Hall of Fame format (TCG)

The Hall of Fame format or Palace format (Japanese: 殿堂(でんどう)) is an officially-sanctioned format for Pokémon Trading Card Game events held exclusively in Japan. It allows cards released from the Diamond & Pearl expansion onwards, allowing a greater number of expansions than the Standard and Expanded format but not being as unpredictable in card combinations as the Unlimited format.

This format was created in March 2001 to create a more balanced gameplay experience. While it has a low number of banned cards, the Hall of Fame format has an additional restriction as the Star system (or Hall points). Certain cards have a set number of 1 to 4 stars, and the sum of stars in a player's deck cannot exceed four. For example, a deck may contain a 1-star and a 3-star card in its list, or four copies of a 1-star card but no other limited cards. If a card in a Hall of Fame-legal expansion is a reprint of an older card, all prints of the card can be played in an Hall of Fame-legal expansion-legal deck (e.g. Aquapolis Energy Switch). However, some cards significantly differ in wording between older prints and newer prints (e.g. Pokémon Fan Club from Aquapolis compared to its Ultra Prism iteration); those cards cannot be used in sanctioned tournaments. The exception is cards that have received errata (e.g. Base Set Potion); all printings of cards with errata may be used in sanctioned tournaments.

The Pokémon Company requires players to play with cards printed in their region's official language; therefore, only Japanese cards can be played in the format.

There were also a number of fan-curated formats, where cards had ratings between 1 and 8 stars for more granular rebalancing.[1]

Card restrictions

Each card has a star rating. The vast majority of cards have 0 stars. Several cards have 1 to 4 stars, and some cards are banned.

Cards released before Pokémon VS

The latest changes to this list were made in 2016. It was the format of play in the Pokémon Card Game 20th Anniversary Festa. There are no banned cards, with the exception of cards that cannot be used in tournaments.

1-star cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
Cleffa Colorless Rare Promotion
Magmar Fire Uncommon Promotion
Magby Fire Rare Promotion
Feraligatr Water — Promotion
Scyther Grass Rare Holo Promotion
Pichu Lightning Rare Holo Promotion
— Electabuzz Lightning Rare Promotion
Elekid Lightning Rare Promotion
— Hitmonchan Fighting Rare Holo Promotion
Tyrogue Fighting Common Promotion
Mr. Mime Psychic Rare Holo Promotion
Gold Berry T [PT] Uncommon Promotion
Focus Band T [PT] Rare Promotion
— Gust of Wind T Common Promotion
Double Gust T Common Promotion
Recycle Energy Colorless E Rare Promotion
— Hungry Snorlax Colorless — Promotion
— Energy Removal T Common Promotion
Misty's Wrath T Uncommon Promotion
— Baby Pokémon not specified above — Promotion
 

2-star cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
Muk Grass Rare Holo Promotion
Mr. Mime Psychic Uncommon Promotion
Clefable Colorless Rare Holo Promotion
Magcargo Fire Uncommon Promotion
— Item Finder T Rare Promotion
— Double Colorless Energy Colorless E Uncommon Promotion
— Super Energy Removal T Rare Promotion
Imposter Oak's Revenge T Uncommon Promotion
The Rocket's Trap T Rare Holo Promotion
— Lass T Rare Promotion
 

3-star cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
Sneasel Darkness Rare Promotion
Erika's Jigglypuff Colorless Common Promotion
Aerodactyl Fighting Rare Holo Promotion
— Chansey Colorless Rare Holo Promotion
Wigglytuff Colorless Rare Holo Promotion
— Blastoise Water Rare Holo Promotion
Rocket's Zapdos Lightning Rare Holo Promotion
Brock's Ninetales Fire Rare Holo Promotion
Chaos Gym T [St] Rare Promotion
 

4-star cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
Dark Vileplume Grass Rare Holo Promotion
 

2024

The latest changes to this list were made on September 1, 2017. There are no cards with 4 stars.

1-star cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
063/078 ShayminEX Colorless RR Promotion
039/040 Seeker Su Uncommon Promotion
Unown R Psychic Uncommon Promotion
Azelf Psychic Rare Promotion
Stark Mountain St Uncommon Promotion
083/092 Poké Drawer + T Uncommon Promotion
041/096 Crobat Pokémon G Psychic Uncommon Promotion
041/080 Weavile Darkness Rare Promotion
063/070 Hypnotoxic Laser I U Promotion
 

2-star cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
Claydol Fighting Rare Promotion
079/081 Forest of Giant Plants St U Promotion
Time-Space Distortion T — Promotion
090/100 Cyrus's Initiative Su Uncommon Promotion
076/080 Junk Arm I Uncommon Promotion
018/040 Mew Psychic Rare Holo Prime Promotion
040/066 Archeops Fighting U Promotion
 

3-star cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
040/052 Shiftry Darkness U Promotion
Forretress Metal Rare Promotion
Porygon2 Colorless Uncommon Promotion
Uxie Psychic Rare Promotion
092/096 Broken Time-Space St Uncommon Promotion
067/L-P Shuckle Fighting — Promotion
 

Banned cards
No. Image Card name Type Rarity
074/090 Kecleon Colorless Common Promotion
Miracle Diamond T — Promotion
Mysterious Pearl T — Promotion
033/DPt-P Wonder Platinum T — Promotion
086/088 Lysandre's Trump Card Su U Promotion
 

References

  1. ↑ What is Hall of Fame Format? : How retro Pokemon TCG is played in Japan. | Daydream Holic Night

External links

See also

Modified and Standard formats: 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-10
2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20
2020-21 • 2021-23 • 2023-24 • 2024-25 • 2025-26
Formats without Rotation: Unlimited • • Expanded
Other formats: Limited (Sealed) • Theme • Legacy • Raid
Cube • Gym Leader Challenge
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