View source for Changes to Definition of the Term “Defending Pokémon”

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blurb=Rules Team member, PokePop, recently posted a helpful guide for PokéGym explaining the new definition of the term 'Defending Pokémon' on Pokémon cards, how it has changed, and how this new definition affects gameplay. Introduced with the XY expansion, this new official interpretation is only for cards released during the XY Series of Generation VI. As cards use the meaning of game terms from the Series that they were printed, the definition does not affect cards from prior to XY. }}
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Rules Team and Team Compendium member, PokePop, recently posted a [http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?184787 helpful guide for PokéGym] explaining the new definition of the term 'Defending Pokémon' on Pokémon cards, how it has changed, and how this new definition affects gameplay. Introduced with the XY expansion, this new official interpretation is only for cards released during the XY Series of Generation VI. As cards use the meaning of game terms from the Series that they were printed, the definition does not affect cards from prior to XY. His post from the linked article is posted below for convenience's sake. '''As this will have significant changes to how certain cards interact with others, any and all questions should be posted on [http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?184787 the PokéGym thread for this post] or the [http://pokegym.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?25-Ask-the-Rules-Team Ask the Rules Team forum] over on PokéGym.''' We at Bulbagarden are simply reposting this in order to alert as many people as possible to the change.