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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)

Dragon Rushes and Darkness Graces

An In-Depth Look at the 2010 DP–UL 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 invites—paid/unpaid—depending 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 “the grinders” by players. I went in depth on how the Elo system worked and my feelings about the system in my 2011 article. I’ll go ahead and…

From Pear Tree to Golden Klefki

The 12 Decks of Christmas (and of Imminent Marathon Lore) “You’ll notice that this list is very familiar to the one in my November article, and for that reason, I’m only going to discuss the big change — 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 it’s necessary to have the extra non-EX attacker. Zoroark BREAK is also invaluable for dealing with Tyrantrum-EX, and it’s absolutely excellent against M Manectric due to the latter’s inability to OHKO the BREAK — while achieving Energy acceleration. The…
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Its shell is overflowing with its heightened otherworldly energy. The ectoplasm serves as protection for this Pokémon’s core spirit. (Cursola)

Standard Time

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 1 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…
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A clever combatant, this Pokémon battles using water balloons created with moisture secreted from its palms. (Drizzile)