How Scout Works

Scout tracks Japanese Pokemon TCG tournament results and turns them into actionable analytics. Here is how to get the most out of it.

What are you trying to do?

Check the tier list to see what's performing, then use the buy list to find what cards you need.

See which cards appear in top-4 finishes more than their overall play rate predicts, broken down by archetype.

Identify surging and declining cards, spot format shifts early, and see which cards are gaining or losing play.

Check head-to-head performance advantages and card overlap between two archetypes.

Browse full translated decklists from Japan's premier events across all divisions.

Overview of the current meta with tier rankings and card trends.

Tiers are based on meta share: S (15%+), A (8-15%), B (3-8%), C (1-3%), Rogue (under 1%)
Weighted share factors in placement finish (1st = 3.0x, 2nd = 2.5x, 3rd-4th = 2.0x, 5th-8th = 1.5x, 9th-16th = 1.2x, 17th+ = 1.0x), so decks that consistently finish well rank higher
"Biggest Copy-Count Shifts" highlights cards whose usage changed the most between the first and second halves of the measured period
"Winning Edge" compares card usage in 1st-place decks versus the overall field for S, A, and B tier archetypes
ACE SPEC chart shows which ACE SPECs appear most across top-tier decks

Metric	Definition	Found on
Meta share	Percentage of total decks that play this archetype.	Dashboard, Archetypes
Weighted share	Meta share adjusted by placement finish. Higher placements count more (1st = 3.0x, 2nd = 2.5x, etc.).	Dashboard
Winning edge	Difference in card usage between 1st-place decks and the overall field.	Dashboard, Trends
Top-4 edge	Difference in card usage between top-4 finishing decks and the overall field. Avg Edge averages across archetypes; Best Edge shows the strongest single archetype.	Format Edge
Archetype trend delta	Change in meta share between the first and second halves of the measured period.	Dashboard
Card trend (Surging/Declining)	Change in card usage rate between the first and second halves of the measured period.	Trends, Dashboard
Performance advantage	Head-to-head standing differential when two archetypes appear in the same tournament. Minimum 10 co-occurrences.	Archetypes
Card overlap	Jaccard similarity between two archetypes' card pools. 30%+ suggests a shared engine.	Archetypes