXIE (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Can I play "Archie" or "Maxie" on my first turn?
A. It isn't considered evolving, so sure. (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Am I allowed to evolve a Pokémon on the same turn that it was brought into play by Archie or Maxie?
A. No. The Pokémon played by the Trainer is still subject to normal Evolution restrictions after it comes into play. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if I play a Stage 1 Pokémon using Archie or Maxie - does it receive 1 damage counter?
A. If you use it to find a Basic or Stage 1 Pokémon, that Pokémon goes to the Bench [and does not receive any damage counters]. If it's a Stage 2 Pokémon, it takes 2 damage counters. Regardless of what Evolution stage the Pokémon is in, it's treated as a Basic Pokémon. (This does not remove any Pokémon-ex rules that may have already been a part of the Pokémon.) (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q7)

Q. If I Archie or Maxie a Stage 2 Pokémon down, can I place a Double Rainbow Energy on it?
A. Sorry, but DRE can only be attached to an Evolved Pokémon, and Archie & Maxie specifically state to treat the retrieved card as a Basic Pokémon (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Maxie" to put TM's Lairon on the bench, can I evolve it into TM's Aggron in the same turn?
A. Not in a regular evolution - Lairon just came into play. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Archie or Maxie to get a stage 2 Pokémon on my bench, can it hurt Shedinja?
A. Yes, it is being treated as a Basic. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have a Team Aqua's Sealeo (Stage 1) that I Archie'd into play. Can I use a Rare Candy to evolve it to Team Aqua's Walrein on that same turn?
A. Yes, you could. Rare Candy bypasses the normal rules of Evolution, and since you Archie'd it the Team Aqua's Sealeo would count as a Basic Pokémon. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my opponent used Archie or Maxie on a Stage 1 Pokémon and then evolved that Pokémon into its Stage 2 evolution, would I be attacking the new Pokémon with Latios*'s "Shining Star" for 50 or 150 damage?
A. Shining Star requires two conditions to be met in order to do the extra damage: 1) The opponent's Pokémon needs to say "Stage 2" on the card; 2) It needs to have a card beneath it, i.e. be "Evolved" (it does not need two evolutions beneath it, but at least one). For example, if a Pidgey had been Rare Candy'd to Pidgeot, the attack would do 150. If you had started with a Stage 1 that evolved to a Stage 2, the attack would do 150. If you had Maxie'd a Stage 2 directly into play, the attack would do only 50. (Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BALLOON BERRY (Neo:Revelation; EX:Dragon) [See Also: Errata]

* In the Japanese card, there is text saying "If Balloon Berry is attached to one of your Pokémon, the Pokémon's retreat cost is 0". So, you should play Balloon Berry as if it negates the Pokémon's retreat cost while attached to that Pokémon, not just when it actually attempts to retreat. For example, Muk-EX's "Slimy Water" attack damage will be reduced to only 40 against a Pokémon with Balloon Berry attached to it. (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Balloon Berry attached to a Pokémon, do I *have* to use it to pay for the Retreat Cost, or can I choose to discard energies and save the Balloon Berry for later?
A. No, you must use Balloon Berry if you retreat that Pokémon normally. (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if a free retreater with Balloon Berry attached retreats? Does Balloon Berry get discarded in place of 0 cards?
A. Even if you have no retreat cost, you must still discard the Balloon Berry when retreating. (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I attach a Balloon Berry to a Fossil even though it says is cannot retreat?
A. Yes you can, but you cannot actually make use of the Berry until the Fossil evolves into a Pokémon that can retreat. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== BATTLE FRONTIER (EX:Emerald)

Q. If I have a Dual-type Pokémon, say Darkness + Psychic, would Battle Frontier prevent it from using any "Poké-POWER" or "Poké-BODY"?
A. If one of the Pokémon's two types is Colorless, Darkness, or Metal, then yes its powers would be prevented. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Since Team Aqua's Kyogre and Team Magma's Groudon are both part Darkness-type, does Battle Frontier prevent their "Power Saver" Poké-BODY from working and allow them to attack no matter how many TA/TM Pokémon are in play?
A. No, because Battle Frontier only works on Evolved Pokémon. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Battle Frontier prevent old-style "Pokémon Powers" from older sets (i.e. Base Set thru Neo Destiny)?
A. Yes, "Poké-POWER" and "Poké-BODY" cover all types of "Pokémon Powers, and the intent of Battle Frontier is to prevent all powers. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== BERRY, GOLD BERRY, & MIRACLE BERRY (Neo: Genesis Expansion)

Q. A 40HP Pokémon has a Gold berry attached and 30 damage; it is also poisoned. Since the potential KO takes place between turns, will Gold Berry activate and save the 40HP Pokémon before the knock out check at the end of the between-turn actions?
A. With the recent new way to handle between-turn events (whereas the Pokémon is not removed from play until all between-turn actions are complete), yes the Gold Berry would save it. (Apr 28, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CELIO'S NETWORK (EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Can I use Celio's Network to search my deck for a Pokémon LV.X?
A. Yes, you can. Earlier card references of "Basic Pokémon or Evolution card" refers to Pokémon in general, which includes Pokémon LV.X. (May 10, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== CESSATION CRYSTAL (EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Does Cessation Crystal stop "Pokémon powers" on older cards (like "Rain Dance")?
A. Yes, since it stops both Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies, it also stops older Pokémon Powers too. (Oct 5, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I my Active Pokémon with Cessation Crystal attached gets KO'd, and I bring up another Pokémon with Cessation Crystal attached, does the second Cessation Crystal activate instantaneously so that there isn't a gap in the effect of the Cessation Crystal? Or is there a small slice of time that Cessation Crystal isn't active, allowing the use of Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies?
A. Nope, the replacement is instantaneous so there is no "time" when there is not a Cessation Crystal in effect. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if my opponent retreats their Active Pokémon for one that has Cessation Crystal attached, but I have Skarmory-EX with "Metal Gravity"? Would my Skarmory-EX's "Metal Gravity" get to place any damage counters on that Pokémon or not?
A. Yes. By the time Cessation Crystal is active, the Metal Gravity Poké-BODY has already been set in motion and is not shut off. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you have Cessation Crystal atttached to an Eevee, and evolve it to an -EX evolution with a Poké-POWER that activates when it comes into play (i.e. Flareon-EX with "Evolutionary Flame), can you use that power?
A. Since these actions both happen at the same time, it would be player's choice to resolve it in the order that they want. (Apr 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my Feraligatr uses "Drag Off" against an Active Pokémon with Cessation Crystal attached, does it get to use its "Battle Aura" Poké-BODY to do +10x to the Pokémon brought up from the bench (assuming it does not have a Cessation Crystal attached)?
A. Yes, when the Cessation Crystal Pokémon goes to the bench, the Battle Aura turns on before the damage is done. Drag Off delays doing damage until the switch is made; therefore, Battle Aura can take effect. (Apr 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Scenario: Player A has a Stantler with Cessation Crystal with 40 damage; Player B has a Gengar with Cursed Powder with 80 damage. Player A attacks for 20 damage to KO the Gengar, then Cursed Powder on Gengar is triggered to KO Stantler at the same time. Would Gengar's "Shadow Curse" Poké-POWER trigger because Stantler is KO'd from the Cursed Powder? Or does it all happen at the same time?
A. Gengar's Shadow Curse would be turned off by Cessation Crystal during the period in which the Poké-POWER could be triggered. At the point when Cessation Crystal is no longer in play, Gengar would have already gone to the discard pile. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My Lucario LV.X comes into play, uses its Poke-POWER "Stance". If I play Cessation Crystal on it, or if my opponent plays a Cessation Crystal on his or her turn, does the "Stance" effect end?
A. No. Cessation Crystal does not cancel the effects of a Poke-POWER that was used prior to Cessation Crystal coming into play. (PUI Rules Team, Sep 18th, 2007)

== CHAMPIONSHIP ARENA (Promo)

Q. How does Championship Arena work? Do both players discard cards from their hand at the end of each player's turn? Or only the player whose turn just ended discards cards at the end of their turn?
A. The latter is correct. Each player only discards cards at the end of their own turn. (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== CHAOS GYM (Gym Challenge)

Q. If there is a Chaos Gym stadium card in play, would I still have to roll a heads to see if I can use the trainer card for Sableye's "Supernatural" attack?
A. Well, Supernatural says "You may use the effect of a Supporter card you find there as the effect of the attack". That is not the same thing as "playing a Supporter", so you can use the effect of the Supporter card without having to flip for Chaos Gym. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== CLAW FOSSIL (EX:Sandstorm) [See also "ROOT FOSSIL" and "MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL"]

* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. At the beginning of the game, can I start with a Mysterious/Claw/Root Fossil as my Active Pokémon even if I have another "real" Pokémon on the bench?
A. Yes, you can start with a Fossil Trainer card as your Active Pokémon, at the start of the game. (Oct 2, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use trainers like "Pokémon Fan Club" or attacks like Dunsparce's "Strike and Run" to search for a Fossil trainer?
A. No. Fossil Trainer cards are only considered Basic Pokémon while in play, or in the special situation of starting the game. You cannot search your deck for them as if they were Pokémon (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can cards like Multi Technical Machine 01 or the various Mystery Plates be used by Mystery/Claw/Root Fossil to provide a usable attack?
A. Mysterious/Claw/Root Fossil states that it "has no attacks of its own" which does not preclude you from giving one to the Fossil which it can attack with. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== CLEFAIRY DOLL (Base Set)

Q. It has been ruled in EX:Sandstorm that the various Fossils can be placed during setup just like a real Basic Pokémon My question is, does Clefairy Doll, which uses the same mechanics as Mysterious Fossil, also count?
A. At the current time, only the Fossil Trainer cards are played as explicitly stated in the EX Sandstorm rulebook; there is no such provision for Clefairy Doll. There is a universal rule being applied to Fossil Trainers. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Since I can use Mysterious Fossil as my starter Pokémon, can I also choose to use a Clefairy Doll, since it basically does the same thing as Mysterious Fossil?
A. Sorry, but Clefairy Doll has not been changed to allow for being a starting Pokémon (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== CRYSTAL BEACH (EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Will Crystal Beach also shut off the special effects of double and triple Energy cards?
A. Crystal Beach only changes the Energy produced; it does not change any of the other extra effects of the Energy card (card name, discarding Boost, damage reduction of DRE, etc.). (Dec 7, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== CRYSTAL SHARD (Skyridge; EX:Deoxys; EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. If I have a Kecleon with several basic Energy cards attached and I attach a Crystal Shard to it, does its Type change back to Colorless or does its Power override the Tool? Would it be 100% Colorless or would one of its Types become Colorless (and you would get to choose which Type now is Colorless)?
A. Crystal Shard does override the Poké-BODY, and a Pokémon Crystal Shard is attached to becomes "Colorless" only. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Darkness Energy attached to a Darkness-type Pokémon (or one with "Dark" in its name), and then I attach a Crystal Shard to that Pokémon, does it get to use the Darkness Energy card's +10 bonus damage or not?
A. When you attach a Crystal Shard the Pokémon becomes Colorless, so you would no longer get the +10 bonus for that. However, if the Pokémon has "Dark" in its name, that particular attribute is NOT affected by the Crystal Shard and you would get the +10 bonus in that situation. (Apr 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. So if I put Crystal Shard on TM's Groudon, it becomes Colorless. But would it do 4 X damage to a Colorless Weak Pokémon? Do Dual Types have 2 types or are they only 1 type that consists of 2 umm errrr types?
A. Just because a Pokémon starts out with two types doesn't mean that Crystal Shard makes it a "double colorless" type. Only one colorless; it would not do 4x damage. (Apr 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you use Crystal Shard on a dual-type Pokémon (like TM Groudon), would it become "competely colorless" or can you choose only one of the types to be replaced?
A. It would become a single-type colorless Pokémon as long as the Crystal Shard is attached. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Crystal Shard attached to a confused pokemon and flip tails, do I have to discard Crystal Shard or can I keep it?
A. A failed confusion flip is still considered an attack. So you would have to discard the Crystal Shard. (Sep 15, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you attach Crystal Shard to Salamence-EX and then later during the same turn use its "Type Shift" Poké-POWER, what color would Salamence-EX become?
A. As long as Crystal Shard is attached, Salamence-EX's type remains colorless. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== CURSE POWDER (EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Politoed-EX uses "Punch and Run" and Knocks Out a Pokémon with Curse Powder attached. Which Pokémon receives the 3 damage counters, the Politoed-EX or the one that comes up to replace it?
A. Politoed-EX would receive the damage counters from Curse Powder since it was the "Attacking Pokémon" at the time. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If a Pokémon with Curse Powder attached is KO'd by an attack that "places damage counters", does Curse Powder still go off?
A. No, Curse Powder is only invoked if the Pokémon is KO'd by an attack that "does damage"; placing damage counters is not the same as doing damage. (May 4, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Scenario: Player A has a Stantler with Cessation Crystal with 40 damage; Player B has a Gengar with Cursed Powder with 80 damage. Player A attacks for 20 damage to KO the Gengar, then Cursed Powder on Gengar is triggered to KO Stantler at the same time. Would Gengar's "Shadow Curse" Poké-POWER trigger because Stantler is KO'd from the Cursed Powder? Or does it all happen at the same time?
A. Gengar's Shadow Curse would be turned off by Cessation Crystal during the period in which the Poké-POWER could be triggered. At the point when Cessation Crystal is no longer in play, Gengar would have already gone to the discard pile. (Apr 26, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== DESERT RUINS (EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. If I have a Mewtwo-EX with 10 damage on it (90 HP remaining), does it continue to receive damage counters while Desert Ruins is in play?
A. Yes, it does. Desert Ruins looks for the amount of HP written on the card, not the amount of HP remaining. (Jun 17, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Desert Ruins is in play and both players have EXes that will be knocked out between turns? Are both KO's considered to be resolved at the same time, or do both players play chicken with each other until they get called for stalling?
A. Both KO at the same time. (Jul 1, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DUAL BALL (Aquapolis; EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Can we use the new Dual Ball [TM/TA] to get Baby Pokémon?
A. Yes you can; the new Dual Ball doesn't say you cannot. The old one had text restricting getting Baby Pokémon, the new TM/TA one does not. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY RECYCLE SYSTEM (EX:Dragon; EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. With Energy Recycle System, do you have to shuffle 3 energies in or can you do only 2? Or what happens if you only have 2 in your discard pile; can you shuffle the two in or not? The card doesn't say "up to" like some other cards do.
A. If there are less than 3 basic energy cards in the discard pile, you would return all of them to your deck if you chose that option. (Sep 21, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Are you allowed to play Energy Recycle System if you have no basic energy cards in your discard pile?
A. No, you are not allowed. "Search" is used here as a general term. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY ROOT (EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Does the +20 HP from Energy Root combine with extra HP from cards like Low Pressure System, or the specific HP set by EX-Deoxys' Solrock?
A. Yes. In both cases, the Pokémon would receive additional HP from Energy Root. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Energy Root attached to my Pokémon, can it be damaged by Pusle's "Positive Spark" or Minun's "Negative Spark"?
A. Yes it can. Just because Energy Root prevents a Pokémon from USING the Poké-POWER or Poké-BODY, it still HAS it on the card and therefore could be damaged by the appropriate attack. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach Energy Root to Unown-Z, does it still do damage to itself with "Hidden Power"?
A. Just because Energy Root prevents a Pokémon from USING the Poké-POWER or Poké-BODY, it still HAS it on the card. So Unown-Z would still damage itself when using its Hidden Power. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Energy Root disable all Powers and Bodies, or only ones that you decide on?
A. No, it stops ALL Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies. (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does the +20 HP from "Energy Root" combine with extra HP from cards like "Low Pressure System" or with the specific HP set by Solrock from EX Deoxys?
A.Yes. In both cases, the Pokémon would receive additional HP. (EX:Unseen Forces FAQ)

