Card Rulings
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Ditto question of the week:

Any answer yet on the "Ditto copies Koga's Ditto/uses Giant Growth successfully/Koga's Ditto leaves play/Later returns as active/how much Max HP does Ditto now have" question?
master_trainer_mike says , "Nope. Everytime I ask, the whole rules team gets a pained expression on their faces."
master_trainer_mike says , "(including me)"

 

Starting again) This seems pretty obvious to me, but since Ditto Copies powers, Suicune can't use its attack to make it fall asleep or paralyze it, right (so it stays Ditto)?
master_trainer_mike says , "Not sure what you are saying here. If you had two Suicunes facing each other (which in effect you are), then they could use the Aurora Wave against rthe other but it would NOT do any additional effects beyond the 30 damage (no asleep or paralyze)."

 

In terms of Suicune's power, is confusion self-damage an attack effect?
darkmt_mike says, "Read the card! "Opponents attacks""

 

Confusion self-damage is an attack, according to the rulebook, so shouldn't Suicune prevent it as effect damage (remember, it's the Pokémon attacking Suicune that's confused)?
master_trainer_mike says , "Suicune says OPPONENT'S attack. Period."
master_trainer_mike says , "NOT self inflicted attacks."

 

What was the answer to m confusion question?
master_trainer_mike says , "We have answered it twice now! If a confused Suicune ends up attacking itself, it takes 20 damage."

 

U guys getting as tired of the Sucuine questions as I am?
master_trainer_mike says , "BOOYAH :)"

 

You didn't read my question correctly. Suicune isn't confused, the Pokémon attacking it is.
master_trainer_mike says , "If I had my way, this card would be banned..................;p"
master_trainer_mike says , "Your question wasn't very clear."
master_trainer_mike says , "I have no idea anymnore about Suicune. We will work on clarifying it later."

 

I don't like Suicune either. After the chat, go for a nice long walk around the WoTC HQ. It's the holiday season. You should be happy. We all should be happy. No legendary dog's gonna stop that!
master_trainer_mike says , "I will, thanks :)"

 

If a base Zappy uses Thunderbolt against Suicine,would it not discard energy?
Does Suicine (Crystal Body)'s power work from the bench?
master_trainer_mike says , "Sorry, no more Suicune answers from us at this time. Please hang up and dial again :)"

 

I have a doubt about Unown D : if I have Unown D on my bench, which Pokemon will be protected : 1.my active - 2. my benched - 3. both ?
master_trainer_mike says , "THREE!"

 

does metal energy really cause chansey to do 70 to the opponent and 60 to you ?
darkmt_mike says, "Yes it does."

 

I think there's an error with Neo 2 Magnemite, it says that if either are tails, it does nothing. Does that mean that if both are tails, it works?
master_trainer_mike says , "That would still mean either one of them was tails wouldn't it?"

 

Can I evolve (Chasey/Blissey), use power, Play Hyper Dev. Spray, then attack with Chansey
master_trainer_mike says , "Sure."

 

Dark Mike's Pikachu has 4 damage counters on it, and just attacked. Mike Dark's Weedle has 40 hit points and 2 damage counters on it. Dark Mike's Pikachu was poisoned way way back at the beginning of the game, but some how it was un-poisoned. How many damage counters does Mike Dark's Pikachu have on it?
master_trainer_mike says , "whew, too much Xmas candy already?"
master_trainer_mike says , "12, because Ice Cream has no bones!"

 

If I have a LSSP'd card on my bench and my opponent's Wigglytuff does Do The Wave, do I have to flip it over (since it might be an Unown N)?
master_trainer_mike says , "To be honest, I don;t know, I will have to ask the rulkes team this one." 

 

Does Rainbow energy count as darkness? (btw, joke question)
master_trainer_mike says , "AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
master_trainer_mike says , "only on tuesdays"

  

mike, in san digeo, you never did say if rainbow would count as dark and metal (and i included the question on the fan club promo to always be there) :P
master_trainer_mike says , "It can count as every energy type. Darkness and Metal are energy types."
 

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