Best Pokemon Decks 2026

Standard decks backed by paper tournament finishes and Pokémon TCG Live results. Compare the year's leading variants and find a proven decklist.

Paper tournament results
317
Pokémon TCG Live results
2,091
Available decklists
2,406
Latest result
Sep 5, 2026

Top Performing Variants · 2026

Performance scores reflect placement points within paper tournament results. How rankings work

#1

Dragapult ex / Dusknoir

10.43

Score / 100

Paper results
32
10.1% of paper results
Tournament wins
2
Top 8 finishes
16
#3

Gholdengo ex / Lunatone

6.67

Score / 100

Paper results
16
5.0% of paper results
Tournament wins
2
Top 8 finishes
10
#4

Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce

5.15

Score / 100

Paper results
16
5.0% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
9
#5

Mega Absol ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex

5.09

Score / 100

Paper results
16
5.0% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
8
#6

Gardevoir ex / Lillie's Clefairy ex

4.97

Score / 100

Paper results
17
5.4% of paper results
Tournament wins
2
Top 8 finishes
7
#7

Gardevoir ex / Jellicent ex

4.79

Score / 100

Paper results
16
5.0% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
7
#9

Alakazam / Dudunsparce

3.46

Score / 100

Paper results
11
3.5% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
4
#10

Raging Bolt ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex

3.21

Score / 100

Paper results
12
3.8% of paper results
Tournament wins
0
Top 8 finishes
9
#11

Charizard ex / Pidgeot ex

2.91

Score / 100

Paper results
9
2.8% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
5
#12

Dragapult ex / Charizard ex

2.73

Score / 100

Paper results
7
2.2% of paper results
Tournament wins
0
Top 8 finishes
5
#13

Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass

2.67

Score / 100

Paper results
10
3.2% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
2
#14

Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex

2.24

Score / 100

Paper results
9
2.8% of paper results
Tournament wins
0
Top 8 finishes
6
#15

Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce ex

2.24

Score / 100

Paper results
5
1.6% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
2
#18

Flareon ex / Terapagos ex

1.39

Score / 100

Paper results
3
0.9% of paper results
Tournament wins
0
Top 8 finishes
2
#20

Mega Kangaskhan ex / Lillie's Clefairy ex

1.21

Score / 100

Paper results
2
0.6% of paper results
Tournament wins
1
Top 8 finishes
2

Proven Decklists · 2026

Top finishes, with recent results first when placements tie.

Standard
$42.51

Dragapult ex by Andrew Hedrick

World Championships 2026

Winner (797 players) 1 week ago piloted by Andrew Hedrick
Standard
$475.82

Mega Kangaskhan EX

2026 North America International Championships (Masters League)

Winner (3743 players) 2 months ago piloted by James Kowalski
Standard
$34.43

Hop box

2026 Turin Special Championships (Masters League)

Winner (2033 players) 2 months ago piloted by Jose Lopez
Standard
$86.74

Alakazam Control

2026 Indianapolis Regional Championships (Masters League)

Winner (1971 players) 3 months ago piloted by Cerys Jones
Standard
$269.91

Dragapult EX

2026 Melbourne Regional Championships (Master League)

Winner (958 players) 3 months ago piloted by Hiromu Sasaki
Standard
$58.41

Hydrapple EX

2026 Campinas Regional Championships

Winner (1724 players) 3 months ago piloted by Matias Matricardi
Standard
$41.55

Mega Lopunny Dudunsparce

2026 Utrecht Regional Championships (Masters League)

Winner (2150 players) 3 months ago piloted by Miloslav Posledni
Standard
$269.86

Dragapult Dudunsparce

2026 Los Angeles Regional Championship (Masters League)

Winner (1843 players) 3 months ago piloted by Andrew Hedrick
Standard
$191.90

Dragapult Dudunsparce

2026 Prague Regional Championships (Masters League)

Winner (1366 players) 4 months ago piloted by Mateusz Laszkiewicz
Standard
$41.87

Gardevoir EX

2026 Seville Special Championships

Winner (1338 players) 5 months ago piloted by Ted Tobyn
Standard
$42.09

Gholdengo EX

2026 Curitiba Regional Championships Masters League

Winner (1449 players) 5 months ago piloted by Matias Matricardi
Standard
$173.12

Charizard EX

2026 Seattle Regional Championships Masters League

Winner (2225 players) 6 months ago piloted by Truwin Tran
Standard
$126.63

Mega Absol box

2026 Europe International Championships (Masters League)

Winner (4007 players) 6 months ago piloted by Edwyn Mesman
Standard
$56.73

Gholdengo EX

2026 Sydney Regionals Championship (Masters League)

Winner (697 players) 6 months ago piloted by Lucas Hamilton-Foster
Standard
$45.32

Gardevoir EX

2026 Santiago Regionals Championship (Masters League)

Winner (1668 players) 6 months ago piloted by Murilo Mercadente
Standard
$47.01

Dragapult EX

2026 Birmingham Regionals Championship (Masters League)

Winner (2343 players) 7 months ago piloted by Ethan Wilde
Standard
$37.17

Grimmsnarl EX

2026 Merida Regionals Championship (Masters League)

Winner (1681 players) 7 months ago piloted by Rajveer Singh
Standard
$33.19

Gholdengo ex by Peter Lo

2026 Special Event Auckland

Winner (80 players) 7 months ago piloted by Peter Lo
Standard
$1,690.33

Gardevoir Jellicent

2026 Pokemon TCG Toronto Regional Championships (Masters League)

Winner (2268 players) 7 months ago piloted by Giovanny Sasso
Standard
$48.49

Dragapult EX

2026 Pokemon TCG Toronto Regional Championships (Seniors League)

Winner (292 players) 7 months ago piloted by Martin Erlandsson

How rankings work

Results cover the 2026 calendar year. Paper data uses approved Standard tournament decklists; online data uses completed Standard events on Pokémon TCG Live, including results whose decklists are unavailable.

A win earns 8 placement points, second place 6, top 4 earns 4, top 8 earns 2, top 16 earns 1.5, top 32 earns 1, and other finishes earn 0.5. Each variant's share of points becomes its performance score. The combined ranking averages the two sources equally; if only one source has ranked results, it supplies the full score.

Usage shares describe how often a variant appears, while tournament wins count first-place finishes. Online match win rates use completed non-mirror pairings, with ties included in the match total. Rankings refresh as new results are imported or approved.