Phantom Forces brings 122 new cards to the card game, including a new mechanic called "Spirit Link" that allows Mega Pokémon to evolve without ending the player's turn. It also introduces six new Pokémon-EX cards, and two new Mega Evolutions to the game."New in the Pokémon TCG - Pokémon TCG: XY—Phantom Forces". Pokémon TCG: XY—Phantom Forces.
The card "Lysandre's Trump Card" (numbered 99/119 and 118/119), was banned from all sanctioned Pokémon Organized Play events from June 15, 2015 onward.