Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Chuck's St Louis Regional Report

Decided to go with Nidoqueen again, with a little less tech and a little more GOODNESS this week. Props to Pablo for the changes to the list. They worked out great :-D.

Pokemon (<22>)

3x Pidgey RG
2x Pidgeotto RG
3x Pidgeot RG
4x Nidoran RG (F)
3x Nidorina RG
4x Nidoqueen RG
1x Feebas HL
1x Milotic HL
1x Holon's Magneton DS

Trainers (<25>)

4x Celio's Network
4x Desert Ruins
4x Rare Candy
3x Copycat
3x Great Ball
3x Steven's Advice
2x Rocket's Admin
1x Mr. Briney's Compassion
1x Magnetic Storm

Energy (<13>)

6x Grass Energy
4x Double Rainbow Energy
2x Heal Energy
1x Holon GL

Round 1 vs Machamp

It's Machamp, what else is there to say.

1-0

Round 2 vs Dragtrode

Guy gets a super fast start on my Nidoran/Pass. Im almost ready to scoop, but I realize that the guy is retarded so maybe he'll **** up along the way. I keep toxicing him and he keeps retreating, and eventually I just get multiple Pidgeots and Queens built, and keep trading off untill he's out of energy. Unfortunately, he's kinda slow, so time runs out when I have an auto win, but he's up on prizes :(.

1-1

Round 3 vs Flygon

Guy gets a slow start, I get a fast queen, and flygon gets toxic/clutched for game.

2-1

Round 4 vs Gengar

I get a fast Nidoqueen against her Haunters, and Magnetic storm goes through everything.

3-1

Round 5 vs Fulop with LBS

I go first, Pidgey vs Pidgey. I attach and corner, he candy/Pidgeots, mentors, sends up HL Jirachi, and MaWs for tortle. I uhhh, bench a Nidoran and corner. OOPS

3-2

Round 6 vs Metadrag

Fast win. Guy gets a bucn of basics that just get OHKOed by my god start.

4-2

Round 7 vs Dave with Bombtar

We both get solid starts, but I pull a Foisey and bench the Feebas. Feebas get powed/koed, so I start attacking with Queens. He gets me 2 spintails away from losing, but I'm a donkey and time runs out when I'm up 3-1. BAD BEAT. Sorry Dave :(.

5-2

So I make the top cut at 13th

T16 vs Colin Moll with Luna/sol

Game 1: I get completely set up with everything, and he doesnt run Holon FFs for Pidgeot, so doesnt really have an answer to it. He finally scoops after about 35 mins.

Game 2: He knocks out 3 Nidorans by turn 4, but then I finally get a Pidgeot going, and always have a gym to take out his cursed stone. Time Eventually runs out when we were tied at 2, so I won.

7-2

Top 8 vs Anthony Eason with LBS

Game 1: Like a pro, I expertly cut into his lone Skarmory, and procede to get set up and win.

Game 2: Pidgey pass against T1 Pidgeot. OUH!

Game 3: This was the good one. We both got set up, but my Pidgeot came about 2 turns faster, so I was able to get a buttload of Queens out. I eventually got a ruins to stick after he took out the Storm, and that was game. GGs Anthony.

Top 4 vs Jason with Mewtric

Game 1: I get a T3 Pidgeot/Queen and Toxic the Mew. He Megashots it for a KO. I DRE and KO Mew, he sends up Manetric and Disconnects. I play a Magneton to get rid of the DRE and KO Manetric. He hangs some basic to get down to 1 Prize, then disorders me later. After I retreat, he admins me to 1, and Foresights me. I got a Nidoran off the Admin, and my top 5 cards were 5 cards that I couldnt legally play, so he just got 5 free turns to have his way with me and make the comeback. Boo :(.

Game 2: I get a Nidoran/Call for friends. He gets a mew Recharge. My only play is evovle and fast evo. If he somehow can't knock me out, I should have a lead in the match getting multiple Queens set up. Unfortunately, he had the PETM and DCed for the KO. He won about 3 turns later. gg.

3rd Place match vs Carlos with Flariados

Game 1: I get a T1 Pidgeot and he gets some bad flips with Er2 and Super Scoop. He scoops pretty fast.

Game 2: We both do out thing, but he goes 0/4 on Super Scoops and I lock in a holon GL on my queen. I eventually just overpowered him with Pidgeots and Queens. Ggs.

So I got 3rd, Jason got 2nd, and Fulop got 1st. E4 FTW!

Props to all
Slops to T1 Pidgeots agaisnt me :(.
 
Congrats Alex. I really thought Queendoom would beat MewTric. But then again, without the Rare Candies working because of Disconnect, it's tough. Also, the Admin/Foresight combo is a killer comeback combo.

What's the deal with Moss? He must be saving it up for Nats!
 
BigChuck01 said:
1x Holon GL
Ugh.. That card is so broken it should be banned ;p. Good job on beating me and taking 3rd. Nice to meet you and such, see ya around.
 
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Flaridos plays mostly Super Scoops, Balls, and lots of draw. Not much room for anything else. My version is slightly different than JohnS's winning Regionals Flariados deck. I run 1 POW! to move the Grass to another Poke if they only have 1 Grass attached, or I could risk it and move the GL and hope they don't Briney it. I also run 1 MewEX and 1 Holon Poke which MIGHT help. Finally, I have a ATM Rock with probably won't help much.

I suppose I could takeout my four techs and put in 4 ER2.
 
Bleh, I just had 3 really bad losses. One vs. Carlos where I think he won like turn 6 or something after going 100% on ER2 flips and sticking an irrelevant Battle Frontier as I never found a countergym OR a Pidgeot the whole game (or a Jirachi/Mentor/Transciever until my last turn), one vs. Heather Lynch where she won turn 3 and one vs. Eric Ennocenti where he 6-0'd me with Medicham, all six prizes being Pure Power prizes after he admins my 3 card hand to 6 and I proceed to draw 6 Pokemon, then draw-pass for 10 turns. I made a misplay, but I don't really think it would have saved me :(

Just three really stupid losses that were never much of a game. I think I took 1 prize total in all three of my losses, just simply never had a chance.
 
Premium said:
does not flariados play ER2? wouldnt they just ER the GL away and go to town? ^_^
I think I had to waste mine early to stay in the game. Late game they couldn't take it away, and I dont think I drew into many during the second match. His Queendom did it's thing.
 
I have a question about the list, Chuck:

Do you really find the Greatballs that neccissary? In my playtesting with Queen, I find it is much more effective to just remove them and play straight draw over them.


GJ on third!
 
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