Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

My decks NEVER work!

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lemonadejohnson

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It doesn't matter what I run and how much of them, my decks don't work in and organized tournament. When I'm playing against some friends or my brother they work out spectacularly most of the time. Why is this?
 
Well luck does play a very large part. Play a very very consistent deck such as blaze ray and do the best you can.
 
Only real tip I can give you is look at other people's deck structures and try to emulate(Copy) the basis of what theirs are, or attribute them to your own deck.

Read the respective strategies and try to apply them while you're fighting.
Best advice of all, though, is just practice.

Good luck!
 
Moar supporters less trainers. Spiritomb is being used a bit so cut down on trainers that you wouldn't be able to use otherwise
 
lemonadejohnson said:
It doesn't matter what I run and how much of them, my decks don't work in and organized tournament. When I'm playing against some friends or my brother they work out spectacularly most of the time. Why is this?
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Difference in competitiveness level. I remember going to my first CC thinking I would cream, because I never lost at league. I ended up going 3-1 and taking fifth, largely because competent play and a mediocre list can still do alright at these things if the meta isn't too stiff. But it opened my eyes to the reality that the level of competition at premier events is much higher than just with friends (an effect exacerbated, I'd wager, as you go up in age group, although large in all three).

In other words, among your friends, you are very good. Among those who play regularly and have played OP, you still have a lot of learning to do.
 
Also in tournaments people are alot more likely to rules lawyer you where as when you're playing with your friend they'll normally allow takesie-backsies.
 
patthemanvan said:
Also in tournaments people are alot more likely to rules lawyer you where as when you're playing with your friend they'll normally allow takesie-backsies.
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not with my friends....

i think this is because you may practice with your friends who may not be so good. so playing a deck against your friend's decks that are slow and maybe bad, you may see the illusion of your deck being consistant. try playtesting with more experianced players and you may be able to solve this problem.
 
ashinto said:
not with my friends....

i think this is because you may practice with your friends who may not be so good. so playing a deck against your friend's decks that are slow and maybe bad, you may see the illusion of your deck being consistant. try playtesting with more experianced players and you may be able to solve this problem.
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This is probably the case. Chances are your ego/confidence is inflated, while you really have a subpar list and ability but looked/felt better when playing against other kids who aren't as good and have bad decks.
 
wow, when vergel posted, i though i was in trouble, that's the first time someone's agreed w/ me *high fives vergel*

maybe if you post one of your deck lists we can help you out. and how did i know this may be the case. that was me two years ago, and after going 1-4 at a states, i started to play a lot of better players besides my bro.
 
I can totally understand where you are coming from. When I got into the game years ago I was the best player in my group of friends, but then I went to league. I was utterly crushed. However, this didn't deter me, as I was able to learn from the players that beat me how to make my deck better.

Namely, I needed more trainers and more consistency with my Pokemon. I don't know if that's what you need, but it seems to be a common theme in newer players decks. It would help tremendously if you posted your deck so we could take a look at it.
 
So what you're all generally saying is play against harder people? I do, I go against some of the best in Utah. I can beat them about half the time and I feel alright about it. Even when I go against them in our League tourneys I've got no chance to win against them. I'm really lost as to what to do about my freaking decks.

PS: What is meta?
 
meta is the decks that are popular in your area. and most smart meta players don't even bring there actual decks to league, only playing them with a team of people so no one knows what they are using (i ended up doing this spring battle roads making an anti-kingdra deck in '08. guess who never poked it's head out in my meta? that's right, kingdra.)
 
There's a good chance you're running a sub-optimal count on something like Call Energy, Roseanne's, etc.
 
ashinto said:
most smart meta players don't even bring there actual decks to league, only playing them with a team of people so no one knows what they are using
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hey its Andrew
we could do that since we live like 2 minutes from each other. :tongue:
 
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