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Meta report: Oct 12 – 18, 2026

891 tournament lists from 16 tournaments in the Deluxe Pack: Mega meta. Mega Altaria ex Espeon was the most played deck, in 9.1% of lists.

Greninja Mega Absol ex had the best record among decks with at least 60 games: 61.3% over 62 games.

What moved

Rising

  1. Mega Altaria ex Espeon +1.4 pts 7.7% → 9.1%
  2. Mega Blaziken ex Greninja +1.4 pts 1.2% → 2.6%
  3. Mega Manectric ex Heliolisk +1.3 pts 1.8% → 3.0%

Falling

  1. Suicune ex Baxcalibur −2.7 pts 9.2% → 6.5%
  2. Mega Gardevoir ex Mega Diancie ex −2.0 pts 3.6% → 1.6%
  3. Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex −2.0 pts 6.5% → 4.5%

Most played decks

Every deck with at least 10 lists this week. Change is against the week before, in percentage points.

Deck Played Change Win rate Top 8s Wins
Mega Altaria ex Espeon 9.1% +1.4 53.0% 16 2
Mega Lucario ex Lucario 7.1% +0.9 47.1% 6 0
Suicune ex Baxcalibur 6.5% −2.7 50.4% 6 0
Magnezone Miraidon ex 4.8% +0.8 50.6% 5 1
Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex 4.5% −2.0 52.6% 5 1
Butterfree Mega Sceptile ex 4.2% +0.1 53.0% 6 0
Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex 3.7% −0.7 54.7% 8 2
Mega Altaria ex Greninja 3.7% +0.5 56.1% 6 1
Vespiquen ex Shuckle ex 3.5% +0.4 53.9% 3 1
Dedenne ex Indeedee ex 3.0% −1.5 55.3% 7 1
Mega Manectric ex Heliolisk 3.0% +1.3 59.3% 8 3
Hydreigon Mega Absol ex 2.7% +0.4 50.8% 1 0
Mega Blaziken ex Greninja 2.6% +1.4 51.2% 2 0
Mega Garchomp ex Dragonair 2.5% new 41.7% 1 0
Mega Sceptile ex Greninja 1.9% +0.3 46.6% 1 0
Mega Gardevoir ex Mega Diancie ex 1.6% −2.0 48.4% 2 1
Mega Charizard Y ex Entei ex 1.5% −0.8 54.0% 2 0
Rotom ex Oricorio 1.5% +0.7 28.3% 0 0
Mega Sharpedo ex Gyarados 1.5% +0.6 52.3% 3 0
Greninja Mega Absol ex 1.4% +0.4 61.3% 3 0
Miraidon ex Magnezone 1.2% +0.3 28.9% 0 0
Zoroark ex Mega Absol ex 1.2% −0.7 31.9% 0 0
Mega Garchomp ex Garchomp 1.1% new 56.3% 2 0

Who won

Winners of the week's largest tournaments.

Tournament Players Player Deck
PGX TOURNAMENT #3【 $25 USD + FA DELUXE 】 188 snub Mega Altaria ex Greninja
Umbreon99's Aura Sphere #9: $5 USD + (Top 2 FA) 107 Coffplays Dedenne ex Indeedee ex
DELUXE PRIZES︱ $20 BEC'S WEEKLY 103 Mikel132465 Mega Altaria ex Espeon
Block Dragon ~ Perfect Order Format: $5 + FA Card 103 Nop Mega Manectric ex Heliolisk
Nuggie's POG Deluxe Tourney #17! $20 1st FA OAK 83 FrogEX | Njord Hoopa ex Greninja
MEGA EX Society Tournament #2 58 PGX | victorssito Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex
THE BREAKFAST CLUB KELP CLASSIC #11 - DX FA CHOICE 58 Ka1z0 Mega Manectric ex Heliolisk
Dark league Tournament 10$ 34 Garchomplucario123 Magnezone Miraidon ex

Matchup of the week

Mega Altaria ex Espeon beat Mega Lucario ex Lucario in 76% of 33 games between them, the most one-sided pairing of the week.

For the meta since Deluxe Pack: Mega came out as a whole, see Tier list.