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Cross-tournament deck distribution at a glance: who is playing what in the format, best finishes by archetype, and matchups in one place.
Cross-tournament deck distribution at a glance: who is playing what in the format, best finishes by archetype, and matchups in one place.
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Strategy guides, tournament reports, and metagame analysis from competitive Pokémon TCG players. From deck breakdowns and matchup analysis to event recaps and format deep-dives — content built for tournament preparation.
Written by players who compete in League Cups, Regionals, and International Championships across Brazil. Every list has been tested, every report comes from someone who was actually there.
16 articles
The NAIC 2026 champion sat down with TCMG Top Cut to talk about the TCG Live grind, the fear the big title might never come, the final, and the mindset of a top player.
Wallysson Lima
June 28, 2026
How Crushing Hammer became a Dragapult ex staple, and why aggressive Pokémon TCG decks — from Night March to ADPZ — have repeated this same pattern for years.
José Iuri
June 19, 2026
What I learned going from not knowing the rules to League Cup champion with Gardevoir ex in under a year: community, mentors, and focus on a single deck.
Guilherme Geber
June 15, 2026
Turin Special Event 2026 review: José Lopez's surprise title with Hop's Trevenant, Cerys Jones' Alakazam in Indy, Slowking on the rise and what changes for NAIC.
Wallysson Lima
June 11, 2026
Chaos Rising is on the way. This is my full buy list for the set: what to buy now, what to test, and what you can leave for later.
Wallysson Lima
June 2, 2026
Chaos Rising isn't going to flip the format upside down, but it brought cards worth watching. My top 5 from the set and what I think will matter in tournaments going forward.
Wallysson Lima
May 29, 2026
Campinas Regional report with Garchomp anti-Dragapult: the deck choice, the sushi that almost took me out, and the parallel with Utrecht.
Wallysson Lima
May 25, 2026
In this article I detail a bit about my preparation and all my games in the Campinas Regional, where I finished 67th after a score of 9-4.
Tiago Marins
May 21, 2026
Dragapult dominated Day 1 and the Top Cut in Los Angeles, but did the rest of the meta hand them the win? Regional review and what to expect for Campinas.
Wallysson Lima
May 12, 2026
An analysis of the Prague Regional 2026, the first big post-rotation tournament: Dragapult dominance, surprises in the metagame, and what this result may signal for the next tournaments.
Wallysson Lima
May 6, 2026
A guide for players to understand the number next to their name on the TCMG Top Cut leaderboard: how ELO rises and falls, tournament weight, calibration, inactivity, and answers to the most common questions.
Wallysson Lima
May 1, 2026
Kids stepping into competitive play, moms following along closely, and a player who grew up with Pokémon TCG share how the game shapes learning, connection, family, and growing up.
Wallysson Lima
April 29, 2026
A personal guide to some of the stores and communities that keep the Minas Gerais scene running.
Wallysson Lima
April 17, 2026
In this article, player Alex Oliveira breaks down his journey to becoming the Betim League Cup champion, the first event of the 2026 post-rotation format.
Alex Oliveira
April 14, 2026
Some players just win. Others know how to win. This article is about the difference.
Wallysson Lima
April 9, 2026
This is not the story of a website. It is the story of a group that helped build competitive Pokémon TCG in Minas Gerais.
Wallysson Lima
April 7, 2026