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The '''Expanded format''' is one of two formats used for officially-sanctioned [[Play! Pokémon]] events | The '''Expanded format''' of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is one of two formats used for officially-sanctioned [[Play! Pokémon]] events. It was added to the {{TCG|Standard format}} in the {{TCG|2014-15 Expanded format|2014-2015 season}}. It allows a greater number of expansions than Standard format but is not as unpredictable in card combinations as {{TCG|Unlimited format}}. It also will be used in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]]. | ||
It remains to be seen if [[Play! Pokémon]] will begin {{TCG|Rotation|rotating}} out sets once per year, after the [[World Championships]], as they currently do with {{TCG|Standard format}}. | |||
If a card in an Expanded-legal expansion is a [[Reprinted card|reprint]] of an older card, all prints of the card can be played in a Expanded-legal expansion-legal deck (i.e. {{TCG|Base Set}} {{TCG ID|Base Set|Potion|94}}, recently reprinted in {{TCG|Black & White}}). However, some cards significantly differ 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 Expanded-legal deck. A reference must be either a new version of the card or a printout of the card's entry from the official [[Card-Dex]]. | If a card in an Expanded-legal expansion is a [[Reprinted card|reprint]] of an older card, all prints of the card can be played in a Expanded-legal expansion-legal deck (i.e. {{TCG|Base Set}} {{TCG ID|Base Set|Potion|94}}, recently reprinted in {{TCG|Black & White}}). However, some cards significantly differ 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 Expanded-legal deck. A reference must be either a new version of the card or a printout of the card's entry from the official [[Card-Dex]]. | ||
[[Play! Pokémon]] requires players to play with cards printed in English or an | [[Play! Pokémon]] requires players to play with cards printed in English or an regions's local language (for example<nowiki>:</nowiki> players in {{pmin|the United States}} are restricted to English cards only, whereas players in {{pmin|Canada}} can also use cards in French). | ||
==List of Expanded formats== | ==List of Expanded formats== | ||
* {{TCG|2014-15 Expanded format|2014-15}} {{TCG|Black & White}} onward | * {{TCG|2014-15 Expanded format|2014-15}} {{TCG|Black & White}} onward | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||