Well spring mask Ogerpon - with sparkling crystal attached (torrential pump attack)

pears_91

Hi,

Please can anyone help me understand if this is a game bug or card text error?

If I use well spring mask ogerpon torrential pump but with only 2 energy attached and the sparkling crystal attached which allows it to attack with only 2 energy for the usual 3 energy attack.

It then says shuffle 3 energy back into the deck, if you do this attack also does 120 damage to one of your oponents benched pokemon. On pokemon TCG live, I select to shuffle back the energy, off course I can only shuffle back 2 energy. But it still allows me to do the bench damage. Is this a game bug or a misinterpretation on the card? I know the original cards are Japanese, so sometimes there can be small misinterpretations on them.

DoubleCure

It's working as intended, but indeed the text could have been worded differently, here is the official ruling:

• My Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex has a Sparkling Crystal attached and only one Double Turbo Energy on it. If I use its "Torrential Pump" attack, can I shuffle the Double Turbo Energy back into the deck and do damage to a benched Pokemon?
• Yes, this is a case of doing as much as you can. You would get to do the bench damage even though you can't detach 3 energy, but you must shuffle in SOME energy in order to get the bonus. You shuffle the two energy that are attached back into the deck, and do 80 to the active and 100 to the bench (remember, damage is still reduced for the DTE since the detachment happens after damage is done).

Source: Stellar Crown FAQ; TPCi Rules Team (2024-09-12)

pears_91

Thank you for that @DoubleCure

I imagine playing this at a tournament will get a judge call every game.

But understand, I guess the wording on the card should be to shuffle All or 3 energy back into the deck.