Snowmelt Edition>I want to learn the game, where do I begin?Download PTCGL at https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/tcglThe game has a quick tutorial and a bunch of decent decks to get you started against other beginners or against the AI. Some of those decks are very close to meta too. You can also go to your local game store and see if people are playing Pokémon.>I know how to play, how do I make my own deck?You have a decent beginner's guide at https://www.justinbasil.com/guideThere's also the old /tcg/ guide at https://imgur.com/a/W4NkOu6After that, look up meta decks and try to reverse engineer them to see how things work.>Where to find meta decks?For big irl events, go to https://limitlesstcg.com/decksFor online events, go to https://play.limitlesstcg.com/decks?game=PTCGFor japanese events, go to https://pokecabook.com/archives/1417Previous thread: >>58946742Old /tcg/ pastebin: https://pastebin.com/Ge95YuMARotation:March 26th for online and April 10th for physical.https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2026-pokemon-tcg-standard-format-rotation-announcement
>Expansion ending in 5 weeks>Still only 25 on the battlepassI just dont wanna play this boring meta anymore..
>>58966213>5 weeksIt's 4 weeks. And you can easily get 3 levels per day. Or spend some of your tokens to boost the pass.
third for a slimy!
>>58966402I still don't see what's so good about an anti stretcher card.
>>58966414it's the anti-regidrago card
>>58966434The current year is 2026.
>>58966435Gholdengo still exists.
>>58966444For 1 month (thank god).
>>58966213>struggling to clear the easiest battle pass everIt's true when they say Pokémon fans have no frame of reference for video games.
>>58966495The Gardevoir ex puts the energies from the discard pile directly on the pokémons, that deck only uses the stretcher to recover their Drifloon and Sreaming Tail which is not that necesssary since they not only have 2 Screaming Tail, their own Gardevoir can fight too and self damaging also helps to use their Munkis.
Got some more games in and got some final tweaks in... this deck is pretty fun. Saving this one for rotation where Lucario and Dragapult are free matchups
>>58966493It's easy I know I'm just saying the game is not enjoyable right now. It's been the same meta for a good half a year. Just dont even have the motivation to login daily for the missions it's that boring
This game is still enjoyable actually
>>58966671
>legal next week>demand is only going to go up
>>58966746Looks like Ill be playing with my balls still until perfect order. Hopefully the prerelease decks come with stacks of pokepads like how phf decks had multiple copies of hilda and lillie
reprint cologne so I can play against shaymin please
>>58966746>Tfw local store allows proxies (up to 6)Waitchads we have this in the bag.
Live rankings resetted today!I am finding fun decks now, like Larry's Dudunsparce with Mega Audino and Mega Kangaskhan (I don't get the concept of this deck, I only understood that they use Mega Audino to charge the Dudunsparce then bench it and start charging it with Komalas) or Arboliva ex bench sniping army using Boss Order and Counter Catcher to put something non dangerous at the active spot.
>>58966671Some people are just stupid.
>>58967055>Larry's DudunsparceI get the concept of the deck but I played against this recently and they only flipped 1 head put of 8 coins with dundunsparce. So I don't think the concept is good.
>>58967370The thing is that I don't get why they go through such a roundabout way when they can just charge it komalas and a firebreather.I also don't get why there is a Kangaskhan, it's a bit too risky to have a mega in the active just to draw then switching it back with Latias.
>>58966828Cologne+Pokemon ranger effects on a supporter would be balanced. Item cologne was way too cheap
>>58966828Why does he not work against Drag anyway?
>>58967656I'm playing Zoroark, makes fighting single prize decks impossible unless they brick early and I can get it for free>>58967638Would Ranger not be counterproductive vs spread decks because placing counters is an effect?
I pulled an alt art mightyena today and I was wondering, wouldn't these cards actually have a chance of seeing play if you got to choose what got pulled in? Boss on legs for a little damage might not be so bad for some decks
I hope you got your pads young ladies.
>>58968972Read 'em and weep, burger.https://www.cardmarket.com/en/Pokemon/Products/Singles/Ascended-Heroes/Poke-Pad-ASC198
>Simultaneous worldwide releases in 2026Do you believe their lies?
>wow it's fucking nothing
>>58970148Anniversary set only. Everything else continues to be 2-3 months behind for international.
Predict the gimmick
>>58970598It's just going to be a celebrations set with a bunch of cards not legal for competitive play.
>>58971047It's the fucking TCG. It will just be EX but named something different.
>>58971047it must be something major if it's being teased this way. i hope it's a major overhaul of the whole TCG gameplay, particularly at how evolution cards work since it's one of the most neglected mechanic of the game.
>>58971277It's the TCG lmfao.
>>58971047close enoughWelcome back MewMew!
