Sorry for the delay, Subs! We’ve had some small technical issues preventing me from posting articles after Portland and before Charlotte, so I’m excited to tap in with you guys!

Some very interesting meta information has been developing, and finally we’ve reached a meta that seems to be close to RPS, or “Rock, Paper, and Scissors.” This refers to a meta where the top three archetypes revolve around a bad matchup, a good matchup and a 50/50 matchup. Personally, I believe these decks to be Charizard ex, Lost Giratina Vstar, and Miraidon ex. This Paradox Rift format has seen all three of these decks trade places between Champion and top meta shareholders, so it’s no question if you want the ability to win a tournament, you need to have a game plan for these decks.

Bringing us to where we are in the present time, let’s talk about a few things. This article will cover where my head has been post-Portland and heading into Charlotte. We will go over where my Lost Zone Kyogre/Groudon concept started, what the matchups are, and card explanations. We’ll end off with my disappointing Day 2 finish at the largest Regional in history with 2,121 masters. (To quote 21 Savage… “21, 21, 21.)

Where better to start than our lovely RPS discussion. Going into Portland, the decks I thought would be most popular were Charizard, Giratina, and Miraidon. I also wanted to prepare for two others which I thought could see decent play, which were Mew VMax and LZB variants. This group of decks is incredibly hard to counter because of their power level. Versatility allows all these decks to complete different lines of strategy, and that in itself can create problems when countering this many decks.

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