Recent content by Dave Sontag

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    Ruling Ditto's Copy Anything Clarification

    Sorry if this has been asked and answered. For Ditto's Copy Anything attack it says "Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon's attack and use it as this attack." Does this include your opponent's Pokémon that are in their discard pile, or just their Pokémon in the active position or on the bench?
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    Discussion Pokemon Customer Support

    It was the TOM program that made an egregious pairing error. The pairing contradicted the Pokemon Tournament Procedures for Aged Modified Swiss (section 3.1.2). The TO the head judge and the other participants were all confused when the 2 Juniors with 2-0-0 records were not paired for the...
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    Discussion Pokemon Customer Support

    No. I run a league and am a Tournament Organizer (challenges and cups). This was a Cup I took my son to. I was just a spectator.
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    Discussion Pokemon Customer Support

    I sent Pokémon Customer Support a request on April 13 about a League Cup. They replied several days later. A day after their reply I asked them a follow up question about their answer...it has been over 3 weeks and I have not received a reply from them. I have sent a number of additional...
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    Help Strange League Cup Pairing

    This is from Pokemon’s Tournament Operation Procedures section 3.1.2 (Age-Modified Swiss) -Play! Pokémon requires Age-Modified Swiss to be run for any tournament in which there are one to five players in one or more of the age divisions. This style is a slight variation of the standard Swiss...
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    Help Strange League Cup Pairing

    I know that TOM is terrible and glitchy at best. I run a League and am a TO myself. I know the organizer of this tournament as we have run tournaments together. I don't want him to get involved, because I know how frustrating it can be dealing with Pokémon. This is one of the reasons that...
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    Help Strange League Cup Pairing

    This is from Pokemon’s Tournament Operation Procedures section 3.1.2 (Age-Modified Swiss) Play! Pokémon requires Age-Modified Swiss to be run for any tournament in which there are one to five players in one or more of the age divisions. This style is a slight variation of the standard Swiss...
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    Help Strange League Cup Pairing

    If anyone can help by explaining how the TOM system pairs rounds and calculates placements, I would love some insight. The following is an explanation of the events: -My son Eddie played in a league cup. -There were 12 masters, 6 seniors, and 5 juniors. They paired the seniors and juniors...
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    Ruling Double Knockout to Finish Match

    Minior's (GRI) attack Cosmicplosion does 190 but "This Pokemon is Knocked Out". You and your opponent both have 1 prize card each. You have a Pokemon on your bench, but your opponent does not. If you used this attack to knock out your opponents last active Pokemon what is the result.
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    Event Prerelease Evolution Lines and Promos

    Are the evolution lines and trainers cards that come in the prerelease kits randomly inserted with the promo card or does each of the 4 promo cards have the same evolution lines and trainers?
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    Ruling Adding Damage to Attacks

    Thank you for the link.
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    Ruling Clarification on Attack's Effects (Metagross GX, Lapras GX)

    I didn't think the text from attacks were "Special Conditions", but were effects to follow after the attack. Is there some clarification in the rules that classify the attack text as Special Conditions? I understood that Special Conditions were: Poison, Burned, Asleep, Paralyzed, Confused.
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    Ruling Adding Damage to Attacks

    Do damage accelerators add damage to an attack that has no base damage or does the attack have to have a base damage for them to work? If a Strong Energy and a Choice Band are attached to a fighting type Pokemon who's attack does no damage, would the Strong Energy and Choice Band do 50 damage...
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    Ruling Clarification on Attack's Effects (Metagross GX, Lapras GX)

    The Metagross GX attack Giga Hammer states "This Pokemon can't use Giga Hammer during your next turn". If after I use the attack, on my next turn, I move it to my bench, and then move it back to the active position, can I use Giga Hammer again? In the PTCGO it allows me to switch the Metagross...
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    PokeBeach's April 2017 PTCGO Tournament, Sponsored by TCGPlayer.com!

    Are you a PokeBeach premium member? Yes What is your PTCGO screen name? davesontag What timezone do you live in? EST Did you play in March’s tournament? YES Did you make at least three non-tournament posts on PokeBeach in March? YES If you did not, do you promise to do that this month...
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