# PokeRankings: Deck Meta for Pokemon TCG
> Competitive intelligence, Standard format tier lists, tournament decklists, matchup matrices, and pricing indices for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

PokeRankings is a competitive analytics platform for the Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG). It tracks real-time tournament telemetry from Official Pokémon Play! Regionals, International Championships (IC), and high-level online events.

## Format Information
- **Active Format**: Standard (Regulation Marks G & H legal)
- **Deck Size**: Exactly 60 cards
- **Rulebox Types**: Pokémon ex, Pokémon VSTAR, Pokémon V, Radiant Pokémon (Limit 1), ACE SPEC (Limit 1 per deck)

## Current Meta Tier List Summary

### Tier 1 (High Meta Share & Consistent Win Rate > 53%)
- **Charizard ex / Pidgeot ex** (Tier 1 | Meta Share: 18.4% | Win Rate: 54.8% | Est. Cost: $74.50)
  - *Strategy*: Utilizes Pidgeot ex's "Quick Search" ability to tutor any card from deck every turn, fueling Charizard ex's "Infernal Reign" ability for massive energy acceleration and escalating late-game damage ("Burning Darkness").
  - *Favorable Matchups*: Dragapult ex (58%), Raging Bolt ex (55%), Lugia VSTAR (54%).
  - *Key Cards*: Charizard ex (OBF 125), Pidgeot ex (OBF 164), Rare Candy, Arven, Rotom V, Fezandipiti ex, Prime Catcher.

- **Regidrago VSTAR** (Tier 1 | Meta Share: 16.2% | Win Rate: 54.2% | Est. Cost: $82.00)
  - *Strategy*: "Apex Dragon" attack copies any attack from Dragon-type Pokémon residing in the discard pile (Giratina VSTAR's "Lost Impact" & "Star Requiem", Dragapult ex's "Phantom Dive", Kyurem's "Trifrost"). Powered by Teal Mask Ogerpon ex energy acceleration.
  - *Favorable Matchups*: Gardevoir ex (62%), Ancient Box (58%), Lugia VSTAR (55%).
  - *Key Cards*: Regidrago VSTAR (SIT 136), Teal Mask Ogerpon ex (TWM 025), Giratina VSTAR, Dragapult ex, Energy Switch.

- **Raging Bolt ex / Ogerpon** (Tier 1 | Meta Share: 14.5% | Win Rate: 53.6% | Est. Cost: $68.00)
  - *Strategy*: Hyper-aggressive Ancient beatdown deck. "Bellowing Thunder" discards any Basic Energy from anywhere on your board to deal 70 damage per energy with no damage ceiling. Teal Mask Ogerpon ex accelerates Grass Energy and draws cards via "Teal Dance".
  - *Favorable Matchups*: Lugia VSTAR (64%), Terapagos ex (59%), Regidrago VSTAR (52%).
  - *Key Cards*: Raging Bolt ex (TEF 123), Teal Mask Ogerpon ex, Sada's Vitality, PokéStop, Energy Retrieval.

- **Dragapult ex / Pidgeot ex** (Tier 1 | Meta Share: 12.8% | Win Rate: 53.1% | Est. Cost: $78.00)
  - *Strategy*: "Phantom Dive" inflicts 200 damage to the Active Pokémon and spreads 6 damage counters (60 damage) across benched targets, decimating low-HP evolve engines (Charmander, Ralts, Pidgey, Bidoof).
  - *Key Cards*: Dragapult ex (TWM 130), Pidgeot ex, Rare Candy, Crispin, Neo Upper Energy.

- **Gardevoir ex** (Tier 1 | Meta Share: 11.6% | Win Rate: 52.9% | Est. Cost: $59.50)
  - *Strategy*: "Psychic Embrace" attaches discarded Psychic Energy onto Psychic Pokémon infinitely per turn, fueling single-prize attackers like Drifloon, Scream Tail, and Munkidori ("Adrena-Brain").
  - *Favorable Matchups*: Charizard ex (56%), Ancient Box (62%).

### Tier 2
- **Lugia VSTAR / Archeops** (Meta Share: 8.4% | Win Rate: 51.5% | Cost: $62.00): Summoning Star fetches two Archeops directly to bench to accelerate Special Energies.
- **Terapagos ex / Dusknoir** (Meta Share: 7.2% | Win Rate: 50.8% | Cost: $89.00): Area Zero Underdepths expands bench to 8 slots for 240-damage "Unified Beatdown", paired with Dusknoir's "Shadowed Cursed" kamikaze damage drops.
- **Ancient Box** (Meta Share: 5.8% | Win Rate: 52.8% | Cost: $44.50): Single-prize beatdown powered by Roaring Moon and Koraidon.

## Universal Staple Cards (Regulation G & H Standard)
- **Fezandipiti ex** (Shrouded Fable): "Flip the Script" draws 3 cards if a Pokémon was KO'd on previous turn. Run in 74.2% of decks.
- **Prime Catcher** (Temporal Forces - ACE SPEC): Universal Item-based Gust + Switch effect. Run in 68.5% of decks.
- **Buddy-Buddy Poffin** (Temporal Forces): Searches two <=70 HP Basic Pokémon directly to bench. Engine of Stage 2 decks. Run in 88.4% of decks.
- **Radiant Greninja** (Astral Radiance): Discard Energy to draw 2; bench snipe with Moonlight Shuriken. Run in 81.3% of decks.
- **Iono** (Paldea Evolved): Hand disruption and comeback engine. Run in 96.2% of decks.
- **Arven** (Scarlet & Violet): Searches 1 Item and 1 Pokémon Tool on demand. Run in 78.4% of decks.
- **Super Rod** (Paldea Evolved): Shuffles 3 Pokémon/Basic Energy back into deck. Run in 84.1% of decks.

## API & Deep Navigation Links
- `/`: Real-time dashboard, high-level telemetry, meta share chart, and recent major champions.
- `/?tab=decks`: Searchable 60-card decklists with tier, win rate, and PTCGL export.
- `/?tab=meta`: Matchup matrix and tournament representation percentages.
- `/?tab=tournaments`: Championship event results (Baltimore, Dortmund, Tokyo, Curitiba, etc.) with top 8 deck cut.
- `/?tab=players`: Global Masters Division Championship Points (CP) rankings.
- `/?tab=cards`: Staple frequency and archetype cross-usage.
- `/?tab=prices`: TCGplayer market pricing index, budget rankings, and cost-per-win efficiency.

For the full detailed statistical dump, refer to `/llms-full.txt`.