
It would be nice to play a deck that also has a favorable Charizard matchup, but if you’re beating the big three, you’re already in good shape.įor Worlds, I placed eleventh with Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX / Bibarel. With these matchups, Charizard is no better or worse of a play than any of the big three. Its Palkia matchup is suspect and can go either way. It is now built to have a near auto-win against Mew, but it remains weak against Flying Pikachu. The list has evolved considerably since I last wrote about the deck. Any of those three sounds like a reasonable play, but my goal is to find something that beats all of them.Īlso worth noting is Radiant Charizard‘s recent popularity spike.

These are the top three decks in terms of popularity and strength at the current moment. Flying Pikachu beats Palkia, Palkia beats Mew, and Mew beats Flying Pikachu. Arceus / Inteleon has seen a sharp decline in play, leaving us with a triangle of the top three decks. Although the four Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR in Top 8 didn’t shock anyone, I doubt there is a single person that could have predicted Flying Pikachu VMAX / Arceus VSTAR / Hisuian Decidueye VSTAR would place first, second, AND third at Worlds. The World Championships gave us some surprising results. In particular, I’m focused on the upcoming Baltimore Regional Championships. However, there are still some major events coming up before Lost Origin becomes tournament-legal. Hello everyone! With Lost Origin right around the corner, many are ready to start playing with the new cards.
