Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

APT's Autumn Battle Road Experiences

Cuz you know I'm awesome.

9/22

So since everyone copied my Blissey deck I decided to play freaking MARIO. Here we go.

Round 1: Kid's first tourny w/ theme deck
Yeah I just run through him 1-0

Round 2: Zane N. w/ t2Blissey
Riolu, charmander coin, heads yes! He takes 50, heal energie + potions himself to 20. I go Lucario 60. He doesn't get anything. =) 2-0

Round 3: Idk w/ Tyranitar/stuff
He starts with Casty which I kill with Machoke. I just get my Machamp ohkoing all his stuff as he can't get anything going. 3-0

Round 4: Chris C. w/ MegGatr
I kill his Casty with Machoke and he gos: Byleef to Meganium Candy Gatr Croconaw to Gatr Scramble to Ganium 80 damage KO. =( 3-1

Top4: Alex B. w/ t2Blissey
Game1: I get Riolu heads at the beggining and he can't get Blissey, so I just Lucario 80-20 everywhere because of Lake Boundary and setup everything for a KO. 1-0
Game2: He actually gets some Blissey this time but I just hit him until he KOs whatever I have and then I machamp return. 2-0
4-1

Finals: Chris C. w/ MegGatr
Game1: RIOLU v. CASTY! CHARMANDER COIN GOOO... Tails. =/ He passes. I attach to my machop and have another chance ftw! CHARMANDER COIN GOOO!!!... Tails. =/ He passes again and I attach to Machop go to Machoke retreat for game. 1-0
Game2: This one is much better I still get to kill his Casty early but he gets evos going. I have Lucario up go to Lv. X so I get an extra free attack, so he is in a pretty bad position. Then he asks if he can Drag Off a bench guy, and the correct answer is no since switching Luc X is an effect of an attack. Unfortunatly, our head judge does not know this and rules it incorrectly. =( Frowntown man. It screws me up but I still retreat the Dragged Off Riolu and Go back to my Luc. I evolve it also so it can't get KOd. In the end I'm getting to like 1 prize him with 2 but I have like 1 card left inmy deck. He thins his hand out though so I can CC and put 3 cards back. Then I just Machamp PK 2hko his meg being the only thing left. 5-1

9/23

I decided to go with the TRUK

Round 1: Some kid that just aged up w/ Random stuff
I just ran through him quickly. 1-0

Round 2: Idr srry I think it was somethin random
And I ran through it 2-0

Round 3: David C. w/ KRICKETUNE
Oh GOD!!!! I'm so unhappy as Ramp just seems like it's gonna get wrecked. I pull some WP tricks with Ramp to kill some Kricks, but he always hits like 2 TSD flips when he plays them. =( He's never able to 1hko thank god, and my few Ramps actually manage to kill all his guys. After I 60 with first attack on every kricketot, since he had to sac some stuff because he ran into an energy problem with a small hand, I started 100ing his Kricketunes. I took 6 prizes. 3-0

Round 4: I forgot name sorry =( w/ Kingdra rush
So I think I can take this as Ramp ignores bodies and buffer. I do 90 to his first Kingdra, he switches out to another Kingdra. I get a 90 on that one too, and I started wailing on his Kingdras with a couple Ramps. It comes down to his Kingdra with 90 damage on it. He kills something, I send up a Ramp with nothing on it. Attach fighting, and I have a charm/pp in hand. I think oh well idk if he plays wager/windstorm so I'm gonna play charm. pass. He gos, mentor horsea candy kingdra attach buffer to active windstorm charm. KRGAJRGP$@#%)$#^(@%$(^&@%^ksnfdgzdf!!!! So he's reducing by 40 now. I attach a fighting (beach stopped dres) attach a pluspower and wager. I need 2 pluspower/combinatino with 1 charm, but I only pull 1 pluss powert 10 short from the win. =/ If I had held the charm ughhh im so bad. Oh well. 3-1

