So night before after going 4-2 after 3-0 start and getting 11th, watching my team lose to the jets, i get a ride and debate going, decide to go w/ Newals and instead of opting to use Zone I use Luxchomp. On the way there after talking w/ Matt i tech in ditto+1 PONT and another call energy, so as we get decklist registered, switch to Umbreon/Espeon sleeves, realize i have 61 cards in deck and make space. i end up w/ an overly teched list(the Matt Newal/Chris Fulop "disease") and figure i just have to not misplay and stay 100% focused on Pokémon, so get registered and here's the list that you want,(i know you don't want to read the report
Pokemon(20)
2-1 Luxray GL LV.X
2-1 Uxie LV.X
2-2 Garchomp C LV.X(I should've played 3-1 but went for 2-2 b/c I'm not as comfortable w/ 3-1)
1 Toxicroak G(Promo)
1 Ambipom G
1 Dragonite FB
1 Unown Q
1 Ditto(LA)
1 Lucario GL
1 Crobat G
1 Azelf(LA)
1 Drifblim FB
1 Bronzong G
T/S/S(28)
4 Cyrus's Conspiracy
1 Bebe's Search
3 Pokemon Collector
4 Poke Turn
3 SP Radar
2 Junk Arm
3 Energy Gain
3 Power Spray
1 Aaron's Collection
1 Premier Ball
1 Professor Oak's New Theory
1 Luxury Ball
1 VS Seeker
Energy(12)
4 Double Colorless
3 Call
3 Lightning
2 Psychic
Okay so tourney get's started, 57 MASTERS(biggest city in OH, and BTW Georgia we don't a marathon to get huge attendance
57 masters-6 rounds-top 8
15 seniors -4 rounds-top 2
12 juniors-4 rounds-top 2
ugh it get's started @ 1ish and let the fun begin...
Round 1
Me(0-0)w/ LuxChomp v. ?(0-0)w/ Charizard
2nd straight day I face Zard game 1, wtf? He gets tomb start and I kill it with earthquake after a couple of Darkness graces.He plays a charmander down after hitting my Chomp, which I heal, I then go Bright look and KO charmander. Then I spam poketurns and junk arms to OHKO a belted Zard w/Dragon Rush after he hits my Lux GL X and I restore back in. He gets ERL on bench and I get scared but then I bright look heatran and just lockup for six turns. He then whiffs on the lightning energy after I spray 3 roast reveals in one turn(it took him a while to get it b/c he had to DG into zard and Typhlosion), so he detonation spins, I bring up croak hit him w/ Poison Revenge, he then warp points and sends ERL back up and kills my Crobat G, I then go Aaron's and flash bite for game.
Uggh, I hate playing agaist that deck and I think I overextended myself that game too, so I try to keep that in mind for later.
Game 2
Me(1-0)w/ LuxChomp v. M. Bailey w/Donphan(1-0)
I donk his crobat G w/ Bite+Flash Bite+Poke turn after setup and time walk etc. I learn after the match he's playing donphan and am so glad I donked.
So I do trades and get a 2nd Gengar prime+4th Mew Prime
Game 3
Me(2-0) w/ LuxChomp v. Sammie w/Gyarados(2-0)
This was a good game but my memory begins to fade. I take a lead while sniping around a G-Dos after KOing one. In the end I Drifblim FB take a prize, she tries to retire, spray, but she can't KO Drifblim, I opt to Turn it, then Bright Look Unown R and Flash Impact to seal the game
Yeah 3-0 for like 3rd straight tourney
Game 4
Me(3-0) w/ LuxChomp v. Luke Schroder w/VileGar(3-0)
This happened yesterday, 5 trainers in opening hand and I get double tombed locked and get crushed.
I still feel that Ditto is the better play over DGX b/c IMO it helps more vs. more decks and for me it was a one card tech.
