Ruling Retreat Cost

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Ariados (MT) -- Poke Body adds 1 to an Active Pokemon's Retreat Cost. If the Pokemon has no retreat cost, does this mean its retreat cost remains zero (ie. like additions have no impact on zero damage attacks).

I checked the Compedium (quoted below) and the example given seems to indicate that this is the case, but given we are talking about a fossil which can't retreat, I'm not sure its a clear ruling with respect to Ariados (MT) and say Shiftry Ex.
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Quote -- Team Compendium
== STICKY GOO (Dark Muk - EX:Team Rocket Returns)
Q. Does Dark Muk's "Sticky Goo" Poké-BODY add to the amount of damage done by its "Slimy Water" attack?
A. As long as the Poké-BODY is not somehow turned off, then yes it adds to the damage. (Nov 4, 2004 PUI Rules Team)

Q. What happens when Dark Muk uses "Slimy Water" to attack a Fossil (no printed retreat cost)?
A. The Fossil does not have a retreat cost, so Dark Muk's Sticky Goo Poké-BODY can not add to it. Thus Slimy Water does no damage. (Jan 6, 2005 PUI Rules Team)
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Thanks in advance for your comments.
 
Fossils are a special case. They have no retreat cost -- this is different from having a zero retreat cost. Effects that change retreat cost do not affect Fossils.
 
This means that you add 1 extra energy to retreat your Pokemon and if it is a Pokemon with nothing then the retreat cost is now 1 instead of 0 excluding types or Pokemon that prevent that from happening.:)
 
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