Rulings - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

What happens if I play Iron Leaves ex and use its "Rapid Vernier" Ability to move to the Active Spot while my opponent has an active Flutter Mane with "Midnight Fluttering" Ability? Can I not move to the Active Spot? Or can I move to the Active Spot but not move any Energy to Iron Leaves ex?: Rapid Vernier becomes active when Iron Leaves ex comes into play, and because its Ability is initiated on the Bench you get to complete all of its actions before Midnight Fluttering deactivates it.

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

If I use Baxcalibur's "Super Cold" Ability while my opponent has Gengar ex with "Gnawing Curse" in play, do I put 2 damage counters for each Energy card attached from "Super Cold"?: Yes, you do.

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

If I use Metang's "Metal Maker" Ability while my opponent has Gengar ex with "Gnawing Curse" in play, do I put 2 damage counters for each Energy card attached from "Metal Maker"?: No, Metal Maker does not attach Energy cards from your hand so Gnawing Curse does not apply.

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

Can I use Pidove's "Emergency Evolution" Ability during my first turn or during the turn I put it into play?: Yes, as long as its remaining HP is 30 or less.

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

If I use Hypno's "Pendulum Influence" attack to use Ampharos ex's "Thunderstrike Tail" attack, can I do the extra damage even if I don't have 2 Energy to discard?: Yes, Thunderstrike Tail is somewhat unique in that it has you choose whether or not you want to do the extra damage, and then you discard 2 Energy if you can. If you only have 1 Energy attached to Hypno and choose to do the extra damage, you would discard 1 Energy. Even if you were able to use Thunderstrike Tail with 0 Energy attached to your Pokemon, you could choose to do the extra damage.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-03-07)

Can a player use Moonlit Hill stadium's effect to discard a Basic Psychic energy from their hand even if there are no damage counters on any of their Pokemon?: No, the Psychic energy discard is a cost in order to do the effect of healing.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-02-15)

If I use Shining Jirachi's "Stellar Reign" attack against a Stage 2 Pokemon that evolved from a Stage 1 which was put directly into play via Pokemon Research Lab, would my opponent put both the Stage 1 & Stage 2 cards into their hand (since both cards are "evolution cards") or does the Stage 1 card remain in play (since you can't "devolve" into nothing)?: Since you can't devolve into nothing, the Stage 1 card would remain in play.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-02-15)

If my opponent used Hisuian Zoroark's "Doom Curse" attack to KO my active Great Tusk ex at the end of my next turn, would I still have to discard the top 5 cards of my deck for Great Tusk ex's "Quaking Demolition" Ability or not?: If there's an effect that KO's Great Tusk ex at the end of the turn Quaking Demolition will still trigger. All end-of-turn effects process first, then you check for any KO's afterward.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-02-15)

If my opponent uses Mime Jr's "Mimed Games" attack and they have already used their VSTAR Power for the game, what happens if I choose a VSTAR attack to be copied?: Since they've already used their VSTAR Power you may not choose that attack, you must select a different attack.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-02-01)

If my opponent uses Mime Jr's "Mimed Games" attack, what happens if I choose Pincurchin's "Follow-Up Kerzap" attack and the Mime Jr. didn't use "Stun Needle" during their previous turn?: Even if Mime Jr. had used Mimed Games to copy Stun Needle on the previous turn it did not use Stun Needle, it used Mimed Games. Therefore you cannot choose Follow-Up Kerzap if its conditions haven't been met; you must select a different attack.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2024-02-01)