Rouge decks are on the rise, with Dragapult ex being kept out of finals in our most recent major events! But with the biggest event of the year in NAIC, will Dragapult finally reclaim its place at the top of the metagame? The Beach Court crew recaps the recent tournaments and talks about what we expect for NAIC, give our take on the best rogue decks, and look forward to our trip to New OrleansThanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/eridgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #NAIC2026 #metaforecast #chaosrising #perfectorder #bestpokemondecks #dragapultex #hydrapple #dragapultdeck #slowking #neworleanspokemon