Welcome back, Subs! I’m happy to be writing for you all before this next tournament. We are just a few short weeks away from the Toronto Regionals, which I will be attending and hoping for a solid finish! Before getting into Archaludon ex, let’s go over the last two tournaments in this new Surging Sparks meta, as you all have not heard from me since … Continue reading “The Meta Bridge Builder:” Archaludon ex and the Surging Sparks Meta

Cut or Tap Subs, welcome back to another piece with yours truly about the Gdansk Regionals that took place this past weekend. Not only does this complete the major Regionals in the Stellar Crown format before LAIC, but it also completes just about half of the 2024-25 season. This format has had plenty of twists and turns with format giants emerging, while old friends resurged … Continue reading “They Brought the What to Poland?”: Gdansk Rogue Finishes

Welcome back, Subs and Pokemon TCG players! We have officially had the first tournament in the 2024/2025 season in Baltimore this past weekend. What was once thought to be a stale meta birthed plenty of interesting decks, not only landing throughout Day 2 but also into the Top 8. Before we start discussing Stellar Crown in this piece, I want to go over a few … Continue reading “Twin Tower Teras:” Two Stellar Format Giants

Welcome back, Subs! I hope your trip to the islands was full of adventure, or you enjoyed the show that Pokemon provided for you at the World Championship. Once again, I regretfully inform you about another mediocre finish at the World Championship by yours truly. I played Iron Thorns ex with Pokemon Catchers, the same deck as the eventual champion, Fernando. I was only paired … Continue reading “Worlds Meta Update:” A Shrouded Fable Guide

What’s good, Cut or Tap Subs! Hunter here again to give you my final piece for the 2024 World Championships being held in Honolulu, Hawaii. We are one week away from the most prestigious tournament of the year, and I couldn’t be more excited. This time, we’ll be going over two different approaches to the Dragapult ex deck which is quite versatile at the moment. … Continue reading “Two Shots”: Dragapult ex Expose

Aloha, Subs! Back again for more coverage of the 2024 World Championship in Hawaii. I’ve been testing this format for seven weeks now, and I feel like I’ve covered all my bases on testing the top contenders. By those, I mean Charizard ex/Dusknoir, Gardevoir ex, Lugia, Lost Zone Box, Regidrago, and finally Raging Bolt. These six decks to me have felt the strongest for a … Continue reading “Lost For Words:” My Final Lost Box List for Worlds 2024

Crikey, Subs – I spotted the apex predator in its natural habitat! Welcome back to the site for our continued coverage of the 2024 World Championships. This time, we’ll be going over a deck that has practically had no viability above League Challenges prior to NAIC. Regidrago is a Pokemon that has certainly been searching for proper attackers and a well-oiled engine. I think we … Continue reading “The Apex Predator”: Regidrago Vstar

Boo, Subs, and welcome back to another article here on Cut or Tap! Finally the time has come for our lovely website to begin coverage of the 2024 Worlds format. Players across the world will undoubtedly start their preparations for the World Championship now that July has arrived. For those who are unfamiliar with the format, it will consist of the same sets legal for … Continue reading “Creeping Down the Block:” Intro to Charizard ex/Dusknoir

NAIC is upon us, Subs! While writing this, we are currently one week away from the big dance, and I couldn’t be more excited to compete. This is the largest tournament of all time, so we’ll be sure to see some amazing decks and players rise to the top. I’ve now been testing this format for close to two months, so once again I feel … Continue reading “Dodge, Duck, Dipplin, Dive and Dodge:” a Dipplin/Thwackey Guide

Welcome back, Subs! I’m so incredibly excited to begin our coverage of the Twilight Masquerade metagame. I haven’t been playing the previous format because I didn’t attend Indianapolis or any of the other majors this past month. This has allowed me to focus on our upcoming format, which I will play in the biggest tournament of all time: NAIC. We’ll cover the decks I believe … Continue reading “Party in the Moonlight:” Initial Thoughts on Twilight Masquerade

