Luc Gantner won the Nice Regional on October 17 and 18 with Basic Box, a deck with no evolutions at all, in a field of 2,336 players where Dragapult filled more than a third of Day 2. Here is how the winning list works and what Nice tells us about the format.
The Mega Greninja ex League Battle Deck arrives November 13 with three Mega Greninja ex, two Mega Starmie ex and a fully Standard legal Water list built around Mortal Shuriken. Here is how the deck plays and what is in the box.
The Delta Reign store promos were revealed October 23, and Kyogre, Groudon, and Giratina are each waiting at a different group of retailers. Groudon lands at EB Games in Canada, Kyogre brings a first for Macy's, and all three carry the What's Your Favorite? stamp for the November 6 launch.
Aura Seeker is now official in Japan, revealed October 22 for a November 27 release, and Mega Lucario Z ex has company. Meet Mega Absol Z ex and Mega Garchomp Z ex, the two newest Z Mega Evolution cards, plus a Pawmot that attacks twice.
Dual Fusion launches October 28 as the first expansion of the Pokemon TCG Pocket C Series, introducing dual type cards led by Mega Mewtwo X ex and Mega Greninja ex, plus a second anniversary campaign and a full year of Pikachu missions.
The next English Mega Evolution set is Flowing Fists, landing February 5, 2027 with prerelease events from January 23. Mega Lucario Z ex leads a compact 80 card set built from Japan Aura Seeker, with Sigilyph ex waiting as the built in answer to Megas.
The flagship boxes of 30th Celebration arrive November 6 with 29 packs, a Classic Collection pack and a choice between Espeon ex by day and Umbreon ex by night. Preorders are live now, so here is what is inside and how to choose.
Three Mew cards that appear on no official checklist have become the most valuable cards in 30th Celebration. Meet the red, green and blue RGB Mew trio, the anniversary mystery collectors are still chasing a month after launch.
Japan's new MEGA Special Deck Set arrives November 13 with three complete decks led by alternate art versions of Mega Gengar ex, Mega Dragonite ex, and Mega Feraligatr ex, plus a playmat and a full set of play accessories for 5,500 yen.
Canada's Riley McKay, the 2025 World Champion, just won the 2,927 player Louisville Regional without losing a round, and he did it with Dragapult ex. A look at the winning list, the numbers behind a Dragapult takeover, and what it means heading into Nice.
Pokemon TCG Pocket starts a new series at the end of October with dual type Pokemon, a slower pack cycle of roughly six weeks, immersive cards as mission rewards, and a First Partners special pack.
Japan began enforcing new Yahoo marketplace rules on October 13 that ban carton listings and empty packaging for Pokemon cards, starting with 30th Celebration. Individual resale is still allowed, and collectors should watch what happens next.
