Team ZapdOaks, through collaboration with the local sanctioned Pokémon leagues and organized play! league organizers, have partnered to grow and elevate the professional standards of local competition. This is achieved by enabling reporting for all Pokémon TCG events that are earn you Championship Points or have significant prizing support.
This initiative will focus on the Meta Share for the month and feature the top performing decks at the event. This allows for players of all calibers to see what decks are performing and improve their deck building skills, irrespective of age, experience and geographical region.
From a community reach perspective, this initiative will also allow players, parents and followers with an expanded base of all events that may occur within their respective city and draw awareness to all leagues in an equal and fair setting.
We create the necessary graphics to summarize the anonymized data that is reported and the public has access to the database used for graphing to ensure that all information is available. We have added a FAQ section below to expand on various questions for your benefit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Juniors / Seniors:
- This division of players is the most critical when looking at a sustainably growing the local scene; they are at the age where their reading skills are rapidly developing, they’re forming the foundations of critical thinking, improving social and communication skills whilst associating the game with fun.
- The Juniors / Seniors look up to the Masters players and whilst many may be shy to ask for help / ask questions an open community platform focusing on player development and publishing of tournament information allows for them to research and build on some of the aforementioned skills whilst associating it with the potential players they look up to.
- It enables an avenue, through a mutual talking point, to start the discussions for these younger players and potentially enable them to build relationships with players who are more experienced than themselves.
- Exposure to the level of competition: When players transition from Juniors / Seniors to Masters there is a big step-up in the average competitiveness of the pool you play against. By exposing the Juniors / Seniors to the deck lists that the top Master players are running it provides the Juniors / Seniors with to challenge themselves by learning to pilot different deck styles during their Junior and Senior careers, through inspiration from a multitude of resources that they can associate with.
- The decks that are often featured generally require strategic decision making when playing, by exposing the Juniors / Seniors to this it enables the various Juniors / Seniors to actively practice these fundamental skills through either discussing with their peers, researching the deck, practicing the deck or asking Parents, Masters, Store / League owners questions.
Parents:
- Parents build a relationship with store owners / league administrators / certain players and other parents. There is an important element of trust within the community space. This initiative provides parents with the assurance that there is content published through players that they may know and recognize that is safe for their children to consume.
- Through publishing the top performing deck lists, in combination with our community guides, it provides parents with the ability to have more informed discussions with store owners, players and their kids about what type of cards or products they can purchase whilst ensuring the cards can be relevant and useful for multiple tournaments.
- In the event that their child has expressed interested in competing at a higher level, it provides the parents with the chance to build a secondary deck that is competitive relevant for at-home practice with their child.
- It provides parents the ability to discuss the decks that the top players are using with their children and provide coaching resources whilst engaging with their child within a / forming a critical thinking environment.
New Comers
- It provides a support mechanism for new players in the scene with the ability to easily understand what types of decks perform well at events and assist in understanding deck building skills as the decks featured are often efficient and have a good balance between Pokémon, Trainers, Supports and Energies.
- It provides new entrance with an accelerated learning resource so that they can catch-up to the average competitor level and ultimately improve their chance of remaining in the scene for a longer period of time.
- It provides them with a pathway to start discussing news within the scene with other local players and building relationships.
Competitive Players
- For the top competitors, this provides them with the access to the top performing decks across the country which significantly assists in their preparation for upcoming events.
- For all competitors, it helps drive our meta-game and encourages players to not only think about “copying” a deck online but also identifying how our local meta-game can evolve and how to play around it.
- It provides all competitors with access to the top performing lists, thus improving the average player that may have built inefficient decks.
- For the top players that are interested in traveling to Worlds. A healthy, strong, knowledgeable and competitive local scene will significantly improve the practice that you receive locally ahead of the international challenges.
- For competitors that simply want a shot at placing at an event, this provides you with some insight into the top performing decks to help you make an informed decision or improve your decks to try achieve your goal of earning some points.
