iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kevin Clemente @mellowmagikarp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Number of times each Pokémon* has won the Pokémon TCG World Championships *Highest stage in deck only, form irrelevant

https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/every-pokmon-ever-fall-2020-all-dlc-601526/6576645

Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 20/07/2026

I won the Mox Bellevue Expanded tournament today! 12 people participated. Special thanks to @lubyllule.bsky.social; dowsingmachine.com and the Silent Lab Discord server gave us all the info we needed to hold this event. #PlayPokemon

Pokémon: 20
4 Regidrago V SIT 135
3 Regidrago VSTAR SIT 136
1 Dragapult ex TWM 130
1 Noivern ex PAF 69
1 Dialga-GX UPR 100
1 Koraidon ex TEF 120
1 Kyurem SFA 47
1 Budew PRE 4
1 Latias ex SSP 76
1 Dedenne-GX UNB 57
1 Tapu Lele-GX GRI 60
1 Squawkabilly ex PAL 169
1 Oricorio-GX CEC 95
1 Marshadow UNB 81
1 Sudowoodo GRI 66

Trainer: 31
2 Guzma BUS 115
1 Lillie's Determination ASC 192
1 Professor's Research BLK 85
1 Carmine PRE 103
1 Iono PAL 185
1 Marnie SSH 169
1 Raihan EVS 152
1 Crispin SCR 133
4 Quick Ball SSH 179
4 Mysterious Treasure FLI 113
3 VS Seeker PHF 109
1 Ultra Ball PAF 91
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146
1 Battle Compressor PHF 92
1 Counter Catcher PAR 160
1 Super Rod DRV 20
1 Megaton Blower SSP 182
2 Muscle Band XY 121
1 Float Stone BKT 137
1 Parallel City BKT 145
1 Path to the Peak CRE 148

Energy: 9
4 Double Dragon Energy ROS 97
3 Grass Energy SVE 1
2 Fire Energy SVE 2

1st place JP holding Regidrago cards and $20 store credit

1. JP | 4-0 | Regidrago (Dowsing Machine Megaton Blower)
2. Joshua | 3-1 | Evocon (Dowsing Machine Mega Lop)
3. Tyler | 3-1 | Gardevoir (Silent Lab list -1 Picnic Basket +1 Lillie’s)
4. Kevin | 2-2 | Evocon (Stefane bsky)
5. Julien | 2-2 | Regidrago
6. Jeff | 2-2 | Ceruledge
7. Jacob | 2-2 | M Absol
8. Jessica | 2-2 | SRC (1st Place Aichi 2026)
9. Dion | 1-3 | Raichu/Electrode
10. Jake | 1-3 | LostTina
11. Kenji | 1-3 | ArcDuraUmbreon
12. Steven | 1-3 | Team Rocket’s Honchkrow

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 30/06/2026

Seattle folks: Check out the Retro Rally at Tabletop Village this Friday July 3, 12pm-midnight! It's a mega version of our normal Thursday retro leagues: come and go when you want, free-play casual games for formats from every year of Pokemon! Also giveaways, because we like you. #PlayPokemon

Retro Rally at Tabletop Village
Noon to Midnight, Free to Join
Pokemon TCG retro free play
1000+ decks to borrow

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 01/03/2026

RS-PK $1k in Seattle starts in just a few hours! Registration 10 am, Round 1 start 11 am. See y'all there!

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 23/02/2026

For folks attending Seattle Regionals next weekend, there's still time to prepare an RS-PK deck to bring to the Emerald City 1k happening on Sunday at Tabletop Village play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6.... It's proxy-friendly (so you can just print out a deck)! #PlayPokemon

play.limitlesstcg.com

RS-PK Emerald City 1K | Limitless

March 01, 2026 - EX Series (RS–PK) format - Kevin Clemente

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Kevin Clemente @mellowmagikarp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Posted on the other site by Grant Manley He put together a comprehensive matchup guide for the current standard format and it's all free to access currently tcgmasterguide.com

tcgmasterguide.com

TCG Master Guide - Pokemon TCG Deck Guides by Grant Manley

In-depth Pokemon Trading Card Game deck guides by Grant Manley, former world #1 ranked player. Expert strategies and meta analysis.

