Hi Pojo and Fans, 
      Well, to be quite frank, I think that WotC just put the screws to a big portion of the Pokemon TCG. As you may have read, Poison, and the forthcoming Burn effects now shut down Pokemon Powers (In addition to Sleep, Confusion, and Paralysis). This new rule basically means I can Poison you cause you to lose at least 20 HP per round (1 counter at the end of each turn) in addition to any other damage I cause in the meantime, which was the norm, but now I can turn off your Pokemon Power in the same move. I personally think that this new effect is too strong to be applied to Poison (and Burn, if it turns out like I think it might). It fits with the other conditions because Slp, Cfs, and Par don't actively harm the affected Pokemon, they are replaced when a new effect happens, and (sometimes) go away on their own (Slp and Par), resotoring the Active Pkmn. Poison, however, will not go away on its own, and it stacks with any of the other effects, so that if you were Asleep and 
      Sincerely and sweetly (shyeah, right),            
            Dave 

I welcome flames, praise, banter....   ScummyRAT@aol.com