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Blacephalon/Naganadel Pumped Up for LAIC “This card does wonders. Not only for its Ultra Conversion Ability that lets you draw cards, but also for its attack, Venom Shot. If the opponent does not play Mew UNB or benches it a turn too late, then Venom Shot is MVP when it comes to victory. So many decks play Dedenne-GX. That is 2 free Prize cards with Venom Shot. If they play a TAG TEAM attacker, then that’s 3 prize cards as well you can eventually take. Not to mention, Burst-GX gives you 1 free prize card, making for a total of 6 prize cards. This is…
Looking at Hydreigon and Tyranitar for Brazil’s Latin American International Championships in Lost Thunder Standard “Unlike a majority of people, I have to worry about LAIC in Brazil before I can even begin to worry about Virginia’s Regionals. This has led me to base my meta prediction more on theory than I would for Virginia, because we have no tournaments outside of Japan to represent the meta. For the sake of time and my sanity, I group Granbull LOT, Alolan Exeggutor, Spread variants, and Buzzwole/Stage 1’s into the category of single-prize attacker decks, because they generally have similar matchups. Going into Brazil, I fully expect to see a plethora of Zoroark-GX, Blacephalon-GX, and single-prize attacker…
Jumping into an Analysis of Espeon-GX/Garbodor and Gourgeist CIN for European Internationals “As I said previously, there are no earlier tournaments than the weekend of London Internationals where Crimson Invasion can be played. The entire meta is complete theorymon. What I mean by this is that all of the decks are untested within a tournament setting. An expected % of decks is nearly incalculable, because there’s no historical evidence. The amount of Heyfonte hype posts per deck is one of the more reliable sources of data available currently. The lack of tournament results also means lists are going to be different from one player to another, since there isn’t a tried and…
Moving Forward with Standard, and a Guide to Coping with Format Rotations
“Before we get too far into discussion, let’s set the stage for Standard. Recently I’ve read a lot of hate regarding the current Standard. And I mean a lot. However, consider this: We haven’t had a genuine rotation in almost three years! Things like Juniper and N have been legal for around four years! Back in the days of 2004-2008, format rotations were so dramatic, critical engines and Supporter lineups changed almost every season. Here’s a brief, non-exhaustive overview of the cards decks used to function back then: 2004-2006 Setup Pokémon: Pidgeot RG, Magcargo DX 20 Supporters: TV Reporter, Steven’s Advice,…
Surprise Decks and Techs for Standard and Expanded City Championships “There have not been any major tournaments played in the Standard format for us to get an idea of what will be most heavily played. I do see some of the most popular decks being M Manectric variants, Vespiquen variants, Gengar/Trevenant, Magnezone/Raikou, Wobbuffet/Crobat, and Lucario/Crobat. There are still many other decks in the format but I believe these will be the most popular. This brings me to the first deck I will be going over … This deck’s strategy is to devolve Milotic every turn with Porygon-Z’s first attack, Digital Reboot. Digital Reboot lets you devolve as many of your Benched…
The stalks of leeks are thicker and longer in the Galar region. __________ that adapted to these stalks took on a unique form. (Galarian Farfetch’d)
Hypergeometric Distribution and the Pokémon TCG “Let’s look at a common Virizion/Genesect build with 4 Virizion-EX, 4 Genesect-EX, 1 Jirachi-EX, and 4 Ultra Ball. When using this deck, starting the game with a Virizion-EX is important. There are lots of ways to get there: Draw a Virizion-EX in your first 7 cards and use that as your starting Pokemon. Draw a Virizion-EX on your first turn and have a plan to switch it into the Active position. Draw an Ultra Ball and have a plan to switch it into the Active position. Part of the fun of Pokemon is that it is a complex game. In the…
My Most Successful Decks of the NXD–LTR Format “Fort Wayne Regionals Non-Report The New Rules The Return of Bench Sitters Numbers of Tropical Beach Decks Darkrai/Hydreigon Empoleon/Dusknoir Blastoise Darkrai Speed Darkrai with Ninetales Control Darkrai with Electrode Plasma Conclusion I really wish I had a fun and crazy report to tell you about, but sadly I wasn’t able to attend the first set of Regionals this year. The last few months have involved a lot of big changes for me. A friend of mine from Pokémon put in a good word for me at his company. The interview went well and I recently got hired for a full-time…
This Pokémon lived on prehistoric seashores and was able to preserve food with the ice on its body. It went extinct because it moved so slowly. (Arctozolt)
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