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{C} → Gouge : 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
{P}{C}{C} → Psysplash
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon for each Energy card attached to that Pokémon. Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance.
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The tips of its split tail quiver whenever it uses its psychic abilities to read its opponent’s next move.
Anonymous
“Gouge” – It seems like the older Pokemon cards had more violent-sounding attacks.
Blob Takeshi
Aww, but that Espeon looks so cute.
NosrednaTrebor
If I put a wide lens on a card like this where the effect only says “Don’t apply weakness and resistance” even if benched pokemon aren’t mentioned specifically, will it still apply weakness or resistance?
Otaku
No. Wide Lens specifically only causes Weakness and Resistance to apply for Bench hits, as per its effect text. There is a website, pokegym.net, run by a group that includes members of the official rules’ team. They collect old rulings in a document known as “The Compendium”. There are older versions of The Compendium, but the latest one consists of not only new rulings but also older ones still in effect. One such ruling is
It has been ruled that W/R does not apply to the bench unless specifically mandated by the card. Period. That is a meta-game rule. It was never intended that the W/R would apply to the bench unless specifically stated. Yes we do know that some Pokemon say not to apply W/R to the Bench. [But] if it doesn’t say then you wouldn’t apply Weakness and Resistance (the default for benched Pokemon is to NOT apply Weakness and Resistance). This has been verified. (May 3, 2001 WotC Chat Announcements & Q44)
Again, this is a very old ruling, but it has never been overturned. If you need more information about all of this, I recommend heading over to pokegym.net.