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Podcast Ep. 23: Decks for Philadelphia Regionals “On today’s episode, Mike is joined by Russell LaParre, Chris Leandro, and Carl Barone to discuss the new format and top plays for Philadelphia Regionals—but, of course, not exclusive to Philadelphia! A must-listen for anyone looking to succeed in the upcoming format. iTunes SoundCloud
Alex’s Melbourne SPE Report and Analysis of Metagross/Solgaleo for SUM–CES “Generally, when I test for new formats, I will always attempt to find a way to beat nearly everything that I expect to see at an event. This is what led me to try some rather odd concepts, but due to a lack of time because of lost baggage, I was unable to make much headway into breaking the meta. I wanted to play some new concept that could win me Melbourne’s Special Event, but I either did not have the physical cards with me, or the deck would contain some glaring flaw that turned me away from it. A…
Recapping Jimmy’s Top 32 Ft. Wayne Run and Examining Standard Gardevoir for Connecticut “I always try to play a deck that gives me a chance against everything, even if all of my games are close ones. I hate the feeling of sitting across the table and knowing I will almost certainly lose before the match has even started. In my early testing, Sableye was immediately very impressive against the popular decks. The only thing that I was worried about was Turbo Darkrai, but that matchup became significantly easier after I thickened the Garbodor line. After tweaking the list and playing a bunch of games with Igor Costa, I was convinced I could beat…
An Overview of Mega Scizor and Its Chances in the Standard Format “Mega Scizor has an important quality that can make it very powerful in competitive play. This quality is the flexibility of its attack. Iron Crusher for two Metal Energy deals 120 damage and allows you to discard either a Special Energy attached to your opponent’s Active Pokémon or a Stadium card in play. This attack can knock out almost any Pokémon in two attacks and disrupt your opponent’s board state at the same time. Decks that rely on Special Energy are put under pressure, and Stadium cards that can negatively impact your board like Silent Lab or Parallel City can…
An All-Encompassing Preview on the State of Expanded for Phoenix Regionals “First, I’d like to recommend you review the results from last Spring, with appreciation, as always, for their compilation by Andrew Wamboldt. Today, the most important table will be the Week 3 (BLW–FCO) Overall Results, but I’m also going to refer to the Weeks 1+2 Table to draw comparisons. Here’s why I think Weeks 1+2 still matter: quite honestly, Fates Collide didn’t offer much to the Expanded metagame. Mew FCO wasn’t exactly a game changer for any deck (though, as I’ll get to later, its presence appears to have altered at least one deck’s amount of overall play), and the set mostly fizzled…
It’s skilled at both offense and defense, and it gets pumped up when cheered on. But if it starts showboating, it could put itself in a tough spot. (Cinderace)
The History and Future of Competitive Pokémon TCG in Russia “Pokemon TCG released in 1996 was finally localized to Russia in October 2014. Of course, some enthusiasts started to play before the localization and there even was a small community called “Moscow Pokemon TCG League.” They set up eight years ago, in 2007, and they kept their activity ever since. They started with holding small meetings where they played with the decks built from the very first sets. In 2010 Moscow Pokemon TCG League started to play drafts and constructed tournaments. The guys there are really nice and friendly to the newcomers, but there was a really small amount of members…
An Analysis of Darkrai/Garbodor “Garbodor’s Place in the Metagame Deck List Inclusions and Exclusions Conclusion Looking at the big threats in the game right now (Plasma, VirGen, Blastoise) they all have a reliance on using Abilities as part of their game. Plasma often uses Keldeo EX’s Rush In Ability in order to enable Kyurem PLF to stream its Blizzard Burn attack every turn, and relies on Deoxys EX’s Power Connect Ability to hit those magic numbers on Pokemon-EX. VirGen uses Virizion EX’s Ability to prevent Special Conditions from cards like Hypnotoxic Laser on their Pokemon with Grass Energies attached making it harder for the opponent to knock out their attackers in…
The __________ of the Galar region are brave warriors, and they wield thick, tough leeks in battle. (Galarian Farfetch’d)
This Pokémon has a jaw that’s as sharp as a spear and as strong as steel. Apparently ___________’s flesh is surprisingly tasty, too. (Barraskewda)
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