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A Weekend at Cities, Social Media Q&A, and Interview with Jonathan Paranada (#1 US/CA) “To be completely honest, Pokemon hasn’t been a very big focus in my life as of recently. To start off my season, I began by attending both Phoenix and Vancouver Fall Regionals, and I placed in the Top 8 at Vancouver. Fast-forward to a month after Regionals, and I had dropped the ball hard on testing or playing the game even casually — the only reason I had touched my cards was to shove them all into my nightstand drawer. In order to snap out of this funk, I made myself commit to going down to the Portland area for a…
Investigating the Inner Workings of Pokémon Teams “1. Does your team have a name? What is the name and how did you come up with it? I’m on two teams actually. One is the more well known Team Hovercats, the origin of which is a trade secret. My main testing team however is named Honor Roll. I’m not sure exactly where the came from on that one, but it’s the brainchild of teammate Kenny Wisdom. 2. How many members does your team have? How many have you added or subtracted this year? How do you recruit new members? Honor Roll has 14 members, 12 of which actively…
An Interview with Matt Price, Dragon Age, and Some BREAKthrough “Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend a Regionals during Week 1, but my play would have been Yveltal were I to go. For Week 2 I attended Lancaster, PA, where I played Toad/Bats. That run didn’t go so well, with me losing to an Yveltal due to dead draws, a Hydreigon deck (the one that attaches Energy from the discard …), and a speed RayEels deck. I still had a ton of fun that weekend though — thanks to everyone who hung out! After Evolution-based decks had picked back up in play for Week 2, I saw the perfect opportunity…
Q&A’s with Our Female Qualifiers, My Top 3 for Day 1, and a Bonus Ban List “My first article for Underground in the Fall featured women who performed well at Autumn Regionals in the US. In that same vein, I’d like to take a moment to spotlight all of the girls who earned invites to Worlds this year. I’ll apologize in advance for the inevitable incompleteness of this list. It was slightly difficult for me to ascertain the sex of players solely based upon their name, which was the only information I had to go on other than asking around the community, which I also attempted to do. So, if I forgot someone or made a similar error I ask…
A History Lesson, Canadian Nationals Coverage, Three Thoughts and Three Decks “On June 10, 2011, TPCi decided that they would be enacting the first ever mid-season rotation. The format would be shifting from Majestic Dawn-on to HeartGold & SoulSilver-on. The change took effect on July 1, a mere 8 days before the start of the US National Championship. The only tournament that would provide players a glimpse of the metagame was the Canadian National Championship, which took place just 1 day after the format change. Yanmega Prime ended up being the big card of the weekend, as it was in 8 of the Top 16 decks. Although it didn’t win in…
It kicks berries right off the branches of trees and then juggles them with its feet, practicing its footwork. (Raboot)
Interview with Top 16 Ranked Brandon Cantu “Hey everybody, I’m back again with another player who was featured in the Power Rankings a while ago. This week I’m talking with Brandon Cantu who is currently ranked #4 in Championship Points in the US and Canada. Brandon has put up a very impressive run in the last 10 months with a Top 16 finish at Worlds 2014, 2nd Place at Houston Regionals, 1st Place at Mississippi States, the list goes on and on. He has very quietly accrued nearly 700 Championship Points and I am very glad to be able to help you all to get to know…
Interview with Top 16 Ranked Brit Pybas “Hey everyone! This week I decided I’d do an interview with one of the Top 16 ranked players in North America going into US Nationals. I chose Brit Pybas as he is both a very close friend of mine and one of the most consistent players on the planet. I tried to pose a good mix of serious and lighthearted questions, so I hope you enjoy! Kenny: Thanks for agreeing to the interview! Can you tell the people a little about yourself? Brit: No problem. My name is Brit. I’ve been playing competitively for about six years now (since Spring 2010). I…
Interview with Two-Time Columbus LC Champion Kevin ‘K-Bax’ Baxter “Hey everyone, this week I have an interview with one of the top players from the most recent version of the Power Rankings! Kevin Baxter has had an incredibly consistent season and will be a player to watch out for this year at Nationals and Worlds. Enjoy the interview! Alex: Alright, let’s start out with the basics. Where are you from? Kevin: Cincinnati, Ohio. Alex: Gotcha. I know you recently graduated — what are your plans for after college? Kevin: I’m interviewing for jobs. I actually should be hearing back from one tomorrow. Alex: Oh sweet! What field are you going…
