2020-21 Standard format (TCG)

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The 2020-21 Standard format of the Pokémon Trading Card Game is the Standard format that was used (alongside the Expanded format) for Play! Pokémon organized play and in most sanctioned tournaments worldwide from August 28, 2020 to September 10, 2021. It was also used in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.

Play period

The 2020-21 Standard format was announced on April 27, 2020, rotating out sets from Ultra Prism to Lost Thunder.

• Worldwide: August 28, 2020 - September 10, 2021

Rotated expansions

Sun & Moon Series

• Ultra Prism
• Forbidden Light
• Celestial Storm
• Dragon Majesty
• Lost Thunder

Black Star Promos

• SM Black Star Promos cards numbered SM94-SM157

McDonald's Collection

• All cards from McDonald's Collections that aren't functionally identical to a card currently legal in the Standard Format

Legal expansions

Sun & Moon Series

• Team Up
• Detective Pikachu
• Unbroken Bonds
• Unified Minds
• Hidden Fates
• Cosmic Eclipse

Sword & Shield Series

• Sword & Shield
• Rebel Clash
• Darkness Ablaze
• Champion's Path
• Vivid Voltage
• Shining Fates
• Battle Styles
• Chilling Reign

Black Star Promos

• SM Black Star Promos cards numbered SM158 and higher
• SWSH Black Star Promos cards numbered SWSH001 and higher

Premier events

• Players Cup Finals
• Players Cup II, III and IV
• 2020-2021 League Cups
• 2020-2021 Regional Championships (On several locations worldwide)

Trivia

• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no 2020 World Championships.

External links

• 2021 Season Pokémon TCG Format Rotation

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.