Round 5: Zane N. w/ Blazikenex/Blaziken/Delcatty
His Blaziken does some Drag Off and he gets it out fast. I put up a Ramp and do 90. I think he kills, and I don't have much left. After a while I get up another Ramp and KO his Blex, but he gets another one up and I just can't deal with it he has more recourses. 3-2

T4: I forgot name srry w/ Kingdra Rush
Same guy as swiss. Game1: I just rush through him with a Fossil start real fast and kill his Pinsirs before anything can happen.
Game2: Close, but I still pull it out with a real fast Ramp. =p Can't remember much. 2-0
4-2

Finals: Steven R. w/ R-Gon (w/ Milo d)
Game1: He doesn't get energy for a while and I just get my ramp up and he has to sac basics while I take prizes. After he finally gets stuff, he puts up a Flygon forgetting about Ramp getting by resistance. I PP it and KO. His Flex can't do much and he's under a cess lock for the majority of the time. His average 1 card hand can't pull through and I take it. 1-0
Game2: He gets Casty going and I get a Ramp and start killin stuff. I can't remember much but this game was close, but I had the advantage and got out 3 fullpowered ramps. I just take prizes so fast. 2-0
5-2

Sooo I win again.

9/29

I decide to play DRAGONITE EX

Round 1: Some girl
Etc. 1-0

Round 2: Steven R. w/ Mario
I Chingling going first. He gos Candy Machoke DRE PP KO. I bring up Dratini elm candy drag another grass DC. He has no more bench so I kill Machoke for game. =D 2-0

Round 3: Wyatt W. w/ Kingdra ex
He starts with Spearow and gets NOTHING. Like no energy, no nothinggg. I just DC till I setup for Dragon Roar. Then I kill like 2 Horseas with it and he still has nothing. ;x 3-0

Round 4: David C. w/ Empoleon/Mantine
Ughhh. Hard matchup, II don't get going fast enough so he puts some damage on whatever drag I have then 2hkos easily. My Exs v. his non and he just sets up a ton. 3-1

Top 4: Steven R. w/ Mario
Game 1: DC lock is tough for him I stick a beach out and 2hko stuff with DC/PPs or Dragon Roaring etc. 1-0
Game 2: He plays with about a 1 card hand throughout it. 2-0
4-1

Finals: Wyatt W. w/ Kingdra ex
I can't remember if it was 1-2 or 0-2 but my 80 for 4 compared to his 80 for 3 wasn't good and he rolls me.
4-2

Bleh 2nd

9/30

I decide to go with MegGatr this time.

Round 1: v. Kid
1-0

Round 2: v. Steven Roberto w/ Walrein/Walrein ex
Meganium = reduce by 60 = 10 damage = gg. 2-0

Round 3: v. David C. w/ Empoleon/Mantine
He starts with Quaza and I start setting up. He Empoleons 40 to my Gatr I bring it up and smack him for 70. He miscalculates about my Gatr's 120 so I'm left with 10 hp and return KO him. From there I sweep up his basics. 3-0

Round 4: v. Wyatt W. w/ Flygon/Nidoqueen
I setup and start killing his stuff. He gets a Flygon ex but I deal with it and then he really doesn't have much left. 4-0

Finals (no t4 w/ 12 players =/) v. Wyatt W. w/ Flygon/Nidoqueen
Game 1: Feebas start. Attach. Go. He does like DD for 1. I'm like, Milotic, DRe, candy gatr ko. yessss t2 milo. I start sweeping up his basics with my aggro milo and he can't get anything. 1-0
Game 2: This gos back and forth but he recycles flygon exs and gets 2 out. His Cloyster d prevents me from grabbing my last 2 prizes by double dragging up his damaged flygon ex. So he kills me with a fresh one. =( 1-1
Game 3: I dd a lil and then go to Gatr to drag up his Brava. He can't do much and he evolves without any energy for a while and I can't get anything so I keep on smacking him. I eventually kill it and then have to go back to dding to setup with like a 1 card hand. I do, and then take it from there. 2-1
5-0

10/13

I play Ramen Truk!

