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Pocket vs paper

Twenty cards is a different game. Do not cross the counts.

Pocket is 20 cards. Paper Standard is 60. Energy, prizes, and the set pool are different. A Mega Lucario ex pile that is 10% of Pocket cups in this window is a Pocket pile.

If you are learning the game on your phone, stay in the Pocket hub. If you are driving to a League Challenge, stay in Standard. Cross-pollinating “this attacker is good” is fine. Cross-pollinating the counts is how you show up illegal.

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