RE: Ask a simple Play! Pokemon question here!
Just curious about Worlds, though I'm just a collector: Don't Japanese players have an advantage since they release sets much faster? For example in this years' Worlds they already have Red Collection to play with, meaning cards like Victini, Pokemon Catcher, Hydreigon, etc. which isn't released internationally yet. Are there any rules restricting their use to level the playing field?
On that note, how does Worlds work around the language barrier? Do the staff hire translators? I.e. if for example some French player has French cards and can't speak English plays against an English player with English cards who can't speak French, how do they play then?
Lastly, are they able to mix cards of different languages in Worlds? Not just Japanese with English (I know they have different backs) but also with Italian, English, French, etc.