Mike on the Metagame: The Conclusion
Mike concludes his Cities analysis series with a rundown of all the final results, including 3 spreadsheets covering 70-75% of the Cities played around the US. Also included are the deck lists he used for his last 2 Cities (LuxChomp + DialgaChamp), along with mentions of some interesting rogue decks played around the country.
The Hidden Gem – Scizor Prime
Former Worlds 3rd place finisher Pablo Meza takes a look at one of the under-rated and under-appreciated cards at the moment: Scizor Prime. Skeleton list included with 5 possible ways to tech the deck.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: The Monstrous Upgrades of Post-Triumphant Uxie Donk
J-Wittz explains one of the nastiest decks out there: Uxie Donk. Deck list included along with 7 rules on playing the deck, and 4 ways the deck can be beaten.
THE ROGUE-NOMICON: Eight Ways to Outplay a Stale Metagame
Deck Lists for Alternate SP, Stage Two, and Georgia Marathon-Winning Concepts: An article taking a look at 8 (!) different rogue decks you may not know about as legitimate possibilities for the last weekend of Cities.
Everything You Need to Know Right Now (and then some)
Chris takes an informal approach to article writing and discusses the following topics: 1. “City Championships: What is the play?” 2. “A Quick Recap of The Last 2 Cities I Went To” 3. “Lost World and the State of Post Call of Legends Pokemon” 4. “Black and White Cards Spoiled!” 5. “Black and White Rules Issue” 6. “LuxChomp Innovations” 7. “I Know You Want Deck Lists, So Here Are Some Deck Lists” 8. “Why the Best Type of Pokemon are Wails”
Mike on the Metagame: Cities Week 4
And we’re back again, here with Week 4 analysis and Week 5 predictions! I hope everyone had a good Christmas and all that holiday stuff. This next upcoming week might arguably be the most important week of Cities thus far – we have the marathons this week! [...]
”Mew Kids on the Block”: Making Mew Prime Viable
With the release of Triumphant, we’ve seen many old decks receive huge boosts: Gyarados, Machamp, Uxie Donk, and Regigigas all possess more options than ever, as evidenced by their respective articles here on Underground. However, there has so far been [...]
WARNING: ‘Gatr Zone Ahead
Hello UG readers. I think so far between deck analysis and tournament reports, SixPrizes UG probably has the best and most up-to-date lists for the alleged Top 5 decks in the metagame: • LuxChomp • Gyarados • VileGar • DialgaChomp [...]
Mike on the Metagame: Cities Week 3
Note from Adam: Mikey sent me this article last Friday, but I had some things going on and wasn’t able to get it posted until now. Sorry about the delay, and we’ll still have 2 more articles this week. Well [...]
The Competitive Pokemon Player’s Toolbox for Success
Tom here again, this time with a slightly different style of article. Instead of a deck or card analysis I’m going to talk about how to become a successful Pokemon TCG player and maintain that standing in a competitive environment. [...]
Chris Fulop’s City Championship Marathon – The Road to #1 in North America
The City Championship season is well underway, and I’d imagine most of the readers on this site have already cut their teeth at one or more of them so far. If the local metagame is anything remotely indicative of the [...]
