Editing Activate

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{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName
	| kanji                = {{Ruby|発|はつ}}{{Ruby|動|どう}}
        | japanese             = 発動
	| furigana             = はつどう
	| romaji               = Hatsudō
	| japanese translated  = 
	| english              = activate
	| french               = activer
	| german               = aktivieren
	| italian              = attivare
	| korean               = 발동 (發動) ''Baldong''
|chinese=發動 ''Fādòng / Faat3 dung6''
|portuguese=ativar<br>Formerly: Activar, then activar or ativar
	| spanish              = activar
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To '''activate''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|発|はつ}}{{Ruby|動|どう}} ''Hatsudō'', Verb: {{Ruby|発|はつ}}{{Ruby|動|どう}}する ''Hatsudō suru'') is to use a card or effect in a way that makes a [[Chain Link]].

To activate a [[Spell Card|Spell]] or [[Trap Card]] is to play it on the [[field]] [[face-up]] from your [[hand]] or flipped from [[face-down]] on the field. Trap Cards and [[Quick-Play Spell Card]]s cannot be activated during the same turn they were [[Set]]. When activating an effect from a hidden zone, the card that activated the effect is revealed by game mechanic. 

To activate an [[Card effect|effect]] is to choose to apply a [[Trigger Effect|Trigger]] or [[Trigger-like Effect|Trigger-like]], [[Ignition Effect|Ignition]] or [[Ignition-like Effect|Ignition-like]], or [[Quick Effect|Quick]] or [[Quick-like Effect]]. Effects that do not activate, such as [[Continuous Effect|Continuous]] and [[Continuous-like Effect]]s, do not make Chain Links.

All activated cards and effects have a [[Spell Speed]]. Cards and effects cannot be activated in [[response]] to cards or effects with higher Spell Speed.

==Activation requirements==
There are several requirements that must be met in order to activate a card.
*A card or effect can only be activated if that card or effect meets its [[Activation requirement|activation conditions]]. However, some cards do not have any activation conditions.
**For example, "[[Dark Magic Attack]]" cannot be activated if the player does not [[control]] a "[[Dark Magician]]". However, "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]" can, because it has no activation conditions.

*The activation [[cost]] for a card or effect must be paid in order to activate a card or effect. However, some cards do not have any cost.
**For example, "[[Twister]]" cannot be activated if the player cannot [[pay]] 500 [[LP]] (such as due to having less than 500 LP). However, "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]" can, because it has no cost.

*It is not possible to activate a card or effect if the effect would fail to do anything when it resolved.
**For example, "[[Lightning Vortex]]" cannot be activated if the opponent does not control any [[face-up]] monsters.

*It is not possible to activate a card or effect if it has no valid target.
**For example, the effect of "[[Zombie Master]]" cannot be activated if there are no [[Zombie]]-[[Type]] monsters in either [[Graveyard]] that can be [[Special Summon]]ed.

==Mechanics==
Cards and effects cannot be activated while a [[Chain]] is [[resolve|resolving]].

Activating a card is distinct from activating its effect. For example, "[[Magic Jammer]]" and the effect of "[[Dark Paladin]]" can only be activated when the card "[[Supply Squad]]" is activated, but cannot be activated when the effect of "Supply Squad" is activated.

If the activation of a card is [[negate]]d, that card will not be treated as being on the field.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=13142&keyword=&tag=-1 Konami FAQ]: Does placing a Pendulum Monster in a Pendulum Zone start a chain?</ref><ref>[[Card Rulings:Meklord Fortress]]: If the activation of this card is negated, you will be unable to add 1 “Meklord Emperor” monster to your hand.</ref>

When activating a card in a hidden zone (hand or deck), that card must be revealed.

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