Ruling help a poor little aipom lover..

[Typhlosion King]

aipom ufs power says you may draw a card. then put aipom at the bottom of your deck.

question: can i shuffle aipom in without drawing?

 

[PMJ]

Of course not. If you use the power, you must draw the card. The word "may" is in there because it's stating that the power is optional.

 

[Typhlosion King]

well, if you have no cards to draw in your deck, can you shuffle aipom in without drawing?

 

[PMJ]

No. If you can't do the first part, you can't do the second part.

 

[BM1014]

Anyway if you can, you will deck-out.

 

[PMJ]

No you won't. In fact, you'll never deck out; if you have no cards, you draw nothing and Aipom goes into your deck. Next turn, draw Aipom, drop him, retreat, power. Repeat forever.

 

[Mewstor]

Too bad that doesn't work. The official ruling says you can't shuffle Aipom into your deck without drawing first.

Edit: Ref.

== SNAPPY MOVE (Aipom - EX:Unseen Forces)

Q. Can I use Aipom's "Snappy Move" Poké-POWER if there are no cards left in my deck to draw from? Its text says "you MAY draw a card...", so can I just choose not to draw and then put Aipom on the bottom as the only card in my deck?
A. The Poké-POWER is optional, that's what the "you may" phrase is referring to. If you do not draw a card then you cannot place Aipom into your deck. (Sep 8, 2005 PUI Rules Team)