The Deck Out: Eye on Japan
Hi everyone! It’s Esa from the blog The Deck Out. Last time when I wrote on SixPrizes, I wrote about the Battle Roads metagame. This time, however, I’m back with very different content. It’s time for me to start maybe the most awaited feature of my blog – Eye [...]
Pokemetrics: An Introduction
One of my favorite recent movies was Moneyball, a baseball film that follows the success of the Oakland A’s. The premise was that the general manager had significantly less money than the large market teams. In order to compete, he [...]
Beartic (Emerging Powers EP 30) – Card of the Day
Okay, it is with some hesitation that I write this COTD on Beartic. I do not hesitate because I feel like I know enough about this card – I have been testing with it since May. I hesitate because lately [...]
Gary Potter – Part 8 – The Trainer’s Discourse
Ok… SUPER cheesy title. This article is probably longer than some of the HP books, hence the play off that series. Included is a full transitional segment from Cities results to the inclusion of NDE and the state of the format heading into States. Lots of deck lists too (10 total).
Gengar/Garchomp C – The Most Underplayed Top Tier Deck
BONUS – This is a special article from #1 ranked UK player Tommy Roberts who does an in depth analysis on the deck Gengar C – his personal deck of choice. Included are 3 lists geared to beat Luxchomp, Vilegar, and Gyarados – plus a skeleton list and lots of tech options.
Full Steam Ahead! Energy Acceleration in HGSS-On
Hey 6P, it’s me again with my third written article for you, but my first in the Heart Gold Soul Silver-on format. Since about a month or so ago now, my mind has been totally fixed on the new format [...]
Manhandling the Metagame with Yanmega/Magnezone
We’ve got a special guest writer for ya’ll today… Aziz Al-Yami, one of the pioneers behind Yanmega/Magnezone! Aziz shares what makes the deck tick, potential techs, and tips to beat ALL the top decks out there. Included are his Nats deck list, plus his revamped list for Worlds!
10 Things That Could Make This Format Better
Introduction Hello SixPrizes. Lately, we’ve mostly been seeing tournament reports, deck analyses, and one very awesome article about the Japanese metagame by Esa Juntunen that I recommend you read if you haven’t yet (small chance). So I’m going to be [...]
Nationals: The 9-0 Roller Coaster
Warning this article is HUGE for the front page. I’m talking like 4000 words. Summary: I went 9-0 Swiss, I made a HUGE misplay that cost me my 128 match, and I was playing tyRam. Hi SixPrizes nation! I guess [...]
A Season of Building LuxChomp – The English Way
BEWARE: This article has very detailed analysis resulting in a very long article! Please make sure you have spared enough time to read it thoroughly. Enjoy! This is my first written article for SixPrizes as you may know me as [...]
Justin Williams’ 2011 Nationals Tournament Report (How I Broke the Format)
My girlfriend always asks me, “If you hate the game so much, why do you keep playing?” My response is usually to see and hang out with all the friends I’ve made over the years. But this year at Nationals, [...]
