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'''Special Summon-only monsters''', often referred to as '''Semi-Nomi''' monsters, are monsters with the card text "''Cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed/[[Set]]. Must first be [[Special Summon]]ed...''" (or an older variant).<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=1099|title=Special Summons – Spotting the Different Kinds|last=Taketa|first=Gregory|publisher=Konami.com}}</ref>
[[Ritual Monster|Ritual]]s, [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]]s, [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]]s, and [[Xyz Monster]]s that are Special Summon-only monsters do not include the text "''Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set.''" because it is unnecessary; if they can be Ritual/Fusion/Synchro/Xyz Summoned, they replace "''Special Summoned''" with "''Ritual/Fusion/Synchro/Xyz Summoned''".
Some examples of Special Summon-only monsters include "[[Aqua Spirit]]", "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]" and "[[Gem-Knight Ruby]]".
