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Study Season runs September 3–15, 2026, with a 30-card Bitty Basic Brawl, Special Conditions lessons, login gifts, and Twilight Masquerade Build & Battle matches.
Study Season runs September 3–15 in Pokémon TCG Live, adding a Basic-only 30-card Trainer Trial, free 2027-season cosmetics, and Build & Battle play using Twilight Masquerade cards.
Testing suggests Pitch Black decks will claim only 10–12% of the metagame, while Dragapult ex builds evolve through tech choices such as three or four Crushing Hammer copies.
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Cerys Jones, 17, has earned four Regional Top 4 finishes since the 2024–2025 season, including a win at the 2026 Indianapolis Regional Championships.
TPCi’s Series 27 collection will be sold at North American and European Regionals starting in September, including apparel, playmats, deck boxes, sleeves, coins and markers.
Regional Championships in Mérida and Monterrey will stream in Latin American Spanish, while Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre will offer Brazilian Portuguese broadcasts.
Testing suggests Pitch Black decks will claim only 10–12% of the metagame, while Dragapult ex builds evolve through tech choices such as three or four Crushing Hammer copies.
Alakazam/Dudunsparce is pitched as an August Worlds sleeper after winning Indianapolis Regionals, despite placing only two decks in NAIC’s Top 64 amid an unfavorable Dragapult ex matchup.
A Junior-compatible Nintendo Switch version will launch September 9, 2026, allowing younger players affected by Germany’s age-rating restrictions to compete at Frankfurt Regionals.
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi won the 2026 Houston Regional Championships with Mega Absol ex after a Top 4 finish at LAIC and four consecutive Worlds qualifications.
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi won the 2026 Houston Regional Championships with Mega Absol ex after a Top 4 finish at LAIC and four consecutive Worlds qualifications.
The 2027 season begins Sept. 18 in Baltimore and includes 30 listed events through Chicago NAIC on June 12–14; point awards will broaden, while Pokémon UNITE exits the series.
Near Mint Slowpoke from Stellar Crown leads the July 7 ranking at $5.62 reverse holo and $4.44 normal, driven by competitive demand and unusually few marketplace listings.
Rahul Reddy piloted Crustle to second place at Indianapolis Regionals after the post-rotation metagame shifted toward Dragapult ex and Crushing Hammer.
Dragapult ex dominated NAIC’s top cut and could exceed a 30% metagame share at the invite-only 2026 World Championships, where the author expects elite players to concentrate around the format’s strongest deck.
Grant Manley recommends a disruption-heavy Dragapult ex deck for NAIC after piloting it to a 9-3-1 record and Top 64 at Indianapolis Regionals.
Partnered vendors will reportedly be barred from selling graded slabs, items over $1,000 and unreleased Japanese Pokémon Center goods at Regionals and Worlds.
Dragapult ex took all three top Masters finishes at Melbourne Regionals, pairing 320 HP with Phantom Dive’s 200 damage and six freely placed Bench damage counters.
The set launches globally September 16 with six foil cards per pack, a guaranteed Pikachu among 30 variants, new Futuristic Rares, and stamped classic-card reprints.
Hydrapple ex won the Campinas Regional Championships after narrowly missing Top 32 in Los Angeles, and the author now ranks it among Standard’s top three decks.
Mega Lucario ex is positioned as a counter to the surging Mega Lopunny ex archetype ahead of Melbourne and Indianapolis, while retaining a favorable Dragapult ex matchup.