Core
Across the sample, Rare Candy, Treecko, Copycat, Professor's Research, and Mega Sceptile ex form the stable core: each appeared in at least 75% of tracked Mega Sceptile ex Greninja lists. Start with these slots when reproducing the archetype.
6
Rank 6
Mega Sceptile ex Greninja
S Tier · Evidence score 94Data window: Jul 18, 2026Aug 13, 2026
UpdatedAug 14, 2026- Meta share
- 3.6%
- Win rate
- 50.3%
- 1,155
- Deck samples
- 210
- Tournaments
- 30
- Best finish
- #1
Compared with Aug 3, 2026
- Rank
- −3
- Meta share
- −2.2 pp
- Win rate
- −0.4 pp
- Deck samples
- −100
Use this Mega Sceptile ex Greninja page to understand the deck's game plan, core cards, and matchups before you build or pilot Mega Sceptile ex Greninja.
Mega Sceptile ex Greninja 20-card deck list
This 20-card baseline is reconstructed from average card counts across 210 public tournament decklists. It is more useful than a random sample list, but it is still an aggregate—not one player's submitted deck.
210 Deck samplesJul 18, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026
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Pokemon8
Trainers12
Rare Candy
A3-144
100.0%(210/210)Core
Copycat
B1-225
100.0%(210/210)Core
Professor's Research
P-A-007
100.0%(210/210)Core
Poké Ball
P-A-005
99.5%(209/210)Core
Cyrus
A2-150
100.0%(210/210)Core
Small Balloon
B3b-064
91.4%(192/210)Core
Hiking Trail
B2b-069
61.4%(129/210)Flex
Juliana
B3a-071
51.9%(109/210)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.
Mega Sceptile ex Greninja Deck DNA
How to read and adapt this Mega Sceptile ex Greninja 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
- 94.2%
- Tight, established list
- Core slots
- 18 / 20
- Flexible slots
- 2
- Primary energy
- Grass(67.1%)
Flex
Hiking Trail and Juliana had lower adoption than the core. These are the first slots to compare against your expected opponents or available collection rather than copying automatically.
Mega Sceptile ex Greninja 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 Lucario ex Lucario
- 44.8% · 87 games
- Best result
- Hydreigon Mega Absol ex
- 66.7% · 27 games
- Biggest risk
- Mega Manectric ex Heliolisk
- 42.4% · 66 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
36-27-265
55.4%
High evidence95% range43.3%–66.8%
Gouging Fire Dragonair
33-28-364
51.6%
High evidence95% range39.6%–63.4%
Suicune ex Baxcalibur
26-30-056
46.4%
High evidence95% range34.0%–59.3%
Mega Altaria ex Espeon
23-18-041
56.1%
Medium evidence95% range41.0%–70.1%
Miraidon ex Magnezone
14-16-030
46.7%
Medium evidence95% range30.2%–63.9%
Hoopa ex Greninja
12-13-328
42.9%
Medium evidence95% range26.5%–60.9%
Hydreigon Mega Absol ex
18-8-127
66.7%
Medium evidence95% range47.8%–81.4%
Sets and packs for Mega Sceptile ex Greninja
Expansion sets and booster packs that supply Mega Sceptile ex Greninja’s core Pokémon (used in at least half of tracked decklists).
Why Mega Sceptile ex Greninja 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 Mega Sceptile ex Greninja 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.
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
TkO x TBC Summer Pressure! $50
26, 2026
Icetea hometown pocket 50$
25, 2026
PMPT Season #3 - INVITATIONAL!!! | $100 USD
25, 2026
PMPT #39 - WISHFUL WONDERS!!! | $100 USD
18, 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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