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Another interesting find. The rotation happened when Unified Minds was released, but there was no new Sandygast in it.
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An '''orphaned card''' is a card that has little or no practical use due to restrictions placed on the pool of legal cards by the {{cat|TCG tournament format|tournament format}}. Often these are evolution cards whose {{TCG|Basic Pokémon}} or {{TCG|Stage 1 Pokémon}} is not available, though occasionally {{TCG|Trainer card}}s and {{cat|Energy cards}} will fall into this category as well.
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An '''orphaned card''' is a card that has little or no practical use due to restrictions placed on the pool of legal cards by the {{cat|TCG tournament format|tournament format}}. These are often Evolution cards whose {{TCG|Basic Pokémon}} or {{TCG|Stage 1 Pokémon}} are not available, though occasionally {{TCG|Trainer card}}s <!--and {{cat|Energy cards}}--> will fall into this category as well.
[[Category:TCG]]
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background: #{{status color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{status color}};"
|-
! Name
! class="unsortable" | Reason
! TCG Set
! class="unsortable" | Picture
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Venusaur|13}}
| The only {{TCG ID|Base Set|Bulbasaur|44}} and {{TCG ID|Base Set|Ivysaur|30}} at the time went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2001-02 Modified format}}. Until Bulbasaur was reprinted in {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}, it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Brock's Ninetales|3}}.
| ''{{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:VenusaurWizardsPromo13.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|No Removal Gym|103}}
| The only {{TCG|Energy Removal}} and {{TCG|Super Energy Removal}} cards went out of rotation in the 2001-02 Modified format.
| ''{{TCG|Gym Heroes}}''
| [[File:NoRemovalGymGymHeroes103.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Southern Islands|Pidgeot|2}}
| The only {{TCG ID|Base Set|Pidgey|57}} and {{TCG ID|Base Set|Pidgeotto|22}} at the time went out of rotation in the 2001-02 Modified format. Until these were reprinted in {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}, it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Brock's Ninetales|3}}.
| ''{{TCG|Southern Islands}}''
| [[File:PidgeotSouthernIslands2.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Southern Islands|Ivysaur|5}}
| The only {{TCG ID|Base Set|Bulbasaur|44}} at the time went out of rotation in the 2001-02 Modified format. Until Bulbasaur was reprinted in {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}, it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Brock's Ninetales|3}}.
| ''{{TCG|Southern Islands}}''
| [[File:IvysaurSouthernIslands5.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Southern Islands|Exeggutor|13}}
| The only {{TCG ID|Jungle|Exeggcute|52}} at the time went out of rotation in the 2001-02 Modified format. Until another Exeggcute was printed in {{TCG|Neo Destiny}}, it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Brock's Ninetales|3}}.
| ''{{TCG|Southern Islands}}''
| [[File:ExeggutorSouthernIslands13.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Southern Islands|Tentacruel|10}}
| The only {{TCG ID|Fossil|Tentacool|56}} at the time went out of rotation in the 2001-02 Modified format. Until Tentacool was reprinted in {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}, it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Brock's Ninetales|3}}.
| ''{{TCG|Southern Islands}}''
| [[File:TentacruelSouthernIslands10.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Dark Crobat|2}}
| The only {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Dark Golbat|7}} at the time went out of rotation in the 2002-03 Modified format. Until {{TCG|Pokémon Breeder}} was reprinted in {{TCG|Legendary Collection}}, it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Brock's Ninetales|3}}.
| ''{{TCG|Neo Destiny}}''
| [[File:DarkCrobatNeoDestiny2.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|EX Unseen Forces|Rocket's Persian ex|116}}
| The only {{TCG ID|EX Team Rocket Returns|Rocket's Meowth|46}} card went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2006-07 Modified format}}.
| ''{{TCG|EX Unseen Forces}}''
| [[File:RocketPersianexEXUnseenForces116.png|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Majestic Dawn|Porygon-Z LV.X|100}}<br>{{TCG ID|DP Promo|Porygon-Z|35}}
| The latest {{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Porygon|81}} and {{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Porygon2|49}} cards went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2010-11 Modified format}}. This format later included a new {{TCG ID|Triumphant|Porygon|73}} card, making these cards no longer orphaned.
| ''{{TCG|Majestic Dawn}}<br>{{TCG|DP Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:Porygon-ZLVXMajesticDawn100.jpg|200px]]<br>[[File:Porygon-ZDPPromo35.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Dragon Vault|First Ticket|19}}
| The {{N|Rules_changing_for_XY_card_game%3B_Professor_Sycamore_revealed|rule change}} which took place on November 8th, 2013, made it so that the player who goes first is decided before cards are drawn.
