Grown weary of Standard format? Just need a break from it? The JustInBasil JIBX alternate format tournament series is here for you! Up next is the incredibly fun Plus Ultra format! Think Standard, but with some noteworthy bans and a few helpful additions!

Format Description

In the Plus Ultra format, all cards from the current Standard format are legal, excepting those which appear on the list of banned cards below.

Banned Cards

The following cards (and any alternate printings of these cards) are banned in the Plus Ultra format:

• Pikachu & Zekrom-GX TEU 33
• Dusk Stone UNB 167
• Dedenne-GX UNB 57
• Lt Surge’s Strategy UNB 178
• Welder UNB 189
• Mewtwo & Mew-GX UNM 71
• Reset Stamp UNM 206
• Chaotic Swell CEC 187
• Island Challenge Amulet CEC 194
• Zacian V SSH 138
• Marnie SSH 169
• Eternatus VMAX DAA 117

Explicitly Unbanned Cards

Although the following cards are banned in the official Standard format, they are legal in the Plus Ultra format:

• Mismagius UNB 78
• Bellelba & Brycen-Man CEC 186

Cards Added to the Format

Although the following cards have rotated from the official Standard format, they (and any alternate printings of these cards) are legal in the Plus Ultra format:

• N NVI 92
• Pokémon Ranger STS 104
• Ultra Ball SUM 135

Entry Requirements

Entry is free for all participants. You must be on the JustInBasil Discord Server in order to participate as this makes communication between participants and the tournament organizer simpler. You can join the JustInBasil Discord Server here.

You must submit a legal deck list prior to the end of tournament check in. Submitting an obviously illegal deck list will get you dropped from the tournament.

Prizing

Prizing for the tournament will be dependent on participation in the tournament and will be announced on the JustInBasil Discord around the start of the tournament, once the official number of participants is known. Minimum prizing (with 8 participants) will be as follows:

1st Place: 8 BST Codes
2nd Place: 4 BST Codes

Structure

The structure of phase 1 will be Swiss, with 30-minute best-of-1 rounds. The number of Swiss rounds will be determined by the official Pokémon Tournament Handbook's guidelines. There must be 9 or more participants for a top cut. Top cut, if there is one, consist of 50-minute best-of-3 rounds. The tournament will have open deck lists, with deck lists becoming visible to other players at the start of round 1.

Players who fail to check in will receive a round loss. Players who fail to check in for two subsequent rounds in a row will be disqualified. All incomplete games at the end of a round will be recorded as ties.

Participants	Swiss Rounds	Top Cut
4-8	3	No Top Cut
9-12	4	Top 4
13-20	5	Top 4
21-32	5	Top 8
33-64	6	Top 8

All games should be sent as Unlimited format with match timers enabled.

Penalties

Always be respectful when conversing with tournament staff, other tournament participants, and other non-participating members of the JustInBasil Discord server. Failure to maintain proper sportsmanlike behavior will result in disqualification.

Also, because of the nature of these alternate formats, it is possible that you or your opponent may accidentally include illegal cards in your deck. Please review the Illegal Deck Process article on justinbasil.com to familiarize yourself with what to do in such a situation.