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- ↓ 0.40
- ꩜ 0.98
- ↑ 4.45
{P} → Haunt
Put 1 damage counter on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
{C}{C} → Astonish
Choose a random card from your opponent’s hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into their deck.
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No Name
So, when cards say “prevent all effects of attacks done to this Pokemon (damage is not an effect)” — would the damage-counter-placing that is so common on ghost types be prevented? Does the placing of damage counters not count as damage? Is it an effect?
Twylis
Yep, direct placement of damage counters is considered an effect and not damage. Hence why placement of damage counters also isn’t affected by weakness or resistance. Some early cards were inconsistent about the difference though, such as the first print of Rainbow Energy.