Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

List of Pokemon & there current/past importance to the TCG.

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For those wondering about why the layout looks particularly odd, I'm attempting to get a bit of a "fun" game/contest activity approved on the gym. However, since it's not quite approved yet, I'm attempting to gather some information as I keep this on a separate topic as well.

Here's a list of Pokemon that have been assorted into popular winning decks throughout this Pokemon season;


  1. Magnemite
  2. Magneton
  3. Magnezone
  4. Oddish
  5. Gloom
  6. Vileplume
  7. Zekrom
  8. Reshiram
  9. Kyurem
  10. Virizion
  11. Cobalion
  12. Terrakion
  13. Durant
  14. Rotom
  15. Tepig
  16. Pignite
  17. Emboar
  18. Vulpix
  19. Ninetales
  20. Cyndaquil
  21. Quilava
  22. Typhlosion
  23. Celebi
  24. Mewtwo
  25. Tornadus
  26. Thundurus
  27. Landorus
  28. Victini
  29. Vanillite
  30. Vanillish
  31. Vanilluxe
  32. Litwick
  33. Lampent
  34. Chandelure
  35. Phanpy
  36. Donphan
  37. Machop
  38. Machoke
  39. Machamp
  40. Yanma
  41. Yanmega
  42. Gothita
  43. Gothorita
  44. Gothitelle
  45. Chinchou
  46. Lanturn
  47. Tynamo
  48. Eelektrik
  49. Ghastly
  50. Haunter
  51. Gengar
  52. Mew
  53. Mr. Mime
  54. Pichu
  55. Cleffa
  56. Tyrogue
  57. Voltorb
  58. Electrode
  59. Cubchoo
  60. Beartic
  61. Sunkern
  62. Sunflora
  63. Scyther
  64. Scizor
  65. Zorua
  66. Zoaroark
  67. Mime Jr.
  68. Regigigas
  69. Crobat
  70. Horsea
  71. Seadra
  72. Kingdra
  73. Solosis
  74. Duosion
  75. Reuniclus
  76. Smeargle
  77. Pachirisu
  78. Snivy
  79. Servine
  80. Serperior
  81. Entei
  82. Suicune
  83. Rayquaza
  84. Deoxys
  85. Doduo
  86. Dodrio
  87. Bouffalant
  88. Shaymin
  89. Jirachi
  90. Hoppip
  91. Skiploom
  92. Jumpluff
  93. Muk
  94. Scollipede
  95. Ralts
  96. Kirlia
  97. Gardevoir
  98. Absol
  99. Mareep
  100. Flaafy
  101. Ampharos

Give or take. If I'm missing anything at all, please feel more than welcome to inform me. It may help in the long run.

However, to keep this on topic and to hit two birds with one stone, I'm wanting to ask... Where does the current metagame lie now and what separates it from the metagame that we've had before? Obviously we've gone through our fair share of decks looking at a list in this way. When seeing it laid out like this, it makes it quite apparent. Thoughts on anything that's gone or is likely to make an unexpected return? What exactly still has potential and what's lost that potential; and why? What are the differences?

Feel free to discuss because this has definitely perked my attention and I'm definitely interested to hear your thoughts on this as well.
 
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Doduo and Dodrio were in almost all Chandelure varients and some Truth varients.
Bouffalant was popular for a while, being in the Nats or World winning ZPS.
Jirachi absolutely made Yanmega/Magnezone varients the threat they were.
Cinccino and Minccino were there own deck that had some success

But above all else: Pachirisu and Shaymin. They need to be on this.
 
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Doduo and Dodrio were in almost all Chandelure varients and some Truth varients.
Bouffalant was popular for a while, being in the Nats or World winning ZPS.
Jirachi absolutely made Yanmega/Magnezone varients the threat they were.
Cinccino and Minccino were there own deck that had some success

But above all else: Pachirisu and Shaymin. They need to be on this.

I had these listed. I know Shaymin is listed. I thought of Pachi but I guess never managed to write it down... Nice catch!
 
Slowking was never POPULAR, but it was almost a necessity in certain disruption decks. I don't recall who it was that used it, but I know someone had a very successful Slowking/Weavile/others build.
Stormfront Ttar was mid tier, not the most popular deck, but it was used quite a bit.
Ttar Prime isn't nearly as widely known, or played.
 
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