10 results for: Durant
A Standard Look at Gardevoir-GX, with Expanded Profiles of M Gardevoir & Durant “To put it bluntly, I think many of the decks we have seen do well recently are not—objectively—good decks. I’m talking about things like Attacking Hoopa, Sylveon, Vikabulu, and even Espeon/Garb. They are just weaker in power level than the other options in the format – decks like Zoroark/Golisopod, Zoroark/Lycanroc, Gardevoir, and Buzzwole/Lycanroc. This “new meta” is strange – these decks are clearly finding success, but only because of how they stack up against the old meta. In general, they are weaker decks, but have better matchups. This provides an interesting lens in which to approach the format: play stronger…
Winter Regionals 2016: Life, Loss, and Closing the Chapter on Durant “A little under a year ago I found myself in a hospital room with my wife, crying inconsolably at the news that we would have to terminate the pregnancy of our first son. My wife clenched my hand as though she were falling, and for several minutes I recognized and welcomed the feeling that I might pass out. I wanted nothing more than to climb into an unseen black hole and disappear from the pain I felt — from the pain we felt. Instead, I whispered reassurance to my wife and prayed. As I did so I kept my eyes…
A History of ‘Deck Out’ Strategies, Durant Again, and the Bunny Zone “Many years ago, when the Pokemon TCG was in such infancy that Baby Pokemon didn’t even exist, there were decks floating around that hinged on the win condition of decking an opponent out. Many of these decks were seen largely as gimmicks — “Mulligan Mewtwo,” for example, could be taken down with just a single Energy Removal. Still, other decks like Chansey/Alakazam and Wildfire Moltres found a great deal of popularity and introduced many players to an alternate way to win the game. Our discussion today will not focus on those decks, however. Anything we could learn from those archetypes…
Jumping nimbly about, this small-bodied Pokémon takes advantage of even the slightest opportunity to disorient larger opponents. (Rookidee)
With jaws that can shear through steel rods, this highly aggressive Pokémon chomps down on its unfortunate prey. (Drednaw)
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