Judges / Tournament Organizers / Stores
- Through consolidating the reporting, it provides you with much more knowledge into the meta game which can assist in:
- Cross selling products (V Battle Decks, singles etc.)
- Identifying match-ups to assist new players and/or juniors / seniors in store.
- Brushing up on interactions of newly meta-cards before being required to make official judging calls.
- Collaboratively growing the entire community.
- Assisting with informed knowledge sharing when asked for tips and advice.
- Cross selling products (V Battle Decks, singles etc.)
- Specifically for store owners, it provides you with the opportunity to roll out various initiatives with the new / young players at Learn To Play! Events by easily showing them the type of information that they can access should they want to improve ahead of their next visit to the store. Their interactions with the community forms real connections which can safeguard some of the risk that they do not return.
The TL:DR / summarized conclusion is that this reporting provides a centralized location whereby players (of all ages), parents, spectators, media-outlets, stores, judges and tournament organizers can access resources surrounding our local scene to improve their tournament preparation, accelerate their practice, expand their knowledge on deck building, build exposure to competitive relevant decks and learn about all the various stores and leagues that are in their city. It is an initiative for all players and focused on improving every single player in the local game, irrespective of age or experience.
This will include the following types of events:
- Events that are classified as a tournament on the official Pokémon Event Locator
- League Challenges
- League Cups
- SPE’s / Regionals / Nationals / Internationals (depending on availability within our region)
- Major private tournaments that feature a large player-base with significant prizing support (e.g. Tournaments run through Unplug Yourself at Comic Con)
The frequency of weekly Wednesday is done to ensure that the reporting for any event that took place is fair and consistent across the board. This allows the community to be assured that no player or store is disadvantaged with a delayed reporting window and thus removing time that they could practice, review or plan ahead of the next time that they play and thus accommodate the average player who might only play in one League event a month and not travel.
In order to achieve this objective, the deck lists that are shared should represent those that performed well enough to earn Championship Points or prizing at the larger events.
The consistent rule that is applied: Any deck that earned CP or prize support will be shared. The minimum amount of decks that will be featured can be summarised as follows;
- League Challenges – Top 4 Decks, unless a kicker applied and more decks earned CP.
- League Cups – Top 4 Decks, unless a kicker applied and more decks earned CP.
- Special Events – Top 8 Decks, unless a kicker applied and more decks earned CP.
- Large Private Events – Top X Decks that featured prize support.
For more information on Championship Points and kickers, please visit the official Pokémon site: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/earn-championship-points-tcg/
2.6 Publishing Tournament Information
- Pokémon Organized Play reserves the right to publish tournament information, including but not limited to deck lists, team lists, transcripts, audio and/or video recordings or other recounts, player penalties, awards, or any other resultant information from the tournament.
- Organizers, judges, players, and spectators are also free to publish details of play and/or the results of a tournament, subject to local, state, and national laws.
- Attendance at a Play! Pokémon event may lead to an attendee’s image and likeness being photographed and video-recorded by or on behalf of The Pokémon Company International (TPCi).
- By entering or remaining at Play! Pokémon events, attendees grant permission for TPCi, its affiliates, and media organizations to publish their name, image, likeness, team or deck composition, methods of play, and written and oral statements in connection with any still photograph, live or recorded video display, or other transmission or reproduction of the event, in whole or in any part.
Team ZapdOaks primarily interacts as a a media organization specifically operating within the competitive Pokémon TCG niche. Refer to our detailed site and community segments whereby we generate media for the betterment of the community as a whole and work in partnership with stores and leagues to achieve this. As a media organization we have the mandate as permitted by The Pokémon Company International to generate such content around deck lists should it be released. Players are reminded that by playing in Organized Play! Events you grant consent to media organizations to publish your deck lists.
