Andrew Wamboldt 
This year Pokemon players get an additional Expansion set with Shining Legends. The set includes new GX Pokemon, such as Zoroark GX and Raichu GX, and also has some new Shining Pokemon, such as Shining Mew and Shining Rayquaza. The 78 card set is available in pin collections, collection boxes, and an Elite Trainer Box.
Andrew goes over his Vespiquen/Flareon/…..Salazzle GX! deck from the Daytona Regional Championship for a 37th place. Additionally, he goes over the Turbo Darkrai deck that he used in the League Cup on the Sunday.
Turbo Darkrai was already a strong deck, but it got even stronger with the release of Darkrai GX. This article breaks down Turbo Darkrai in the Expanded format with the new addition.
Rainbow Road was in a perilous spot after the rotation as it lost both Sky Field and Shaymin EX, two core inclusions in most lists for the deck. The deck manages to live on in the post rotation Standard format thanks to the help from some Stage 1 dual type Pokemon which allow you to hit for big damage numbers with Rainbow Force even without being able to use Sky Field.
The demise of Primal Groudon EX in the competitive meta, discussing a League Cup played with the deck. Then a look at the Expanded Meta Game for the Fort Wayne Regional Championship and some of the new decks players can expect to see at the tournament.
A look at Night March/Marshadow and Vespiquen/Flareon for the 2017-2018 season for the Expanded Format.
With Archeops being banned from the Expanded format, Yveltal/Maxie’s has become a little worse. As a result, it may be time for players to re-consider how they’re building their Yveltal lists. This article goes over Yveltal EX with Burning Shadows, now including Darkrai GX and making a return to LaserBank.
The Expanded Format will play a large role in Pokemon’s tournament structure in the 2017-2018 season as it is being used as the format for 7 of the 15 Regional Championships. This article gives an overview of the Expanded format’s decks and discusses the ban list for this season.
This is our set review of Burning Shadows, the third Pokemon TCG set in the Sun and Moon block. It releases officially on August 4th in all retail stores, but released on July 31st in hobby stores. Key cards in the set are Gardevoir GX, Necrozma GX, Marshadow GX, Acerola, and Guzma.
The 2017 World Championship in Anaheim is less than a month away. In this article Andrew goes over the experience players can expect when competing in Day 1 of the World Championship.