Crikey, Subs, I think there’s an elephant over there – lemme go touch it! I hope all of you have been enjoying this lovely Charizard-centric format. This past weekend, Pedro Pertusi, a friend of mine and one of the most prolific players of the modern era, became a three-time Regional Champion. Pedro played an extremely resource-intensive Charizard list, focused on the mirror and multi-card disruption … Continue reading “Water for Elephants:” a Look at Great Tusk/Dudunsparce

Welcome back Subs, to another special article from yours truly about my Groudon deck that I’ve continued to pilot throughout this season. I’m happy to say that I’ve amassed 1/3 of my invite with Groudon, and after my 36-point bubble at Orlando, I have achieved my invite to the 2024 World  Championship in Honolulu, Hawaii. I want to start with some shout-outs since this season … Continue reading “I am Groudon:” Meta-Shaking Performance at Orlando Regionals

Welcome back, readers and Subscribers! Hunter here once again to talk about the mighty Lizardon – or Charizard for those who aren’t Japanese! I’m going to cover different takes on the current Charizard variants and where they fit into the meta. I’ll be listing some interesting tech options for certain difficult matches, and finally share with you all my Charizard list I have been working … Continue reading “Heavy is the Crown:” Charizard ex, King of the Format

Greetings from the future, subs! We are steadily approaching rotation and the release of Temporal Forces, which I couldn’t be more excited for. This past format has felt stale, with the top three decks being so powerful that your tournament finish will depend on your matchup roulette between them. These three – Gardevoir ex, Giratina Vstar, and Charizard ex – are not rotating from the … Continue reading “The Future Is Now:” It’s Just These Hands

Whoop Whoop, Subs! Welcome to a show I thought would never get performed: the Gholdengo show. Dortmund Regionals has concluded, leaving some interesting decks in the finals. With no hesitation, I say that this tournament was an anomaly, meta-wise. We have been playing in the Paradox Rift Standard format for some months now, and I wouldn’t believe you if you said “Chien-Pao ex and Gholdengo … Continue reading “The Weather Man:” Gholdengo’s 2nd Place Finish at Dortmund

Welcome back, subs! I’m finally back from Knoxville Regionals, which was an amazingly smooth event, so shout out to Day 2 Events for that! In my previous article, I posted that I would be playing Lost Box Kyogre/Groudon, Charizard ex, or a rogue that I had been working on. Unfortunately, due to travel delays, I didn’t feel I had the mental power to pilot LZB … Continue reading “Knoxville Recap:” 39th Place with Charizard ex

Welcome back, Subs, and all praise to the most high! We’ve just finished this string of on-and-off tournaments, taking us from Portland to Charlotte then Liverpool, now heading into a double-Regional weekend for Melbourne and Knoxville. A fantastic time to be a Pokemon fan, and a tougher time to be a competitor. As stated over my last few articles, the meta has shaped up to … Continue reading “God is Real:” Arceus’s Creep Back Into the Format

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 … Continue reading “Master of Land and Sea:” My Unique Lost Box Variant

It’s a winter wonderland, Subs! Welcome back to another piece from Yours Truly, where I break down the slipperiest of slopes that is the Paradox Rift format. Portland Regionals is just a week away, and the meta is finally starting to become centralized. My last few articles have gone over top decks and ideas surfacing throughout the stabilization of this meta game. We’ve gone through … Continue reading “Snowfall in Portland:” Two Cold Rogues

Welcome back, Subscribers! San Antonio Regionals has just concluded, crowning Azul GG a six-time Regional Champion with his straightforward Charizard ex/Pidegot ex variant. From new decks to old, we’ve seen this meta take some twists and turns since its release. This time we’ll go over how some of these top decks have adapted to the new meta, while also taking a look at newer decks … Continue reading “Professor Butler’s Analysis:” Updates on Paradox Rift Decks