2.6.1 Publishing Deck/ Team Lists
The contents of any player’s deck or team may be published by the Organizer at any time once the event has begun, provided that this information is publicly accessible, and that the publication of such data is part of an initiative that provides additional value to those attending or watching the event. For example, this includes broadcasting a match via live stream or publishing an article about the event.
As outlined in another segment of our FAQ the objective of this initiative is to bring awareness to events and provide additional value in connection to the event for all stakeholders. This content is generated for all Organized Play! Events without prejudice or bias. The only limitation is if this content was not available to the public whilst the event was ongoing.
In order to populate the database, graphics and posts we require the deck lists from each league for all participants.The deck lists contain the following personal information; Player Name, Player Pokémon ID & Date of Birth.
The following safeguards are applied to this data that we collect:
- The data entered into the database, which is public and POPIA compliant, does not contain any personal information (i.e. Your name, Player ID and Date of Birth is not stored in any database).
- Deck lists that are submitted to us have the relevant personal particulars already censored out at discretion of the store.
- In accordance with Pokémon Rules & Regulations; the paper based and scanned deck lists submission are destroyed by the time of reporting.
- All lists as published on our website do not contain any personal information and do not link the said player to that list.
If you have any further questions please refer to our privacy policy.
We are industry leaders, with players that are representatives of the community and operating in a manner that is not compliant with Pokémon’s values can result in bans from events for all of our parties involved.
Furthermore, we are also legally accountable as operating in a way that breaches laws & regulations has legal ramifications for our authorized representatives that belong to professional bodies, non-compliance with the Companies Act, risk of losing retailer licenses and unrecoverable brand reputation loss.
Note: You are not required to sign in to any account to view the database, it is 100% available to the public all thanks to the stores and tournament administrators that want to help grow the scene. Their locations are outlined through each segment later in this report and we encourage you support the stores that contribute to a growing scene.
The Meta Share Analysis
Total Meta Share
![Meta Share April 2023_entire](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Meta-Share-April-2023_entire.png)
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Meta Share by Championship Points only, limited to top 5 best performing decks.
![CP by Deck - April 2023_entire](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CP-by-Deck-April-2023_entire.png)
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Included below is a summary of all decks that have earned Championship Points / Prizing at Major Events. Reminder: You are able to access the full database within the post. As we have embedded the database and provided a link to access it.
Public Database
The database that is maintained for graphing purposes is open to the public, we have embedded the database below so that you may browse it as part of the post, however, we have also included the LINK so you can view it as its own webpage.
Imperium Games - 14 April 2023
Venue Address
Imperium Games
Unit 32E Helderberg Village Walk Centre, 1ste Floor,
Cnr Caledon and Drama Street,
Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130
View their official Pokémon Play! Page and contact details at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/leagues/6236883/
1st Place