|''{{TCG|Dragon Vault}}''
| [[File:FirstTicketDragonVault19.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|BW Promo|Ampharos|67}}
| The latest {{TCG ID|Dragons Exalted|Mareep|38}} and {{TCG ID|Dragons Exalted|Flaaffy|39}} cards went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2014-15 Modified format}}, where it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Plasma Blast|Cradily|4}}.
| ''{{TCG|BW Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:AmpharosBWPromo67.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Heliolisk|47}}
| The latest {{TCG|Helioptile}} cards went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2016-17 Standard format}}.
| ''{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:HelioliskXYPromo47.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Blissey|56}}
| The latest {{TCG ID|Phantom Forces|Chansey|80}} card went out of rotation in the 2016-17 Standard format. This format later included a new {{TCG ID|Evolutions|Chansey|70}} card, making this card no longer orphaned.
| ''{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:BlisseyXYPromo56.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|XY Promo|M Blaziken-EX|86}}
| The only {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Blaziken-EX|54}} card went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2017-18 Standard format}}. It could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Burning Shadows|Ho-Oh-GX|21}} when {{TCG|Burning Shadows}} was released.
| ''{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:MBlazikenEXXYPromo86.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|XY Promo|M Swampert-EX|87}}
| The only {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Swampert-EX|55}} card went out of rotation in the 2017-18 Standard format.
| ''{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:MSwampertEXXYPromo87.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|XY Promo|M Gengar-EX|166}}
| This card was released outside Japan when there was no {{TCG ID|Phantom Forces|Gengar-EX|34}} in the Standard format.
| ''{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:MGengarEXXYPromo79.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Crobat BREAK|181}}
| The latest {{TCG ID|Phantom Forces|Crobat|33}} card went out of rotation during the 2016-17 Standard format. This format later included a new {{TCG ID|Sun & Moon|Crobat|56}} card, making this card no longer orphaned.
| ''{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:CrobatBREAKXYPromo.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|XY Promo|Lucario Spirit Link|211}}
| This card was released when there was no {{TCG ID|Furious Fists|Lucario-EX|54}} in the Standard format.
| ''{{TCG|XY Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:LucarioSpiritLinkXYPromo211.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Celestial Storm|Palossand-GX|82}}
| The latest {{TCG|Sandygast}} cards went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2019-20 Standard format}}. This format later included a new {{TCG ID|Cosmic Eclipse|Sandygast|126}} card, making this card no longer orphaned.
| ''{{TCG|Celestial Storm}}''
| [[File:PalossandGXCelestialStorm82.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Dragon Majesty|Hydreigon|33}}
| The latest {{TCG ID|Crimson Invasion|Deino|60}} and {{TCG ID|Crimson Invasion|Zweilous|61}} cards went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2019-20 Standard format}}. Another {{TCG ID|Darkness Ablaze|Deino|108}} was later printed in {{TCG|Darkness Ablaze}}, but there were no sanctioned tournaments to use these cards together.
| ''{{TCG|Dragon Majesty}}''
| [[File:HydreigonDragonMajesty33.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Team Up|Electrocharger|139}}
| {{TCG ID|Lost Thunder|Electropower|172}} went out of rotation in the {{TCG|2020-21 Standard format}}.
| ''{{TCG|Team Up}}''
| [[File:ElectrochargerTeamUp139.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|Detective Pikachu|Machamp|13}}
| The latest {{TCG ID|Guardians Rising|Machop|63}} and {{TCG ID|Guardians Rising|Machoke|64}} cards went out of rotation in the 2019-20 Standard format. It remained orphaned in the 2020-21 Format until another {{TCG ID|Champion's Path|Machop|24}} was printed in {{TCG|Champion's Path}}.
| ''{{TCG|Detective Pikachu}}''
| [[File:MachampDetectivePikachu13.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|SM Promo|Typhlosion|185}}
| The latest {{TCG ID|Lost Thunder|Cyndaquil|40}} and {{TCG ID|Lost Thunder|Quilava|41}} cards went out of rotation in the 2020-21 Standard format. It could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Unified Minds|Chandelure|30}}.
| ''{{TCG|SM Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:TyphlosionSMPromo185.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{TCG ID|SWSH Promo|Greninja|305}}
| The last {{TCG ID|Unbroken Bonds|Froakie|51}} and {{TCG ID|Unbroken Bonds|Frogadier|52}} cards were out of rotation by the time of this card's printing in the {{TCG|2021-23 Standard format}}. Until a new {{TCG ID|Obsidian Flames|Froakie|56}} was printed in {{TCG|Obsidian Flames}}, it could only be indirectly played with {{TCG ID|Battle Styles|Orbeetle|65}} or {{TCG ID|Evolving Skies|Vaporeon VMAX|30}}.
| ''{{TCG|SWSH Black Star Promos}}''
| [[File:GreninjaSWSHPromo305.jpg|200px]]
|}
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