Game 5
Me(3-1) w/ LuxChomp v. AJ(asjay) w/ VileGar(3-1)
Yay, I lost 2 straight yesterday and foresee it happening again but he gets bad start and I just kill his Oddishes, he Looker's in and whiffs on anything he can use that turn and I win
So if I win I'm in, if I lose I'm prolly still in b/c my resistance is awesome
Game 6
Me(4-1) w/ Luxchomp v. Abigail w/ VileGar(4-1)
Really? I'm like where's all the LuxChomp in our area? We start and Zele is watching and says"This is where the matchup swings in VileGar's favor"
Just as he says that I get rid of Vileplume w/Drifblim FB, which is then KO'd by Poltergeist, I aaron's and get it back, I see Gengar SF hiding behind Gengar Prime out there, so I dump all my T/S/S to get the energies I need to do what I wanted to, I bring up chomp and snipe a prize, then she shadow rooms it, I bring up drifblim and at this point I have Lucario GL, a hurt uxie and GCX on bench, I play my last turn to pick up GCX and slap the gain on Drifblim and KO a pixie. She proceeds to KO my Uxie w/ CurseDroplets and then I just KO one last pixie for game, after she attempts to looker's me into drawing T/S/S in which I shuffled my deck and drew....nothing. She did misplay by forgetting to level down,but TBH it wasn't that important because I only had 2 T/S/S so Luxray still would've lived.
So I KNOW I'M IN TOP
WOOT!WOOT!
So I have fulop look at my list just for fun and i talk to matt to get tips on how to play v. Magnezone, so game one.
Top 8
(1) VileGar(I lost to)6-0 v. (8)Donphan(I donked)4-2
(4) LuxChomp(Louden)5-1 v. (5) Crobat Prime/Gengar Prime 5-1
(2) Gyarados(turbo, Cal Guy)5-1 v. (7) VileGar(one I beat in R6)4-2
(3) LuxChomp(ME)5-1 v. Magnezone(Jacob)5-1
My other resistance was 9th @ 4-2, and 1 for sure 3-3 and then either a 3-3 or 4-2
So I figured I had favorable matchups on the way to the finals, but I had to play good.
Game one
I get locked quick and scoop after 3 turns of hoping for ideal cards.
Game two
I get a lead and KO I think 3 tombs, I also kill a manectric, and finish off with...
DRIFBLIM FB(MVP)
Game three
I get a lead, but win it on time with a Bright Look, and kill a pixie w/ Crobat drop.
Srry I can't give more details but it's like 9:30 and I'm barely awake.
So top cut goes the way it should w/ the only upset being Donphan beating VileGar and I'm facing a Cal Guy who apparently just whipped a VileGar...
Top 4
(8) Donphan 5-2 v. (4) LuxChomp 6-1
(2) Gyarados 6-1 v. (3) LuxChomp 6-1
Game One
Uhm I see him play like 20 trainers on his first turn and scoop really quick, no hope in this game whatsoever.
Game Two
I snipe and get ahead while he can't kill anything w/ G-Dos, he does get belt eventually and is able to flip heads on pokeblower KOing Drifblim FB, but my lead was too big and I Bright Look KO pixie, rinse, repeat, twice FTW.
Game Three
Yeah it could've been close but double blower not once, not twice, but three times, I lost horribly.
The LuxChomp won so it was
Top 2
(2) Gyarados 7-1 v. (4) LuxChomp 7-1
I think G-Dos won but not sure. Now know that the G-dos won.
