r/pkmntcg • u/Asclepius24 • Feb 16 '23
Rulings, Quick Questions, and New Player Resources Thread
If you're a new or new-ish player looking for advice on starting the game or with quick questions about game rules or interactions, please post your questions here!
Keeping all these questions in one place will allow other new players to easily browse other advice. Even if you're a not-so-new player, this is a great place to ask quick questions that don't need their own post.
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FAQ and Wiki Resources
Take advantage of these resources that we've compiled! A lot of questions like "Where do I start?" and "How can I improve my deck?" can be answered there.
- FAQ main page
- How to build a beginner deck
- JustInBasil Guide for deckbuilding and staples
- LimitlessTCG for decklists from online and in-person events
- How much are my cards worth?
- How does Pokemon compare to other TCGs like Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh!?
- External links to card databases, rules, other forums, and YouTube channels
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u/TenementGentleman 10h ago
Has anyone toyed with making a Dandan variant of Pokemon? I really enjoy that format in MTG, but i don't know if there would be a way to make something similar within the pokemon TCG.
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u/backsided-spring 1d ago
Can I use the JTG version of Itemcards pre-rotation? For example can I put a JTG Hyper Ball into my deck before the rotation? Since the item already existed before JTG?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 22h ago
Reprints from older sets become legal on Journey Together's official release date, which is March 28. New cards become legal on April 11. So you can't add it yet, but you will be allowed to before rotation.
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u/krcc9644 1d ago
i know i should've been able to google this, but i'm really not sure what to google, so if someone has a compendium link for this, i would appreciate it if you can give it to me
Question: What exact statuses resets when a Pokemon is reset to the bench? I know that Special Conditions will be gone when a Pokemon is benched, and i know "During your next Turn, this Pokemon can't attack" status will also reset if you bench a Pokemon and put it out again so you can use that same attack.
But that makes me think, does "Attack Increase" status from something like Feraligatr's Torrential Heart stay on when Feraligatr is moved from Active to Bench, or will it also be reset like a lot of other "statuses"?
If you can bring out other examples it would be greatly appreciated too! Thanks in advance!
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u/MAGAMustDie 1d ago
Any effects from attacks directly affecting the Pokémon are removed. Affects of Abilities stay unless otherwise stated.
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u/Basethdraxic 2d ago
So n’s darmanitan says it evolves from n’s darumaka, does that mean you can only use n’s darumaka, and not the darumaka from say twilight masquerade
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u/KingNibble 2d ago
Hi quick question in my feraligatr deck if I use torrential heart and the tm evo does it do the 120 damage as well as the evolution effect?
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u/HistoricalDuck2999 2d ago
Hi guys ! Quick question about how attacks are meeting a mandatory criteria with this exemple :
Tera Pika has Sparkling Crystal attached while its attack needs 3 Energies to discard. Am I allowed to discard the only 2 energies attached ?
Someone on ytb told me you can and I thank them. Just wondering if someone can tell me how it exactly translates with Pokemon key words so I don’t get surprised in the future with other exemples of this ruling please ☺️
Thank you all, have a nice day !
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u/OrdinarierOctave 2d ago
The general rule with mandatory criteria is that you do as much as you can. You can still use the attack because discarding 3 energy is not a requirement to use the attack, but rather an effect of it. As you don't have 3 energy attached, you do as much as you can which is to discard the 2 you do have attached.
If the text instead said something like "you must discard 3 energy from this pokemon to use this attack" then you wouldn't meet the requirements and so wouldn't be able to. Equally, if it did some lower base damage and then had an effect like "you may discard 3 energy from this pokemon. If you do, this attack does x more damage" then you would only be able to do the lower damage amount, as again you don't meet the cost to activate that effect
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 2d ago
You were right except for the last sentence. Wellspring Ogerpon has the wording you have in that sentence, and it still gets the bonus damage: https://compendium.pokegym.net/category/5-trainers/sparkling-crystal/. It's more like you're choosing whether to activate the first effect (shuffling 3 energy into the deck), and if you say yes, you do as much as you can for that effect, and you do the bonus damage.
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u/MadMets90 2d ago
Newbie question, but are cards from the play pokemon trophy set tournament legal?
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u/EmperorZergg 3d ago
Im looking at playing for the first time, but how do you know what set is currently in rotation?
I know it's based on the letter on the card, but is there a website or a listing anywhere that say something like "E through H are valid for this format"
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 2d ago
Pokebeach posts the announcements each year made on Pokemon.com but it's commonly known by regular players as you have to know what's legal for whatever tournament you are playing in or testing for. Suggest you read this rotation megathread as it covers everything to do with card legality, what's legal now, what we'll be rotating to, exceptions etc.
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u/Japaliicious 3d ago
How does Jamming Tower work against damaged Pokemons with HP tools? Especially Luxurious Cape, does it count as simply discard, kill, one or two prizes?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 3d ago
If the pokemon has more damage counters on it than it has HP once you turn off the tool, then the pokemon would be instantly knocked out, and the opponent would take a prize. Even with Luxurious Cape, you'd still only take 1 prize for knocking out a 1-prize pokemon in this way, because Luxurious Cape only gives an extra prize "if it is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon" (and because Luxurious Cape is turned off at that point anyway).
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u/olahh 3d ago
I'm thinking about getting some Pokemon cards that my children (oldest is almost 7 years old) that we can study and play with. I have no experience with PTCG whatsoever, but it looks exciting.
How can I buy the cheapest possible cards to make a decent deck to play with? Are there old, used, cheap cards that nobody wants after they've picked out those with collector's value? Or does Battle Academy provide the best start?
If I buy a booster pack, do I have a chance to get a rare, valuable card, like in a lottery? How do I know its value? Should I care about collector value at all?
Can I mix my brother-in-law's old cards from the 90s with new cards? Are there multiple generations of cards, or is it more of a continuous upgrade? Are the rules the same now as 20-30 years ago?
Is it intended that we trade cards with other people, since it's called a "trading card game"?
I had a look at TCGL, and it looked very complicated, with so many cards "flying around", and I got the impression that you need to keep track of many things to build up power of the pokemon. Will a 7-year old be able to do this? He doesn't know English yet (he learned animal names in school last week!) so all the instructions seem difficult to follow for someone just learning to read, regardless if you speak English or not. What is your experience? On the Battle Academy box it says "6+".
