From: Brian Brokaw [brokaw@pojo.com]
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 9:43 PM
To: Justin Riley
Subject: RE: Status effects question

> I was reading the TCG rules book the other day and came across something 
> that puzzeled me...
> 
> The part concerning statuses and such said that one status replaces the 
> current one (e.g.- paralysis replaces confusion).  The rules said that this 
> was valid for paralysis, confusion, and asleep to paralysis, confusion, and 
> asleep.
> 
> The point i'm trying to make is: can asleep replace asleep?  If so, than 
> your opponent could never stay awake because you never have to flip.

You are forgetting that a Pokemon that is put to sleep gets to flip
a coin at the end of ALL player's turns, so they get a chance to wake
up at the end of the turn in which you put it to sleep.

100% Sleep is only 50% effective.


Brian Brokaw