So I get packs pull DCL top and junk arm for 3rd place
So now onto props/slops
Props
Newals for the ride
Matt for AMAZING advice
DRIFBLIM FB BECOMING NEW FAVORITE CARD
Making top cut 1st time in masters
tiebreaks not keeping me out of top cut
good trades(best was Pokémon rescure for rh garchomp c
junk arm
Beating Jacob
beating 2 vilegar w/out DGX
no misplays
caffeine
Slops
sorry Jacob i did fail you...
turbo G-Dos
pokeblower
no mirror matches all day
Last tidbit, just noting the tourneys i went too
top 8 week before christmas
4 LuxChomp in T8
top 8 two days ago
3 LuxChomp in T8
Yesterday
2 LuxChomp in T8
Pokemon(20)
2-1 Luxray GL LV.X
2-1 Uxie LV.X
2-2 Garchomp C LV.X(I should've played 3-1 but went for 2-2 b/c I'm not as comfortable w/ 3-1)
1 Toxicroak G(Promo)
1 Ambipom G
1 Dragonite FB
1 Unown Q
1 Ditto(LA)
1 Lucario GL
1 Crobat G
1 Azelf(LA)
1 Drifblim FB
1 Bronzong G
T/S/S(28)
4 Cyrus's Conspiracy
1 Bebe's Search
3 Pokemon Collector
4 Poke Turn
3 SP Radar
2 Junk Arm
3 Energy Gain
3 Power Spray
1 Aaron's Collection
1 Premier Ball
1 Professor Oak's New Theory
1 Luxury Ball
1 VS Seeker
Energy(12)
4 Double Colorless
3 Call
3 Lightning
2 Psychic
Okay so tourney get's started, 57 MASTERS(biggest city in OH, and BTW Georgia we don't a marathon to get huge attendance
57 masters-6 rounds-top 8
15 seniors -4 rounds-top 2
12 juniors-4 rounds-top 2
ugh it get's started @ 1ish and let the fun begin...
Round 1
Me(0-0)w/ LuxChomp v. ?(0-0)w/ Charizard
2nd straight day I face Zard game 1, wtf? He gets tomb start and I kill it with earthquake after a couple of Darkness graces.He plays a charmander down after hitting my Chomp, which I heal, I then go Bright look and KO charmander. Then I spam poketurns and junk arms to OHKO a belted Zard w/Dragon Rush after he hits my Lux GL X and I restore back in. He gets ERL on bench and I get scared but then I bright look heatran and just lockup for six turns. He then whiffs on the lightning energy after I spray 3 roast reveals in one turn(it took him a while to get it b/c he had to DG into zard and Typhlosion), so he detonation spins, I bring up croak hit him w/ Poison Revenge, he then warp points and sends ERL back up and kills my Crobat G, I then go Aaron's and flash bite for game.
Uggh, I hate playing agaist that deck and I think I overextended myself that game too, so I try to keep that in mind for later.
Game 2
Me(1-0)w/ LuxChomp v. M. Bailey w/Donphan(1-0)
I donk his crobat G w/ Bite+Flash Bite+Poke turn after setup and time walk etc. I learn after the match he's playing donphan and am so glad I donked.
So I do trades and get a 2nd Gengar prime+4th Mew Prime
Game 3
Me(2-0) w/ LuxChomp v. Sammie w/Gyarados(2-0)
This was a good game but my memory begins to fade. I take a lead while sniping around a G-Dos after KOing one. In the end I Drifblim FB take a prize, she tries to retire, spray, but she can't KO Drifblim, I opt to Turn it, then Bright Look Unown R and Flash Impact to seal the game
Yeah 3-0 for like 3rd straight tourney
Game 4
Me(3-0) w/ LuxChomp v. Luke Schroder w/VileGar(3-0)
This happened yesterday, 5 trainers in opening hand and I get double tombed locked and get crushed.
I still feel that Ditto is the better play over DGX b/c IMO it helps more vs. more decks and for me it was a one card tech.
