<p>As @allure thanksfully pointed out, there is no possibility to track damage and special conditions of a pokemon shuffled back into the deck when there is more than one exemplar of this very pokemon existent in the deck.</p>

<p>Hence <strong>damage and special conditions vanish</strong> in that case.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-09-09T00:41:44.390Z
Welcome to Boardgames Stack Exchange! Are you able to provide a source for your answer?
Ginji
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-09-09T18:07:16.400Z
No I am not. I solely found @Allures line of thinking absolutely conclusive.
karlsebal
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-09-08T09:57:30.973Z
2019-09-08T09:57:30.973Z
karlsebal
<p>If a Pokémon changes zones, The Game essentially loses track of it. If it comes back into play, <strong>it is considered a new/different Pokémon</strong>, even if both players know it is the same card.
So yes, the damage (as well as all other markers etc.) on it would indeed just vanish.</p>

<p>To back it up with rulings from the official Rulings Compendium on <a href="http://compendium.pokegym.net/compendium-bw.html" rel="noreferrer">http://compendium.pokegym.net/compendium-bw.html</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Q. If I use Pokemon Communication to put a Pokemon into my deck, am I
  allowed to voluntarily fail and choose to take no Pokemon out of my
  deck?   </p>
  
  <p>A. The contents of your deck is not public knowledge so the deck
  search can fail, even if you've just put a Pokemon into the deck. (Feb
  4, 2010 PUI Rules Team)</p>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p>Q. Can I play Unown onto my bench, activate its "Farewell Letter"
  ability to discard it, and then use Revive to put it back onto the
  bench and use "Farewell Letter" again?  </p>
  
  <p>A. Yes, you can. (Dec 3, 2015
  TPCi Rules Team)</p>
</blockquote>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-09-09T17:54:42.697Z
2019-09-09T19:30:18.617Z
2019-09-09T19:30:18.617Z
Karin Siehs
<p>Heracross can perform an attack which forces the opponent to »shuffle his active pokemon back into his deck«. </p>

<p><strong>What happens if this pokemon is already injured?</strong> I did not find the rules adequate about this—does the injury vanish or does the pokemon keep its received damage?</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-09-07T10:14:57.450Z
It’s true that keeping track of the card is more difficult and this circumstance suggests your interpretation of the rules are correct. But this does not mean it is—it would be still possible to track by pen and paper for instance.
karlsebal
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-09-07T10:45:00.750Z
True! I forgot about the possibility to have more than one exemplar of a card. So your logic is conclusive. Thanks!
karlsebal
<pokemon>
what happens to an injured pokemon shuffled back into the deck
karlsebal
# what happens to an injured pokemon shuffled back into the deck

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-07)

Heracross can perform an attack which forces the opponent to »shuffle his active pokemon back into his deck«.

**What happens if this pokemon is already injured?** I did not find the rules adequate about this—does the injury vanish or does the pokemon keep its received damage?

**Tags:** pokemon

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: It’s true that keeping track of the card is more difficult and this circumstance suggests your interpretation of the rules are correct. But this does not mean it is—it would be still possible to track by pen and paper for instance.  
> **username_0**: True! I forgot about the possibility to have more than one exemplar of a card. So your logic is conclusive. Thanks!  

---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-09-09. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

If a Pokémon changes zones, The Game essentially loses track of it. If it comes back into play, **it is considered a new/different Pokémon**, even if both players know it is the same card.
So yes, the damage (as well as all other markers etc.) on it would indeed just vanish.

To back it up with rulings from the official Rulings Compendium on <http://compendium.pokegym.net/compendium-bw.html>:

> Q. If I use Pokemon Communication to put a Pokemon into my deck, am I
> allowed to voluntarily fail and choose to take no Pokemon out of my
> deck?
>
> A. The contents of your deck is not public knowledge so the deck
> search can fail, even if you've just put a Pokemon into the deck. (Feb
> 4, 2010 PUI Rules Team)
>
> ---
>
> Q. Can I play Unown onto my bench, activate its "Farewell Letter"
> ability to discard it, and then use Revive to put it back onto the
> bench and use "Farewell Letter" again?
>
> A. Yes, you can. (Dec 3, 2015
> TPCi Rules Team)


---

### Answer by username_0 on 2019-09-08. Score: 1

As @allure thanksfully pointed out, there is no possibility to track damage and special conditions of a pokemon shuffled back into the deck when there is more than one exemplar of this very pokemon existent in the deck.

Hence **damage and special conditions vanish** in that case.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome to Boardgames Stack Exchange! Are you able to provide a source for your answer?  
> **username_0**: No I am not. I solely found @Allures line of thinking absolutely conclusive.  

---

