Card legality checker: Pokémon, Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh!
In Pokémon, legality depends on the small regulation mark letter: in 2026 Standard only H, I and J are legal. In Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh!, it depends on the format and on the banned and limited lists. Search a card to see its status in each format.
Where each answer comes from
- Pokémon: the tool reads the card’s regulation mark from TCGdex and applies the Play! Pokémon tournament rules handbook (rev. 1 September 2026, section 4.1.1): H, I and J are Standard-legal; Expanded covers Black & White onwards. We do not use the database’s own legality flag, which on 27 October 2026 still marked every set as not Standard-legal.
- Magic: Scryfall’s legality per format, which follows Wizards’ banned and restricted announcements.
- Yu-Gi-Oh!: YGOPRODeck’s copy of the TCG and OCG Forbidden & Limited lists. A card with no status there is unlimited (3 copies).
Common mistakes
- Judging a Pokémon card by the set’s release date: a 2026 box can contain reprints with older marks.
- Forgetting the reprint rule: an older copy is legal if a legal reprint has the same name and text.
- Mixing the OCG and TCG lists in Yu-Gi-Oh!: in Spain, events use the TCG list.
Before a tournament, check the organiser’s current list: bans can be announced with little notice.
Sources and checks
Rules and data sources checked on 27 October 2026.
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