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The Top 16

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swanton1717

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Well I'd like to see what other peoples predictions are for the Top 16 at worlds, not who will Top 16, but what decks will Top 16. I had a long conversation with the Patriarch about what we think will be at Worlds and we sorda got on the topic of what will get into Top 16, but I'd like to extend this conversation to others as well.

So MY Opinion of Top 16 is..
3-Metagross
4-Blaziken
3-Gardevoir
1-Shiftry
3-Walrein Varients
2-Rogue Stuff

BTW I have been a member of Pokegym for EXACTLY 1 year. I'd like to say thank you to all the people who made this possible, and I have grown in many ways since last year. I have become friends with many of you. Thank You for helping me have a good year. That is all.

Please do not start a flame war on this, as this is my special thread ;P

~Colin
 
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With Shiftry being the best deck in the current format I don't see how just one will Top 16. There just has to be more. Gardevior and Blaziken have been hated a lot so I see less of them.

My top 16:
3 Meta
2 Blaz
2 Gardevior
4 Shiftry
3 Walrein
2 Rogue

A pretty diverse field compared from the start of the season.
 
JediDrew said:
With Shiftry being the best deck in the current format I don't see how just one will Top 16. There just has to be more. Gardevior and Blaziken have been hated a lot so I see less of them.

My top 16:
3 Meta
2 Blaz
2 Gardevior
4 Shiftry
3 Walrein
2 Rogue

A pretty diverse field compared from the start of the season.
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I think Shiftry is very good, yes, but I do not think enough people will be playing it for it to be 1/4th of the Top 16.

~Colin
 
I think it's gonna be like this

4 Metagross
3 Gardevoir
3 shiftry
2 Blaziken
2 Walrein
1 Rogue
1 Swampert

Or something like that.
 
I assume this is for the 15+.

Two Rogue decks is a little low if we look at the results from the Challenge tournaments. Swampert, Crobat and perhaps Sceptile are include in this group. I think Shiftry is going somewhere in the middle of the 1-4 interval, it helps a lot to have an advantage against both Gardevoir and Metagross (since we agree that there will be plenty of those).
 
well let me take a shot at this for da fun of it.

Opinion of Top 16 is..
4-Metagross
2-Blaziken
2-Gardevoir
3-Shiftry
2-Walrein Varients
1-Rogue Stuff
2-Swampert
 
I think it will look more like this...

4 Blaziken
3 Gardevoir
3 Metagross
2 Water decks (TA/Walrein, Swampert)
2 red face paint
2 Shiftry

JMO,

Arthas Zero
 
My guess:

2 - Crobat/Gorebyss
2 - Gardevoir
2 - Metagross
1 - Gardevoir/Gorebyss
1 - Blaziken
2 - Shiftry
2 - Swampert
2 - Walrein/Milotic
2 - Rogue (Exploud, Medicham, Groudon, etc...)
 
Mk so my new list is..

3-Metagross
3-Blaziken
3-Gardevoir
1-Shiftry
2-Swampert
2-Walrein Varients
2-Rogue Stuff

BTW A Metagross is getting 2nd ;P It was in my vision.

~Colin
 
Nice I like this topic...I think I figured the metagame out so this is what I think...

4 Shiftry
3 Metagross
3 Blaze
2 Swampert
2 Walrein
2 Rogue (Me and Pablo :p )

I didn't put Gardy for a reason, just look at those decks I picked. If they are popular, Gardy won't have much of a chance to make t16.
 
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Here's my pointless opinion. ;D

3 Shiftry
3 Blaziken
3 Walrein/Milotic
2 Rogue something
2 Metagross
1 Swampert
1 Gardevoir
1 Crobyss

There you go.
 
2 Shiftry
5 Blaziken
3 Rogue something (lightning most likely)
2 Metagross
2 Swampert
1 Gardevoir
1 Wal/Tic

I still think speed Blaziken has its place, and will do quite well...too many people are not focusing on it anymore, and I think it will surge at Worlds for the 15+

Top 8 will then look like

1 gardevoir
1 metagross
1 shiftry
2 rogue
2 blaziken (b/c they played each other)
1 Wal/Tic

Leaving your top 4 as

1 Wal/Tic
1 Metagross
1 Rogue
1 Shiftry

Leaving your finals as...

1 Metagross
1 Rogue

And, pursuant to Colin's dream...Metagross takes 2nd...

M45
 
meganium45 said:
2 Shiftry
5 Blaziken
3 Rogue something (lightning most likely)
2 Metagross
2 Swampert
1 Gardevoir
1 Wal/Tic

I still think speed Blaziken has its place, and will do quite well...too many people are not focusing on it anymore, and I think it will surge at Worlds for the 15+

Top 8 will then look like

1 gardevoir
1 metagross
1 shiftry
2 rogue
2 blaziken (b/c they played each other)
1 Wal/Tic

Leaving your top 4 as

1 Wal/Tic
1 Metagross
1 Rogue
1 Shiftry

Leaving your finals as...

1 Metagross
1 Rogue

And, pursuant to Colin's dream...Metagross takes 2nd...

M45
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Lol thats like EXACTLY how it goes ^_^

~Colin
 
LinkinPark said:
Meganium45, out of your supposed 5 Blaziken that enter the top 16, NONE will make the top 4? Sounds a bit odd =/
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That's EXACTLY what happened at Nationals, remember? 5 made T16 and none made T4. It can happen.

BTW, 1 Crobyss will make T16. =P I still think it's an underrated deck.
 
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It would be underated if it actually won a matchup. I find it hard to believe no blaz in that top 4 when it has advantage in all those matchups.
 
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