tSn.TCG - Competitive Pokemon TCG Team

WHAT’S THIS GYM LEADER CHALLENGE THING ALL ABOUT? – BY ELIJAH DOURESSEAU     The Pokémon TCG is awesome. We all know this. But if I’m allowed to give it one teensy criticism, it’s that it hasn’t been the most accommodating for alternative formats. There’s always ever been standard and expanded.    Standard : You’re playing with a pool of a few thousand cards, usually the most recent releases in a set block. A block is a series of expansions under one base set, like Sword and Shield. Most of one set block dominates the standard pool for around two years before a new block is released. The next will most likely be Scarlet and Violet in 2023.   Expanded : This pool of cards is much larger. Thousands upon  thousands  of cards that go back as far as 2011. After cards and sets rotate out of the standard format, they are considered expanded. This format is usually for the veteran TCG player. Or the ones who are a bit nostalgic ...

  WHOA! Elijah has been drafting up blog content for a spell here at Team Sky Nite. Time to know the man behind the words. What’s your Trainer name?   I go by Trainer EJ. Elijah Joseph. First and middle. EJ mostly got established in college and kind of just stuck. What’s funny is, now, various family members also address me by the nickname. Which feels slightly strange. Family is usually the one to dole out the pet names. But I guess EJ is just perfectly sensible. What’s your favorite deck right now? Going to have to go with my Zeraora V list. The Wailord V deck is a close second. Both do decently and Zeraora has placed in several casual tourneys. Think I mostly enjoy the alternative Rapid Strike engine that doesn’t have Urshifu front and center. My rogue deck sensibilities also love how it can take just as many simultaneous KO’s as its more competitive counterpart. Can’t wait for Zeraora V-Star and VMAX! Favorite SSH expansion so far? I’ve had the most fun with Chilling...

– BY ELIJAH DOURESSEAU You have decided you’re going to regionals. Or that 1K you were tempted to play in is two weeks away, and you’ve decided – against your better judgement – that you want to compete. AND GO FOR THE GOLD! But how do you prepare for a high-stakes tournament? How do you get your deck ready? You do have a Trainer buddy, or two, to bounce ideas off of and play test with. You feel good about most of your list. But there’s still some uncertainty as to how ready you are to play in matches all day, and remain careful and tactful enough to end up in top cut, where the prizing is.

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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.