Obsidian Flames Meta — Post-Worlds Analysis and Charizard ex Strategy

[PMJ]

Hello everyone! Now that the Pokemon TCG World Championships in Yokohama have concluded, there is a bit of down time in the competitive scene until the new season starts in September. With the release of Obsidian Flames, we will be playing with a new set to start the season, but without the traditional rotation that usually comes after Worlds. It seems rotation will now be relegated to the middle of the season like it was last time, so the format is similar to how it was for Worlds 2023.
Today I’ll be discussing the state of the meta, taking into account the recent World Championships, Obsidian Flames, and online events. Hopefully this article will lay the groundwork to help you start preparing and gathering knowledge for the start of the next season!
Worlds 2023

Unfortunately, my Worlds run was subpar to say the least. My group decided to play Fusion...

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[Charmaster:)]

Thanks for writing this article, Grant. I really enjoyed reading it and felt like I learned much about competitive Pokémon from your insights. I especially appreciated your remarks on 5-2-1 win rates, your clear definition of what makes a tier 1 versus a tier 2 deck, and your insights on what it looks like for a deck to perform comparatively well to its meta share. Please keep writing these sorts of articles. I deeply appreciate it.

 

[Gameguard]

To help zard matchup with gardy I've been using drif plus charm plus picnic, at first I used damage pump, picnic is great 1 with charm on drif u hit magic 330 just 5 energy which helps alot early game and u don't have to rely on either attaching nearly all ur energy, 9 to be fair . N might get ur water type gusted n end up losing if ur energy is either prized or discard. Yes u can super rod the 1 back in if it's in discard . I refer to it as over extending ur energy. So gives u bad portion to havevto 2 shot a zard which u can't afford to do.
Also it help with gardy u can attach the 5 to drif n pre attach 2 energy to a gardy healing off 30. Which sets u up nicely for next turn to ko a bird or arc.
Atm my win ratio vs zard is pretty high around 65% . Out of 100plus games.