![20230414_1st](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414_1st.png)
Pokémon
4 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
4 Archeops SIT 147
2 Tyranitar V BST 097
2 Stonjourner BST 084
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Pumpkaboo EVS 076
1 Radiant Gardevoir LOR 069
Trainers
3 Professor’s Research
3 Boss’s Orders
2 Judge
1 Professor Burnet
4 Ultra Ball
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Urn of Vitality
2 Nest Ball
2 Mesagoza
2 Tower of Darkness
1 Collapsed Stadium
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
2 V Guard Energy
2 Gift Energy
2 Regenerative Energy
2nd Place
![20230414_2nd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414_2nd.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
2 Sableye LOR 70
2 Cramorant LOR 50
2 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Hawlucha SVI 118
1 Galarian Zapdos V CRE 80
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Raihan
2 Klara
1 Boss’s Orders
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
4 Switch Cart
4 Nest Ball
3 Mirage Gate
2 Energy Recycler
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
1 Pokegear 3.0
1 Sky Seal Stone
2 Beach Court
Energies
4 Water Energy
3 Psychic Energy
2 Lightning Energy
1 Fighting Energy
3rd Place
![20230414_3rd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414_3rd.png)
Pokémon
4 Mew V FST 113
3 Mew VMAX FST 114
4 Genesect V FST 185
1 Oricorio FST 042
Trainers
2 Boss’s Orders
2 Judge
1 Professor’s Research
1 Roxanne
1 Cyllene
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Cram-o-matic
4 Ultra Ball
4 Power Tablet
2 Pal Pad
2 Choice Belt
2 Feather Ball
2 Nest Ball
2 Switch
2 Escape Rope
2 Trekking Shoes
2 Crushing Hammer
2 Lost Vacuum
3 Path to the Peak
Energies
4 Double Turbo Energy
4th Place
![20230414_4th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414_4th.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
4 Kecleon CRE 122
3 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Radiant Charizard CRZ 20
1 Sableye LOR 70
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Boss’s Orders
2 Klara
2 Raihan
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Switch
4 Level Ball
4 Mirage Gate
3 Switch Cart
2 Supereffective Glasses
1 Energy Recycler
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
1 Escape Rope
1 Path to the Peak
1 Beach Court
Energies
2 Double Turbo Energy
2 Darkness Energy
2 Lightning Energy
1 Fire Energy
1 Water Energy
1 Metal Energy
1 Fighting Energy
1 Psychic Energy
Sword & Board - 15 April 2023
Venue Address
Sword & Board
Unit 6a Point Business Park
Koeburg Street, Milnerton
Cape Town, Western Cape, 7441
View their official Pokémon Play! Page and contact details at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/leagues/6234009/
1st Place
![20230415_1st](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230415_1st.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
2 Sableye LOR 70
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Hawlucha SVI 118
1 Kyogre CEL 3
1 Dragonite V PGO 049
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Klara
1 Raihan
4 Mirage Gate
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
4 Switch Cart
3 Lost Vacuum
3 Nest Ball
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
2 Energy Recycler
2 Forest Seal Stone
2 Beach Court
Energies
5 Water Energy
3 Psychic Energy
2 Lightning Energy
2nd Place
![20230415_2nd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230415_2nd.png)
Pokémon
4 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
4 Archeops SIT 147
2 Tyranitar V BST 097
2 Stonjourner BST 084
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Pumpkaboo EVS 076
1 Radiant Tsareena SIT 016
Trainers
3 Professor’s Research
3 Boss’s Orders
2 Judge
1 Professor Burnet
4 Ultra Ball
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Urn of Vitality
2 Nest Ball
2 Mesagoza
2 Tower of Darkness
1 Collapsed Stadium
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
