Miraidon and Magnezone Lead Pocket’s First Paradox Drive Tournament Day

Paradox Drive has only been out for a moment, but the first full day of Play Limitless events already gives us an early look at decks people have been trying.

Across six public tournaments from May 28 to May 29, the sample included 235 players, with 187 public decklists available. The most played archetype was Miraidon ex / Magnezone, showing up with 19 players for 10.2% of the field. Not exactly a solved format yet, but it is a pretty clear first signal.

Card previewMiraidon exPokémon / Double Rare / Paradox Drive / #19Illustrated by 5ban GraphicsAbilityLegendary DriveOnce during your turn, when you put this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may switch it with your Active Pokémon. If you do, move all of your Energy in play to this Pokémon.Hadron Ray20+This attack does 20 more damage for each [L] Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Magnezone was the big story overall. Miraidon ex / Magnezone won one event, while related builds like Magnezone ex / Magnezone also converted well. Magnezone ex / Magnezone had only five players, but two of them reached Top 8, giving it the best conversion rate among decks with at least five players.

Paradox Drive was not just an Electric show, though. Mega Altaria ex / Espeon had a strong first day too with two Top 8s, and a solid win rate. Mega Lucario ex / Koraidon ex also picked up a tournament win at 10-1.

For now, this is still very early data, and it only covers public Play Limitless events with available standings and decklists. Still, the first snapshot is fun: Miraidon and Magnezone are everywhere, Altaria is still hanging around, and the new set is already pushing players into fresh builds.

Source:

• Data from Play Limitless.