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    Ruling Drampa GX and Splash Energy

    That is correct. Additionally, the effect of the attacking Pokemon would resolve before many other effects (ie: how a Shaymin could Sky Return and go back in hand before a Bursting Balloon or Shell Trap would kill it)
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    Ruling When does Shadow Stitching activate?

    Based on that, effects on the Defending Pokemon will resolve before other effects of the attack of the Attacking Pokemon, meaning the check for Ability of the Celebi will occur before the trigger of the Shadow Stitching effect. Hope that helps.
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    News Japan's SM3 Sets for the 20th Movie Feature Ho-Oh and Necrozma!

    This would work like Ascention on the psychic Phantump. It is possible to evolve to Trevenant and then use Ascention (via Shrine of Memories) to evolve directly to Trev Break, assuming the final translation does not have the exception language regarding Mons in play that turn.
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    Discussion Does Garb affect the meta in a good way? Or a bad way?

    Garb players have to limit their items as well because of the mirror match being more and more frequent. I am actually liking the game a little more with the slower pace. It is much less punishing on even a slight delay at the beginning as opposed to the way it has been lately with either you...
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    Ruling Captivating pokepuff V. Shaymin EX

    The way Shaymin reads is: "When *you* play this Pokemon from *your* hand onto your bench,..." Lele: "When *you* play this Pokemon from *your* hand onto *your* bench during your turn,..." Most other cards with abilities that trigger on playing have similar wording, or at least include the...
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    Help I've got a playset of NVI Eels but no Raikous. What other Expanded decks can use them?

    I used Eels along with the Ray online a decent bit to complete Dragon missions. It works OK. Picked up some wins while knocking out missions. I wouldn't play it in a tournament but it does get by for some mission grinding better than anything else I've tried in Dragon (don't have a Salamence...
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    Help TCGO Playtest Groups

    Go ahead and add me as well. IGN akealon I have quite a few meta decks and can probably make a lot of others to help out with testing. Currently playing mostly Garb GUR since that's my deck I'm focusing on irl. Also have a couple Expanded decks that are functional as well, but nowhere near...
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    Help Budget(ish) Garb list?

    The mirror match with Garb is really irrelevant. To kill a Garb with a Garb, it's only 3 items in discard. Maybe you end up putting your other bigger guys at risk, but being able to get moving in the mirror is probably more helpful than slow playing your items.
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    Standard Power Pylon

    The deck is running Magnezone as well. All of the retrieved energies could be put right back into play.
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    Standard Power Pylon

    I was just thinking Fisherman is easier to get your hands on at the right time with VS seeker or Lele and gets all 3 energies from the dead Koko back plus one. And pulling a Koko back to your hand and dropping it right back into play, able to charge up and hit again, is a nasty little twist...
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    Standard Power Pylon

    Baby Drampa actually works really well as a starter. Attach 1 energy T1, Amass for a 2nd one, Attach 1 T2, drop Koko, move all to Koko, and attack for decent numbers T2. You also probably want to include a Fisherman to get back energy if a Koko is knocked out and then use Mag to drop them all...
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    Standard Tapu Koko GX - The Storm of JUSTICE

    The damage block only counts for basics so Deci doesn't get the benefit of the stadium blocking damage.
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    Standard Volcanion with GuR

    I'm trying to work on one very similar to this and not using Hoopa and Shaymin to see about getting used to playing without them for upcoming rotation. Always partial to Volcanion as it was one of the first decks I started building because had pulled a couple Flareon EX's and a Volc tin (then...
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    Discussion Name your Favorite Deck in Each Category.

    Standard: Trevenant/Tauros Expanded: Raikou/Eels (but going to be testing Lapras/Keldeo with Aqua Patches) For Fun: Rats
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    Collecting The "Look What I Pulled" & Pull Rates Thread

    3 GR Booster boxes and pulled: SR DCE SR Max Potion RR Tapu Lele GX FA Turtonator GX FA Sylveon GX FA Kommo-O GX RA Sylveon GX RA Turtonator GX RA Ninetails GX x2 RA Vikavolt GX x2 RA Tapu Lele GX x2 RA Drampa GX RA Metagross GX RA Toxapex GX Plus: RA Lycanroc GX (from 1 of 3 packs won at...
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