BJJ: I fail to see what bearing your post has to do with the issue Which stages of Pokemon can be used has nothing to do with when you can evolve. The only way to evolve on the first turn without having a card explicitly saying so is to draw the cards from the deck.
By the way, you pointed out a dissimilarity between the cards, then said they were just like each other. Just pointing that out. (Yes, I realize you meant that they both broke evolution rules, but still, different evolution rules).
Now, back to the subject at hand. The arguement is what is the default case? The card is neither written in the form of Pokemon Breeder or Giovanni. It lacks either's additional text.
One way to look at this is to view the card without the additional text. In this case, Giovanni makes no sense. Pokemon trader could be implied to allow evolution on the first turn. So, obviously, one of the cards contains Dummy Text.
Dummy Text is text that can be ommited from the card without changing the rulings involved with the card. It is typically included to make things easier for the people in charge by reducing the number of frivolous rulings questions brought to their attention (though this doesn't always work).
Therefore, either Pokemon Breeder has the dummy text, and it's not necessary to put the phrase in because you have to explicitly state you can violate the first-turn evolution rule (or draw from the deck) in order to do it, or, Giovanni has it because just saying you can evolve is good enough to allow you to break the evolution rule.
So, which is it? Well, at this point we're trying to divine the intent of the card creators. What did they want us to believe? I can't claim to know exactly what they were thinking when they were making the card, but I can make an educated guess.
The question then becomes, how do we analyze the content of these cards:
Giovanni
Trainer
Choose 1 of your Pokémon in play with Giovanni in its name. For the rest of your turn, you may evolve that Pokémon even if you just played or evolved it this turn or if this is your first turn. This effect also applies to the Pokémon it evolves into.
Source: Oracle
Pokémon Breeder
Trainer card
Put a Stage 2 Evolution card from your hand on the matching Basic Pokémon. You can play this card only when you would be allowed to evolve that Pokémon anyway.
Source: Oracle
Rare Candy:
Choose 1 of your Basic Pokemon in play. If you have a Stage 1 or Stage 2 card that evolves from that Pokemon in your hand, put that card on the Basic Pokemon. (This counts as evolving that Pokemon.)
Source: Above
Well, I'd like to continue on this tangent, but it's getting late and I really need to think about this some more. So, I'll see you tomorrow with more.
By the way, you pointed out a dissimilarity between the cards, then said they were just like each other. Just pointing that out. (Yes, I realize you meant that they both broke evolution rules, but still, different evolution rules).
Now, back to the subject at hand. The arguement is what is the default case? The card is neither written in the form of Pokemon Breeder or Giovanni. It lacks either's additional text.
One way to look at this is to view the card without the additional text. In this case, Giovanni makes no sense. Pokemon trader could be implied to allow evolution on the first turn. So, obviously, one of the cards contains Dummy Text.
Dummy Text is text that can be ommited from the card without changing the rulings involved with the card. It is typically included to make things easier for the people in charge by reducing the number of frivolous rulings questions brought to their attention (though this doesn't always work).
Therefore, either Pokemon Breeder has the dummy text, and it's not necessary to put the phrase in because you have to explicitly state you can violate the first-turn evolution rule (or draw from the deck) in order to do it, or, Giovanni has it because just saying you can evolve is good enough to allow you to break the evolution rule.
So, which is it? Well, at this point we're trying to divine the intent of the card creators. What did they want us to believe? I can't claim to know exactly what they were thinking when they were making the card, but I can make an educated guess.
The question then becomes, how do we analyze the content of these cards:
Giovanni
Trainer
Choose 1 of your Pokémon in play with Giovanni in its name. For the rest of your turn, you may evolve that Pokémon even if you just played or evolved it this turn or if this is your first turn. This effect also applies to the Pokémon it evolves into.
Source: Oracle
Pokémon Breeder
Trainer card
Put a Stage 2 Evolution card from your hand on the matching Basic Pokémon. You can play this card only when you would be allowed to evolve that Pokémon anyway.
Source: Oracle
Rare Candy:
Choose 1 of your Basic Pokemon in play. If you have a Stage 1 or Stage 2 card that evolves from that Pokemon in your hand, put that card on the Basic Pokemon. (This counts as evolving that Pokemon.)
Source: Above
Well, I'd like to continue on this tangent, but it's getting late and I really need to think about this some more. So, I'll see you tomorrow with more.