Q. Say I've got Energy Root attached to Quilava, and then I evolve into Typhlosion-EX from my hand. Is Energy Root discarded before "Bursting Up" triggers, or does it stop "Bursting Up" and then get discarded because it is attached to a Pokémon EX?
A. Since these actions both happen at the same time, it would be player's choice to resolve it in the order that they want. (Apr 20, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== ENERGY SEARCH (Fossil; Expedition; EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. If you use an Energy Search and don't find any Basic Energy, do you still discard the Energy Search?
A. Yes, you would still discard it. (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. 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?
A. 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. (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== EXP.ALL (Neo Destiny; EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. If I have EXP.ALL attached to one of my benched Pokémon and someone uses an attack such as "Cold Crush" which discards energy and it knocks out my Pokémon, would I get to use my EXP.ALL or not?
A. You don't get to take one of the "discarded energy", but if there are any energies still left on the Pokémon when it is KO'd then you could use it. EXP.ALL only picks up ones that are on the Pokémon when it was KO'd, not the one that was removed as an effect. (May 19, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Pokémon with EXP.All on it and I evolve into a Pokémon-EX, does the EXP.All get discarded?
A. Yes, of course it does. (July 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Player 1 has an active Dark Slowking with 50 damage and a Dark and a Psychic energy attached to it. He also had a benched Slowpoke with an EXP.ALL attached. Player 2 attacks with ATM Rock. Would the attack with the ATM Rock that knocked out his now-devolved Slowpoke activate the EXP.ALL?
A. EXP.ALL does not trigger from a KO of your Active Pokémon if the KO is a result of devolving. The EXP.ALL should only activate when KO'd due to damage, just like Jumpluff's "Buffer". (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== FAST BALL (Skyridge)

Q. When using Fast Ball, if the very first card you turn up is an evolution, do you still have to shuffle your deck?
A. If FastBall pulls an Evolution Card as the first revealed card, the deck is not shuffled as there are no as there are no "other revealed cards" to shuffle back in. (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FRIEND BALL (Skyridge)

Q. If my opponent has a dual type Pokémon in play (Fighting and Dark, for example), can I use Friend Ball to get either a Fighting OR a Dark type Pokémon, or can I only use Friend Ball to get a Fighting/Dark dual type?
A. If the opponent has a dual-type Pokémon, you can use Friend Ball to search for any single one of its types. You would not have to search for an identical dual-type. (May 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Could I use Friend Ball to copy a psychic type even if I don't play psychic in my deck?
A. Yes. Since it is theoretically possible that you may have a Psychic type Basic in your deck, you can play it. (Jun 3, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FULL FLAME (EX:Legend Maker)

Q. If I have Rapidash with the "Fiery Aura" Poké-BODY, and if the Full Flame stadium is in play, does that mean a Burned Pokémon takes eight damage counters when burned (two times two equals four, times two again equals eight)?
A. No, these two effects are not cumulative. They both say "put four damage counters instead of two", and four is four, no matter which one gets you there. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== GIANT STUMP (EX:Legend Maker)

Q. When you discard benched Pokémon as Giant Stump comes into play, does the opponent get to take prizes for my discarded Pokémon?
A. No, the Pokémon get discarded but they are not KO'd, so the opponent does not get to take any prizes for them. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When Giant Stump is in play, can a player with 3 benched pokemon play a 4th pokemon and then discard one of the 3 orginal pokemon therfore going back to 3?
A. No, a player with three benched Pokémon is unable to play any more while Giant Stump is in play. It's just as if your bench size is reduced from the standard five down to only three. (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My opponent has 5 benched Pokémon with two of them being Rocket's Sneasel-EX with 100hp of damage on each of them and 10HP remaining due to Rocket's Hideout stadium being in play. If I play Giant Stump, are they knocked out because they no longer have the +20 bonus or can my opponent choose to discard them before getting KO'd.
A. When you play Giant Stump, resolve all effects in play before removing Knocked Out Pokémon. So the Rocket's Sneasel-EX's could be discarded before being Knocked Out. (Jul 13, 2006 PUI Rules Team) Save the Sneasel!(tm)

Q. If I've played Giant Stump to bring my opponents bench to 3 current Pokémon, can I use Unown-E's "Hidden Power" to bring a basic from my opponent's hand to the active position?
A. No, you cannot use Unown-E's "Hidden Power" if the opponent's bench is full, and with Giant Stump in play 3 is considered a full bench. (Feb 8, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== GREAT BALL (EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Can you use Great Ball if your bench is full? Like, to search your deck and not pull anything out?
A. Of course not, don't be foolish. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== HERE COMES TEAM ROCKET! (Team Rocket; EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Since "Here Comes Team Rocket!" has been re-released in EX:TRR, can I use the old version of the card under the reprint rule?
A. Yes you may, but you must follow the wording on the more recent version and treat it as a Supporter. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM (EX:Dragon)

Q. Does High Pressure system change the amount of damage Muk-EX does with Slimy Water?
A. Yes, provided that the Pokémon's retreat cost isn't already zero - there is no such thing as a negative retreat cost. Anything that reduces the retreat cost will affect the damage Muk-EX does with its Slimy Water attack. (Feb 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has a basic Fire energy card and a basic Water energy card attached, and a High Pressure System is in play, would Kecleon's retreat cost be reduced by two?
A. Well, no Pokémon's retreat cost can ever be less than zero. But to clarify, High Pressure System only allows a maximum reduction of one energy, regardless of how many "colors" a Pokémon may be. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON CIRCLE (EX:Crystal Guardians)

* Holon Circle works like this: You announce the attack - before ANYTHING else, the attack ends. No "Smokescreen", no Spinda, no discarding cards...nothing. (Nov 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON FARMER (EX:Delta Species)

Q. When you discard a card to play Holon Farmer, can you recover that discarded card into your deck?
A. Yes, you can. (Dec 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Holon Farmer if I don't have 3 Basic Energy and 3 Pokémon in the discard pile? For example, let's say I only have 2 Basic Energy in the discard pile...
A. If you do not have enough cards to meet the requirement, you must choose as many as you can up to three. But if you do have three or more, then you must choose three of them. (Dec 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON RESEARCHER (EX:Delta Species)

Q. Can I use Holon Researcher to search my deck for a Dark Metal Energy card?
A. No, you can only search for the "Metal Energy" card; you cannot search for Rainbow, Dark Metal, etc. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON RESEARCH TOWER (EX:Delta Species)

Q. For Salamence's "Delta Blast", can I discard any Energy card that provides Metal because of Holon Research Tower?
A. Yes. You could discard one of your basic Energy cards attached to Salamence if Holon Research Tower is in play because they provide Metal Energy as well as their normal basic energy type. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does a basic Energy card count as a Special Energy card with Holon Research Tower in play?
A. No, it's still a basic Energy card of its original type; it just also happens to provide Metal Energy in addition to its regular type. (EX:Delta Species FAQ; Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON SCIENTIST (EX:Delta Species)

Q. Can you play Holon Scientist if you will not be able to draw any cards?
A. No, you must be able to draw at least one card after you have paid the discard cost. (Jan 4, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON TRANSCEIVER (EX:Delta Species)

Q. If you use Holon Transceiver, and there are no Holon supporters are in your deck when you look but there are some in your discard pile, can you take one from your discard pile?
A. With Holon Transceiver you choose the mode when you play the card. You can either do one or the other; if you choose to search your deck, you cannot go through the discard pile if it fails. (Jan 5, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== ISLAND CAVE (EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. Can you use the "Island Cave" stadium to remove conditions like Magmar's "Smokescreen" or Masquerain's "Silver Wind"?
A. No, the phrase "Special Conditions" refers to things like Poison, Confusion, etc. as outlined in the rulebook. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach a Fighting Energy to a poisoned Magcargo having the "Dual Armor" Poké-BODY, and if the Island Cave stadium is in play, does the poison condition get removed?
A. Yes, it does. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== ISLAND HERMIT (EX:Dragon Frontiers)

Q. Island Hermit states "Choose up to 2" can I choose not to reveal any of my Prize cards?
A. No. If you have any face-down Prize cards, you must put at least one of them face-up. But if all of your Prize cards are face-up, you can still play this Trainer card and draw 2 cards. (EX:Dragon Frontiers FAQ; Oct 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== LAKE BOUNDARY (Mysterious Treasures)

Q. How does "Lake Boundary" affect Pokemon that have had their Weakness removed or reduced to zero?
A. It only affects Pokemon that have Weakness, changing the modifier for that Weakness to x2 instead of whatever other modifier that Pokémon may have had. If the weakness has been reduced to zero, then zero times two is still zero. (Mysterious Treasures FAQ; Aug 23, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== LANETTE'S NET SEARCH (EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Lanette's Net Search says to "search your deck for up to three different types of Basic Pokémon cards excluding Baby Pokémon". Does the phrase "Baby Pokémon" only refer to older babies (like Neo series), or does it also apply to newer cards with the "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER on them?
A. The new "Baby" Pokémon are written as Basic Pokémon"Baby Pokémon" refers to older cards as they have been printed. Basics that have the Poké-Power"Baby Evolution" are Basics and not Baby Pokémon, even if other cards of the same name are considered Baby Pokémon (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. When using Lanette's Net Search, what does the word "types" mean in this? Does that mean different names or different types as in fighting, colorless, etc?
A. Lanette's Net Search refers to "type", meaning Fighting, Lightning, Colorless, etc. (Sep 25, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. With Lanette's Net Search, if I'm looking for Pokémon of three different types (i.e. water, grass, psychic), can I choose Pokémon of different types but with the same name (i.e. Fighting Kabutops and Water Kabutops)?
A. Kabutops is not a Basic Pokémon However, if there is a Basic Pokémon with two different types (like Grass Exeggcute & Psychic Exeggcute), you could retrieve each of them. (Sep 25, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Lanette's Net Search to find three Pokémon one of them being Team Magma's Groudon (which is both Dark and Fighting), can I search for a plain Dark or plain Fighting Pokémon, or does the Groudon count for both of those types?
A. Dual type Pokémon always count as both of their types. In this case, no, you could not get a Fighting or Dark Pokémon if you chose Team Magma's Groudon. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Lanette's Net Search says to search for 3 different types of Pokémon. If I get a Fire-Darkness Pokémon, does that count as 2 of those cards?
A. Yes. If you chose a Dual type Pokémon, you could only choose 1 more Pokémon (and it couldn't be either of those two types). (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Announcements)

