Rotation announced!

[immewnity]

Rotation has been announced as Next Destinies-on!

http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/op_2014_format_rotation-2013-07-16/

The promo cutoff will be BW33, with BW32 and below not playable without a reprint.

In addition, a new format has been announced for the 2015 season. While more information will be given near the end of the 2014 season, this new format can be used in tournaments and will be BW-on.

 

[Alann]

Ddddddddddannnnnnnnnnggggggggggg ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

hooray for a wonderful new format! no more eels! hot dog!

 

[dtrain]

Curious if Tropical Beach '11 will be included in the rotation since its BW28. Or will they just be grouped as Tropical Beach.

 

[Zarmakuizz]

Tropical Beaches from 2011 has been reprinted as Tropical Beaches from 2012 so they are still playable.

 

[psychup2034]

The news of an extended format in 2015 sounds amazing. Thanks for taking feedback from the players and implementing this idea, TPCi.

 

[signofzeta]

Man, they coulda done a Ruby Sapphire on format. They should also do generational formats too.

 

[Phadrex]

Goodbye Energy Switch, you will be missed.

 

[Bigbowlr1037]

The news of an extended format in 2015 sounds amazing. Thanks for taking feedback from the players and implementing this idea, TPCi.

Maybe were finally getting the Japanese Palace Format.

 

[King Piplup]

Goodbye Energy Switch, you will be missed.

I doubt it'll be gone for long. PLB has a ton of space.

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

So the 3 sets of Black and White will be out of format until next year. This is very interesting.

 

[ChristHBK]

So... Im thinking...

We play NXD-On... till next year... we get 3-4 X/Y Sets (depending on EX battle boost)... and then we get split formats...

X/Y-On as format 1

BW-PLB/EXB as format 2

 

[JPN Gallade]

So it truly is NXD-on. I guess I'm somewhat OK with it. There will be no more trainer lock now that Gothitelle is leaving (hooray for no form of trainer lock!), and most lightning/Rayquaza decks will be off the charts now that Eelektrik is gone (meaning that the only really powerful :lightning: at this point will be Thundurus EX, so at least the :lightning: will not have such a stronghold as before). What I don't like is that N will still be in this format. I mean, I'm one of those people who believe that the N is at the wrong place at the wrong time, so I would love to see it rotate, but oh well, I guess I'll have to cope with it for a little longer.

 

[Envoyofduels]

Nother year of Catcher............

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

Nother year of Catcher............

better than having Blastoise dominate the format.

 

[treyh37]

whats the promo number on the latest victory cup? bulbapedia only lists one group of them that are in the rotating section of the promos

 

[King Piplup]

whats the promo number on the latest victory cup? bulbapedia only lists one group of them that are in the rotating section of the promos

They're all the same promo number.

Maybe that means a new BR promo.

 

[Chompy]

JPN Gallade: Gothitelle is being reprinted in the latest Japanese BW set

http://pokebeach.com/2013/07/ex-battle-boost

 

[pokedan24]

Most pointless rotation ever. No more energy switch? Boo!

 

[Yoshi-]

better than having Blastoise dominate the format.

Blastoise wouldnt even be so bad, I think Dusknoir would be the true problem

 

[Envoyofduels]

better than having Blastoise dominate the format.

Blastoise wouldn't dominate, too many cards to counter it.

---------- Post added 07/16/2013 at 12:31 PM ----------

JPN Gallade: Gothitelle is being reprinted in the latest Japanese BW set

http://pokebeach.com/2013/07/ex-battle-boost

There is no guarantee we are getting BB