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A '''Special Summon Monster''' ({{Ruby|特|とく}}{{Ruby|殊|しゅ}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}}モンスター ''Tokushu Shōkan Monsutā'') is a type of [[Effect Monster]] that has a [[Summoning condition]] that prevents it both from being [[Normal Summon]]ed and from being [[Normal Set]].  
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A '''Special Summon Monster''' ({{Ruby|特|とく}}{{Ruby|殊|しゅ}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}}モンスター ''Tokushu Shōkan Monsutā'') is a type of [[monster]] that cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed or [[Normal Set]], and must be [[Special Summoned]] by another procedure. This category includes non-Ritual Monsters that begin the Duel in the [[Main Deck]] and feature a [[Summoning condition]] preventing them from being Normal Summoned/Set, also all [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]], [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]], and [[Link Monster]]s,<ref> https://img.yugioh-card.com/japan/howto/data/rulebook_masterrule20200401_ver1.0.pdf (Page 87)</ref> as well as [[Monster Token|Tokens]].
  
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Monsters with the "Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set."<ref group=Notes>Monster Cards printed prior to ''[[Generation Force]]'' state "''This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set.''" instead, while Monster Cards printed after ''Generation Force'' but before ''[[Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World]]'' state "''Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set.''" instead.</ref> line in their [[card text]] are all Special Summon Monsters. [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]], [[Link Monster|Link]], and [[Monster Token]]s are also Special Summon Monsters.
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The Special Summon Monster type is only explicitely distinguished in the Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese prints of non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monsters, which have the words "Special Summon" written in the Type/Ability line in their respective languages. This was first introduced in Japan with the release of ''[[Deck Custom Pack 01]]'' by the [[reprint]] of "[[Photon Thrasher]]". Extra Deck monsters, Ritual Monsters, Tokens, and all TCG cards do not feature the printed phrase; likely because of this discrepancy, Special Summon Monsters are always indirectly referred to as "monsters that cannot be Normal Summoned/Set" in card effects.
  
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They were introduced as a group in the ''[[OCG]]'' with the release of ''[[Deck Custom Pack 01]]'' by the [[Card Errata:Photon Thrasher#Japanese|Japanese reprint]] of "[[Photon Thrasher]]". The group were first referred to as "Special Summon Monsters" in official Japanese rulebooks in the Summoning Monster Cards section, as some [[Effect Monster]]s that have a specific [[condition]]s that allow them to be [[Special Summon]]ed.
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Many Special Summon Monsters are either [[Nomi]] monsters, which can only be Special Summoned by their own procedure, or [[Special Summon-only monsters]], which must first be Special Summoned by their own procedure from a private knowledge location (hand, Deck, or face-down Extra Deck), but after which can be Special Summoned by another card's effect from a [[public knowledge]] location (Graveyard, face-up Extra Deck, or among face-up [[banished]] cards) if they end up there after leaving the field.
  
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Only Japanese and Korean prints of Special Summon Monsters denote the fact that they are a secondary type of Effect Monster, by writing the phrase 「{{Ruby|特|とく}}{{Ruby|殊|しゅ}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}}」 or "특수 소환" on the [[Type]]/Ability line. Perhaps for this reason, Special Summon Monsters are indirectly referred to as "monsters that cannot be Normal Summoned/Set" in card texts.
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Any non-Ritual Main Deck monster that is not a Special Summon Monster is considered a [[Normal Summon Monster]].
  
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These monsters often have a [[Summoning condition]] that restricts how the monster can be [[Special Summon]]ed. As such, most of these monsters are [[Nomi]] or [[Special Summon-only monster]]s.
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==Characteristics==
  
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Any monster that is not a Special Summon Monster is considered a [[Normal Summon Monster]].
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===Monsters marked as Special Summon Monsters===
  
