Ruling Japanese Cards Legal at Worlds for Anyone?

[Daren]

Are Japanese cards legal for any player at Worlds regarless of what country they are from? For Example, could an American player use Japanese Magnezone Lvl X even though it has not been released in the U.S. and in English. My assumption is that a card like this will either be legal for everyone or legal for no one. Please confirm or clarify.

Thanks!!

 

[Chairman Kaga]

No. Per the tournament floor rules, Worlds uses the current North American Modified format. You can only use cards that have been released in North America.

 

[Daren]

Thank you for the clarification!

 

[DukeFireBird]

You can still use Foreign language cards however, as long as that specific card has been released in North America.