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• Can Energy only be attached to the Pokémon in the Active Spot?
  No, you can attach an Energy to any one of your Pokémon, whether it's in the Active Spot or on the Bench. However, you can only attach one Energy card per turn, so you must choose whether to attach it to your Active Pokémon or to a Benched Pokémon.
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• After Knocking Out a Pokémon with an attack, the Prize card I drew was a Basic Pokémon. Can I play it on the Bench immediately?
  No, you can't. Since your turn ends when you use an attack, you'll have to wait until your next turn to play Basic Pokémon on your Bench, including the one you drew as a Prize card.
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• Do I take a Prize card when I Knock Out one of my opponent's Benched Pokémon?
  Yes, you do.
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• What happens if I don't have a Benched Pokémon to put in the Active Spot after my Active Pokémon was Knocked Out?
  If a player ends up without any Pokémon left in play (neither in the Active Spot nor on the Bench) that player instantly loses the game.
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• What happens if a Pokémon can't use an attack because it doesn't have the required Energy attached?
  If the Pokémon doesn't have enough Energy to use one of its attacks, it can't use that attack. If there aren't any attacks that can be used, pass your turn.
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• How many Energy cards can I attach during my turn?
  You can only attach one Energy card per turn.
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• What happens to a Pokémon's Energy after it's used an attack?
  The Energy stays attached to the Pokémon. However, if the effect of the attack says "Discard ___ Energy", you must discard Energy as explained on the card.
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• For attacks that require a lot of Energy, do I have to wait however many of my turns it takes to have enough Energy attached before I can finally use it?
  Indeed, you can't use an attack until you have attached all of the Energy required to use it.
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• Can Energy be attached to either Active Pokémon or Benched Pokémon?
  Whether a Pokémon is in the Active Spot or on the Bench, you can attach an Energy to it. However, you can only attach one Energy card per turn, so you must choose whether to attach it to your Active Pokémon or to a Benched Pokémon.
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• Can I attach Energy to my Bench Pokémon?
  Yes, you can. However, you can only attach one Energy card per turn
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• After my Pokémon was Knocked Out, can the Pokémon I put in the Active Spot in its place then evolve?
  Yes, you can evolve it once it's your turn.
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• What is the point of attaching Energy to Benched Pokémon?
  Attaching Energy to your Benched Pokémon allows them to be ready to fight as soon as they move to the Active Spot.
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• Is there a limit to how many Energy cards can be attached to a single Pokémon?
  No, there is no limit to how many Energy cards a Pokémon can have attached. However, you can only attach one Energy card per turn.
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• Can I attach an Energy to my Pokémon even after evolving it?
  So long as you haven't attached an Energy to any of your Pokémon this turn yet, you can.
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• If I have both Stage 1 and Stage 2 Evolution cards in my hand, can I evolve my Basic Pokémon to its Stage 2 Evolution straight away?
  No, you can't. Pokémon can only evolve by one stage per turn.
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• Can I evolve my Active Pokémon and Benched Pokémon, or several Benched Pokémon, during the same turn?
  Yes, so long as those Pokémon weren't just put into play that turn, you can evolve any number of them.
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• Can Pokémon only evolve in the Active Spot?
  No, Pokémon can evolve whether they are in the Active Spot or on the Bench.
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• At the very beginning of the game, during each player's first turn, can they evolve any of their Pokémon?
  No, they can't. Pokémon that were put in the Active Spot or on the Bench while setting up for the game are treated as if they'd just been played this turn, and thus cannot evolve yet.
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• How can I evolve a Pokémon?
  If you have the Pokémon "△◯◇" in play and a Stage 1 or Stage 2 Evolution card in hand that says "Evolves from △◯◇", then you can put that Evolution card on that Pokémon in play to evolve it.
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• Can Benched Pokémon evolve too?
  Yes, so long as that Pokémon wasn't just put into play that turn, it can evolve.
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