Quote Originally Posted by MC Elesa View Post
There are currently two official formats for the TCG. There is the Expanded format that goes from Black & White to the current set (Forbidden Light and soon Celestial Storm) and Standard format which is BREAKthrough to the current set (Forbidden Light and soon Celestial Storm). Soon the Standard format will rotate to be Sun & Moon to current set.

There are some previous generation cards that could be played in the Standard format. This is because they have been reprinted in newer sets. Some examples of these cards include N, Professor Sycamore, Switch and Ultra Ball.

Two of the cards that were recently banned (Ghetsis and Hex Maniac) can only be played in the Expanded format. Due to the playing conditions that caused have led to them being banned. Meanwhile Puzzle of Time and Wally are still playable in the Standard format. These cards are being banned because of certain combos but also creating conditions that are not welcome in healthy battle conditions in the Expanded format.

I hope this helps.
That helps a lot, thanks for letting me know! The TCG's always been really weird for me because I've collected the cards and knew how to battle, but I've never known what you can and can't use in the formats, so that's really helpful. Is there no way of officially using the Gen IV and earlier cards in a competitive setting?

Though as confusing as the TCG might be, it's nowhere near as confusing to me as Yu-Gi-Oh!, which is a completely different game now compared to what I remember. :3