In the Pokemon Worlds 2026 results, Andrew Hedrick won the 2026 Pokémon World Championships TCG Masters division playing Dragapult ex, according to the official Worlds standings (via Limitless) — and he was not alone. Across the 797-player Masters field, Dragapult-based decks made up roughly four in ten entries, and three of the eight players on stage for Top 8 were running some version of it.
What gets less attention is where those cards actually come from. Every card in a winning Worlds deck has a home set, and for the Japanese-market buyer, that home set is usually not the English print you see on stream overlays. The winning deck’s key cards map to the Japanese booster boxes they were printed in — the same kind of sealed boxes we ship out of Tokyo.
Per the official Worlds standings (via Limitless), Andrew Hedrick (US) won the 2026 Worlds TCG Masters title with Dragapult ex; Dragapult-archetype decks combined for roughly 22–42% of the field depending on how narrowly you count variants. The deck’s two most important non-basic Pokémon, Dragapult ex and Munkidori, both come from Japan’s Mask of Change (SV6) booster box. Worlds also closed with the reveal of a new “ex★” series and confirmation that Worlds 2027 moves to Singapore.
- Set reference: Japanese TCG card list hub.
- Store status: the Japanese booster boxes behind the winning deck are currently listed on our store.
Store prices are samuraiswordtokyo.com listings as of October 23, 2026. USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
Pokemon Worlds 2026 Results at a Glance
The 2026 Pokémon World Championships ran August 28–30, 2026 in San Francisco, with preliminary rounds at Moscone Center and finals across town at Chase Center in Mission Bay. It shared the weekend with Pokémon’s first standalone fan event, PokémonXP, and organisers projected more than 50,000 combined attendees. Competition ran across TCG, VGC, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE.
| Division | Champion | Deck / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| TCG Masters | Andrew Hedrick (US) | Dragapult ex |
| TCG Seniors | Jake Ng | Not disclosed in official results coverage |
| TCG Juniors | Yuta Araki | Not disclosed in official results coverage |
The Masters bracket ran on Limitless’s official tournament infrastructure under the “Temporal Forces – Pitch Black” Standard format listing.
Andrew Hedrick’s Winning Deck: Dragapult ex
Hedrick’s 60-card list, published on Limitless, is built around the Dreepy evolution line backed by two support Pokémon that showed up in almost every top-tier list that season: Munkidori for damage-and-draw utility, and a single Fezandipiti ex for its Ability. The full Pokémon line:
| Qty | Card | English print |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dreepy | TWM 128 |
| 4 | Drakloak | TWM 129 |
| 3 | Dragapult ex | TWM 130 |
| 2 | Munkidori | TWM 95 |
| 2 | Budew | ASC 16 |
| 1 | Dunsparce | JTG 120 |
| 1 | Dudunsparce | TEF 129 |
| 1 | Meowth ex | POR 62 |
| 1 | Fezandipiti ex | ASC 142 |
The other 41 cards were 32 Trainers — headlined by 4 Lillie’s Determination, 3 Boss’s Orders and 4 Poké Pad — and a 9-card Energy line split evenly across Fire, Darkness and Psychic. Nothing exotic: the list wins on consistency, not on a rare tech card.
Top 8 and the Wider Masters Metagame
According to the official Worlds standings (via Limitless Labs), Dragapult’s dominance showed up twice: once at the top of the standings, and again across the whole field.
| Place | Player | Country | Deck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Hedrick | US | Dragapult |
| 2 | Diego Cassiraga | AR | Alakazam / Dudunsparce |
| 3 | Brent Tonisson | AU | Dragapult |
| 4 | Henry Chao | US | Dragapult / Dusknoir |
| 5 | Rune Heiremans | BE | Crustle |
| 6 | Satoshi Matsui | US | Crustle |
| 7 | Mateusz Łaszkiewicz | PL | Alakazam / Dusknoir |
| 8 | Nathan Spry | AU | Ogerpon / Ogerpon-Wellspring |
The rest of the Top 8 split into 2 Alakazam builds, 2 Crustle decks and 1 Ogerpon deck. Zoom out to the full Masters field and the Dragapult family was even more dominant:
| Rank | Deck | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragapult ex | 172 | 22.2% |
| 2 | Dragapult Dusknoir | 81 | 10.5% |
| 3 | Dragapult Blaziken | 76 | 9.8% |
| 4 | Basic Box | 73 | 9.4% |
| 5 | N’s Zoroark | 58 | 7.5% |
| 6 | Alakazam Dudunsparce | 53 | 6.9% |
| 7 | Slowking | 47 | 6.1% |
| 8 | Mega Excadrill ex | 32 | 4.1% |
Added together, the three Dragapult variants accounted for roughly 42% of every deck submitted at Worlds — a single-archetype share that dwarfed anything else on the sheet. The runner-up deck, Alakazam / Dudunsparce, and the two Crustle decks in Top 8 both leaned on cards from the same Mega Evolution-era print run, which is worth a separate look in our Mega Evolution Japanese card list.
