Feb 2026:
Added "Trainer Cards Now Classified As "Trainer - Item" Cards" to Field Notes
Jan 2026:
Launched the Website version of "The Totem Zone"
Added PlusPower PL 112 to the Field Notes
Renamed “Ban List” to “Deck Ban List” for clarity
Rewrote “Supporters With Same Effects, But Different Names” Field Note to both be more clear
Rewrote “Old Supporter Card Wording” Field Note to both be more clear and to include the one exception to the era’s rule change, Charon’s Choice
Updated Field Notes with additional LimitlessTCG Links
Update wording
Dec 2025:
Emboar WHT 13 and reprints added to the Totem Ban List
Broken Time Space PL 104 added to the Ban List
June 2025:
Changed relevant link on cards to LimitlessTCG links
Pokemon Center BS 85 (and any alternate printings) have been removed from the Ban List
Nov 2024:
Changed Title Image to Litten vs. Alolan Raticate
Updated the “[All Card Visual]” List in “Totem Zone Ban List”
Sep 2024:
Tweaked Intro Paragraph
Added LimitlessTCG’s Deckbuilder Link to “Deck Building Tools”
Added new visual links to both the Bans and Totem Bans List
Tightened some wordings
Apr 2024:
Updated and tightened the Totem Tribute terminology
Mar 2024:
Added Dark Vileplume RO 30 to Ban List separate of Dark Vileplume RO 13, as they have different Weaknesses (misprint error)
Started adding URL Links to the Rules Document
Published the Rules Document as a Webpage
Dec 2023:
Updated the Gameplay Rules to start the game with all cards face-down, then see who is going first, then reveal the Totem, and the draw cards
All V-Union Pokemon added to the Totem Ban List
Mewtwo LV.X LA 144 (and any alternate printings) have been removed from the Ban List
Foreign only cards are now legal and will be watched
Updated wording on this document
Jun 2023:
Ban List divided into “Ban List” and “Totem Ban List”
Raindancer-style Pokemon bulk added to the Totem Ban List. Future clones will most likely be auto-added, but will still be individually evaluated
Sep 2020:
Totem Costs set to a “1,2,3 cost” logic
Terminology for the Format established for “Totem” and “Tribute Cost”
Jul 2020:
Lv.X and BREAK Pokemon text fixed to allow previous stage text to pass through, such as Powers to BREAK and Abilities to Lv.X
Dec 2019:
Computer Search BS 71, B2 101 allowed to substitute in for the ACESPEC version
Nov 2019:
“Field Notes” section of the Rules created. Appropriate past decisions added to it
Sableye SF 48 custom rules added for “Battle Royal”
First Ticket DRV 19 added to Ban List
Oct 2019:
Rules Google Doc was created
Aug 2019:
Jun 2018 Rule to play Trainer cards as worded limited to only one of that name in the deck, regardless of other differences (nicknamed “The Great Ball Rule”)
Jun 2019:
Changed Totem Knock Outs to lose you the game instead of you winning the game using them
Jan 2019:
Bringing the Totem in as and Evolution onto their previous stage now allowed
Jul 2018:
Totem Points set to Five (5)
Color Identity Rule no longer applies to Trainer cards
Jun 2018:
Rules established that Trainer Cards are played as worded, not using and allowing a max of 4 of the same name so long as they're different cards
Apr 2018:
Ditto FO 3, FO 18 custom rules added for “Battle Royal”
Jan 2018:
Cyrus Prism Star UPR 120 errata honored
Dec 2017:
Naganadel-GX SM125, FLI 134, FLI 121, FLI 56, FLI SV63 added to Ban List
Jun 2017:
Discord Started
General Rules Established
Tribunal Formed to deal with Rules
Proxies Allowed
Mewtwo LV.X LA 144, DP28 added to Ban List