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playtest and practice. you need to play a deck 20+ times to learn it. if you want to change out a card, don't change more than 1-2 at a time. once you change it out, play the deck another 10+ times to see how it runs. if possible. play against as many decks as you can. even during play test...

Try to go with the deck you are most comfortable with and know the best. Until you know a deck backwards and forwards.... that is when you can run the deck the way it was designed. in big tournaments, a lot of is it minimizing any misplays and mistakes. go with Goli Garb if that is what you...

as usual, the deck list from the previous tournaments are online. that would be a good place to start. even with a good budget... I probably recommend that you get the staples first. trainers/supports and cards like Tapu Lele... its worthwhile to get back into the swing of the game/meta...

you can always take a look at the decklist from the top 8 in the last couple tournaments... it will help give you an idea of the deck builds and what are some of the recent top decks.

and depending on his proficiency with any deck. be careful about "switching" out decks. learn 1-2 decks and become good at running that deck, even if he loses a few games. he should know how best to use a certain deck. he should know how to tweak his strategy based upon what his opponent is...

I recommend that you also take a look at his strategy, sequencing, and card play. I've taught and played with a lot of juniors... including my kids. sometimes, it more about how they play a deck than getting a deck specifically to counter another deck. is he using up all his options before...

I would suggest taking a look at some of the tournament results from the recent regionals. they will give you a good idea of what does well. they also have the deck list. it has changed too too much since 2015. Still Ultraball and Sycamore and draw support. as usual, the meta slowly...

the slight bend just naturally happens (even with non holo). take a look at sleeves... many form a slight bend, even before usage. a lot of times, I try to counter the bend by stacking a small book/weight on top of the deck to minimize the bend. just be careful that you align them correctly...

keep in mind. many decks are not built specifically to "counter" one deck (like noivern). the better decks are well rounded. I would encourage you to play test a noivern deck (maybe use proxies) and see how well you like it. many times, players build a deck thinking they will like it or that...

cool that you are getting back into the pokemong TCG scene. re Rare Candy. keep in mind that you have to have the combination of rare candy and stage 2 in hand. which doesn't always happen when you want it to. sometimes, you need a backup and thats just to naturally evolve the pokemon. i...

as with the others. condition is everything. the cards (hopefully) are in pristine and mint condition. were they stored in sheet protectors? were they in sleeves in hard side top loaders. ebay is a good start, just take a look a the sold cards and make sure your cards match the condition...

I agree with the mix of cards. Its the Trainers and Supporters that help you win the game. you want to move as many cards thru your hand per turn as possible. don't worry about decking out. don't "save" a card for your next turn. if you have to sycamore and dump your hand... do it...

As best you can, each player does try to read the tell. sometimes based on their expressions and body language. sometimes based on their card play (such as if they just Sycamore'd, but only play a card or two). keep in mind, in most tournament settings, you face a "new" opponent each round...

I agree with Kietharr. but if you still want to improve your deck. lower the count of pokemon and energy cards. approx. 15 20 pokemon cards and maybe 10 or so energy cards. The rest should be trainer and supporter cards. you will need to decide what pokemon you would like to run... if...

I agree (again) with Darkness. in general, too much variety in pokemon and/or supporters usually is not a good thing. if anything, start off with a core of cards, run it a few dozen times and slowly start working in changes 1 or 2 cards at a time.

I agree with Darkness. I tried running varients of MegaT. including a variant with hammers. I've tried it with a line of Heavy Ball also. I too found that the deck was a little slow and clunky. maybe others can get the energy cost worked out with Elixir/Turbo... but I always found the deck...

depending on what you use.... just be careful. you don't want to damage that Shaymin EX or whatever full arts you are using. either by bleeding the ink or warping card if it gets wet. alternate suggestion. have a set of tournament sleeves and use a set of plain ultra pro sleeves for...

I recommend upping to x4 Ultra ball. and adding x4 Level ball. you need to get the Eels out as soon as you can. be careful of a Garbodor or Hex Maniac locking your abilities...

I would suggest you judge your deck against the quality of your opponents. its very difficult to judge against a casual player. keep in mind, as you move up larger tournaments like regionals.... all the top players typically sweep thru their league tournaments. and the experience level tends...

the tricky part is going against decks that have multiple energy acceleration. eels. Mega Manectric. Xerneas. work in x4 Max Elixir. it becomes very hard to dump energy faster than they can put them on. and it doesn't take much for opponents to be able to OHKO your pokemon. especially if...