There is a brief waiting period after a new Pokémon TCG card is introduced before it is eligible for use in Play! Pokémon competitions. This waiting period gives players an opportunity to understand and practice with the new card. Pokémon TCG promo cards such as those found in special collections will be legal on the first or third Friday of the month after the product is released.
The following tables show the first date in which upcoming cards can be used, as well as showing which promo cards introduced as of January 1, 2017, are already legal in a Play! Pokémon competitive event.
Upcoming Promo Cards
| Card | Card Number | Legal Date |
| Pikachu V | SWSH061 | Upon Release |
| Galarian Mr. Rime | SWSH079 | Upon Release |
| Dedenne | SWSH080 | Upon Release |
| Polteageist | SWSH081 | Upon Release |
| Bunnelby | SWSH082 | Upon Release |
| Eldegoss V | SWSH084 | Upon Release |
| Boltund V | SWSH085 | Upon Release |
| Cramorant V | SWSH086 | Upon Release |
| Eevee VMAX | SWSH087 | 3/5/2021 |
| Venusaur V | SWSH100 | 2/19/2021 |
| Blastoise V | SWSH101 | 2/19/2021 |
Available Promo Cards
| Card | Card Number |
| Champions Festival | SM78 |
| Champions Festival | SM148 |
| Charizard | SM158 |
| Zapdos | SM159 |
| Nidoqueen | SM160 |
| Jirachi | SM161 |
| Pikachu | SM162 |
| Mimikyu | SM163 |
| Deoxys | SM164 |
| Ultra Necrozma | SM165 |
| Magikarp & Wailord-GX | SM166 |
| Celebi & Venusaur-GX | SM167 |
| Pikachu & Zekrom-GX | SM168 |
| Eevee & Snorlax-GX | SM169 |
| Detective Pikachu | SM170 |
| Flareon-GX | SM171 |
| Vaporeon-GX | SM172 |
| Jolteon-GX | SM173 |
| Eevee-GX | SM174 |
| Eevee-GX | SM175 |
| Eevee-GX | SM176 |
| Meltan | SM177 |
| Melmetal-GX | SM178 |
| Volcanion | SM179 |
| Stakataka | SM180 |
| Melmetal | SM181 |
| Persian | SM182 |
| Pikachu | SM183 |
| Eevee | SM184 |
| Typhlosion | SM185 |
| Flareon | SM186 |
| Alolan Marowak-GX | SM187 |
| Kangaskhan-GX | SM188 |
| Blastoise-GX | SM189 |
| Detective Pikachu | SM190 |
| Mewtwo & Mew-GX | SM191 |
| Lucario & Melmetal-GX | SM192 |
| Garchomp & Giratina-GX | SM193 |
| Detective Pikachu | SM194 |
| Charizard-GX | SM195 |
| Mewtwo-GX | SM196 |
| Greninja-GX | SM197 |
| Bulbasaur | SM198 |
| Psyduck | SM199 |
| Snubbull | SM200 |
| Reshiram & Charizard-GX | SM201 |
| Amoonguss | SM202 |
| Tapu Fini | SM203 |
| Necrozma | SM204 |
| Terrakion | SM205 |
| Pikachu | SM206 |
| Sudowoodo | SM207 |
| Vikavolt | SM208 |
| Stakataka | SM209 |
| Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX | SM210 |
| Charizard-GX | SM211 |
| Gyarados-GX | SM212 |
| Raichu-GX | SM213 |
| Mewtwo | SM214 |
| Mew | SM215 |
| Porygon-Z-GX | SM216 |
| Trevenant & Dusknoir-GX | SM217 |
| Buzzwole | SM218 |
| Entei | SM219 |
| Phione | SM220 |
| Blacephalon | SM221 |
| Mismagius | SM222 |
| Terrakion | SM223 |
| Celebi | SM224 |
| Victini | SM225 |
| Charizard | SM226 |
| Pikachu | SM227 |
| Armored Mewtwo | SM228 |
| Venusaur & Snivy-GX | SM229 |
| Charizard & Braixen-GX | SM230 |
| Champions Festival | SM231 |
| Pikachu-GX | SM232 |
| Eevee-GX | SM233 |
| Pikachu | SM234 |
| Eevee | SM235 |
| Alolan Sandslash-GX | SM236 |
| Leafeon | SM237 |
| Glaceon | SM238 |
| Carracosta-GX | SM239 |
| Espeon & Deoxys-GX | SM240 |
| Umbreon & Darkrai-GX | SM241 |
| Eevee-GX | SM242 |
| Regigigas | SM243 |
| Aipom | SM244 |
| Grookey | SWSH001 |
| Scorbunny | SWSH002 |
| Sobble | SWSH003 |
| Meowth V | SWSH004 |
| Meowth VMAX | SWSH005 |
| Rillaboom | SWSH006 |
| Frosmoth | SWSH007 |
| Galarian Perrserker | SWSH008 |
| Cinccino | SWSH009 |
| Gossifleur | SWSH010 |
| Wooloo | SWSH011 |
| Morpeko | SWSH012 |
| Galarian Ponyta | SWSH013 |
| Rillaboom V | SWSH014 |
| Cinderace V | SWSH015 |
| Inteleon V | SWSH016 |
| Toxtricity V | SWSH017 |
| Zacian V | SWSH018 |
| Zamazenta V | SWSH019 |
| Pikachu | SWSH020 |
| Polteageist V | SWSH021 |
| Flapple | SWSH022 |
| Luxray | SWSH023 |
| Coalossal | SWSH024 |
| Garbodor | SWSH025 |
| Mantine | SWSH026 |
| Noctowl | SWSH027 |
| Duraludon | SWSH028 |
| Rayquaza | SWSH029 |
| Copperajah V | SWSH030 |
| Morpeko | SWSH031 |
| Snorlax | SWSH032 |
| Zacian | SWSH033 |
| Zamazenta | SWSH034 |
| Decidueye | SWSH035 |
| Arctozolt | SWSH036 |
| Hydreigon | SWSH037 |
| Kangaskhan | SWSH038 |
| Pikachu | SWSH039 |
| Hatenna | SWSH040 |
| Flareon | SWSH041 |
| Eevee | SWSH042 |
| Galarian Sirfetch'd V | SWSH043 |
| Eternatus V | SWSH044 |
| Eternatus VMAX | SWSH045 |
| Eldegoss | SWSH046 |
| Drednaw | SWSH047 |
| Centiskorch | SWSH048 |
| Dubwool V | SWSH049 |
| Charizard V | SWSH050 |
| Lapras | SWSH051 |
| Gengar | SWSH052 |
| Machamp | SWSH053 |
| Coalossal | SWSH054 |
| Hatterene V | SWSH055 |
| Morpeko V | SWSH056 |
| Grimmsnarl V | SWSH057 |
| Alcremie | SWSH058 |
| Galarian Obstagoon | SWSH059 |
| Duraludon | SWSH060 |
| Pikachu V | SWSH063 |
| Eternatus V | SWSH064 |
| Eevee V | SWSH065 |
| Charizard | SWSH066 |
| Donphan | SWSH067 |
| Snorlax | SWSH068 |
| Lugia | SWSH069 |
| Grookey | SWSH070 |
| Scorbunny | SWSH071 |
| Vaporeon | SWSH072 |
| Sobble | SWSH073 |
| Special Delivery Pikachu | SWSH074 |
| Zacian V | SWSH076 |
| Zamazenta V | SWSH077 |
| Orbeetle V | SWSH078 |
| Alakazam V | SWSH083 |
View all Standard format-legal promo cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
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