Electivire ex VS Mega Chandelure ex

jcgss77
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I was playing Electivire ex with a Heavy Baton tool attached, and I had a Latias ex on the bench. I was knocked out by my opponent's Mega Chandelure ex with 380 damage, where the attack did consider my pokemon's retreat cost. However, the Heavy Baton did not consider my Pokemon's retreat cost by not moving my attached basic energy to a pokemon to my bench. Is this a bug, or is it a ruling difference, because the wording is contradictory if so.

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  • Justerfrog5557
    Justerfrog5557 Member Posts: 118
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    Was jamming tower in play? Latias wouldn't do anything here because that only affects basic pokemon.

  • jcgss77
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    https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/194338#Comment_194338

    No, I had my stadium in play, and I don't play Jamming Tower in my deck.

  • Mod_Bee
    Mod_Bee Moderator Posts: 1,637
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    #4

    Hi @jcgss77, Thanks for providing the details on this interaction. I understand the concern regarding Heavy Baton not activating when Electivire ex was Knocked Out by Mega Chandelure ex, particularly since the attack appears to take the Pokémon’s Retreat Cost into account.

    The interaction may depend on how the Retreat Cost is being calculated in each case. Since this could be either an intended ruling or a potential issue with how the effects are being handled, I recommend contacting Support with the specific game details so they can confirm the intended interaction and investigate further.

    To submit a ticket to support, go to Pokémon Support, select Pokémon TCG Live, then select Contact Us.

    Thank you for your time!

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