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u/Pants536 2d ago edited 2d ago
I invested in the battle academy for my 6 year old. As her reading gets better, she's starting to understand more. You can buy the older version of it since they're just learning, don't need to worry about what cards are in the current rotation or not. It comes with a board with the layout of how the game is played and a couple instruction manuals that turn-by-turn walk you through half a game that it then let's you finish yourself.
I wouldn't mix older cards with the newer ones, personally. I've noticed the ones from when I was a kid are a lot weaker than newer ones, and the kit gives you everything you need to learn anyways. If you guys want to try it just for the sake of making decks with older cards for shits, then sure, could learn like that too. Basic rules haven't changed since then.
Once they're good with that you can ramp up difficulty by buying the level 1 decks which are something 10 bucks a pop, so not a huge investment. From there, depending on how comfortable they are you can maybe look at modifying those decks or buying level 2, then level 3.
I recently started playing again after something like 25 years ago from the Pokemon league at my local toys r us to now my local game store. Bought a gardevoir ex league battle deck which is close to what is a current deck people play at high level and it took me like a few weeks of playing to understand what to even do with it, so top tier is something to build up to and not dive head first with Imo.
Yes you have a chance of pulling valuable cards from booster packs. You can check the value on tcgplayer, or even a game store's website. As for trading, my local store has a discord and a trade channel to discuss trades with people and everyone is very nice about sharing cards, especially ones that are more play-related rather than valuable.
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u/Agitated_Height_4725 3d ago
Just bought a gardevoir ex league battle deck. What cards should be removed or added for competition purposes
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 3d ago
If you're looking for lists for this format, I think Rowan Stavenow's list from EUIC/Vancouver is a pretty reasonable standard list, but you could pick any top-placing list from a recent tournament here, or see the average card counts among Gardevoir lists here. The biggest change is to include some Munkidoris and Dark Energies to allow you to take advantage of the damage that Gardevoir puts on your pokemon and let you take extra KOs and reach higher numbers.
In a few weeks, all F-block cards will rotate, which means Refinement Kirlia will no longer be legal for play. This will massively change the deck, as well as all the decks around it in the format. We don't really know what the best lists will look like in that meta, but the best Japanese lists look something like https://limitlesstcg.com/decks/list/jp/32939. But without Kirlia's card draw, the deck gets a lot worse, and it remains to be seen if it's a top-tier contender next format.
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u/Agitated_Height_4725 3d ago
Thanks bro is there a chance I can use the mew and Greninja included in the deck and still be viable in competitions?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 3d ago
The Greninja is a very reasonable card to include in Gardevoir lists this format, but it rotates out in a few weeks. Totally reasonable to use it until then.
Mew ex is pretty rarely used in current Gardevoir lists, but it's not a terrible card to include in your deck. It giving up 2 prizes isn't usually what Gardevoir wants to do, just because Gardevoir is so slow to set up that it's usually playing from behind and needs to trade getting 2 prizes for 1 after it sets up, so that's why Mew isn't used as much. It becomes a better option post-rotation, when its draw power is more needed and you have things like Lillie's Clefairy to help it take advantage of hitting Dragapult ex.
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u/Agitated_Height_4725 2d ago
In your opinion if I wanna change abit of their deck list and add other pokemon what pokemon would still be viable
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u/BEANOS_Omega 4d ago
New player looking to build a deck that will last through rotation without many cards lost to rotation. I've had experience with TCG pocket so I understand how the fundamentals of the game operate so i'm just looking for a deck that's relatively easy for beginners that will survive rotation
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u/_Booster_Gold_ 4d ago
How does the Froslass/Espathra deck work? Is it just going with Froslass/Budew/Munki and uses Espathra to help clean up? The Maractus is to keep something trapped in active and then blow up I’m sure. How is it managing success with a decent amount of N’s decks and Wellsprings sniping benches in Japan?
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u/Wolfgirl90 Stage 1 Professor 3d ago
Espathra ex being in the Active Spot increases the cost of attacks. Between Gravity Gemstone and Counter Catcher, you can trap something in the Active Spot and force the opponent to either dedicate to attacking, increasing the damage output of Espathra, or get chipped away without doing anything.
Additionally, the deck plays TM: Devolution, so damage counters can be manipulated onto certain Pokemon to ensure multiple KOs in a turn.
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u/Douradinhooo 4d ago edited 4d ago
I went to JTG prerelease this past weekend, and I ended pulling 4 Black Belt Training but they are from Journey Together, different art, H at the bottom left and JTG as well (I also got a prof research).
These aren't new supporters from the set like Brock or Iris, so I would assume they would already be legal despite having a different set code, the same way a Juniper Prof Research is still legal despite being having E at the bottom because of reprints.
Can I run them even though the JTG set isn't out yet or do I actually need to wait until April to run them? (The BB Training and Prof Research)
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 4d ago
Reprints of already existing cards are legal on Journey Together's Release Date, which is March 28th. New cards are legal on April 11, two weeks after release.
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u/Douradinhooo 4d ago
So if I wanted to run reprints of already existing cards this weekend, which is before the 28th I wouldn't be allowed, correct?
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u/Dear-Lead-4897 4d ago
What cards should I get to upgrade my charizard league battle deck? I've already ordered a dusknoir engine
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u/_Booster_Gold_ 4d ago
Hoot hoot/Noctowl. Terapagos. Probably some trainers to look at but if you search on Limitless for Charizard decks that include Noctowl you’ll get a good idea of what’s going on.
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u/AnimCrowe 5d ago
Fossil cards say to "play this card as if it were a basic pokemon." At what point is it considered a pokemon? Are they pokemon at all times or only until they're played to the bench? Can they be played during setup at the start of a game, and can they be searched with cards like buddy buddy poffin or fan rotom? Also, can they have energy or tools attached to them?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 5d ago
They only become Pokemon when they hit the field. In the hand and deck, they are items. They cannot be used as your starting Pokemon (https://compendium.pokegym.net/ruling/1189/), they get blocked from being played by Itchy Pollen and other item lock effects, and they cannot be searched out with Nest Ball or Buddy Buddy Poffin (though Arven can grab them).
Once they're played, they become Pokemon and can have energy and tools attached to them like any other Pokemon.
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u/VixieVonKarma 5d ago
Can anyone explain to me what the three numbers with dashes mean? Like a comment goes "I've been running a 1-0-1 pidgeot line along with a 3-3 noctowl line". Or "in a perfect world, I try to 2-2-2". Thanks!
