Breaking with the tradition of not having a “New Archetypes” article for mini sets, a new article for Archetypes from Pokémon GO is now live, featuring six archetypes from the mini set, which releases tomorrow, July 1st. The higher-than-average-for-a-mini-set playability of the cards from Pokémon GO has made this page possible.
You can check out the new archetypes page here!
The following cards have been added to the ban list for the Dream format. These bans will go into effect immediately.
Reset Stamp was originally left in the format following the ban of Marnie. However, it has become evident that when combined with other disruption cards in the format, Reset Stamp is too powerful of a card. Other comeback cards, like Counter Gain and Raihan, remain, and hand disruption still remains in the form of Judge.
Counter Energy interacts with Pokémon V and Radiant Pokémon in a way clearly not designed for, making it overly easy for decks running these cards to come back with too much momentum.
The following cards have been added to the Eternal format’s ban list, effective immediately. Please be aware that these cards will not be legal for the Eternal format tournament on 8 July 2022.
Ban reasoning: Because of the large variety of Metal-type energy acceleration in the format, it is too easy for players to abuse Palkia & Dialga LEGEND’s Time Control attack, which reads, “Discard all [M] Energy attached to Palkia & Dialga LEGEND. Add the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck to his or her Prize cards.”
The Alternate Format Hall of Fame page has been updated with the results of the June 3rd Theme Pool format tournament.
The tournament's results were as follows:
Bunnybird12 - Zeraora/Eelektrik
CursolaTCG - Empoleon CEC
TandemTCG - Turtonator
Twitchy - Duraludon
Click here to visit the updated Alternate Format Hall of Fame page and join us next month on July 8th for the Eternal tournament!
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The Alternate Format Hall of Fame page has been updated with the results of the May 6th JIB Format tournament.
The tournament's results were as follows:
Twitchy - Zoroark/Malamar
bunnybird12 - Zoroark/Gyarados
TandemTCG - Zoroark/Scizor
curse - Zoroark/Gyarados
Click here to visit the updated Alternate Format Hall of Fame page and join us next month on June 3rd for the Theme Pool tournament!
Ban list updates are now live for two alternate formats. Please keep in mind the new JIB Format ban list when designing your decks for the upcoming JIB Format tournament on May 6th.
The following card has been added to the Aceless format ban list: Malamar CRE 70.
For the first time since its creation, two cards have been added to the ban list of the JIB Format (currently JIB1 and JIB Promos JIB001 through JIB011).
Going forward, Professor’s Research JIB1 141 and Quick Ball JIB1 142 are banned in the JIB format.
With the upcoming rotation looming, it’s time to start thinking about which cards survive the upcoming Standard format rotation and which cards will not. This year’s rotation will likely be announced in mid-late April, with rotation itself happening in August or September of this year.
Four of the five articles that make up this year’s Rotation Survival Guide are available now, including:
As we get closer to the release of Lost Origin and rotation itself, the Archetypes to Consider after Rotation article will also become available.
The Alternate Format Hall of Fame page has been updated with the results of the March 4th Pauper format tournament.
The tournament's results were as follows:
bunnybird12 - Hitmonsquad
Mew7926 - Castform
Microscope12 - Tauros / Bats
Twitchy - Morpeko / Bats
Click here to visit the updated Alternate Format Hall of Fame page and join us next month on April 1st for the Quick Draw (DCR, AOR, GRI, UPR, SSH) tournament!
The Alternate Format Hall of Fame page has been updated with the results of the February 4th Type Focus—Water format tournament.
The tournament's results were as follows:
1. Microscope12 - Inteleon VMAX
2. Sarbear2890 - Togekiss VMAX
3. Mew7926 - Suicune V
4. JustInBasil - Wailord V Stall
Click here to visit the updated Alternate Format Hall of Fame page and join us next month on March 4th for the Pauper tournament!
It’s been a while since the latest changes to the ban lists of the various alternate formats available on justinbasil.com. Since it’s been a while, there are more than a handful of changes that will all go into effect after the Type Focus—Water tournament. All of these ban list changes will be effective as of at midnight US Central Time on 5 February 2022.
One card has been added to the Aceless format ban list. Dragapult RCL 91 is now banned in the Aceless format.
Two cards have been added to the Alola format ban list. Dusk Stone and Lt. Surge’s Strategy.
As of this update, the Type Focus format will no longer share its ban list with the Expanded format. As a result, several cards have been unbanned and two cards that were not previously banned are now banned.
The following cards are no longer banned in the Type Focus format:
Flabébé FLI
Mismagius UNB
Puzzle of Time
Shaymin-EX ROS
The following cards are now banned in the Type Focus format:
Dusk Stone
Scoop Up Net
The following cards remain banned in the Type Focus format:
Archeops NVI/DEX
Chip-Chip Ice Axe
Delinquent
Forest of Giant Plants
Ghetsis
Hex Maniac
Island Challenge Amulet
Jessie & James
Lt. Surge’s Strategy
Lysandre’s Trump Card
Marshadow SLG
Maxie’s Hidden Ball Trick
Milotic FLF
Oranguru UPR
Red Card
Reset Stamp
Sableye DEX
Unown LOT 90
Unown LOT 91
Two cards have been added to the PTCGL Type Focus format. Dusk Stone and Lt. Surge’s Strategy.
