Standard 2024 (G-On)

Iron Thorns ex was a Crushing Hammer control deck that locked opponents out of attacking by discarding their energy. Arven searched for key Items each turn, while Judge and Iono disrupted the opponent's hand. Pokémon Catcher and Boss's Orders controlled the active slot. Cifuentes' surprise pick stunned the world — virtually no one predicted Iron Thorns ex would win Worlds.

Roaring Moon ex was an Ancient-engine aggro deck that hit fast and hard. Professor Sada's Vitality drew cards and attached energy to Ancient Pokémon. Dark Patch accelerated Darkness Energy from discard. PokéStop and Trekking Shoes dug through the deck at high speed. Pecharunt ex's Binding Peck locked the opponent's active while setting up. Shiokawa's aggressive build earned the Finals berth.

Regidrago VSTAR's Legacy Star VSTAR Power copies any Dragon attack from the discard pile. With Dragapult ex and Giratina VSTAR discarded, Regidrago can use Phantom Dive for spread or Lost Impact for 280 damage. Teal Mask Ogerpon ex accelerates Grass energy from discard. Four copies of Regidrago made Top 8 — the most dominant archetype at Worlds.

Another Regidrago VSTAR variant in the Top 8. This build included Radiant Charizard and Hawlucha for additional damage options and Fezandipiti ex for healing. Legacy Star copies whichever Dragon attack best suits the matchup. The archetype's flexibility and power ceiling made it the defining deck of 2024 Worlds.

Raging Bolt ex's Thundering Bolt deals massive damage based on energy attached. Teal Mask Ogerpon ex recovers energy from discard. Professor Sada's Vitality draws cards and attaches energy to Ancient Pokémon. Sandy Shocks provides a single-prize Ancient attacker. The deck combined raw power with the Ancient engine's speed.

A third Regidrago VSTAR variant in the Top 8, showing the archetype's dominance. This build included Hisuian Goodra VSTAR for its defensive Moisture Star and Radiant Charizard for non-rule-box finishing power. Four Regidrago decks in the Top 8 made it the defining archetype of 2024 Worlds.

Charizard ex's Infernal Reign puts 3 Fire Energy from deck onto your Pokémon when it evolves. Pidgeot ex's Quick Search finds any card from deck each turn. The combination of energy acceleration and perfect consistency made this the most-played deck all season. Reklev's build featured Rabsca for extra draw and Radiant Charizard as a non-rule-box finisher.

Gardevoir ex's Psychic Embrace attaches Psychic Energy from discard to Psychic Pokémon, placing 20 damage on them. Multiple Gardevoir ex stack energy rapidly. Scream Tail provides a single-prize attacker. Munkidori adds Poison damage for KO math. The most represented deck at NAIC 2024 with 6 in the Top 8.

Dragapult ex's Phantom Dive deals 200 damage and places 6 damage counters on the opponent's bench however you like. This spread damage softens up benched Pokémon for future KOs. Pidgeot ex's Quick Search provides perfect consistency. The deck excels at taking multiple Prize cards per turn through bench snipe.

Chien-Pao ex's Hail Blade deals 60 damage for each Water Energy discarded from your Pokémon. Baxcalibur's Super Cold ability attaches Water Energy from hand to any Pokémon as often as you like during your turn. Irida searches a Water Pokémon and an Item. The deck OHKOs anything but needs Baxcalibur in play. This build used Bibarel for draw and Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR as an alternate attacker.

Lugia VSTAR's Summoning Star VSTAR Power puts 2 Archeops directly from discard to bench. Archeops' Primal Turbo attaches 2 Special Energy from deck each turn. The deck leverages powerful Special Energy like Gift Energy, Mist Energy, and Jet Energy. Cinccino's Make Do provides consistent draw. A holdover from the VSTAR era that remained competitive at the highest level.