Ruling rare candy and fossil set aerodactyl

flaredshadow

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Can you use a rare candy or any other method of a card telling you to evolve your pokemon to override fossil set aerodactyl's pokepower?

prehistoric power "No more evolution cards can be played. This power stops working while aerodactyl is asleep, confused, or paralyzed."

And What about cards that say you "may" evolve, like broken time space?
 
Broken Time-Space may not be used either because you would be evolving your Pokemon.~Mark
 
Compendium said:
Q. Does Rare Candy override evolution-preventing effects such as Fossil Aerodactyl's "Prehistoric Power"?
A. Yes, you can use Rare Candy when Aerodactyl's Prehistoric Power is in play. (Sep 18, 2003 PUI Rules Team; Jul 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

To make it easier to understand, the standard evolution rules ("can't evolve turn 1 or the turn it was played") deal with the standard means of evolving; meaning taking the next Stage Pokémon from your hand and placing it on a Pokémon. Since these attacks and powers have you take a card from your deck and place it, they are NOT stopped by the standard evolution limits. This also falls under the term "played". Aerodactyl's Pokémon Power "Prehistoric Power" says No more Evolution cards can be played. The above attacks and powers would NOT be affected by this as those cards are not "played" (meaning played from your hand). (Nov 30, 2000 WotC Chat Announcements)

Broken Time-Space would not override Prehistoric Power as it is still considered "standard evolution" because the Evolution cards would be considered "played".
 
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