The Victory Road - January Challenge Tournament is a recently concluded Pokemon TCG Pocket Tournament organized by Victory Road with 512 players that took place on January 12, 2025! Read on to learn the event date, winning deck, and more!

Victory Road - January Challenge Tournament Results

Victory Road - January Challenge Top 4

Place	Player	Deck
1	Duo
2	Coolpantha
3	Sanutora
4	Elben

TFM Pocket Week 4 Top 4 Deck Lists

Champion's Deck

Duo's Deck List
Pokemon Cards (12)
Magikarp x2	Gyarados ex x2	Froakie x2	Frogadier x2
Greninja x2	Druddigon x2
Trainer Cards (8)
Professor's Research x2	Misty x1	Leaf x1	Blue x1
Sabrina x1	Poke Ball x2

Duo's Gyarados ex list notably runs only 1 Misty and a Blue, making space for it in this tight deck list.

Gyarados ex and Greninja Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Coolpantha's 2nd Place Deck

Coolpantha's Deck List
Pokemon Cards (12)
Snivy x2	Servine x2	Serperior x2	Exeggcute x1
Exeggcute x1	Exeggutor ex x2	Exeggutor x1	Celebi ex x1
Trainer Cards (8)
Erika x2	Professor's Research x2	Sabrina x1	Leaf x1
Poke Ball x2

Coolpantha's Celebi ex list only runs 1 Celebi ex presumably working as a backup attacker and game ender, with Exeggutor and Exeggutor ex for the early to mid game.

Celebi ex and Serperior Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Sanutora's 3rd Place Deck

Sanutora's Deck List
Pokemon Cards (11)
Charmander x2	Charmeleon x2	Charizard ex x2	Moltres ex x2
Growlithe x1	Arcanine ex x2
Trainer Cards (9)
Leaf x2	Professor's Research x2	Sabrina x1	Giovanni x1
Poke Ball x2	Potion x1

Sanutora's Charizard ex and Arcanine ex list makes third place in this tournament.

Arcanine ex Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Elben's 4th Place Deck

Elben's Deck List
Pokemon Cards (10)
Pikachu x1	Pikachu x1	Raichu x2	Pikachu ex x2
Magnemite x1	Magneton x1	Dedenne x1	Electabuzz x1
Trainer Cards (10)
Professor's Research x2	Lt. Surge x2	Giovanni x1	Sabrina x1
Poke Ball x2	Potion x1	X Speed x1

Elben's Pikachu ex and Raichu deck takes fourth place with a unique Pokemon count including a 1-1 Magneton.

Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck Strategy Guide and Card List

Victory Road - January Challenge Details

Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides

Pokemon TCG Pocket Tournament Results

Tournament Results

Tier Lists