Tournament results and community feedback will continue toīe analyzed to maintain a healthy play environment. Hopefully these card bans will promote a more enjoyable environment and change that reputation. The Expanded format currently has a reputation for being dominated by hand-disruption decks, which many players dislike. These cards contribute to several combos that result in a player having to discard their entire hand before they get to take a turn. Most of these card bans are an attempt to weaken strategies that involve disrupting or destroying an opponent's hand. In an effort to maintain a more global experience for the Expanded format, TPCi has also banned these cards. These card bans were applied in Japan recently. The reasoning for these changes is below: An entire playthrough, in the case of Sun and Moon, is classified from the very start of the game until you defeat the Elite Four and Champion. Nine cards were banned from the Expanded format. In-game tier lists rank Pokemon based on effectiveness and usefulness throughout an entire playthrough. It will be an extremely rare occurrence for cards to be banned from the Standard format. Some will be common some will be rare and require patience to catch. No cards were banned from the Standard format. These are the various other new Pokemon you will meet on your journey in Sun and Moon. The list of banned cards for the Standard and Expanded formats can be found here. Unown ( Sun & Moon-Lost Thunder, 91/214) is now banned in the Expanded format. Reset Stamp ( Sun & Moon-Unified Minds, 206/236 and 253/236) is now banned in the Expanded format. Red Card ( XY, 124/146 Generations, 71/83) is now banned in the Expanded format. Mismagius ( Sun & Moon-Unbroken Bonds, 78/214) is now banned in the Expanded format. It snorts out water balloons made of water to attack and is very acrobatic. Marshadow ( Shining Legends, 45/73 Black Star Promo, SM85) is now banned in the Expanded format. The least liked of the three Pokémon Sun and Moon starter Pokémon, Popplio is a true blue water Pokémon.
Surge's Strategy ( Sun & Moon-Unbroken Bonds, 178/214 Hidden Fates, 60/68) is now banned in the Expanded format. Island Challenge Amulet ( Sun & Moon-Cosmic Eclipse, 194/236 and 265/236) is now banned in the Expanded format. If you don't think any of the above situations apply, you can use this feedback form to request a review of this block.No changes have been made to the banned card list for the Standard format.Ĭhip-Chip Ice Axe ( Sun & Moon-Unbroken Bonds, 165/214) is now banned in the Expanded format.įlabébé ( Sun & Moon-Forbidden Light, 83/131) is now banned in the Expanded format. Contact your IT department and let them know that they've gotten banned, and to have them let us know when they've addressed the issue.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from an area that filters all traffic through a single proxy server (like Singapore or Malaysia), or are you on a mobile connection that seems to be randomly blocked every few pages? Then we'll definitely want to look into it - please let us know about it here. You'll need to disable that add-on in order to use GameFAQs.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from work, school, a library, or another shared IP? Unfortunately, if this school or place of business doesn't stop people from abusing our resources, we don't have any other way to put an end to it. When we get more abuse from a single IP address than we do legitimate traffic, we really have no choice but to block it. If you don't think you did anything wrong and don't understand why your IP was banned.Īre you using a proxy server or running a browser add-on for "privacy", "being anonymous", or "changing your region" or to view country-specific content, such as Tor or Zenmate? Unfortunately, so do spammers and hackers. IP bans will be reconsidered on a case-by-case basis if you were running a bot and did not understand the consequences, but typically not for spamming, hacking, or other abuse. If you are responsible for one of the above issues.