Q. If I use Lanette's Net Search to search for a Dual Type Pokémon (like Team Magma's Groudon, Darkness/Fighting), can the second Pokémon searched for also be a dual type (such as Jirachi, Metal/Psychic)?
A. No, the total number of TYPES you can search for is three and those types cannot be duplicated. So if you tried searching for two Dual Type Pokémon, that would be four types which is one too many. (Dec 16, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM (EX:Dragon)

Q. If Kecleon has a basic Lightning energy card and a basic Grass energy card attached, and a Low Pressure System is in play, would Kecleon get +10hp or +20hp?
A. Sorry, you only get +10 maximum regardless of how many "colors" Kecleon is. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does the +20 HP from "Energy Root" combine with extra HP from cards like "Low Pressure System" or with the specific HP set by Solrock from EX Deoxys?
A.Yes. In both cases, the Pokémon would receive additional HP. (EX:Unseen Forces FAQ)

== LUM BERRY (EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. If you have a Lum Berry attached to your active Pokémon and the opponent puts your Pokémon to sleep, could one try flipping to see if they wake up before using the Lum Berry?
A. Yep, Lum Berry says "...at any time between turns...". So you can potentially save the Lum Berry for another time. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Snorlax is Asleep and the opponent has a Hypno. Also, Snorlax has a Lum Berry attached and fails to wake up from the coin flip. Can Snorlax heal its 2 damage counters first, then trigger the Lum Berry to avoid Hypno's damage?
A. You can choose to use the Lum Berry either before or after the coin flip; it's up to player what gets done first. So for Snorlax, you have to either choose to wake him up with Lum Berry, or stay asleep and use the "Rest Up" Poké-BODY; it cannot avoid Hypno's damage if it stays asleep. (Oct 7, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== MAGNETIC STORM (EX:Hidden Legends)

Q. If the dual-type Metagross (Psychic/Metal) attacks Magneton with Metal resistance, but Magnetic Storm stadium is in play (damage done by attacks from Psychic & Fighting Pokémon aren't affected by resistance), does the resistance get applied or not?
A. Well, the stadium says to ignore resistance from Pokémon that are those types, and Metagross is indeed one of those said types. So it looks like it gets around Magneton's resistance to Metal in this special situation. (Jul 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If HL Jirachi attacks a Metal resistant Pokémon and Magnetic Storm is in play, is the attack damage reduced?
A. This particular Jirachi is both a Psychic and a Metal Pokémon. Magnetic Storm checks that Jirachi is Psychic - therefore its damage is not reduced by Resistance of any kind. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MARY'S REQUEST (EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. If I have a Mudkip that evolved into a Swampert using Rare Candy, does it count as a "Stage 2 Evolved Pokémon" for the purposes of Mary's Request?
A. Yes. Swampert has both qualities: Swampert is an "Evolved Pokémon", and Swampert has "Stage 2" printed on it. (Aug 11, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MASTER BALL (Gym: Challenge; Expedition; EX:Deoxys)

Q. The wording on the new Deoxys verison of "Master Ball" says, "...Choose a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card...". However, the wording on the older versions say, "...you MAY choose..." Does this mean now that if you draw a Pokémon you MUST take it, or should it still be a choice?
A. Sorry, you no longer get to choose. You MUST take a Pokémon if you draw at least one. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== METEOR FALLS (EX:Deoxys)

Q. If Meteor Falls stadium is in play, and if I have a Ninetales evolved from the Vulpix with Ascension, can I on my next turn use Ascention again via Meteor Falls to get another Ninetales and place on top of the first Ninetales?
A. No, the attack would be considered as "self-referencing" meaning that you would be able to search for a card that evolves from Ninetales. But since there is no such card, you could not use the Ascension attack. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does "Overzealous" take effect when Meteor Falls is in play and Machamp uses an attack from Machop or Machoke?
A. Yes, if your opponent is playing a Pokémon-EX. Machamp is still attacking, even though it is using its pre-evolution's attacks. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Clefable's "Metronome" with Meteor Falls in play, can I use attacks from my opponent's Stage 2, Stage 1 or Basic, or can I only use the highest stage only?
A. Meteor Falls only works when an Active Pokémon tries to attack; since the Defending Pokémon doesn't have any of the attacks of its previous evolutions on it, Metronome would not be able to copy those attacks. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Togetic's "Rainbow Moves" with Meteor Falls in play, can I use attacks from my opponent's Stage 2, Stage 1 or Basic, or can I only use the highest stage only?
A. Meteor Falls only works on Active Pokémon, and Rainbow Moves only allows you to copy attacks from Benched Pokémon. So that will never work. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Slaking active with Meteor Falls in play, and I use "Slack Off" to remove the damage counters off Slaking, can I attack with Slaking next turn?
A. No, Slaking is the one performing the Slack Off attack, so it must also abide by the restriction that it cannot attack during your next turn. (Jun 2, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Baby Evolution" to evolve Cleffa into Clefairy then later evolve into Clefable, may I use Cleffa's "Eeeeeek" attack if Meteor Falls is in play?
A. Yes, you can. (Sep 22, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Meteor Falls with my LV.X Pokémon?
A. The Pokémon LV.X keeps the "evolution state" of its previous card. So if it's on top of a Stage 2 Evolved Pokémon, it is still a Stage 2 and an evolved Pokémon. So with Meteor Falls and Torterra LV.X in play you can still use the the attacks from Grotle and Turtwig . (May 3, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== MR. STONE'S PROJECT (EX:Emerald)

Q. When using Mr. Stone's Project, if I choose to look for basic Energy cards in my deck and can't find the ones I want, is it okay to get some from my discard pile?
A. No. When you play the Supporter card, you must choose either your deck or your discard pile. But remember, you can look through your discard pile at any time during the game. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MT. MOON (EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

* Mt. Moon should read: "Any Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) with maximum HP of 70 or less can't use any Poké-Powers." This errata replaces text of "less than 70" with "70 or less". If a Pokémon has a maximum HP of 70, that Pokémon cannot use a Poké-POWER while this Stadium card is in play. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

Q. Mt. Moon says, "Any Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) with maximum HP less than 70 can't use any Poké-Powers." Does that mean that they can still use Poké-BODY's?
A. Yes, you can still use Poké-BODY's when Mt. Moon is in play. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Mt. Moon stop the "Pokémon Powers" from older sets, or just "Poké-Powers" (not "Poké-Body") from newer sets?
A. While the phrase "Pokémon Power" includes "Poké-Powers", the reverse is not true. So Mt. Moon does not stop older "Pokémon Powers. (Oct 28, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Mt. Moon shut off the "Baby Evolution" Pokémon Power?
A. Yes, it does. (Dec 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Mt. Moon prevent coming-into-play Poké-Powers such as Ninjask's "Loose Shell"?
A. Yes, "coming into play" powers are prevented by Mt. Moon (similar to the behavior of Muk-EX's "Toxic Gas"). (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MULTI TECHNICAL MACHINE 01 (Expedition; Promo)

Q. I have never had this come up and I can't find anything saying you can't, but can you attach 2 Technical Machines to the same Pokémon at the same time?
A. There are no restrictions on TM's that say you cannot, so yes you can. (Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you attach multiple copies of the same TM to the same Pokémon?
A. Sure. (Feb 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL (Fossil Expansion; Legendary Collection; EX:Sandstorm; EX:Legend Maker)

* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. At the beginning of the game, can I start with a Mysterious/Claw/Root Fossil as my Active Pokémon even if I have another "real" Pokémon on the bench?
A. Yes, you can start with a Fossil Trainer card as your Active Pokémon, at the start of the game. (Oct 2, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I evolve Lileep or Anorith from a Mysterious Fossil or not?
A. No. Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil may not be freely interchanged to evolve into a different Pokémon than normally listed. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use trainers like "Pokémon Fan Club" or attacks like Dunsparce's "Strike and Run" to search for a Fossil trainer?
A. No. Fossil Trainer cards are only considered Basic Pokémon while in play, or in the special situation of starting the game. You cannot search your deck for them as if they were Pokémon (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q: Can cards like Multi Technical Machine 01 or the various Mystery Plates be used by Mystery/Claw/Root Fossil to provide a usable attack?
A. Mysterious/Claw/Root Fossil states that it "has no attacks of its own" which does not preclude you from giving one to the Fossil which it can attack with. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. The new Mysterious Fossil trainer from EX:Legend Maker now has 50hp rather than the old 10hp versions. Does this mean that I now play the older versions as 50hp too?
A. Yes it does. Treat all Mysterious Fossil cards as if they have 50hp. (EX:Legend Maker FAQ; Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== MYSTERY ZONE (Skyridge)

Q. If you use the Mystery Zone stadium and you don't have any basic energy cards remaining in your deck, do you still get to put an evolution card from your hand back into the deck anyway?
A. Sorry, but no. If you can't resolve the first part, you don't get to do the second part. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== PHOEBE'S STADIUM (EX:Power Keepers)

Q. Phoebe's Stadium says, "Each player pays {C}{C} less to retreat his or her {P} Pokémon." Does this count as reducing the Pokémon's Retreat Cost?
A. Yes. If another Pokémon has an attack that does damage based on the Psychic Pokémon's Retreat Cost, that attack would do damage based on the modified retreat cost (subtract {C}{C}). (EX:Power Keepers FAQ; Feb 1, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== POKÉMON BREEDER FIELDS (Neo:Revelation)

Q. Would it be possible to use Pokémon Breeder Fields and flip for a Pichu (Sandstorm) or any of the other new baby Pokémon (Nintendo sets) and get a Pokémon that evolve from them?
A. Pokémon Breeder Fields looks for non-Baby Pokémon that can evolve. Sandstorm Pichu is definitely a "non-baby Pokémon" by the fact that it is technically considered a "Basic Pokémon", not a "Baby Pokémon". However, these newer "non-babies" don't evolve normally, thus do not work with Pokémon Breeder Fields. (Jan 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POKÉMON FAN CLUB (Aquapolis Expansion)

Q. Can you use trainers like "Pokémon Fan Club" to search for a Fossil trainer?
A. No. Fossil Trainer cards are only considered Basic Pokémon while in play, or in the special situation of starting the game. You cannot search your deck for them as if they were Pokémon (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== POKÉMON NURSE (Expedition)

Q. Can a player use Pokémon Nurse on a Pokémon with no damage on it, but still discard the energy from it? Is removing Damage a condition of being able to play Pokémon Nurse?
A. Yes, you can play Pokémon Nurse even if there are no damage counters on that Pokémon, but you would still have to discard the energy if there were any attached. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POKÉMON PARK (Aquapolis; Promo)

Q. Do you have to use Pokémon Park on your first energy attachment for the turn, or can you choose to wait until the second or third attachment (i.e. with Blastoise-EX)?
A. It's not optional - there isn't a "may" clause. That player *must* remove 1 damage counter from that Pokémon, provided it is the first time that turn that he or she is attaching an Energy card from the hand to one of his or her BENCHED Pokémon. (Sep 29, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== POKÉMON RETRIEVER (EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If I try to use Pokémon Retriever but have less than 3 Pokémon in my discard pile, am I allowed to shuffle the 2 Pokémon or the 1 Pokémon (whichever the case may be) into my deck? Or am I forced to choose 1 of those Pokémon and put it into my hand?
A. If there are less than 3 Pokémon cards in the discard pile, you would return all of them to your deck if you chose that option. (Dec 15, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== POKÉMON REVERSAL (Expedition; EX:Ruby/Sapphire) [See Also: Errata]

Q. The wording on the "Pokémon Reversal" trainer changed significantly between the Expedition version and the EX:Ruby/Sapphire version. How should we play this card? Do we play each one "as written", or should we play them all the way the latest (or older) version of the card says?
A. It should read like the Expedition version, with a slight tweak to make it 2-on-2 applicable. "Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent switches that Pokémon with 1 of his or her Defending Pokémon" The opponent chooses the defending, but the person playing the card chooses the benched. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POKENAV (EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. When you play PokéNav if all three cards are trainers, how do you resolve it?
A. If all three are trainers, then you would show all three to your opponent (to prove there are no Pokémon) and then place all three back on top of the deck in any order. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== POTION (Base Set; Expedition; EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. The Expedition and Ruby/Sapphire versions of Potion says "remove 2 damage counters", but the original version said "remove *UP TO* 2 damage counters". Which way should we play the card?
A. You can only play Potion if you have 1 or more damage counters on that Pokémon Zero counters will not allow you to use Potion. (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POW! HAND EXTENSION (EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Can you use "Pow! Hand Extension" to move a DRE to one of your opponent's Basic Pokémon, causing it to be discarded?
A. Yes, if you move an energy card which can't be attached to that Pokémon, the
energy will get discarded. (Nov 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER TREE (EX:Legend Maker)

