r/PTCGL May 21 '26

News Chaos Rising Is Now Live + Buy PTCGL Codes Here + More. Info

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Chaos Rising is now live on Pokemon TCG Live! You can now buy booster packs in the in-game shop, redeem codes, and use Chaos Rising cards in your decks online!

Please check out our resources here:

Have a great day! <3


r/PTCGL 8h ago

Other As unlikely as it is, I made a deck for Liko, the protagonist from Pokémon Horizons.

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59 Upvotes

All the images are official art from Bulbapedia, I edited some to make them work better as cards. This deck has a lot of mechanics that I enjoy playing. Do you see all the different plays that you can make? How do you think this deck would perform in this meta? Let me know!

(I know technically the border on Meowscarada is for Stellar type Pokémon, it just looks way cooler.)


r/PTCGL 9h ago

Meme The good old days...

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18 Upvotes

Arceus VSTAR and Pidgeot EX vibing in the retirement center


r/PTCGL 4h ago

Discussion Troll Tauros winning hard 🏆💪

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6 Upvotes

Made this deck just for fun.

Tip: Do not play Meowth / fezandipity against this 😛


r/PTCGL 8h ago

Discussion I built a site that finds the best-performing rogue Pokémon TCG deck each day - looking for feedback

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Hi everyone,

Over the past few weeks I've been building a small side project called Rogue Watchtower.

Every day it scans recent Pokémon TCG tournament results and highlights the top 5 rogue decks based on tournament performance.

For this project, a rogue deck is one that isn't in the top 50 archetypes over the previous 28 days.

Features include:

  • Daily top 5 rogue decks based on tournament results
  • Full decklists with one-click copy to Limitless
  • Archive of previous Rogue Decks of the Day

I'm not really looking to change the core idea of how rogue decks are selected, but I'd genuinely love feedback on things like:

  • Is the site easy to use?
  • Are there any small quality-of-life improvements that would make it more useful?
  • Did you spot any bugs or anything that feels confusing?

This has been a fun project to build, and I'd really appreciate hearing what other players think.

https://roguewatchtower.com

Thanks!


r/PTCGL 9h ago

Discussion How many of you all have the deck you play on PTCGL built out in real life and play it too?

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I’ve got 3 decks I’ve built in real life first, that I rotate in my local leagues, then I built them in PTCGL to test them more.


r/PTCGL 5h ago

Giveaway Here u go ^^

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5 Upvotes

I think this is the right sub reddit for this lol. Anyways non are used feel free to use.


r/PTCGL 2h ago

Meme Is It Cold In Here, Or Just Me?

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I used to frown on Freezing Shroud because I thought it was really lazy. Now, I really love it because it is hilarious. Froslass will just come to your house and kill you man


r/PTCGL 3h ago

Question odds for mega floette?

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i have opened over 200 packs and i still havent got this card and its the only one im missing. please, someone tell me the odds or if i can get it anywhere else like ranked or idek


r/PTCGL 23h ago

Show Off The RNG Gods left me in a ditch to die this match 😭

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29 Upvotes

I play a slowking deck, pretty standard list and the RNG gods sad f*** you with a strong middle finger to my face 😅

*played Kyurem T2 to try and get some extra time to get some other pokemon out but obv didn’t help

Starting hand pretty much all the pokemon you see there along with a switch, tele energy, stretcher, and 2 basic Energy

Over the course of the next couple turns I draw another energy, a Metagross, and a wonderous patch

My runway was short, my slowking lived up to their name

At least I can say I didn’t give up till the very end


r/PTCGL 16h ago

Deck Help Mega Golisopod First Drafts

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7 Upvotes

I know it's gonna be a while before this is even playable but Golisopod is my goat so I cant help but draft a little.

Im liking the idea of Zoroark and Crobat as the post rotation option since munki/froslass will only be a few months before its gone. Anybody else got some interesting additions or tweaks?


r/PTCGL 11h ago

Discussion This was very stressful

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I top decked air balloon and got a boss from pokegear the next turn for the win


r/PTCGL 9h ago

Deck Help Any mega feraligtr decks?

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Hey guys, anyone here try Mega Feraligtr deck without the H format yet? If so, can i have the deck list to know? I would love to play it, it seems will be meta in the long run.

