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The Alternate Format Hall of Fame page has been updated with the results of the November 4th JIB Format tournament.
The tournament's results were as follows:
Curse - Kommo-o/Zeraora
Guil - Zoroark/Malamar
Bunnybird12 - Weavile/Cramorant
TandemTCG - Flareon/Torkoal
Click here to visit the updated Alternate Format Hall of Fame page and join us next month on December 2nd for the Theme Pool tournament!
In a little celebration of Halloween, have some fun building around some of Pokémon’s spookiest monsters!
Restrictions:
No Rule Box Pokémon.
Cards from SUM-onward are legal, as are prior prints of cards in a legal set.
The following cards and any alternate prints of them are banned:
All Pokémon in your deck must come from the list of legal Pokémon below.
#19 Alolan Rattata
#20 Alolan Raticate
#41 Zubat
#42 Golbat
#52 Alolan Meowth
#53 Alolan Persian
#88 Alolan Grimer
#89 Alolan Muk
#92 Gastly
#93 Haunter
#94 Gengar
#104 Cubone
#105 Alolan Marowak
#133 Eevee
#146 Galarian Moltres
#150 Mewtwo
#155 Cyandquil
#156 Quilava
#157 Hisuian Typlosion
#167 Spinarak
#168 Ariados
#169 Crobat
#197 Umbreon
#198 Murkrow
#200 Misdreavus
#211 Hisuian Quilfish
#215 Sneasel
#222 Galarian Corsola
#228 Houndour
#229 Houndoom
#238 Surskit
#239 Masquerain
#246 Larvitar
#247 Pupitar
#248 Tyranitar
#261 Poochyena
#262 Mightyena
#263 Galarian Zigzagoon
#264 Galarian Linoone
#273 Seedot
#274 Nuzleaf
#275 Shiftry
#290 Nincada
#291 Ninjask
#292 Shedinja
#302 Sableye
#318 Carvanha
#319 Sharpedo
#332 Cacturne
#342 Crawdaunt
#353 Shuppet
#354 Banette
#355 Duskull
#356 Dusclops
#359 Absol
#361 Snorunt
#425 Drifloon
#426 Drifblim
#429 Mismagius
#430 Honchkrow
#434 Stunky
#435 Skuntank
#442 Spiritomb
#451 Skorupi
#452 Drapion
#461 Weavile
#477 Dusknoir
#478 Froslass
#479 Rotom
#487 Giratina
#491 Darkrai
#501 Oshawott
#502 Dewott
#503 Hisuian Samurott
#509 Purrloin
#510 Liepard
#527 Woobat
#528 Swoobat
#550 Hisuian Basculin
#551 Sandile
#552 Krokorok
#553 Krookodile
#559 Scraggy
#560 Scrafty
#562 Yamask
#563 Cofagrigus
#570 Hisuian Zorua
#570 Zorua
#571 Hisuian Zoroark
#571 Zoroark
#592 Frillish
#593 Jellicent
#595 Joltik
#596 Galvantula
#607 Litwick
#608 Lampent
#609 Chandelure
#622 Golett
#623 Golurk
#624 Pawniard
#625 Bisharp
#629 Vullaby
#630 Mandibuzz
#633 Deino
#634 Zweilous
#635 Hydreigon
#656 Froakie
#657 Frogadier
#658 Ash-Greninja
#658 Greninja
#675 Pangoro
#679 Honedge
#680 Doublade
#681 Aegislash
#686 Inkay
#687 Malamar
#708 Phantump
#709 Trevenant
#710 Pumpkaboo
#711 Gourgeist
#717 Yveltal
#720 Hoopa
#724 Decidueye
#725 Litten
#726 Torracat
#727 Incineroar
#741 Sensu Style Oricorio
#751 Dewpider
#752 Araquanid
#769 Sandyghast
#770 Palossand
#778 Mimikyu
#781 Dhelmise
#789 Cosmog
#790 Cosmoem
#792 Lunala
#799 Guzzlord
#800 Dawn Wings Necrozma
#802 Marshadow
#806 Blacephalon
#827 Nickit
#828 Thievul
#854 Sinistea
#855 Polteageist
#856 Hatenna
#857 Hattrem
#858 Hatterene
#859 Impidimp
#860 Morgrem
#861 Grimmsnarl
#862 Obstagoon
#864 Cursola
#867 Runerigus
#877 Morpeko
#885 Dreepy
#886 Drakloak
#887 Dragapult
#892 Single Strike Urshifu
#893 Zarude
#897 Spectrier
#898 Shadow Rider Calyrex
#902 Basculegion
#904 Overqwil
Effective immediately, the following cards are banned in the 345 and Aceless formats: Cramorant LOR 50 and Sableye LOR 70.
