The first half of March 2025 has been a busy one for Pokemon 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.
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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
With 1353 players, Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #20 has been, to a substantial degree, the largest Pokemon TCG Pocket tournament thus far this month. The winner was Stis, who racked up a truly impressive 42 points. This tournament took place on March 15, 2025.
Dialga ex and Arceus ex decks largely ruled the roost here, but there were a high number of Lucario and Rampardos decks on the scene as well. Stis’ own deck was a Darkrai ex and Weavile ex deck, which included the following cards:
- 2x Darkrai ex
- 2x Sneasel
- 2x Weavile ex
- 2x Cyrus
- 2x Leaf
- 2x Professor’s Research
- 1x Sabrina
- 1x Mars
- 2x Poke Ball
- 2x Giant Cape
- 1x Pokemon Communication
- 1x Potion
Mars is an especially cunning card, but one you may not encounter frequently in casual play. By forcing your opponent to shuffle 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.
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Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #19
One week earlier, Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #19, which took place on March 8, 2025, was the second-largest tournament in the first half of March. 1177 players participated, and the winner was renta, who snagged 41 points in all.
Dialga ex and Arceus ex decks 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:
- 2x Dialga ex
- 2x Arceus ex
- 1x Mew ex
- 1x Shaymin (Space-Time Smackdown)
- 2x Professor’s Research
- 2x Leaf
- 1x Giovanni
- 1x Cyrus
- 2x Poke Ball
- 2x Potion
- 2x Rocky Helmet
- 1x Giant Cape
Giovanni has 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, as his 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, when Arceus 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 on March 6, 2025, the FrogEX Weekly Cup #9 brought together 554 players and was won by Izrenato. The champ accrued 36 points with a – wait for it – Dialga ex and Arceus ex deck.
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 Rampardos was also relatively common, as well as Palkia ex.
In fact, Palkia ex and Origin Forme Palkia made it to the number two spot courtesy of Whizzy. Since Izrenato’s winning deck wasn’t far off from renta’s – swap in a Triumphant Light Shaymin in exchange for Mew, and it’s very close – we’re going to highlight Whizzy’s instead.
- 2x Palkia ex
- 2x Origin Forme Palkia
- 2x Manaphy
- 2x Leaf
- 2x Misty
- 2x Professor’s Research
- 2x Irida
- 1x Sabrina
- 1x Cyrus
- 2x Poke Ball
- 2x Giant Cape
Hooglandia & Spragels Open
Hooglandia & Spragels Open, which happened on March 8, 2025 (right alongside Ursiiday’s Pocket Weekly #19!), managed to recruit 867 players. This time, the winner was Slashu, who pulled off a 12-point victory with a Palkia ex and Origin Forme Palkia deck.
You’ll not be shocked to know that Dialga ex and Arceus ex and Lucario and Rampardos decks were commonplace. Coming in at eighth, however, was a Glaceon ex and Palkia ex deck from mitimiti:
- 2x Glaceon ex
- 1x Palkia ex
- 2x Eevee (Genetic Apex)
- 1x Vaporeon (Mythical Island)
- 2x Manaphy
- 2x Professor’s Research
- 2x Misty
- 2x Leaf
- 2x Irida
- 1x Cyrus
- 2x Poke Ball
- 1x Giant Cape
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, but there’s an adaptability on display here that 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.
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