Double Full Heal · Crystal Guardians (CG) #77

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   Purpletofucrate

   (6 years ago)

   Each? How could you have two active Pokémon at the same time? Is it referring to both players?

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     OtakuPurpletofucrate

     (6 years ago)

     No, its referring to both of your Active Pokémon because there is a rule’s variant that was introduced during the EX-era, 2-on-2. 2-on-2 refers to each player having two Active Pokémon at the same time, and a four Pokémon Bench. EX-era refers to the Gen III series of expansions, beginning with EX: Ruby & Sapphire and ending with EX: Power Keepers. 2-on-2 never really caught on as frankly, it wasn’t that fun; you had two Active Pokémon but only one could attack each turn so most of the time, it was like having one of your Benched Pokémon but it could be easily attacked. =P

     It would also apply to Team Battle. Team Battle began under WotC (so prior to 2-on-2) but since it didn’t originate with TPC, no cards were ever specifically designed for it. The short version is that Team Battle is a four player game of Pokémon, with players split into teams of two. All four play at the same time, and may use card effects on each other. Each player has his or her own deck, Active Pokémon, and Bench of four Pokémon. Players also set out half as many Prizes as usual (so for a Constructed Format, 60 card game, that means three Prizes each).

     These two formats are examples of “Unsanctioned Fun Formats”; they cannot be used as a tournament’s main event, but are permitted for side events (hence there being official rules for them in the Play! Pokémon TCG Rules and Formats document. You can find that document as a .pdf here: http://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/about/tournaments-rules-and-resources/
     That links to the official Pokémon.com website. Another Unsanctioned Fun Format is 30-card play. I don’t know if you can combine 2-on-2 with Team Battle, but 30-card can be used with either of them, for Standard, Expanded, or Limited play.

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