Ruling Machamp prime attack special energy

[Fir3man786]

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If machamp prime were to attack cobalion when it has a special metal energy will it reduce the damge its taking by 10 or will it be discarded first ?

 

[DNA]

Damage reduction happens first. Cobalion would take 50 in this case (if it had just 1 Special Metal and nothing else reducing damage).