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Consistency and Blowouts

Team Up Notables, the Oceania Meta, Lost March, Psychic Malamar, and Impressions of the New Standard “There are a lot of cards in Team Up, and quite a few of them are pretty good. Pikachu & Zekrom-GX: This is probably the card/deck that is seeing the most hype, and from my experience it has certainly lived up to that hype. The card is incredibly strong, combining high HP, insane Energy acceleration, and a broken GX attack. Add in the Lightning-type support we’ve received in the last two sets, and you get a truly powerful archetype. Celebi & Venusaur-GX: This is what I feel is probably the most interesting TAG TEAM to talk about, because it is played…

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Diamonds in the Rough

Exploring Ultra Prism and First Looks at Magnezone and Empoleon “(spoiler: it’s a short list) Without much doubt, I think the combination of Solgaleo—or whatever that Necrozma thing is supposed to be—and Magnezone is among the more intriguing options in the new set. I’ve heard a good number of thoughts indicating a belief that the hype is perhaps too extreme, but generally speaking, when the card designers gift a combo so obviously, it tends to be useful at some point in its legal lifespan. I’m not saying it’s going to run through St. Louis—maybe it needs rotation in order to eventually shine. But, at some point in its lifespan, I…