

Normal Monsters (Japanese:
Tsūjō Monsutā), colored yellow, are
Main Deck monsters with no
monster effects. In the card description box (which contains the effect on
Effect Monsters), Normal Monsters include a brief description of its lore. Starting from
Starter Deck: Link Strike onwards, all Normal Monsters also include the designation "/Normal" on their
Type/
Ability lines.
Only Monster Cards with "yellow" backgrounds are Normal Monsters. There are
Tuner and
Pendulum Normal Monsters, such as "
Tune Warrior" and "
Flash Knight".
Non-Effect Fusion,
Ritual,
Synchro,
Xyz and
Link Monsters are not Normal Monsters. Some non-Normal Monsters can be
treated as Normal Monsters with card effects, most notably
Gemini monsters and some
Trap Monsters.
The card text (or
flavor text) on Normal Monsters is for illustrative purposes only, and has no effect on gameplay (except
archetype conditions, such as on "
Summoned Skull" and "
Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" in the English
TCG). These texts provide lore on how the monster related to other cards in the game, such as the flavor text of "
Opticlops" which explicitly states that it serves "
Dark Ruler Ha Des".