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 |
| Flaaffy | SVP 015 | 5/19/2023 |
| Ampharos ex | SVP 016 | 5/19/2023 |
| Lucario ex | SVP 017 | 5/19/2023 |
| Cyclizar ex | SVP 018 | 5/19/2023 |
| Baxcalibur | SVP 019 | 6/23/2023 |
| Tinkaton | SVP 020 | 6/23/2023 |
| Murkrow | SVP 021 | 6/23/2023 |
| Pelipper | SVP 022 | 6/23/2023 |
| Smoliv | SVP 023 | 6/23/2023 |
| Growlithe | SVP 024 | 6/23/2023 |
| Tinkatink | SVP 025 | 6/23/2023 |
| Varoom | SVP 026 | 6/23/2023 |
| Pikachu | SVP 027 | 6/23/2023 |
| Koraidon ex | SVP 028 | Upon Release |
| Miraidon ex | SVP 029 | Upon Release |
| Arceus V | SWSH306 | Upon Release |
| Arceus VSTAR | SWSH307 | Upon Release |
Available Promo Cards
| Card | Card Number |
| Sprigatito | SVP 001 |
| Fuecoco | SVP 002 |
| Quaxly | SVP 003 |
| Mimikyu ex | SVP 004 |
| Quaquaval | SVP 005 |
| Pawmot | SVP 006 |
| Hawlucha | SVP 007 |
| Revavroom | SVP 008 |
| Spidops | SVP 009 |
| Espathra | SVP 010 |
| Arcanine | SVP 011 |
| Dondozo | SVP 012 |
| Miraidon | SVP 013 |
| Koraidon | SVP 014 |
| Cherrim | SWSH088 |
| Octillery | SWSH089 |
| Houndoom | SWSH090 |
| Bronzong | SWSH091 |
| Venusaur V | SWSH100 |
| Blastoise V | SWSH101 |
| Venusaur VMAX | SWSH102 |
| Blastoise VMAX | SWSH103 |
| Single Strike Urshifu V | SWSH106 |
| Rapid Strike Urshifu V | SWSH107 |
| Empoleon V | SWSH108 |
| Tyranitar V | SWSH109 |
| Crobat V | SWSH110 |
| Galarian Rapidash V | SWSH111 |
| Cinderace | SWSH112 |
| Inteleon | SWSH113 |
| Cresselia | SWSH114 |
| Passimian | SWSH115 |
| Snorlax | SWSH119 |
| Flaaffy | SWSH122 |
| Galarian Articuno | SWSH123 |
| Galarian Zapdos | SWSH124 |
| Galarian Moltres | SWSH125 |
| Galarian Slowpoke | SWSH126 |
| Eevee | SWSH127 |
| Eiscue | SWSH128 |
| Umbreon | SWSH129 |
| Ice Rider Calyrex V | SWSH130 |
| Shadow Rider Calyrex V | SWSH131 |
| Lance's Charizard V | SWSH133 |
| Dark Sylveon V | SWSH134 |
| Pikachu V-UNION | SWSH139 |
| Pikachu V-UNION | SWSH140 |
| Pikachu V-UNION | SWSH141 |
| Pikachu V-UNION | SWSH142 |
| Pikachu V | SWSH143 |
| Pikachu V | SWSH145 |
| Poké Ball | SWSH146 |
| Rayquaza V | SWSH147 |
| Noivern V | SWSH148 |
| Flareon V | SWSH149 |
| Vaporeon V | SWSH150 |
| Jolteon V | SWSH151 |
| Professor's Research (Professor Juniper) | SWSH152 |
| Dragonite V | SWSH154 |
| Greninja V-UNION | SWSH155 |
| Greninja V-UNION | SWSH156 |
| Greninja V-UNION | SWSH157 |
| Greninja V-UNION | SWSH158 |
| Mewtwo V-UNION | SWSH159 |
| Mewtwo V-UNION | SWSH160 |
| Mewtwo V-UNION | SWSH161 |
| Mewtwo V-UNION | SWSH162 |
| Zacian V-UNION | SWSH163 |
| Zacian V-UNION | SWSH164 |
| Zacian V-UNION | SWSH165 |
| Zacian V-UNION | SWSH166 |
| Professor Burnet | SWSH167 |
| Oricorio | SWSH168 |
| Pyukumuku | SWSH169 |
| Deoxys | SWSH170 |
| Latias | SWSH171 |
| Tepig | SWSH172 |
| Blitzle | SWSH173 |
| Espeon | SWSH174 |
| Eevee | SWSH175 |
| Hoopa V | SWSH176 |
| Special Delivery Bidoof | SWSH177 |
| Professor's Research (Professor Willow) | SWSH178 |
| Flareon V | SWSH179 |
| Flareon VMAX | SWSH180 |
| Vaporeon V | SWSH181 |
| Vaporeon VMAX | SWSH182 |
| Jolteon V | SWSH183 |
| Jolteon VMAX | SWSH184 |
| Moltres | SWSH185 |
| Lucario | SWSH186 |
| Liepard | SWSH187 |
| Bibarel | SWSH188 |
| Flapple | SWSH189 |
| Eevee | SWSH190 |
| Leafeon | SWSH191 |