Q. Is the effect of the Power Tree stadium optional, or do I *have to* search my discard pile?
A. The wording of Power Tree is supposed to make it an optional condition, like "that player MAY search his or her discard pile..." (Apr 13, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== PROFESSOR ELM'S TRAINING METHOD (EX:Unseen Forces; EX:Dragon Frontiers; others)

Q. Can I use Professor Elm's Training Method to search my deck for a Pokémon LV.X?
A. No. Pokémon LV.X are not considered Evolution cards. (May 3, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== PROFESSOR OAK'S RESEARCH (Expedition; EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Can I have 4 "Professor Oak's Research" (Expedition) plus 4 more "Prof. Oak's Research" (FR/LG) in a deck? Their titles are not exactly the same!
A. Sorry, but "Prof." is merely an abbreviation for the word "Professor". They are to be treated as the same card, so you can only have a total of four (not eight) in your deck. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== QUICK BALL (DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. If I use Quick Ball and the very first card revealed is a Pokemon, do I still have to shuffle my deck?
A. If the first revealed card is a Pokemon then the deck is not shuffled as there are no "other revealed cards" to shuffle back in. (Oct 25, 2007 PUI Rules Team)<

== RARE CANDY (EX:Sandstorm; EX:Emerald; EX:Holon Phantoms; others)

Q. Could you Rare Candy a Pokémon and NOT play an evolution on it just to get rid of the Rare Candy?
A. No, you cannot discard a card for free. You must be able to attach the Stage 1 or Stage 2 card, or you cannot use the Rare Candy. (Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy on the first turn of a game (when Pokémon are not normally allowed to evolve)?
A. Yes, this is now permissible. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy on a Pokémon's first turn in play? For example, can I place down a Wurmple and then use Rare Candy on the same turn to evolve it into Dustox or Beautifly?
A. Yes, Rare Candy allows you to evolve a Pokémon the first turn it is in play. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy to place a Stage 2 onto a Basic Pokémon?
A. You can use Rare Candy to evolve a Basic Pokémon into a Stage 1 or Stage 2. This essentially counts as your "Evolution" for that Pokémon that turn, although it's not restricted by the first turn the Pokémon is in play. The Stage 1 reference is because the card works on the turn the Basic is played. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy on a Pokémon that has already evolved normally that turn?
A. 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. (Oct 23, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy on a Pokémon that was devolved on that same turn (i.e. Devolution Spray, Hyper Devolution Spray, etc.)?
A. Yes you can, because Rare Candy ignores normal evolutionary rules. (Jun 3, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Rare Candy override evolution-preventing effects such as Fossil Aerodactyl's "Prehistoric Power"?
A. Yes, you can use Rare Candy when Aerodactyl's Prehistoric Power is in play. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I use my Pichu's "Baby Evolution" power to evolve Pichu into Pikachu, which is now an "evolved Basic Pokémon". Can I then play Rare Candy on my Pikachu to evolve it into Raichu or Raichu-EX during the same turn?
A. Since Pikachu would be considered an "Evolved Pokémon" at that point, Rare Candy cannot be used on that Pikachu. Rare Candy can only be used on "non-Evolved" Pokémon. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have a Team Aqua's Sealeo (Stage 1) that I Archie'd into play. Can I use a Rare Candy to evolve it to Team Aqua's Walrein on that same turn?
A. Yes, you could. Rare Candy bypasses the normal rules of Evolution, and since you Archie'd it the Team Aqua's Sealeo would count as a Basic Pokémon. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you use Rare Candy to evolve a Pokémon, and the evo card has a "Coming into Play" Pokémon Power (such as Dark Crobat), does that coming into play power get activated?
A. Using Powers, Attacks, or Trainers that let you put a Pokémon in the game from your hand will allow coming into play Powers to activate. This is a reversal from previous rulings. (Oct 23, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I play Rare Candy on a Basic Pokémon to evolve it into a Stage 1 even though that Pokémon could evolve that turn normally?
A. Yes, this is possible. (Jan 5, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What does "This counts as evolving that Pokémon" mean, in game terms?
A. 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. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. 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?
A. 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. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy in conjunction with Buried Fossil to evolve into an Omastar, Kabutops, or Aerodactyl? And how about Aerodactyl-EX and Kabutops-EX too?
A. Rare Candy states if you have a card that "Evolves From" your Pokémon Buried Fossil has special text on it that says, "You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil". So Rare Candy will work in all these cases. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy to evolve a Baby Pokémon into its next stage? What about the newer forms of babies that are considered "Basic Pokémon" but have the "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER?
A. Rare Candy states if you have a card that "Evolves From" your Pokémon There are currently no cards with text saying "evolves from" its baby form, so Rare Candy will not work on any form of baby Pokémon (Oct 23, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy to evolve Pichu into Raichu EX?
A. No, Rare Candy states if you have a card that "Evolves From" your Pokémon Pikachu does not say that it "Evolves From" Pichu, so Rare Candy will not work in this situation. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Rare Candy on my Pokémon to go to their evolutions if either Kabutops or Omastar from Skyridge is in play (with the powers/bodies that stop evolution)?
A. You could not use a Pokémon's attack or play a Trainer card to evolve your Benched or Active Pokémon, unless the Evolution card you would be putting into play comes from somewhere other than your hand. So Rare Candy cannot be used, but Wally's Training can (when referring to the Active Pokémon). (Aug 5, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Aug 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I evolved Torchic into Combusken using Rare Candy. Can I then do my "regular" evolution for Combusken into Blaziken?
A. No. "(This counts as evolving that Pokémon)" means that it counts as a normal evolution in this case. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can someone play a Retro Energy on an Espeon, discard the Espeon, and then use Rare Candy to evolve the Eevee into a Vaporeon all in the same turn?
A. Since both cards break the standard rules of evolution, this particular combination can be considered legal. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I evolve Dratini in play to Dark Dragonite by using Rare Candy?
A. Yes. [This is true as long as there is a normal evolutionary path between the basic and the Stage 2 "Dark" Pokémon.] (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use Rare Candy to put an Empoleon on my Piplup, can I then immediately put Empoleon LV.X on top of that?
A. No, you may not. Just like you cannot use Rare Candy to attach a Stage 1 then evolve it into a Stage 2 on the same turn, you cannot place a LV.X Pokémon on top of a Pokémon that used Rare Candy on that same turn. (May 31, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== RESISTANCE GYM (Gym:Challenge)

Q. Resistance Gym says, "each Pokémon's Resistance is reduced by 20 (if a Pokémon's Resistance is -30, it becomes -10)." So what happens in the case where a Pokémon has more than one Resistance (i.e. Salamence is resistant to both Fire & Fighting) and the attacking Pokémon is of both types (i.e. Kecleon with both Fire & Fighting energy attached)? If we apply it to each one separately then the final Resistance will be 20 (30-20 times two); but if we apply it to both of them combined the final Resistance will be 40 (30+30 minus 20). So which is it?
A. In the case of dual-resistance, each one would be evaluated separately. So the Resistance Gym would reduce the final Resistance to 20 (30-20 times two), if both resistances are to be applied. (Feb 12, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ROCKET'S HIDEOUT (Neo:Reveleation; EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Since "Rocket's Hideout" stadium has been re-released in EX:TRR, can I use the old Neo:Revelation card under the reprint rule?
A. Yes you may, but you must follow the wording on the more recent version that also allows Pokémon with "Rocket's" in its name. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ROCKET'S MISSION (EX: Team Rocket Returns)

Q. Can you play Rocket's Mission if playing it leaves you with a zero card hand?
A. The first step with Rocket's Mission is to discard a card; if you can't, then you can't play it. (Jul 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== ROOT FOSSIL (EX:Sandstorm) [See also "CLAW FOSSIL" and "MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL"]

* While in play, Mysterious Fossil, Claw Fossil, and Root Fossil, count as both Trainer cards and as Pokémon. Previous rulings did not consider them to be "Trainer cards" while in play. (Apr 5, 2005 PUI Announcements; Apr 7, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use trainers like "Pokémon Fan Club" or attacks like Dunsparce's "Strike and Run" to search for a Fossil trainer?
A. No. Fossil Trainer cards are only considered Basic Pokémon while in play, or in the special situation of starting the game. You cannot search your deck for them as if they were Pokémon (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q: Can cards like Multi Technical Machine 01 or the various Mystery Plates be used by Mystery/Claw/Root Fossil to provide a usable attack?
A. Mysterious/Claw/Root Fossil states that it "has no attacks of its own" which does not preclude you from giving one to the Fossil which it can attack with. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SCOOP UP (Base Set)

Q. If I play Scoop Up on a Wobbuffet that has evolved from a Wynaut, which card I return to my hand? Wynaut or Wobbuffet? Or can I choose one of these?
A. The intent of Scoop Up is to return the lowest level back into your hand and discard the rest. So in this case you would return the Wynaut; no choice. (Nov 13, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SIDNEY'S STADIUM (EX:Power Keepers)

Q. If my Darkness Pokémon is already affected by a Special Condition and then I play Sidney's Stadium during my turn, will the Special Condition be removed?
A. Yes, similar to Holon Energy GL rulings the Special Conditions will be removed. (Apr 5, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SOLID RAGE (EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Solid Rage says it "does 20 more damage to the Active Pokémon". Would it also increase self-damage done to the Attacker?
A. Yes, if the Attacking Pokémon damages itself, that is increased as well. (Oct 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SPACE CENTER (EX:Deoxys)

Q. If Space Center stadium is in play, can Minun use its "Negative Spark" attack or not (since Space Center says to "ignore all Poké-Bodies")?
A. Just because a Poké-BODY is ignored doesn't mean it is no longer present on the card. Minun's Negative Spark would work. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== STAR PIECE (Skyridge)

Q. If there are 2 damage counters and Star Piece on a baby Pokémon, can you use it to search for its evolution?
A. No, you cannot. Star Piece looks for an Evolution card, where Babies evolve into Basic Pokémon (and only treated as an Evolved Pokémon, when it is actually in play). (Nov 6, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Star Piece is used to search your deck for an evolution Pokémon, but there aren't any left in there? Does Star Piece remain attached or does it get discarded?
A. It gets discarded because you used it to perform a search; it doesn't matter whether you found the card or not. (Jul 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STEVEN'S ADVICE (EX:Hidden Legends)

* Steven's Advice should read: "Draw a number of cards up to the number of your opponent's Pokémon in play. If you have 7 or more cards (including this one) in your hand, you can't play this card." This errata replaces text of "more than 7" with "7 or more". If a player has 7 cards in his or her hand (including Steven's Advice), they cannot play the card. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

Q. Steven's Advice says, "Draw a number of cards up to the number of your opponent's Pokémon in play." If you choose to draw less than the total number of your opponent's Pokémon in play, do you have to specify how many you will draw before you start drawing?
A. You must choose a number before you start to draw cards. (Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STRANGE CAVE (EX:Legend Maker)

Q. If I use the Strange Cave stadium or an Omanyte uses "Team Assembly" to put other Omanytes on the bench, they are to be "treated as a Basic Pokémon" per the text on the card. Now, after evolving that benched Omanyte (that has no fossil under it) into Omastar, do you treat Omastar as a Stage 1 or as a Stage 2 Pokémon for the purposes of Wailord's "Rely on Friends" attack ("...does plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Stage 1 Evolved Pokémon")?
A. The Omastar would still be considered a "Stage 2" Pokémon, even if there is no Fossil underneath it. The Omanyte would be a non-evolved (Basic) Pokémon that is "Stage 1". (Feb 16, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== STRENGTH CHARM (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

* Strength Charm should read: "Whenever an attack from the Pokémon that Strength Charm is attached to does damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage. At the end of the turn in which the player attacks with the Pokémon that this card is attached to, discard Strength Charm." This errata replaces text of "after applying Weakness and Resistance with before applying Weakness and Resistance". It is also clarified that it is removed after ANY attack that the Pokémon makes, not just attacks that do damage. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if I use an attack that damages both defending Pokémon, would Strength Charm do +10 to both of the opponent's Active Pokémon?
A. Yes, that is correct. (March 11th 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach a Strength Charm, then use Kirlia's Life Drain, can I one-hit-KO the Defending Pokémon?
A. No. Kirlia's Life Drain doesn't strictly do damage [it "places damage counters"] - Strength Charm only affects things that do damage. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Strength Charm affect self damage, like Wobbuffet's flip over attack?
A. Yes - it affects damage done by the Attacking Pokémon. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SURPRISE! TIME MACHINE (EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. When you use "Surprise! Time Machine" on one of your evolved Pokémon, does all of effects of attacks from attacking Pokémon and Special Conditions go away?
A. Yep, it counts as evolving your Pokémon so the Special Conditions and such go away. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Surprise Time Machine", can I search for the same Evolution card that I shuffled into my deck?
A. Yes, that is permitted. (Nov 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Surprise Time Machine" and choose the same Evolution card that I shuffled into my deck, can I use that card's Pokémon powers even if I've already used it up for the turn (i.e. Blaziken's "Firestarter")?
A. Unless it's a power that specifically says you may only use one of that power (overall) per turn, then yes that is permissible. (Nov 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you play Surprise! Time Machine on a Wobbuffet that was evovled from a Wynaut via "Baby Evolution", what happens after you shuffle the Wobbuffet back into your deck?
A. Since there is not a normal evolution path from Wynaut to Wobbuffet (without using "Baby Evolution"), you cannot take a Wobbuffet from your deck to evolve it again.