2 V Guard Energy
2 Gift Energy
2 Regenerative Energy
3rd Place
![20230415_3rd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230415_3rd.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
2 Sableye LOR 70
2 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Hawlucha SVI 118
1 Dragonite V SSP 154
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Klara
1 Boss’s Orders
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
4 Switch Cart
4 Mirage Gate
3 Nest Ball
3 Lost Vacuum
2 Energy Recycler
2 Forest Seal Stone
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
2 Beach Court
Energies
5 Water Energy
3 Psychic Energy
2 Lightning Energy
4th Place
![20230415_4th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230415_4th.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
2 Sableye LOR 70
2 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Hawlucha SVI 118
1 Dragonite V SSP 154
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Klara
1 Boss’s Orders
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
4 Switch Cart
4 Mirage Gate
3 Lost Vacuum
2 Nest Ball
2 Energy Recycler
2 Forest Seal Stone
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
1 Pokegear 3.0
1 Echoing Horn
2 Beach Court
Energies
4 Water Energy
3 Psychic Energy
2 Lightning Energy
Durbanville Games - 16 April 2023
Venue Address
Durbanville Games
Shop 22A, Palm Grove Centre,
Cnr Church & Main Road, Durbanville,
Cape Town, Western Cape, 7550
View their official Pokémon Play! Page and contact details at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/leagues/722901/
1st Place
![20230416_1st](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230416_1st.png)
Pokémon
4 Arceus V BRS 122
2 Arceus VSTAR BRS 123
2 Giratina V LOR 130
2 Giratina VSTAR LOR 131
2 Flying Pikachu V CEL 006
2 Flying Pikachu VMAX CEL 007
1 Bidoof BRS 120
1 Bibarel BRS 121
1 Drapion V CRZ GG49
1 Radiant Gardevoir LOR 069
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
Trainers
2 Choice Belt
4 Ultra Ball
4 Nest Ball
1 Switch
1 Escape Rope
1 Pal Pad
1 Raihan
1 Klara
3 Professor’s Research
4 Judge
3 Boss’s Orders
2 Path to the Peak
Energies
3 Lightning Energy
3 Grass Energy
3 Psychic Energy
4 Double Turbo Energy
2nd Place
![20230416_2nd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230416_2nd.png)
Pokémon
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 138
2 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
4 Archeops SIT 147
1 Radiant Tsareena SIT 16
1 Tyranitar V BST 97
1 Gengar V FST 156
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Duraludon V EVS 122
1 Duraludon VMAX EVS 123
1 Pumpkaboo EVS 76
1 Stonjourner BST 84
1 Golurk V EVS 70
Trainers
4 Ultra Ball
3 Capturing Aroma
3 Urn of Vitality
2 Great Ball
1 Nest Ball
1 Echoing Horn
2 Judge
2 Boss’s Orders
2 Professor’s Research
1 Irida
1 Serena
1 Professor Burnet
1 Thorton
2 Mesagoza
1 Path to the Peak
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
3 Impact Energy
2 Gift Energy
2 Double Turbo Energy
2 V Guard Energy
3rd Place
![20230416_3rd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230416_3rd.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
2 Sableye LOR 70
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Hawlucha SVI 118
1 Kyogre CEL 3
1 Snorlax LOR 143
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Klara
1 Raihan
4 Mirage Gate
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
4 Switch Cart
3 Lost Vacuum
3 Nest Ball
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
2 Energy Recycler
2 Forest Seal Stone
2 Beach Court
Energies
5 Water Energy
3 Psychic Energy
2 Lightning Energy
4th Place
![20230416_4th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230416_4th.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
3 Hisuian Goodra V LOR 135
3 Hisuian Goodra VSTAR LOR 136
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Articuno SIT 36
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Cramorant LOR 50
