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- ↓ 5.61
- ꩜ 5.91
- ↑ 75.40
{G} → Parallel Drain : 30
After your attack, remove from 1 of your Pokémon the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon.
{G}{G}{C} → Dozing Scales : 60
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
illus. Sumiyoshi Kizuki · LV.36
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Blob Takeshi
First Butterfree card since FireRed & LeafGreen.
Nos
Oh I did 30 damage from that attack? Time to remove 30 damage counters from one of my benched VMAX pokemon!
Card effects like this really highlight the clearer meaning in the form of “Heal” vs “Remove damage counters”
Myrbel
Wait, it… It does? How?
Rich
Parallel Drain does 30 damage. But the card says to take off damage counters equal to the damage you’ve done. That would mean removing 30 damage counters, which is the same as healing 300 HP—way too much! It should say to heal the same amount of damage you did, which would be just 30 HP, not 300.
Myrbel
Oh my goodness!! Yes I understand now, wow. Very important distinction indeed!