2015-16 Standard format (TCG)

The 2015-16 Standard format of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, formally called the Modified format, is one of two formats (Standard and Expanded starting with the 2014-15 season) used for Play! Pokémon organized play and in most sanctioned tournaments worldwide from September 2015 to September 2016. It is also used in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.

Standard formats

Play period

The 2015-16 Standard format was announced on July 15, 2015, rotating out all the remaining sets of the Black & White Series.

North America and Europe: September 2, 2015 to September 1, 2016

Rotated expansions

Black & White Series

Black Star Promos

BW Black Star Promos cards numbered BW51 to BW101

Legal expansions

XY Series

Kalos Starter Set
XY
Flashfire
Furious Fists
Phantom Forces
Primal Clash
Double Crisis — mini set
Roaring Skies
Ancient Origins
BREAKthrough
BREAKpoint
Generations
Fates Collide
Steam Siege
/ XY Trainer Kit
/ XY Trainer Kit: Bisharp & Wigglytuff
/ XY Trainer Kit: Latias & Latios
/ XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune

Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos cards numbered XY01-XY116, XY121-123, XY127-XY156, XY176

McDonald's Collection

Premier events

2015-2016 City Championships
2015-2016 State/Province/Territory Championships
2015-2016 Regional Championships (U.S. & Canada)
2016 National Championships
2016 World Championships

External links

Pokémon TCG Format Rotation for 2016 (archive)

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