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A Monster Card’s battle position can be changed in one of two ways:
- 1. A "manual" change. This is when you use your once-per-turn battle position change on a monster, during your Main Phase 1 or 2, to change it from Attack Position to Defense Position or vice versa. This includes a Flip Summon. There are some restrictions on when you can do this (see below).
- 2. A change because of a card effect can only be conducted by the following card during a Battle Phase: "Enemy Controller".
A "manual" change can only be performed during your Main Phase 1 or 2. There are 3 exceptions that will prevent you from changing a monster’s battle position:
- Exception #1: You cannot change the battle position of a monster if it declared an attack that turn (even if the attack was negated or a replay occurred, even if using Zero Gravity).
- Exception #2: You cannot change the battle position of a monster if it was Summoned or Set that turn by the turn player.
- Exception #3: You cannot change the battle position of a monster if its battle position was already changed "manually" that turn (including if it was Flip Summoned).
Please note that:
- You CAN always change the battle position of a monster with a card effect, even if any of the above exceptions prevent you from changing its battle position "manually".
- You CAN change the battle position of a monster "manually" if its battle position was changed by a card effect previously that turn (as long as none of the 3 exceptions exist).
- Example: You activate "Book of Moon" and flip a monster into face-down Defense Position. Then you can Flip Summon it that same turn, as long as none of the 3 exceptions exist.
- You CAN change the battle position of a monster "manually" if it was Summoned or Set, but not by the turn player.
- Example: "Cyber Jar" Summons a monster on the opponent’s side of the field, and the turn player uses "Change of Heart" to take control of it, then Flip Summons it that same turn. This is a legal play (as long as none of the 3 exceptions exist).
- You CAN change the battle position of a monster "manually" if it was returned to the field because of "Dimensionhole", because it does not Summon the monster (as long as none of the 3 exceptions exists).