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His opponent, however, noticed right away the confusion and asked to see the cards, only for Bradner to show them two different cards which were not the item cards he had taken from his deck. Viewers, fans and players on social media considered this to be condemning evidence that Bradner was indeed not playing fair.
To further add insult to injury, there were no consequences or even a follow-up to these allegations. Bradner continued to play and advance in his career as a competitive Pokémon TCG player and seemingly didn't get punished, investigated or banned.
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The latest incident, however, can be perceived as even more infuriating in that sense, as neither the players nor the judges noticed anything amiss in the game, though it was clear to audiences what had happened.
In the Malmö Regionals, in Sweden, the match in question was Oliver Barnett x Lasse Puisto, who had both ended their campaign with a 9-2-1 record, and were qualified for Day 2, with plenty of points conquered already. Barnett was playing Lost Zone Box, and Puisto was playing Fusion Mew VMax.
There were only two prize cards remaining for both players when the cheating occurred, reports say. On camera, Barnett is seen taking his prize cards after a move that knocked out Puisto's active Pokémon, but, as he does so, he seemingly takes a peak at the prize cards he was going to get, and puts a few cards on top of the pile, a very illegal move.
The outrage online comes from the fact that these incidents are neither uncommon nor addressed at all by the official representatives. The only hope for punishment is if the Head Judges address the situation immediately, as The Pokémon Company has only banned a few players in all of its history, with the most notable one being Michael Long, who was banned for hiding a card in his lap.
It seems like a dire situation for anyone who wants to play Pokémon TCG competitively in official events. The only thing players can do is ask for a judge's referral anytime they notice something odd going on in their match, but the track record of Judges' good judgement calls has been questioned lately after the pronoun incident.
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