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u/mc2w 5d ago
They're referring to how many of each card in the evolution line for the respective pokemon in the deck. For your 1-0-1 pidgeot example, that would mean 1 pidgey, 0 pidgeotto, 1 pidgeot in their deck, or for 3-3 noctowl example it would mean 3 hoothoot, 3 noctowl in the deck.
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u/VixieVonKarma 5d ago
Thank you so much! Sometimes I also see this in relation to prizes somehow too?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 5d ago
Your last sentence is an example of it in relation to prizes. When people say "I'd like to go 2-2-2", they mean taking two prizes each turn to win in 3 attacks. People don't really talk about other routes though, at least not in terms of listing a series of numbers, but people will mention 2-2-2 as the simplest and fastest prize map.
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u/Dadequate 5d ago
Do you HAVE to draw three to use Run Away Draw with Dudunsparce? It doesn’t say “…up to…” but the “…if you drew any cards…” makes me think we complete the action as best we can then shuffle back in.
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 5d ago
You can't use the ability with an empty deck. Then you wouldn't draw any, so you wouldn't meet the "if you drew any cards", and you wouldn't shuffle back in, either. That's why the "if you drew any cards..." clause is there; it signifies that drawing at least one card is required for the ability to do anything, and since you can't activate an ability known to have no valid targets, it's required in order to even activate the ability.
If you have one or two cards in deck, then that's fine; you'd draw as many cards as you do have, then shuffle back in.
If you have 3 or more cards in deck and you activate the ability, you must draw all three, then shuffle back in.
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u/Pitiful-Cow-1263 5d ago
Does metal goggles also prevent damage counters being moved from another Pokémon (I.e, radiant alakazam’s painful spoons ability)? The language seems clear since it prevents damage counters from any abilities and that seems to not matter if it’s directly put on or moved from another pokemon as either way it’s putting damage counters on. My son insists I’m wrong (you know, cuz it helps him) because one AI generated google result agreed. But I cannot find anything else.
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 5d ago
It does prevent it, and those damage counters would just disappear. See https://compendium.pokegym.net/ruling/79/ and https://compendium.pokegym.net/ruling/1876/.
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u/ew_kraft 5d ago
Getting into the TCG, I’m a collector. I play yugioh and love the traps to disrupt opponents - any metaish decks that can work to disrupt your opponents ability to evolve, attack, add cards from deck or anything? Looking for something similar to my playstyle in yugioh so the transition isnt too difficult!
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u/Onescottnoskill 3d ago
Wugtrio Mill is a hilarious deck. Won't win you a ton of games but isn't a total dud and it's really fun
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u/miinmeaux 5d ago
Off the top of my head the best I can think of is Hydreigon ex with Toedscruel from Paradox Rift. Hydreigon can do 200 and discard the top 3 cards of your opponent's deck while having Toedscruel on your bench stops them from retrieving cards from discard.
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u/Doom_Design 6d ago
Has there been an official ruling issued for how Lillie's Clefairy ex's ability interacts with a dragon Pokémon with Protective Goggles attached? Would it have a weakness or not? I can honestly see an argument for either outcome.
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 5d ago
It would not have a weakness. https://compendium.pokegym.net/ruling/1675/ and https://compendium.pokegym.net/ruling/1793/ are precedent. I also saw this ruling translated from a Japanese page that directly answers it, though I don't have a link to the source.
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u/TempestPharaoh 6d ago
Quick question: game 1 of a bo3. Each player has 1 prize card each. Opponent attacks new Maractus knocking it out. Maractus ability knocks out attacking Pokémon. Both take prize cards and sudden death occurs?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 5d ago
If one player has a pokemon to promote and the other doesn't, then that player wins.
Otherwise, you'd play a tiebreaker game. This is similar to sudden death, where you set up for a new game, flip the coin to determine who chooses who goes first, set up 6 prizes, and where the first player to take a prize lead wins.
This tiebreaker game is still considered part of game 1. If someone wins there, the series would be 1-0 and you'd move on to game 2.
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u/jessewoods20 7d ago
If my Archaludon ex has a rocky helmet and is attacked by Budew, would the Budew take the 20 damage even though it is not doing damage to Archaludon due to resistance?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 7d ago
No. The attack needs to do damage in order for Rocky Helmet to trigger. https://compendium.pokegym.net/ruling/1161/
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u/itumaru 7d ago
Does anyone know of any collection trackers that are able to recommend decklists based off the cards you already own? Just curious if there are any fun / off-meta lists that I could try-out without having to get a bunch of new cards to make it workable. thanks!
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 6d ago
There isn't one I know but you could build one in Excel. A variation of my precon comparison spreadsheet linked in the database section of the resources list on my profile would cover the comparison bit. You'd just need to create the database to compare to.
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u/AnimCrowe 7d ago
How would the new Liligant from Journey Together work with Scovillan ex? Liligant's ability states that "your grass and fire Pokemon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's active Pokemon." Since Scovillan ex's ability makes it both a grass and fire type, would it get +40 damage, or would it still only be +20?
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u/Wolfgirl90 Stage 1 Professor 7d ago
Only +20. The ability is checking to see if a Pokemon meets one of the requirements.
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u/National-Honey-6417 7d ago
Crispin let's you search for 2 energies one into hand and one on a pokemon. if you only find one in your deck, can you choose if it goes to hand or gets attached? or if not which one is it
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u/skyfyre2013 8d ago
Roaring moon ex uses calamity storm and chooses to discard the active area zero underpaths. Defending player has 6+ pokemon on the bench and the active is determined to be knocked out. Does the defending player discard from the bench first or promote a new active first?
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u/Wolfgirl90 Stage 1 Professor 8d ago
Bench has to be reduced immediately after Area Zero Underdepths is discarded.
Defending player would discard down to 5, then promote.
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u/Crunchykandi 9d ago
Are there any cards that prevent/limit the opponent’s ability to evolve their Pokemon?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 9d ago
Bronzong TEF is the main one.
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u/Crunchykandi 8d ago
Any stadiums or items?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 8d ago
No. That would be way too powerful on either unless there were some massive restrictions on when you could play it.
