Cheapest competitive Pokémon decks
The cheapest Pokémon Standard deck with at least 10 top-32 finishes is Mega Lucario ex at $20.45 (77 decklists, 2026-09-13 to 2026-09-28; TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02). Next: Starmie Dusknoir $25.41, Starmie Froslass $25.68.
Tournament data from Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com). The typical list is TickerMint's aggregate across many players' lists, not any one player's deck.
BUDGET DECKS · COST TO BUILD
| # | DECK | COST | 7D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mega Lucario ex | $20.45 | ▲ 1.7% |
| 2 |  Starmie Dusknoir | $25.41 | ▼ 2.0% |
| 3 |  Starmie Froslass | $25.68 | ▼ 2.5% |
| 4 | Greninja ex | $27.87 | ▼ 1.4% |
| 5 | Mega Venusaur ex | $28.26 | ▲ 0.5% |
| 6 | Lucario Hariyama | $29.98 | ▲ 4.7% |
| 7 |  N's Zoroark | $33.56 | ▲ 1.8% |
| 8 | Dragapult Dusknoir | $34.39 | ▲ 0.9% |
| 9 | Dragapult ex | $37.07 | · 0.0% |
| 10 | Beedrill ex | $38.42 | ▼ 2.7% |
| 11 | Dragapult Dudunsparce | $40.26 | ▼ 0.3% |
| 12 | Mega Greninja ex | $41.15 | ▼ 2.8% |
| 13 | Ogerpon Meganium Hydrapple | $43.28 | ▲ 3.2% |
| 14 | Mega Absol Box | $45.56 | ▲ 5.0% |
| 15 | Sharpedo Toxtricity | $46.93 | ▲ 4.4% |
| 16 | Mega Darkrai ex | $47.21 | ▲ 5.5% |
| 17 | Toxtricity | $47.23 | ▲ 6.0% |
| 18 |  Basic Box | $50.23 | ▲ 10.9% |
| 19 |  Mega Excadrill ex | $59.34 | ▲ 1.6% |
| 20 | Raging Bolt Ogerpon | $63.09 | ▲ 6.8% |
Archetypes with at least 10 top-32 lists in the sample and every card priced; the "Other" bucket is left out. Typical list at the cheapest Standard-legal printing of each card, TCGplayer market, repriced nightly. Every deck →
FAQ
What is the cheapest competitive Pokémon deck?
The cheapest Pokémon Standard deck with at least 10 top-32 finishes is Mega Lucario ex at $20.45 (77 decklists, 2026-09-13 to 2026-09-28; TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02). Next: Starmie Dusknoir $25.41, Starmie Froslass $25.68.
Which competitive Pokémon decks cost under $50?
17 Standard archetypes with at least 10 top-32 decklists cost $50 or less to build as of 2026-10-02: Mega Lucario ex $20.45, Starmie Dusknoir $25.41, Starmie Froslass $25.68, Greninja ex $27.87, Mega Venusaur ex $28.26, Lucario Hariyama $29.98, N's Zoroark $33.56, Dragapult Dusknoir $34.39, and 9 more. Each is the typical tournament list at the cheapest printing of every card, TCGplayer market.
How are budget deck prices calculated?
TickerMint takes the 60 card copies most top-32 decklists on the Limitless play platform play for each archetype and prices every card at the cheapest Standard-legal printing on TCGplayer, repriced nightly. Only archetypes with at least 10 lists and every card priced are ranked; sealed League Battle Decks are separate products.