Ruling Chlorophyll versus Charizard ex

[Magic Umbreon]

When a Charizard ex is being treated as the grass type (e.g. due to the effect of Promo Smeargle) and a Venusaur CG is in play, what type do colourless energy attached to it provide?

I know most of the ins and outs of the rules but this really stumped me.

My answer would probably be that the player whose turn it is gets to decide.

 

[Bulbasaur45S]

wait what does the promo smeargle do?

 

[10806]

They'd be fire, I think. If Venusaur's body activates first, they become grass, then Charizard's body makes them fire. If Charizard's body activates first, then they become fire and Venusaur's body doesn't affect them.

 

[Papi/Manny]

They would be all fire energy, since zards body says that they provide fire energy instead of thier usual type.

 

[Magic Umbreon]

Thanks for the feedback, I think I understand now.

Whichever order you apply the bodies, as the bodies are continuous and not optional they then "reapply". What I mean is that as soon as the energy becomes fire - as it must indeed do from the body at some point - it is then no longer colourless and unaffected by Chloropyll!