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The "[[/Assault Mode]]", "[[Cubic]]", "[[Drytron]]", "[[Meklord]]", "[[Malefic]]", "[[Lightray]]", "[[Infernoid]]", "[[Legendary Knight]]", and "[[Elemental Lord]]" archetypes; as well as the [[Attribute Spirit]], [[Sky Scourge]], and [[Sacred Beast]] series; are mostly composed of Special Summon Monsters.
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All non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monsters have the Summoning condition "Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set."<ref group=Notes> Former card text:
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:Pre-Generation Force: "This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set."
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:From Generation Force to Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World: "Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set.".
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</ref> and a second one that describes how the monster can be [[Special Summon]]ed.<ref group=Notes>"[[Rare Metal Dragon]]" has no written Summoning condition describing how it can be Special Summoned, however its rulings state that it must be Special Summoned by a card effect, precluding it from being [[Pendulum Summon]]ed.</ref> This condition usually describes an action that the player can perform (see below), but sometimes it describes that the monster must be Special Summoned by a card effect, which can sometimes include the monster's own.
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All non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monsters are either [[Nomi]] or [[Special Summon-only monsters]]. As such, they all must first be Special Summoned by their own procedures, and cannot be Special Summoned by card effects outside of their procedures from a non-public knowledge location (e.g.: [[Deck]]), or by [[Pendulum Summon]]ing.
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===Special Summoning procedure===
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Often, a non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monster's second Summoning condition specifies actions<ref group=Notes> Termed a "procedure" in the card text of "[[Void Expansion]]".</ref> and/or preconditions that must be taken or fulfilled to Special Summon the monster. The player will be able to Special Summon the monster by fulfilling these actions/preconditions and Special Summoning the monster; these Special Summons are not activated effects and do not start a [[chain]].
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===Others===
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Ritual Monsters lack the [[Summoning condition]] "Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set", as they feature it as a game rule, while Extra Deck monsters and Tokens fall into this category by principle as they cannot exist in the hand from where they could be Normal Summmoned/Set to begin with.
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Without additional Summoning conditions, Extra Deck monsters and Ritual Monsters can be Special Summoned by their own Special Summoning procedures codified in the game rule, and the specifics of these procedures (i.e. [[Fusion Summon|Fusion]], [[Synchro Summon|Synchro]], [[Xyz Summon|Xyz]], [[Link Summon|Link]] and [[Ritual Summon]]ing) are not repeated on the cards themselves. Some of these monsters feature their own unique Summoning conditions separate from the codified game mechanics (e.g.: [[Contact Fusion]]), and these are always described on the cards as a Summoning condition.
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Unlike Main Deck non-Ritual Special Summon Monsters, Extra Deck Monsters and Ritual Monsters are not always either [[Nomi]] or [[Special Summon-only monsters]], and many Extra Deck Monsters and Ritual Monsters can be Special Summoned by card effects from a non-public knowledge location (e.g.: [[Extra Deck]]) outside of their own procedures. However, they can be Special Summoned from only non-public knowledge locations by card effects outside of their procedures; they otherwise feature the same properly Special Summoned restriction as Special Summon-only monsters.
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If an Extra Deck or Ritual Monster is sent to a public knowledge location without being properly Special Summoned (even if a card effect outside of their own procedures had Special Summoned them from a non-public knowledge location before), they cannot be Special Summoned with card effects from there.
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Additionally, in the case of Ritual Monsters, only card effects that specify that they Special Summon Ritual Monsters can Special Summon them outside of their own procedures (i.e. "[[Ritual Foregone]]" can Special Summon a Ritual Monster, but "[[Waking the Dragon]]" cannot.)
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As for Tokens, they can only be Special Summoned by cards that specifically generate them, so they cannot be Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone should they be turned into a Spell/Trap Card (e.g. by being equipped to another monster).
  
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Special Summon Monsters can also be [[Toon monster|Toon]], [[Union monster|Union]], or [[Spirit monster]]s.
 
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Revision as of 18:29, 19 November 2023

Special Summon Monster

Special Summon Monster

Japanese

特（とく）殊（しゅ）召（しょう）喚（かん）(モンスター)[Notes 1]

Japanese (ruby)

特殊召喚(モンスター)

Japanese (base text)

特殊召喚(モンスター)

Japanese (romanized)

Tokushu Shōkan (Monsutā)

English

Special Summon Monster

Lists

A Special Summon Monster (特（とく）殊（しゅ）召（しょう）喚（かん）モンスター Tokushu Shōkan Monsutā) is a type of monster that cannot be Normal Summoned or Normal Set, and must be Special Summoned by another procedure. This category includes non-Ritual Monsters that begin the Duel in the Main Deck and feature a Summoning condition preventing them from being Normal Summoned/Set, also all Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters,[1] as well as Tokens.

