Ruling Evolving & Energy questions

[Hoax]

I'm new to the tcg so if someone could answer these questions I would appreciate it

1) If you evolve a Pokemon do all damage counters and special conditions from the previous pokemon stay on it?

2) Can we use energy cards from older sets (base set, etc)?

 

[dmaster]

1. Damage counters always stay when you evolve unless there's a Poke Power/Poke Body that lets you. Special Conditions and all other effects are removed when you evolve, level up, go to the Bench, or go to the hand. Damage counters are also removed when the Pokemon card goes back to your hand.

2. Yeah, you can use any Basic Energy cards you want. In other words, they don't have to be Modified or DP-on. The exception is for the Special Energy Cards. Some of those are rotated out (Boost/DRE/Scramble)

dmaster out.

 

[Eevee Freak]

Answer for 1)The damage stays but the special conditions leave.
Answer for 2) Yes you can use older BASIC energy cards. If you want to use specials.. you have to make sure they were reprinted in the legal sets.

 

[Hoax]

Thanks guys! I have a bunch of old energy cards that I wasn't sure I could use.

 

[Juliacoolo]

Just wanted to say that foreign energy are aloud, and when playing in tournaments, Alt-Language energy are not counted as part of your foreign 10% .