tSn.TCG - Competitive Pokemon TCG Team

By Elijah Douresseau The Pokémon Regionals took place at the San Diego Convention Center between January 6th and 8th. As the very first regional event of 2023, and the last to occur before Crown Zenith releases, the timing of the weekend could not have been more interesting. Versions of Lugia VSTAR and Lost Box were suspected to be the most visible in SD, with Mew and baby Regis bringing up the rear. And to no one’s surprise, this was the meta for the weekend and the decks to beat to make it to day two and beyond.  The SKYNITE Pokémon TCG Team showed up with a diverse deck list arsenal. I played my trusty Rapid box deck. I felt the most comfortable piloting the deck in a variety of situations. And I had the most hours logged with the list, even after integrating meta tweaks. The Junior in our squad played the tier-one Lugia list. And another player brought Eternatus VMAX, which actually had a fairly sizable presence beyond what I guessed beforehand.  My Rapid box an...

BATTLE DIARIES: Playing in a Split-a-Case Tournament – by Elijah Douresseau I played in a split-a-case (SAC) Sunday. Figured I’d share the match-by-match action I encountered, in a greater attempt to practice in high-stakes scenarios for the San Diego regionals early next year. A SAC is one component of Covid-era programming stores utilized in the absence of sanctioned Play! Pokémon events. Along with $1k prize money tourneys, SACs give players an opportunity to duke it out for a majority share of a case of booster boxes. A case is the retailer-sized order stores place with product distributors to sell individual booster packs. A booster box doesn’t get distributed individually. To take advantage of bulk and wholesale pricing, most distributors sell a “case” of six booster boxes to stores. This is what we played for. A lot of stores putting on this event need a certain amount of support to award booster boxes. As a result, admission pricing tends to be a little higher for thes...

  Pokemon 2023 Championship Series has been announced and more dates to follow! Unfortunately, local CP events such as League Cups/Challenges are still postponed but we at Team SKYNITE are feeling hopeful for an early 2023 announcement for the return. But nonetheless, more regionals this year with good average number of 20+ events across the globe! Follow the Pokemon Link for more info but a quick rundown is below: (source Pokemon.com) *Note: This is for Pokemon TCG, GO, VGC, and Unite! (And hopefully Pokken makes a return!) Get a First Look at Plans for the 2023 Pokémon Championship Series Junior Division: Born in 2011 or later Senior Division: Born in 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010 Masters Division: Born in 2006 or earlier North America Regional Championships Schedule Date Location Game(s) September 16–18, 2022 Baltimore Regional Championships Baltimore Convention Center 1 W Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21201, USA Pokémon TCG Pokémon GO September 29–October 2, 2022 Peoria Regional Champions...