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Fairy pokemon standard cards

ClaasiicMan
ClaasiicMan Member Posts: 2 ✭
in General Pokémon TCG Discussion #1

Why is there no Fairy pokemon cards for standard decks?

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  • meLikePKMN
    meLikePKMN Member Posts: 110 ✭✭✭
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    #2

    I think they stoped altogether a few years ago and Phycic (Eyeball) took with Normal (Collerless) all the fairy pokemon

  • lauracat
    lauracat Member Posts: 7 ✭
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    #3

    Fairy Pokemon were only around in the X/Y and Sun/Moon rotations. Maybe they threw off the balance of the game?

  • DoubleCure
    DoubleCure Member Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited March 20 #4

    In Pokemon TCG starting with Sword & Shield new Fairy type Pokemon were printed no more, and they were rotated out of the Standard format, making them illegal in Standard competitive play.

    The decision was made to reduce the total number of types, with Fairy being folded into Psychic to balance the game's mechanics.

    Although they are no longer legal in the Standard format, Fairy type Pokemon are still playable in other formats, like Expanded format.

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