Jose Marrero
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JoseZard (Card Choices, Matchups, Worlds Recap) and a Comparison to Tord’s Worlds Top 4 Ability ReshiZard List “At first, my top two deck choices going into Worlds were Green’s ReshiZard and Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel LOT (similar to what Shintaro Ito used to place 2nd, which I talked about in my article right before Worlds). I decided against playing Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel LOT because many players were playing Tapu Fini UNM on Day 1. I figured this trend would carry over to Day 2, so I changed decks last minute. I also disregarded Green’s ReshiZard because I was so intrigued by Ability ReshiZard. I wanted to be less prone to Reset Stamp, which hinders Green’s ReshiZard more so than Ability ReshiZard. It’s…
GG Malamar w/ Dragon Talon and Blacephalon-GX/Naganadel for Worlds/DC Open “This card is the deck’s main attacker against other TAG TEAMs, which is why the deck plays 3 copies. Linear Attack can do 40 damage to any 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon. Leading with this, you can then transition into Calamitous Slash for a big KO. Its GG End-GX attack is nice as well because if for some reason you can’t 1-hit KO something that is threatening, you can discard it instead—think of a ReshiZard with Choice Helmet or a PikaRom with 5+ Energy. Overall, Garchomp & Giratina-GX is one of the strongest cards to come out of Unified Minds.…
Two Worlds Powerhouses, PikaRom + ReshiZard, and How to Answer the Problem of Walls “2 Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Most times you will want to use Full Blitz to power up other attackers. If you are taking a KO with Full Blitz then even better. However, worst case you can set up future KO’s. Tag Bolt-GX can potentially take a huge multi-prize turn which a lot of the time Tag Bolt-GX is used as an end game attack to finish the game quickly. Before if you Full Blitz onto the active Pikachu & Zekrom-GX it could get punished by an attacker that could otherwise take it down in one blow. However, now you…
Eating a sweet apple caused its evolution. A nectarous scent wafts from its body, luring in the bug Pokémon it preys on. (Appletun)