Rulings - Pokémon Rulings Compendium

When Welder is used to attach 2 Fire energy, does Old Cemetery trigger once or twice?: Any energies attached from the hand would trigger Old Cemetery, once for each energy card being attached. So in this case you would put 4 damage counters total.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2022-01-20)

I have 5 Pokemon on my Bench, and 2 of them have the "Omega Barrier" Ancient Trait. If my opponent plays Avery and I choose the 2 Pokemon that have "Omega Barrier", do they get discarded or is the effect of Avery blocked?: Yes, they get discarded. The discard effect of Avery is on you, the player choosing the Pokemon, not on the Pokemon with Omega Barrier.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2022-01-20)

If Dusknoir with the "Spectral Breach" Ability is already in play and then Fusion Strike Energy is attached to a Pokemon (either mine or my opponent's), does Fusion Strike Energy prevent "Spectral Breach" from affecting it, or does "Spectral Breach" disable Fusion Strike Energy's effects?: When Fusion Strike Energy gets attached to a Pokemon it prevents the effect of Spectral Breach, therefore providing every type of Energy and preventing all effects of your opponent's Abilities done to that Pokemon.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2021-12-23)

If I have an Alolan Raichu with Speed Energy attached or a Starmie with Wash Energy attached, if I use their "Electro Rain" or "Multishot Star" attacks and discard those Special Energy cards would it get through Duraludon VMAX's "Skyscraper" Ability or not?: Because you don't know how many targets to select until you discard all the Energy, the process is to discard the Energy first, then choose which Pokemon take damage, and then apply damage. Since for those particular attacks the discard happens first and THEN damage is applied, as long as there are no other Special Energy cards attached to Alolan Raichu or Starmie the damage would not be blocked by Skyscraper.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2021-12-02)

If Path to the Peak is in play and I play four Missing Clover to take a Jirachi {*} from my face down prizes, will I be able to use its "Wish Upon a Star" Ability?: Yes, you may. You are taking a Prize Card and the Ability is activated before it is in the hand or in play, so Path to the Peak does not stop it.

Source: TPCi Rules Team (2021-11-18)

Can I search for any Pokemon VMAX or V-UNION with Adventurer's Discovery?: Yes you can, because Pokemon VMAX or V-UNION are a type of Pokemon V.

Source: Fusion Strike FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2021-11-11)

If I use Tsareena V's "Queen's Orders" attack, can I choose to discard zero Benched Pokemon?: Yes, you can. The attack will then do 20 damage.

Source: Fusion Strike FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2021-11-11)

If I use Tsareena V's "Queen's Orders" attack and discard a Stage 2 Pokemon from my Bench, does it count as three Pokemon including the Basic & Evolution cards underneath that also get discarded?: No, the Basic & Evolution cards are all part of a single Pokemon while in play.

Source: Fusion Strike FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2021-11-11)

If my Active Pokemon was knocked out by my opponent's attack and I replace it with Accelgor, can I use Accelgor's "Ninja Tornado" attack for {G}?: No, the replacement of your Active Pokemon happened at the end of your opponent's turn, not during your new turn.

Source: Fusion Strike FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2021-11-11)

If I use Mew VMAX's "Cross Fusion Strike" attack and choose an attack with a cost of more than just {C}{C}, can I do it even if I only have two of any energy attached to Mew VMAX?: Yes, you only have to pay the attack cost of Cross Fusion Strike. Ignore the attack cost of the copied attack whether it is more, less, or the same; regardless of the type or amount of energy required for the copied attack.

Source: Fusion Strike FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2021-11-11)