Hey PokeBeach readers, I hope your summers have been going well and that you’ve been crushing it at your locals. I’ve been busy testing for the World Championships next month, but I’ve also been trying to make it out to some League Challenges and Cups to get a head start on earning Championship Points for the new season! We are in that weird part of the year where there aren’t any major events besides the World Championships and our format isn’t going to see a large shake up until new sets come out.
My fellow PokeBeach writers and I have covered a majority of our Standard-format decks, so I thought I’d try something new for today’s article. I am going to show some board states and talk through my thought process when approaching them and coming up with a plan. My goal is to teach you how to formulate an effective plan, as well as think through the counters your opponent can do to your plays. I’ve picked multiple decks and types of scenarios, so hopefully you can learn a thing or...