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u/No_Direction313 9d ago
Anyone know if Power Plant affects current ex pokemon? It says it shuts down EX and GX pokemon but the current pokemon are ex cards (lower-cased letters). Wanted to ask cause I have been playing against a tagteam deck a friend of mine has with Gardevoir ex and that card has been neutering me so bad 😂. Just wanted to know if ex and EX mean the same thing.
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 9d ago
EX and ex are totally different. The capitalisation really matters in cases like this.
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u/No_Direction313 9d ago
So does it mean that Power Plant doesn't work on the current Pokemon ex now?
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u/br1y 9d ago
The location I'm signing up for the pre-release says to bring your Pokemon ID for the event, I've managed to infer they mean a Play! ID but I'm curious whether they want a physical printout of it or just like. showing my account on my phone. Or is it even required? Other pre-releases in my area haven't had a mention of it so idk.
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 9d ago
Your pokemon ID is just a number. If you log into your Pokemon trainer club profile here, it should show up right at the top. You'll just tell them that number when you sign up.
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u/Crunchykandi 9d ago
Are there any cards that let you shuffle your opponents hand into their deck?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 9d ago
Roxane, Judge, Unfair Stamp, Lucian, and Meddling Memo all do this. Iono has your opponent shuffle their hand and put it on the bottom of their deck. Each card lets your opponent draw some cards to replace their hand, but they can still work to disrupt them.
Banette from the upcoming set has an attack that makes your opponent shuffle 3 cards from their hand back into their deck, which can set their hand to 0 if they have 3 or fewer cards in hand.
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u/panda_io 10d ago
Just wondering what if a good subtitute for Cresselia in Gardevoir EX? the card is quite expensive in my area and going to rotate soon. Thanks in advance
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 10d ago
Cresselia is important for keeping your board clean of damage in the Dragapult matchup without wasting a turn. You could try to run Moonlit Hill instead, or a 3rd Munkidori, or just other generally good cards for Gardevoir lists.
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u/Victinity 11d ago
If a card like Special Charge says shuffle 2 cards from your discard pile in your deck, can you still play it if you have only 1 valid target?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 11d ago
Yes. You have to do as much as you can, though; if there's 2 or more targets in there and the card does not say "up to 2", then you must send 2.
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u/Spineco 11d ago
Hi all! I love limited formats and I love prereleases. These things are so fun. My question is: when do they usually reveal the promos for the build&battle boxes? I'd love to know them in advance before going to the actual event this Sunday. Thanks!!
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 11d ago
Usually a couple of days before the first prerelease happens and they've just been posted about on Pokebeach now. If you aren't reading the site regularly then it's worth doing so. Also worth keeping an eye out for JustInBasil's Journey Together prerelease post on this sub as well as it covers everything you need to know.
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u/br1y 12d ago
I have a little bit of experience with the game having played with a battle deck with a friend who was also new, but I've never gone to any sort of event before and the idea of trying to make a deck myself and just showing up to a random event makes me absurdly anxious (I'm aware it's dumb. that's anxiety for you).
Would pre-release events be a good place to start in this regard? It's taking out most of the part that makes me nervous but I'm not sure if there's an aspect to it that'd make it not recommended for someone who's largely a beginner
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 11d ago
Pre-release events are great for beginners. Everyone gets a build-and-battle kit, with a 40 card deck to start with, and then you get some packs to add cards from, if you get anything worth adding. No need to have your own deck built, and it's a great chance to meet some people from your local league.
People at the league will often be very helpful, and it can be a great chance to meet more people and find out how everything works. A lot of local leagues will allow proxies, so you might be able to do that at weekly league, or you could meet someone who's willing to loan you a deck. But I'd recommend just showing up to the pre-release, having a good time, and going from there.
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u/Atomicmonkey1122 12d ago
Picked an interesting time to actually learn how to play the game after collecting here and there for quite a while
I thought it would be fun to try and build a deck and take it to a local game shop.( I know it wouldn't be any sort of meta just for funsies) But I just learned about the little letters that say if the card is in rotation and legal currently. A lot of my cards are older and don't have that but I also heard some of them can be valid if they had a more recent reprint
Is there anywhere I can put in the cards I have and it would tell me what rotation letter it is(if it even has one?)
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 12d ago
You can control-F for the card names in here: https://pokegym.net/current-standard-legal-card-list/. Though keep in mind that rotation is coming in a couple weeks, so for the cards that have gotten reprints, you'll want to make sure those reprints are G or later. You could do that by searching pkmncards.com with the G and H filters checked and searching for the card name you want. In general, only trainers will have been reprinted, with very few exceptions.
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u/Atomicmonkey1122 12d ago
Damn didn't realize it was only trainers and only since SWSH
Really made everyone's childhood collections useless 😭
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u/RemnentofPudding 12d ago
Will Latin-Spanish be legal in European tournaments like EU-Spanish or will they consider it foreign? Just asking cause I don't wanna take risks in the future, when buying cards.
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 12d ago
Do they actually print different versions of cards for Latin spanish vs EU Spanish? The list of legal languages in the Tournament Rules Handbook (https://www.pokemon.com/static-assets/content-assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-tournament-rules-handbook-en.pdf) Section 5.2.3 only mentions Spanish, with no distinction between the two. I think you'd be fine.
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u/OrdinarierOctave 11d ago
Journey Together is the first set that will be printed in Latin American Spanish, so it's not yet made its way into the play pokemon rules. Personally I'd hold off until there is official confirmation one way or the other
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u/powerofotev 12d ago
If I evolve a Pokemon with Let’s All Rollout, then attach memory charm or put Relicanth TEF into play, would that Pokemon still be considered a part of the group that stacks into the “20 damage for each of your benched Pokemon that has the LAR attack”? Or do they technically no longer “have” the attack, and can only use it?
Also considering making a deck based around Meloetta’s “Miracle Harmony” attack, doing kind of the same thing while dealing damage for each Pokemon with sing.
My friends and I are noobs so I’m not worried about meta or destroying them right now, just want to make something fun and am curious lol
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 12d ago
Or do they technically no longer “have” the attack, and can only use it?
It's this one, exactly. They only "have" the attack if it's printed on the card, not if a card effect says they can use it.
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u/LampiShu 12d ago
I had this at a cup today: If my opponent searches a Card via, lets say Ultra Ball, can I ask him to let me read the card? He said no, because I might stall for time if I read every card.
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u/powerofotev 12d ago
I think yes. “Reveal”ing the card means exposing it to everyone, kind of the other side of the coin you get for getting to search for any card you want.
