Jimmy Pendarvis
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A Discussion of Gardevoir/Sylveon, Drampa/Garbodor, and Volcanion in BKT–CIN “You may have noticed that I referred to this Gardevoir list as the “optimal” one, and that is for good reason. Since Gardevoir’s release, Team X-Files has seen great success at Regional Championships using these sixty cards. While normally I would argue that there is always room for innovation and improvement, I feel this combination of sixty cards is correct right now. 3 Professor Sycamore When I first saw a Gardevoir list with only three of these, I thought it was crazy. Professor Sycamore, for as long as I can remember, has been the main draw power of almost every…
A Review of Volcanion’s Success at Hartford Regionals and Looking at List Specifics “Round 1: Golisopod-GX/Tapu Koko SM29 WW Round 2: Metagross-GX WW Round 3: Golisopod-GX/Garbodor WW Round 4: Gardevoir-GX/Sylveon-GX WLT Round 5: Gardevoir-GX/Sylveon-GX LWT Round 6: Gardevoir-GX/Sylveon-GX WLT Round 7: Ho-oh-GX/Salazzle-GX WW Round 8: Volcanion-EX/Turtonator-GX/Volcanion LWW Round 9: Golisopod-GX/Garbodor/Tapu Fini-GX LL 5-1-3 4 Volcanion This is a change I made from the list Azul gave me, as I wanted the extra consistency of having the fourth baby Volcanion. In literally every game you play with this deck, the goal is to attack with Volcanion on turn one to get some energy in play. This made me add in the fourth one because…
Building A Modern Metagross and Examining Gardevoir for Hartford “This is the Metagross list that I piloted to the finals of a 101 person League Cup in Orlando, FL. I definitely think that Metagross was a smart call for the event because of how unlikely it was that I would face two or more Fire decks in Swiss. On a similar note, I feel the same way about this deck heading into Hartford Regionals. While the deck struggles against Fire decks, it has great matchups against pretty much everything else, which can allow for an easy advancement to day two. 2 Metang When I was deciding on the final…
Recapping Jimmy’s Top 32 Ft. Wayne Run and Examining Standard Gardevoir for Connecticut “I always try to play a deck that gives me a chance against everything, even if all of my games are close ones. I hate the feeling of sitting across the table and knowing I will almost certainly lose before the match has even started. In my early testing, Sableye was immediately very impressive against the popular decks. The only thing that I was worried about was Turbo Darkrai, but that matchup became significantly easier after I thickened the Garbodor line. After tweaking the list and playing a bunch of games with Igor Costa, I was convinced I could beat…
6th Place Worlds Recap, Adapting Espeon for BKT-On, and Tinkering with Trevenant ” 3 Eevee, 2 Espeon-GX I have received a lot of questions as to why I played a thinner Espeon-GX line, which I can now go into detail about. While Espeon-GX is an incredible attacker in the early game, it becomes less and less useful as the game progresses. This makes it hard for me to justify including a beefy Espeon-GX line instead of increasing my consistency and/or adding utility cards. I never had a problem finding Eevees in the early game, and only once during the tournament did I wish I had a third Espeon-GX. Overall, I would say…
It uses its long tongue to taunt opponents. Once the opposition is enraged, this Pokémon hurls itself at the opponent, tackling them forcefully. (Galarian Linoone)
A Look at Techs, Tricks, and Matchups for Decidueye/Espeon/Ninetales for Anaheim “At first, I was not sure whether this variant or Decidueye-GX/Vileplume was the way to go, but I quickly found that I liked this version better. While the Vileplume variant is viewed as faster, I often found myself having clunky starts or a dead hand. I have always been a consistency freak, so I would definitely not risk such an important tournament on a deck that is seemingly reliant on a good opening hand. I have also found the release of Guzma to really hurt Decidueye-GX/Vileplume because its previous strategy of trapping something Active is now next to impossible. In…
The faster a ________ can beat out a rhythm with its two sticks, the more respect it wins from its peers. (Thwackey)
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