Q. Lets say I have like a Kirlia active with a DRE on it, and then use "Suprise! Time Machine" for a different Kirlia. Would the DRE get discarded because it is devolved back into Ralts?
A. Yes, once it becomes a Ralts, it is discarded. It doesn't matter that it will evolve again. (Jan 13, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Surprise! Time Machine" and remove a Stage 2 Pokémon that was evolved from a Basic using Rare Candy, do I search for a Stage 2 Pokémon card or a Stage 1 card?
A. You can only search for a Stage 1 card, because when you remove the Stage 2 what you have in play is Basic Pokémon. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Surprise! Time Machine" and remove a Stage 2 Pokémon that was evolved from a Basic using Rare Candy, can I search for a Stage 1 Pokémon card and then evolve it using Wally's Training or Rare Candy?
A. You could use the Wally's Training afterwards, but you cannot use Rare Candy on a Stage 1 Pokémon. (Feb 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I use "Surprise! Time Machine" and remove a Stage 2 Pokémon that was evolved from a Basic using Rare Candy. What happens if I do not have a corresponding Stage 1 card in my deck for the Pokémon that devolved?
A. Sorry, but the Pokémon would have to remain a Basic at that point. (Apr 14, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SWITCH (Base Set; Expedition; EX:Ruby/Sapphire)

Q. 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?
A. 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)". (Jun 3, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== SWOOP! TELEPORTER (EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. If I use Swoop Teleporter on a basic Pokémon that does not evolve (say Lugia) and has been in play for more than one turn, can I evolve the new Pokémon I switched in on that same turn?
A. Yes, as long as the Basic Pokémon you switched out was in play at the start of your turn and would be allowed to evolve under normal conditions. (Nov 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if I use Swoop!Teleporter to switch a poisoned Dunsparce for a Roselia with "Thick Skin" (can't be affected by Special Conditions)? Does the status effect go away or does it stay on because it was already on?
A. Well, since Thick Skin says it "can't be affected by Special Conditions", the status effect would be removed automatically when Swoop'ing for Roselia. (Dec 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you play Swoop Teleporter with only 1 Pokémon in play?
A. The change of Pokémon is considered to be happening instantaneously, just like when you Retreat/Switch. In practice, since you have to manipulate cards in real time, there are moments when you have no Pokémon Active (or in Play), but in Game terms, that time does not exist. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if you play Swoop Teleporter and there are no Basic Pokémon or only Pokémon-EX left in my deck? Do I still have to put my first Basic into the discard pile?
A. No, you only put the Basic into the discard pile after finding a Basic in your search results. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use "Swoop! Teleporter" with a Fossil card that is in play?
A. Yes you can, but you wouldn't be able to switch for another fossil, because in your deck they are not counted as Pokémon. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Suppose I have the Beldum in play and use its "Magnetic Call. Then I play Swoop! Teleporter on my Beldum to replace Beldum with another of the same Beldum from the deck. Can I use the new Beldum's Magnetic Call?
A. Yes, you can. It is technically not the same Pokémon, so you can be able to use the new Pokémon's power unless it says something like "you may only use one of this power per turn" (like the wording on "Quick Search"). (Apr 28, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have a Lunatone and Solrock in play. I use Lunatone's "Lunar Eclipse" Poké-Power to make it a Darkness Pokémon until the end of the turn. Then I play Swoop! Teleporter on Lunatone to replace it with a different Pokémon. Would that Pokémon be treated as a Darkness Pokémon until the end of the turn? If so, then if that Pokémon were to evolve would it still remain a Darkness Pokémon until the end of the turn?
A. Well, the Lunar Eclipse would carry over to the new Basic Pokémon, because it's an effect on the original Pokémon and all effects carry over when you play Swoop Teleporter. However, once you evolve that Pokémon it would no longer be a Darkness type; just like when you evolve a Water-type Poliwhirl into a Fighting-type Poliwrath. (Apr 28, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== TEAM AQUA BELT / TEAM MAGMA BELT (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Can I really double-evolve a Team Aqua Pokémon with two Team Aqua Belts on the same turn?
A. No, for a couple of reasons. First, Team Aqua Belt is a Pokémon Tool, and you couldn't attach a second Pokémon Tool. Next, the evolution happens between turns - you wouldn't have time to attach a second Pokémon Tool after the first one resolved. (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q5)

Q. Does "Team Aqua Belt" work if attached on the first turn of the game, before the second player's first turn?
A. Yes, that will work. (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I attach a Team Aqua Belt or Team Magma Belt to one of my benched Pokémon and then it is somehow gusted up into the active slot during my opponent's turn, I would get to evolve my Pokémon after my opponent's turn is finished, right? And if so, would I then be able to evolve it again during MY OWN turn?
A. Yes, that scenario is correct. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If my active Pokémon gets poisoned by an attack, can I use Team Aqua Belt or Team Magma Belt to evolve and remove the poison condition before it kicks in?
A. Yes, this similar to the behavior of Miracle Berry and Poison. You can choose to activate the trainer "at any time between turns", before or after the Poison damage is applied. (May 6, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I attach a Team Magma Belt to a benched TM's Aron. During my next turn I evolve it naturally into TM's Lairon, and then the following turn into TM's Aggron - all while on the bench. When I eventually move TM's Aggron into the active slot, what happens with the Team Magma Belt?
A. Unfortunately, since you cannot evolve any higher than Aggron, the Team Magma Belt would remain attached until the Pokémon leaves play or otherwise devolves to the point that it could evolve again (i.e. Devolution Spray, Omastar's "Pull Down" attack, etc.). You would not be able to search, therefore you would not discard the Team Magma Belt. (Apr 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TEAM AQUA HIDEOUT (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. Team Aqua Hideout increases the Retreat Cost for certain types of Pokémon - how does this affect a Pokémon that has a Poké-BODY that reduces the cost to zero, or a Pokémon that doesn't have a cost to retreat?
A. If a Pokémon doesn't have a Retreat Cost, it now has a cost of one. If a Poké-BODY reduces the cost to zero, the cost remains zero. (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q8)

Q. If a Pokémon starts out with one retreat, reduces it by one for some other effect to zero, would "Team Aqua Hideout" bring it back to one, or would it stay zero?
A. If something says "reduces the cost to X", that's where it stays. But if it says "reduce the cost *by* X", it's just math. For example, +1, -1, +1 = +1. If the final result is a negative number, then the final retreat cost is zero. (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Team Aqua Hideout reads, "Each Pokémon that does not have Team Aqua in its name pays (*) more to retreat." So does Muk-EX's "Slimy Water" attack add +10 damage because of this stadium?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Sep 9, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TEAM GALACTIC'S WAGER (DP:Mysterious Treasures)

Q. Can I play Team Galactic's wager if I or my opponent have no hand after playing the card... or no deck?
A. Yes, both players do as much as they can of the required actions. A player with no hand will shuffle then draw and a player with no deck will shuffle in and draw. (PUI Rules Team, Sep 18th, 2007)

Q. For "Team Galactic's Wager", if both players agree can we roll dice with "Rock", "Paper", and "Scissors" printed on them? Or use a six-sided dice with 1/2 being "Rock", 3/4 being "Paper", and 5/6 being "Scissors"?
A. No, you may not randomly determine the outcome of Rock/Paper/Scissors. (Jan 24, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== TEAM MAGMA BALL (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. How does Team Magma Ball work?
A. Regardless of how the coin flip works out, you can always get a Basic Pokémon with Team Magma in its name. If you get heads, you can fetch an Evolution card with Team Magma in its name, instead. (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q6)

== TEAM MAGMA HIDEOUT (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. If you play a Mysterious Fossil from your hand with a Team Magma Hideout would the Fossil be knocked out due to the effect of Team Magma Hideout?
A. Yes. Mysterious Fossil is put into play as a Basic Pokémon and therefore would receive a damage counter, which in turn would KO the Mysterious Fossil right away. (May 13, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Suppose I have an Elekid from Sandstorm in play, and my opponent has a Team Magma Hideout in play. If I evolve Elekid using its "Baby Evolution" power to Electabuzz, does that trigger Team Magma Hideout's effect?
A. No, it does not. In this situation Electabuzz is considered an evolved Pokémon, so Team Magma's Hideout does not apply. (Jun 3, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TICKLING MACHINE (Gym: Heroes)

Q. Can the card Tickling Machine (Gym Heroes) be involved where effects make use of Rocket's Secret Machine cards (such as Rocket's Meowth's first attack), even though Tickling Machine is labeled as a "Rocket's Secret Robot"?
A. Tickling Machine is considered a "Rocket's Secret Machine" for the purposes of Rocket's Meowth and Rocket's Wobbuffet. (Feb 24, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== TOWN VOLUNTEERS (Aquapolis Expansion)

Q. If I have fewer than 5 total Pokémon and basic energy cards in my discard pile, can I use Town Volunteers to shuffle them all into my deck, or must I shuffle in exactly 5?
A. Yup, it works like Time Capsule did. If you have 5 you MUST choose 5, if you have less than 5 you can still play it and choose all of what you do have. You can't CHOOSE to pull less than 5 if you have that many. (Jan 30, 2003 WotC Chat, Q743 & Q774; Jun 10, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== TROPICAL WIND (Promo)

Q. Tropical Wind says "If heads, remove 2 damage counters from each Active Pokémon..." Is that mine and my opponent's, or does it only apply to 2-on-2 battles?
A. It refers to both you and your opponent. In the case of 2-on-2 battles, all four Actives would benefit. (Sep 16, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== VS SEEKER(EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. Say I play a supporter and then play "VS Seeker". Can I grab the supporter I just played or since its not officially in my discard?
A. It is not in the discard pile until the end of your turn, according to how Supporter cards are written. So VS Seeker could not fetch it. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== WALLY'S TRAINING (EX:Sandstorm)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training on the first turn of a game (when Pokémon are not normally allowed to evolve)?
A. Yes, this is now permissible. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training on a Pokémon's first turn in play? For example, can I place down a Wurmple, make it active, and then use Wally's Training on the same turn to evolve it into Silcoon or Cascoon?
Yes, you may use Wally's Training to evolve a Pokémon the first turn it is in play. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training on a Pokémon that has already evolved normally that turn?
A. Yes. Wally's Training can break the rules for normal evolution in that case. It also can allow a player to evolve a Pokémon the first turn it is in play, except for the very first turn of the game (for each player). In order for Wally's Training to break the "first turn of the game" evolution, the card would have to specifically say so. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training on a Pokémon I just evolved that turn with Rare Candy?
A. Yes. Trainer cards that allow an evolution to take place, breaks the standard evolution rule that states you can only evolve once in a turn. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training to place a Stage 2 onto a Basic Pokémon?
A. No. Wally's Training does not work on making your Basic Pokémon into a Stage 2. It just pulls the next stage from the deck and you evolve to that. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Wally's Training override evolution-preventing effects such as Fossil Aerodactyl's "Prehistoric Power"?
A. You can use Wally's Training when Aerodactyl's Prehistoric Power is in play (except for the first turn of the game). (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you use Wally's Training to evolve a Pokémon, and the evo card has a "Coming into Play" Pokémon Power (such as Dark Crobat), does that coming into play power get activated?
A. No, because those powers only work "when you play it from your hand". Wally's Training has you search your deck for the card. (Oct 23, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training to evolve a Baby Pokémon into its next stage? What about the newer forms of babies that are considered "Basic Pokémon" but have the "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER?
A. Wally's Training states if you have a card that "Evolves From" your Pokémon There are currently no cards with text saying "evolves from" its baby form, so Wally's Training will not work on any form of baby Pokémon (Oct 23, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training search for Pikachu when you have a Pichu active?
A. No, Wally's Training states to search for a card that "Evolves From" your active Pokémon Pikachu does not say that it "Evolves From" Pichu, so Wally's Training will not work in this situation. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I evolved Torchic into Combusken using Wally's Training. Can I then do my "regular" evolution for Combusken into Blaziken?
A. No. "(This counts as evolving that Pokémon)" means that it counts as a normal evolution in this case. (Sep 25, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training on a Machoke to search through my deck, even if there are no Machamps in my deck?
A. Yes you can. Machamp is a valid evolution of Machoke, even if you don't have one in your deck. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training on a Mewtwo to search my deck, even though there is no evolution of Mewtwo?
A. No, there has to at least be the possibility of a valid evolution in order to use this card. Sorry. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Wally's Training in conjunction with Buried Fossil to search for an Omanyte, Kabuto, or Aerodactyl? And how about Aerodactyl-EX too?
A. Wally's Training states to search for a card that "Evolves From" your active Pokémon Buried Fossil has special text on it that says, "You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil". So Wally's Training will work in both of these situations. (Jan 29, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What does "This counts as evolving that Pokémon" mean, in game terms?
A. 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. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== WARP POINT (Gym: Challenge Expansion; EX:Unseen Forces; EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. Can you use Warp Point if you and your opponent both have only one Pokémon in play each?
A. You may use Warp Point if either player would be affected by it, but if NEITHER player is affected you cannot use it. (Jan 4, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== WINDSTORM (EX:Crystal Guardians)

