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The first half of March 2025 has been a busy one forPokemon TCG Pocket. Well over a hundred tournaments have been recorded on Limitless, and the meta is as exciting as ever. You’ll be seeing some great decklists in our coverage, including one toward the end that really has us rethinking our own decks.
We’ve got guides for the top decks on display at these high-player-count tourneys, although ours are, understandably, a bit different. But we’ve always pushed for folks to experiment with their own twists - after all, your foes won’t know what hit them! - and we reckon there’s a wide array of possibilities with everything you’ll see below.
Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #20
With1353 players,Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #20has been, to a substantial degree, the largest Pokemon TCG Pocket tournament thus far this month. The winner wasStis, who racked up a truly impressive 42 points. This tournament took place onMarch 15, 2025.
Dialga ex and Arceus exdecks largely ruled the roost here, but there were a high number ofLucario and Rampardosdecks on the scene as well. Stis' own deck was aDarkrai ex and Weavile exdeck, which included the following cards:
Marsis an especially cunning card, but one you may not encounter frequently in casual play. By forcing your opponent toshuffle their hand into their deck and then draw as many cards as they have prize points left to win, you can upset their entire mid-game-to-late-game strategy.
Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #19
One week earlier,Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #19, which took place onMarch 8, 2025, was the second-largest tournament in the first half of March.1177playersparticipated, and the winner wasrenta, who snagged41 pointsin all.
Dialga ex and Arceus exdecks had already been firmly established at this point, and even more so than in Pocket Weekly #20, they were positively everywhere in this tournament. In fact, that’s precisely what renta used to win with this decklist:
Giovannihas lost plenty of ground in the wake of so many terrific newer Supporter cards. But Team Rocket’s boss has gone underground this way to great effect, ashis appearance in decks can be a surprising one to unfortunate opponents.
With a Giovanni deployed,Arceus ex can do 140 damage rather than 130. That ten damage may not sound like much, but you’ve got to figure, whenArceus ex is so prolific, many players are going to be counting on a 130 max. 140 can royally mess things up.
FrogEX Weekly Cup #9
Played onMarch 6, 2025, theFrogEX Weekly Cup #9brought together554 playersand was won byIzrenato. The champ accrued36pointswith a - wait for it -Dialga ex and Arceus exdeck.
We’re going further back in time with each of these huge tourneys right now, but the same holds true each time. Dialga ex and Arceus ex decks were all over the FrogEX Weekly Cup this week.Lucario and Rampardoswas also relatively common, as well asPalkia ex.
In fact,Palkia ex and Origin Forme Palkiamade it to the number two spot courtesy ofWhizzy. SinceIzrenato’s winning deck wasn’t far off from renta’s- swap in a Triumphant Light Shaymin in exchange for Mew, and it’sveryclose- we’re going to highlight Whizzy’s instead.
Hooglandia & Spragels Open
Hooglandia & Spragels Open, which happened onMarch 8, 2025(right alongside Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #19!), managed to recruit867 players. This time, the winner wasSlashu, who pulled off a12-point victorywith aPalkia ex and Origin Forme Palkiadeck.
You’ll not be shocked to know thatDialga ex and Arceus exandLucario and Rampardosdecks were commonplace. Coming in at eighth, however, was aGlaceon ex and Palkia exdeck frommitimiti:
We’re impressed with the decision to include a Vaporeon alongside two Glaceon ex. Needless to say, that means one of these cards can’t come to fruition, as you’ll have two Eevees in total, butthere’s an adaptability on display herethat can work like a charm.
It can be exceedingly difficult to crack into any large tournament’s top ten with a deck that isn’t deemed totally top-tier, so kudos, Slashu.
