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Shouldn't talk about face-up Pendulum Monsters in the Extra Deck until explaining how they get there
While not in a Pendulum Zone, a Pendulum Monster is treated as a Monster Card, and its [[monster effect]]s are applied, but its [[Pendulum Effect]]s are not. It can be Special Summoned by appropriate card effects. If it is also a Normal or Effect Monster, it can also be Normal Summoned/Set from the hand, just like any other Normal or Effect Monster.
Once per turn, during the [[Main Phase]], while there are Pendulum Monsters in both Pendulum Zones, the [[turn player]] can perform a [[Pendulum Summon]], using the Pendulum Monsters' [[Pendulum Scale]]s to determine the Levels of the monsters that can be Summoned. A face-up Pendulum Monster in the Extra Deck can be Pendulum Summoned, as long as its Level is between the Pendulum Scales.<ref name="vjump" /><ref name="newrulebook" /><ref name="pendulum" />
If a Pendulum Monster (even if it is [[face-down]]) would be [[Send|sent]] from the [[field]] to the [[Graveyard]] (either as a Monster Card or Spell Card), it is placed face-up in the [[Extra Deck]] instead. (Pendulum Monsters can cause the total size of the Extra Deck to be larger than would be allowed during Deck building.) A Pendulum Monster is sent to the Graveyard like normal if it is sent from any location other than the field (including if it has its [[activate|activation]] as a [[Spell Card]] or [[Summon]] [[negate]]d).A face-up Pendulum Monster in the Extra Deck can be Pendulum Summoned, as long as its Level is between the Pendulum Scales.<ref name="vjump" /><ref name="newrulebook" /><ref name="pendulum" />
If the effect of a card like "[[Macro Cosmos]]" (which [[banish]]es cards which would be sent to the Graveyard) or "[[Grave Protector]]" (which [[shuffle]]s monsters [[destroyed by battle]] into the Deck) is applying, this will override the Pendulum Monster's ability to go to the Extra Deck. <ref name="vjump" /><ref name="newrulebook" /><ref name="pendulum" />