Trainers » Silent Lab
If Silent Lab stadium is in play and one of my Basic Pokemon evolves into a BREAK Pokemon, would it be able to use the Ability from the underlying Basic Pokemon or not?
When it evolves into a BREAK Pokemon it is no longer a Basic Pokemon, so Silent Lab no longer affects it and you would be able to use the underlying Basic Pokemon's Abilities.
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2016-06-23)
Abilities » Metal Fortress | Attacks » Shadow Stitching
If Bronzong with the "Metal Fortress" Ability is in play, are benched Pokemon protected from Greninja's "Shadow Stitching" attack? If so, does it also protect Pokemon that come into play on the bench during the opponent's turn?
If Bronzong is on the Bench, all benched Pokemon are protected, including ones put into play after the attack has happened (for example, Shaymin-EX's "Set Up" Ability will work in this scenario); however, the Active Pokemon is not protected, even if it goes to the Bench it will not get its Ability back. If Bronzong is Active and has its Metal Fortress shut off, the Benched Pokemon are not protected; even if it moves to the Bench, it will not get its Ability back. Finally, if Bronzong is on the Bench and becomes the Active Pokemon during your turn, it loses its Ability and the Benched Pokémon are no longer protected.
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2016-06-23)
Trainers » Bursting Balloon | Attacks » Shadow Drain
If you use Umbreon's "Shadow Drain" attack against a Pokemon with {D} weakness and a Bursting Balloon attached, what are the correct order of operations for placing and healing damage?
Umbreon's healing effect takes place within the context of the attack, so healing has to be completed before the attack is finished. Since Bursting Balloon is triggered by damage and you can't interrupt the attack's other effect (healing) to place those damage counters, you would heal Umbreon first and then place the damage counters for Bursting Balloon.
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2016-06-09)
Abilities » Rebirth
What happens if I try to use Ho-Oh EX's "Rebirth" Ability but my bench is full? Is the Ability used up, or is it not used and I can try it again later after I have some space on my bench?
If you know the Ability will not affect the game state, you cannot use it. If your Bench is already full, you cannot use Rebirth.
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2016-06-09)
Abilities » Gourgantic
Suppose that I have a Gourgeist with the "Gourgantic" Ability, with a Grass Energy and Heavy Boots attached and a Training Center in play. Would its max HP be 200 or 250?
Gourgantic essentially replaces Gourgeist's printed HP, so reductions and additions to HP work as normal. You can stack the additional HP effects of Heavy Boots and Training Center, so in this case the resulting HP would be 250.
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2016-06-09)
Abilities » Bodyguard | Attacks » Shadow Stitching
If Marowak's "Bodyguard" ability is in effect, preventing the effects of attacks on me and my hand, does Greninja's "Shadow Stitching" attack turn off abilities of Pokemon in my hand or not?
Shadow Stitching turns off the Bodyguard ability, so until the end of your next turn none of your Pokemon will have Abilities.
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2016-05-05)
Attacks » Mini Link
If I have more than one Solosis on my Bench, does Solosis' "Mini Link" attack do +30 for each of them?
No, you only get a maximum of 30 more damage regardless of how many Solosis are on the Bench.
Source: Fates Collide FAQ (2016-05-05), TPCi Rules Team (2016-05-05)
Attacks » Link Fusion
If I have Solosis and Duosion and Reuniclus on my bench, does Reuniclus' "Link Fusion" attack do +180 more damage (30+60+90)?
Yes, the attack does additional damage for all three of them if they are on your bench. But you do not get to add the benefit multiple times if there are multiples of the same name; for example, if you have two Solosis, you don't get to add the +30 twice.
Source: Fates Collide FAQ (2016-05-05), TPCi Rules Team (2016-05-05)
Attacks » Double Link
If I have Solosis and Duosion on my bench, does Duosion's "Double Link" attack do +90 more damage (30+60)?
Yes, the attack does additional damage for both Solosis and Duosion if both of them are on your bench. But you do not get to add the benefit multiple times if there are multiples of the same name; for example, if you have two Solosis, you don't get to add the +30 twice.
Source: Fates Collide FAQ (2016-05-05), TPCi Rules Team (2016-05-05)
Attacks » Crystal Ray
Glaceon-EX's "Crystal Ray" attack makes it immune to damage done by attacks from "Evolution Pokemon". This is a new term that means any Pokemon that is an evolution card. So a Stage 1 Frogadier brought to the Bench by "Water Duplicates" would be affected by this. Basic Pokemon and Restored Pokemon are not affected.
Source: Fates Collide FAQ (2016-05-05), TPCi Rules Team (2016-05-05)