Returning to pokemon tcg after 20+ years I find youtubers to be really helpful, but I find your channel the best for newcomers. I think its the way you explain things it just seems so easy to understand. Thank you for the content.
As someone who’s moved from Yugioh it’s great to see the community is so welcoming and supportive (I’m sure there’s a couple bad eggs but it’s nowhere near as bad as Yugioh). Water’s my favourite type so I may check out Chien-Pao for my next deck. Thanks for the video!
I actually like how you mentioned how players dont see instant success with harder decks (like Gardevior you mentioned) . Playing different decks also lets you learn how to beat them too. Coming from Yugioh, hard to play decks like D/D/D, while inherently powerful, take time to learn. Plus the burnout you face in high level tournaments trying to remember optimal play lines and resource management after multiple rounds. Thats a hidden cost of piloting difficult deck that doesn't get talked about enough imo.
As someone who's exclusively played with my Wyrdeer And Hisuian Zoroark deck since starting 2 years ago, this video was a great help! Now I'm in the process of trying to make something new that also falls within regulation, while also being fresh to me.
just got back into the game after quitting around the SV base set. have stayed subbed this whole time and am happy to still see you posting. have been liking dragapult recently and i'm definitely gonna give that ancient box list a try.
Dialga vstar is my pokemon deck when i played PTCG in June 2023. It was a rough time for dialga after intrepid sword Zacian V, metal saucer and red balloon rotated. The introduction of metal maker Metang gave me a chance to change the structure. Andrew Hedrick winning list quite decent but i played 2 carmine + 2 professor research in twilight masquerade, i played 4 beldum , 3 metang and i played a manaphy as i had trauma of getting bench sniped
Since you like dipping into the rogue territory you should check out any of the arceus armarouge decks that have done well in tournies, some with monki, hands, etc. Or straight up just armarouge. It's one of my favorite decks but i almost never see gameplay on it nowadays
When you're answering different questions would be nice if you added Timestamps on the video, would be very helpful for the viewers, thanks for your thoughts!
What is the best resource to pick up a deck? Do people mostly just piece them together across vendors on tcg player? Or is there a website that can generally handle a full deck order more often? I’d like to just buy all my cards at once. Thanks!
There are a few options available to you: 1. Pokemon releases their own preconstructed decks. You'll want to look for League Battle Decks, which are their strongest decks. These decks are readily available at most stores that sell sealed Pokemon TCG products. I have a video guide on all of the available options that you can watch here ruclips.net/video/ByLBl8_aLC4/видео.html&pp=ygUYbGVhZ3VlIGJhdHRsZSBkZWNrIGd1aWRl 2. A few game stores will sell pre-built decks, though your mileage may vary here. The one I've seen the most is Darkside Games in Las Vegas: darksidegames.com/search?page=1&q=%2Apremade%2A 3. If you're going to go the TCGPlayer route, you can find a deck list on limitlesstcg.com and then click on the TCG Player link and it will add all of the cards from that deck for you into a cart. Keep in mind though that the automatic add function will likely pull in cards from different shops and shipping will be different for each. Best of luck!
True, because they can't tweak their deck anytime they like, have to be 3 decks beat all. If you know what your opponent's deck, you may tweak accordingly to win easier.
Personally I don’t like to use meta because it doesn’t feel as special and as satisfying to pull off a win with a deck that everyone is playing. If I have the choice to go rogue and still do really good, I’m going rogue.
March/April 2025. The way rotation works is that at the bottom-left hand corner of every card is a tournament marking. It’s a single letter. Right now any card with “F”, “G”, or “H” is legal. When rotation happens, the oldest letter is no longer legal and the newest letter is now legal. In March/April 2025, “F” will no longer be legal and “G”, “H”, and “I” are Standard legal. In March/April 2026, “G” will no longer be legal and “H”, “I”, and “J” are Standard legal. And so on.
Thanks for watching! Generally speaking Lugia is on the easier end, but it’s heavily dependent on achieving a very specific board state before the end of your second turn or you’re most likely cooked. Some of the early game sequencing can be tricky, but it’s still one of the easier decks to play IMO.
@@InThirdPersonmay i ask what deck do u recommend me to play as a total new beginner for pokemon? I am looking for a strong competitive and future proof deck
I was an old MTG player. Just started getting into the Pokémon tournament scene. A very helpful video. Thank you.
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I think you are the nicest and most pleasant Pokemon TCG streamer out there. Thanks for the content.
Thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching!
Returning to pokemon tcg after 20+ years I find youtubers to be really helpful, but I find your channel the best for newcomers. I think its the way you explain things it just seems so easy to understand. Thank you for the content.
As someone who’s moved from Yugioh it’s great to see the community is so welcoming and supportive (I’m sure there’s a couple bad eggs but it’s nowhere near as bad as Yugioh).
Water’s my favourite type so I may check out Chien-Pao for my next deck. Thanks for the video!
I actually like how you mentioned how players dont see instant success with harder decks (like Gardevior you mentioned) . Playing different decks also lets you learn how to beat them too.
