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Unfortunate Off-Meta—Gardevoir-GX/Swampert—for NAIC (Oops…), and Rearview-Mirror Thoughts on the 2018–2019 Competitive Season “I was one of the lucky players who got to spend almost two weeks in the city of Columbus this June. Because of this, my friends and I had quite a bit of time to test and figure out our play for NAIC. We knew that we were going to try to avoid playing a meta deck, but I still had some reservations about this idea, as shown in my last article. Before I go into the week, let me describe our testing process: First, we would build whatever deck we were on at the time on PTCGO and try…
Second Tier Hopefuls for Regionals “Flareon Landorus/Lugia/Drifblim Plasma Lugia Blastoise Cards to Consider Conclusion I know… some of you may be getting sick of me talking about this deck, but it keeps testing very well for me against three of the top four contenders. Results like that simply can’t be ignored. Here is my updated list: No Stunfisk DRX, Terrakion BCR, Landorus EX, or Fighting Energy Many versions of this deck play some substantial combination of those Pokémon and Fighting Energy in place of the Fire Energy in my list. People turn to these cards as methods of dealing with Darkrai EX. I simply don’t think…
The skin on its face is impervious to attack, but breathing difficulties made this Pokémon go extinct anyway. (Arctovish)
Looking at the Strengths and Weaknesses of Standard’s Top Trifecta, and at Ninetales & Drampa “Putting it bluntly, there are 3 very clear decks at the top of the pack: Gardevoir-GX, Golisopod-GX and Ho-Oh-GX. Everything else, based on League Cups and Bremen Regionals, seems to be just a tad behind these 3. Sure, Alolan Ninetales-GX, DeciTales, VikaBulu and the other Garbodor variants can compete. However, they lack the raw power and strength that the aforementioned trifecta contains. Looking ahead to Hartford Regionals, I would definitely recommend choosing one of those 3. Why are these decks so ahead of the pack though? Let’s break it down.+ First off, Gardevoir-GX, the World champion (and also my favorite…
Thoughts on the Game from a Commentator’s Perspective “The concept of teams has been around since the beginning of the game. One person can only do so much, and it’s natural to find other people that have similar goals to you and try to practice with them. Even if you’ve never considered yourself a part of a formal team, if you’re a competitive player, you can probably think of a handful of people that you regularly test or travel with, or at the very least bounce ideas off of. This season, we’ve seen the concept be turned on it’s head with the introduction of sponsorships. It seems like…
Recapping Toronto’s Headlines, the Two Paths, and on Trevenant, Zoroark/Garbodor, and Night March for Greensboro “Players had been clamoring for a Lusamine ban for quite some time, and about a month ago TPCi listened, giving it and Delinquent the boot from the format. While it’s probably not a good use of anyone’s time to envision how the results of Toronto would’ve looked had those two cards been legal, I think we can all agree we likely wouldn’t have seen such a diverse metagame under the old ban list. Even more importantly, the community has expressed almost unanimous positivity regarding the state of Expanded, following Toronto, which I never would’ve predicted three months ago. When was…
It emits psychic power strong enough to cause headaches as a deterrent to the approach of others. (Hatterene)
Rounding out the Format with Drampa/Garbodor, Vespiquen, Darkrai, and a Popularity Tier List for Indy “The initial GRI metagame was single-handedly shaped by the dominance of Drampa/Garbodor in Seattle. Though Espeon/Garbodor has recently been accepted as the better Garbodor deck for the current metagame, this may not have been the case without the results in the Emerald City. I would still expect to play against a Drampa/Garb or two at Internationals, as the deck has so many options. Drampa is truly an incredible card, evidenced by the fact we have seen it be part of two of the most dominants decks of the Guardians Rising metagame. The pressure of Drampa often forces opponents to play…
It spins its tail fins to propel itself, surging forward at speeds of over 100 knots before ramming prey and spearing into them. (Barraskewda)
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