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Introduction
If you've been playing Pokémon TCG competitively for some time, you already know what we'll be talking about today. But, if you're still out of the loop and don't know how Pokémon TCG rotations work, here's a quick summary: every year, the Pokémon Company removes a few sets from the Standard card pool to encourage players to use new cards. This is called rotation.
In the past, we covered the 2023 rotation
and the 2024 rotation as well.
Because of the pandemic, 2022 was an exception: all sets from 2020 to 2022 were valid in this rotation. But, as we mentioned, it was an exception.
In the 2025 rotation, the "third part" of Sword/Shield will rotate out of Standard, and many other sets (starting with Scarlet/Violet's base set and including any other sets that are released after it) will be available!
This means all sets from Sword/Shield: Brilliant Stars to Sword/Shield: Silver Tempest will no longer be valid in Standard!
Please note that this rotation only applies to the western side of the world. The east (Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and many other countries) has their own, different schedule.
The Pokémon Company still hasn't confirmed when, exactly, the 2025 rotation will be valid, but most of us believe it will be April 11th, 2025. In digital platforms, like Pokémon Live, it will be March 27th, 2025.
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How to Check Which Cards and Sets will Rotate Out?
According to the new Pokémon Company rules, all cards with an F on their left bottom corner will rotate out.
So, here are the sets that will rotate out. I'll separate them into two parts: base sets, and special sets (collectible sets).
Base Sets
- Sword/Shield: Brilliant Stars - also called Sword/Shield 9.
- Sword/Shield: Astral Radiance - also called Sword/Shield 10.
- Sword/Shield: Lost Origin - also called Sword/Shield 11.
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- Sword/Shield: Silver Tempest - also called Sword/Shield 12.
Special Sets
- Sword/Shield: Pokémon GO - also called Sword/Shield 10.5.
- Sword/Shield: Crown Zenith - also called Sword/Shield 12.5.
FAQ
1. What about Promo cards that come in Triple Packs, Quad Packs, Elite Trainer Boxes, Premium Boxes, and similar? Will they rotate out as well?
If they have an F, they will. Yes, even Promo cards.2. What about arts with different illustrations, like, for instance, Rare Candy PGO 69 from the Pokémon GO set? Could I use it in my deck instead of the current Standard illustration, Rare Candy sv1 191, from Scarlet/Violet's Base Set?
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Main Cards Rotating Out
Here we added key cards that will not be available in Standard in 2025. These cards are either competitive, rare, essential recursive Pokémon, or relevant for budget decks.
Radiant Pokémon will most likely be the biggest losses for us players, in particular Radiant Greninja ASR 46 and Radiant Charizard PGO 11.Base Sets
Sword/Shield: Base Set - Brilliant Stars
Pokémon
Grass
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Fire
Water
Lightning
Fighting
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Colorless
Trainers
Supporter
Stadium
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Tool
Item
Special Energy
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Sword/Shield: Astral Radiance
Pokémon
Grass
Water
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Lightning
Psychic
Fighting
Dark
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Metal
Dragon
Colorless
Trainers
Supporter
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Stadium
Tool
Item
Sword/Shield: Lost Origin
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Pokémon
Grass
Fire
Water
Lightning
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Psychic
Fighting
Dark
Dragon
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Colorless
Trainers
Supporter
Stadium
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Tool
Item
Special Energy
Sword/Shield: Silver Tempest
Pokémon
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Grass
Fire
Water
Lightning
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Psychic
Dark
Metal
Dragon
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Colorless
Trainers
Supporter
Tool
Item
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Special Energies
Special Sets
Sword/Shield: Pokémon GO
Pokémon
Baby Pokémon
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Ultra Rares
Radiant Pokémon
Trainers
Stadium
Item
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Sword/Shield: Crown Zenith
Pokémon
Baby Pokémon
Ultra Rares
Radiant Pokémon
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Trainers
Tool
Promo Cards with an F
Final Words
Which card will you miss the most? Tell us all about it in our comment section below.
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Thank you for reading, and see you next time!
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