Languages in Pokemon TCG?

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I am planning on entering an official Pokemon TCG tornament, so I am trying to make a tournament legal deck. I already know most of the rules, but I am not sure whether I am allowed to use Spanish or French cards, as well as English. Can someone help me?

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The use of foreign-language cards have been known to create time delays and and confusion at high-level Premier Events, where significant prizes are on the line. However, as the Pokemon TCG is an international game, concessions must be made to help accomodate markets where multiple languages are more common.Players are restricted on which language cards they can use, based on the country where they are playing.Any other languages are considered foreign in that country or region.

Here’s a list of countries / regions and the languages they are allowed to use:

Players are not permitted to use foreign cards at Premier Events.

For the Pokémon TCG World Championships and the Last Chance Qualifier, players arepermitted to use cards that are legal in their home markets. Reference cards are not requiredfor the Pokémon TCG World Championships or the Last Chance Qualifier.

So if you happen to be from Europe,yes you are allowed. Otherwiseno.

Source, on page 5, 1.8, Foreign Cards.

Hope I helped!