praying that this signifies a shrine psuedo reprint cause they seem to be emphasizing spread
Cards should specify just Vs or just GXs, but when combining them both, it's a mistake not to use the Rule Box text because it means that when the next rule box card comes into existence, the card won't be future-proofed.Rule Box is not a replacement for "Pokemon-V or Pokemon-GX" and the like. It's a pretty insane way to help format-proof certain cards, by the creator's choice. Some cards will say it, some won't. Depends on what they want.
Depends on the cards they want to future-proof. Not using Rule Box is also a way to future proof, take Melony. Saying Rule Box would make it useable with possibly many other future Pokemon with Rule Boxes, but by using Pokemon-V instead, Melony was future-proofed.Cards should specify just Vs or just GXs, but when combining them both, it's a mistake not to use the Rule Box text because it means that when the next rule box card comes into existence, the card won't be future-proofed.
Quite the opposite, it makes Melony obsolete. If Melony was to attach an Energy to a Rule Box Pokemon, then they could reprint her over and over again in future sets, even if the "flavor of powercreep" changes. Legality isn't an issue, as the designers would have to reprint her to make her legal.Depends on the cards they want to future-proof. Not using Rule Box is also a way to future proof, take Melony. Saying Rule Box would make it useable with possibly many other future Pokemon with Rule Boxes, but by using Pokemon-V instead, Melony was future-proofed.
Melony specifically targets Vs (specifying Vs or GXs, and not both).Depends on the cards they want to future-proof. Not using Rule Box is also a way to future proof, take Melony. Saying Rule Box would make it useable with possibly many other future Pokemon with Rule Boxes, but by using Pokemon-V instead, Melony was future-proofed.
Ensuring it becomes obsolete sounds like an OK way to future-proof it lol.Quite the opposite, it makes Melony obsolete. If Melony was to attach an Energy to a Rule Box Pokemon, then they could reprint her over and over again in future sets, even if the "flavor of powercreep" changes. Legality isn't an issue, as the designers would have to reprint her to make her legal.
Now, Expanded is a different thing, but Expanded, like all non-rotating formats, will be the collection of the most broken stuff one way or another.
When can we get 1 set without that orange dragon?when can we get 1 set without that yellow rat
Have we forgot about the "Rule Box" wording already...?
Why does this line get so many cards? Most of them are bland anyway, but Araquanid seems to get a card every other set...
Araquanid was also weak to Fire in the Sun and Moon expansionsWeak to Fire... weakness standardization was a mistake.
Which was a mistake in the Sun and Moon sets too.Araquanid was also weak to Fire in the Sun and Moon expansions