Foreign cards in your deck.

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The Compendium said:
Q. Can you have Japanese or other foreign cards in your deck and if so, do you have to have an English equivalent of each different foreign card outside your deck?
A. Yes, foreign cards are allowed. However, you must have an English or local-language version of the card, outside the deck, for reference purposes. (Jan 22, 2004 PUI Rules Team; Mar 31, 2005 PUI Rules Team)

This has always confused me. If you're allowed to have JP and other language cards in your deck, but you have to have the English or local language equivalent outside of your deck, why don't you just put the English one in your deck? Couldn't a printout of a scan of the card be good enough? Or would it be because you could fake the card and then print it out?

But if you also have the English or local language equivalent in your deck, wouldn't that count as a reference as well?
 

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Another one of those things that is a rule yet it really doesnt apply to anyone. But yeah, I suppose you could print out a copy of the card.
 

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The only copy allowed is printing the CardDex info off of pokemon-tcg.com, no photocopies are allowed.

You may use either the US version of the card or the official carddex print out. Per POP.
 

xxashxx

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I have heard that other languages are not allowed because it is a form of cheating unless your deck is all of that language and not mixed up but I am only 20% on that and I am not 100 % sure. and I could be wrong but I have heard that.:)
 

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POP rules on this discussion.

POP said:
14.1.6. Japanese Pokémon TCG Cards
Any player may use Japanese Pokémon TCG cards, provided they meet
the following requirements:
• The player’s deck is made up entirely of Japanese Pokémon TCG
cards, and all of these cards have the same card back. OR, the
player’s deck is comprised of cards with different backs, and all
cards are sleeved with opaque back sleeves.
• All of the cards in the player’s deck have been released, in English,
in the United States and are legal for use according to the event’s
format restrictions
• The player has an English or local-language version of the card,
outside of their deck, for reference, OR the player has a copy of the
official Pokémon TCG Card-Dex, which can be downloaded at
op.pokemon-tcg.com.
14.1.7. Autographed Cards
Autographed cards may be used under the condition that the autograph
does not obscure any game text on the card. In the event that game text is
obscured, the player may use the card as long as they have a nonautographed
version of the card, outside of their deck for reference.
14.1.8. Alternate-Backed Cards
Cards printed with a back other than the Pokémon TCG back or the
Japanese Pokémon TCG card back may not be used in a POP-Sanctioned
tournament, even if sleeved with opaque card sleeves.
14.1.9. Cards Listed as Not Legal
Some cards appear with “NOT TOURNAMENT LEGAL” in the lower
left corner of the card. These cards are not legal in POP-Sanctioned
tournaments.
14.1.11. Proxies
Player-made proxies are considered to be fake cards and should be treated
as such in all ways. If a player accidentally damages a card during an
event in such a way that results in the card becoming “marked,” a judge is
allowed to create a proxy of that card to act as the damaged card in all
ways for the remainder of the event. The damaged card must be retained to use as a reference when the proxy card is played.

Hope that helps in some way...
 

xxashxx

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Thanks I will keep that in mind and I will refer to it as needed.:)
 

Kirlia7755

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What about if we have an autographed card and it covers game text and then we use carddex printout? They never mentioned about that.
 

xxashxx

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Ummm I have no idea but ask one of the league runners and see the next time you go to battle.:)
 
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