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 19/12/2025

Wave 1 of registration for Seattle Regionals is done... which means most folks should have a good idea if they'll be in Seattle that Sunday 3/1 for the RS-PK $1K at Tabletop Village! Registration for that is now open! play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6... #PlayPokemon #PokemonTCG

a house party in Seattle with people and Pokemon

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 04/12/2025

There will be an RS-PK $1K hosted by Tabletop Village on March 1, 2026 (same day as Seattle regionals day 2)! This will be at the Tabletop Village store in Chinatown. Proxy-friendly and sure to be a whole lot of fun, come join us! bit.ly/3Km0qkB #PlayPokemon

RS-PK Emerald City 1K
3/1/26 (Seattle Regs Day 2)
Tabletop Village
616 8th Ave S

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 29/11/2025

PSA: If you order from Berry Packs Ltd on Alibaba (same manufacturer as a few other sleeves sold stateside) you can request free customizations! I increased height to 92 mm for better double-sleeving; the shipping box reflects this change although the individual boxes still say 91 mm. #PokemonTCG

2 boxes of Rough Text Matte Shield sleeves "Unicorn Game Plus" from Dongguan Berry Packs Co

outer packaging for Rough Matte Card Sleeves indicating 66 x 92 mm dimensions

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 04/10/2025

These are some of the giveaways we’ll be raffling off at the Card Party RS-PK retro tournament! If you’re at Card Party you should sign up for the event if you haven’t yet 😉 play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 24/09/2025

Top 32 playmats for the RS-PK Emerald City Showdown have arrived! These are designed and illustrated by local artist Myra Lara (mylar.carrd.co) and they look great. Join us at Card Party in Seattle on 10/4 for a chance to win one (+giveaways & cash prizing): play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...

JP holding a playmat. The playmat shows an outdoor house party with people and Pokemon

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 15/09/2025

There's an in-person RS-PK tournament at Card Party Seattle on 10/4! Card Party website: card.party Tournament info: play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6... Hotel event rates: book.passkey.com/event/509019... There will be giveways and cash+playmat prizing; hope to see some of y'all there!

RS-PK Emerald City Showdown
10/4/25
Card Party 3 West
Seattle Convention Center
12 PM
Details Here: https://card.party/tournaments

A house party with a live band and Pokemon

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 08/08/2025

There's a cool 24-hour Pokemon TCG retro stream event that will be happening tomorrow, check it out! Folks will try to play 350 different decks across all eras of the game in one day. twitch.tv/moxiecardshop

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Stéphane Ivanoff @lubyllule.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Coming back from NAIC, I had thoughts about the iconic play at the end of the Tord vs Riley semifinals, and how the Scarlet & Violet block has been designed to allow this kind of play. I consolidated these thoughts in an article for my blog! lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/06/when...

lubyllule.blogspot.com

When attacking is wrong: a Pokémon TCG design analysis

One of the best plays in a game of Pokémon TCG I've ever seen live happened two weeks ago at the North American International Championships...

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Kevin Clemente @mellowmagikarp.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Ray Chen shocked the Pokemon TCG world by making top cut in Portland with Toedscruel ex We got to talk to Ray about the deck, matchups and how they only played it due to a coin flip the night before Find us on all podcasting platforms! YouTube at 9am Pacific

Toesdcruel ex card with the word "Top Cut"

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Stéphane Ivanoff @lubyllule.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Hello, I decided to write a tournament report from CL Aichi on my blog. (Also I have a blog now.) Check it out if you want to see what it was like playing in Japan, my thoughts on the format, is Regidrago broken, and more! lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/05/cham...

lubyllule.blogspot.com

Champions League Aichi 2025 Tournament Report

The Pokémon TCG used to have two competitive formats: Standard and Expanded. Standard, like many similarly-named formats from other card g...

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 05/05/2025

when I said I wanted “near mint” this was not what I had in mind

eBay listing for Jirachi DX 9 with the card lying unsleeved in grass

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 14/04/2025

Join us at Tabletop Village for the next retro night, featuring XY Block!

Retro Night @ Tabletop Village, Thursdays 6 pm
4/17: XY Block (Lysandre's Trump Card banned)
4/24: SWSH Block
5/1: 2010 Worlds

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 10/04/2025

I am interested in some of said stickers

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 10/04/2025

15 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Flytaria list: Delzoun Need to test how consistent this list is and how well it deals with Sceptile ex δ, vs a more traditional Flygon (ex) δ build. One thing I'm sure of is that it does look very cool when it's sleeved up...

