September 17, 2026
SentThe 30th Celebration set has officially landed, and the meta is already buzzing with new brews and theorycrafting. As players look past Worlds, all eyes are on the upcoming Baltimore Regionals to see which decks will define the start of the new season.
🏆tournament results
Worlds Aftermath and Baltimore Regionals Prep
The dust from Worlds is still settling, with players breaking down top decks and rogue successes that went 9-2. All eyes are now on Baltimore Regionals, the first major event of the new season, while registration for LAIC 2027 has also been announced.
Get Ready to Register for the 2027 Latin America International Championships
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Kids first regionals- looking for some advice.
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@MatsonPokemon: Mati finished 3rd of 26 players (1st in juniors) with a score of 4-1 at a challange in Warsaw. 15cp …
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How I WON the Pokemon World Championships
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Testing for Baltimore Regionals this weekend!
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✨set reveal
30th Celebration Set Arrives, Shaking Up the Meta
The highly anticipated 30th Celebration set is finally here, and players are scrambling to figure out its impact. Mew ex is already being slotted into everything for its utility, while Mega Evolution cards like Gengar ex are spawning entirely new archetypes.
Pikachu Takes Over Both Day and Night in Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration
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30th Celebration Card List Revealed: Classic Collection & Rares!
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The 10 Cards Everybody Wants from 30th Celebration
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TOP 3 Competitive Pokemon Cards From 30th Celebration! #pokemontcg #playpokemon
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@JessePrker: Happy "make every deck worse by adding Mew ex" day!
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📊meta analysis
What's the Play for Baltimore? Post-Worlds Tier Lists
With Worlds in the rearview and Baltimore on the horizon, everyone's dropping their tier lists for the new format. Creators are debating the top dogs and whether rogue decks from Worlds, like the Raging Bolt "Slop Box," have what it takes to win a Regional.
Now that we are past worlds what’s going to be the most played deck this season?
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@tablemon: 2027 Tier List
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Post Worlds Tier List! | The OmniPod Episode 1
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The BEST Decks For Baltimore Regionals! Tier List
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Weaknesses of a Festival Lead Deck?
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🎯strategy
Back to Basics: Strategy Tips and Retro Formats
It's a good week for fundamentals, with lots of content on core gameplay decisions and sequencing. There's also a growing scene around retro formats, with players revisiting classic decks and matchups from 2010, 2014, and 2017.
More coverage
going to locals for the first time with my mega lucario ex battle deck, question about buddy buddy poffin
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@Lakes_Nebula: Slowking gameplay:
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I Brought This Deck From 2010 BACK!
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I Found an INFINITE LOOP in Pokémon TCG!
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💬community
Community Check-In: From Teaching Newbies to Handling Losses
The community is talking about the player journey, from the best decks to teach a beginner to how to mentally reset after a tough loss. There are also some great threads on tournament etiquette and how to improve your in-game processing speed.
Best decks to teach beginners?
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@Jestertainmentx: If you ask me "are you allowed to do that?" during a game of the Pokémon trading card game, I'm goin…
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How many Pókemon can you name before time runs out?
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How do you get over feeling disappointed from a loss
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@ASPDPerspective: EVERYONE was talking about “this is how you ship a card” But NO ONE said “this is how you check a c…
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