Even this baby disapproves of Call of Legends.
Hello Underground, and welcome to my newest article! By now, you’ve all seen the full scan list of Call of Legends, and I’m sure you’re all weeping the same pool of tears that I am. It’s a genuine statement that Pokémon does not spend time or marketing efforts geared toward increasing the quality of Organized Play.
For big time players (as I’m sure many of you are), this is a bad sign to come. This means that we likely won’t see an increase in prize support, set design, or advertising for tournaments and leagues.
And while a member of the TCPi staff offered a noble explanation, another truth is that States will be replacing our trophies with medals as prizes this year. While they say these medals are twice the size of the ones we get at City Championships, it just isn’t the same “big prize” to aspire for as a trophy is.
So what will our prizes for States be? The packs awarded for the high cuts will be Call of Legends (a low value, mostly unplayable set) and the physical prize is now a medal (a fraction of the pure size that a trophy would take up). Oh yeah, and points.
Now is make or break time, and we’re entering the “Big Four” of events (States x2, Regionals, Nationals). While things have been different in the past, most people don’t realize that all four of these events are worth the same amount as each other.
Because Call of legends barely changes the format and effectively introduces one playable deck (Gengar Prime, and MAYYYYYYYYBE a very well-teched Lucario), things are going to be very much the same. Here are the big decks that you’re going to see at States:
