Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Standard and Expanded Format Legal Card List Discussion

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There are no pokemon in this list. Does that mean that all of the old pokemon, like Mr. mime or cyndaquil from neo are banned from tournament play?

thank you!
please let me know
 
cdhopg2 said:
There are no pokemon in this list. Does that mean that all of the old pokemon, like Mr. mime or cyndaquil from neo are banned from tournament play?

thank you!
please let me know
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Unless a Pokemon has been reprinted exactly like it was in a rotated set it isn't allowed. Right now there are no Pokemon that have been reprinted in any of the current modified-legal sets.
 
espeon200 said:
Unless a Pokemon has been reprinted exactly like it was in a rotated set it isn't allowed. Right now there are no Pokemon that have been reprinted in any of the current modified-legal sets.
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Just the information is what needs to be the same such as HP, text, powers/bodies, attack damage, weakness, resistance and retreat. They can be errata'd as well though.
 
Everything has to match the former card, if it fits the requirements of what an errata'd trainer/supporter/stadium fits, then it will be legal for play. But anything at subtle as an HP difference will contradict this.
 
cdhopg2 said:
So why is Charizard arceus banned as well? he only came out about a year ago?
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More like two years ago.
Usually, cards will stay legal for about 3 years.
But they had to do a bit of a bigger rotation than usual to take the new B&W rules changes into account.
Older cards are not balanced within the new rules.
 
PokePop said:
More like two years ago.
Usually, cards will stay legal for about 3 years.
But they had to do a bit of a bigger rotation than usual to take the new B&W rules changes into account.
Older cards are not balanced within the new rules.
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do you think it's good for the game to keep doing these rotations? people lose interest if their favorite cards get banned. Also, they have to keep spending a lot of money?
 
cdhopg2 said:
do you think it's good for the game to keep doing these rotations? people lose interest if their favorite cards get banned. Also, they have to keep spending a lot of money?
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This can be discussed in a new thread in one of the discussion forums.
This thread is specifically to keep people updated on what cards are legal.
 
Aren't there also some old Pokemon allowed?
Like Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard of the Base set, they were reprinted in D/P Stormfront.
 
The Gorn said:
Other than Great Ball and Recycle, were any of Emerging Powers a reprint of an earlier set?
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There are some cards that have the same effect as earlier cards, but they have different names, so they are not reprints.
 
Ten7ei said:
Aren't there also some old Pokemon allowed?
Like Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard of the Base set, they were reprinted in D/P Stormfront.
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Stormfront has been rotated out. The current format is HGSS and up.
 
I'm just getting back into the game after a bit of a break... I did a quick google search to see if Japanese versions of cards were legal and I saw something from 06 saying they were, and this (way more recent) saying they aren't. Just curious when did that change? I had awesome japanese energy's :(
 
A few things...

1. Can we change the name of this thread to "2011-2012 Modified Format Legal Card List"?

2. Are any DP Promos still legal? (There should be a reference to DP Promos in the first post)

3. What about the McDonald's promos?

Thanks.
 
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