Benson Chiang

@littledarkfury How effective is Lillie? Is it worth it to break that rocket synergy?

Rocket’s Honchkrow is legit broken! I smashed through the ladder on stream & had a 12 game win streak & made it to 1700 elo! I’m getting serious Gholdengo vibes with this deck 😝

@KingesqueKing @Ian__Robb I see, I see. Yea, that’s a pretty good dodge as well.

@bensonchiang @Ian__Robb The only Crustle in the top 16 did not run Articuno There were two Rocket's Mewtwo decks that both run two Articuno's so I guess dodging those is where you got "super lucky" from

Alakazam winning Champions League isn't that surprising to me. With most decks only relying on Unfair Stamp as their disruption card, putting an early Genesect in play makes it so that you are immune to hand disruption, which makes the deck difficult to beat.

@KingesqueKing @Ian__Robb Top cut he faced crustle, opponent prized Articuno. Super lucky.

@Ian__Robb Yes but it should be worth noting that the list that actually won CL Osaka does not play Genesect I assume this is because Alakazam having draw power on the board (Fez/Dudunsparce/etc) makes it one of the more resilient decks against Stamp/Red Card

1 pack magic.

@Letstakeitnow @danivall0910 @jen_tcg_ssb @partydrifloons My bad, rocket archer. Not petrel. Rocket’s unfair stamp.

@bensonchiang @danivall0910 @jen_tcg_ssb @partydrifloons Unfair stamp and Judge are seemingly 1ofs and I don't see ANY conversation around petrel, who can't convert into a Judge in one turn

what’s the most no brain deck after rotation considering 77/130 points this season came from raging bolt, perhaps that’s my forte.

@ZachLesagePTCG High chance it might be in Perfect order since full English list is not out yet. *fingers crossed*

Ok so I might be trippin’ but where was Judge reprinted so we can play it Post Rotation? Destined Rivals is G regulation on and I couldn’t find a Japanese reprint with anything later than that. Help?!?! I’m starting to believe that it WONT be legal Post Rotation…

@Letstakeitnow @danivall0910 @jen_tcg_ssb @partydrifloons Unfair stamp (which is in almost every deck in Japan now), judge, rocket petrel be like:

@danivall0910 @jen_tcg_ssb @partydrifloons Rotation removes Iono though meaning you're less likely to be hand disrupted, making foreplanning and perfect sequencing less crucial

Back then: I am just gonna play NA. Now: Shiny full arts go brrrrr.

@JessePrker The boss you can afford.

Which Boss is best? 👨‍💼 🤔

@PokeDuelsTikTok They don’t have the “If you can’t discard” clause like the newer Ceruledge. So it works still.

oh my god ???

When your rouge deck becomes meta (soon). #PokemonTCG

@andr5w_ @Jctfordd It is being reprinted as J block in Japan. Since rotation happens slower outside of Japan, perhaps judge reprints will be in perfect order set instead.

@Jctfordd Judge gets rotated…

Mega Lucario looks REALLY good post rotation and as I’m scouring through Facebook Marketplace to pickup IR Riolu’s, here’s why Lucario is going to be very strong: 1. Strong OHKO threats rotate. Gone are the titans of Gholdengo/Gardevoir/Charizard that can trivially kill a Lucario in one hit for pretty low commitment. Cards like Hero’s Cape don’t even work, since you’ll still get one shot through Hero’s Cape against these archetypes frequently. Most post-rotation archetypes will struggle to KO Lucario. 2. Iono Rotates Iono rotating benefits aggressive decks that can snowball early leads. It also benefits decks that can stash strong hands when they don’t get disrupted (think multiple Premium Power Pro, Wally’s Compassion, Hariyama, Boss’s Orders, etc) 3. Effective Judge Enabler There are few decks that can apply early pressure combined with the primary disruption of the format, Judge. (No, I will not be playing Harelequin) In a post rotation environment filled with single prize decks like Alakazam/Festival Lead, slamming Judges & hitting turn 1-2 KO’s with Solrock + Hariyama feels inherently strong. 4. Wally’s Compassion + Hero’s Cape In a field where we expect our Lucario to survive semi-often, the ability to eat a hit, retreat into a second Lucario & Wally the damaged one into an Aura Jab to re-establish energies feels quite good, especially given we’ll be more likely to hold Wally’s on key turns without Iono in format. I will definitely have to fly to Prague in April to play this deck 👍

Good morning! I know we’re still a ways from rotation, but if your main deck is rotating, what are you thinking of playing next? I might start to learn Zoroark better now that Zekrom is releasing soon, or maybe we continue to work with Tera Box. Professor Sada leaving is so sad

Prepare for trouble. #pokemon

Psyduck is common! 🥹

Alakazam ftw! Skipped that 1 rocket player in the room, luckily. 😮‍💨 #PokemonTCG

@michaeladisa24 @grok movie name please

Can he complete all the tasks 😳

@itsjustnickm Energy disruption build. Interesting!

decklist

On my Mikal Bridges shit tonight. 4-0 with Arch for 1st place in the League Challenge

@itsjustnickm Deck list please!

@MaxBricksAlot @FCBCArmor Perfect matchup all the way. Sweet!

Local dub with festival lead. 4-0 hit the match up lottery. Rd1 dengo rocks Rd2 sharks Rd3 garchomp Rd4 sharks. Yoinked the 60 from a limitless tourny. Shout out to @FCBCArmor as always.