Core
Across the sample, Gouging Fire, Dragonair, Professor's Research, Poké Ball, and Copycat form the stable core: each appeared in at least 75% of tracked Gouging Fire Dragonair lists. Start with these slots when reproducing the archetype.
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Rank 3
Gouging Fire Dragonair
S Tier · Evidence score 97Data window: Jul 25, 2026Aug 15, 2026
UpdatedAug 21, 2026- Meta share
- 6.2%
- Win rate
- 51.2%
- 2,011
- Deck samples
- 368
- Tournaments
- 28
- Best finish
- #1
Compared with Aug 13, 2026
- Rank
- 0
- Meta share
- +0.3 pp
- Win rate
- +0.1 pp
- Deck samples
- +19
Use this Gouging Fire Dragonair page to understand the deck's game plan, core cards, and matchups before you build or pilot Gouging Fire Dragonair.
Gouging Fire Dragonair 20-card deck list
This 20-card baseline is reconstructed from average card counts across 368 public tournament decklists. It is more useful than a random sample list, but it is still an aggregate—not one player's submitted deck.
368 Deck samplesJul 25, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026
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Pokemon7
Trainers13
Professor's Research
P-A-007
100.0%(368/368)Core
Poké Ball
P-A-005
100.0%(368/368)Core
Copycat
B1-225
100.0%(368/368)Core
Rainbow Cave
B4-155
99.5%(366/368)Core
Cyrus
A2-150
96.2%(354/368)Core
Professor Sada
B3a-072
84.5%(311/368)Core
Ancient Booster Energy Capsule
B3a-069
75.3%(277/368)Flex
Small Balloon
B3b-064
60.6%(223/368)Flex
Pokémon Center Lady
A2b-070
47.0%(173/368)Flex
Common alternatives
Other cards found in tracked lists, kept out of the 20-card baseline.
Common alternatives
Other cards found in tracked lists, kept out of the 20-card baseline.
Gouging Fire Dragonair Deck DNA
How to read and adapt this Gouging Fire Dragonair list
Copies are allocated with a largest-remainder calculation from aggregate copies per deck and capped at two per card. Inclusion percentages and matchup results remain visible below so you can see where lists disagree.
- List consensus
- 90.5%
- Tight, established list
- Core slots
- 15 / 20
- Flexible slots
- 5
- Primary energy
- Fire(63.3%)
Flex
Ancient Booster Energy Capsule, Dratini, Small Balloon, and Pokémon Center Lady had lower adoption than the core. These are the first slots to compare against your expected opponents or available collection rather than copying automatically.
Gouging Fire Dragonair matchups
Matchups ordered by sample size. The range is a 95% Wilson interval, which prevents tiny samples from looking more certain than they are.
- Most common opponent
- Mega Manectric ex Heliolisk
- 51.6% · 153 games
- Best result
- Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex
- 74.5% · 51 games
- Biggest risk
- Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex
- 26.5% · 117 games
View all 7 matchups
See the remaining results and their 95% ranges.
View all 7 matchups
See the remaining results and their 95% ranges.
Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex
31-81-5117
26.5%
High evidence95% range19.3%–35.1%
Hoopa ex Greninja
23-57-383
27.7%
High evidence95% range19.2%–38.2%
Mega Sceptile ex Greninja
33-35-371
46.5%
High evidence95% range35.4%–58.0%
Mega Sharpedo ex Gyarados
26-32-058
44.8%
High evidence95% range32.7%–57.5%
Mega Altaria ex Espeon
20-37-158
34.5%
High evidence95% range23.6%–47.3%
Suicune ex Baxcalibur
19-36-055
34.6%
High evidence95% range23.4%–47.7%
Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex
38-13-051
74.5%
High evidence95% range61.1%–84.5%
Sets and packs for Gouging Fire Dragonair
Expansion sets and booster packs that supply Gouging Fire Dragonair’s core Pokémon (used in at least half of tracked decklists).
Why Gouging Fire Dragonair insights are trustworthy
Daily snapshots preserve trends; card roles come from inclusion rates; matchup uncertainty is shown explicitly; player identities and private ownership are never stored.
Why Gouging Fire Dragonair insights are trustworthy
Daily snapshots preserve trends; card roles come from inclusion rates; matchup uncertainty is shown explicitly; player identities and private ownership are never stored.
Source tournaments
Events included in this snapshot. The current schema does not attribute individual archetypes to specific events.
PMPT #42 - SERENITY OF THE SKIES!!! | $100 USD
15, 2026
Umbreon99's Aura Sphere #1 ($10 USD) + FA
14, 2026
The TCGP Arena! Top Prizing: 💵10$USD💵
13, 2026
Plasma Daily #20 | Ruler of the Skies | FA Card
11, 2026
The Breakfast Club x KnowticeTKO Pop Up-$10
10, 2026
IMPERIUM TOURNAMENT 1st to 8th ( Cards 2 stars)
10, 2026
The Breakfast Club x Knowtice Pop Up-$5
10, 2026
Dark League Tournament REBRAND SPECIAL ($10 + RR)
9, 2026
KnowticeTkO x Storm’s MONSTROSITY pop up $20!
8, 2026
PMPT #41 - SAVIOR OF THE SKIES!!! | $100 USD
8, 2026
Lagoon Crew Mega Wars Standard (90 USD)
8, 2026
The Breakfast Club Standard-PRIZE FA CARDS
7, 2026
TCGPocket Community Series Ruler of the Skies $200
7, 2026
♨️Sauna's POG Tournament #22 | 5USD + Top 4 FAs
7, 2026
Plasma Daily #18 | FA Card
6, 2026
The Breakfast Club Standard-$5 + FA
5, 2026
Plasma Daily #17 | FA Card
5, 2026
BRICKCITY POP UP₊⊹⁀➴prize: $30, FA CARDS
4, 2026
TBC Presents Xastur's Bash-Prize $15 + FA
4, 2026
The Breakfast Club Pop Up- $5
4, 2026
Plasma Daily #16 | FA Card
3, 2026
Dark League & Umbreon99's REGIONAL Style $300 USD
2, 2026
🐉Nuggie's POG Tourney #13 $100 Winner Takes ALL🐉
2, 2026
The Dankest Cup #4 [$200 USD Prize + $20 Bounty]
1, 2026
PMPT #40 - RULER OF THE SKIES!!! | $100 USD
1, 2026
BRICKCITY FRIDAY₊⊹⁀➴prize: $100, FA CARDS
31, 2026
Umbreon99 & TDL's Ruler Of The Skies: $100 USD
31, 2026
ZGG $50 prize pool Rulers Of The Skies
30, 2026
Icetea hometown pocket 50$
25, 2026
PMPT Season #3 - INVITATIONAL!!! | $100 USD
25, 2026
How to read this data
Statistics are aggregated from public standard-Swiss Pokemon TCG Pocket tournaments on Limitless Tournament Platform. Player identity and individual deck ownership are not retained.
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