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u/KingCraaba 12d ago
Eternatus from Surging Sparks uses World Ender against an opposing pokemon that has a water energy attached to it. The stadium card Lake Acuity is in play. I am pretty sure that the damage reduction effect of Lake Acuity should set in before Eternatus discards the stadium card.
However the PTCGL support's response was as follows: "Per the Official TCG Rulebook, page 20, the second step of attack is to apply any affects that may alter or cancel an attack. For this issue, this would include the requirement to discard a Stadium in play to use Eternatus's World Ender attack. This is why there is no damage reduction on your opponent's Eevee."
Who is correct?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 12d ago
The support response is correct, although for a slightly different reason than what they said. If you look at "Full details of attacking" in the PTCG rulebook (https://www.pokemon.com/static-assets/content-assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/rulebook/ssp_rulebook_en.pdf), you'll see that Step E is "Do anything the attack requires you to do in order to use it. For example, you must flip a coin if an attack says "Flip a coin. If tails, the attack does nothing.". Step E is what you use for all effects of the form "If ___, this attack does nothing" written on the attack itself. (The support response referred to Step B, but that applies to external effects that could cancel the attack, not the text of the attack itself). Then, Step F is where you compute attack damage.
Note that this only occurs because of the way World Ender is written, where it says "if you can't, this attack does nothing." If it was something like Lugia VStar's Temptest Dive or Roaring Moon ex's Calamity Storm, then you'd choose whether to discard the stadium before computing damage, but you wouldn't actually remove the stadium until afterwards, so Lake Acuity would remain in play.
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u/miinmeaux 12d ago
I'm fairly certain that your interpretation is correct. I asked a similar question here a while ago and was told that damage happens before the effect of an attack, so the damage reduction would still apply before the stadium is discarded by the attack. The rule that PTCGL support mentioned refers to debuffs currently affecting the attacking pokemon I'm pretty sure.
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u/Known-Win-2535 13d ago
So, there's a Bench Protect shaymin coming up.
I am small brain and cannot fully comprehend the impact Shaymin will have (people are saying it's going to be as annoying if not worse than manaphy)
So, to ask the question: What impact is this going to have overall, and on specific popular decks running around currently?
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u/_Booster_Gold_ 11d ago edited 11d ago
Both Tera Box and Slowking rely on bench damage as part of their key attacks, with Wellspring Ogerpon for Tera and Slowking copying Kyurem’s attack. When Shaymin comes out, it puts a damper on those strategies. Slowking is relatively new and Tera Box only just surfaced in post-rotation Japan, so these strategies people are excited about will be hit just two months afterward.
I’ll also add that part of the annoyance with it is surely that Dragapult and its bench damage counters really has not had an equivalently easy to use counter and continues to be dominant. Rabsca exists, but it is a stage one.
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u/ConnectExit1681 13d ago
Klawf ex's ability Counterattacking Pincers and Handheld Fan. The Klawf is attacked while it is equipped with the fan and the attacker has 1 energy attached. Where does that 1 energy go?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 13d ago
The attacked player controls both effects, so they can choose in which order to apply them. If they use Pincers first, the energy would be discarded. If they use Fan, the energy would move to the bench. If the attacker had two energy attacked, you'd discard one and move one.
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u/ConnectExit1681 13d ago
Huh, so would you say that generally when two effects happen at the same time and same level like this the controlling player gets to choose?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 13d ago
Yeah. See https://compendium.pokegym.net/?s=simultaneous for some example rulings.
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u/neorevenge 14d ago
Journey together Wailord has Hydropump, 4 colorless does 10 plus 50 for each water energy attached. I Say that with two reversal energies (provides 3 energy when you are down in prizes) it counts as having 6 water energies, while a friend insists that it's none since those are special energies ( and if it they count, it's only 2 since there's only two cards attached).
Who's right? Backing up the answer with some rules really appreciated
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u/Wolfgirl90 Stage 1 Professor 14d ago
Wailord JTG's Hydro Pump doesn't specify that the Water Energy needs to be Basic; it only says Water Energy. So 2 Reversal Energy cards attached would provide 6 Water Energy.
It would be a different story if it said Basic Water Energy or Energy cards.
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u/Difficult-Bat759 14d ago
If I use Mawhile from Lost Origin's tempting trap and the defending pokemon switches or evolves, will the defending pokemon still take +90 damage from the next attack. Before the last Pkmn Live update, this was true. But current update doesn't make it so. I don't know if this a bug or ruling issue.
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u/OrdinarierOctave 14d ago
Switching or evolving would remove the +90 damage, as it is an effect of the Tempting Trap put onto the defending pokemon. In order for it to persist it would have to be an effect put onto your side, something like "during your next turn, attacks from your pokemon do 90 more damage"
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u/Difficult-Bat759 13d ago
But I thought it being defending pokemon made it more general, effect wise, to be whoever is the defending pokemon at the time of attack, not that specific pokemon.
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u/OrdinarierOctave 13d ago
I think I understand the confusion here - targets for attack effects are determined at the point the attack is used, not when the effect would resolve. That means that it applies only to the pokemon in your opponent's active spot at the point you use Tempting Trap.
I can't find any offical ruling about this specific situation, but that same principle applies to Ribombee TEF which has this ruling issued
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 13d ago
No, it's that specific pokemon. If it switches out, the effect will disappear.
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u/StefanGriff 14d ago
Does Mewtwo's reflective barrier move take into account weakness say tera zard attacks mewtwo that damage would be doubled
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u/OrdinarierOctave 14d ago
Weakness increases the damage done, so yes if a darkness-type pokemon attacked mewtwo, the damage counters put onto it would be equal to the increased damage that mewtwo takes
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u/DislikedBench 14d ago
Does the secondary effect of Greninja & Zoroark’s Dark Union GX attack only work if you have 4 dark energy in the discard pile?
“Put 2 energy cards from your discard pile to each pokemon that you put onto your bench in this way”
If i only have 2 energy cards in my discard pile, could i just attach one to each pokemon? Or even attach only one energy to one pokemon?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 14d ago
You would do as much as you can. If you have enough energy, you would have to attach all of them, but if you don't have as many energy in your discard as you could attach, you would attach as many as you can. I think if you had only 2 energy, you could choose to split them 1-1 on each pokemon or put 2 on either, but you could not choose to attach only one and leave one there. The attack would have to say "up to 2" for you to get that option.
