Forum:Special Summoning Question 2

I have 2 questions, one is more of a confirmation.

It Doesn't say this on the special summoning page, but I'm fairly sure you can't special summon face down.

ex. my friend was using Rescue Cat to special summon a Bubonic Vermin and a Dark Cat with White Tail, first he flipped Bubonic Vermin to special summon another (Face-Down) and another by flipping that one. then he flipped Dark Cat with White Tail to send my Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner and Jain, Lightsworn Paladin to my hand along with his Dark Cat.

I told him he probably can't special summon unless it says to do so (like Nimble Momonga

I just need to verify really. I know alot of rulings, but I don't know everything.

Question 2:

When a Monster Is Special Summoned. Is it allowed to switch its battle position? or must it stay in whatever posistion it was special summoned in until next turn? this is somthing we both have been confused about.

ex. Friend uses Rescue Cat (if you can't tell, its a weenie rush deck, a well made one) to special summon 2 Blade Rabbit and then switches them to Defense mode to destroy a monster on my side (twice for two) I've always let him go on this one, because I don't really know. Plus Iv'e done it before, but at one point I felt like I was doing somthing wrong. and the special summon page doesn't say anything.

Thanks!

Crimson General 15:39, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

1. You normally Special Summon face up unless the card says otherwise. Rescue Cat doesn't say otherwise, so they're summoned face up.

2. You cannot change the battle position of a monster summoned that turn except by card effect. It doesn't matter if it was Special Summoned, Normal Summoned, or Flip Summoned. Aserik 16:09, 18 February 2009 (UTC)