From: Brian Brokaw To: Subject: Re: Pokemon Power question Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 11:26 PM > Hello Brian. > > I have a question regarding Pokemon Powers. You're probably sick of > hearing about Mr. Mime, but my question pertains to him. According to > various things that I've read (both on the Wizards site and on thePojo), Mr. > Mime's Invisible Wall Power is always on, unless he's Asleep, Confused or > Paralyzed. My question is, how can MY Mr. Mime be Paralyzed on my opponents' > turn? I understand that, if Mr. Mime is my active Pokemon, and my opponent > puts him Asleep, and I fail to flip a heads before my opponents next turn, > Invisible Wall won't work, and Mr. Mime could take 60 (assuming my opponent > had out a Venusaur). Same thing with Confusion. But, since Paralyze wears > off after my turn, I would assume that Invisible Wall would turn back on. > But why would it say "This Power can't be used if Mr. Mime is Asleep, > Confused or Paralyzed." Can you help? Well, only because you asked VERY politely and in a mature manner... I will answer ONE MORE Mr. Mime question :-) (but if you had asked about Ditto, I would have had to shoot you... sorry, but true ;-) While Mr. Mime is Paralyzed, Invisible Wall is shut off. This time frame lasts from the end of your opponent's paralyzing attack to the very end of your following turn. During your opponent's next turn, no more Paralysis. So, your "question" is more of an essay really on the pointlessness (is that a word?) of Paralyzing Mr. Mime. I'm currently not aware of any way to inflict attack damage to an opponent's Pokemon during THEIR turn, so nothing will take advantage of the paralyzed Mr. Mime. Don't be worried too much about the wording on the card. You will note that the phrase about the Power shutting off is the EXACT SAME text printed on all Pokemon Powers. This is called a _template_ and it ensures that common rules apply to all similar classes of a card function. Hope this helps clear things up for you, Brian Brokaw