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Friday Flyer #4: Next Week’s Mailbag and Thoughts on Philly Meta “Welcome back! I underestimated my week’s craziness when I initially planned out the Flyer schedule for the month, so the mailbag edition I had planned for this week is going to wait one more before coming into being. The advantage of this: I get to plug the submission link this week! If any questions arose out of Philly, or anything arises as you read through this week’s content, submit a question and I’ll do my best to answer what I can in next week’s edition—ideally, though, submit by Wednesday. Submission Link We had the first major event of the North…
Gauging the Strengths of Golisopod and Gardevoir, Manging the Matchup, and Deciding on Decidueye/Ninetales “In any case, Golisopod/Garbodor is still a very strong play for the current Standard format and I decided to play it at a League Cup this past weekend. I had spoken with Mees a bit the week leading up to his regional in Germany and my League Cups. We were both set on playing Garbodor decks, considering Golisopod, Drampa/Po Town and Espeon-GX. On Friday, Mees sent me the Golisopod/Garbodor he had decided on: The list looked good to me and I enjoyed the Tapu Fini idea a lot: against unsuspecting Fire players I could make some nice plays, using the…
ARG Oklahoma City Top 8, Mega Mewtwo, Yveltal/Mew, and Volcanion for Orlando “Over the past couple of months, Alter Reality Games, in collaboration with Chris Fulop, has set in motion a series of one-day cash-prize events for the Pokemon TCG. These events haven’t exploded in popularity quite yet but the 6-round tournaments have served as a sneak preview of what players should expect to see at major events. Here is a breakdown of the recent top 8 from Oklahoma City (Sep. 18). The players decided to split the prizes and receive $125 each. Kevin Murphy … M Mewtwo Corey Weidner … Volcanion Gant Conley … Volcanion Neil Williamson … Yveltal/Mew Michael White … Volcanion Andrew…
When scared, this Pokémon cries. Its tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions, and attackers won’t be able to resist weeping. (Sobble)