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Can shaymin bug please be fixed???

I have lost too many matches because shaymin’s flower curtain ability doesn’t properly work. The whole point of the card is to counter phantom dive but dragapult deck just blasts through it..

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  • DoubleCure
    DoubleCure Member Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @KING_EATING

    It's not a bug... Shaymin ability only blocks direct damage from attacks to your benched Pokemon, not damage counters placed by effects.

    So, attacks like Dragapult ex's "Phantom Dive" placing counters still hit your bench (damage counters are considered an effect, not attack damage).