I'm trying to figure out what all the cards that have been banned in any format are (and, preferably, also when they were banned). It's obviously easy to find out what's banned in the current Standard and Expanded formats, but that doesn't tell me about ones beforehand. I know it's not a common occurrence (a number of articles mentioning the Lysandre's Trump Card ban say it was the first ban in 10 years), but I'm curious about when and what cards have been banned throughout history. I've looked around and can't seem to find such a list.
Help What Are All the Cards That Have Been Banned?
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I suppose it doesn't mention exactly when they were banned, but eh.
Those four and the current 2 (Trump Card and Shiftry) are the only cards that have ever officially been banned.
Things get a bit funny with Pokémon because of what has been literally banned (versus effectively banned), for what reasons, and for which format(s). I won't have time for a thorough write-up of all of them, but as a taste of things to come, "Ancient" Mew may never have officially been banned. J-Wittz is correct that it was not legal for competitive play when it first released, and probably by the time he made the video, but it was legal for a period and it was all about local language rules. Pokémon only allows you to use cards from your area's accepted local language(s), both when the card first released and now. However, there was a stretch of at least a few years where you were allowed to use foreign language cards so long as you had an acceptable reference. Ancient Mew is written in the made-up "Poké-Glyphics" language, so it always counts as a foreign language card. During the period where foreign language cards were legal with an acceptable reference, it was legal. Once this became too much of a hassle (for foreign language cards across the board) and the floor rules changed again, like all foreign language cards Ancient Mew once again became illegal to use. So it was effectively banned, but never actually banned.
I'll try to find time to explain the circumstances around the actual banned cards (plus _____'s Pikachu) when I can. I have to leave to help a friend soon, and won't be back until evening, today... at which point I probably won't be firing on all cylinders. XP
I'll try to find time to explain the circumstances around the actual banned cards (plus _____'s Pikachu) when I can. I have to leave to help a friend soon, and won't be back until evening, today... at which point I probably won't be firing on all cylinders. XP
IIRC Wasn't Base Set Pokemon Center banned in unlimited due to the NXD print?
When an older card is no longer legal for play due to the latest version having significantly different text, it might be a de facto ban, but it isn't an actual ban.
Also no, I still haven't found time yet. XP