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PLAY! POKÉMON IS RETURNING! – WHAT THIS MEANS FOR TRAINERS AND LOCAL LEAGUE EVENTS

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 BY ELIJAH DOURESSEAU

THERE’S NO GETTING OVER STONJOURNER VMAX’S WALL (FOR NOW)

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  – BY ELIJAH DOURESSEAU  Trainer EJ here , and I got another goodie rogue deck for ya : Stonjourner VMAX. This is another card that likely is sitting in your binder, if you haven't already sold it off for store credit, that is the key to revitalizing your local league night s . At 3 30 HP , this G igant ama x po c ket monster is of the bulky variety.     

BLISSEY V, MILTANK, AND YOUR HOT GIRL SUMMER

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 BY ELIJAH DOURESSEAU  You've seen the card. You might've pulled one or two in your Chilling Reign packs and thought, "Cool attack, but how can it be viable in the meta?"  Allow me to reintroduce to you, the healingest Pokemon bombshell this side of standard...BLISSEY V. Blissey V (Full Art) Quick aside: Blissey V is my kind of star for a deck. I'm the Trainer that loves to build on the spicy (unconventional) side of the meta. I learn the competitive staples of the tier 1 decks and, assuming it's the staples that can make a lot of decks work, I apply them to tier 2 and 3 decks that are arguably more of a joy to play. You get a little more match-up variety, and it is a delight to rise through the Swiss ranks with a mostly rogue deck.  Now Blissey V has been on plenty a content creator's radar for most of its existence. Early builds were usually tanking (healing) lists that had discarding elements and healing elements to sustain a heavy force the opposing pl...