Ok then, there ARE special abilities that Palmer just released that would be implemented once *Mortal Enemies* come out, these are called *Snipe* and *Defense*.
Snipe - It's symbol is a crosshair, on the upper right corner. If your card has this sign on top, it means it can attack any of your enemies pokemon (Even those that are not outside, simply, it can be called Bench Pokemon)
Defense - It's sign is a number on the upper right corner. The number indicates the damage that it ignores, example, if one card has a number 2 on it's Upper Right Corner, and someone damages it by 3, the overall damage would be 1, so in math, it is 3-2=1. ( And yes, it can ignore ANY damage. )
Hope this helps