Rulings

If my opponent have an active Iron Thorns EX with the ability Initialization, does my Mega Clefable EX still have the ability Luminous Wings?

Yes it does, Mega Clefable EX’s Luminous Wings ability prevents it from being removed from Iron Thorns EX’s Initialization ability.

If my Sylveon EX used the attack Magical Charm on the opponent’s active Arboliva EX, and during my opponent’s turn, he used Arboliva EX’s Oil Salvo attack and chose 3 different Pokemon each 2 times, does it still do 40 to each of the chosen Pokemon or does it do 0 to each?

Since Magical Charm reduces all attack damage on the defending Pokemon, Arboliva EX attack are reduced by 100 for each different selected Pokemon, in this case it does 0 damage to each of the chosen Pokemon.

If my Sylveon EX used the attack Magical Charm on the opponent’s active Marnie’s Grimmsnarl EX, can my opponent’s Marnie’s Grimmsnarl EX still do 30 damage to one of my benched Pokemon or is it reduced to 0?

Since Sylveon EX’s Magical Charm reduces all attack damage from the defending Pokemon, Marnie’s Grimmsnarl EX additional damage to the bench is also reduced by 100, which is reduced to 0 in this case.

If I attack with my Mew EX, with 3 psychic energy attached to it, with the attack Genome Hacking to copy my opponent's Mega Eelektross EX's Disaster Shock attack, can I make the opponent's Mega Eelektross EX paralyzed even when I cannot discard any Lightning energy on my Mew EX?

Yes, you can still paralyze the opponent's Pokemon in this scenario.

If my Wellspring Mask Ogerpon has a Sparkling Crystal attached to it, with 2 basic water energy attached as well, can I use the attack Torrential Pump and choose to shuffle my 2 basic energies back to do 120 damage to one of my opponent’s benched Pokemon?

Yes you can.

Can I use Mega Lucario EX’s Aura Jab attack and choose not to attach any energy from my discard pile to my benched Pokemon if there are both energy in my discard pile and Pokemon in my bench?

Yes you can.

If my opponent have an active Flutter Mane with the ability Midnight Fluttering, and I have active Dipplin with the ability Festival Lead, and I have the stadium Festival Ground in play, if I knocked out my opponent’s Flutter Mane, can I still perform a second attack using the Festival Lead ability if the newly promoted Pokemon is not a second Flutter Mane?

Yes you can, if Flutter Mane is knocked out from the first attack, the Festival Lead ability comes back activated, so you can continue using the Festival Lead ability.

If my opponent have an active Flutter Mane with the ability Midnight Fluttering, and I have active Dipplin with the ability Festival Lead, can my benched Thwackey still use the ability Boom Boom Groove?

No, because the active Dipplin have no ability at all when Flutter Mane is on the active spot, thus not fulfilling the requirements to activate Thwackey’s Boom Boom Groove ability.

If during my last turn, I’ve attacked using my Mew ex with the attack Genome Hacking to copy my opponent’s Sylveon ex Angelite attack, can I still use Genome Hacking to copy and use the Angelite attack again this turn?

Yes you can, because the attack Mew ex used last turn is Genome Attack and not Angelite, hence Mew ex can use Genome Hacking to copy Angelite again.

Can I use Prime Catcher when my opponent do not have any bench Pokemon?

No you can’t, Prime Catcher requires you to switch your opponent’s Pokemon first, then if you do, switch Pokemon of your own.

If my opponent knockout my active Iron Hands ex with Heavy Baton attached to it, and I have at least 1 bench Pokemon, can I choose not to attach any energies to them?

No you can’t, you should at least attach one energy to any of your bench Pokemon.

If I played supporter Surfer to move my Palafin with the ability Zero to Hero to the active spot, do I draw until 5 first from Surfer’s effect or evolve to Palafin ex using Palafin’s Zero to Hero ability first?

You should draw until 5 first, then only activate Palafin’s ability to evolve into Palafin ex. You should resolve the card that is played first in this case.

Can I use Superior Energy Retrieval while knowing I do not have any basic energy in the discard pile, or choose to not take any while there are basic energies in the discard pile?

No you cannot, you can only use Superior Energy Retrieval if there is a valid target, and you always need to take at least one energy with it.

If my opponent has a Froslass in play with the ability Freezing Shroud, while Battle Cage in on the field, are all Pokemon in play prevented from placing damage counter from Froslass’s ability?

No, only the owner of Froslass with the ability Freezing Shroud will place the damage counter to their own Pokemon during the Pokemon Checkup phase.

If I took a Chansey with the ability Lucky Bonus while the stadium Team Rocket’s Watchtower is in play, do I still get to activate Chansey’s Lucky Bonus ability?

Yes, because Chansey’s ability is triggered before it is put into play, Team Rocket’s Watchtower only prevents Pokemon that are in play.

If I send out Flutter Mane and my opponent sends out Klefki at the start of the game, whose Ability works first: Flutter Mane’s Midnight Fluttering or Klefki’s Mischievous Lock?

The player who’s going first will have precedence hence the ability of the pokemon who’s going first gets activated first.