Turning the other page with the official rule book!
The Pokémon Company announced Mega Evolution—Delta Reign rule changes on October 22, 2026, with no alterations to banned lists for Standard or Expanded formats; the changes take effect November 20. Separately, Pokémon HOME, Pokémon Champions and Pokémon Sleep completed emergency maintenance after a PHP vulnerability.
The official rule announcement (dated October 22, 2026) states no cards were banned in either format. Standard bans remain extremely rare; tournament results and feedback will continue to be monitored. Delta Reign (releasing November 6, with prereleases from October 24) introduces Mega Rayquaza ex and Legendary Stadiums (paired Stadium cards forming extended artwork). Cards become legal two weeks after release.
On the services side, an unplanned maintenance began on October 21 (Champions from approximately 11:00 UTC / 04:00 PDT / 12:00 UK) affecting HOME, Champions and Sleep, linked to critical PHP vulnerabilities disclosed around that period. Official support notices confirmed the outages; services were restored progressively on October 22 (Champions early morning BST, followed by the others). No permanent data loss was reported in available updates.
Pokémon | HOME, Champions & Sleep Hit by Emergency Maintenance Amid PHP Security Issues
Source: Pokémon
