Red Card · Generations (GEN) #71

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   Devianter

   (4 years ago)

   I noticed some cards like Red Card say, “AND draw X cards”, but other cards like Peeking Red Card say, “THEN draw X cards”.

   In the Pokemon Trading Card Game, I know “if you do” usually denotes a cost, but is there a difference between a card saying, “AND **do something**” vs. “THEN **do something**”?
   I’m just wondering because in some games like Yugioh there’s a difference between the two.

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     Elias Sant'AnaDevianter

     (4 years ago)

     In Pokémon, there aren’t effects that trigger in-between actions of a single card. So, while “then” implies a separate action, it has no practical uses.

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       DevianterElias Sant'Ana

       (4 years ago)

       Thanks Elias, you get a vote up. :)

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     007manyoDevianter

     (4 years ago)

     The easy answer is: yes there is a difference, but here they imply that they shuffle, then draw, then net result being their hand changes to 4 different cards.

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