Jando’s 2015-2016 Midwest Cities Reports “Immediately following Fall Regionals 2015, I began playtesting the Standard format quite extensively. I quickly found Raichu/Crobat to be my deck of choice, as it provided a strong, non-EX attacker in the form of Raichu, coupled with a great supporting Pokémon line that allowed me to hit for big numbers, while providing an edge over the low-HP Night March and Vespiquen decks. Unfortunately, the deck struggled against M Manectric-EX decks — one of the most hyped archetypes coming into the Standard format season. The deck also suffered from its own consistency issues, due in part to the loss of Colress. Still, the…
Though it has a gentle disposition, it’s also very strong. It will quickly freeze the snowball on its head before going for a headbutt. (Galarian Darmanitan)