Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

4th Place US Nationals Report

PikaJew115

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So i had to ride a bus up there to Indy coming all the way from Texas was not fun... Like what a 16 hour drive? :I But it paid off i suppose. Some and my cousin are all set on the same deck Darkrai/ Terrakion/Mewtwo. We had not tested it one bit but the sound of it just sounded like it had the perfect syenergy. So a few hours pass by and i hear one of the older pokemon players in the back talking and talking AND TALKING... Until i relize he is talking about the deck me and my cousin are playing so i decide to go ahaead and listen. And thats when i heard it, EXP. Share. We had to play it or at least test it out because it sounds like the perfect card for the deck. So i played Playtcg and tried it and it was perfect.
We finally arrived at our hotel and went to pre-registration. We were a little late but it was alright, the line was rediculous so... i just waited lol sorta. in the middle. So then it was just a good night rest and then the games begun.
Round 1: I have no idea on names... (Durant - with coballion tech)
I had a good start smeargle, energy, and supporters so i was set. I win the coin flip and he procedes to flip over a cobalion. Im like... Okay.. lol I att attach to darkrai on the bench Juniper darkpatch and energy. eviolite . So now i have a Darkrai with two energy and an eviolite i portrait Juniper and get the switch darkpatch got the turn one, feeling pretty good and he top decks collector to get 3 Durants..
Ofcourse right after my turn one of two Junipers. But luckly im able to pull off the win.
My cousin had two byes so yeah -.-
Round 2: Unown Name (Darkrai/ Mewtwo)
I felt pretty good about my self until my opening had was as follows Dark, dark, dark, dark patch, junk arm, eviolite, smeargle. FMl... i was almost in tears but i won the coin flip, top deck RANDOM RECIVER!
I get the Professor Oaks and im good to go after a good shuffle and draw into some useful cards and energy and i portrait and its a cheren lol so yeah. I procede to two shot his darkrai's and catcher his mewtwo ftw.
I go to the bathroom and then its time to play
Round 3: Unown Name (Zeels without Terrakion)
I start with a lone Terrkion but i have two dual ball and the switch :p I go first for the 3rd time and roll 4 heads on dual balls. I then switch to smearlge and juniper get the dark patch and and evilote AND an EXP. Share for the terrakion. :D i play almost all of my hand and portrait a professor oaks. i catcher his tynamo and pass, i take the win pretty quickly after this.
Round 4- Dont know the name ( Darkrai)
My opponet gets the turn one to my slow set up and takes the win
So im feeling a little down since i just lost, sitting at 3-1 isnt that bad, my cousin is 3-1
Round 5- Dont know the name (Zeels with Terrakion)
I get a terrakion set up and sweep his entire field all of his terrakions we prized and i just didnt let him have a comback.
So that was the end of day one with a record of 4-1 and my cousin being a 3-2 due to really bad match ups. Oh and i forgot to mention that he didnt play the same deck he took out terrakion and put in a tornadus EX.
Start of day 2
Round 6- I dont know name ( darkrai/ terrakion)
I lost... end of story
Round 7- (zeels with 3 mewtwo)
I have a mewtwo start and im like hey i have the turn one x ball but i said that in my head lol. He flips over a tynamo and he goes first dual balls double heads he takes a rather long search then says.. All 3 of my mewtow are prized... i lol'ed hard i felt a little bad but he eventually got up and running and then it came down to it we were 2-2 in prizes he jsut xballed my terrkion for 100. And i have a ssu in my hand and thats it. I draw i top deck a mewtwo. Play it and i know that i have to hit a heads for the win so i retreat to mewtwo ssu HEADS pick up shaymin, celebration wind the energy and xball KO.
Round 8- Darkrai/ Tornauds
I lost due two the turn one tornadus eviolite skyarrow.
Round 9 Landorus/ Terrakion/ Groudon EX
I knew i had to win to make the cut, so i did what i coulld and catchered the Groundon and he admitted he didnt play switch just skyarrow. Soi just used darkrai and took the win somehow lol
Standings go up and im in 45th seed and my cousin is in 43rd so the only time we could play would be top 2.
Top 64 match William Boatman? I may be very wrong But i know its William.( The Truth EX)
Game 1 he gets the turn 5 plume and ive already taken multiple prizes it comes down to like and hour on the first game and he wins.0-1 Probabaly the best match i played the entire tournament.
Game 2 I get the turn one and sweep everything in less than 8 mins 1-1
Game 3 He draws and plays down cleffa retreats his oddish with dce and eeks i draw get the turn one darkrai and the catcher ftw 2-1
Top 32 Dont know the name (Mirror Match/ he plays 3 shaymin 1 mewtwo)
Game 1 he draws garbage forever and i take the win 1-0
Game two he starts mewtwo and plays dce to xball my darkrai i end up x balling it for the KO in the next 3 turns he has nothing and i take the win. 2-0
Top16 Alan (Zeels with Terrakion)
Game 1 I go first and have an amazing start get some dice from a friends cause i lost mine and got 4 heads on dual ball got an terrkion on the bench with EXP Share and just proceded to win game one. 1-0
Game 2 He gets a rather well start but i notice he plays the 30 hp tynamo and so i go for darkrai i end up killing it because he couldnt hit the eel. But he wins a mewtwo war and takes the win due to my prized mewtwo.
Game 3 I get a perfect start for the turn one darkrai and thats exactly what i did and of course the EXP share on the terrakion. I win in a quick amount of time
Alright top 8 im super syched about this and i only have to win this and then its Hawaii Bound Time!
Michael Bryan (Mismagius/Terrakion/Vileplume/ Darkrai EX
Ofcourse another vileplume deck. i have two play two of them?? -.-
Game 1 i go first and get my eviiolitesand exp shares down as much as i can then i just attach and pass.
he attaches and passes i draw random reciever and get the juniper get everything i need for the darkrai and set it up i portrait see he has a twins so i just wait. and pass. HE goes attaches to his Terrakion and passes. he has the oddish in play so i draw and its a N i use it proudly andget the catcher on his oddish and he cant one shot my darkrai due too eviolite and i take the win soon. 1-0
Game 2 he goes first gets a very nice start but mine is just as good. He gets two oddish down and i m pretty sure he has the plume so i just get ready for it. he attaches to his active virizion and double draws i draw play my dual ball double heads eviolite EXP Share the terrakion, and attch to darkrai and portrait
His hand is Pokemon Communication, rainbow, rare candy collecotr, professor oaks, shaymin ex. So i use the Professor Oaks and he has the plume next turn. so i play some trainers and pass
he draws communication the shaymin for vileplume, then this happens he says pokemon collector and plays professor oaks new theory, the judge lets his take it back like seriously? thsi is game changing people? But i still take the win.2-0
Yesss, me and my cousin make top 4 and were not playing :D
Top 4 Jason Martinez (Zeels with Terrakion)
Game 1 I sweep his bad start. 1-0
Game 2 he sweeps my bad start. 1-1
Game 3 i completely lost fosuc and lost the match.

Props-
Hawaii :D
Good Games
Hotel was nice
New Sleeves
Cons-
Stupid Judge rullings
Bad starts
 
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