As an idea/suggestion to TPCI, (and this being said based on the current trend of a "last quarter yearly new games release date") that since the new games are used in the following year for Events:
Just make the format rules "single year"- like the next format is just 2015. Drop the combined years matter.
I know TPCI starts their year in September, but VGC wise the newest games don't get use until after the new year anyways.
Until the ORAS game Pokedex is fully revealed (assuming that we can count on the original Ruby/Saphire dex being the same in ORAS)- it could be very well that the new dex and X/Y dex will be combined, meaning that Kalos Native Pokemon will be able for use in the '14/'15 format.
IIrc- "Native" (blue pentagon symbol) is a way to reduce hacks. If you transfer them over to the new games, then there should be no reason to not allow them into the next/new format. As how I see it anyways.
Allowing the previous game's dex to be joined with the new will allow a larger pool of Pokemon to be used.
Side note -
If the newest rules do exclude the current ban list, this could mean that they want to promote mascot legendarys for a boost in the competitive scene. If so, we'll see a restriction list instead of a banned list. BW remakes confirmed! (<jk, of course)
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As an idea/suggestion to TPCI, (and this being said based on the current trend of a "last quarter yearly new games release date") that since the new games are used in the following year for Events:
Just make the format rules "single year"- like the next format is just 2015. Drop the combined years matter.
I know TPCI starts their year in September, but VGC wise the newest games don't get use until after the new year anyways.
Until the ORAS game Pokedex is fully revealed (assuming that we can count on the original Ruby/Saphire dex being the same in ORAS)- it could be very well that the new dex and X/Y dex will be combined, meaning that Kalos Native Pokemon will be able for use in the '14/'15 format.
IIrc- "Native" (blue pentagon symbol) is a way to reduce hacks. If you transfer them over to the new games, then there should be no reason to not allow them into the next/new format. As how I see it anyways.
Allowing the previous game's dex to be joined with the new will allow a larger pool of Pokemon to be used.
Side note -
If the newest rules do exclude the current ban list, this could mean that they want to promote mascot legendarys for a boost in the competitive scene. If so, we'll see a restriction list instead of a banned list. BW remakes confirmed! (<jk, of course)