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
3 Boss’s Orders
1 Melony
1 Roxanne
1 Raihan
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
4 Switch
3 Nest Ball
3 Mirage Gate
2 Pokegear 3.0
2 Ultra Ball
1 Choice Belt
1 Energy Recycler
1 Beach Court
1 Temple of Sinnoh
Energies
5 Water Energy
5 Metal Energy
Luckshack Plumstead - 22 April 2023
Venue Address
Luckshack Plumbstead
Shop 10, KFC Building,
C/O Gabriel & Wicklow Roads, Plumstead
Cape Town, Western Cape, 7800
View their official Pokémon Play! Page and contact details at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/leagues/6235662/
1st Place
![20230422_1st_LSP](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230422_1st_LSP.png)
Pokémon
4 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
4 Archeops SIT 147
2 Tyranitar V BST 097
2 Stonjourner BST 084
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Pumpkaboo EVS 076
1 Radiant Gardevoir LOR 069
1 Drapion V LOR 118
Trainers
3 Professor’s Research
3 Boss’s Orders
2 Judge
1 Professor Burnet
4 Ultra Ball
4 Capturing Aroma
3 Urn of Vitality
2 Nest Ball
2 Mesagoza
2 Tower of Darkness
1 Collapsed Stadium
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
2 V Guard Energy
2 Gift Energy
2 Regenerative Energy
2nd Place
![20230422_2nd_LSP](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230422_2nd_LSP.png)
Pokémon
3 Shadow Rider V CRE 74
4 Shadow Rider VMAX CRE 75
1 Zacian V CEL 16
1 Radiant Eternatus CRZ 105
Trainers
2 Professor’s Research
2 Boss’s Orders
1 Judge
1 Lady
1 Klara
4 Fog Crystal
3 Switch
3 Ultra Ball
2 Energy Retrieval
2 Energy Recycler
2 Lost Vacuum
2 Choice Belt
2 Leafy Camo Poncho
1 Forest Seal Stone
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
1 Pokegear 3.0
1 Pal Pad
1 Old Cemetery
1 Temple of Sinnoh
Energies
16 Psychic Energy
1 Fire Energy
1 Darkness Energy
3rd Place
![20230422_3rd_LSP](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230422_3rd_LSP.png)
Pokémon
4 Entei V BRS 22
3 Ponyta SIT 21
3 Rapidash SIT 22
1 Charcadet SVI 40
1 Armarouge SVI 41
Trainers
3 Professor’s Research
2 Klara
1 Penny
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Battle VIP Pass
3 Kindler
2 Escape Rope
2 Switch
2 Lucky Ice Pop
2 Energy Retrieval
2 Ultra Ball
2 Choice Belt
2 Switch Cart
3 Magma Basin
Energies
14 Fire Energy
4th Place
![20230422_4th_LSP](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230422_4th_LSP.png)
Pokémon
4 Mareep EVS 54
3 Flaaffy EVS 55
3 Raichu V BRS 45
3 Flying Pikachu V CEL 6
2 Flying Pikachu VMAX CEL 7
2 Miraidon ex SVI 81
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
Trainers
4 Professor’s Research
2 Jacq
1 Boss’s Orders
1 Spark
4 Electric Generator
4 Escape Rope
3 Nest Ball
1 Ultra Ball
2 Stormy Mountains
Energies
18 Lightning Energy
Battle Bunker Tygervalley - 22 April 2023
As of the time of publishing, this store / league has opted out of contributing to this initiative.
Top Deck - 23 April 2023
Venue Address
Top Deck
The Lancaster Shopping Centre
369 Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall Park
Gauteng, 2196
View their official Pokémon Play! Page and contact details at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/leagues/6236657/
1st Place
![20230423_1st](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_1st.png)
Pokémon
4 Archeops SIT 147
3 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
2 Tyranitar V BST 97
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
2 Stonjourner BST 84
1 Dunsparce FST 207
Trainers
4 Professor’s Research
2 Judge
1 Serena
1 Professor Burnet
1 Arven
1 Boss’s Orders
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Ultra Ball
3 Nest Ball
2 Urn of Vitality
1 Escape Rope
1 Lost Vacuum
1 Canceling Cologne
1 Choice Belt
3 Tower of Darkness
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
3 Gift Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
2 V Guard Energy
2nd Place
![20230423_2nd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_2nd.png)
Pokémon
