POKEMON TCG CUSTOM FORMATS

Gym Leader Challenge Format

• The Expanded Format card pool (Black & White onwards) is legal.
• Your deck can only contain one type (color) of Pokémon (dual-type Pokémon are allowed in either deck).
• Only one of each card with the same name* is allowed in a deck, except for Basic Energy.
• Banned Cards:
• All ACE SPEC cards
• All Pokémon with a Rule Box** (e.g. Pokémon EX, GX, V, BREAK, Radiant Pokémon, Prism Stars)
• Chip-Chip Ice Axe (SM–Unbroken Bonds, 165/214)
  
• Forest of Giant Plants (XY–Ancient Origins, 74/98)
  
• Hiker (SM–Celestial Storm, 133/168, SM–Hidden Fates, SV85/SV94)
  
• Kyogre (SwSh–Shining Fates, 021/072)
  
• Lysandre’s Trump Card (XY–Phantom Forces, 99/119, 118/119)
• Oranguru (SM–Ultra Prism, 114/156)
• Pokemon Research Lab (SM–Unified Minds, 205/236)

*Similar to Expanded Format rules, you can either play Lysandre OR Boss's Orders in your deck, not both. The same goes for Professor Juniper, Professor Sycamore, and Professor's Research; you can only play one of the three.

**Ancient Traits are NOT considered Rule Boxes so those Pokémon are legal for Gym Leader Challenge.

Hall of Fame Formats

Japanese Hall of Fame/Palace Format

• All releases beginning with the Diamond & Pearl series and onward are legal.
• Uses a point system by which certain cards are assigned a point value such that you can't include more than 4 points worth of cards during deck construction.
• 1 point cards:
• Azelf (DP–Legends Awakened, 19/146)
• Crobat G (DPt–Platinum, 47/127)
• Hypnotoxic Laser (BW–Plasma Storm, 123/135)
• Poke Drawer + (DP–Stormfront, 89/100)
• Seeker (HS–Triumphant, 88/102)
• Shaymin-EX (XY–Roaring Skies, 77/108, 106/108, Premium Trainer XY Collection 77a/108)
• Stark Mountain (DP–Legends Awakened, 135/146)
• Unown R (DP–Legends Awakened, 77/146)
• Weavile (HS–Undaunted, 25/90)
• 2 point cards:
• Archeops (BW–Noble Victories, 67/101, BW–Dark Explorers, 110/108)
• Claydol (DP–Great Encounters, 15/106, SwSh–Celebrations, 15/106)
• Cyrus's Initiative (DPt–Supreme Victors, 137/147)
• Forest of Giant Plants (XY–Ancient Origins, 74/98)
• Junk Arm (HS–Triumphant, 87/102)
• Mew (HS–Triumphant, 97/102)
• Time-Space Distortion (DP–Mysterious Treasures, 124/123)
• 3 point cards:
• Broken Time-Space (DPt–Platinum, 104/127)
• Forretress (DP–Legends Awakened, 28/146)
• Porygon2 (DP–Great Encounters, 49/106)
• Shiftry (BW–Next Destinies, 72/99)
• Shuckle (HG–Black Star Promos/Undaunted Blister Promo, 15)
• Uxie (DP–Legends Awakened, 43/146)
• Banned cards:
• Kecleon (DPt–Rising Rivals, 67/111)
• Lysandre's Trump Card (XY–Phantom Forces, 99/119, 118/119)

Retro Formats

Coming soon!