Pokémon: 20
3 Trapinch DF 69
2 Vibrava DF 42
3 Flygon ex DF 92
2 Swablu DF 65
2 Altaria ex DF 90
1 Eevee DS 69
1 Espeon DS 4
1 Jirachi DX 9
1 Mr. Mime ex RG 110
1 Stantler UF 32
1 Vaporeon Star PK 102
1 Holon's Castform HP 44
1 Holon's Magneton DS 22

Trainer: 26
2 Castaway CG 72
2 Rocket's Admin. TRR 86
2 Holon Mentor DS 93
2 Holon Adventurer HP 85
2 Holon Researcher DS 95
4 Holon Transceiver DS 98
4 Rare Candy SS 88
3 Warp Point MA 85
2 Oran Berry RS 85
3 Phoebe's Stadium PK 79

Energy: 14
2 Warp Energy UF 100
8 Psychic Energy RS 107
4 Water Energy RS 106

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 04/04/2025

Due to popular demand, we will be playing some Prop 15/3 for retro next week at TTV!

Retro Night
4/10 Prop 15/3
4/17 XY Block LTC Banned
Thursdays 6 PM @ Tabletop Village

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 04/04/2025

Also, this is one of the few decks that can effectively recur Espeon Star (bonus: Raticate's Thick Skin Poké-Body means it's not affected by Purple Ray)

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 04/04/2025

14 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Ratlock list: Erik Reeds Happy World Rat Day! Raticate RG recurs 3 cards vs Minun DX's 1; this is one of the premier control decks of the format, alongside Rayler and Camler. (It struggles to finish irl games in 30 minutes; most of its success has been on tcgone.) #PokemonTCG

Pokémon: 23
3 Rattata TRR 72
2 Raticate RG 48
2 Pidgey RG 73
1 Pidgeotto RG 45
2 Pidgeot RG 10
2 Treecko DR 80
1 Grovyle CG 19
2 Sceptile ex CG 96
1 Stantler UF 32
1 Espeon Star P5 16
1 Wobbuffet LM 28
1 Wynaut LM 71
1 Holon's Magnemite DS 70
1 Murkrow UF 30
1 Unown UF E
1 Jirachi DX 9

Trainer: 31
3 Rocket's Admin. TRR 86
2 Mr. Briney's Compassion DR 87
2 Holon Mentor DF 75
1 Professor Elm's Training Method DF 79
1 Holon Adventurer HP 85
1 Celio's Network CG 73
1 Scott PK 81
1 Holon Scientist DS 97
4 Holon Transceiver DS 98
4 Pow! Hand Extension TRR 85
4 Rare Candy HP 90
2 Windstorm CG 85
1 Pokémon Retriever TRR 84
1 Solid Rage UF 92
1 Giant Stump LM 75
1 Crystal Beach CG 75
1 Team Aqua Hideout MA 78

Energy: 6
1 Scramble Energy DF 89
1 Warp Energy PK 91
1 Cyclone Energy PK 90
3 Psychic Energy RS 107

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 24/03/2025

The next Retro Night (Thursday 3/27 6 pm at Tabletop Village) features the SM block format, Sun & Moon-Cosmic Eclipse! I built 25 decks for this format and I regret nothing! Totally no regrets at all!

Tabletop Village Retro Night, 6pm on Thursdays
3/27: Sun & Moon - Cosmic Eclipse
4/3: Ruby & Sapphire - Power Keepers

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 18/03/2025

If you're in the Seattle area and you like Pokémon TCG, swing by for Retro Night, 6 PM on Thursdays at Tabletop Village! This Thursday 3/20 we'll be jamming 2009 Worlds. Come touch some old cardboard with us!

Retro League, 2009 Worlds, 3/20 6 PM at Tabletop Village

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gwen :) @fernsthefern.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

hey! we're going to be running a 2006 retro event at Full Grip Games on March 28th @ 6:30 PM!! check out the details and sign up at this link play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...

play.limitlesstcg.com

Friday Night 2006 Retro @ Full Grip Games! | Limitless

March 28, 2025 - Worlds 2006 (HL–HP) format - Beelzebozo Cards

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 28/02/2025

Okay people are saying that cards have been getting more and more expensive but imo there are still some great deals out there! Just gotta do a bit of digging. #PokemonTCG

eBay listing of a hand-drawn Charizard Gold Star

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 24/01/2025

Great site! Love the deck summaries & articles for 2007 especially--I learned a lot.