Q. What if you play Windstorm and your opponent only has a stadium in play? Can you play Windstorm and not discard the stadium?
A. No. You must discard at least 1 card in play, or you can't play the card. (Sep 21, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

ENERGY CARDS

[ Top | Errata | Pokémon Powers | Pokémon Attacks | Pokémon Items | Trainer Cards | Energy Cards | General Gameplay | Two on Two Gameplay | Team Gameplay]

== ENERGY CARDS IN GENERAL

* The amount of energy an Energy card provides is equal to the number of energy symbols in the upper right or left corner of the card, regardless of how many different types of energy is provided. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. The Poké-Bodies "Anti-Fire", "Anti-Lightning", and "Water Immunity" (found on the E-card versions of Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, respectively) each prohibit a certain type of Energy card (Fire, Lightning, and Water, respectively) from being attached to that Pokémon The question is, does this prevent attaching Multi Energy, Rainbow Energy, and Crystal Energy (in the case of the latter, there already being one of that Energy to copy) too?
A. When the Special Energy card is being attached, it is *not* in play. If it is not "in play" yet, it is still considered in your hand. So, yes, you can attach Rainbow Energy to Moltres, Zapdos, etc. (Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== AQUA ENERGY / MAGMA ENERGY (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

*Magma Energy and Aqua Energy do not provide Fighting or Water (or even Darkness) Energy while in a player's hand. This is a clarification of "Doesn't count as a basic Energy card while not in play..." Thus cards such as Swampert's Water Call will have no effect on Aqua Energy. (Jul 30, 2004 PUI Rules Update)

Q. Aqua Energy and Magma Energy have slightly different wordings. How do they work?
A. Aqua Energy can provide either 2 Water Energy, 2 Darkness Energy, or one of both Water and Darkness. Magma Energy can provide either 2 Fighting Energy, 2 Darkness Energy, or one of both Fighting and Darkness. (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q4)

Q. Does Magma Energy or Aqua Energy give the +10 (or +20?) bonus damage that normal Darkness Energy provides?
A. No, only the Darkness Energy special energy card provides the +10 bonus. Magma Energy & Aqua Energy just provide the Darkness energy type, nothing extra. (Mar 11, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Aqua Energy & Magma Energy state that they can only be attached to a Pokémon of the corresponding team name. What happens if I play a card, or attack, or Pokémon Power, etc. that lets me move it to a Pokémon that is on the opposite team, or to no team at all?
A. Aqua Energy & Magma Energy can only be moved onto another Pokémon of the same team name. You cannot move an Aqua Energy onto a Team Magma Pokémon or one without "Team Aqua" in its name (and vice versa). (Apr 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Ecogym was in play and you used Aqua Energy that would be discarded when your turn ends, would it go back to your hand because it's an effect of an energy?
A. No. Ecogym says "attack, Pokémon Power, or Trainer card discards another player's..." It's a result of your own card, so Ecogym would not trigger. (May 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use Blastoise's "Rain Dance", Swampert's "Water Call", etc. to attach an Aqua Energy from my hand?
A. Magma Energy and Aqua Energy do not provide Fighting or Water (or even Darkness) Energy while in a player's hand. Thus cards such as Swampert's Water Call will have no effect on Aqua Energy. (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== BOOST ENERGY (Aquapolis; EX:Deoxys)

Q. Can I play a Boost Energy on an "Evolved" Basic Pokémon (such as a Wobbuffet that has evolved from Wynaut)?
A. Yes, you can. It states on Boost Energy you can only play it on Evolved Pokémon and Wobbuffet is considered an "Evolved" Pokémon in this case. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I were to pull a Boost Energy onto my opponent's active using Tentacruel's Poké-POWER, would the Boost be discarded at the end of the turn? Or would it stay on the Pokémon?
A. It would get discarded. And remember, you can only use Strange Tentacles to attach it to an evolved Pokémon (Jan 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DARKNESS ENERGY

Q. I noticed that the wording of Darkness Energy has changed beginning with the TCG:EX Ruby/Sapphire expansion. Can you elaborate on this?
A. Beginning with the TCG:EX Ruby/Sapphire expansion, the +10 extra damage for Darkness Energy is now applied *BEFORE* Weakness & Resistance rather than after W/R. Also, the extra benefits only apply if the Pokémon it's attached to is a Darkness type Pokémon or has the word "Dark" in the Pokémon's name (i.e. "Dark Blastoise"). Finally, the -10 self-damage attribute has been removed; so if attached to a non-Dark Pokémon, it will no longer take any damage to itself as it did in previous expansions. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. The wording on Darkness Energy from the EX:Ruby/Sapphire expansion says, "if the Pokémon Darkness Energy is attached to attacks, the attack does 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon" Does this mean that you get to add +10 even if an attack does no damage at all to the Defending Pokémon (i.e. EX:Sandstorm Murkrow's "Surprise" attack)?
A. No, it still applies only if there was initial damage to add to. So in other words, you still have to do some damage in order to have "10 more" done. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Darkness Energy attached to a Darkness-type Pokémon (or one with "Dark" in its name), and then I attach a Crystal Shard to that Pokémon, does it get to use the Darkness Energy card's +10 bonus damage or not?
A. When you attach a Crystal Shard the Pokémon becomes Colorless, so you would no longer get the +10 bonus for that. However, if the Pokémon has "Dark" in its name, that particular attribute is NOT affected by the Crystal Shard and you would get the +10 bonus in that situation. (Apr 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Rocket's Meowth's "Miraculous Comeback" attack damages itself, do I add +10 damage for each Darkness Energy Card attached to it?
A. Any active Pokémon that takes damage takes 10 more for each Darkness Energy Card attached to the attacking Pokémon. Of course, this only applies for the actual Darkness Energy card [and R-Energy too]; other cards that provide Dark energy don't have the same effect [i.e. Rainbow, Dark Metal, etc.] (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DELTA RAINBOW ENERGY (EX:Holon Phantoms)

Q. When building a deck, are Delta Rainbow Energy and Rainbow Energy considered to be the same card, or 2 different cards? Can I put 4 Rainbow Energies AND 4 Delta Rainbow Energies in the same deck?
A. They are considered to be different cards; you may have up to 4 of each of them in your deck. (May 25, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== DOUBLE RAINBOW ENERGY (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

* Double Rainbow Energy should be applied *before* applying Weakness and Resistance. This brings it in line with the Japanese version of the card. (Oct 1, 2004 PUI Announcements)

Q. Double Rainbow Energy says, "can be attached only to an Evolved Pokémon (excluding Pokémon-ex)". Does that mean that I can attach it to a Pokémon-EX that is a basic (like Scyther-EX)?
A. Sorry, but that means that you cannot attach it to ANY -EX Pokémon whether it's evolved or basic. (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Double Rainbow says, "Damage done to your opponent's Pokémon... is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance)." Does this reduction apply if the attack is "placing damage counters" rather than "doing damage"?
A. No, reduction does not apply if the attack "places damage counters". (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Double Rainbow Energy reduce the amount of damage done to an opponent's benched Pokémon, or only to their Active Pokémon?
A. The reduction applies to both their Active and Benched Pokémon (Mar 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Double Rainbow Energy still take 10 damage off of bench damaging attacks?
A. Yes, DRE can reduce damage done to the Bench. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have to discard a Double Rainbow Energy as part of an attack that says to discard all cards of a chosen energy type, do I still have to take the -10 penalty for DRE or not?
A. Yes you would still apply the -10 penalty. In the attack step, when you make choices, you state which cards you'll be discarding. In the damage calculation step, you figure out the damage first, and then discard the Energy required after damage has been dealt. (Apr 15, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Double Rainbow Energy states that it can only be attached to an Evolved Pokémon. What happens if I play a card, or attack, or Pokémon Power, etc. that lets me move it to a Basic Pokémon? Or can I move it to an evolved -EX Pokémon (like Swampert-EX)?
A. If a Double Rainbow Energy gets moved to a Pokémon that cannot have it attached, the DRE gets discarded. (Jul 19, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Double Rainbow Energy attached to my Kirlia and then it somehow gets devolved back into Ralts, do I have to discard the DRE or does it get to stay?
A. Yes, you have to discard DRE whenever the Pokémon devolves into a basic Pokémon (May 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Double Rainbow Energy attached to my Kirlia and then I evolve it into Gardevoir-EX, do I have to discard the DRE or does it get to stay?
A. If the Double Rainbow Energy was already attached to a non-EX-Pokémon, then you have to remove it when the Pokémon evolves into an EX-Pokémon. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have Wobbuffet with a Double Rainbow Energy and I use Flip Over. I know it will do 40 damage because of DRE's effect, but will Wobbuffet still receive the 10 self-damage, or does that get erased because of DRE's effect?
A. The wording on DRE says "Damage done to your OPPONENT's Pokémon..." gets reduced. So in this case the Wobbuffet will still damage itself. (Apr 8, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you use "Pow! Hand Extension" to move a DRE to one of your opponent's Basic Pokémon, causing it to be discarded?
A. Yes, if you move an energy card which can't be attached to that Pokémon, the energy will get discarded. (Nov 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Lets say I have like a Kirlia active with a DRE on it, and then use "Suprise! Time Machine" for a different Kirlia. Would the DRE get discarded because it is devolved back into Ralts?
A. Yes, once it becomes a Ralts, it is discarded. It doesn't matter that it will evolve again. (Jan 13, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I use attacks, powers, etc. to move an opponent's Double Rainbow Energy to a Basic Pokémon?
A. Yes, and if you do so the Double Rainbow Energy would have to be discarded since it cannot be attached to a Basic Pokémon. (Nov 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== HOLON ENERGY FF/GL/WP (EX:Delta Species)

* Holon Energy WP and Ancient Technical Machine [Ice] only prevent effects that come from attacks, not all effects in play. Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are not prevented by those cards. (Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements)

Q. Several Pokémon reference Holon Energy cards in their text; for example, Rayquaza's "Delta Guard" Poké-BODY says that if a Holon Energy is attached, it doesn't take 7 damage counters for using his "Lightning Storm" attack. My question is: if I've attached one of Holon's Pokémon (e.g. Holon's Voltorb), as an energy card, is it considered a Holon Energy?
A. Attaching a Holon's Pokémon as energy does not count as having a Holon Energy attached. (Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have a Pokémon with basic Grass Energy attached that is affected by one or more Special Conditions, when I attach Holon Energy GL is it cured of those conditions?
A. Yes, it would remove Special Conditions on that Pokémon. (Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Is the reduction of damage done from Pokémon-EX's cumulative if I have more than one Holon Energy GL attached?
A. Yes it is. (Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have more than one Holon Energy GL attached, do I need to have one basic Lightning Energy card per Holon Energy GL in order to use its effect?
A. No, one basic Lightning Energy card is enough to cover all of the Holon Energy GL attached to that Pokémon. (Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you attach Holon Energy GL to a Benched Pokémon, does it reduce damage done from Pokémon-EX's even if that damage is not being done to that Pokémon?
A. No, Holon Energies only protect the Pokémon that they are actually attached to. (Nov 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Holon Energy WP prevent effects (excluding damage) done by an opponent's Pokémon powers (i.e. Machoke's "Strikes Back")? Or does it only prevent the effects from an opponent's attacks?
A. It only prevents the effects (excluding damage done) from an opponent's attacks. Effects from Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and Poké-Bodies are not prevented. (Nov 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team; Jul 25, 2006 PUI Announcements; Jul 27, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. For Holon Energy GL with a basic Lightning energy attached, is the 10 damage reduced before or after Weakness/Resistance?
A. It's reduced after Weakness/Resistance. (Dec 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if I try to use "Drag Off" to bring up a benched Pokémon that has a Holon Energy WP attached ("prevent all effects excluding damage done...")
A. Since the Holon Energy WP would prevent the effect of switching out that Pokémon, you cannot target it with Drag Off. You will have to choose a different target. (Mar 23, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Do I get to remove any Special Conditions (i.e. Poison, Asleep, etc.) when I attach Holon Energy WP to that Pokémon?
A. No, Holon Energy WP doesn't remove Special Conditions, but it prevents them from being placed by attacks made after it has been attached. (May 18, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Holon Energy WP prevent an opponent's attack from placing damage counters onto that Pokémon?
A. Yes, "placing counters" is not the same as "damage done", so Holon Energy WP prevents placing counters onto that Pokémon. (May 18, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Wobbuffet attacks an opponent using its "Shadow Tag" attack. During the next turn a Holon Energy WP is attached to that Pokémon. Will this prevent the Shadow Tag effect from taking place at the end of the turn?
A. The Shadow Tag effect is a pre-existing condition on the Active Pokémon that was attacked by Wobbuffet. Holon Energy WP only prevents effects from new attacks during the time while it was actually attached; it does not remove effects already on a Pokémon. So in this scenario the Shadow Tag effect would still work. (May 18, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Holon Energy WP and a basic Water energy card attached, when my opponent performs an attack that involves discarding a tool attached to that Pokémon, does the tool get discarded or not?
A. Holon Energy WP would prevent discarding of the tool by an opponent's attack. (Sep 21, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens if Gardevoir LV.X uses "Bring Down", but the lowest HP Pokemon is protected by some effect like Holon Energy WP?
A. The Pokemon with Holon Energy WP attached can still be attacked with Bring Down, but it will not get Knocked Out because the protection of Holon Energy WP prevents all effects (including automatic KO) except damage done to that Pokemon. (Jan 31, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