4 Archeops SIT 147
4 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
2 Tyranitar V BST 97
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Single Strike Urshifu V BST 85
1 Single Strike Urshifu VMAX BST 86
1 Stonjourner BST 84
1 Radiant Tsareena SIT 16
1 Pumpkaboo EVS 76
Trainers
3 Professor’s Research
2 Judge
1 Serena
1 Professor Burnet
2 Boss’s Orders
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Ultra Ball
2 Nest Ball
3 Urn of Vitality
1 Great Ball
2 Mesagoza
1 Collapsed Stadium
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
2 Gift Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
3 V Guard Energy
2 Regenerative Energy
3rd Place
![20230423_3rd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_3rd.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
3 Hisuian Goodra V LOR 135
3 Hisuian Goodra VSTAR LOR 136
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Drapion V LOR 118
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
3 Boss’s Orders
2 Melony
1 Klara
1 Roxanne
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Switch
4 Escape Rope
3 Mirage Gate
2 Nest Ball
2 Ultra Ball
2 Choice Belt
1 Beach Court
1 Crystal Cave
1 Pokégear 3.0
1 Energy Recycler
Energies
5 Water Energy
5 Metal Energy
1 V Guard Energy
4th Place
![20230423_4th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_4th.png)
Pokémon
4 Clefairy LOR 62
3 Klefki SVI 96
3 Shadow Rider Calyrex V
3 Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX
1 Mew CEL 011
Trainers
2 Professor’s Research
2 Boss’s Orders
2 Arven
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Fog Crystal
4 Switch Cart
4 Switch
3 Escape Rope
2 Forest Seal Stone
2 Ultra Ball
1 Energy Recycler
2 Temple of Sinnoh
Energies
14 Psychic Energy
Nexus - 28 April 2023
Venue Address
The Nexus
21 Harley Street, Ferndale
Randburg, Johannesburg
Gauteng, 2167
View their official Pokémon Play! Page and contact details at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/leagues/6511/
1st Place
![20230428_1st](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230428_1st.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
2 Sableye LOR 70
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Pidgeot V LOR 188
1 Dragonite V EVS 192
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Klara
1 Boss’s Orders
1 Roxanne
4 Mirage Gate
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
4 Switch Cart
3 Lost Vacuum
3 Nest Ball
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
2 Energy Recycler
2 Forest Seal Stone
2 Beach Court
Energies
5 Water Energy
3 Psychic Energy
2 Lightning Energy
2nd Place
![20230428_2nd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230428_2nd.png)
Pokémon
4 Archeops SIT 147
4 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
1 Tyranitar V BST 97
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Duraludon V CRZ 103
1 Duraludon VMAX CRZ 104
1 Yveltal FST 175
1 Stonjourner BST 84
1 Radiant Tsareena SIT 16
1 Pumpkaboo EVS 76
Trainers
4 Professor’s Research
2 Judge
2 Boss’s Orders
1 Serena
1 Professor Burnet
1 Thorton
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Ultra Ball
2 Nest Ball
2 Urn of Vitality
2 Mesagoza
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
3 Impact Energy
3 Gift Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
3 V Guard Energy
3rd Place
![20230428_3rd](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230428_3rd.png)
Pokémon
4 Comfey LOR 79
2 Sableye LOR 70
1 Cramorant LOR 50
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Pidgeot V LOR 188
1 Dragonite V EVS 192
1 Hawlucha SVI 118
1 Galarian Zapdos V CRE 80
Trainers
4 Colress’s Experiment
2 Klara
1 Boss’s Orders
1 Roxanne
4 Mirage Gate
3 Battle VIP Pass
4 Escape Rope
3 Switch Cart
2 Lost Vacuum
3 Nest Ball
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball
1 Echoing Horn
2 Energy Recycler
2 Forest Seal Stone
2 Beach Court
Energies
5 Water Energy
3 Psychic Energy
2 Lightning Energy
4th Place