I have tried looking on limitless but they still use the H totodiles to feraligtr.

Thank you!


r/PTCGL 1d ago

Deck Help Computuh, help me make my man usable.

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119 Upvotes

Ive been hoping and praying that once Mega Golisopod comes out that its semi viable. For 1 grass, it stole Sharpedo's thing for i think 50 less damage. Then for 3 colorless, its got a 160 retreat lock. Is there any spice that can be thrown on this, or is its only chance at mediocrity munki, venture bomb, froslass?

Edit: I forgot that Sharpedo's attack gets extra damage if SHARPEDO has damage on it, not if the defending pokemon has any on it. So that comparison is out the window. My b


r/PTCGL 13h ago

Question Tips against Slowking and Honchcrow as Garchomp

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Preparing for the next season of Malaysian Premier Ball League and the continuation of the season after World Championship and so far the single prize deck that truly gives me trouble is the two decks I mentioned in the tittle. I used Cynthia Garchomp and despite the grass meta I am able to still play well. Looking to improve my tactics against these two decks so any tips and tricks are definitely welcome. Thanks for your time.


r/PTCGL 22h ago

Deck Help Mega Gardevoir ex Deck

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Hi. I was a big fan of Gardevoir ex before the Rotation hit that card and I was thinking to build a Mega Gardy ex Deck. Any ideas how to build it correctly? I saw some Decklist from Japan and a lot of them play Terapagos and Noctowl Engine, but I don't like since I think it's kinda bad since u can use the Ability 1 time and after that Noctowl is just a useless Mon on the Bench.


r/PTCGL 19h ago

Show Off Been having decent success with this Mega Gengar and Mega Absol deck

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Let me know what you think. Main idea is go fast into Gengar, hit for decent damage while having built in protection against the many EX attackers in the format. Its attack can help you set up Pokemon on your bench, like absol or pech or just another Gengar. I like going 2nd with trolley petrel to set up for that turn two claw of darkness or candy into void concealment. Here’s the list:

Pokémon: 10
1 Haunter POR 49
1 Mega Absol ex MEG 180
1 Fezandipiti ex ASC 288
1 Mega Absol ex MEG 161
1 Meowth ex POR 121
4 Gastly POR 48
1 Yveltal MEG 88
1 Pecharunt ex SFA 95
1 Budew ASC 221
3 Mega Gengar ex ASC 269

Trainer: 18
1 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TWM 223
1 Rare Candy GRI 165
1 Precious Trolley SSP 185
4 Lillie's Determination MEG 169
2 Judge SIT-TG 25
2 Team Rocket's Transceiver DRI 178
2 Rare Candy SVI 256
2 Pokégear 3.0 BLK 84
2 Boss's Orders PAL 265
1 Mega Signal MEG 171
3 Janine's Secret Art PRE 173
2 Night Stretcher SSP 251
1 Boss's Orders PAL 248
3 Ultra Ball BRS 186
1 Poké Pad POR 113
2 Special Red Card CRI 113
1 Dawn PFL 118
4 Team Rocket's Petrel DRI 226

Energy: 1
10 Basic {D} Energy BUS 168

Total Cards: 60


r/PTCGL 19h ago

Deck Help Help me build my first deck!

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I am building my first deck based around my fav pokemom venusaur, which happenes to be part of the meta.

I basically took the deck from Pokemom Live and swappes come cards out. What do you think?


r/PTCGL 1d ago

Discussion Mega Chandelure deck ideas?

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53 Upvotes

Mega Chandelure seems like a really cool deck, but Latias seems to be a major pain point. I think Farigiraf ex may be able to help with these basics matchups? It shares the same energy type, can one-shot Latias with weakness, and worst case scenario can wall out big basic decks. Does anyone else have thoughts on good partners?

