(Random pre tournament yapping)
This upcoming Sunday, we will have our first big PTCG tournament in a long time – the Xi'an Great Ball Championship. I still can't decide what to play among the three decks I really like: Klawf/Terapagos, Dragapult/Zard, and Entei/Ogerpon.
Two weeks ago, our latest set was released. It's similar to a combination of Stellar Crown and Surging Sparks. The biggest difference is that Kyurem is given in this set instead of the last one – which is the last piece of Regidrago, the deck we all know dominated the format back when it was in standard.
However, the results of the City Leagues in the first two weeks of the format show that Regidrago didn't do that well. The best-performing deck is Charizard. I believe it's because a lot of players still don't know how to play Drago correctly. Give it a few more time, and it will show its strength .

Last weekend, news came about the next set: Prismatic Evolutions will release on June 12th – Budew is on its way. This officially means the best format for Drago will last less than a month. That's pretty crazy for me, since I played in a format where Drago was dominant for about half a year (August 2024 – January 2025). It will definitely still be playable, but not as strong as the preBudew format.
In that case, I don't think there will be that much Drago this weekend. The time to learn the deck is too short, and it doesn't seem worth spending too much time on it since it won't be a meta deck two weeks later. Although I still think many top players in China will play Drago this weekend, you probably won't face many until later in the tournament.
Back to my deck choice. The first deck
that comes to mind is definitely the Klawf/Terapagos list I played at my first Regional Championship in Birmingham – the one that took me to Day 2 and even a Top 64 finish in my first ever Regional. I think it would be super cool to play the exact same 60 cards again, and it is definitely a solid choice. However, the deck is even stronger in the next format, which makes me want to play something else that I probably won't get a chance to experience again.

Once again, shoutout to
@SticksPTCG for his amazing guide.
The second deck I really enjoy playing is an offmeta deck: Entei/Ogerpon.
I started with the Troy Campbell list that got 45th at San Antonio, and changed one card (–1 Accompanying Flute, second Lumineon V).

I do think it's good to play a gosecond deck in a gofirst format, and this deck is super fun. The second Lumineon V is a great inclusion – it helps a lot with our setup and also in the endgame. Our bench will always have some Ogerpons, probably an Entei, and a bunch of liabilities, so having two Lumineon on board isn't a big deal. This deck really reminds me of Slopbox in the current standard format, even though I've played zero games with Slopbox lol.
The key card of this deck is definitely Judge, and I do think this is the only deck that can utilize the power of Judge in this format. Turn 1 going second, the Judge Squawkabilly combo and an Entei knockout is super strong in a lot of matchups. It's also very likely to make your opponent brick with just a single Turn 1 Judge. Three Judges ensure you can keep spamming Judge turn after turn, and with two Lumineon in deck, you can easily find the Judge and Boss you need every turn.
It has a decent win rate against Zard, which will probably be the most played deck. Also, a lot of players have no experience playing against this deck, which gives us an advantage – especially in a bestofone format.
The deck is super fun. However, you won't always be able to get a Turn 1 attack, which will probably lead to a loss – and that hurts in a Bo1 format.
The last deck I considered is the Trolley Pult/Zard list that Oscar Madsen created and the Danish group brought to Birmingham.(1/2)