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You may play this card during your opponent’s turn when your opponent’s Pokémon uses any Poké-Power. Prevent all effects of that Poké-Power. (This counts as that Pokémon using its Poké-Power.) If you have 2 or less Pokémon SP in play, you can’t play this card.
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feyblade
Counterspells? COUNTERSPELLS? They really wanted Pokemon SP to be format defining . This is absolutely vicious, and should never have been so utterly one sided. Imagine rolling out three Crobat G with this thanks to Pokémon Collector, bouncing them a ridiculous number of times, and then countering whatever poke power combo the enemy tries to pull off on the next turn with this.
WilliamH.
I’m all for Counterspells though. I think the current format should have such cards that increase defense or cast Smokescreen when the opponent attacks.
coolestman22
I actually tried that one time in a Kingdra variant. I played Crobats and Porygon Z G to get my Expert Belts back, and I would try to get some out and then troll with random Power Sprays. When they told me I couldn’t, I would tell them to look closer at my board.
It would have also been a fun deck in a tournament. I could get three Crobats out, and when my opponent used Uxie I could wait until they drew a few cards, play Power Spray, and call a Judge.
Whirlpool
So, it basically acts like an “Instant” in MTG.
Quarter-Turn
SP was out of control.
WilliamH.
I’m never full understand the madness of the SP days, as that was far before my starting point with BW1. However, one fact is blatantly clear: Basics can get out of control quickly.
I Liked Lost Box
XY is a testament to that fact.
Blob Takeshi
Wait… why isn’t G-102 between G-101 and G-103?
Richard Rich
Is the last sentence supposed to mean, “you may only play this card if you have more than two Pokemon SP in play”?
Henry VIII
Grammar mistake. It should say “2 or fewer Pokemon-SP.”
Hâlian the Protogen
Pokémon needs more counterplay.
Sam
Hard disagree. I switched from MTG to Pokémon because I was sick of people taking entire turns on my turn.
Nos
I’m fairly in agreement here too. People give pokemon crap for not “having” counterplay, it does you just have to do it on YOUR turn. There’s nothing wrong with a game that lets players take their turn on their turn lol.
However I will say there are times in the TCG where the game plays way too fast and it can be tough to come back from an opponent who sets up really quickly.
anon-san
I always hear people complain about counterspells in magic, but those people would rather just play solitaire with the game and combo off or build into their win condition with no interaction. Pokemon gets a lot of criticism for it, but the game is painfully simplified these days and it wouldn’t be necessary.