I've come across Pokemon cards that are identical except their attacks. Some have the same name and picture but different attacks and some have different pictures and attacks but the same Pokemon name. I assumed that both cards are legal. I can use both cards in a match and I must use what ever rule is for each card.
Then I read the rules for legal cards and Reprinted Cards. Both rules basically say the same thing; that the latest print of a card has to be used if it's significantly modified. In the example above, the have different attacks, that seems significantly different. So in does this apply to my example above? If so, how do I know which Pokemon card has the latest rules that I must apply to all similarly named Pokemon?
http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=xpdformat
"If you are playing a card that has had text significantly modified in later printings, you must have a copy of a card with the most recent printing outside your deck available as a reference for your opponent. In a few cases, if a card has changed dramatically from it's originally named version, the old version is not allowed at all."
http://support.pokemon.com/FileManagement/Download/285237e1e815473dbac38d3a368f84a2
"From time to time, cards printed in previous expansions are reprinted in a new expansion. In most cases, the mechanics of the card remain unchanged, though the wording may be slightly altered for clarification. However, in a few rare cases, the game play text of a card is significantly modified. Should a player choose to use an older printing of a card that has had significant text changes, the player must have a local-language version of the card with the most recent text revisions, outside of his or her deck, for reference."
Then I read the rules for legal cards and Reprinted Cards. Both rules basically say the same thing; that the latest print of a card has to be used if it's significantly modified. In the example above, the have different attacks, that seems significantly different. So in does this apply to my example above? If so, how do I know which Pokemon card has the latest rules that I must apply to all similarly named Pokemon?
http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=xpdformat
"If you are playing a card that has had text significantly modified in later printings, you must have a copy of a card with the most recent printing outside your deck available as a reference for your opponent. In a few cases, if a card has changed dramatically from it's originally named version, the old version is not allowed at all."
http://support.pokemon.com/FileManagement/Download/285237e1e815473dbac38d3a368f84a2
"From time to time, cards printed in previous expansions are reprinted in a new expansion. In most cases, the mechanics of the card remain unchanged, though the wording may be slightly altered for clarification. However, in a few rare cases, the game play text of a card is significantly modified. Should a player choose to use an older printing of a card that has had significant text changes, the player must have a local-language version of the card with the most recent text revisions, outside of his or her deck, for reference."