Duskull from “Cosmic Eclipse” Banned from Expanded Format Thanks to Dusclops

Amid all the Worlds news, TPCi and Creatures have announced that Duskull from 2019’s Cosmic Eclipse will be banned from the Expanded format starting September 27th. This is due to the release of Dusclops from Shrouded Fable, whose Ability makes it easy to donk your opponent.

TPCi stated the reason for the ban on Pokemon.com:

With the release of Dusclops in Shrouded Fable, it became very possible to win the game on the first turn when going first by using Duskull’s Spiritborne Evolution Ability to evolve into Dusclops. By getting enough Dusclops into play, players can use many Cursed Blast Abilities to Knock Out the opponent’s only Pokémon in play and win the game.

Many cards are required to assemble the combo that allows this strategy to be dangerous, but Duskull has the lowest overall impact on other strategies that are used in the Expanded format, so it was chosen to be banned.

Tournament results and community feedback will continue to be analyzed to maintain a healthy play environment.