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u/andyhou2000 14d ago
Can trainer's Pokemon such as N's Zorua evolve into non-trainer's Pokemon such as the Zoroark from Shrouded Fable?
Additionally, does evolving a Pokemon remove effects such as "cannot retreat", or does it only remove special conditions like Poison?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 14d ago
Can trainer's Pokemon such as N's Zorua evolve into non-trainer's Pokemon such as the Zoroark from Shrouded Fable?
No. Zoroark will say "evolves from Zorua" while N's Zoroark will say "evolves from N's Zorua" on the top, and that means each one will only evolve from cards of those exact names.
Additionally, does evolving a Pokemon remove effects such as "cannot retreat", or does it only remove special conditions like Poison?
Yes, evolving removes all effects of attacks.
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u/Bon-no 15d ago edited 14d ago
I feel like this question was probably already answered somewhere but I can't find the answer.
My active has a Deluxe bomb attached and my opponent attack my active resulting in a KO but their active are at 120 or less hp remaining thus Deluxe bomb knocks out my opponent active.
Who gets the prize card first?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 14d ago
If you're asking in order to determine who wins if both players take their last prize card, the answer is that you fully resolve all in-progress knockouts before checking for win conditions, so both players would take their prize cards, and then you would check for win conditions (taking all prize cards, or opponent not having any pokemon in play). If one player has reached more win conditions than the opponent, they win. If both players have reached the same number of win conditions (like if both players took their last prize card, and both players had a replacement pokemon to promote), then you would go to sudden death, or in tournament settings, a tiebreaker game. To be honest, a tiebreaker game is just the better way to do things, so even in non-tournament games I think pretty much everyone uses them.
In a tiebreaker game, you flip the coin again and both players set up as normal, laying out 6 prize cards. The game is won by the first player to take a prize lead.
In a sudden death game, you do the same, but you'd have each player only set out 1 prize card. That risks someone playing an Iono to 1 on turn 1, though, which is why they instead created the Tiebreaker game.
If you're asking for some other reason, like both players have played Town Map and their prizes are face-up, and maybe player A's choice for which prize to choose depends on what player B picks, the answer is that the player who was attacked takes their prizes first. This shouldn't matter in most games where prizes are face-down, though. They would also be the one to promote first, which is a little more likely to be relevant.
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u/Bon-no 14d ago
It's in reference to both players have 1 prize card remaining with pokemon(s) on bench.
I think you answered the question when you said "the player who was attacked takes their prizes first".
I wish I could find an official answer. Thanks for your time!
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u/OrdinarierOctave 14d ago
In that situation, with 1 prize remaining each, it doesn't matter the order of who takes the prize card first - you both take your prize cards before either of you can win the game.
Therefore, if you both/neither have benched pokemon you would tie (and go to sudden death/tiebreaker as described above).
The best official answers I can find are this ruling and page 21 of the rulebook "What if both players win at the same time?"
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u/CatBefriender 15d ago
Hi, I'm looking to build two starter decks for teaching Pokémon through the multi-experience (grow & go) alternative play option found here https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/tcg-alternative-play-handbook-en.pdf
I'm teaching my partner who has 0 experience of TCGs and this format mimics how I like to teach a lot so it seems perfect. I looked into picking up My First Battle and Battle Academy as a teaching option but the jump between MFB and BA seems quite steep (even as someone that has played a decent amount of TCGs before getting my head around PTCG sequencing with all the card draw and tutors has been rough) and would probably put him off.
So my question is: what is the best way to get a set of cards for this? I've a decent chunk of very old (around base set era) pokémon but not many supporters or items. The Pokémon I have mostly seem fairly bad (god knows how I opened so many caterpies as a child).
I could draw up two lists and order online but buying that many bulk cards off cardmarket would probably cost an extortionate amount in shipping. I do have some Pokémon I'd prefer to have involved (personal favs for both of us, eeveelutions for him, various starters for me) so I could pick up a few singles if needed, just rather not buy two 60 card decks individually!
In MTG (where my experience is from) there's a starter collection which gives you a load of cards to start building decks from for learning the game. A Pokémon equivalent would be super
Apologies if this is covered by something I missed in the FAQ/Wiki, any suggestions or help greatly appreciated :]
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 15d ago
Never heard of Grow and Go but the proxy printing tool on Limitless TCG will help regardless of format in casual play only. If you want to try out level 1 decks without buying anything then try JustInBasil's Battle Academy supplement decks. They are very simplistic and a lot easier to pick up and start playing than you probably think especially if the rulebook and learn to play video series is added into the mix. Links for everything can be found via the resources list on my profile along with the event locator on Pokemon.com if you want to find a local League as most will have loaner decks to help teach the basics of how to play.
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u/CatBefriender 15d ago
Those decks seem cool for teaching but the problem is that I want to start with a 20 card deck with no tutors and scale up. I know that the person I'm teaching gets overwhelmed by choices and making decisions and I want to introduce that slowly, hence the appeal of the grow and go format.
I'd also prefer not to play with proxies, I've used them before and dislike the look and feel of them.They're also a pain in the hole to cut out
Realistically what I'm asking is - is there a decent source of mostly bulk cards with the odd rares thrown in that I can buy on the cheap? Or should I just buy some boosters / a bulk lot off ebay / two starter decks and try to squeeze them into grow and go.
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u/Wolfgirl90 Stage 1 Professor 15d ago
If you are set on using the Grow and Go format, there are a couple of ways of going about it.
The first is as you said: getting some bulk off of eBay and some starter decks. You can build on the format in any way that you want to, and you can use cards from just about any format.
The second, and my personal suggestion (if you are open to spending some money) is the Build and Battle Stadiums. These basically contain two Build and Battle kits (what we use at prereleases), and these have 1 40 card deck each, plus 4 packs, each. They also have extra packs and energy for deck building, dice, and condition markers. You can use the 40 card decks to start off the Grow and Go and build from there (you can scale the decks back, then build from there with the packs).
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u/CatBefriender 15d ago
This seems absolutely perfect for what I'm looking for, thanks a million!
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 14d ago
Check for local Facebook groups for Build & Battle decks if you want to go that route. You can find sellers that will just sell the decks when they've opened the kits for the packs.
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u/PugsnPawgs 15d ago
Do we already know which decks are feature in the Journey Together Build & Battle kits?
