Japan's format

The whole field, at once

Every band is an archetype and the widths are shares of top-8 finishes. The tail is folded into one band rather than dropped, so the bar adds up to the format rather than to the part of it worth naming.

Why there is no trend line here

Every tournament in this file falls inside 3 days, which is one Golden Week block rather than a season. Splitting that at its midpoint and calling the difference “rising” would print a confident direction derived from Sunday against Monday. The weekly sync grows the archive and the trend charts switch themselves on at three weeks of coverage.

What each deck costs to build

From Japanese singles at the Sun, Jul 26, 2026 snapshot, priced off the winning list we hold. The coverage figure is the share of the list’s copies we have a price for, and a deck with low coverage costs more than the number says.

1. Dragapult / Meowth61 top-8 · 12.8% of the field60% priced$54.36
2. Dragapult / Dudunsparce38 top-8 · 8.0% of the field60% priced$57.97
3. Ogerpon / Raging Bolt33 top-8 · 6.9% of the field45% priced$20.35
4. Dragapult / Blaziken25 top-8 · 5.3% of the field57% priced$35.85
5. Ogerpon / Arboliva25 top-8 · 5.3% of the field48% priced$41.32
6. Alakazam / Dudunsparce25 top-8 · 5.3% of the field37% priced$11.23
7. Garchomp / Roserade24 top-8 · 5.1% of the field47% priced$15.63
8. Ogerpon / Hydrapple22 top-8 · 4.6% of the field43% priced$42.25
9. Mega Lucario / Hariyama21 top-8 · 4.4% of the field47% priced$8.50
10. Mega Kangaskhan / Ogerpon14 top-8 · 2.9% of the field52% priced$44.70

The cards holding the format up

Played by most of the field and costing almost nothing. These are the cards to buy before they are the cards everyone wants.

• Ultra Ball88%$0.02
• Special Red Card50%$0.07
• Budewスボミー47%$0.05
• Munkidoriマシマシラ41%$0.02
• Buddy-Buddy Poffin59%$0.34
• Night Stretcher85%$0.57
• Rare Candy35%$0.24
• Dawn26%$0.08
• Jamming Tower27%$0.24

The cards you will actually pay for

• Meowth exニャースex71%$13.09
• Dragapult exドラパルトex32%$3.41
• Lillie's Clefairy exリーリエのピッピex22%$2.56
• Fezandipiti exキチキギスex77%$1.71
• Unfair Stamp57%$1.29
• Drakloakドロンチ33%$1.14
• Dreepyドラメシヤ33%$1.14

Prices are Japanese singles at the Sun, Jul 26, 2026 snapshot, converted at 1.1377 EUR to USD. 53% of the cards in the field carry a price; the rest are new enough or Japan-only enough that no market has settled on one.

The players nobody outside Japan follows

City League is a scene with standings, and this is the first time it has been shown in English. More than one top-8 finish in the window.

1. 1みかんMega Lucario / HariyamaSlowking / Latias2W 2 top-8
2. 2おかきDragapult / MeowthMega Kangaskhan / Ogerpon1W 2 top-8
3. 3タクDragapultDragapult / Blaziken1W 2 top-8
4. 4はるDragapult / DudunsparceToxtricity / Munkidori1W 2 top-8
5. 5ショウAlakazam / DudunsparceSpidops / Mewtwo 2 top-8
6. 6ユウスケDragapult / DudunsparceOgerpon / Hydrapple 2 top-8
7. 7おしるこAlakazam / DudunsparceDragapult / Meowth 2 top-8
8. 8ふみDragapult / BlazikenOgerpon / Raging Bolt 2 top-8
9. 9けんけんMetagross / GenesectOgerpon / Arboliva 2 top-8
10. 10みーMega Gardevoir / LatiasOgerpon / Hydrapple 2 top-8
11. 11たけDelphox / Mega Charizard XOgerpon / Hydrapple 2 top-8
12. 12ゆうDragapult / MeowthSpidops / Mewtwo 2 top-8

The decks, one by one

• Dragapult / Meowth61 top-8 · 12.8%
• Dragapult / Dudunsparce38 top-8 · 8.0%
• Ogerpon / Raging Bolt33 top-8 · 6.9%
• Dragapult / Blaziken25 top-8 · 5.3%
• Ogerpon / Arboliva25 top-8 · 5.3%
• Alakazam / Dudunsparce25 top-8 · 5.3%
• Garchomp / Roserade24 top-8 · 5.1%
• Ogerpon / Hydrapple22 top-8 · 4.6%
• Mega Lucario / Hariyama21 top-8 · 4.4%
• Mega Kangaskhan / Ogerpon14 top-8 · 2.9%
• Spidops / Mewtwo13 top-8 · 2.7%
• Dragapult / Dusknoir12 top-8 · 2.5%