Round 1: Justin R. w/ Bastiodon/Metagross ex
I get Riolu start and start hitting, Bastiodon prevents bench damage but I just wail on his active and he can't get energy. 1-0

Round 2: Zane N. w/ Mario
He starts off with a faster start but I catch up and he starts to get no energy. Boosts with Blissey and I finish it with Luc X. 2-0

Round 3: One girl w/ Bastiodon/Bronzong
Not much to say, I sweep fast with 2 Blisseys and Warp Point out of my confusions. 3-0

Round 4: Steven R. w/ Gatr/Mag/Catty
Basically, his deck is slow and mine is super fast. I take a quick 5 prizes by killing off all his little dudes and keeping the gatr at bay with my er2s, he finally kills one of my guys and I finish with my Luc X. 40 + 80charm. 4-0

Finals: Alex B. w/ Mario
Game 1: I get out a fast Lucario and pull WP tricks to kill all 3 of his guys quickly, he gets mentors for more but I quickly take them out as he can't get evos or anything going. 1-0
Game 2: I start Riolu no energy. He gos Riolu heads. I evo to Lucario attach fighting and do 30. He attaches 2 pluspower, 10 short of the ko so I win. 2-0
5-0


10/14

I stick with the same deck

Round 1: Steven R. w/ Mismagius/Gardevoir
Looks like someone metagamed. =/ Things are looking bad for a while I have a Luc out v. his Mage with a buffer so he can't ko and of course he topdecks lake boundary. =/ It's bad but thanks to some charm tricks and other things I catch up to him and finally take out all his mages. He's left with 2 Gardys which I blissey out, and he is left with a Misdreavus after that, I quickly take my last prize. 1-0

Round 2: I forgot w/ Torterra/Tyranitar ex
Basically My Lucario takes out his Grotle fast and then kills his pupitar for game. 2-0

Round 3: Kyle W. w/ Tyranitar ex/Ampharos/Fearow
He got t2 Pupitar do 20 to and I do 40 then he gets t3 Tyranitar to KO me. I'm like oh great. I comeback though after setting up my Lucario for a KO with Bliss, and get 2 prizes off feinting him. With those 2 prizes I finally get some setup going and extend my mostly the whole game 2 card hand to a bigger one and get my field rickrolling. 3-0

Round 4: David C. w/ Mario
I don't see energy mostly =(. He takes me out 3-1

Finals: David C. w/ Mario
Game 1: So we start I put my basics out and he mulls. Alright, I actually need the extra energy but I don't pull it. He mulls again. Energy, sweet. He mulls again. And again. And again. And again. And Again. And Again. And Again. And Again. Yah, 10 times, 7 basics but 10 times. Kinda ridiculous. ;p All the mulls didn't even matter though as I take out his Riolu with a t2 Fighting+Boost Bliss. 1-0
Game2: He mulls once and I don't have any energy. I have to pass he does t1 Lucario and just speeds me out while I can't get anything going at all. 1-1
So after this we both have to go to the bathroom and the dude their doesn't let people use the bathroom so we have to walk like 2 blocks to the mexican resteraunt to use the bathroom. =/ We get back and start the clock back up.
Game 3: Basically a repeat of game 2. He mulls once or twice here also, not that it matters. =( 1-2
3-2 Ugh what an upset that matchup is sooooooo good too I was like 5-0 before that. =/


BR Wins: 4/6

Record: 27-7
 
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These deck people copying were straight blisseys with 4 potions and Holon energies?

anyways, gj JeremySK.
 
To all you guys who think Mario is great, it really is not that good. I played it with like 4 cc, 4 tvr, 1 adv, 2 castaway, and possibly some other draw but I still had times where I just got nothing. It's just wayyyyy too inconsistant.

Anyways my 2nd report is up. THE TRUK! Rickrolling over a BR near you!
 
Ugh, Rampardos is so mediocre. Don't believe the hype.

GJ nonetheless. How many BR wins is that for Team X-Files? I lost count.

EDIT: It's six. I found the count. It was under my bed.
 
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