Blastoise BCR

Hidden Ball Tricks and Applications for Archie’s

Archie’s Ace in the Hole made a splash into the format when it found its way into the 1st Place Florida Regional deck. This card, along with its sister card, Maxie’s Hidden Ball Trick, change how we look at how playable various Water and Fighting Pokemon are as these cards open up a new avenue to get these cards into play. This article goes over various Pokemon and combos that can be setup using these cards.

Through Hell and High Water – Trudging on with Blastoise and Emboar

Blastoise and Emboar decks have gone into hiding after being assaulted by Seismitoad EX in the past few months, however with the help of new friends, and an expectant decrease in Seismitoad EX, both decks might be able to see a comeback. Check out this article to see how Blastoise and Emboar can be built with new cards from the Primal Clash expansion.

Trail to Nationals 2014: Part 1 – The Druddigon Dilemma, Badstoise, and the Rayboar Rennaisance

First part of our preparation series for US Nationals 2014. This one looks at how Druddigon impacts Emboar and Blastoise decks headed into Nationals, and how these two decks should be built to best succeed at Nationals.

Blastoise or Emboar?

One of the more interesting debates to come out of the XY-on rule change format is that of what is the better deck: Blastoise or Emboar? Both decks are very similar. They have unlimited Energy attachments thanks to Blastoise’s Deluge Ability and Emboar’s Inferno Fandago Ability, which allow them to power up attackers out of … Read moreBlastoise or Emboar?

Meta Game Analysis: Spring Battle Roads 13

Battle Road tournaments will be starting this weekend, and I have to say, I am pretty excited.  January was the last time It’ll have been about 4 months since I last played in a tournament (Winter Regionals in January), so I am super pumped to go out and do well again right away as I’ve … Read moreMeta Game Analysis: Spring Battle Roads 13