Ruling Zoroark

[Inigo Montoya]

Hypothetical situation time!

I'm playing a double battle, and we both have Zoroark as one of our two active Pokemon. I use Foul Play, copy my opponent's Foul Play, and then copy an attack on my allied Pokemon. Would that be legal?

EDIT: Just realized this is Post #1300 for me.

EDIT 2: @amisheskimoninja: No, I'm not copying my own attack again, since I'm (theoretically) playing a double battle. I use Foul Play to copy my opponent's Foul Play Which is used to copy my second, non-Zoroark Pokemon's attack. My question would be, is that legal?

 

[AmishEskimoNinja]

edit: I didn't notice you were talking about a double battle. Well I can't give you an official answer since double battles are not an official format anymore, but unofficially, yes you can do that.

 

[DNA]

I use Foul Play, copy my opponent's Foul Play, and then copy an attack on my allied Pokemon. Would that be legal?

Nope. You need to copy another attack on the Zoroark. I'll explain why.

Foul Play: "Choose 1 of the Defending Pokemon's attacks and use it as this attack."
You use it to copy the other guy's Foul Play. The effect of Foul Play becomes:
"Choose 1 of the Defending Pokemon's attacks and use it as this attack."
There's no change.

Guess who the Defending Pokemon is? The other guy's Zoroark. At no time will either of your Pokemon ever become the Defending Pokemon (for you). You have to choose 1 of the Defending Pokemon's attacks. Neither your Zoroark nor your ally's Active Pokemon is the Defending Pokemon. The Defending Pokemon is just the Pokemon your opponent controls as his/her own active.