An Anti-Meta Opportunist — A Look at Espathra ex / Xatu

[PMJ]

Hello everyone! We’re coming into the home stretch of the 2023–24 season, with only a handful of major tournaments remaining. It’s getting to be crunch time for anyone who is still chasing their invite! Of course, even if you aren’t, it’s still a great time of the season, as we’re starting to get a feel for what the format will look like going into the next Pokemon year.

Our first major tournaments of the F-on format have certainly been interesting, even if the overall meta has looked somewhat close to earlier predictions. The new decks — Iron Hands ex / Future Box and Ancient Box, plus other Roaring Moon decks — have performed decently well. There have also been a few other innovative decks seeing success, such as the new...

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[GalaxyH3R0]

I ran into one of these decks playing local and it was something to get use to while playing

 

[F4nt45m]

The newest Charizard counter: 2 Birds.

 

[Venusaur999]

I play snorlax so zard isn't a problem for me

 

[LittenFaffers]

I pulled the Espathra, and I was excited to put it in my deck, but I figured it sucked. This is a funny outcome