== MIRACLE ENERGY (Neo Destiny)

Q. Is a "Pokémon *" (like "Torchic *") and such considered a shining Pokémon for cards such as Miracle Energy?? Does the "*" symbol mean "Shining" or what?
A. No, "Torchic [star]" does not have the word "Shining" as part of its name. Therefore, you cannot attach Miracle Energy onto it. (Aug 25, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MULTI ENERGY (EX:Sandstorm)

Q. The wording for Multi Energy is a bit confusing; does it mean that if I have Multi Energy already attached, and then I attach a special energy card, does the "rainbow effect" of Multi Energy disappear at that time?
A. Yes. Multi Energy provides colorless energy when any other Special Energy card is present on the Pokémon (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have one Multi Energy attached and then I attach a second one, do they cancel each other out and both become colorless?
A. Yes, since they are both Special Energy cards, each one cancels out the other. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I have Multi Energy and a special energy card both attached, and then I remove the special energy card (i.e. retreating, etc.), does the "rainbow effect" of Multi Energy then turn back on?
A. Yes. It will provide the "rainbow" effect when it is the only Special Energy card on that Pokémon (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you have say 2 Lightning and 1 Multi on an Expedition Raichu, his attack says "discard all Lightning energy cards"; would you have to discard the Multi Energy too?
A. Yes. It is providing Lightning Energy at the time, so it gets discarded. (Dec 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say Charizard-EX has a Boost Energy and a Multi Energy card attached to it. All of this energy is converted to Fire due to Charizard-EX's "Energy Flame" Poké-POWER, and can be used for the attack and is discarded at the end of the turn. The fact that Multi Energy being considered Colorless due to it being attached with other special energies is overcome by the "Energy Flame" Poké-POWER, right?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I have Lanturn with both a Double Rainbow Energy and a Multi Energy. When I have to "discard all Lightning Energy", would I have to discard the Multi Energy or not?
A. At the time when this portion of the attack is being evaluated, it would not be a Lightning Energy and would not get discarded when the DRE is discarded. (May 12, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== RETRO ENERGY (Skyridge)

Q. Can someone play a Retro Energy on an Espeon, discard the Espeon card, and then use Rare Candy to evolve the Eevee into a Vaporeon all in the same turn?
A. Since both cards break the standard rules of evolution, this particular combination can be considered legal. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)


== R ENERGY (EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. May I use "Dark Trance" to move around Rainbow Energy? Or R-Energy? Or Magma/Aqua Energy???
A. Yes, all of the above provide Dark energy, so they can be moved around by Dark Trance. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Once I attach R-Energy to a Dark/Rocket's Pokémon, can I then use "Dark Trance" to move it to a non-Dark or non-Rocket's Pokémon?
A. Yes, but if you do so the R-Energy would have to be discarded since it cannot be attached to a non-Dark or non-Rocket's Pokémon. (Dec 1, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. With Dark Houndoom, can you discard an "R-Energy" to pay for the "Dark Fire" attack and do the extra +20 damage? And if so, will it also add the normal +10 more damage for "R-Energy" just like regular "Darkness Energy" does?
A. Yes on all counts. The intent of the card is that Darkness Energy and R-Energy would still get to do its extra +10 damage even though it is in fact being discarded BEFORE damage is actually done. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens to R-Energy if the Pokémon it is attached to somehow devolves into a non-Dark Pokémon (i.e. Dark Dragonair becoming regular Dratini)?
A. The R-Energy would be discarded similar to the behavior of Double Rainbow Energy. (Nov 17, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== SCRAMBLE ENERGY (EX:Deoxys)

Q. How much energy (and what kind) does Scramble Energy produce if both players have the SAME number of prizes remaining?
A. Scramble Energy only provides one Colorless if both players have the same number of prizes. It only provides three "rainbow" if you have MORE prizes remaining than your opponent. (Feb 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)


GENERAL GAMEPLAY

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== ATTACKS

* Once you have declared an attack, you cannot leave the attack step without your opponent's permission. If you declare an "illegal" attack (e.g., you don't have the proper energy required to perform the attack), you may ask your opponent's permission to back out of the attack step. If he or she says "yes", you can go back and take any actions that you could have taken prior to the attack step. If he or she says "no", you may either select an attack that is legal or you may pass. (Mar 14, 2007 POP Announcement, POP Professor Forums; Mar 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

* Damage effects applied by the attacker (i.e. Nidoking's "Power Gene" adding +10 to Nidoqueen) are handled before weakness and resistance. Damage effects applied by the Defending Pokémon are handled after weakness and resistance. (Sep 23, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

* If an attack has an energy discard requirement, a Pokémon copying that attack must also be able to do that discard in order to copy the attack. (Mar 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

* If an attack has an *optional* effect triggered by a discard, a Pokémon copying that attack must be able to do that discard in order to get the additional effect; if they cannot perform the optional discard, it still gets the base effect and damage. (Mar 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

* If a Pokémon attack copies another attack that says "discard all [X] Energy", then you must be able to discard at least one energy card of that type in order to use that effect or attack requirement. (Mar 15, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I've noticed that some cards say "Does 10 damage to the Defending Pokémon", whereas others say "Put 1 damage counter on the defending Pokémon". Is there any reason for the different wording? I've spoken to someone who says that you do not apply weakness or resistance for attacks where it specifies Damage Counters; is this the case?
A. There is a difference. As you mention, weakness and resistance are not applied when placing counters. Also, things like Defender and Metal Energy will not block Placing Damage Counters. It will not trigger things like Base Set Machamp's Strike Back. In the steps of resolving an Attack, "placing Damage Counters" counts as an Effect of the attack, it is not part of "doing damage". (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== DECKS

Q. Is it required to have a Basic Pokémon in your deck? For example, could I make a deck with just the fossils and no other Basic Pokémon in it?
A. Starting with EX:Delta Species, there is now a requirement to have at least 1 Basic Pokémon in a deck in order to be considered a legal deck. (Jan 12, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you have 4 Electabuzz and 4 Electabuzz-EX in the same deck?
A. Yes, you can play 4 Electabuzz and 4 Electabuzz EX in the same deck, as they are considered different cards (similar to the ruling for Trainer Pokémon). (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you have Japanese or other foreign cards in your deck and if so, do you have to have an English equivalent of each different foreign card outside your deck?
A. Yes, foreign cards are allowed. However, you must have an English or local-language version of the card, outside the deck, for reference purposes. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Mar 31, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can you mix Team Magma and Team Aqua cards in the same deck?
A. Yes. There is no rule preventing you from playing rival teams in the same deck. The cards generally work better within the same team, but it's up to the player how they build their decks. (Team Magma vs Team Aqua Prerelease FAQ, Q2)

Q. Can a World Championship deck card be used as a local language reference?
A. Yes, it can be used. The card is not being played in a deck, it is being used as a reference. (Feb 3, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Say I'm playing an Italian Rainbow Energy and outside my deck I have the English Rainbow Energy from the old Team Rocket set. Can I still use an old card that got reprinted in a new English set, as long as it's in English itself, as the translation?
A. If you're playing with a non-local language card, it would be best if you can use a current card with the correct text on it. The older cards will work, but if you misrepresent what the card actually does the judge will be more inclined to think it was done on purpose. (Apr 21, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAW PILE / DISCARD PILE / SEARCHING

Q. Is a player allowed to count the number of cards in his/her deck during a game, provided he/she doesn't change the order of the cards? And if so, is it permissible to count your opponent's deck as well?
A. Yes, the number of cards in both your and your opponent's deck are public information. Although it is recommended that the player counts his or her cards during their opponent's turn, in a manner that doesn't disrupt or slow down the game. (May 6, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Could I use a Poké-POWER, Poké-BODY, Attack, or Trainer to search through my deck for a particular card if I already know that card is not in my deck (i.e. using Energy Search if you know there are no basic Energy left in the deck due to previous unsuccessful searches)?
A. Yes you may, but if done repeatedly a judge may evaluate whether it's being used legitimately or merely as a stalling tactic. (Dec 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== EVOLVING

* Evolution effects may take place on the first turn of the game, unless specifically stated on the card. This will affect Trainer cards, Poké-Powers, and effects of attacks. In the past, it was ruled that such an effect would have to state "This may be used on the first turn of the game." The correct usage is the card would have to specifically state "This may not be used on the first turn of the game." (Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Jul 30, 2004 PUI Rules Update)

* A guiding rule for evolving Pokémon... If it's not in play at the start of that player's turn, it can't be evolved normally. And effects that say "this counts as evolving the Pokémon" count against being able to evolve a Pokémon normally afterward. So, you can use Wally's Training after evolving normally, but you can't use Wally's Training then evolve. (Oct 30, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What does "This counts as evolving that Pokémon" mean, in game terms?
A. 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. (Sep 26, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If I use "Baby Evolution" to evolve Pichu into Pikachu, or Wynaut into Wobbuffet, is the resulting Pokémon (Pikachu, Wobbuffet, etc.) considered an "Evolved Pokémon", or is it still considered as a "Basic Pokémon"?
A. Any time you evolve a Pokémon into another stage, it is considered to be an "Evolved Pokémon", even if the words written on the card say "Basic". Alternatively, the quick and dirty way to figure this out is...is there a Pokémon underneath it? If yes, then it's evolved. Likewise, when you use an attack like Kabuto's & Omanyte's "Team Assembly" to bring other Kabutos and/or Omanytes onto the bench, they are to be treated as "Basic Pokémon", even though the words written on the card say "Stage 1". Is there a Pokémon underneath it? If not, then it's basic. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== FLIPPING COINS, DICE, ETC.

