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Prior to the 2009-10 tournament season, foreign-language prints of cards could also be played without limit, as long as a local-language reference outside the deck was provided in a similar manner to those with vastly different wording.  It had been announced that, starting with the 2009-10 season, however, official events will require players to play with cards printed in English as well as any other language considered a local language by [[Pokémon Organized Play]] (i.e. players in the United States would be restricted to English cards only, whereas players in Canada can also use cards in French and players in Mexico can also use cards in Spanish).  This has caused an outcry in the TCG community, as many American players have invested heavily in Japanese cards to use in tournaments due to the price discrepancy between Japanese and English cards.  As a result, a late rule draft modified the rules for the 2009-10 tournament season that allowed up to 10% of a player's deck (six cards in a normal deck) to consist of foreign-language cards, and those cards must come from sets corresponding to the English {{TCG|Supreme Victors}} set and all sets before that; many see this decision as allowing a transitional period to eventually phase out the usage of foreign cards for the 2010-11 tournament season.
Prior to the 2009-10 tournament season, foreign-language prints of cards could also be played without limit, as long as a local-language reference outside the deck was provided in a similar manner to those with vastly different wording.  It had been announced that, starting with the 2009-10 season, however, official events will require players to play with cards printed in English as well as any other language considered a local language by [[Pokémon Organized Play]] (i.e. players in the United States would be restricted to English cards only, whereas players in Canada can also use cards in French and players in Mexico can also use cards in Spanish).  This has caused an outcry in the TCG community, as many American players have invested heavily in Japanese cards to use in tournaments due to the price discrepancy between Japanese and English cards.  As a result, a late rule draft modified the rules for the 2009-10 tournament season that allowed up to 10% of a player's deck (six cards in a normal deck) to consist of foreign-language cards, and those cards must come from sets corresponding to the English {{TCG|Supreme Victors}} set and all sets before that; many see this decision as allowing a transitional period to eventually phase out the usage of foreign cards for the 2010-11 tournament season.
==Current Legal Sets (2010-11 Season)==
* {{TCG|Majestic Dawn|Diamond & Pearl — Majestic Dawn}}
* {{TCG|Legends Awakened|Diamond & Pearl — Legends Awakened}}
* {{TCG|Stormfront|Diamond & Pearl — Stormfront}}
* {{TCG|Platinum}}
* {{TCG|Rising Rivals|Platinum - Rivals}}
* {{TCG|Supreme Victors|Platinum - Supreme Victors}}
* {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus|Platinum - Arceus}}
* {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}
* {{TCG|Unleashed|HS - Unleashed}}
* {{TCG|HS Trainer Kit}}
* {{TCG|Pokémon Rumble}}
* {{TCG|DP Black Star Promos}} (DP22 and higher)
* {{TCG|HGSS Black Star Promos}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.go-pokemon.com/op/news/articles/51.html Go-Pokemon.com - OP - POP Policy Change Regarding Foreign-Language Cards]
* [http://www.go-pokemon.com/op/news/articles/51.html Go-Pokemon.com - OP - POP Policy Change Regarding Foreign-Language Cards]
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/news/op_format_2010-2010-06-02/ Pokémon Organized Play Seasonal Format Rotation]


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