Format Edge, Tournament Links, and More
Scout started as a personal tool to answer one question: what should I play this weekend? Here is how it became a platform.
Where it started
v1.0.0 shipped with the core intelligence layer: 269 archetype detail pages, matchup matrices, synergy analysis, card intelligence, Champions League decklists, and a priority-scored buy list. The goal was to put the JP meta in one place, with enough depth to actually inform deck selection.
That foundation held up. But as the data grew, it became clear that the raw numbers needed better framing. Not just what is popular, but what actually performs.
What is new in v1.1.0
Format Edge
The Card Analysis tab has been renamed and reframed as Format Edge. The name change is intentional: the tool is not about cataloguing cards, it is about surfacing which cards are overrepresented in 1st-place decks compared to the overall field. For example, if a card shows up in 50% of tournament-winning decks but only 30% of all decks, it has a +20 percentage point edge. That gap is the signal: the card is contributing to wins more than its raw popularity suggests. A new delta column in card detail pages surfaces this comparison directly.
Tournament links
Tournament names in archetype result tables now link directly to their Limitless pages. If you want to drill into a specific event, see the full standings, or cross-reference decklists, you can get there in one click instead of hunting for it manually.
Tooltips across matrices and dashboard
The matchup and heat matrices now surface contextual tooltips on hover. Dashboard stat cards also carry tooltip explanations for less obvious metrics. The data was always there; this makes it legible without needing to read documentation.
Pagination and UX polish
Several tables received pagination improvements to handle the full archetype set without performance degradation. Card names in top-4 stats now link to their detail pages. General UX cleanup across the board: tightened spacing, cleaner state transitions, reduced visual noise.
What the data is showing right now
Ninja Spinner (Chaos Rising) is live with 62 tournaments and 892 decks tracked in the first week. The format shift is dramatic. Here is what Scout is picking up:
Dragapult Meowth leads at 10.2% meta share
The only A-tier deck so far, trending up with a +4.1% delta. Meowth ex itself has the biggest winning edge in the format: it appears in 52% of 1st-place decks but only 29% of the overall field. That +23 percentage point gap means it shows up in winning lists far more often than you would expect from its play rate alone.
Dusknoir Greninja is surging
With a +12.1% trend delta, Dusknoir Greninja is the fastest-growing archetype in the format. It sits at 4.2% meta share and climbing. Worth watching closely.
The staple base is being rewritten
Night Stretcher (-24%), Boss's Orders (-24%), and Buddy-Buddy Poffin (-14%) are all declining sharply. Meanwhile Prime Catcher (+3%) and Secret Box (+1.4%) are on the rise. Chaos Rising did not just add cards, it replaced fundamentals.
This is exactly the kind of movement that Format Edge was built to surface. Check the Ninja Spinner Format Edge page to explore the full picture.
What is coming next
Three things are on the near-term roadmap:
- 01Auto-generated weekly meta reports
Structured summaries of tier shifts, card movement, and notable results, published automatically after each week of tournament data.
- 02API layer
A lightweight read API over the meta data, so the underlying intelligence can power other tools and integrations.
- 03Tournament prep tools
Targeted features for players preparing for a specific event: expected field breakdown, matchup priority lists, card inclusion recommendations.
Stay in the loop
Scout is updated as JP tournament data comes in. Bookmark scout.trainerlab.io and follow @trainerlab_io on X for updates when new features ship.