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The New England Meta, Semi-Finalist Surveys, and Week 2 Predictions “As I stated before, I was able to walk around and spectate any game I wanted to as long as I was not commentating at the same time. This gave me near perfect knowledge of the top tables metagame at New England Regionals. I will start by showing you the Top 8 and listing the decks each player played. I will say that the Top 8 was actually a pretty accurate representation of what the metagame felt like at the top tables. The metagame was defined, and I saw few surprising decks. The most interesting deck I saw do well…
An Interview with 2015 Oregon Regional Champion Jacob Van Wagner “With Spring Regionals just around the corner, I thought I would take the time to do a quick interview with my good friend and back-to-back Oregon Regional Champion, Jacob Van Wagner. We talk about everything from his favorite Pokémon to what he’s likely to play for Regionals. Enjoy! Kenny: First of all, thanks for doing this interview. Why don’t you tell the people a little bit about yourself and how you got started in the game? Jacob: Hi Kenny! I’m more than happy to interview. My origin story is a pretty short one. I’ve been playing since late 2009, competitively since 2010.…
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When it gets down on all fours as if to beg for forgiveness, it’s trying to lure opponents in so that it can stab them with its spear-like hair. (Morgrem)
The Trouble with Toad and an Interview with the 2015 Oregon State Champion “I recently conducted this brief interview with Richard Reynolds, a player out of Spokane, WA, who took down Oregon States this past weekend. If you’d like to view any of his matches, there are a handful on YouTube. Here is the complete Virizion-EX/Genesect-EX deck list he played at the event. I think if I were to play Virizion I might take a more streamlined approach, cutting things like Tropius and Dedenne for a fourth VS Seeker and Energy Switch, but I generally like Richard’s list for his expected metagame, and it’s difficult to argue with his results. Enjoy the interview! Kenny: Tell…
The Ins and Outs of Flareon in the Current Metagame and an Interview with Orion Craig “Ever since Florida Regionals, just from looking around the Virbank Facebook group as well as things I’ve seen and heard from other players, people seem to be pretty widely divided on Flareon. There are those that see it as a true contender in the metagame (creating two subgroups: those that will play it and those that will counter it), and then there are others that see it as a gimmick that won’t be able to replicate its success in Florida. I picked up Flareon and began testing it as soon as I heard it had won in Florida because I…
High-Risk, High-Reward Plays for Regionals & Interview with the ECC Winner “1. Congrats again on your win! First, would you mind saying a bit about your Pokémon career and yourself in general? Thank you! My name is Niklas Lehnert-Rappel, I have been playing the Pokémon TCG for about 3 years now. I got my invite for Worlds last year just by playing 9 tournaments over the course of the season. I got my invite this year by placing 2nd and twice 4th at Regionals. Besides winning the ECC this year I won 2 Regionals and many Cities, but the ECC is my first big win at a major tournament. Besides playing…
Five Brotherly Interviews on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Pokémon TCG “Ryan and Kyle Sabelhaus Kevin and Erik Nance Michael and Frank Diaz Daniel and David Lopez Dan and Dave Richard Where are you from and how long have you been playing? Kyle: Hello! We’ve been playing competitively since 2004 when our family moved to Florida, and we currently live and play in South Carolina. Our neighborhood development was new; so many kids were moving into it just like us. When we went to help one of these kids move, we found his Pokémon card collection and it reminded us of all the fun we had when we first played. After that…
An Interview With Up-and-Coming Master Jeremy Gibson “Hello everyone! I’m Robby Weidemann, and this is my first article for SixPrizes. I’m sure you all would love to know a little about myself, but that’s a topic for another day. This feature is about a player by the name of Jeremy Gibson. Jeremy is a first-year Master who is already starting to pile on accomplishments and Points towards a Worlds invitation. I introduced Jeremy into the competitive scene, and he has been thriving ever since. I have the blessing and curse of seeing Jeremy and how his Pokémon mind works daily, so I’m here to open it up to the…
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It juggles a pebble with its feet, turning it into a burning soccer ball. Its shots strike opponents hard and leave them scorched. (Cinderace)
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