Ruling Muk - Toxic Sludge

[Ophie]

I hear all this talk about Muk and all that, though I've never faced off or used one myself, so I have a question:

Muk's Poké-Body, "Toxic Sludge," Poisons any Active Pokémon with Grass Energy attached to it. Does this include Special Energy that can stand for all types, such as Multi Energy, Rainbow Energy, and Scramble Energy? That is, for example, if the Defending Pokémon had a Multi Energy and two Lightning Energies, would "Toxic Sludge" take effect on that Pokémon, as the Multi Energy could count as Grass?

(Has there been an erratum...I think that's the singlular form of that word...on this card? I don't remember seeing any the last time I checked.)

 

[Lieutenant Houndoom]

Yes. Same for Evaporating Heat in Typlosion and etc. If it provide(s/d) Grass energy, it'll trigger the effect.

 

[Ophie]

Oh, wow. That makes Typhlosion a lot more useful. I can see why Muk seems to be everywhere now. (Except in matches I actually play.)

And this would apply for Tropius's Bonus Leaf too, if the player using Tropius has a Benched Pokémon with no basic Grass Energy but special Energy that can stand for Grass?

 

[Lieutenant Houndoom]

I can't remember what Bonus Leaf does, but if it doesn't say anything about basic Grass energies the effect can still be applied.

 

[Ophie]

It says, "Remove 3 damage counters from each of your Benched Pokémon that has any [Grass] Energy attached to them."

 

[Lieutenant Houndoom]

Then yes, it heals 30 for each Benched with rainbow-typed energies.

 

[pichu bros. rox]

It would heal 30