Q. In sanctioned tournaments, if you use dice instead of a coin for heads/tails, do you have to use a D6? In our pre-release yesterday, a couple players were using D8's and D10's, and I wasn't sure if those were legal or not.
A. As long as it is random, and clearly defined for the match, it doesn't matter. Random is random, as long as it's random. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. In a sanctioned tournament, can the player object to the flipping device of the opponent and get it changed?
A. If there is any question about the accuracy of the flipping device, call for a judge. The judge can decide if a device is sufficiently random or not. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== GAME ACTIONS

* If an action is mandatory (e.g., draw a card at the beginning of your turn, take a prize for knocking out a Pokémon, place damage counters for an attack, etc.), and you forget to take that action, you do not need your opponent's permission to do it. However, you should immediately call a judge so that things don't get muddled. (Mar 14, 2007 POP Announcement, POP Professor Forums)

* If an action is *optional* (e.g., playing a Trainer, attaching an Energy, attacking your opponent's Pokémon, etc.), and you forget to take that action, you must ask your opponent for permission to take that action. For example, if you attach a Grass Energy to your Pokémon, and you wanted to attach a Fire Energy, you must ask your opponent's permission to take back the Grass Energy and attach the Fire energy instead. If he or she says no, you're stuck with the Grass Energy. (Mar 14, 2007 POP Announcement, POP Professor Forums)

== LEVELING UP

Q. When you level up to a LV.X Pokemon that is a different type than its predecessor, is the Pokemon considered the new type or dual type?
A. Only Attacks, Poke-POWERs, Poke-BODYs, and Stage classifications are inherited when a Pokemon levels up. The leveled up Pokemon is considered only the new type specified on the LV.X card. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Does Kabutops' "Primal Stare" Poke-POWER prevent your oppponent from leveling up to a LV.X?
A. No, because "leveling up" is not the same thing as "evolving". Once a LV.X is placed, it takes on the stage of the Pokemon from which it leveled up. (Jan 10, 2008 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Can I play a LV.X Pokémon on one of my Benched Pokémon?
A. No, you can only attach a LV.X card to a Pokémon when it is Active. It says so on the card. (May 10, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== MARKERS

* Imprison & Shock-wave Markers are special markers that were introduced in EX: Dragon Frontiers and will be included in theme decks for that expansion instead of the regular Burned and Poisoned Special Condition markers. After one these markers has been attached to a Pokémon, they are removed ONLY when the Pokémon evolves or devolves. Pre-existing cards such as Double Full Heal or Heal Energy do not remove these new markers an effect would specifically have to mention Imprison or Shock-wave markers for that effect to remove these markers. (EX:Dragon Frontiers FAQ; Oct 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== RETREATING

Q. If I retreat or switch to make a Pokémon LV.X no longer active, do I have to remove the LV.X card?
A. No, benching a Pokémon LV.X retains its leveled-up status. (May 10, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

== SPECIAL CONDITIONS / STATUS EFFECTS / EFFECTS OF ATTACKS

Q. In the new Tournament rules, it is said that when time is called, the active player is allowed to finish his or her turn. After this, do players still check for Burn, Poison, and other relevant Special Conditions, or is the game over before the Special Conditions can take place?
A. When time is called, the end of the game would trigger at the end of the current player's turn after resolving all of the effects that occur during that player's turn, but before addressing any actions that happen between turns such as Special Conditions. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SHUFFLING

Q. I play an Oracle, and search for two cards. While I am searching, I find that I have a HUGE energy pocket coming up. So I break it up and add some trainers in between them. I then shuffle and put 2 cards on top. Is that legal?
A. As long as you shuffle sufficiently afterwards. (Mar 25, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STARTING THE GAME

* Beginning with the "Diamond & Pearl" expansion, the player who goes first now draws a card at the beginning of his or her turn. That player may not play ANY Trainer cards (including Fossils), Supporter cards, nor Stadium cards from his or her hand on his or her first turn. (May 3, 2007 PUI Rules Team)

Q. The WOTC Floor Rules for determining who goes first was a) Flip a coin, b) Winner decides who gets to go first, c) First Player resolves Mulligans, d) Second Player resolves Mulligans. However, the EX-rulebook says "Flip a coin to decide who goes first", and goes on to describe how Mulligans are to be resolved simultaneously. My question is twofold: 1> Does the winner of the coin flip HAVE to go first, or do they have a choice? 2> Should Mulligans now be resolved simultaneously, or is this "just for beginners"?
A. At this time you play as it is written in the rulebook, unless the pre-game instructions in the the POP Floor Rules say otherwise. So now the winner of the coin flip DOES have to go first, and Mulligans are no longer handled one player at a time. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Apr 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. In a sanctioned Tournament, does the player have to show his hand in the event they have no Basics at the start of the game? The Floor Rules don't explicitly say that they have to.
A. Yes, you still reveal your hand before you shuffle it back into your deck. The rules from the rulebook still apply unless specifically stated otherwise. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jan 26, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. I've just opened the two Dragons theme decks; however there is no mention in the new Rulebook of the Fossil trainers cards being basics for the purposes of starting the game. So are we back to the Fossil Trainers being just that? You can no longer start with a lone Fossil? Does the latest rulebook supercede the previous rulebook?
A. No, there was no mention of Fossil Trainers simply because there aren't any in the EX:Dragon set. You still can play them as basics at the start like you did in EX:Sandstorm. (Dec 4, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Before starting the game, Player-A has a Basic Pokémon but Player-B does not. On Player-A's draw 1 card for mulligan, say they draw a better choice for starting Pokémon; are they allowed to switch it out with the one they chose to be their 1st active before the mulligan? And if they choose to switch, must it stay on the field and not allowed to be put back into hand?
A. Player A continues his or her setup and can choose to draw an extra card after setting aside his or her Prize cards. Once placed, the active cannot be changed during setup, but a mulligan card can be placed onto the bench. (May 5, 2005 PUI Rules Team; Feb 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you have a basic and one or more fossil cards, can you treat any or all fossils in your opening hand as Basic Pokémon?
A. Yes, you can start the game with a Fossil Trainer card as your Active Pokémon, and put a normal Basic Pokémon on your Bench (or vice-versa). (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If you have basic and fossil Pokémon in your hand at startup, can you choose to play only the fossils and not the basic?
A. Yes. You can play "just" the Fossil Trainer cards, if you have fossils and a basic. If your opening hand has Fossil Trainers only, but no Basic Pokémon cards, you must choose a Fossil Trainer to place active. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 27, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

Q. My opponent MUST put their basic down first before they draw 1 card for my mulligan, right? Say my opponent draws a better choice starter Pokémon when I mulligan, are they allowed to switch it out with another from their hand?
A. They must place their active Pokémon and their prizes before optionally drawing a card for the mulligan. Once placed, the active cannot be changed during setup; but you are allowed to add a new Pokémon to your bench, if there is room. (Jun 16, 2005 PUI Rules Team; Feb 9, 2006 PUI Rules Team; Jul 27, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== WEAKNESS AND RESISTANCE

Q. At a recent tournament, the TO ruled that if a Pokémon has resistance to a particular type, and a dual-type Pokémon is that type and something else, it doesn't affect that Pokémon's attack at all. Is this true?
A. No. If a Pokémon has more than one type, each type still counts against the Defending Pokémon's Weaknesses or Resistances. (May 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has several types of energy attached and the Defending Pokémon is both Weakness and Resistance to these types, does Kecleon have to apply both W & R or not?
A. Apply them in order. Weakness, then Resistance. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has two different colored basic energies attached, and it attacks a Pokémon with weakness to both of those colors (i.e. Kabutops-EX), is the weakness calculation doubled because Kecleon is both types?
A. Sure. Damage would be up to x4 for the appropriate double Weakness. (Sep 11, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. If Kecleon has two different colored basic energies attached, and it attacks a Pokémon with resistance to both of those colors (i.e. Salamence is resistant to both Fire & Fighting), is the Resistance calculation doubled because Kecleon is both types?
A. Yes. Just like double-Weakness would result in x4 damage, double-Resistance would result in -60 damage (-30 times two). (May 13, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== WIN STATES

Q. I have Hidden Legends Electrode and use "Mass Destruction" to knock out Electode and the defending Pokémon. If I have only one prize left and my opponent has more, but I have no bench and my opponent has a bench, do I still win?
A. No, in this situation it would go to Sudden Death. However, if the opponent did not have any Pokémon on their bench, the Electrode player would have two win conditions vs. one, and would therefore win the game. (Mar 10, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

TWO ON TWO GAMEPLAY

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== ACID SAMPLER (Victreebel - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if Victreebel is your only Active Pokémon (i.e. no bench either), can you use its "Acid Sampler" Poké-BODY?
A. Well, since you don't have an "other Active Pokémon" in this scenario, it's Poké-BODY works normally and places one damage counter between turns. It only stops working if you have an "other Active Pokémon" and that other Active is not named "Victreebel". (Sep 16, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== ATTACKING

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if one of the Defending Pokémon is a Baby Pokémon with the "Baby Rule" printed on it (not one of the newer ones with the "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER), would the attacker have to flip a coin regardless of which of the Defending Pokémon they are attacking? Or would they only have to flip when attacking the Baby Pokémon?
A. It only counts if the Baby Pokémon itself is attacked. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if both of the Defending Pokémon are Baby Pokémon with the "Baby Rule" printed on it (not one of the newer ones with the "Baby Evolution" Poké-POWER), would the attacker have to flip two coins in order to attack (one for each baby)?
A. No, you would only have to flip only one coin. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you are facing two babies and you use an attack that does something to BOTH Defenders, do you have to flip twice, once for each Baby?
A. When you attack, you choose a single Defending Pokémon to attack. Even if the attack says "each". So you would only have to flip once. (Oct 16, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== CHAIN OF EVENTS (Minun - EX:Dragon; Plusle - EX:Dragon)

Q. In a 2-on-2 battle, if I have either Plusle or Minun as one of my Actives and it is Asleep, if the other active attacks does "Chain of Events" allow my asleep one to use "Cheer On"? In other words, when "Chain of Events" is triggered, is Plusle/Minun actually using the attack? If so, does this mean that if it's Asleep or Paralyzed, it can still 'attack'?
A. Chain of Events only makes the extra attack possible; Minun or Plusle still needs to be able to attack in order to take advantage of it. (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== DRAGON DANCE (Altaria - EX:Dragon)

Q. Altaria's Dragon Dance says: "During your next turn, if any of your current Active Pokémon does damage to any Defending Pokémon, that attack does 40 more damage." I thought that this meant that if Altaria retreated, then the effect is off (in single play). However, a judge at a recent tourney ruled that the effect stayed if Altaria was benched. Could you please clarify the ruling for me?
A. The reason it is worded this way is for the purposes of 2-on-2 Play; with 2-on-2, if Altaria is benched the second active still retains the Dragon Dance effect. Likewise, if the second active is benched, it would lose the Dragon Dance effect but Altaria would still retain it. However, in normal 1-on-1 play, Altaria is the only Active Pokémon, so the effect would go away when Altaria is benched. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

Q. Altaria's Dragon Song says: "Each Defending Pokémon is now Asleep." Does this mean that both my opponent and Altaria go to sleep? Or is the phrase "each defending" referring to 2-on-2 battle?
A. It is referring to 2-on-2 battle. Normally in 2-on-2 the attack only affects one of the opponent's Defending Pokémon, but with Dragon Song both of the opponent's Defending Pokémon are asleep (the damage part is only done to one of them though). In normal 1-on-1 play, only the opponent's Defending Pokémon is put to sleep. (Feb 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== EERIE AURA (Hypno - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. In a Two-on-Two battle, if I have two Hypnos active is the "Eerie Aura" power cumulative (i.e. place four damage counters on all sleeping Pokémon)?
A. Yes, that is correct. (Sep 2, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== LEGENDARY ASCENT (Articuno EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Moltres EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green; Zapdos EX - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. In 2 on 2 play, if I only have one Active Pokémon and then play Zapdos-EX from my hand, does its "Legendary Ascent" activate?
A. Yes. Basic Pokémon are placed on your Bench before being moved up to the Active spot. Any abilities would still trigger. (Jul 6, 2006 PUI Rules Team)

== METHANE LEAK (Dark Weezing - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Weezings active is the "Methane Leak" Poké-BODY cumulative so that both of them each add a damage counter between turns?
A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Methane Leak" is cumulative. Two active Dark Weezings would result in two additional counters per turn if the opponent is poisoned. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== MIRAGE STADIUM (Skyridge)

Q. Suppose I'm in a 2-on-2 match and Mirage Stadium is in play. I attempt to retreat one of my Active Pokémon, but get tails on the Mirage Stadium flip. Can I then attempt to retreat my other Active Pokémon on the same turn, since my other Active didn't retreat?
A. If you attempt to retreat a Pokémon and the attempt fails for whatever reason, you do not get an opportunity to retreat your other Active Pokémon In 2-on-2 Battle, you still just get one retreat action per turn. (Feb 20, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== POWER PINCHERS (Crawdaunt - EX:Dragon)

Q. Is Crawdaunt's Power Pinchers cumulative?
A. Yes, but Crawdaunt must be Active in order for his power to work, so the only way it can be cumulative would be in 2-on-2 play. (Nov 20, 2003 PUI Rules Team)

== SOOTH DUST (Butterfree - EX:Fire Red / Leaf Green)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Butterfrees active does the "Sooth Dust" healing stack? ie take off two damage counters between turns?
A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sooth Dust" is cumulative. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== STRENGTH CHARM (EX:Team Magma/Team Aqua)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, does Strength Charm do +10 to both of the opponent's Active Pokémon if the attack damages both of them (i.e. Typhlosion-EX's "Split Blast" attack)?
A. Yes, since the Pokémon which Strength Charm is attached to is damaging two "Active Pokémon", it would indeed add +10 damage to each of them. Just remember, Strength Charm does not +10 to any bench damage. (Sep 16, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

== STICKY GOO (Dark Muk - EX:Team Rocket Returns)

Q. In 2-on-2 Play, if you have 2 Dark Muks active is the "Sticky Goo" Poké-BODY cumulative so that your opponent would have to pay FOUR additional energies to retreat?
A. Yes, in the case of 2-on-2 Play "Sticky Goo" is cumulative like that. (Jan 27, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

== STRIKE AND RUN (Dunsparce - EX:Sandstorm)

Q. If I use Dunsparce's "Strike and Run" in 2 on 2 play and Dunsparce is my only Pokémon, do I have to move a Pokémon up from the bench first before you choose to use the switch effect of the attack?
A. You would resolve Dunsparce's attack completely, before handling other game rules such as adding a second Active Pokémon (Mar 18, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

TEAM GAMEPLAY

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[Team Gameplay, as an official format, was discontinued in August 2003 and reinstated in September 2007. There are currently no rulings for this format.]


 

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