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Fezandipiti ex and Fossil Item - Counts as Pokemon?

feditor
feditor Member Posts: 2
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Had an interesting question we couldn't work out at a recent local.

An Antique Root Fossil notes that "Play this card as if it were a 60-HP Basic [NORMAL] Pokemon" . There was confusion in relation to if when a Fossil Item is Knocked out on the Bench, would Fezandipiti ex's "Flip the Script" ability be triggerable? The specific confusion was related to Fezandipiti triggers on a Pokemon being KO'd, and Fossil says "as if it were a Pokemon", reasoning being that it's not technically a Pokemon but an item.

The Ability on the Fossil reads like it should be considered a Pokemon, but the reasonable argument that it doesn't officially say it's a Pokemon makes sense too. Would like clarification to make sure no issues occur.

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  • OlderAngel11
    OlderAngel11 Member Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭✭
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    I think you take prizes for knocking out a fossil pokemon (please correct me if this is incorrect) so then it follows that you should be able to use Fezandipiti ex's ability if one was knocked out. I'm not sure if this is correct.

  • feditor
    feditor Member Posts: 2
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    Fossil Pokemon items give a prize card on defeat, it's just that the with the wording of fossil items the big determination is does its Knockout register as a Pokemon? Confusion here is that while acting "as if" it were a Pokemon it will give prizes on defeat, but if Fez can recognize that it also knocks out as a Pokemon that'll be nice to clarify.

  • OlderAngel11
    OlderAngel11 Member Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭✭
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    Yeah. I have the same question about rare candy. Can you use rare candy on a fossil card, evolving it into a stage two pokemon? Same premises of the question. If I play it like a pokemon, does that mean it is a pokemon? I don't know the answers to these questions but I would like to.