Looks at Night March, Trevenant, Zoroark/Exeggcute, and Buzzwole/Lycanroc for the Final Expanded Regional of 2018 “It’s not all that exciting of a list, but the power is still here, and that is what makes Buzzwole playable in both formats right now. I would say this would enter the weekend as a BDIF-presumptive if it weren’t set to be hard-countered. Nonetheless, as we’ve seen in Standard the last few weekends, Buzzwole can be hard-countered and still thrive, so I think it’s probably a playable archetype nonetheless. I’ll talk a bit more about the Buzzwole/Zoroark matchup a when we get to Buzzwole itself, but it’s no coincidence that the other two decks I’m going to get into…
The Return of Raichu and M Gardevoir “I was intrigued by Raichu after learning the results of a Japanese tournament. One person played a Lycanroc-GX deck with a 2-2 Raichu, most likely for the M Rayquaza matchup. I remembered Raichu/Bats back in 2015-2016, and was curious to see if it still worked out. My first idea was to combine Raichu with Lycanroc-GX; basically flipping the Japanese player’s evolution lines. A Lycanroc deck is much harder to pull off while playing American Standard because Korrina and Focus Sash are in Expanded only (while Japan plays XY-on instead of PRC-on). Raichu has the benefit of being a one prize attacker, just…
Georgia Report, Takeaways from Week 2, Adjustments, and Decklists for Week 3 “Traveling to Georgia Regionals, I knew I wanted to play an Yveltal variant similar to that of the list Brad Curcio and I played at Florida Regionals because Trevenant BREAK is the best deck in the format (in my eyes, anyway) and its skill cap is relatively low, meaning many players can pilot it without needing too much experience. Knowing my area favored Mega Rayquaza, I wanted to include 2 Parallel City instead of 2 Reverse Valley but chose not to after some discussion with Brad Curcio and William Herman regarding how important Reverse Valley is in the Yveltal mirror match.…
Its talent is tap-dancing. It can also manipulate temperatures to create a floor of ice, which this Pokémon can kick up to use as a barrier. (Galarian Mr. Mime)
Smart enough to use tools in battle, these Pokémon have been seen picking up rocks and flinging them or using ropes to wrap up enemies. (Corvisquire)
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