Where the Winning Deck’s Cards Live in Japanese Sets
English tournament reports label cards by their English set code — TWM, ASC, TEF, POR — which tells a Japanese-market buyer nothing about which box to open. Limitless’s Japanese card database maps them to these Japanese sets:
| Card | English set | Japanese set | Our JP box listing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragapult ex | Twilight Masquerade (TWM) | Mask of Change (SV6) | currently listed at ¥14,040 (~$91) |
| Munkidori | Twilight Masquerade (TWM) | Mask of Change (SV6) | Same SV6 box |
| Fezandipiti ex | Ascended Heroes (ASC) | Night Wanderer (SV6a) | Sealed: currently listed at ¥12,985 (~$84) |
| Dudunsparce | Temporal Forces (TEF) | Wild Force (SV5K) | Sealed: currently listed at ¥13,196 (~$86) |
| Meowth ex | Perfect Order (POR) | Nihil Zero (M3) | No Shrink: currently listed at ¥8,155 (~$53) |
| Lillie’s Determination | Mega Evolution (MEG) | Mega Brave (M1L) | Sealed: currently listed at ¥8,974 (~$58) |
Two sets do the heaviest lifting. Mask of Change (SV6) is where both the deck’s namesake attacker and its key support Pokémon, Munkidori, were printed — for our full breakdown of that set see the Mask of Change (SV6) complete card list and our dedicated Dragapult card guide. Mega Brave (M1L) supplies the deck’s Supporter engine card, Lillie’s Determination — see the Mega Brave (M1L) card list for the rest of that set.
What’s Next: the ex★ Series and Worlds 2027
The closing ceremony on August 31, 2026 did double duty as a Worlds send-off and a product announcement. Pokémon’s official Japanese site revealed the logo for a new series, “ex★” (ex-star), and teased “Mega Lucario Z ex” among the new cards. At the time, the official page stated that full details — release date and card list — were still to come. We covered the reveal in full in our ex★ series announcement article, including additional MA (Mega Attack Rare) cards shown at the ceremony per Japanese media coverage of the event.
On the tournament calendar side, the next World Championships was confirmed at the ceremony: Worlds 2027 moves to Singapore, running at the Singapore EXPO from August 13–15, 2027. Reporting on the announcement also indicated that PokémonXP, the fan event that ran alongside Worlds 2026, would not be co-located in 2027.
Where to Buy These Japanese Sets
We ship Japanese booster boxes of Mask of Change, Night Wanderer, Wild Force, Nihil Zero and Mega Brave from Tokyo. If you’re building toward the Worlds-winning list specifically, SV6 Mask of Change is the priority box for Dragapult ex and Munkidori, followed by SV6a Night Wanderer for Fezandipiti ex.
Sourcing requests for a specific single, or for anything not listed as a standalone product, go through Quick Order.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 2026 Pokémon World Championships TCG Masters division?
Andrew Hedrick (US), playing a Dragapult ex deck. The event ran August 28–30, 2026 at Moscone Center and Chase Center in San Francisco, with a 797-player Masters field.
How dominant was Dragapult ex at Worlds 2026?
Very. Dragapult ex alone was 22.2% of the Masters field, and combined with its Dusknoir and Blaziken variants the Dragapult family accounted for roughly 42% of all decks.
Which Japanese sets contain the winning deck’s key cards?
Dragapult ex and Munkidori are both from Mask of Change (SV6). Fezandipiti ex is from Night Wanderer (SV6a), Dudunsparce from Wild Force (SV5K), Meowth ex from Nihil Zero (M3), and Lillie’s Determination from Mega Brave (M1L).
What was the “ex★” series revealed at Worlds 2026?
At the Worlds 2026 closing ceremony, Pokémon’s official site revealed the logo for a new “ex★” series and teased Mega Lucario Z ex among its cards. At the time, official channels had not confirmed a release date or full card list.
Where is the 2027 Pokémon World Championships?
Singapore. As announced on August 31, 2026, the 2027 Worlds was scheduled for the Singapore EXPO, August 13–15, 2027.
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