The Special Summon Monster type is only explicitely distinguished in the Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese prints of non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monsters, which have the words "Special Summon" written in the Type/Ability line in their respective languages. This was first introduced in Japan with the release of Deck Custom Pack 01 by the reprint of "Photon Thrasher". Extra Deck monsters, Ritual Monsters, Tokens, and all TCG cards do not feature the printed phrase; likely because of this discrepancy, Special Summon Monsters are always indirectly referred to as "monsters that cannot be Normal Summoned/Set" in card effects.

Many Special Summon Monsters are either Nomi monsters, which can only be Special Summoned by their own procedure, or Special Summon-only monsters, which must first be Special Summoned by their own procedure from a private knowledge location (hand, Deck, or face-down Extra Deck), but after which can be Special Summoned by another card's effect from a public knowledge location (Graveyard, face-up Extra Deck, or among face-up banished cards) if they end up there after leaving the field.

Any non-Ritual Main Deck monster that is not a Special Summon Monster is considered a Normal Summon Monster.

Characteristics

Monsters marked as Special Summon Monsters

All non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monsters have the Summoning condition "Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set."[Notes 2] and a second one that describes how the monster can be Special Summoned.[Notes 3] This condition usually describes an action that the player can perform (see below), but sometimes it describes that the monster must be Special Summoned by a card effect, which can sometimes include the monster's own.

All non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monsters are either Nomi or Special Summon-only monsters. As such, they all must first be Special Summoned by their own procedures, and cannot be Special Summoned by card effects outside of their procedures from a non-public knowledge location (e.g.: Deck), or by Pendulum Summoning.

Special Summoning procedure

Often, a non-Ritual Main Deck Special Summon Monster's second Summoning condition specifies actions[Notes 4] and/or preconditions that must be taken or fulfilled to Special Summon the monster. The player will be able to Special Summon the monster by fulfilling these actions/preconditions and Special Summoning the monster; these Special Summons are not activated effects and do not start a chain.

Others

Ritual Monsters lack the Summoning condition "Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set", as they feature it as a game rule, while Extra Deck monsters and Tokens fall into this category by principle as they cannot exist in the hand from where they could be Normal Summmoned/Set to begin with.

Without additional Summoning conditions, Extra Deck monsters and Ritual Monsters can be Special Summoned by their own Special Summoning procedures codified in the game rule, and the specifics of these procedures (i.e. Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Link and Ritual Summoning) are not repeated on the cards themselves. Some of these monsters feature their own unique Summoning conditions separate from the codified game mechanics (e.g.: Contact Fusion), and these are always described on the cards as a Summoning condition.

Unlike Main Deck non-Ritual Special Summon Monsters, Extra Deck Monsters and Ritual Monsters are not always either Nomi or Special Summon-only monsters, and many Extra Deck Monsters and Ritual Monsters can be Special Summoned by card effects from a non-public knowledge location (e.g.: Extra Deck) outside of their own procedures. However, they can be Special Summoned from only non-public knowledge locations by card effects outside of their procedures; they otherwise feature the same properly Special Summoned restriction as Special Summon-only monsters.

If an Extra Deck or Ritual Monster is sent to a public knowledge location without being properly Special Summoned (even if a card effect outside of their own procedures had Special Summoned them from a non-public knowledge location before), they cannot be Special Summoned with card effects from there.

Additionally, in the case of Ritual Monsters, only card effects that specify that they Special Summon Ritual Monsters can Special Summon them outside of their own procedures (i.e. "Ritual Foregone" can Special Summon a Ritual Monster, but "Waking the Dragon" cannot.)

As for Tokens, they can only be Special Summoned by cards that specifically generate them, so they cannot be Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone should they be turned into a Spell/Trap Card (e.g. by being equipped to another monster).

Example

"Harpie Lady Sisters" in Japanese which contains the text "Special Summon" (特殊召喚) after the Type
"Harpie Lady Sisters" in English, which does not contain the text "Special Summon" after the Type

Notes

  1. ↑ The parentheses here specify what part is not shown on the cards' Type/Ability line.
  2. ↑ Former card text:
    Pre-Generation Force: "This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set."
    From Generation Force to Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World: "Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set.".
  3. ↑ "Rare Metal Dragon" has no written Summoning condition describing how it can be Special Summoned, however its rulings state that it must be Special Summoned by a card effect, precluding it from being Pendulum Summoned.
  4. ↑ Termed a "procedure" in the card text of "Void Expansion".

References

  1. ↑ https://img.yugioh-card.com/japan/howto/data/rulebook_masterrule20200401_ver1.0.pdf (Page 87)
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