What are the 2025 World Championship Decks?
The 2025 World Championship Decks are a set of four Trading Card decks that were used during the 2025 World Championships held in Anaheim, California, USA. Each deck contains a replica of the cards used by the Masters, Seniors, and Juniors Champions as well as a Junior finalist. The four decks are set to release on 3rd April 2026 with a recommended retail price of £19.99 / $19.99 each.
The general blurb on the back of each box reads:
‘Play Like a Champion!
Grab a World Championship deck and play like a champion! Choose one of four powerful decks, each a card-for-card replica of an actual title-contender’s deck from the 2025 Pokémon Trading Card Game world Championships in Anaheim California!’
What is in the 2025 World Championship Decks?
The contents of the 2025 World Championship Decks have been released:
Each box will contain:
A 60-card World Championships Deck (see below for card lists of each box)
2025 World Championships booklet
Special 2025 World Championships pin
2025 World Championships coin
2025 World Championships deck box
A playmat and poster
A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
The cards included in the 2025 World Championship Decks are not tournament legal. The backs of the cards are printed with special artwork to distinguish them from regular cards.
What Cards make up each box?
Masters Winner – Riley McKay’s Ksi’s Gardevoir deck
The text on the back of the box reads ‘Even before the event started, folks who follow the metagame were speculating about whether this would be Gardevoir ex’s last chance to win Worlds before rotating out of the Standard format – and in the hands of Riley McKay, this deck prevailed.
The strategy: Pile on Energy and damage counters with the Psychic Embrace Ability, fling those damage counters onto your opponent’s Pokémon with Munkidori, shape their Bench with Scream Tail… and, especially when you’re facing down a dominant Dragon-type deck in the final match of the World Championships, call in Lillie’s Clefairy ex to impose Weakness for the win. Twice.’
The cards in Riley McKay’s deck
16 Pokémon Cards
2 x Gardevoir ex
2 x Kirlia
3 x Ralts
4 x Munkidori
1 x Fezendipiti ex
1 x Flutter Mane
1 x Mew ex
1 x Scream Tail
1 x Lillie’s Clefairy ex
33 Trainer Cards
4 x Iono
4 x Professor’s Research
2 x Arven
2 x Artazon
4 x Ultra Ball
3 x Earthen Vessel
2 x Counter Catcher
2 x Nest Ball
2 x Night Stretcher
2 x Rare Candy
1 x Secret Box
1 x Super Rod
2 x Technical Machine: Evolution
1 x Bravery Charm
1 x Technical Machine: Devolution
11 Energy Cards
7 x Basic Psychic Energy
4 x Basic Darkness Energy
Senior Winner – Liao Fu Guan’s Joltdengo
The text on the back of the box reads ‘It wasn’t surprising to see a deck featuring Gholdengo ex at the top tables – but Liao Fu Guan’s version takes it in an unexpected direction, using tiny powerhouse Joltik to flood the board with Energy and launching early attacks with Iron Hands ex and Pikachu ex while Gholdengo ex spends most of its time surfing in and out of the Active Spot to draw extra cards. And after your opponent takes some Knock Outs and your Energy ends up in the discard pile… well, that’s the perfect time to bust out the Superior Energy Retrieval. Time to Make It Rain!’
The Cards in Liao Fu Guan’s Joltdengo Deck
17 Pokémon Cards
3 x Gholdengo ex
4 x Gimmighoul
2 x Iron Hands ex
2 x Genesect ex
2 x Joltik
1 x Miraidon ex
1 x Pikachu ex
1 x Fezandipiti ex
1 x Latias ex
32 Trainer Cards
4 x Arven
3 x Boss’s Orders
2 x Brock’s Scouting
1 x Professor Turo’s Scenario
1 x Team Rocket’s Petrel
2 x Levincia
4 x Nest Ball
4 x Superior Energy Retrieval
3 x Buddy-Buddy Poffin
2 x Earthen Vessel
2 x Pokégear 3.0
1 x Prime Catcher
2 x Air Balloon
1 x Bravery Charm
11 Energy Cards
4 x Basic Grass Energy
4 x Basic Lightning Energy
3 x Basic Metal Energy
Junior Winner – Yuya Okita’s JP Raging Bolt deck
The text on the back of the box reads ‘Channel the ancient powers of Raging Bolt – with plenty of friends to help get Energy into play! Yuya Okita’s deck can deliver some very impressive first turns, with Fan Rotom setting up your Bench and Squawkabilly recycling your hand. Then lean on Ogerpon for extra Energy and Noctowl to seek out Trainer cards for (you guessed it) even more Energy. The two versions of the star Pokémon work together – Raging Bolt’s Thunderburst Storm does damage for each Energy attached to it, and then you can discard all of that Energy to unleash massive damage with Raging Bolt ex’s Bellowing Thunder attack!’
The Cards in Yuya Okita’s JP Raging Bolt Deck
20 Pokémon Cards
3 x Raging Bolt ex
3 x Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
3 x Noctowl
3 x Hoothoot
2 x Fan Rotom
1 x Koraidon
1 x Raging Bolt
1 x Fezandipiti ex
1 x Latias ex
1 x Ditto
1 x Squawkabilly ex
28 Trainer Cards
4 x Professor Sada’s Vitality
2 x Boss’s Orders
1 x Crispin
1 x Iono
1 xx Professor Turo’s Scenario
2 x Area Zero Underdepths
1 x Jamming Tower
4 x Nest Ball
4 x Ultra Ball
3 x Earthen Vessel
3 x Night Stretcher
1 x Energy Switch
1 x Prime Catcher
12 Energy Cards
6 x Basic Grass Energy
3 x Basic Fighting Energy
3 x Basic Lightning Energy
Junior Finalist – Jose Cruz Galindo-Resendiz’s Pult Bomb deck
The text on the back of the box reads ‘Dragupult ex and Dusknoir have been teaming up to take down opponents all season long, and Jose Cruz Galindo-Resendiz piloted this power duo to a finalist title in the Junior Division. This deck excels at scattering damage counters all over your opponent’s team with Phantom Dive, piling them on with Dusknoir and Dusclops, flinging them across the table with Munkidori – and, thanks to Budew, locking your opponent out of the Item cards that might dig them out of that situation. Relying on multiple Stage 2 Pokémon can be a challenge, but newcomer Hilda is here to help!.’
The Cards in Jose Cruz Galindo-Resendiz’s Pult Bomb deck
22 Pokémon Cards
3 x Dragapult ex
4 x Drakloak
4 x Dreepy
1 x Dusknoir
2 x Dusclops
2 x Duskull
2 x Budew
1 x Fezandipiti ex
1 x Genesect
1 x Hawlucha
1 x Munkidori
31 Trainer Cards
4 x Iono
3 x Professor’s Research
2 x Arven
2 x Boss’s Orders
1 x Brock’s Scouting
1 x Hilda
1 x Jamming Tower
4 x Buddy-Buddy Poffin
4 x Ultra Ball
3 x Counter Catcher
3 x Night Stretcher
1 x Rare Candy
2 x Air Balloon
7 Energy Cards
2 x Basic Psychic Energy
1 x Basic Fire Energy
3 x Luminous Energy
1 x Neo Upper Energy
