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Deck #32 - Metalflies Brewing with A2 is more complicated, but lots of fun options. Try loading up your Yanmega with Dialga early and launching for 120-130! Or just let Melmetal do his thing if you have the draw. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

The Chicago Summit is finally back! Taking place on March 14th and 15th at the Creative Arts Center in Romeoville, the best of the best in Chicago Smash Ultimate will face off against each other in an invitational-exclusive format to crown the best player in Chicago.

Hey all, regarding Chicagoland Summit. We are still working diligently on the compendium re-launch and are awaiting details to be able to launch it properly. Sorry for any delays to this point. I promise it will be worth it for the revamp. Should be ready soon. Stay tuned!

Deck #31 - Primeval Leeks I’m so happy. My favorite Pokemon is very viable again with Leek Slap doing 40 on turn one (50 with Giovanni) and it beats a lot of things. Hitmonlee is Magikarp insurance, Marshadow is aggro insurance, the deck is very cohesive. Enact PRIMEVAL LAW! #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Top 500 now I guess lol

Not competing in Smash currently (hand injury), so I’ve spent two weeks getting back into the MTG grind. Esper Aggro feels insane. Hopeless Nightmare is a card I would have personally designed. My list has some tech in it, all of which has performed very well. Back into Top 1500 again! 💪

Deck #30 - BOYFRIEND Use the Chatot mimic to dump a bunch of random cards to improve the statistics of always having Nidoqueen and Nidoking. Nidoqueen does all the work staying at home with the kids while Nidoking goes out and parties. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

CHICAGO 2024 WINTER PR 1. ATATA 2. Sir Dank 3. Ravenking 4. Shelter 5. Revolver 6. Syphir 7. OnePower 8. ANJELLOH 9. Redacious 10. Eclipz 11. Tasabu 12. Yonnitheduck 13. Monem 14. Arctice 15. Solarose PLEASE SEE BELOW

Deck #29 - Vermilion City Gym Most decks now need to have a plan that either withstands a 140 damage attack or can deal 140+ in one attack. This goes the 2nd route. Get damage early with Pikachu EX and Electrode and be ready to load up Raichu in a pinch. ⚡️ #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Hey there everyone! There will only be ONE Ignition in the month of January. And it is this Wednesday. Don’t miss out! start.gg/ignition Please RT to spread the word. Hope to see you all there!

Streaming more FF6 Pixel Remaster, gonna mess around and maybe suplex a train today twitch.tv/Xyless

Deck #28 - Forest Spirits If I had to play a tournament tomorrow, this is the deck I would run. The optimal way to play Celebi IMO, Chatot 1x and a toolbox of options to get to Celebi + Serperior the most consistent & quick way possible. S tier deck easily. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

RIVALS 2 UPDATE 📢Frosty Faustings XVII will be running the latest patch. We will also be allowing Etalus for tournament play, with the exception of individuals who have had early access to the character. ⏲️Full detailed rules for Rivals 2 coming soon! Register: Start.gg/FFXVII2025

Deck #27 - Smokestack Only using Dark energy, the goal is to get Weezing online with a Hypno so that opponents need to battle through Smokescreen + sleep while Greninja chips away. Limited deck space makes this one tricky to use but it’s nasty when it works. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #26 - Sweet Scent Give yourself some interesting tech in your 🍃 deck! Victreebel can trap weak Pokemon into having no escape, and Pokemon Flute can combo to get a bonus point! Also multiple Exeggutor lines, both aggro and countering big energy decks! #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #25 - Primeval Law Hope everyone’s holiday season has gone well! Let’s pick back up with Primeape and Marshadow being backed up by a nasty 140hp, 80dmg prehistoric flying rock bird. Aerodactyl EX can win early, but so can all of these options. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

New shelf addition. My favorite Mario universe character.

Deck #24 - The Vortex Articuno EX can defeat 130hp enemies like Mew and Celebi in two hits with a Giovanni. Players stacking energy into one outlet can just get brutalized by the whirlpool. Not sure how competitive this is but winning with it feels amazing! #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #23 - Darkness Revisited Whirlipede into Scolipede finally gives the Dark decks a real nasty curve out next to Weezing. Arbok was fine, but Scolipede is a stronger tank and Leaf allows for more withdrawal options. Deck versatility is more common now! #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Streaming some FF7 Rebirth twitch.tv/pac_diesel

Deck #22 - Metal Birds! This is a strong answer to Celebi EX. Heavy Impact + Giovanni one shots anything in the Grass decks except the rogue Venusaur builds. Turn 1 Amass, Turn 2 Evolve into Melmetal. Pidgeot EX is a good backup plan. Make sure you pick the right Pidgeotto! #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #21 - Mythic Dragons Kicking off the Mythic Island set with a spicy one! Dragonite and Starmie has been attempted a few times, but the Mew EX gives the Genome Hacking ability to this very nasty pile of attacks. Gonna be fun brewing with these cards! #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #20 - The Champs Probably the strongest & most consistent deck in the format, Mewtwo EX + Giovanni beats most Stage 1 Pokemon. (All 3 decks today were S-tier) Gardevoir makes Mewtwo EX nuke for 150 per turn. See you tomorrow for #MythicalIsland! #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #19 - Lightning Deck Wins ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ The second of three primary format decks today, the Pikachu EX card is scaled insanely well compared to the rest of the format. It also is super effective against all the legendary birds and most Water cards. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #18 - Fire Flyers Three decks at once today, to commemorate the metagame before Mythical Island tomorrow. The first is the very common and popular Fire Flyers deck, that abuses Moltres to set up powerful interactions with Charizard and Arcanine. #PokemonTCGPocket #Pokemon #PTCGPocket

Deck #17 - Muscle Men Machamp is linear. Punch. Mankey promo sets itself up for Primeape to also, uhh, punch. Some early game math required because of Machop retreat cost, choose your line wisely. (With the new set soon, I’ll add in #MythicalIsland cards after 20 decklists) #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #16 - Not The Bees! The idea here is simple pressure on your opponents early and often. Amounts of energy don’t matter as much so swapping frequently is easy. Beedrill can start whacking for 70 pretty fast, especially if you’re forced to play first. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Should have done this awhile ago. Add me if we’re mutuals. 🙂

Deck #15 - You Snooze, You Lose! Put your opponents to sleep repeatedly, forcing them to win coin flips just to play the game. The opposite of my last deck, this one puts all the bad luck possibility squarely in the opponent’s play area. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

Deck #14 - Gambler’s Fallacy Like flipping coins? Now you can always be flipping coins. Only Fighting energy necessary and you can get type advantages with both Fighting and Grass. Lickitung can also brutalize…if you’re lucky. The coins never lie. 🪙🪙🪙🪙 #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon

🚨Hey all, Chicagoland Summit update!🚨 It's now a 2-day event Friday and Saturday March 14th & 15th @serrisfroon.bsky.social , Keny, Shelter, Swivel, and @xyless.bsky.social are now assisting with the event. This is a celebration of the history of Chicago Smash Ultimate. Let's do it right!

Deck #13 - Second Strikers The plan is to set up Bruxish while evolving to Greninja, using the combo to deal a good 90 damage per turn (100 with Giovanni). Kangaskhan can buy time and do crazy amounts with coin flips as well, also setting up Second Strike. #PokemonTCGPocket #PTCGPocket #Pokemon