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Starting with the X & Y series, the player who goes first cannot use an attack on the first turn. | Starting with the X & Y series, the player who goes first cannot use an attack on the first turn. | ||
== | ==Game effects== | ||
===Cost=== | |||
Most attacks have an attack cost, which is printed as energy symbols to the left of the attack name. A Pokémon card can only use an attack if it has enough {{TCG|Energy card|Energy}} attached to it to pay for that attack's cost. Energy only needs to be attached to the Pokémon; unless explicitly stated otherwise, all Energy cards remain attached to a Pokémon after it attacks. The attack cost is printed using energy symbols. For each symbol, the Pokémon must have a corresponding Energy attached to it. {{TCG|Colorless}} Energy requirements may be fulfilled by any kind of Energy, while all other Energy requirements must be fulfilled by that particular Energy. For example, in order to use an attack with a cost of one {{TCG|Fire}} Energy and one {{TCG|Colorless}} Energy, at least one Fire Energy and one of any other Energy must be attached to the attacking Pokémon. | Most attacks have an attack cost, which is printed as energy symbols to the left of the attack name. A Pokémon card can only use an attack if it has enough {{TCG|Energy card|Energy}} attached to it to pay for that attack's cost. Energy only needs to be attached to the Pokémon; unless explicitly stated otherwise, all Energy cards remain attached to a Pokémon after it attacks. The attack cost is printed using energy symbols. For each symbol, the Pokémon must have a corresponding Energy attached to it. {{TCG|Colorless}} Energy requirements may be fulfilled by any kind of Energy, while all other Energy requirements must be fulfilled by that particular Energy. For example, in order to use an attack with a cost of one {{TCG|Fire}} Energy and one {{TCG|Colorless}} Energy, at least one Fire Energy and one of any other Energy must be attached to the attacking Pokémon. | ||
Some attacks have an attack cost of zero. These attacks first appeared in {{TCG|Diamond and Pearl}}. They have a symbol indicating an attack cost of 0 on them. Some Pokémon cards also have a {{TCG|Pokémon Power|Pokémon Power, Poké-Power, Poké-Body, or Ability}}, which is similar to an attack. However, using a Pokémon Power or its derivatives do not end a player's turn, and a player's Pokémon can use them from the Bench. | Some attacks have an attack cost of zero. These attacks first appeared in {{TCG|Diamond and Pearl}}. They have a symbol indicating an attack cost of 0 on them. Some Pokémon cards also have a {{TCG|Pokémon Power|Pokémon Power, Poké-Power, Poké-Body, or Ability}}, which is similar to an attack. However, using a Pokémon Power or its derivatives do not end a player's turn, and a player's Pokémon can use them from the Bench. | ||
==Name== | ===Name=== | ||
[[File:MandibuzzBlackWhite73.jpg|right|200px|thumb|{{TCG ID|Black & White|Mandibuzz|73}} has its attacks, damage, and effects printed in white as it's the Darkness type.]] | [[File:MandibuzzBlackWhite73.jpg|right|200px|thumb|{{TCG ID|Black & White|Mandibuzz|73}} has its attacks, damage, and effects printed in white as it's the Darkness type.]] | ||
Every attack has a name, which is printed in large black text (except for the {{TCG|Darkness}} type which is printed in white) to the right of the attack cost. | Every attack has a name, which is printed in large black text (except for the {{TCG|Darkness}} type which is printed in white) to the right of the attack cost. | ||
==Damage== | ===Damage=== | ||
Most attacks deal damage. The amount of damage an attack deals is written to the right of the attack name as a large black or white number, conventionally divisible by 10. If a Pokémon uses an attack that deals damage, put a damage counter on the opponent's {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Active Pokémon}} (the {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Defending Pokémon}}) for each 10 damage the attack does. | Most attacks deal damage. The amount of damage an attack deals is written to the right of the attack name as a large black or white number, conventionally divisible by 10. If a Pokémon uses an attack that deals damage, put a damage counter on the opponent's {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Active Pokémon}} (the {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Defending Pokémon}}) for each 10 damage the attack does. | ||
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If no number is present, then the attack does not deal damage; it most likely has another effect, listed in its attack text. | If no number is present, then the attack does not deal damage; it most likely has another effect, listed in its attack text. | ||
== | ===Text=== | ||
Attacks often have additional text beyond their name and damage. This text is printed in small black or white font underneath the cost, name, and damage. The text details additional effects and/or requirements of the attack. The text may alter the amount of damage dealt by the attack. Unless otherwise specified, its effect is mandatory when using the attack. | |||
===Weakness and Resistance=== | |||
Each Pokémon can have a {{TCG|Weakness}} or {{TCG|Resistance}}. If a Pokémon is damaged by an attack that is coming from a Pokémon whose {{TCG|Type}} is that Pokémon's Weakness or Resistance, then the damage is modified accordingly. On older cards, Weakness was treated as the damage being multiplied by 2, and Resistance was treated as the damage being reduced by 30. On newer cards, however, each card is unique and has printed on it what mathematical operation to apply to the damage. | Each Pokémon can have a {{TCG|Weakness}} or {{TCG|Resistance}}. If a Pokémon is damaged by an attack that is coming from a Pokémon whose {{TCG|Type}} is that Pokémon's Weakness or Resistance, then the damage is modified accordingly. On older cards, Weakness was treated as the damage being multiplied by 2, and Resistance was treated as the damage being reduced by 30. On newer cards, however, each card is unique and has printed on it what mathematical operation to apply to the damage. | ||
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Benched Pokémon typically don't apply Weakness and Resistance when calculating damage, but there are some exceptions when they do. | Benched Pokémon typically don't apply Weakness and Resistance when calculating damage, but there are some exceptions when they do. | ||
==Attack names== | |||
===Spelling variants=== | |||
Some attacks have spelling variants based on their counterparts from the [[core series]] games: | |||
* {{cw|Double Slap}} and Doubleslap | |||
* {{cw|Poison Powder}} and Poisonpowder | |||
===Language comparison=== | |||
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This is a comparison of TCG attacks between languages. | |||
* Some attacks have the same name in English but different names in Japanese: | |||
** {{cw|Lure (かどわかす)|Lure}} (Japanese: かどわかす ''Kidnap'') and {{cw|Lure (さそうかおり)|Lure}} (Japanese: さそうかおり ''Invite Aroma'') | |||
** {{cw|Strange Wave (みちのはどう)|Strange Wave}} (Japanese: みちのはどう ''Unknown Wave'') and {{cw|Strange Wave (ストレンジウェーブ)|Strange Wave}} (Japanese: ストレンジウェーブ ''Strange Wave'') | |||
* Some attacks have the same name in Japanese but different names in English: | |||
** Call for Friend and {{cw|Call for Friends}} (Japanese: たすけをよぶ ''Call Help'') | |||
** Gold Rush and {{cw|Make It Rain}} (Japanese: ゴールドラッシュ ''Gold Rush'') | |||
* Several cards have a {{cw|Metronome}} (Japanese: ゆびをふる) or {{cw|Mini-Metronome}} (Japanese: ちいさくゆびをふる) attack, except the {{OBP|Togepi|Wizards Promo 30}} from {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}} has a "Mini-Metronome" attack in English which uses Metronome's name in Japanese. | |||
{{Project TCG notice}} | {{Project TCG notice}} | ||