Japan's Spring Battle Carnival '13 Osaka Update 05/27

[pokemonguyaap]

Disagree personally. The community at large already couldn't care less about Seniors and Juniors. This just adds one more division that nobody will pay attention to with abysmal attendance numbers due to the smaller size and wrong age group. Not to mention how much it would take from the prize budget. I'd rather they increased the size of Seniors and Juniors a little but that's a subject for another thread.

I personally think this is quite rude to seniors. Juniors are all over the place but seniors have a format just as built up as masters but with a bit less skill.

 

[cabd]

seniors have a format...

...with a bit less skill.

You've kinda proven his point there. It's not as accepted as masters results due to the skill level gap.

 

[King Piplup]

Seniors results will never be as accepted as Masters for very good reasons. The general stereotype toward them is also fairly valid in most cases, unfortunately.

Anyway, it's good to see that some anti-meta is viable, at least hypothetically.

 

[Angry_Brother]

Chiba results.

1-st place
Virizion EX + Genosect EX + Drifblim + Terrakion NV
2-nd place
Victini + Blastoise + Keldeo EX + Black Kyurem EX
3-rd place
Sableye + Darkrai EX + Absol
4-th place
Accelgor + Mew EX + Dusknoir + Gothitelle + Musharna
Top 8
Blastoise + Keldeo EX + Black Kyurem EX
Virizion EX + Genosect EX + Drifblim
Virizion EX + Mr. Mime + Sableye + Darkrai EX + Hydreigon
Mewtwo EX + Garbodor + Terrakion
Top 16
Virizion EX + Genosect EX + Drifblim + Terrakion
Blastoise + Keldeo EX + Black Kyurem EX
Sableye + Darkrai EX(Hammertime)
Sableye + Absol + Darkrai EX + Zoroark
Masquerain + Trubbish PLS 65 + Sigilyph(Itembox)
Kyurem + Thundurus EX + Deoxys EX + Lugia EX
Kyurem + Deoxys EX + Tornadus EX(plasma)
Klinklang + Cobalion EX + Cobalion

 

[Master_Z]

Where are the actual deck lists for these though? I'd like to see what Genesect/Virizion is made up of.

 

[RestlessBob]

I've updated the 1st post with the remaining Top 4 for A-League Nagoya, deck lists from several Nagoya players that shared their lists, and the results from the two day event in Chiba.

 

[Raen]

Thanks for the updates, RestlessBob, I love seeing what is going on in Japan.

The change in the meta over these tournaments is interesting, especially the rise of counter meta, and more recently the Tool-heavy Sigilyph deck.

 

[Angry_Brother]

On pokemon-card said that first place B league didn't play Terrakion but played Mr. Mime and Drifblim from Megalo Cannon.

 

[RestlessBob]

@Raen: Your welcome! For the past few months, the meta in Japan can change quite a bit when a lot of the anti meta decks shown up which can make for some interesting deck ideas that are being tried out.

@Angry_Brother: That was a mistake on my end. I've updated the first post to reflect the changes and updates PCGN reported.

Also, with the top 4 information for the O-League I decided to reference the cards that have been rotated in our format by link. This way it is easier to see what the cards are and what they do. I've also included the cards with points the choose for their decks thanks to PCGN.

 

[sdrawkcab]

Im just posting here so I can find it more easily. Thanks for all your research =)

 

[Angry_Brother]

Chiba A-league winner also played Masquerain

 

[pokedan24]

Sigilyph/Trubbish FTW!

Also nice to see Driftblim see some play as I think both cards could work well together.

 

[Rogan]

I'd love to see those darkrai lists. That's what I ran and did okay but I feel like it just wasn't tight enough of a build to take this insane tournament structure.

 

[Angry_Brother]

Osaka results
1st place
Virizion + Virizion EX + Mewtwo EX + Bouffalant
2nd place
Thundurus EX + Deoxys EX + Kyurem
3rd place
Virizion EX + Genosect EX + Drifblim
4th place
Darkrai EX + Sableye + Absol + Keldeo EX
Top 8
Darkrai EX + Mewtwo EX + Absol + Sableye
Virizion EX + Genosect EX
Darkrai EX + Sableye + Absol
Landorus + Sawk + Mewtwo EX + Bouffalant
Top 16
Virizion EX + Genosect EX + Drifblim + Terrakion
Hydreigon + Darkrai EX + Virizion EX
Darkrai EX + Sableye
Darkrai EX + Sableye + Absol + Keldeo EX
Trubbish + Sigilyph(itembox)
Eelektrik + Zebstrika + Rayquaza EX
Sableye + Darkrai EX + Garbodor


2Rogan am I right that You charge Genosect by attachments from hand or Virizion EX and without any other acceleration?

 

[Rogan]

2Rogan am I right that You charge Genosect by attachments from hand or Virizion EX and without any other acceleration?

Yes, I believe that's correct.

And if anyone can hook me up with those Darkrai lists I'd love to see them.

 

[FirestormXVI]

Trubbish + Sigilyph(itembox)

Yesssss

Thanks for all this by the way! Love hearing about how other regions of the world are doing.

 

[Chompy]

So the new Archetype decks are

In no particular order

1) Genesect ex/Virizion ex
2) Thunderus ex/Deoxys ex/Kyurem
3) Suicune (Safeguard)/Terrakion NVI
4) Darkrai/Absol
5) Weavile/Exeggcute
6) Gothitelle/Accelgor
7) Itembox
8) Rayeels
9) Landorus/Cobalion/Garbodor
10) Blastiose/Keldeo/Black Kyurem ex
11) Klinkklang/Cobalion ex

At least it gives us a little bit more of a variety to work with for our next format.

How did Hydreigon/Darkrai manage to topcut?

 

[Alann]

no way is Suicune/Terrakion a solid archetype. It just was a good anti-meta deck. It's def a rogue deck

You're allowed to switch decks for later rounds i believe.

 

[Angry_Brother]

And not QuazaEels, bu tZebraQazaEels.

 

[Rogan]

And not QuazaEels, bu tZebraQazaEels.

That deck looked really fun! I'd also like a list of that one.