The best Pokémon TCG decks right now (October 2026)

Dreepy evolves through Drakloak into Dragapult ex, whose Phantom Dive does 200 damage and puts 6 more damage counters on your opponent’s Bench however you like — so it sets up Knock Outs two and three at a time. Munkidori’s Adrena-Brain moves damage counters onto the opponent, and Dudunsparce draws cards. The deck everyone else has to beat. The runner-up at Louisville paired it with Blaziken ex.

No evolutions at all. Mega Kangaskhan ex draws two cards a turn with Run Errand and hits for 200-plus with Rapid-Fire Combo, Teal Mask and Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex power up quickly, and Lillie’s Clefairy ex’s Fairy Zone makes every Dragon Pokémon weak to Psychic — a direct answer to Dragapult. Crispin and Energy Switch keep the Energy flowing.

Slowking’s Seek Inspiration discards the top card of your deck and, if it is a Pokémon without a Rule Box, uses one of that Pokémon’s attacks. The deck is built around which attackers it can turn up, with Ciphermaniac’s Codebreaking to set the top of the deck and Mega Kangaskhan ex for draw.

N’s Zoroark ex’s Night Joker uses an attack from one of your Benched N’s Pokémon, so N’s Reshiram and N’s Zekrom sit on the Bench as a menu of attacks. Its Trade ability discards a card to draw two, and N’s PP Up and N’s Castle support the N’s line.

With Festival Grounds in play, Pokémon with the Festival Lead Ability can attack twice. Dipplin’s Do the Wave does 20 damage for each of your Benched Pokémon, Thwackey’s Boom Boom Groove searches out any card, and Rabsca shields your Bench from attacks. Every Pokémon gives up only one Prize card.

Alakazam’s Powerful Hand places 2 damage counters on the Active Pokémon for every card in your hand, and its Psychic Draw draws three when it evolves. Dusknoir’s Cursed Blast puts 13 damage counters on any Pokémon at the cost of itself, to finish what Alakazam starts. Rare Candy skips straight to the Stage 2s.

Meganium’s Wild Growth makes each basic Grass Energy provide two Grass Energy, Teal Mask Ogerpon ex attaches extra Energy from hand, and Hydrapple ex’s Syrup Storm does 30 damage plus 30 for every Grass Energy on your Pokémon. Ripening Charge attaches and heals. An Ogerpon and Meganium list on the same engine won Regional Recife.

The deck fills its own discard pile with Pokémon that have the Hide ’n’ Sneak Ability, such as Banette and Sinistcha. With four there, Dhelmise’s Vengeful Anchor does 170 for one Energy; with six, Sinistcha’s Matcha Spin puts 4 damage counters on every opposing Pokémon. Lillie’s Clefairy ex is there for Dragapult.

Mega Lopunny ex’s Gale Thrust does 230 damage if it moved from the Bench to the Active Spot that turn, which is why the list runs four Switch. Dusknoir’s Cursed Blast cleans up, and Mega Kangaskhan ex draws cards from the Active Spot.

Toxtricity’s Sinister Surge attaches a Darkness Energy from the deck and puts 2 damage counters on that Pokémon — exactly what Mega Sharpedo ex wants, because Hungry Jaws does 120 plus 150 more when it is already damaged. Pecharunt ex’s Subjugating Chains switches the attacker in.