2021 Pokemon TCG Format Rotation Announced!

Unsurprising. Cut out Prism Stars, leave Tag Teams.
Ahoy a three-prize format, where you either swing for 250, or die from it immediately.
 
Lisa of notable Pokemon we're losing. I'll make a separate post for trainers.

Articuno GX
Blacephalon GX
Celebi Prism
Drakrai Prism
Diance Prism
Ditto Prism
Electrode GX
Giratina
Lost March Cards
Malamar
Lugia GX
Smooth Over Magcargo
Magcargo GX
Resource Managment Oranguru
Washout Quaqsire
Rayquaza GX
Turtonator
Zeraora GX
Victini Prism
Volcanion Prism
 
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Trainers we lose (If some were reprinted let me know and I'll edit this list)

Acro Bike
Adventure Bag
Beast Ring
Custom Catcher
Cynthia
Electropower
Energy Recycle System
Energy Switch
Escape Board
Faba
Fairy Charms
Fiery Flint
Gardena
Heat Factory Prism
Judge
Life Forest Prism
Lillie
Lure Ball
Lysandre Labs
Mars
Metal Frying Pan
Mt. Coronet
Mysterious Treasure
Nest Ball
Order Pad
Pokemon Fan Club
Professor Elms Lecture
Shrine of Punishment
Spell Tag
Tate & Liza
Thunder Mtn Prism
Ultra Space
Volkner
 
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Unfortunately, a few Prism Stars will survive the rotation, leaving certain types with an advantage over others. Particularly Black Market & Wondrous Labyrinth Prism Stars I am very sad to see stay, because Chaotic Swell is still in the format and very good. The way to counter Swell is not play any stadiums, so you can do that, just hope you don't run into a dark deck playing Black Market. I really wish they would ban all of the remaining Prism Stars, not just the stadiums.
 
Mcsonic00 said:
Unfortunately, a few Prism Stars will survive the rotation, leaving certain types with an advantage over others. Particularly Black Market & Wondrous Labyrinth Prism Stars I am very sad to see stay, because Chaotic Swell is still in the format and very good. The way to counter Swell is not play any stadiums, so you can do that, just hope you don't run into a dark deck playing Black Market. I really wish they would ban all of the remaining Prism Stars, not just the stadiums.
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I get what you're saying. But who is really playing Dark or Fairy decks?
 
dmein89 said:
Edited, I meant Volcarona
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No Volcarona non-gx since last year's rotation of Shining legends, but as that was the rotation to UPR-on, and not this one, do you mean Volcanion Prism?

Anyway, I agree that prism stars should be banned from standard if there's no other way to single them out from the rest of TEU, if only to keep the International game as on par w/ Japan's as it can be. One striking fact: The last time any prism stars were printed was back in the Japanese SM8a and SM8b subsets, while zero prisms of any sort were printed in the Japanese SM9 set, meaning prism stars would be gone if TPCi based their standard on Japanese SM9-on rather than keeping them in when Japan doesn't)...

Then again, basing the new format on Japan's sets over making approximations and compiling a new set based on said approximations of Japan's cards for use in international markets would also mean rotating jirachi TEU(first printed in SM8a in Japan's game) with them... :(
 
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Here is a modified list I posted on another forum on this in case you want to know what cards of impact will be rotating.

Promos
Psychic Mimikyu (Copycat)
Solgaleo-GX (Turbo Strike)
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Ultra Prism
Rampardos
Darkrai Prism Star
Silvally-GX (Gyro Unit)
Fire Memory
Xurkitree-GX
Lusamine
Solgaleo-GX (Sol Burst)
Pachirisu
Dawn Wings Necrozma GX
Tapu Lele (Magical Swap)
Oranguru
Cynthia
Cyrus Prism Star
Escape Board
Lillie
Lusamine
Mars
Order Pad
Volkner
Unit Energy (GFW)
Unit Energy (LPM)

Forbidden Light
Pheromosa
Palkia-GX
Volcanion Prism Star
Goomy (Sticky Membrane)
Malamar
Naganadel GX
Diance Prism Star
Buzzwole
Yveltal GX
Florges
Ultra Necrozma GX
Beast Ring
Judge (although Marnie is far better now)
Energy Recycler
Lysandre Labs
Metal Frying Pan
Mysterious Treasure
Ultra Space
Beast Energy
Unit Energy (FDF)

Celestial Storm
Swampert
Electrode-GX
Alolan Raticate-GX
Fisherman
Hustle Belt
Lure Ball
Sky Pillar
Super Scoop Up
Magcargo
Articuno GX
Rayquaza GX
Acro Bike
Shrine of Punishment
Steven's Resolve
Tate & Liza
Rainbow Energy

Dragon Majesty
Victini Prism Star
Quagsire
Dragonite GX
Turtonator
Fiery Flint

Lost Thunder
Meganium
Shuckle
Slowking
Mareep (Fluffy Pillow)
Alolan Ninetales-GX
Ribombee
Wait and See Hammer
Jumpluff
Shuckle GX
Virizion GX
Magcargo GX
Blacephalon GX
Mareep
Zebstrika
Zeraora GX
Wobbuffet
Girafarig
Shedinja
Giratina
Nihilego
Naganadel
Granbull
Xerneas Prism Star
Ditto Prism Star
Lugia GX
Adventure Bag
Choice Helmet
Counter Gain
Custom Catcher
Electropower
Faba
Fairy Charm G/P/F/D
Heat Factory Prism Star
Life Forest Prism Star
Lost Blender
Lusamine Prism Star
Net Ball
Professor Elm's Lecture
Spell Tag
Thunder Mountain Prism Star
 
dmein89 said:
Trainers we lose (If some were reprinted let me know and I'll edit this list)

Acro Bike
Adventure Bag
Beast Ring
Custom Catcher
Cynthia
Electropower
Energy Recycle System
Energy Switch
Escape Board
Faba
Fairy Charms
Fiery Flint
Gardena
Heat Factory Prism
Judge
Life Forest Prism
Lillie
Lure Ball
Lysandre Labs
Mars
Metal Frying Pan
Mt. Coronet
Mysterious Treasure
Nest Ball
Order Pad
Pal Pad
Pokemon Fan Club
Professor Elms Lecture
Shrine of Punishment
Spell Tag
Tate & Liza
Thunder Mtn Prism
Ultra Space
Unidentified Fossil
Volkner
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Fossil and Pal Pad were reprinted
 
Yaginku said:
Unsurprising. Cut out Prism Stars, leave Tag Teams.
Ahoy a three-prize format, where you either swing for 250, or die from it immediately.
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Yes, that's totally the goal here and there's definitely not just a pattern that's being followed. You can especially see it from all of the cards that can OHKO VMAX easily they keep releasing.
 
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