Cherrim · Battle Styles (BST) #008

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   No Name

   (5 months ago)

   This ability wouldn’t work with Aromatic {G} Energy, would it?

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     TwylisNo Name

     (5 months ago)

     No, the special energies only count as their specific energy when they’re already attached to something. If you wanted to accelerate them, I think the only options are Shining Mew SLG and Porygon-Z UNB.

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   Ambassador

   (4 weeks ago)

   I like how the whole “Pokémon with Rule Boxes” attempts to make such an inconspicuous debut in the TCG. The original JP is an even vaguer “Pokémon with rules” –「ルールを持つポケモン」(though I feel obliged to specify that vagueness is only when taken out of context and does have some deliberate ‘loaded meaning’ in the way it’s presented in the body of ability/attack/other language). It’s clearly meant to be future-proofed language to capture any and all multiprizers in Standard and Modified (i.e. GX, TTGX, V, VMAX, VSTAR, and the upcoming pseudoreturn of ex), but I am curious as to how does this language interact with cards with other types of rule boxes – Prism Stars, Shinings, and Radiants all have ‘rules’ on them, as do Gen 2 era Unown and Gen 4 era Arceus? (The latter two probably being more a ‘house rules’ thing, but how the first three are handled would probably indicate how they ought to be.)

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     TwylisAmbassador

     (4 weeks ago)

     I can’t speak to the Japanese terminology, but “rule box” covers EXs, GXs, Vs, Prism Stars, Radiant Pokémon, and BREAKs — but not modern Shining Pokémon or Amazing Rares since they lack an actual rule box (or any special rules at all).
     An official ruling clarifies it also applies to nothing before BW:
     https://compendium.pokegym.net/category/4-abilities/emperors-eyes/

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