Ruling (Expanded) Giant Plant Forest and Devolution Spray

[ejorange]

Giant Plant Forest:

"Each player’s [G] Pokemon can Evolve during the first turn and on the turn they were put into play."

Devolution Spray:

"Devolve 1 of your evolved Pokémon and put the highest stage Evolution card on it into your hand. (That Pokémon can't evolve this turn.)"

Question:

Should I use Devolution Spray on, lets say, a Shiftry from FLF, can I re-evolve him if Giant Plant Forest is in play? Also, if I use Shiftry's ability before I devolve it, and if I can re-evolve it, can I use its ability a second time for the turn?

Basically, it boils down to :

Is the text in parenthesis for devolution spray an additional effect to the card or is it just a reminder that the pokémon it targets cannot legally evolve because it technically just entered play, which Giant Plant Forest would overrule?

If clarification is needed let me know!

 

[PMJ]

We'll need English scans of the cards so we can help give the most accurate answer possible.

 

[ejorange]

Sorry this scan isn't Pokébeach (couldn't find one) But here is Forest of Giant Plants:

But here's pokebeach devolution spray:

 

[PMJ]

Thank you.

The parenthetical text is a reminder. If you have Forest in play and the devolved Pokémon is Grass, you may evolve it immediately. If the evolved Pokémon has a coming into play power, you may use it because as far as the game is concerned, it's an entirely new Pokémon.