'''{{For|the Tip Card|Special Summon -only monsters''' (often referred to as '''Semi-Nomi''' monstersTip Card) are monsters with the text "''This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This }}{{Show card can only be Special Summoned...''". If a monster is a Special Summon '''only''' monster, then it means it must be [[Special Summon]]ed by its listed effect before it can be [[Special Summon]]ed by another effect. image|Photon Thrasher|"[[Aqua SpiritPhoton Thrasher]]", "[[Harpie Lady Sisters]]", and "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]" are all a Special Summon -only monster.}}

After a '''Special Summon -only monster has been Special Summonedmonsters''', it can be Special Summoned through other effects. This only lasts as long informally known as the monster does not return to the Hand or Deck. As long as the monster remains on the field'''Semi-Nomi''' monsters, in the is a category of [[GraveyardSpecial Summon Monster]], or s with printed Special Summoning [[removed from playprocedure]]s, you and can be Special Summon it again with Summoned by other card effects(from public knowledge locations) once they are [[properly Special Summon]]ed.

:Example::*A player removes They are distinguished from play three Fiends to Special Summon "[[Dark Necrofear]]". If it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it can be revived (such as by "[[Monster Reborn]]").:*If, afterwards, it is removed from play by "[[Dark CoreNomi]]"monsters, you can still who also have printed Special Summon it (such as by "[[Dimensional Inversion]]").:*If after all this, "Dark Necrofear" is returned to the deck or hand (such as by "[[Phoenix Wing Wind Blast]]" or "[[Compulsory Evacuation Device]]")Summoning procedures, then you must remove three [[Fiend]]s to Special Summon "Dark Necrofear"'s again. You but cannot be Special Summon it from the hand or deck Summoned by other cards, such as "[[Monster Gate]]" or "[[Doom Shaman]]".:*If it is later removed from play or sent to the Graveyard (such as by "[[Graceful Charity]]"), it still cannot be effects even after they are properly Special Summoned.

Note that [[Fusion Monsters]], [[Ritual Monsters]] and [[Synchro Monsters]] are treated as ==List of Special Summon -only monsters, unless stated otherwise. Also unless stated otherwise, [[Fusion Monsters]] are properly =={{main|List of Special Summoned by a [[Fusion Summon]], [[Ritual Monsters]] are properly Special Summoned by a [[Ritual Summon]], and [[Synchro Monsters]] are properly Special Summoned by a [[Ritual Summon]].-only monsters}}

There is also a sub==Card text==Current Special Summon-type of only monsters called "[[Nomi]]".are identified by the following card text:

==See Also==*"Cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[NomiSet]]*." (for [[List of SemiMain Deck]] non-Nomi Monsters[[Ritual Monster|Ritual]]monsters)*"[[Must first be]] [''Summon procedure'']."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taketa|first1=Gregory|title=Special Summons – Spotting the Different Kinds|url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=1099|publisher=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE|accessdate=25 April 2018|date=7 December 2009}}</ref> Earlier card texts do not distinguish between "Must be" and "Must first be" distinctions, and thus, their status as Special Summon Monster]]-only monsters can only be distinguished through card-specific ruling. ==References==<references />