RE: (1) 50 Stormfront Scans [10/20-10/21]
I don't really care about the Charizard lines being reprinted. It doesn't mean that much to me. If anything, I would trade them for TSDs (if they turn out to be Secret Rares). As far as the Shinys go, I'm glad that they won't be the next big thing that everyone is looking for. The Shinys are nice for decks that could use a little basic pokemon boost. I only wish that Duskull wasn't the shiny, since Dusknoir players (either tech or deck) have a lot to choose from already, and the two we have in SF are amoung the better ones. But I guess Dusknoir decks will be played with SW Duskull for added speed.
I sitll wonder what is up with the PokeDex Entries.
I've had mixed feelings on Regigigas Lv.X. Between Roseanne, Call, and Great Ball it won't be hard to fill your bench with Regi's, and if you choose to use an acclerator such as Togekiss it wouldn't be too hard to set up with Claydol support (not to mention it would be good to sacrafice), but it just seems a bit too hefty to set up. The chances of starting with Gigas is not good, assuming you run 2-2 (oh no, not another AMU lines debate) and you have at least 2 of the other Regi pokemon in your deck, and Baltoy (or Uxie) lines along with whatever energy acclerator you choose to use is. Pachirisu might be used more if this deck comes far, but I don't think it will, simply because of the KO fest Machamp has. With AMU, it is different, because the pixies can fight back because Machamp has to deal with it's weakness. Uxie Lv.X OHKO's machamp Lv.X... that is scary. The thing is though, is that AMU can't miss a single KO or else it can't take the abuse Machamp dishes out. Regi pokemon though don't have the uber power to OHKO Machamp, and as a result, can't keep up and just Drop Dead, no pun intended.