>>58971047I doubt they are abandoning Megas or the Mega series. It might be fun if they make omni-type single prizers with 3-type energy costs as this era's sub-gimmick.Obviously reprint weakness policy too.
>>58971445or it's probably a return of the delta species seeing how the two are being surrounded by energy and having off-color sheen on them.
>>58971047They look ugly as fuck.
>>58971445>ex card frameThere goes my theory about being a single-prize gimmick.>>58971532Delta is boring considering it has only been one year since tera type changes.
I like the new deckbox + mat so I bought it.Probably won't use the sleeves but Pokemon Center sleeves are dirt cheap.
>>58966596Please explain how this works.
>>58966596You Metronome Zoroark's attack and use your own Zekrom's attack.
I can't wait until Iono is rotated.What kind of deck has 4 Iono and an Unfair Stamp?
>>58973226Pultzard is usually 3 Iono and a stamp, but some people play 4
>>58972494Metronome anything that can be oneshot with its own attack + Brave Bangle, use Lillie's Clefairy ex as secondary attacker. I've made a couple more changes (Mega Kang was a liability in most matchups) but deck is pretty straightforward, just gotta use your noggin every match.
>>58973791updated list?
>>58973945-1 Mega Kang-1 Garden+1 Psychic Energy +1 Watchtower
>>58966596I still think that having only one Zekrom is dangerous in this deck.
>>58973722It was against a PultNoir deck, spamming Iono every single turn was quite a trip.Prize manipulation using the suicide bombing to make a better use of Iono and the catcher.
Now that I just buy cards I want and don't rip I don't know what the fuck to do with this mound of cards I don't want. Surely there's some kind of donation thing?
>>58974347Go to your local store and give some to the kids who are having fun.
>>58974347Sell them. Most card shops do $10 per 1 thousand cards.
>>58974556You'd be surprised how ungrateful kids are about free cards because they watch YouTubers who hand out like $30 cards for free so they think everything you give them is junk. Ungrateful little shits
>>58974347I just store them in ETB Boxes and give singles away if people need them.
>>58971092The simultaneous release makes me think the same. But I would love to be wrong. It would be nice to experience a fresh meta
>>58974916Well I mean, it IS junk. Guess kids are just well informed nowadays.
>>58975125What? You don't want my 3 ETBs full of energies? (Note, holo/stamped energies filtered out).
Did they need to make the avatars more horrifying than they already were?
>>58975504Why are they using the shittier logo?
>>58975557The CapuMon 30 marketing is for Japan only.
>>58975150So they even want all the dice and counters included in an ETB?
>>58966180The copies of sun and moon I ordered off ebay came with a copy of this card each
I designed some OC lewd Pokemon trainers for trading cards. I don't know anything about the card game, what would be a good place to learn about trainer cards, and the general game. Also, anyone with a cards folder they are willing to share for download to see cards or whatever learning materials you have. Also looking for card assets like icons and font types if anyone has them or knows where to get them. I pretty much need those to make the cards look pro.
>>58971047They're just going to be special lenticular cards for collectors. This entire set is literally just a celebrations 2.0 set. Aka fuck all playable as actual cards
>>58976092Either download live or use limitless.
>>58976092I believe theres websites that have the card templates that you can use to make cards. I'm not sure which ones are the best. The easiest way to learn the game is to play it but if you want to just learn about trainer cards and their mechanics then just look at any card gallery because the rules and mechanics of trainers are printed on the cards themselves. You'd specifically be looking at supporter trainer cards.https://limitlesstcg.com/cards?q=type%3Asupporter
>>58976695>>58976807Thanks, I will check one of these threads some other time for feedback.
>>58976585>kyogre>flying pikachu vmax>mew>zacian v>yveltalGiven how small the set was it’s actually a pretty big percentage that saw play
Just built a deck with this fella and lemme tell ya swinging 300 on turn 2 is sex
>>58977259tfw I just realized this fucker is a better Mega Charizard X.
>>58977281I guess Charizard can snipe benched Megas... but agreed
>>58977227All of those were bad on release>kyogreneeded lost box>flying pikachu vmaxneeded DTE/arceus Vstar and a target to hit for weakness>mewAt least this one saw play immediately once brilliant stars released>zacian vneeded gardevoir ex>yveltalmay have been good all along but it didn't become popular until NAIC
>>58966596I like it and support it. What's the plan against Team Rocket stuff post rotation?
>>58977227I hope the small set of playable cards in this are actually good. but with how collectors are lately they're probably going to cater to their nostalgia instead
>>58966596Unless you got any ideas... current plan is just attack with Lillie's Clefairy and stamp, hope they brick
>>58977281Eh I guess, in a vacum that is. Mzard x is promising only because of oricorio and even then it is not seeing play like at all so it's whatever.
>>58977553That deck doesn't look capable to deal against 1 prize army.
