Ruling A few questions

[schnoobie]

I recently played a game with a friend that used a jungle set Mr. Mime and I was wondering, let's say I'm playing a base set Dewgong against that Mr. Mime, and I use its ice beam attack which does 30 damage and has a chance of paralyzing with a coin flip. If my coin flip manages to paralyze the Mr. Mime, would I be able to do the damage as well, or is it damage first, effects last?

Also, I know that you can't have more than 4 of the same name Pokemon in a deck, but does this also apply to Trainer cards?

And let's say I have an evolved Pokemon that has more HP than its basic stage in play, but is damaged and only has 10 HP left. Is it possible to use a devolution spray on it, or would I knock out that Pokemon?

Lastly, is there a minimum amount of Pokemon that you have to put in a deck? And in conjuction to that last question, is there a limit to the amount of redraws, due to no basic pokemon in your hand, that you perform at the beginning of the game when you're drawing your cards?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Furroshi]

yes. you `can only have four of the same card excluding basic energy. yes. the minimum 4 the amount of pokemon is 1. hope this is useful.

 

[Psychic Pokemon Master]

1. Mr Mime will only be affected by the Special Condition. Remember, when you attack a pokemon, the damage will ALWAYS take place first, then only its effect UNLESS stated.

2. Yes, it applies to trainer cards as well...

3. The minimum amount of Pokemon is 1 & for the limit of the amount of redraws, read this thread...

 

[Charizard]

I recently played a game with a friend that used a jungle set Mr. Mime and I was wondering, let's say I'm playing a base set Dewgong against that Mr. Mime, and I use its ice beam attack which does 30 damage and has a chance of paralyzing with a coin flip. If my coin flip manages to paralyze the Mr. Mime, would I be able to do the damage as well, or is it damage first, effects last?

Damage would come first, then only effect.

Also, I know that you can't have more than 4 of the same name Pokemon in a deck, but does this also apply to Trainer cards?

Yes, other than basic energy, you only can have 4 copies for each card in your deck.

Lastly, is there a minimum amount of Pokemon that you have to put in a deck? And in conjuction to that last question, is there a limit to the amount of redraws, due to no basic pokemon in your hand, that you perform at the beginning of the game when you're drawing your cards?

you must include at least 1 basic pokemon in your deck. There is no limit on how many times you can redraw; however, bear in mind that there is an time limit for your setup.

 

[PMJ]

If you have a Venusaur with 90 damage on it and you Devolution Spray the Ivysaur, you're left with a Bulbasaur with 90 damage on it, so it gets KOed.