![20230423_1st](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_1st.png)
Pokémon
4 Archeops SIT 147
3 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
2 Tyranitar V BST 97
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
2 Stonjourner BST 84
1 Dunsparce FST 207
Trainers
4 Professor’s Research
2 Judge
1 Serena
1 Professor Burnet
1 Arven
1 Boss’s Orders
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Ultra Ball
3 Nest Ball
2 Urn of Vitality
1 Escape Rope
1 Lost Vacuum
1 Canceling Cologne
1 Choice Belt
3 Tower of Darkness
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
3 Gift Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
2 V Guard Energy
1 Regenerative Energy
5th Place
![20230428_5th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230428_5th.png)
Pokémon
4 Arceus V BRS 122
3 Arceus VSTAR BRS 123
2 Duraludon V CRZ 103
2 Duraludon VMAX CRZ 104
2 Drapion V LOR 118
1 Alolan Vulpix V SIT 33
1 Alolan Vulpix VSTAR SIT 34
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Radiant Gardevoir LOR 69
1 Cramorant LOR 50
Trainers
4 Professor’s Research
4 Colress’s Experiment
1 Judge
2 Boss’s Orders
1 Roxanne
1 Raihan
4 Ultra Ball
4 Nest Ball
2 Switch
1 Escape Rope
1 Lost Vacuum
1 Leafy Camo Poncho
1 Choice Belt
3 Lost City
Energies
4 Double Turbo Energy
5 Metal Energy
3 Fighting Energy
2 Water Energy
1 V Guard Energy
6th Place
![20230428_6th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230428_6th.png)
Pokémon
4 Archeops SIT 147
4 Lugia V SIT 138
3 Lugia VSTAR SIT 139
2 Tyranitar V BST 97
2 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Single Strike Urshifu V BST 85
1 Single Strike Urshifu VMAX BST 86
1 Stonjourner BST 84
1 Radiant Tsareena SIT 16
1 Pumpkaboo EVS 76
Trainers
3 Professor’s Research
2 Judge
1 Serena
1 Professor Burnet
2 Boss’s Orders
4 Capturing Aroma
4 Ultra Ball
2 Nest Ball
3 Urn of Vitality
1 Great Ball
2 Mesagoza
1 Collapsed Stadium
Energies
4 Single Strike Energy
2 Gift Energy
3 Double Turbo Energy
3 V Guard Energy
2 Regenerative Energy
7th Place
![20230428_7th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230428_7th.png)
Pokémon
4 Arceus V BRS 122
3 Arceus VSTAR BRS 123
1 Giratina VSTAR LOR 212
1 Duraludon VMAX CRE 104
1 Radiant Tsareena SIT 16
1 Drapion V LOR 118
2 Goodra VSTAR LOR 136
2 Regidrago V SIT 135
2 Regidrago VSTAR SIT 136
Trainers
3 Professor’s Research
2 Judge
2 Serena
1 Professor Burnet
1 Copycat
1 Raihan
2 Boss’s Orders
4 Ultra Ball
3 Nest Ball
3 Pokegear 3.0
2 Choice Belt
2 Switch
1 Capturing Aroma
1 Escape Rope
2 Mesagoza
1 Path to the Peak
Energies
4 Double Turbo Energy
5 Grass Energy
3 Fire Energy
8th Place
![20230428_8th](https://www.zapdoaks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230428_8th.png)
Pokémon
4 Ralts SIT 67
4 Kirlia SIT 68
2 Gardevoir ex SVI 86
1 Gardevoir CRE 61
2 Zacian V CEL 16
1 Cresselia LOR 74
1 Mew CEL 11
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Manaphy BRS 41
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
Trainers
4 Professor’s Research
1 Judge
1 Roxanne
1 Worker
1 Miriam
1 Boss’s Orders
1 Penny
4 Battle VIP Pass
4 Level Ball
3 Fog Crystal
3 Ultra Ball
2 Rare Candy
1 Pal Pad
1 Sky Seal Stone
1 Temple of Sinnoh
1 Collapsed Stadium
Energies
12 Psychic Energy
Comic Con Cape Town - 29 April 2023
Comic Con Cape Town was a premier Pokémon TCG Event that featured prize support for the Top 8. As with our latest announcement; archetypes will only be shared.
- Gardevoir ex
- Miraidon ex
- Lost Box Girtina
- Lost Box Turbo
- Shadow Rider VMAX
- Miraidon ex
- Arceus VSTAR Duraludon VMAX
- Dialga VSTAR
Geek Home - 30 April 2023
Venue Address
The Geek Home
Moreleta Lifestyle Centre
620 Spes Bona Drive
Pretoria, Gauteng, 0181
View their official Pokémon Play! Page and contact details at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/leagues/6203209/
The league organizer opted to only share archetypes.
- Archeops / Lugia VSTAR
- Arceus VSTAR Duraludon VMAX
- Lost Box
- Arceus VSTAR Duraludon VMAX