Hey everyone! It’s Charlie and I’m happy to be back with another article. I just graduated from college and competed in Stockholm Regionals last week. It’s been tough to fit Pokemon into my busy schedule, but I’ve almost completed my Worlds invite now! Heading into Los Angeles as my last Regionals of the season, I’m within striking distance of my invite and hope to finish it either there or at NAIC. In a metagame that’s becoming increasingly diverse with every tournament, this means a good deck choice will be almost as important as playing well for the first time this format. After Indianapolis, we saw that
Charizard ex was not invincible, as only Ian Robb made Top 8 with the deck. We also saw an explosion of
Chien-Pao ex decks at the top tables, with four in Top 8 and another three in Top 16! Grant Shen’s...
