Genesis
Welcome to the PokemonCard monthly meta report for Pokémon. The month is August 2026, so let's look at the tournament variants, card usage, and tech trends shaping the format.
Top Meta Variants
This month Raging Bolt ex led our meta tier list with 26.67% weighted usage across 1 entries (1 wins, 1 Top 8 finishes).
Our top Pokemon deck variants for the month are as follows:
| Rank | Variant | Usage % | Total | Wins | Top 2 | Top 4 | Top 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 26.67% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| #2 | 20.00% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| #3 | 13.33% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| #4 | 13.33% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| #5 | 6.67% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| #6 | 6.67% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| #7 | 6.67% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| #8 | 6.67% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Data snapshot source: pokemoncard.io/tier-list.
On PokemonCard over the last month we received the following:
- 1 new tournaments posted
- 8 tournament decks posted
- 998 user decks posted
Top Cards Used
Here are the top cards used in Pokémon tournament decks for August 2026.
Card Tech Trends
Biggest risers and fallers in tournament usage versus last month:
Biggest Risers
| Card | Prev % | Current % | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fezandipiti ex | 0.00% | 100.00% | +100.00% |
| Ultra Ball | 0.00% | 87.50% | +87.50% |
| Boss's Orders | 0.00% | 87.50% | +87.50% |
| Night Stretcher | 0.00% | 87.50% | +87.50% |
| Lillie's Determination | 0.00% | 62.50% | +62.50% |
| Poké Pad | 0.00% | 62.50% | +62.50% |
| Buddy-Buddy Poffin | 0.00% | 62.50% | +62.50% |
| Meowth ex | 0.00% | 62.50% | +62.50% |
| Energy Switch | 0.00% | 37.50% | +37.50% |
| Mega Kangaskhan ex | 0.00% | 37.50% | +37.50% |
No Biggest Fallers detected this month.
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