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 23/01/2025

Dad: "We have Prismatic Evolutions at home" Prismatic Evolutions at home: #PokemonTCG

Eeveelution exs from Delta Species and Unseen Forces

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 19/12/2024

I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 18/12/2024

13 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Flariados list: me Flariados, the meme-y little coin flip deck that could(n't top any tournaments in this format) #PokemonTCG

Flariados deck on playmat
Pokémon: 18
4 Eevee DS 69
4 Flareon ex DS 108
1 Espeon ex UF 102
4 Spinarak UF 75
4 Ariados UF 2
1 Holon's Magneton DS 22

Trainer: 30
4 Professor Elm's Training Method UF 89
4 Rocket's Admin. TRR 86
3 Steven's Advice PK 83
3 Mary's Request UF 86
4 Super Scoop Up DS 100
3 Energy Removal 2 UF 82
3 Great Ball DS 90
2 Warp Point UF 93
1 Windstorm CG 85
1 Battle Frontier PK 71
1 Crystal Beach CG 75
1 Full Flame LM 74

Energy: 12
4 Multi Energy EM 89
7 Grass Energy RS 104
1 Fire Energy RS 108

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 18/12/2024

Is there anyone in the world whose favorite Pokemon is Jangmo-o? I feel like no

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 12/12/2024

12 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Feraligatr / Nidoqueen aka Drag Queen list: unknown tcgone retro poster Originally an '07 archetype. It's susceptible to Pow antics (though you can attempt to mitigate by delaying taking KOs), but Drag Off is a good attack. Surely we can fit a 1-0-1 Sceptile ex δ in here...?

Feraligatr / Nidoqueen deck on playmat
4 Feraligatr (DF 2)
3 Croconaw (DF 27)
4 Totodile (DF 67)
2 Nidoqueen (DF 7)
1 Nidoqueen (RG 9)
1 Nidorina (DF 34)
3 Nidoran♀ (DF 56)
4 Holon's Castform (HP 44)
2 Holon's Magnemite (DS 70)
1 Jirachi (DX 9)
4 Holon Transceiver (DS 98)
2 Holon Mentor (DS 93)
1 Holon Adventurer (HP 85)
1 Holon Scientist (DS 97)
2 Holon Researcher (DS 95)
4 Rocket's Admin. (TRR 86)
4 Rare Candy (EM 83)
2 Windstorm (CG 85)
2 Desert Ruins (HL 88)
2 Warp Point (UF 93)
4 Double Rainbow Energy (CG 88)
3 Scramble Energy (DX 95)
3 Heal Energy (DX 94)
1 Metal Energy (EM 88)

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 10/12/2024

11 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Limitation Dragtrode (list: ??) Does Dragtrode things—Drag Off, Dark Ring, attacking Dragonite+Briney—plus another trick of early-game Limitation, swooping into something else later. Is this better than the regular lists? Idk. But it is very funny.

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 10/12/2024

Some folks have mentioned different quality for Dragon Shields depending on the factory (Denmark/Mexico/USA), so that's another variable to consider... but even over time from the same factory there's batch variance, so that's probably too much to get into.

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P.ART | Eliza @elizasheetposts.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

The Sleeve Blind Test is FINALLY over for me Congrats to FCBCArmor on the win! If you prefer riffle shuffling, I recommend EndGame If you use Katanas, id suggest swapping over to DuelSpec And if you have a cube, please use KMC Hyper Matte

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 06/12/2024

For many years I didn't realize it either! I think I only learned about it in the last year or so.

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 05/12/2024

The original printing of Cyrus Prism Star is mistranslated; it's only playable when you have a W or M Pokémon in the Active Spot (the card was always played with errata). There actually was a later print run w/correct text! I've got both copies & will use the corrected one for retro. #PokemonTCG

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 01/12/2024

10 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Dragonite ex δ list: Jason K. Not confident about this list. Could run Sceptile EM so Stantler confusion is a non-issue, or Xatu δ to help break through a Jirachi DX wall (alongside Cursed Stone), plus take KOs quicker. The archetype seems like it has potential!

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 29/11/2024

9 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Dark Steelix list: Jason K. An '05 archetype that gets Cessation Crystal in RS-PK. I suppose it's beginner-friendly but imo not interesting enough or good enough to actually be a good intro to the format. #pokemontcg

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 20/11/2024

We did not lose power, somehow! How are y’all holding up?

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 20/11/2024

8 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Cradily list: Que Que is an innovative modern-day RSPK brewer from Japan. This is a control deck that can Pow things up and trap them with Cradily SS. Raticate can recur resources and disruption pieces. Check out Que's article on it: note.com/q_q_ball/n/n...

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 14/11/2024

I’m so close to being done with this irl but half the cards are pringus and I’m not sure how I feel about that

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 13/11/2024

7 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Chiro Special list: Chiro A Legend Toolbox variant focusing on Lati@s ex + Mewtwo δ DS. The joke in the community is that only Chiro knows how to play it competently. Easy to swap in different techs as needed. Resilient to Screechy Voice since everything's a Basic. #pokemontcg

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 10/11/2024

and not having an Energy cost is huge; means you can use your attachment for that turn to retreat into it

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