From: by way of The PoJo <thepojo@thepojo.com> <JCLNUSA@aol.com>
To: brokaw@thepojo.com <brokaw@thepojo.com>
Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 10:25 PM
Subject: 3 good Q's


>Hi pojo! I really like your site. Could you please explain to me what these
>do?


Hello!  I'll give it a try:

>1. What does scoop up do?


Scoop up STEALS a prize from your opponent.  You use it to take the
BASIC POKEMON CARD (only!) from one of your Pokemon in play on the
table and put it into your hand.  You must discard ALL ENERGY AND
EVOLUTION CARDS when you do this however.  You would usually want
to use it on something like a Chansey who has 110 damage (and ALMOST
knocked-out) so that your opponent doesn't get the K-O.

>2. Does Mr. Mime's Pokemon Power Prevent him from getting over 20 damage,
and
>prevent him from dealing over 20 dameage. Or does it just prevent him from
>getting over 20 damage.

It just prevents him from GETTING over 20 damage.  His meditate
attack can be pretty deadly at times (way over 20 damage).

>3. When you are asleep, do you wake up and then attack? Or do you wake up,
>and then your turn is over? What I really need to understand is how sleep
>works.


Someone will attack you with a sleep-inflicting attack and
put you to sleep.  At that VERY MOMENT your pokemon is asleep.
At the end of THEIR turn (that's correct! IMMEDIATELY after they
put you to sleep) YOU flip a coin. If you get a HEADS, your
Pokemon WAKES UP, and then you get to take your turn! (so their
sleep attack move did VIRTUALLY NOTHING to slow you down)
However, if you get a TAILS, your pokemon is still asleep and
will not be able to attack or retreat on your turn.  HOWEVER,
at the end of your turn you flip a coin again. This process
keeps going (flip a coin at the end of BOTH PLAYER'S TURN to
see if you POkemon wakes up.) If you NEVER get a HEADS on your
flip, your pokemon STAYS ASLEEP.  (It only wakes up when you
flip heads).

Hope these help,
Brian Brokaw