Game 5
Me(3-1) w/ LuxChomp v. AJ(asjay) w/ VileGar(3-1)
Yay, I lost 2 straight yesterday and foresee it happening again but he gets bad start and I just kill his Oddishes, he Looker's in and whiffs on anything he can use that turn and I win
So if I win I'm in, if I lose I'm prolly still in b/c my resistance is awesome
Game 6
Me(4-1) w/ Luxchomp v. Abigail w/ VileGar(4-1)
Really? I'm like where's all the LuxChomp in our area? We start and Zele is watching and says"This is where the matchup swings in VileGar's favor"
Just as he says that I get rid of Vileplume w/Drifblim FB, which is then KO'd by Poltergeist, I aaron's and get it back, I see Gengar SF hiding behind Gengar Prime out there, so I dump all my T/S/S to get the energies I need to do what I wanted to, I bring up chomp and snipe a prize, then she shadow rooms it, I bring up drifblim and at this point I have Lucario GL, a hurt uxie and GCX on bench, I play my last turn to pick up GCX and slap the gain on Drifblim and KO a pixie. She proceeds to KO my Uxie w/ CurseDroplets and then I just KO one last pixie for game, after she attempts to looker's me into drawing T/S/S in which I shuffled my deck and drew....nothing. She did misplay by forgetting to level down,but TBH it wasn't that important because I only had 2 T/S/S so Luxray still would've lived.
So I KNOW I'M IN TOP
WOOT!WOOT!
So I have fulop look at my list just for fun and i talk to matt to get tips on how to play v. Magnezone, so game one.
Top 8
(1) VileGar(I lost to)6-0 v. (8)Donphan(I donked)4-2
(4) LuxChomp(Louden)5-1 v. (5) Crobat Prime/Gengar Prime 5-1
(2) Gyarados(turbo, Cal Guy)5-1 v. (7) VileGar(one I beat in R6)4-2
(3) LuxChomp(ME)5-1 v. Magnezone(Jacob)5-1
My other resistance was 9th @ 4-2, and 1 for sure 3-3 and then either a 3-3 or 4-2
So I figured I had favorable matchups on the way to the finals, but I had to play good.
Game one
I get locked quick and scoop after 3 turns of hoping for ideal cards.
Game two
I get a lead and KO I think 3 tombs, I also kill a manectric, and finish off with...
DRIFBLIM FB(MVP)
Game three
I get a lead, but win it on time with a Bright Look, and kill a pixie w/ Crobat drop.
Srry I can't give more details but it's like 9:30 and I'm barely awake.
So top cut goes the way it should w/ the only upset being Donphan beating VileGar and I'm facing a Cal Guy who apparently just whipped a VileGar...
Top 4
(8) Donphan 5-2 v. (4) LuxChomp 6-1
(2) Gyarados 6-1 v. (3) LuxChomp 6-1
Game One
Uhm I see him play like 20 trainers on his first turn and scoop really quick, no hope in this game whatsoever.
Game Two
I snipe and get ahead while he can't kill anything w/ G-Dos, he does get belt eventually and is able to flip heads on pokeblower KOing Drifblim FB, but my lead was too big and I Bright Look KO pixie, rinse, repeat, twice FTW.
Game Three
Yeah it could've been close but double blower not once, not twice, but three times, I lost horribly.
The LuxChomp won so it was
Top 2
(2) Gyarados 7-1 v. (4) LuxChomp 7-1
I think G-Dos won but not sure. Now know that the G-dos won.
So I get packs pull DCL top and junk arm for 3rd place
So now onto props/slops
Props
Newals for the ride
Matt for AMAZING advice
DRIFBLIM FB BECOMING NEW FAVORITE CARD
Making top cut 1st time in masters
tiebreaks not keeping me out of top cut
good trades(best was Pokémon rescure for rh garchomp c
junk arm
Beating Jacob
beating 2 vilegar w/out DGX
no misplays
caffeine
Slops
sorry Jacob i did fail you...
turbo G-Dos
pokeblower
no mirror matches all day
Last tidbit, just noting the tourneys i went too
top 8 week before christmas
4 LuxChomp in T8
top 8 two days ago
3 LuxChomp in T8
Yesterday
2 LuxChomp in T8