Effective immediately, the following cards are banned in the Eternal format: Mr. Briney’s Compassion DR 87 and Arceus VSTAR BRS 123.
The Alternate Format Hall of Fame page has been updated with the results of the October 7th 345 format tournament.
The tournament's results were as follows:
Twitchy - Lost Box
JustInBasil - Falinks
Neutral - Spiritomb
Curse - Castform
Click here to visit the updated Alternate Format Hall of Fame page and join us next month on November 4th for the JIB Format tournament!
All of the following ban list updates below are effective immediately.
345 Format
Two cards have been added to the ban list for the 345 Format: Dewgong LOR 34 and Machamp LOR 88.
Eternal Format
Two cards have been added to the ban list for the Eternal Format: Lost Blender LOT 181 and Green’s Exploration UNB 175.
The Alternate Format Hall of Fame page has been updated with the results of the September 2nd Quick Draw (BCR, ROS, SLG, UPR, VIV) format tournament.
The tournament's results were as follows:
Bunnybird12 - Togekiss VMAX
Twitchy - Galarian Darmanitan VMAX
JustInBasil - Zoroark-GX / Garchomp
Click here to visit the updated Alternate Format Hall of Fame page and join us next month on October 7th for the 345 tournament!
A breakdown of the deck segments in the Sword & Shield—Lost Origin Built & Battle Box is now available. You can review the contents in Appendix V of the deck building guide, Pre-release Deck Building.
Click here to see what’s in store for you at Lost Origin pre-releases!
To simplify the ruleset for the 345 format, the damage multiplier rule and its wording have been cut from the format’s description. Although the format will continue to (effectively) use this rule, Pokémon that would have been removed from the format by way of this rule will now instead show up on the format’s ban list.
This means that the following Pokémon now appear on the format’s ban list (they were already not legal before this, because of the multiplier rule):
For the sake of reference, the original multiplier rule follows below:
A Pokémon’s printed attack damage multipliers must not exceed the following, unless there is a cap on the damage:
20x on a Basic Pokémon
30x on a Stage 1 Pokémon
40x on a Stage 2 Pokémon
An attack’s damage is considered not to have a cap if it is possible for a player to apply the attack’s damage multiplier more than four times, with two exceptions:
The requirement of a coin flip or coin flips does count as a cap for the purpose of this rule. Example: Eevee FST 205’s Continuous Steps attack.
Scaling damage that is dependent on your opponent or your opponent’s board does count as a cap for the purpose of this rule. Example: Starmie BRS 55’s Psychic attack.
Examples:
This means, for example, that Simisear FST 38 is legal because even though its multiplier is 60x, its damage output is capped at 120.
This means that Morpeko FST 179 is not legal because, with the aid of an HP-increasing tool or Abomasnow CRE 10’s Toughness Boost ability, it is quite easy to put more than 4 damage counters on Morpeko to get past 4x the multiplier.
This also means that Eiscue BRS 44 is legal because, although its multiplier is 40x, its damage is output is capped at 160 (because you can’t have more than 4 Fusion Strike Energy in your deck).
This also means that Malamar CRE 70 is not legal, because as a Stage 1 its multiplier is 40x and there is effectively no cap on its damage output. (It is not at all unreasonable to get to 5 or more Rapid Strike cards in hand for its Rapid Strike Tentacles attack.)
Ten cards have been added to and two cards have been removed from the ban list for the Eternal Format, effective immediately. Please review the full ban list for the Eternal format and keep these bans in mind when constructing your deck for August 20th’s Eternal format tournament.
This brings the total number of cards banned in the format to 126.