| Glaceon | SWSH192 |
| Galarian Obstagoon | SWSH193 |
| Leafeon V | SWSH194 |
| Leafeon VSTAR | SWSH195 |
| Glaceon V | SWSH196 |
| Glaceon VSTAR | SWSH197 |
| Pikachu V | SWSH198 |
| Lycanroc V | SWSH199 |
| Corviknight V | SWSH200 |
| Espeon V | SWSH201 |
| Sylveon V | SWSH202 |
| Umbreon V | SWSH203 |
| Arceus V | SWSH204 |
| Hisuian Basculegion | SWSH205 |
| Wyrdeer | SWSH206 |
| Hisuian Samurott | SWSH207 |
| Magnezone | SWSH208 |
| Toxel | SWSH209 |
| Oricorio | SWSH210 |
| Sylveon | SWSH211 |
| Eevee | SWSH212 |
| Lucario V | SWSH213 |
| Lucario VSTAR | SWSH214 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH215 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH216 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH217 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH218 |
| Boltund V | SWSH219 |
| Rowlet | SWSH220 |
| Cyndaquil | SWSH221 |
| Oshawott | SWSH222 |
| Mewtwo V | SWSH223 |
| Melmetal V | SWSH224 |
| Alolan Exeggutor V | SWSH225 |
| Spark | SWSH226 |
| Blanche | SWSH227 |
| Candela | SWSH228 |
| Mewtwo V | SWSH229 |
| Radiant Eevee | SWSH230 |
| Bulbasaur | SWSH231 |
| Charmander | SWSH232 |
| Squirtle | SWSH233 |
| Pikachu | SWSH234 |
| Dragonite V | SWSH235 |
| Dragonite VSTAR | SWSH236 |
| Hisuian Typhlosion V | SWSH237 |
| Hisuian Decidueye V | SWSH238 |
| Hisuian Samurott V | SWSH239 |
| Finneon | SWSH240 |
| Gengar | SWSH241 |
| Comfey | SWSH242 |
| Machamp | SWSH243 |
| Scorbunny | SWSH244 |
| Croagunk | SWSH245 |
| Weavile | SWSH246 |
| Regigigas | SWSH247 |
| Kleavor V | SWSH248 |
| Kleavor VSTAR | SWSH249 |
| Lumineon V | SWSH250 |
| Boss's Orders (Cyrus) | SWSH251 |
| Infernape V | SWSH252 |
| Origin Forme Palkia V | SWSH253 |
| Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR | SWSH254 |
| Origin Forme Dialga V | SWSH255 |
| Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR | SWSH256 |
| Rotom V | SWSH257 |
| Gallade V | SWSH258 |
| Giratina V | SWSH259 |
| Charizard V | SWSH260 |
| Charizard VSTAR | SWSH262 |
| Zeraora V | SWSH263 |
| Zeraora VMAX | SWSH264 |
| Zeraora VSTAR | SWSH265 |
| Deoxys V | SWSH266 |
| Deoxys VMAX | SWSH267 |
| Deoxys VSTAR | SWSH268 |
| Sunflora | SWSH269 |
| Rapidash | SWSH270 |
| Kirlia | SWSH271 |
| Archeops | SWSH272 |
| Hisuian Basculin | SWSH273 |
| Cranidos | SWSH274 |
| Manaphy | SWSH275 |
| Togetic | SWSH276 |
| Rillaboom | SWSH277 |
| Cinderace | SWSH278 |
| Inteleon | SWSH279 |
| Regieleki V | SWSH280 |
| Regidrago V | SWSH281 |
| Galarian Articuno | SWSH282 |
| Galarian Zapdos | SWSH283 |
| Galarian Moltres | SWSH284 |
| Pikachu V | SWSH285 |
| Pikachu VMAX | SWSH286 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH287 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH288 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH289 |
| Morpeko V-UNION | SWSH290 |
| Lucario VSTAR | SWSH291 |
| Hisuian Electrode V | SWSH294 |
| Virizion V | SWSH295 |
| Champions Festival | SWSH296 |
| Hisuian Zoroark V | SWSH297 |
| Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR | SWSH298 |
| Klara | SWSH302 |
| Bulbasaur | SWSH303 |
| Arcanine | SWSH304 |
| Greninja | SWSH305 |
View all Standard format-legal promo cards in the Pokémon TCG card database.
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