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Monarch Pickleball (Dick’s Sporting Goods) Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
18
First approval
Aug 14, 2019
Latest approval
Oct 19, 2026
On the list, all time
18
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Listed for only 9 of 18 approved paddles, too few for percentages.

Core thickness

Listed for only 9 of 18 approved paddles, too few for percentages.

Shape

Not stated on the official listings.

All approved Monarch Pickleball (Dick’s Sporting Goods) paddles

  • Dragon Slayer Carbon
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Oct 19, 2026
  • Black Ops Foam
    Core:
    Foam + honeycomb hybrid
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Sep 1, 2026
  • Calia CA26Lifestyle
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Dec 14, 2025
  • Mercenary Carbon - MN26MERCEV
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Oct 22, 2025
  • Mercenary Carbon
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Jan 20, 2025
  • Golden Axe Carbon
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Jan 20, 2025
  • Crown Jewel Carbon
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Dec 17, 2024
  • Dragon Slayer - MN25DRGNSLYR
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Graphite
    Approved:
    Sep 23, 2024
  • Joust
    Core:
    Other
    Thickness:
    10 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Other
    Approved:
    Sep 18, 2024
  • Crown Jewel Pro
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jan 1, 2022
  • Golden Axe Pro
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jan 1, 2022
  • Crown Jewel ES
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Oct 12, 2021
  • Mercenary Max
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Oct 12, 2021
  • Monarch Youth Paddle
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Nov 17, 2020
  • Melee
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Nov 17, 2020
  • Crown Jewel 2
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Oct 24, 2019
  • Mercenary 2
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Aug 14, 2019
  • Duchess
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Aug 14, 2019

Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.