Players of the former will have a chance to transfer most of their stuff over to the latter when it comes out, per a full FAQ over on The Pokmon Companys website
The red Gyarados was the perfect addition to generation two: It served as an implicit explanation of shiny Pokemon, which were a new feature in the mainline Pokemon games, while also giving players a special, powerful monster to add to their team
they won't resort to cheating in duels, but have no problems using whatever trick in the book to turn the tides in their favor
Many of the existing editions have been lost or badly damaged, with very few surviving in mint or perfect condition
In fact, if Patrice managed to attack or evade it while still in her hand, it would get automatically discarded, regardless how much damage it would take, if any
A great way to maximize the monsters available for linking is to prioritize playing the cards that will generate token monsters