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Looking at Gardevoir/Swampert/Solgaleo/Ninetales in Light of Roanoke’s Regional “3 Ralts/2 Mudkip/2 Alolan Vulpix/1 Ditto {*}/1 Kirlia/1 Marshtomp At first glance, this basic line seems a bit thin, however, in game it works out very well. Ditto acts as a 4th and 3rd count for all of these basic Pokemon which allows you to be very greedy with your counts. We play 3 Ralts so that they are able to stick to the board more easily in the scenario that our opponent attempts to target them down. There are really two first turn board states that are optimal depending on how our opponent is playing the game. If you…
Reflections on Playing Sableye in San Jose, ‘Marching to the Top, and Top Picks for Memphis “I didn’t get home from London until Tuesday, and I left for San Jose on Thursday, which left me with no time to test for the event at home. I played a few games with Sableye once I arrived at my hotel, and they were all going pretty well. No matchup felt like a poor one when I was playing against the popular decks, but I did feel the burn of Ghetsis quite a few times. This made me consider playing the Night March deck that all of my friends played, but I decided to stick with my boy Sableye…
San Jose Recap & Talking Texas “After a bit of testing I had narrowed down my possible deck choices to: Greninja, Trevenant, and Fighting/Bats. The first two decks I liked because I anticipated Giratina Promo to be cut from a lot of decks due to the rise of Zoroark-GX. This would scare all of the Trevenant away, and the consistency issues of Greninja keep a lot of people away from it in Expanded. The Fighting Bats deck was essentially just a remake of the Landorus-EX/Bats deck that found success in previous formats with some new additions. The logic was that Fighting type attackers should give it…
Giving Thanks, Mega Manny, Robo Subs, and V/G/D “What I’m Thankful For All About Mega Manny The Dawn of Elephants and Robots V/G’s Bringin’ Down the Hammer Conclusion With so much news about Pokémon coming around in the past couple of months, there is certainly plenty to be thankful for. Here are some of the main things that I’m grateful for right now, along with some reasoning as to why they are important to me. Remember, these are all just my personal opinions on the topics and others may not feel as strongly as I do about them. This is simply meant to be a fun way of bringing…
It eats berries nonstop—a habit that has made it more resilient than it looks. It’ll show up on farms, searching for yet more berries. (Skwovet)
The one with the best drumming techniques becomes the boss of the troop. It has a gentle disposition and values harmony among its group. (Rillaboom)
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