Venusaur116
New Member
I had this idea after realizing how many cards there are that don't see play at all, and how expensive a lot of the necessary "staple" cards in the TCG are.
My Idea is really simple.
Start with the existing Expanded format and add the following restrictions:
No Pokemon EX (They are pretty OP, and expensive)
Only one copy of each supporter card is allowed in your deck. (This includes same effect cards like professors juniper and sycamore). This somewhat limits the power of trainer cards. and will make decks slightly less consistent. The following rule will balance this out though
There wont be prize cards. only counters or a die to keep track of how many Pokemon have fainted. This is a no brainier. The game should have had this from the beginning. Not having 10% of your cards accessible form the get go is really annoying. especially when it is random.
(maybe) Play with weakness and resistance all as +/- 10, respectively. Your mono grass deck shouldn't outright fail against a mono fire deck because of the type of Pokemon you use. however, the type advantages in Pokemon make it interesting and shouldn't outright be ignored.
The following cards are banned:
Rare candy
Pokemon catcher
Crush hammer
All ace spec cards.
Hypnotoxic laser
Virbank city gym
Muscle band
Double colorless energy
as well as anything that proves to be just way too powerful and dominating for this format.
In conclusion, I think removing OP cards and rules that dont make much sense would make for a fun new side format to try.
What do you think?
What are some cards that you would like to see banned that would allow this format to shine?
Are there anymore rule changes you would like to see/ not see?
My Idea is really simple.
Start with the existing Expanded format and add the following restrictions:
No Pokemon EX (They are pretty OP, and expensive)
Only one copy of each supporter card is allowed in your deck. (This includes same effect cards like professors juniper and sycamore). This somewhat limits the power of trainer cards. and will make decks slightly less consistent. The following rule will balance this out though
There wont be prize cards. only counters or a die to keep track of how many Pokemon have fainted. This is a no brainier. The game should have had this from the beginning. Not having 10% of your cards accessible form the get go is really annoying. especially when it is random.
(maybe) Play with weakness and resistance all as +/- 10, respectively. Your mono grass deck shouldn't outright fail against a mono fire deck because of the type of Pokemon you use. however, the type advantages in Pokemon make it interesting and shouldn't outright be ignored.
The following cards are banned:
Rare candy
Pokemon catcher
Crush hammer
All ace spec cards.
Hypnotoxic laser
Virbank city gym
Muscle band
Double colorless energy
as well as anything that proves to be just way too powerful and dominating for this format.
In conclusion, I think removing OP cards and rules that dont make much sense would make for a fun new side format to try.
What do you think?
What are some cards that you would like to see banned that would allow this format to shine?
Are there anymore rule changes you would like to see/ not see?
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