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It lived in snowy areas for so long that its fire sac cooled off and atrophied. It now has an organ that generates cold instead. (Galarian Darumaka)
An In-Depth Look at the 2010 DPβUL Format, Part 2 “At the end of 2009, Pokemon announced that Worlds would be returning to Kona, Hawaii in 2010. Invites to the World Championships were given to the Top 4 of Worlds 2009, Top X of Nationals 2010 (the US was Top 4; most other countries got fewer invitesβpaid/unpaidβdepending on size), and then the Top 40 in the Elo rating system. The last way to qualify was through the Last Chance Qualifier affectionately called βthe grindersβ by players. I went in depth on how the Elo system worked and my feelings about the system in my 2011 article. Iβll go ahead and…
The 12 Decks of Christmas (and of Imminent Marathon Lore) “Youβll notice that this list is very familiar to the one in my November article, and for that reason, Iβm only going to discuss the big change β Zoroark. Refer back to that piece (or reach out to me) for clarification on the rest. Originally, I was gunning for greater consistency with the list, but it became clear fairly quickly that itβs necessary to have the extra non-EX attacker. Zoroark BREAK is also invaluable for dealing with Tyrantrum-EX, and itβs absolutely excellent against M Manectric due to the latterβs inability to OHKO the BREAK β while achieving Energy acceleration. The…
This PokΓ©mon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down. (Drednaw)
Archetypes and Homebrews, Split Decisions and the Magic Way “One thing that has really hindered the isolation of “best decks” IS the split in formats. Day 1Β is a small sample size and pretty high variance. I intentionally did not list the placements after day 1 Swiss for the archetypes because of how big a swing one draw or one late-game topdeck can make in altering a person’s rank. Usually when a deck wins a whole event, you can safely say the deck really earned it and was a cut above the rest of the field. A top 8 berth means quite a bit more than being ranked in the…
If this PokΓ©mon senses a strong emotion, it will run away as fast as it can. It prefers areas without people. (Hatenna)