Charged Monster

A Charged Monster (Japanese ちゃじどモンスタ Chajido Monsuta) is a Monster Card Type used when Ionyx Summoning an Ionyx Monster. Although the term is used in card text, "Charged Monster" itself is simply an umbrella term that includes two further Monster Card Sub-Types: Positive Monsters and Negative Monsters. If Charged Monster is written in a card effect, then both Positive Monsters and Negative Monsters can be used in appropriate association with that card.

Both types of Charged Monster are vital in performing an Ionyx Summon. If a player controls one of each type of Charged Monster, as well as another face-up, but non-Charged, monster, then the player should mentally carry out the following calculation:

' 'Non-Charged Monster + Level of Positive Monster - Level of Negative Monster = L

If L is equal to the Level of an Ionyx Monster, then any Ionyx Monsters than fulfill L may be Ionyx Summoned. If an Ionyx Summon is declared, the Charged Monsters involved will go to the Particle Zone, face-up, in any order the player conducting the Ionyx Summon chooses. Whilst face-up in the Particle Zone, the Charged Monster at the top of the Particle Zone will have access to any effects that are accessible while it is in the Particle Zone, as well as any appropriate effects it had access to on the field. For example, a Charged Monster with the following effect would be able to use this effect whilst it is at the top of the Particle Zone:

Once per turn: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; Destroy it.

However, the following effect would not be available to a Charged Monster at the top of the Particle Zone:

During your Main Phase: You can Tribute this card; Draw 1 card.

The reason for this is that the Particle Zone is not treated as being on the field. Therefore, any effects that would require the Charged Monster itself to be on the field, regardless of battle position, for example, cannot be used. They cannot be declared, activated, or applied (in the case of s). Conversely any other effects, i.e. those that are otherwise legal, can be declared, activated, or applied.