Coming from Yugioh, hard to play decks like D/D/D, while inherently powerful, take time to learn.
Plus the burnout you face in high level tournaments trying to remember optimal play lines and resource management after multiple rounds. Thats a hidden cost of piloting difficult deck that doesn't get talked about enough imo.
As someone who's exclusively played with my Wyrdeer And Hisuian Zoroark deck since starting 2 years ago, this video was a great help! Now I'm in the process of trying to make something new that also falls within regulation, while also being fresh to me.
just got back into the game after quitting around the SV base set. have stayed subbed this whole time and am happy to still see you posting. have been liking dragapult recently and i'm definitely gonna give that ancient box list a try.
Dialga vstar is my pokemon deck when i played PTCG in June 2023. It was a rough time for dialga after intrepid sword Zacian V, metal saucer and red balloon rotated.
The introduction of metal maker Metang gave me a chance to change the structure. Andrew Hedrick winning list quite decent but i played 2 carmine + 2 professor research in twilight masquerade, i played 4 beldum , 3 metang and i played a manaphy as i had trauma of getting bench sniped
Since you like dipping into the rogue territory you should check out any of the arceus armarouge decks that have done well in tournies, some with monki, hands, etc. Or straight up just armarouge. It's one of my favorite decks but i almost never see gameplay on it nowadays
Very helpful thank-you. I have been likeing the charizard deck
When you're answering different questions would be nice if you added Timestamps on the video, would be very helpful for the viewers, thanks for your thoughts!
Great video for starters like me. Thx. Worth a sub.
Do you ever enter the online tournaments yourself as well?
What is the best resource to pick up a deck? Do people mostly just piece them together across vendors on tcg player? Or is there a website that can generally handle a full deck order more often? I’d like to just buy all my cards at once. Thanks!
There are a few options available to you:
1. Pokemon releases their own preconstructed decks. You'll want to look for League Battle Decks, which are their strongest decks. These decks are readily available at most stores that sell sealed Pokemon TCG products. I have a video guide on all of the available options that you can watch here ruclips.net/video/ByLBl8_aLC4/видео.html&pp=ygUYbGVhZ3VlIGJhdHRsZSBkZWNrIGd1aWRl
2. A few game stores will sell pre-built decks, though your mileage may vary here. The one I've seen the most is Darkside Games in Las Vegas: darksidegames.com/search?page=1&q=%2Apremade%2A
3. If you're going to go the TCGPlayer route, you can find a deck list on limitlesstcg.com and then click on the TCG Player link and it will add all of the cards from that deck for you into a cart. Keep in mind though that the automatic add function will likely pull in cards from different shops and shipping will be different for each.
Best of luck!
@@InThirdPerson thank you!
i learned that meta decks only work in the stores that most National or worlds qualifiers
True, because they can't tweak their deck anytime they like, have to be 3 decks beat all.
If you know what your opponent's deck, you may tweak accordingly to win easier.
Personally I don’t like to use meta because it doesn’t feel as special and as satisfying to pull off a win with a deck that everyone is playing. If I have the choice to go rogue and still do really good, I’m going rogue.
Fair enough!
What’s your favorite deck ?
I’ll try out Limitless, cuz RUclipsr decks have been a lil send off lately.
I'm still confused on dialga v stars v star ability so I can't put another energy down right? Basically I get another turn and just attack
After Dialga’s VSTAR attack, you get a whole other turn. You can do all your abilities, attach from hand, play item cards, and play a supporter.
When will the charizard ex deck become illegal, I’m wondering if it’s worth the money
Charizard rotates in March/April 2026.
@@InThirdPerson oh hell yeah, thank you very much, my brother was asking about when Palkia VSTAR will rotate too?
March/April 2025.
The way rotation works is that at the bottom-left hand corner of every card is a tournament marking. It’s a single letter. Right now any card with “F”, “G”, or “H” is legal. When rotation happens, the oldest letter is no longer legal and the newest letter is now legal.
In March/April 2025, “F” will no longer be legal and “G”, “H”, and “I” are Standard legal.
In March/April 2026, “G” will no longer be legal and “H”, “I”, and “J” are Standard legal.
And so on.
@@InThirdPerson oh ok, thank you, I had no idea. Many thanks
How hard is Lugia Vstar to play as a beginner? Also loved the vid
Thanks for watching! Generally speaking Lugia is on the easier end, but it’s heavily dependent on achieving a very specific board state before the end of your second turn or you’re most likely cooked. Some of the early game sequencing can be tricky, but it’s still one of the easier decks to play IMO.
@@InThirdPerson thank you
@@InThirdPersonmay i ask what deck do u recommend me to play as a total new beginner for pokemon? I am looking for a strong competitive and future proof deck
Are there any decks that i can buy physical and give a code that i can enter on the game client to play them online?
Yes! I have a whole guide on preconstructed deck options here: ruclips.net/video/-VSPX8wtg8I/видео.htmlsi=yT4T5eQe1qbE3ETI
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