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It depends which Pokémon you would be submitting, but as a rule of thumb, as long as your entry can attack under at least some conditions without any Energy attached to it, it qualifies for this round. Having Energy attached to your other Pokémon is incidental. In your example, neither card...

FAQ Q. Would an effect that let one Pokémon use another Pokémon’s attack for free as long as the other Pokémon had the correct Energy attached count for this contest? A. It depends which Pokémon you would be submitting, but as a rule of thumb, as long as your entry can attack under at least...

Welcome to the September 2023 round of the Create-a-Card! This month’s theme is Attacking for Free. Energy cards are an integral part of the Pokémon TCG, and people commonly tell you when you’re first learning to play that you should always make sure you have enough Energy attached when you’re...

Image-Based Results Judge: @Jabberwock Non-Pokémon rounds don’t come around too often, but I think if there were ever an interesting way to do a Special Energy round, this was it. We had a lot of fun with this round, and we hope you did, too. On the straight-vs-curly-apostrophes thing —...

That's a wrap on this round! Stay tuned for results toward the end of the month!

Image based entries have also been shuffled and sent out. Here's the list: @Kaleidophoenix - @Charmaster:) (Protean Energy) @doofisconfused - @PMJ (Star Energy) @Diego_Brando - @Mr. Melon (Recursive Energy) @NinJamezor - @bbninjas (δ Alien Energy) @PMJ - @NinJamezor (Unbreakable Bond Energy)...

PMJ discussed this today and we're going to say yes, within reason. When Special Energy get reprinted, often minor things like this do get changed (e.g. "Pokémon Power" --> "Poké-Power or Poké-Body" --> "Ability"). You'll be able to make small changes like this if you want to work in a different...

That would also be totally fine; I'll add a clarification to the FAQ. Both sets of results will be posted together at the end of July. PMJ and I are working on them now, but since we sometimes suggest routes for expansion in our scores, the intent is that you won't be able to see our notes for...

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In image-based and need some help starting your Special Energy card? Take a look on our Discord, where members including @The Ωmega One, @bbninjas, and @PMJ have posted some resources that might be of use!

Yep, the Special Energy will be graded out of 50 points on the same rubric as the Pokémon. Creativity, wording, etc. will count in the same way you're used to. Your final score will be the sum of your scores for each of your cards — PMJ or I will grade your Special Energy card by the end of...

FAQ, to be expanded as necessary: Can I sign up for just one round? Nope — in order to shuffle the entries between June and July and make sure we have enough Special Energy for everyone, the intention is for everyone who participates in the June Special Energy part to also participate in the...

Welcome to the June/July 2023 round of the Create-a-Card! This month’s theme is Special Energy Swap. This CaC will be different from the ones you might be used to, so make sure you read this post in its entirety! People have asked us time and time again whether we’ll ever do a Special Energy...

Here's a screenshot of what I mean — the top one is Flygon HP and the bottom one is your Darkrai (excuse the quality on the Flygon haha; I took a low-res scan and just blew it up to match your card): Differences in kerning / spacing between letters are excusable; The Pokémon Company was all...

Image-Based Results Judge: @Jabberwock Thanks for your patience with results this round, everyone. Here they are! This was a more experimental round than usual — we’ve asked for synergy before for rounds like React Energy, but we’ve never sent contestants individual cards that are different...

Hi all, and thanks @PMJ for making that announcement after I forgot to do it last night. I want to apologize for the late results this month, as well as the decision to push the next round back until June. It's not a decision I make lightly, but unfortunately I can't make things work out any...

That's a wrap on submissions! Stay tuned for results at the end of the month!

With that, sign-ups are now closed! Keep an eye on that deadline, and submit your card by the end of the month!

About 24 hours remain for sign-ups!

Ah yeah, sorry for the confusion. I can be okay with minor adjustments to the boundaries, like including Rocket vs not including Rocket in Classic, but since the spirit of the theme is to pick from a whole era, I can't let you split SwSh in half for your pick. That said, you're welcome to make...