One of the most exciting aspects of the Pokémon Trading Card Game is keeping up with new card releases. Every few months, players will have to consider how these new cards will affect their play style and deck construction – whether they’re adding new cards to their lists or finding ways to play around their […]
Every three months or so, Pokémon releases a new expansion with over a hundred cards to add to a player’s collection and, more importantly, to their decks. The ninth Sword & Shield set, Brilliant Stars, will be released this month, introducing powerful new Pokémon VSTAR. But in Gym Leader Challenge, we’re much more interested in […]
Hello all! My name is Kyle (aka xMertaugx)! Today I am going to be talking about my favorite deck that I have ever constructed: the rainbow Colorless Gym Leader Challenge deck! This deck is a variation of the attacking style Colorless deck that utilizes Colorless Pokemon’s unique ability to to use any type of basic […]
Effective Monday, January 10, 2022 Forest of Giant Plants from Ancient Origins 74/98 will be banned from Gym Leader Challenge format. Forest of Giant Plants creates an unfair advantage by allowing Grass Gym Leaders to bypass the rules of evolution to set up their board faster than any other deck, often creating “check mate” positions […]
Joe Bernard of Omnipoke has compiled ONE FULL HOUR of introductory Gym Leader Challenge gold where he briefs every Pokemon TCG type and showcases some of the strongest cards available to them. This video is an incredible resource for anyone looking to dive into Gym Leader Challenge and learn more about this exciting new format! […]
Ever since the dawn of Gym Leader Challenge, Steelix has been infamous for being unplayable. Most of its cards are Metal type and so cannot be put into play without a Metal Onix (disregarding Dream Ball shenanigans, of course). Out of all the GLC-legal Steelix cards, there was just one Fighting type, from Unified Minds. […]
Hello, Gym Leaders! There are some amazing things on the horizon for Gym Leader Challenge. As more game stores and Pokémon Leagues explore the Gym Leader Challenge format, I wanted to make finding events as easy as possible. The wonderful Dillonzer is working on helping me launch an Event Locator for all things Gym Leader […]
Celebrations is here! I hope everyone has had a chance to open some of this wonderful 25th anniversary collectors set, it really is a joy to experience! The set contains 25 “core” cards and 25 “classic” reprints. In addition, there are also a number of SWSH Promos that were released alongside the set that feature […]
All Ancient Trait Pokemon are now legal BANNED: Oranguru (Sun & Moon–Ultra Prism, 114/156) BANNED: Lysandre’s Trump Card (XY–Phantom Forces, 99/119 and 118/119) Hello, Gym Leaders! It has been four months since the inception of Gym Leader Challenge, and I could not be happier with the progression of the format. I have witnessed some incredible battles and […]
The second Full Grip Games Gym Leader Challenge $1,000 tournament has concluded, and Grass was able to capture the title at the hands of Mike Gibbs! Mike attended the double header with the intention to compete in Saturday’s Standard event. After missing top cut on Saturday, Mike picked up his first GLC deck Saturday night […]