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Virginia Hopefuls, Looking Ahead to Guardians Rising “I’m incredibly ready for Guardians Rising to arrive, most notably to improve the Standard format. All of the major decks have been established, with Decidueye/Vileplume being the frontrunner. Its matchups are stellar in comparison with other decks. If you are attending Virginia Regionals, play a deck that can compete with Decidueye/Vileplume. The other decks you should worry about are Volcanion, Darkrai variants, and M Rayquaza. Tier 2 decks that continue to be played are Yveltal/Garbodor, Vespiquen, Lapras, and M Mewtwo. I label these as Tier 2 because these decks heavily underperformed in Salt Lake City and Brazil. Darkrai Variants (50-50 split between Turbo and…
Musings on the Imminent Release of Roaring Skies “Sky Field Bench space management is about to be as important as it’s been in years. In my mind, this is one of the worst design choices Creatures has made in a while (OK, maybe I’m just salty about my Worlds 2010 mat not being able to fit that large of a Bench). In all seriousness, there’s a good likelihood this card sees play, and not just with things like M Rayquaza-EX. I could see this finding niche use in things that have a large number of fragile Bench-sitters. When accompanied with another Stadium, this card now serves as a…
If this weak Pokémon is by itself, a mere child could defeat it. But if ______ has friends to help it train, it can evolve and become much stronger. (Dreepy)
Brit’s Analysis of Zoroark/Lycanroc and Gardevoir-GX for Latin America’s International Championship “I think this would easily be my top choice for this weekend (which, of course, can still be League Cups for those like me not going to Brazil). The power of this deck has been proven many times this format and in the format before it, so I do not think I really need explain much of how the deck functions. Zoroark-GX has been the most powerful card in the game since it was printed and provides an incredibly efficient attacker while simultaneously boosting the consistency of any given deck by an unprecedented amount. Lycanroc-GX is the current partner of…
It eats berries nonstop—a habit that has made it more resilient than it looks. It’ll show up on farms, searching for yet more berries. (Skwovet)
It spits out thread imbued with a frigid sort of energy and uses it to tie its body to branches, disguising itself as an icicle while it sleeps. (Snom)