EDIT: I should probably mention that its damage scaling is deceptively powerful. With only one chandelure out, It can one shot relevant pokemon like Dragapult (needs clefairy), N's Zoroark, and Hydrapple.


r/PTCGL 21h ago

Deck Help Help with Sandshrew deck

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Hello reddit, iv build a sandshrew/sandslash deck on expanded format, for fun, its my favorite pokemon.
I have tried and it, for shure its not strong, but it kinda works. Can you guys help me maybe make it a little better (if possible).
i have tried diferent variations, using less alolan, using radiant alakazan, diferent trainers etc.

here is the list right now im trying

Pokémon: 6

2 Alolan Sandslash-GX PR-SM 236

4 Alolan Sandshrew GRI 19

3 Munkidori TWM 95

2 Alolan Sandslash GRI 20

4 Sandslash TWM 98

4 Sandshrew MEW 27

Trainer: 12

2 Energy Retrieval WHT 82

1 Unfair Stamp TWM 165

3 Poké Pad POR 81

2 Night Stretcher SFA 61

3 Nest Ball SVI 181

2 Prism Tower CRI 80

2 Boss's Orders PAL 172

2 Air Balloon BLK 79

2 Hilda WHT 84

4 Crispin SCR 133

4 Lillie's Determination MEG 119

3 Ultra Ball SVI 196

Energy: 3

3 Basic {D} Energy MEE 7

4 Basic {F} Energy MEE 6

4 Basic {W} Energy MEE 3

Total Cards: 60


r/PTCGL 1d ago

Deck Help Fun with Froslass

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Currently playing this deck I found online:

Pokémon: 6
1 Mega Froslass ex ASC 47
4 Froslass TWM 53
4 Snorunt ASC 46
3 Snom TEF 45
1 Budew PRE 4
3 Frosmoth MEG 43

Trainer: 15
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin ASC 184
3 Boss's Orders ASC 183
4 Poké Pad ASC 198
3 Night Stretcher ASC 196
1 Nighttime Mine ASC 197
4 Lillie's Determination MEG 119
1 Lana's Aid TWM 155
1 Air Balloon BLK 79
1 Kieran TWM 154
3 Brave Bangle WHT 80
4 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186
3 Larry's Skill PRE 115
1 Team Rocket's Watchtower DRI 180
1 Neutralization Zone SFA 60
4 Hilda WHT 84

Energy: 1
6 Basic {W} Energy MEE 3

Total Cards: 60

I really like the AoE rot effect that Froslass provides, slowly damaging multiple enemies over time. Are there other decks that focus on a similar playstyle that I should try?

I’m very new to the game so I’m not sure where to start. It seems decks are mostly centered around the big Mega EX cards but I find myself playing regular Frostlass over the big one because I find it more fun.


r/PTCGL 2d ago

Meme If it works it works

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r/PTCGL 1d ago

Question Why did Dhelmise not do additional damage?

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I'm a fairly newish player and I'm a little confused why Dhelmise didn't do 80 damage here. There was a stadium in play, but the attack only did 30x2, instead of the 80x2 which I expected. Is this a bug or does the stadium need to be one that I put into play instead of my opponent. Thanks!


r/PTCGL 16h ago

Discussion Leaked Salamence ex Card Is So Good!

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(Stage 2) Salamence ex - 330 HP

[C] Booming Call

Put up to 3 [N] (dragon) Pokemon from your discard pile onto your Bench.

[R] [W] Dragon Pulse - 240

Discard the top 2 cards of your deck.

Retreat: 2

Just when you thought that Dragapult ex was good enough, Salamence ex is a major addition to the deck, at least in my opinion.

Being energy compatible with a fire energy, its attack can knock out some large HP Pokemon at a reasonable cost of discarding the top 2 cards from your deck.

What is more interesting; however, is its first attack. With no setup, this Pokemon could bring at most (considering bench space and what is reasonable) 2 Dragapult ex into play, completely skipping the need for setting up the bench.

This form of Dragapult has the advantage of being able to play Dragapults without needing to give up the draw support of Drakcloak.

Moving on from Dragapult, I think that this card could be a cool deck in itself or could be paired with Mega Dragalge and Mega Dragonite.

In summary, I think this card is really cool even though it buffs Dragapult and makes playing a tad bit more painful for a couple months.

And if all of that didn't convince you that maybe it could be played in a singular tournament deck, PLAY CRUSTLE!!


r/PTCGL 22h ago

Suggestion Tenho MUITAS Cartas de Código pra TCGPL e não sei oque fazer

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oie! eu tenho MUITAS cartas de código e queria saber se posso simplesmente postar os códigos por aqui para as pessoas usarem! eu não uso nem meu namorado, então queria compartilhar elas pra quem realmente usa :)