Trash or Treasure? Temporal Forces Format Update

[PMJ]

The Temporal Forces format kicked things off with a bang here in the west, coupled with our annual rotation to F block onwards. There has been a flurry of tournaments across all continents in rapid succession, giving us plenty of results and data to look at. The format’s progression only loosely followed the results of Japan’s Champions League Fukuoka, showing that there was lots of room for the format to grow and develop, as well as warning us that a sample size of one large tournament doesn’t necessarily indicate hard-set rules for our format.
Champions League Fukuoka

When Japan’s Fukuoka tournament took place about a month and a half before our rotation, we paid much more attention to it than usual because it was the only major tournament data for us. Lugia VSTAR won that event and proceeded to flop...

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[F4nt45m]

Arceus VSTAR / Alolan Vulpix VSTAR placed second in Japan, but we all know that deck is not real

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what?

 

[Charmaster:)]

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what?

Sweeping generalizations placed second in the comments section, but we all know logical fallacies aren't real.

 

[TheWicky]

Glad to read that the current format feels pretty healthy if there's lots of room for diversity right now

 

[freedomfightre]

Iron Hands ex overperformed as well, also taking two Top 8 spots. This has been hard to replicate going forward, as the deck struggles against Charizard ex.

As a Future Box main who just got T32 Indy going 3-1-1 against Zard (and previously went 3-1 vs Zard at EUIC), no it does not. Just don't misplay and you will win.

 

[Octowen]

Just don't misplay and you will win.

lol easier said than done