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The '''Modified format''' is the standard format used in officially-sanctioned [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] events. | The '''Modified format''' is the standard format used in officially-sanctioned [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] events. | ||
The Modified format was introduced in 2001, when tournaments in the 2001-2002 season were played in a format that only allowed cards from the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} set on up to {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} (minus {{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Sneasel|25}} from Neo Genesis), at that point in time the most recent English expansion, plus any expansions released afterward on the day of their release as well as many of the most recent promotional cards. The format had been altered every year by {{TCG|Rotation|rotating}} older sets and promo cards out of the format, keeping the pool of cards usable in a tournament season roughly that of the previous year; however, the 2009-10 tournament season did not feature a rotation, and the rotation for the 2010-11 season rotated out only four sets, keeping roughly two years' worth of cards in the pool. | The Modified format was introduced in 2001, when tournaments in the 2001-2002 season were played in a format that only allowed cards from the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} set on up to {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} (minus {{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Sneasel|25}} from Neo Genesis), at that point in time the most recent English expansion, plus any expansions released afterward on the day of their release as well as many of the most recent promotional cards. The format had been altered every year by {{TCG|Rotation|rotating}} older sets and promo cards out of the format, keeping the pool of cards usable in a tournament season roughly that of the previous year; however, the 2009-10 tournament season did not feature a rotation, and the rotation for the 2010-11 season rotated out only four sets, keeping roughly two years' worth of cards in the pool. The 2010-2011 season later featured a mid-season rotation to any cards from the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} set or later. | ||
If a card in a Modified-legal expansion is a [[Reprinted card|reprint]] of an older card, all prints of the card can be played in a Modified-legal deck (i.e. {{TCG|Base Set}} {{TCG ID|Base Set|Potion|94}}, whose most recent reprint is in {{TCG|Black & White}}), provided that the card has been printed with artwork corresponding to a set that has been released in English. However, some cards are different in wording between older prints and newer prints (i.e. {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charizard|4}} from the {{TCG|Base Set}} compared to its {{TCG|Stormfront}} iteration); those cards require a reference outside the deck in order to use the older prints in a Modified-legal deck, such reference is either a print of the card that doesn't require a reference or a printout of the card's entry from the official [[Card-Dex]]. | If a card in a Modified-legal expansion is a [[Reprinted card|reprint]] of an older card, all prints of the card can be played in a Modified-legal deck (i.e. {{TCG|Base Set}} {{TCG ID|Base Set|Potion|94}}, whose most recent reprint is in {{TCG|Black & White}}), provided that the card has been printed with artwork corresponding to a set that has been released in English. However, some cards are different in wording between older prints and newer prints (i.e. {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charizard|4}} from the {{TCG|Base Set}} compared to its {{TCG|Stormfront}} iteration); those cards require a reference outside the deck in order to use the older prints in a Modified-legal deck, such reference is either a print of the card that doesn't require a reference or a printout of the card's entry from the official [[Card-Dex]]. | ||