The reason I asked about the deck being changed is simple. There is a penalty for having a Legal Deck, Legal Decklist 7.3.4. The penalty is a Warning at tier 1 and 2 events. (Nats being a 2). BUT, the deck must match the list turned in and if you cannot fix the deck to match the list, then that card is removed and replaced with a basic energy (player's choice as to energy). The penalty CAN be escalated, if the HJ determines a significant advantage was gained by the "mix up".
The player is ultimately responsible for their deck and list, irregardless if the deck made it through a deck check or not!
The penalty needed to be handed down and then it could be tracked for the day and even later. Hopefully the Judge gave you the warning the error required.
Keith
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Here is the guideline section:
7.3.4. Legal Decklist, Legal Deck
Occasionally a player’s decklist and deck meet the format restrictions and the deck construction rules but do not match. As the contents of the decklist always take priority over the contents of the deck itself, the player must modify his or her deck so that it matches the decklist. If the player is unable to provide the cards listed on the decklist, missing cards should be replaced with basic Energy cards of the player’s choice, and the decklist should be updated to reflect these changes.
As with previous categories, the Head Judge should carefully consider what advantage, if any, was gained by this error. If the Head Judge feels that there was a significant advantage or the Pokémon Organized Play Penalty Guidelines
Rev: September 1, 2009
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error cannot be easily fixed during the match, elevating the penalty to a Game Loss may be necessary.
Examples of Deck Problems: Legal Decklist, Legal Deck include:
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A player’s deck contains 4 Darkness Energy cards, but the decklist contains 4 Dark Metal Energy cards.
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A player’s deck contains 4 Shelgon cards (EX Delta Species 53/113), but the decklist contains 2 Shelgon cards (EX Delta Species 53/113) and 2 Shelgon cards (EX Delta Species 54/113).
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A player’s deck contains 3 Battle Frontier cards and 2 Cursed Stone cards, but the decklist contains 2 Battle Frontier cards and 3 Cursed Stone cards.
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In an Unlimited event, the decklist contains four copies of Torchic (EX Ruby & Sapphire 73/109), but the deck contains four copies of Torchic (EX Ruby & Sapphire 74/109).
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Cards in the player’s deck have been marked on, though none of the markings appear to create a marked card situation.
Recommended Starting Penalty:
Tier 1: Warning
Tier 2: Warning
It is not that "exact" in Europe. At least in Finland, we won't even do deckchecks or sleevechecks usually (excluding nats).