Is Azuki’s Rooted like Pokémon’s “can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn”?
MostlyMostly. Pokémon attacks that say the Defending Pokémon can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn do what Rooted does: one lost attack, nothing else.
Rooted in the Azuki TCG
A Rooted card cannot attack until the start of the rooting player’s next turn. Nothing else changes: it keeps its abilities, can still use Defender, and takes damage normally. Sandcoil Python roots every opposing entity with base attack 3 or less, and The Pale Lady roots whatever leader or entity attacks her.
The same
- Both usually cost exactly one attack on the opponent’s next turn and leave abilities alone.
Different
- In Pokémon the effect usually ends if the Pokémon retreats or evolves. Rooted stays on the entity until the start of your next turn.
- Rooted can hit a whole row at once (Sandcoil Python, Stillness). Pokémon attacks usually hit only the Defending Pokémon.
Pokémon TCG: checked against the Pokémon TCG rulebook. Azuki TCG: printed card text and the rules.
