Alex Olijar
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Bio: Alex Olijar has been playing Pokémon actively since States 2013 after following the game online for several months. A college senior majoring in Economics from Pittsburgh, PA, he enjoys the tactical and strategic considerations that Pokémon and other TCGs bring to the table. He has been writing articles and blog posts on various topics sporadically throughout the past five years.
A Discussion of G Booster in Plasma, Residual Value, and GA Regionals “Entering the format, I immediately fell in love with Aromatisse. The card is incredibly versatile, and I’ve always been attracted to toolbox decks of any kind. I spent significant time playtesting my list in preparation for Ohio States. I played in several online tournaments with my deck, including one “Road to States” tournament in which I placed 4th, and the “HeyTrainer!” tournament which I won. It seemed to have a very strong matchup against Yveltal, which I expected to be a huge player in the format. As we know from Hydreigon, Blastoise and Emboar decks are always troublesome for Energy…
The Quest for the Perfect List “Before I get to some substance, I would like to extend a huge thank you to this community for embracing my last article. It was the first article I’ve written on Pokemon, and to receive so many likes and comments was humbling! I hope I can continue to write good articles that you guys appreciate and help you grow as a player. Writing is one of my favorite things to do, so as long as I play Pokemon and there’s interest, I will probably continue to write articles. Thanks so much! Last time I was writing, I went over the…
If it sees any movement around it, this Pokémon charges for it straightaway, leading with its sharply pointed jaw. It’s very proud of that jaw. (Arrokuda)
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