Christopher Schemanske
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Setting the Scene, Dialing Up Donphan, and a Summer Mailbag “This year’s US Nationals were always set to be historic in terms of its format. Had Lysandre’s Trump Card not been the subject of a historic worldwide ban, this year’s US National Championships would’ve been the first to have another large tournament series prior to the event. Never before have Spring Regionals been run in the same format as Nationals, and this year looked to buck the trend. Instead, for the second time in the game’s history (the first being the 2011 early rotation), there will be no organized tournament series in North America prior to Nationals. 2011’s early HS-on…
Musings on the Imminent Release of Roaring Skies “Sky Field Bench space management is about to be as important as it’s been in years. In my mind, this is one of the worst design choices Creatures has made in a while (OK, maybe I’m just salty about my Worlds 2010 mat not being able to fit that large of a Bench). In all seriousness, there’s a good likelihood this card sees play, and not just with things like M Rayquaza-EX. I could see this finding niche use in things that have a large number of fragile Bench-sitters. When accompanied with another Stadium, this card now serves as a…
When it isn’t battling, it keeps Dreepy in the holes on its horns. Once a fight starts, it launches the Dreepy like supersonic missiles. (Dragapult)
