Bug using Pinch Hopper

When i tribute summon using pinch hopper (on the field and it goes to the graveyard) his effect doesn't activate it says : missing the activation timing!you cannot the effect of "pinch hopper"

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anoymous

For posterity, enemy controller and insect imitation will make it miss timing because their tributes are costs, but cocoon of ultra evolution will NOT, because it tributes and summons simultaneously (the tribute is not a cost).

anoymous

Basically if there is an event directly after the destruction of Pinch Hopper it won't activate. So tributing it for a summon won't activate, neither will enemy controller tribute etc. BUT insect queen effect WILL TRIGGER pinch hopper, two pronged destruction WILL TRIGGER pinch hopper (good to use on pinch hopper+warm worm, pinch hopper will still trigger)

anoymous

Can someone explain why Pinch Hoppers effect works when it was tributed by Summoner of illusion?
Shouldnt the last effect be "a fashion monster is special summoned"?

anoymous

Thank you guys

anoymous

To clarify: this ONLY happens with "when... you can..."-effects. "If... you can..."-effects don't miss the timing, and effects that lack "you can" entirely are mandatory to activate so those can't miss the timing either.

anoymous

Not a bug. For a "when... you can..."-effect, the timing described by "when" has to be the last thing that happened (excluding the "clean up", such as Raigeki being sent to the Grave after activation).

When you Tribute Summon a monster, first Pinch Hopper is sent to the Grave, and then the high-lvl monster is summoned (effects cannot interfere with an already resolving sequence, but are delayed until after). Since the last thing that happened was a summon, NOT Pinch Hopper being sent to the Grave, it misses the timing.