No changes have been made to the banned card list for the Standard format.

Duskull (Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse, 83/236) is now banned in the Expanded format.

The list of banned cards for the Standard and Expanded formats can be found here.

No cards were banned from the Standard format. It will be an extremely rare occurrence for cards to be banned from the Standard format.

Duskull from the Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse expansion was banned from the Expanded format. With the release of Dusclops in Scarlet & Violet—Shrouded Fable, it became very possible to win the game on the first turn when going first by using Duskull’s Spiritborne Evolution Ability to evolve into Dusclops. By getting enough Dusclops into play, players can use many Cursed Blast Abilities to Knock Out the opponent’s only Pokémon in play and win the game.

Many cards are required to assemble the combo that allows this strategy to be dangerous, but Duskull has the lowest overall impact on other strategies that are used in the Expanded format, so it was chosen to be banned.

Tournament results and community feedback will continue to be analyzed to maintain a healthy play environment.