Luxchomp: Undefeated for a Reason

Written by Lancun | August 24, 2010 | View Comments | 1,720 views
Luxchomp: Undefeated for a Reason

As we all know by now, Luxchomp is by and large the most dominant deck around right now, and Yuta Komatsuda’s undefeated World Championship build only helped to bring that point home. Combine this with the fact that so little of it is being rotated out, and you have a deck that will dominate next year’s season, and very well could win next year’s World Championship as well. That said, there’s a bit in the standard build that IS rotated out now, so I’m [...]

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Metagross Unleashed and Untouchable!

Written by hgssprime | July 23, 2010 | View Comments | 1,864 views
Metagross Unleashed and Untouchable!

Intro

One card that I have seen played very little is Metagross from HS Unleashed. I was looking at the card trying to think of how I could put it to good use. Its first attack “Pulse Blast” does 60 with a Double Colorless Energy and 80 with an added Expert Belt. I don’t know about you, but I think 80 for two energies is pretty good.

Another great aspect of this card is its Poke-body which gives any [...]

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SP Toolbox FTW in Indy?: Great Lakes Tournament Report (Master's)

Written by NKowalski | June 22, 2010 | View Comments | 602 views
SP Toolbox FTW in Indy?: Great Lakes Tournament Report (Master’s)

By Nick Kowalski

Just in time for (the completion of) Spring Battle Roads! I should have finished this report much earlier, but things got in the way. Nonetheless, my analysis is still relevant and could provide insight into a lesser-played deck. So, take a break from restless Nationals testing and read my Regionals report.

The mid-April card game rumble has been my shining moment in Pokemon – sort of. Having made the top cut in all three of my previous Regional appearances (4th place [...]

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Techs, Techs, and more Techs.

Written by Woodstock | February 28, 2010 | View Comments | 1,073 views
Techs, Techs, and more Techs.

Hey guys, reporting here again is Woodstock with a new informational article.

SP CARDS

SPs are amazing cards. They have several pros and limited cons in my opinion, and are so easy to work with which makes variety with them so easy. There are countless Lv.X cards with free retreat and minimal energy requirements, even with supporting cards like Energy Gain and Poke Turn to help them out. Some examples are Luxray GL Lv.X, Infernape 4 Lv.X, Blaziken FB Lv.X, and so on.

I’ve [...]

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