Rulings - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

If I have a Technical Machine attached to Goldeen that has the "Festival Lead" Ability, can I use its "Whirlpool" attack first and then attack with the TM attack?: No, Festival Lead does not work with TM's; it has to be an attack that the Pokemon has printed on the card.

Source: Twilight Masquerade FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-05-23)

If I have a Technical Machine attached to a Pokemon that has the "Festival Lead" Ability, can I attack with the TM twice?: No, Festival Lead does not work with TM's; it has to be an attack that the Pokemon has printed on the card.

Source: Twilight Masquerade FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-05-23)

I have a Pokemon with the "Festival Lead" Ability in the Active Spot. If I have more than one Thwackey in play, can I use more than one "Boom Boom Groove" Ability in the same turn?: Yes. Each Thwackey can use their Ability once.

Source: Twilight Masquerade FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-05-23)

If my active Pokemon with 30HP remaining has a Rescue Board tool attached, making it have no Retreat Cost, does Ariados' "Big Net" Ability affect its retreat cost?: Nope, if a Pokemon's Retreat Cost is set to zero by an effect such as Rescue Board, it cannot be increased by Big Net.

Source: Twilight Masquerade FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-05-23)

Does the extra retreat cost placed by Ariados' "Big Net" Ability increase the damage done by Ariados' "String Bind" attack?: Yes, it does.

Source: Twilight Masquerade FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-05-23)

If I have Fezandipiti with the "Adrena-Pheromone" Ability as my Active Pokemon and it only has a Legacy Energy attached, can I attack with "Energy Feather" on my turn and also get the protective effect of "Adrena-Pheromone" during my opponent's turn?: Yes, although Legacy Energy only provides one unit of energy, it is providing all energy types all the time.

Source: Twilight Masquerade FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-05-23)

If Miss Fortune Sisters discards 5 Item cards from the top of their opponent's deck, does the opponent shuffle the deck since there are no cards to shuffle in?: Yes, you would still shuffle the deck.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-04-18)

Can I use Forest Seal Stone's "Star Alchemy" Ability if Garbodor's "Garbotoxin" Ability is activated?: Yes, you can. Star Alchemy is not an Ability the Pokemon has, but it's an Ability the Pokemon has access to.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-04-18)

Can I use Cursed Shovel to discard cards from my opponent's deck if they have Bibarel with "Reassuring Dam" Ability on their Bench?: Yes, since Cursed Shovel is a Tool card and not an attack, Ability, Item card, or Supporter card its effect would not be blocked.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)

Can I use Salvatore to search my deck for a card that is not legal for play in the current tournament format? For example in a Standard format tournament, could I use Salvatore on a Raichu to search for Raichu BREAK?: No, a card has to be legal for play in the designated tournament format in order to be searched for by Salvatore.

Source: Temporal Forces FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-21)