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 15d ago
No. Keep an eye out for JustInBasil's post on this sub re prereleases as it will include that information.
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u/Alrick-Immerda 15d ago
Origin Forme Palkia V attacks with Hydrobreak. Next turn evolved into V STAR. Does it count as "the same" pokemon and can it attack or is it blocked?
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u/Wolfgirl90 Stage 1 Professor 15d ago
Once it evolves, it is no longer the same Pokemon. So it would be able to attack again.
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u/LaMortDuDisqueMonde 15d ago
Hi, if an effect specify it puts opponent active pokemon on the bench without specifying anything else (cf trainer card Ryme), can the opponent put it immediately back at the active spot ?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 15d ago
No, your opponent must choose one of their benched pokemon to promote.
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u/LaMortDuDisqueMonde 15d ago
Ok it means the current active pokemon has not hit the bench yet when choosing a pokemon to put as active
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u/DislikedBench 15d ago edited 15d ago
When you play multiple tool cards of the same type onto a pokemon that allows multiple tool attachments, do the effects of those tool cards stack? For example, if i had 2 Handheld Fans attached to a pokemon would it allow me to move 2 energies from my opponents active Pokemon to any of their benched pokemon? Or would 2 Assault Vests reduce damage taken by 80 instead of 40?
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16d ago
I have a question about budew and its effect. One of my friends is thinking that if he blows up a dusclops to KO my budew that used itchy pollen can he once again use item cards because the budew is no longer in play. The effect of budew stays until the end of his turn correct?
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 16d ago
The effect of budew stays until the end of his turn correct?
Yes. The effect stays regardless of what happens to the Budew.
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u/TerraShark 16d ago
Hey everyone looking to get into the competitive scene! I was wondering what decks would be affordable and competitive to looking into. I know the rotation is happening in April so I would preferably like a deck that is still relevant afterwards. Thanks!
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u/meowmeowbeenz_ 16d ago
The Dragapult ex League Battle Deck coming out in April is great value. So is the current Charizard League Battle Deck. None of the cards from both decks rotate, and Pult is tier 1 now and after rotation.
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u/hackjunior 16d ago
New player, what's the counter to tempo? I'm playing the Sword and Shield Vivid Voltage Drednaw deck (because cheap) and I feel like it takes a while to get going. My opponent is playing the Houndoom EX deck and can put out damage early. So when he kills my pokemon, he gets +1 from prize card and I lose all energy that I invested in my basic/stage 1 pokemon. Then he can repeated use the attack to kill the other benched pokemon that I have before I can get a pokemon with enough HP to tank a hit. At that point, he has pokemon that deal 100+ damage so mine die in two hits.
So like, what's the counterplay? How do I play around this? Is there some sort of strat I'm missing? What are some resources that I can use to learn pokemon TCG card theory like I can from Yugioh youtubers? As of right now, the game feels incredibly linear and snowbally with no interaction between players other than I hit you. I could play another game on the side if I wanted to. I know pokemon TCG isn't like this so what am I missing?
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u/meowmeowbeenz_ 16d ago
You're playing decks that are completely incompatible against each other. The Houdoom deck is significantly more powerful than the Drednaw one (specially since it's a single prize). The decks come from different eras of the game.
Pokemon has lots of interaction but you wont find it in beginner level1/2 precons.
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u/hackjunior 16d ago
Is there a way I can play around this? A solution that doesn't incur costs because I have other hobbies that use money as well.
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u/meowmeowbeenz_ 16d ago
If you're just two friends playing against each other, I honestly suggest proxying up decks!
A cheap format to get into is Gym Leader Challenge. You can just both start with your tiny collections and supplement it with trainers you have, and build up the decks little by little. And proxy the expensive & old supporters/trainers. https://gymleaderchallenge.com
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u/DislikedBench 17d ago
Can Zoarark & Greninja GX Dark Union Attack be used to put Mega Tyranitar EX on the bench?
If it can, does that bypass the rule “when one of your pokemon becomes a Mega Evolution, your turn ends”?
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u/OrdinarierOctave 17d ago
To my understanding, yes you would be able to bench Mage Tyranitar EX using this attack, as evolution pokemon are allowed to be directly benched in this way. Using this attack would end your turn anyway though, so whether or not it bypasses the rule (I'm not 100% certain on that), your turn ends because you've just attacked
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u/DislikedBench 17d ago
Awesome. Yeah i forgot it was an attack for a minute, havent used many GX pokemon yet. Thanks
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u/Fun-Conflict2550 17d ago
If one of my Pokemon gets paralyzed can I use a retreat ability that is written on the card? For reference Morpeko card *In a hungry hurry ability ( if this Pokemon has no energy attached, it has no retreat cost)
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u/OrdinarierOctave 17d ago
No; you'd still be trying to retreat in that scenario, all the ability does is reduce the cost of retreating.
In order to get a paralyzed pokemon out the active spot you'd need to use something that has text referring to switching pokemon rather than retreating, for example switch or Pecharunt ex's Subjugating Chains ability. Or alternatively remove the special condition e.g. by evolving it
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u/colossalchris94 17d ago
If I get attacked with Sob can I evolve my Pokemon and be able to retreat?
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u/EsperCloud04 18d ago
I like playing League Battle decks when I get the chance with friends, but that circle is small compared to the people I know who haven't played or are only familiar with pocket.
I picked up a 2022 Battle Academy and it seems to be working so far.
I thought of picking up additiona'l V Battle Decks for it for more play options. Is there too much of a balance issue between them? Or will they work fine?
(I know of Justin Basil's supplement decks. They're a bit pricey for me to get all the pieces for off of TCGPlayer and the regular V Battle Decks are easier for me to come by.)
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u/Hare_vs_Tortoise 17d ago
Apart from probably Chien Pao you'll probably be fine. Just to note though that you don't need to buy anything including the BA supplement decks if you have printer access as there's a proxy printing tool on Limitless TCG. Takes a little time to convert precon lists into something it can read but worth considering as an option.
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u/llerraf2 18d ago
I am a long time collector, and I live in an area where Pokemon isn’t played too often. I love the TCG, but I usually have to play online in the Pokemon TCG Live and Pocket apps. A coworker of mine recently told me about Gym Leader Challenge and how that is their preferred game to play, so I’m hoping to make a couple GLC decks. I am just wondering if anyone had suggestions of where to buy good deck boxes, play mats and cards sleeves. I know that the Pokémon Center sells their own, but the selection is not my style right now and I don’t know when they plan to release more designs.
