From: Brian Brokaw <brokaw@teleport.com>
To: Eric Beaty <BEATY_6204@A1.RSCC.CC.TN.US>
Subject: Re: Some more Poke Q's
Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:14 PM

From: Eric Beaty <BEATY_6204@A1.RSCC.CC.TN.US>
To: brokaw <brokaw@teleport.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 11:39 AM
Subject: Some more Poke Q's


>Howdie again
>I'll try to be quick about it.
>1) When using energy removal/super energy removal in the Pokemon TCG. Are you
>allowed to choose the specific energy card you want to remove from your
>opponent's pokemon?


Yep!  Energy Removal ROCKS!  Every deck should include some!
(of course, both cards removed with a S.E.R. need to be from a
single opponent pokemon.)

>2) when one of your pokemon gets k.o'd are you supposed to put a pokemon from
>your bench out and make it active before you draw a card for your turn or can
>you draw first?  I figured the former was the right way to do it.


You must have a bench replacement waiting to put active.  Otherwise you
fail the "ALWAYS HAVE A POKEMON IN-PLAY" rule and IMMEDIATELY lose.
(no time for you to draw a card and play pokemon.)

>3) if you get k.o'd and you move a pokemon out to battle and decide to change
>your mind about that pokemon and want to choose a different one to be the active
>pokemon can you switch it (not with the switch trainer) for free since your turn
>is not over?

That is up to your opponent.
Technically the answer is NO.  But I hate technicalities, and if it
was an honest mistake and you tried to correct it right away, I would
always allow it (if you were playing me).

>4) when using a poke power, do you have to repeat that your going to use it
>every turn or is it just automatic? (Except for Dodrio's retreat aid)


Many Powers are always "ON" (automatic) and do not need to be announced:
Machamp's Strikes Back, Mr. Mime's Invisible Wall, Dodrio's Retreat Aid,
etc (this may not be a full list... I'm going from memory here).  However,
some Powers DO need to be announced before using them (each time):
Blastoise's Rain Dance, Venusaur's Energy Trans, etc.


>Finally if you read Wizard's special publication "IN power" recently, there were
>some various pokemon "quizes" for different situations during a pokemon battle.
>could you possibly send me some different quizes like these.  these quizes
>really helped me alot and I recommend putting some in your future publications
>of pokemon strategy guides.


Quizzes would be awesome!
I did have one typed up and sent to Bill at the PoJo, but it never
got posted...  Basically I wanted to know what the biggest amount
of damage that can be inflicted in a single attack in Pokemon (and
Inquest's little note was wrong on this one by a long shot).
But some of those "what are you going to do" quizzes would be fun!
I'll work on some.

Thanks for the email!
Brian Brokaw