A Triple Tournament Report and Interviews with the Women of Fall Regionals “Things girls like about fall: pumpkin spice lattes, boots, leggings, and oh yeah—Pokemon TCG Regionals. Obviously I’m just kidding around. There is nothing less basic than playing Pokemon competitively and I actually hate pumpkin. I talked to three like-minded women who did well at Regionals about themselves and their views on the Pokemon community. Age: 25 Plays in: Seattle, WA Played for: I began playing competitively towards the tail end of 2012, after moving back home from college, but I first started getting to know people in the community in January of 2011. Accomplishments: Top 8 at Phoenix Regionals was…
Voting Phantom Forces into Office and the Top 10 Decks for City Championships “Election Ballot Mayor Senate Presidential Ticket The Top 10 Decks for Cities Conclusion With the official release of Phantom Forces yesterday, there are over 120 new cards (including other rarities) to consider when building new decks. In the spirit of Election Day this past Tuesday, I have a ballot for us to decide who the real standout candidates are in their respective areas. Let’s get to the booth and close that curtain! When looking at the Mayor, we are looking for a candidate we can trust. The Mayor has to be a card that has proven itself in the past…
It’s so strong that it can knock out some opponents in a single hit, but it also may forget what it’s battling midfight. (Cramorant)
Understanding the Minutia of Gameplay “I’m not going to go into full detail listing each and every deck that managed to make Top 8 (check out The Top Cut for that!), but I will make note of trends that I have seen. It is clear that XY had an enormous impact on the format, with cards like Yveltal-EX and Muscle Band making already existing decks even stronger. On the other hand, Aromatisse was able to aide in the creation of a new deck entirely, borrowing from older existing concepts. Not surprisingly there were several Plasma, Blastoise, Aromatisse, and Darkrai/Yveltal decks that crowded the top tables.…
What Not to Play, the Frontrunners, and Cards to Watch Out For “What Not to Play The Frontrunners Cards to Watch Out For Conclusion Blastoise The general consensus seems to be that Flashfire didn’t do Blastoise any favors. Blastoise has always struggled against Virizion/Genesect, a deck that certainly isn’t going anywhere. In addition, Druddigon FLF is easily splashable in Yveltal or any deck that struggles to deal with Black Kyurem-EX PLS. As a result, Blastoise is left with no good matchups, while struggling against Yveltal/Garbodor/Druddigon and Virizion/Genesect decks. Blastoise always seems to see some play, but I really can’t think of a reason to take it into a big event like Nationals.…
This Pokémon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down. (Drednaw)
All About the Top 8 1st Seed Philadelphia Regionals Lists “Elephant in the Room Preparing for Expanded Paralysis Analysis Conclusion I feel the best way to explain how to play Donphan is to go over a card-by-card analysis of the deck. Every card serves a very specific purpose and it’s difficult to play the deck correctly if you don’t know why a certain card is in the deck. After a lot of testing, this is the list I ended up playing: 4-4 Donphan PLS The main strategy of the deck is to use Spinning Turn with Donphan and bring up the most annoying Pokémon for your opponent to deal with.…
An All-Inclusive Tome on the Early NXD-XY Format “(This is a very long article. You may want to click the links below to skip between sections.) XY Set Review The Big Picture Winter Regionals Fallout Incorporating XY Emboar/Delphox Trevenant/Garbodor Trevenant/Flareon Darkrai/Garbodor Darkrai/Yveltal Hydreigon Virizion/Genesect Plasma Yveltal/Bouffalant Fairies Conclusion Venusaur-EX Well, let’s look at our next round of “Evolution” EXs. This guy is a bit of a stinker. It has high HP, but its attacks are really underwhelming. A middling 3 Energy (2 with a DCE) poisoning attack isn’t very good. I guess you do get 90 damage out of it with a Virbank, but even if you do…
These daring Pokémon have coins on their foreheads. Darker coins are harder, and harder coins garner more respect among ______. (Galarian Meowth)
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