The best Pokémon cards leaving with the 2025 TCG Standard Rotation

The Standard Rotation for the Pokémon Trading Card Game takes place on April 11, 2025. It will shake up the competitive meta significantly, changing which cards can be used in an official tournament space and altering which decks get entered into events.

Below, we’ve picked out the most crucial cards with the ‘F’ Regulation Mark that are being swapped out in the 2025 Pokémon TCG Standard Rotation, including what they do, which decks will be mainly affected, and what players might see as the year unfolds.