Pokémon Trading Card Game - Special Rules for the Neo Genesis Expansion
The Neo Genesis Expansion introduces several new aspects to the game.
Baby Pokémon cards: These are a special type of Basic Pokémon card. They can evolve into other Pokémon cards. For example, if Pichu evolves into Pikachu, that Pikachu is an Evolved Pokémon, not a Basic Pokémon card. If a Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent’s Active Pokémon tries to attack, he/she announces an attack and flips a coin. If tails, your opponent’s turn ends without an attack. Baby Pokémon do not have weaknesses and they can’t be affected by status effects.
Darkness (![[Darkness]](data:image/gif;base64,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)
) Pokémon and Metal (![[Metal]](../images/tcg/metal.gif)
) Pokémon: The
Neo Genesis set has two new types of Pokémon cards: Darkness
Pokémon and Metal Pokémon. They have new Energy cards
to go with them, but they’re not basic Energy cards--![[Darkness]](../images/tcg/darkness.gif)
and Energy cards have
special powers. The Darkness Pokémon aren’t the same as the
Dark Pokémon in the Team Rocket expansion. If a card refers
to a Darkness Pokémon, it means one of these new Neo Genesis
Pokémon. If a card refers to "a Pokémon with Dark in
its name," it means a Team Rocket Dark Pokémon.
Pokémon Tools: These are a special kind of Trainer card that you can attach to your Pokémon to help you. Each of the Pokémon Tools says on it how it works. Each Pokémon can have only 1 Pokémon Tool attached to it at any time.