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A Discussion of Gardevoir/Sylveon, Drampa/Garbodor, and Volcanion in BKTโCIN “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 Metangย When I was deciding on the final…
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…
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…
It uses the horns on its head to sense the emotions of others. Males will act as valets for those they serve, looking after their every need. (Indeedee)
My Season So Far, Sun & Moon Impact Cards, the State of Expanded, Top 10 Viable Decks, Notable Omissions, and New Contenders “Last you heard from me, I had done well at some League Challenges in the fall before failing to perform at Orlando Regionals. In that article, I highlighted some of my top plays for the Expanded Philadelphia Regionals, where I was fortunate enough to take second place with an Accelgor/Wobbuffet list only two cards off the one I presented. Since then, I have not attended any other Regional Championships, as my schedule has not allowed it. I have, however, performed well at some League Cups. I took Vespiquen/Zebstrika to a Top 8 where I was eliminated in a close set…
Manectric/Garb, Mega Sceptile, and Carbink BREAK for Expanded Regionals in San Jose “A lot of people do not like Mega Manectric in Expanded anymore because it only does 110 damage and rarely OHKO’s things. While Manectric only has a few Day 2 finishes, its matchups are actually incredible and it beats nearly everything relevant in Expanded. I played it at Philly and ran into a few too many bad matchups, narrowly losing to Donphan, Rainbow Road, and Groudon twice. Fighting decks are awful matchups, but luckily they are not very popular right now. I lost to Rainbow Road because I dead drew the first game and committed to Jolteon-EX in the second,…
Seniors Philadelphia Regionals 2016 Tournament Report with Zebstrika/Eelektrik “(Yes, I seriously played this.) For any of you who care to know, this deck contains 17 one-of cards, including 4 different Tools and 6 different one-of Pokemon. All testing was done through theorymoning and nothing else. 4-4 Zebstrika NXD These are your main attackers, and as such, run as many as you can. For those who do not know, Zebstrika is a Stage 1 with 90 HP and it has an attack called Disconnect, which preventsย the opponent from playing Item cards during their next turn. I can almost guarantee that most of you are asking, “Why play this over…
Top 10 Picks for Philadelphia Regionals & Honorable Mentions “The first deck I want to talk about is the Groudon deck piloted by Stefan Tabaco to top 8 in Phoenix, shown above. Every time there is a Regional inย the West Coast it seems like Stefan is finding a way to make Groudon viable. He ran a very unique list with a slim Groudon line and plenty of techs. The deck does run 4 copies of Korrina as well as 4 Tropical Beach in order to aid you in finding your 2 copies of Groudon-EX quickly. Theย 2 Regirock are great at getting back Stadiums as well as stalling with Focus…
11th Place Phoenix Regionals Report and Plays for Orlando “Phoenixย was the very first Regionals of the season.ย Everyone expected a mix of the same decks from past Regionals with a Vileplume Toolbox deck or two thrown in here and there.ย I arrived in Phoenix early on Friday morning to get in some test games with friends andย get a read onย what everyone was playing. The majority of people I talked toย were playing some kind of Yveltal variant. This made me lean heavily towards Mega Rayquaza but I was very wary of having a terrible Night March matchup. Mega Rayquaza’s poor Night March matchup ultimately eliminated it from being a possibility. I did…
It eats berries nonstopโa habit that has made it more resilient than it looks. It’ll show up on farms, searching for yet more berries. (Skwovet)
Transitioning the Shuriken-Thrower from Expanded in Phoenix to Standard in Orlando “Source โ There are a few things from this list I want to point out. Firstly is the Supporter line. Running two Ace Trainer is a great idea, especially given that in most situations we do not want to shuffle into the deck until after a Water Duplicates. After Frogadier gets knocked out, Ace Trainer becomes a live card and puts a damper on ourย opponent’s momentum. The next card of note is Teammates. Being able to search out the crucial pieces needed to finish out a match is great, especially if you are on the back foot. One example is…
The Standard Tier List and Top Five Plays for Orlando “Tier 1 Mega Mewtwo (ref.) Rainbow Road (ref. 1,ย ref. 2) Volcanion (ref.) Yveltal/Mew (ref.) Tier 2 Mega Scizor (ref. 1,ย ref. 2) Vespiquen (ref.) Mega Rayquaza (ref. 1, ref. 2) Greninja (ref. 1, ref. 2) This is an ordered tier list, so I expect Mewtwo to be the most popular deck at Orlando Regionals. It already seems to be popular at League Challenges, as every other post on Virbank is something like “Obligatory I won my LC with Mewtwo 15/500.” It is a solid deck that has seen a lot of coverage, and it performed well at the Alter Reality Gaming…
Volcanion, Mega Scizor, Mega Mewtwo, and Vespiquen โฆ Plumebox, Yveltal, and Ho-Oh/Ninja Boy “Upcoming Standard Events Pre-Evolutions:ย Orlando Regionals โ Oct. 15โ16 Post-Evolutions: Fort Wayne Regionals โ Nov. 26โ27 I saw this deck being played by many of the Japanese players โ such as Masataka Hirano โ at the World Championships. It even managed to take two spots in top 16. This is my take on the deck. This deck’s strategy is very simple. You discard Energy with Volcanion-EX for added damage and then accelerate them with Volcanion STS to your other attackers. This deck is one of the fastest decks in the format in my opinion. It can do 120 damage turn 1…
Three Lock Decks for Worlds and a Few Future Faves “I have not discussed this deck since State Championships but I do think it has potential to make a deep run at Worlds. My friend Max Armitage played a similar list at Nationals and netted a record of 5-3-1. His only losses were to 2 Metal decks and 1 Night March/Vespiquen deck. Those are not the best of matchups for Wailord but Max told me he still had potential to win against them and even managed to take a game off the Night March/Vespiquen deck. Some of the card choices might not be clear so I will take a moment…
On a Prodigious Return to Magic: The Gathering and What Pokรฉmon Can Learn from the Industry’s Best “Hello SixPrizes! My name is Patrick Casey, and I am a Pokedad on the 6P Forums (@Patrick1865) and a TCG competitor with my son and daughter at events on the Atlantic Coast. As a dad that plays the game, Iโve come to enjoy it far more than I ever thought I would. While I have become accustomed to being the oldest player at just about any Pokemon tournament we attend, I am young enough at heart that I donโt mind losing to โ and learning from โ the friends of my children! Recently, I have spent some time playing Magic:…
It uses its long tongue to taunt opponents. Once the opposition is enraged, this Pokรฉmon hurls itself at the opponent, tackling them forcefully. (Galarian Linoone)