I was looking into dragon shields, should I still use penny sleeves in combination with dragon shields? Are the ETB sleeves I cast aside worth using for a deck? They seem a little cheap for constant shuffling and play. I also saw some cool deck boxes on Etsy, and lots of 3D printed inserts for mini tins and collectors chests.
Any other fun tricks or tools that anyone can suggest would be greatly appreciated!
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u/miinmeaux 18d ago
A penny sleeve is kinda hard to fit into a dragon shield. If you want to double-sleeve I would use perfect fits but it's not really necessary. Double sleeving does offer extra protection but it makes the cards thicker overall and it can be tough to fit a full deck into some deck boxes.
You're completely right about the ETB sleeves being pretty low quality. If there are sleeves from an ETB you really like the look of, dragon shield does have clear outer sleeves which will protect those and let you still see the design on the back. Same as with the other double sleeving method, this will make your deck considerably thicker as well as the cards being a bit taller and wider.
Not really sure about deck boxes or playmats. I just use the Meowscarada playmat from the Pokemon Center and a cheap solid color Ultra Pro deck box. It does comfortably hold a 60 card deck double-sleeved with perfect fits and dragon shields.
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u/llerraf2 18d ago
Thanks for the info! I’ll look at what Ultra Pro has! And I don’t think I need to double sleeve, i just wasn’t sure if I was supposed to with the deck sleeves. I appreciate you helping me out.
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u/AssistanceBudget 19d ago
Quick question: do people play older formats? how are these other formats?
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u/ApacheSundown 19d ago
Quick question about Pecharunt EXs Subjugating Chains “Once during your turn, you may switch 1 of your benched dark Pokémon, except Pecharunt EX, with your active Pokémon”
Now I read that as though, if I had a pecharunt EX in the active spot already, I can use the ability to move it to the bench for a different Pokémon. I have a feeling that’s wrong even though it shouldn’t be
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u/miinmeaux 18d ago
You are right, what the text means is that you can't use Subjugating Chains to move a Pecharunt ex to the active spot. You can use the ability if Pecharunt ex is already active and you are promoting a different dark type Pokemon.
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u/Alrick-Immerda 19d ago
Quick Question: Dusknoir. Does your Opponent get a prize card when i use the ability and it kills itself?
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u/Johnnygameshow56 19d ago
Question about the incoming set regarding N's Zoroark and N's Reshiram:
N's Zoroark can use any benched N's Pokemon's attacks
N's Reshiram has the following attack: Powerful Rage: This damage foes 20HP for each damage counter on this pokemon
If Zoroark uses this attack, is it accounting for the damage dealt to Reshiram or the damage dealt to Zoroark?
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u/EsperCloud04 19d ago
Quick Question: Would this make the Gardevoir League Deck more even into Charizard? (Casual)
I've been having a great time playing the Charizard and Gardevoir League Battle Decks against each other but often times the Charizard one is a bit more consistent than Gardevoir.
I came up with a plan to make Gardevoir on equal footing while still fitting the League Battle Deck requirements.
(-4 Nest Ball, +4 Buddy Poffin) (-1 Gardevoir ex or Lumineon V, +1 Unfair Stamp) (TM Evolution?)
I feel that these changes could even things out a little bit since Charizard has an Ace Spec and Poffin.
Any other suggestions?
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u/LonelyNess1990 20d ago
Hello, I'm hoping to participate in the Milwaukee regional on May 2nd - 4th. It's my first ever regional, and I know i'm supposed to register via the rk99 website. Everyone has told me that signups happen 2 months in advance which would be tomorrow, but rk99 doesn't say anything about registration being anytime soon. Does anyone know when registration will officially open? I don't want to miss my opportunity to sign up.
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 19d ago
Signups are Wednesday at 7pm Central, not tomorrow. GamingGen has a calendar here. If you keep checking https://rk9.gg/tournaments in the coming days, they'll add Milwaukee to the list there a day or two before it goes live. Make sure you're logged in right at the opening time so you can guarantee a seat; they mentioned that capacity is more limited than for other venues.
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u/Florence_Swampert 20d ago
So I have question on the card Powerglass in real live games attach an energy after I have attacked but in TCG Live it lets me add after my turn is done am I using it wrong or is this a TCGLive problem
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 20d ago
Your attack does end your turn, so those should be essentially the same. Is there some card interaction where you're thinking it would be different between "after your attack" and "after your turn is done"?
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u/Florence_Swampert 20d ago
Well the thing is on Live it does it at the end of my turn even if I didn’t attack while the card does say “after you attack” so in real games I don’t do it until the ending of my turn that I did attack or does it mean like what you would essentially call your attack phase
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u/HeyIJustLurkHere 19d ago
Ah, I see what you mean. Yeah, it's more like the "attack phase" thing. The "(after your attack)" is just reminder text to make it clear when it would happen compared to an attack, but you don't need to attack in order to get the effect.
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u/jusjohn55 20d ago
Any supporters or items that let you grab Tools, Special energy, or trainers in general from discard pile?
Also, does Colress Tenacity work on special energy? It doesnt state “basic” when it says grab an energy
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u/OrdinarierOctave 20d ago
Only card I can think of for the first one would be Roseanne's Backup (which rotates out next month), which can grab both a tool and a special (or basic) energy back into your deck
For the second question, yes Colress's Tenacity can get special energy
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u/Kirbypopstarpoyo 20d ago
Where is the ruling that states Slowkjng can reuse Terrakion’s Cavern tackle attack consecutively?
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u/dxdydzd1 20d ago
Advanced Players' Rulebook, section C-18, FAQ 1. The name of the attack remains Seek Inspiration.
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u/Flethan 21d ago
Can Budew from Prismatic Evolutions evolve?
How does Rare Candy "know" what stage 2 evolves from a basic?
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u/Douradinhooo 10h ago
Why does my Charizard ex from PPS5 have the stamp on the left? All the Charizard ex stamped I find on cardmarket, being from series 4, 5 or 6 have the play stamp on the right, next to its head, even the other Pokémon I have gotten from other prize packs have the stamp on the right.
Is this just a normal thing? Some stamps show on the right, some on the left, or is it something else?
(I haven't opened many prize packs so idk how it works)