Gym Leader Challenge Guides
Long-form guides to Gym Leader Challenge — start with the basics, or jump into a specific type.
What Is Gym Leader Challenge? A Beginner's Guide to GLC
Gym Leader Challenge is a singleton, mono-type Pokémon TCG format built around real Gym Leader identity. Here's how it works, why it's different, and where to start.
Fire in Gym Leader Challenge: How to Build and Play It
Fire is the most explosive type in GLC, built around energy acceleration that puts huge attackers online in a single turn. Here's how the archetype works.
Water in Gym Leader Challenge: How to Build and Play It
Water is GLC's control type: energy acceleration, card draw and recovery instead of raw speed. Here's how the archetype and its two established builds work.
Dragon in Gym Leader Challenge: How to Build and Play It
Dragon is GLC's highest-risk, highest-reward type — mixed energy costs held together by a single specialized card. Here's how the two established builds handle it.