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Sceptile

Sceptile

Type
POKEMON
HP
140
Energy Type
G
Stage
STAGE2
Retreat Cost
CC
Weakness
Rx2
Rarity
RARE HOLO
Illustrator
hatachu
Set
Primal Clash (PRC)
Number
9/164

Attacks

GLeaf Blade
30+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.

GGCPower Poison
120

Discard 1 Energy attached to this Pokémon. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Rulings (1)

If I attack with Sceptile's "Power Poison" attack, do I have to discard an Energy card if I don't want to Poison the opponent's Pokemon?

It is not optional. Even if the damage would be enough to Knock Out the Pokemon, you still have to discard an Energy and Poison it.

Power Poison
Source: Primal Clash FAQ (2015-02-05), TPCi Rules Team (2015-02-05)Feb 5, 2015Compendium →