First State Championship Coming Up, what's it like?

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ryter78

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Hey all, my first pokemon championship(texas anyone?) is about two weeks away and I was wondering if anyone could share some insight on what it's like/general tips about championships. Is there anything you wish you did one of your championships that you mistakenly didn't?
When people are in matches are they really serious? like no small talk or anything, I'd like to make some connections while I'm there.
Thanks for the help.
 
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To answer your questions, one of the best things to do at tournaments is to socialize. I find that half the fun of tournaments are meeting new people, discussing strategies, and playing a few fun games and trading. During matches, opponents vary. Especially in Masters, you could just as easily get someone who's extremely friendly as getting someone who is a total jerk and doesn't respect the game at all. If you feel comfortable, small talk is never a bad thing. I often find that talking and having a conversation during a match calms me down.
 
There are people who won't say a word at all and then their are people that are actually really friendly. I always enjoy the really friendly people, because even if I lose I had a good time playing
 
Remember if anyone is unkind (ex: you win and they say screw you donks don't count!) then you can call a judge and they can be punished.
 
Yeah this is my first states too, and is it like regionals? I went to regionals spring of last year I don't know if I'll be able to make it but I'm curious... is it almost exactly like regionals?
 
bulbasuar17 said:
Yeah this is my first states too, and is it like regionals? I went to regionals spring of last year I don't know if I'll be able to make it but I'm curious... is it almost exactly like regionals?
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Yes, the only difference is what the prizes are.
 
1st Place
A Pokémon TCG SPT Championships 1st Place trophy
A $500 travel stipend to participate in the Pokémon TCG National Championships (Juniors and Seniors) 1,2
A $300 travel stipend to participate in the Pokémon TCG National Championships (Masters) 1,3
A first-round bye at the U.S. or Canada National Championships 3
A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
100 Championship Points

There are CP just checked.
 
Also States are normally done in one day and the attendance can be much much smaller (Regs can easily get 500+ people total, while States probably wont attract more the 200...)
 
This is going to be my first official tournament ever... I'll be happy with one win, or even none, as long as I make a friend or two.

My deck isn't fantastic (Darkrai/Dusknoir), but I hope I can still eke out a win or so ;3
 
States are always notoriously big tournaments each year because of their importance to get an invite but they're not like Regionals where there are only a couple in the country every four months are so. They're in consecutive weekends too which I find actually increases the attendance of each one even more so than Regionals do and instead of being two day affairs (save for one State this year), they're long and drawn out usually ending into the next day.

Honestly, don't expect too much. I probably went into my first States in Masters after coming back into the game with way too much expectations and instead left with disappointment. If I could take back anything though, you have to pick the right deck if you want to succeed. You'll have some fun playing a funner deck but if your goal is to win _and_ have fun, deck choice is absolutely crucial for these kinds of tournaments.

dmaster out.
 
Another thing to do is PLAY A CONSISTENT DECK and never play HydreigonEels. To get through 5+ rounds of swiss and Top Cut, a deck that can consistently set up will be a great deck to play (obviously it has to be good, because even quad emolga can set up.) I learned last year that you cannot play an inconsistent or slightly less consistent deck, or the decks that are consistent will outplay you.
Oh yeah, and Have fun.
 
Seeing as I have no expectation of making cut... I am just going to bring my normal deck. XD
 
Darkrai/Dusknoir could probably top cut if played right, it's all about your supporters/trainers. ;) (I mean with HTL and Dark Claw you could easily take 4 prizes in 2 turns with dusknoir, but you need to get set up of course.)
 
Ofc I play standard Supporter lines, 4 N, 4 Juniper, 2 Bianca, 2 Skyla.

And I do run 2 Claw 2 VCG 3 Laser for those reasons exactly.
 
RogueChomp said:
Another thing to do is PLAY A CONSISTENT DECK and never play HydreigonEels. To get through 5+ rounds of swiss and Top Cut, a deck that can consistently set up will be a great deck to play (obviously it has to be good, because even quad emolga can set up.) I learned last year that you cannot play an inconsistent or slightly less consistent deck, or the decks that are consistent will outplay you.
Oh yeah, and Have fun.
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I'm playing a darkrai/ HTLaser deck that's consistent, I hope that'll work
 
ryter78 said:
RogueChomp said:
Another thing to do is PLAY A CONSISTENT DECK and never play HydreigonEels. To get through 5+ rounds of swiss and Top Cut, a deck that can consistently set up will be a great deck to play (obviously it has to be good, because even quad emolga can set up.) I learned last year that you cannot play an inconsistent or slightly less consistent deck, or the decks that are consistent will outplay you.
Oh yeah, and Have fun.
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I'm playing a darkrai/ HTLaser deck that's consistent, I hope that'll work
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Seeing that IMO that deck is the BDIF, as long as you play it well and don't completely draw horribly, you should do well.
 
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