Hello, Pokemon community!  I’m Andy Hyun, and today I’m happy to come out from behind the scenes as Cut or Tap’s writing editor, to provide my first written article for the site (or any site!) at Phinn’s invitation. My deck choice for this past month’s Phoenix Regionals was not an easy one.  Yveltal was an obvious early consideration, but in spite of my practice with … Continue reading “License to Mill:” a Phoenix Top-64 Report with Wailord

Hello Cut or Tap! It sure has been a while! Alex here, coming at you with some quick thoughts about the metagame going into Philadelphia Regionals. Unfortunately, I will not be at the tournament, since I live three time zones away and money is always tight. But that doesn’t stop me from giving you some plays to think about going in. Expanded is such a … Continue reading “Garbo Talks In” the Format: Three Off-Beat Expanded Decks

Table of Contents Article Introduction Thoughts on the Standard Metagame Standard Darkrai/Giratina Skeleton Decklist Tech Cards Deck Match-Ups My Personal Standard Darkrai/Giratina Decklist Closing Thoughts 1. Article Introduction Hey CutorTap readers, I am back with another awesome article, and this time it’s a special two-part series focusing on the power of utilizing a deck in Standard and Expanded. I have been looking all around websites … Continue reading “Darkrai, Part 1: Rockin’ Out in Standard”

Hello Cut or Tap, this is Jeremiah Williams again with my third article for the site. In this piece I will talk about my experience at Arizona Regionals earlier this month. Also, I will be talking about my thoughts on Expanded, now that Karen has been released and what changes that will bring. In Arizona I played Vespiquen/Flareon, which I’ve talked a lot about on the … Continue reading Vespiquen in Arizona Regionals, and its Future in Expanded.

What’s up everyone? I’m new here to Cut or Tap, so allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chris Collins; I have multiple State wins (back when they were a thing) under my belt, as well as consistent placings at big tournaments throughout the year. If you’ve attended any West Coast Regionals, you probably know who I am or at least my face. I’m … Continue reading “Beginning of the N’d:” an 18th Place Arizona Regionals Report with Toad/Bats

Yo! How’s it going guys, Phinn again. In an effort to keep content consistent, I decided to write a piece about my Yveltal deck in Standard. I have been working on this list for a while now, because I don’t care to test any other deck in Standard…. though to be honest, I don’t test much other than Yveltal in Expanded either. Yveltal BKT and … Continue reading “Stand-In the Place Where You Live!” Exploring Yveltal’s Strength in Standard

What’s up Cut or Tap, Jeremy Jallen here! I’m back today to talk about what I felt was the best play for the Arizona Regional Championships, and how Expanded looks as the format moves towards Pennsylvania Regionals next month. I for one think that the Expanded format is great for this game, as we saw there are numerous decks that can win at any given … Continue reading “Giant Water Sure-I-Can!” – Greninja’s Place in Expanded

Hey guys, Phinnegan again. As you may or may not know, the only thing that I was testing for Phoenix Regionals was Yveltal. I felt like it had proven itself as the best deck and had an answer to even the hardest matchups. I felt like there was no top choice that could manage even a 70/30 against it because of how well rounded the … Continue reading “Music of the (Fright) Night:” 10th Place Arizona Regionals Tournament Report

Hey all! Kenny Wisdom here with my very first CutorTap article! Most of you probably know me from the commentary work I’ve done with TPCi over the 2015-2016 season, including U.S. Nationals and the 2016 World Championship. In addition to this, I’ve created a lot of content for the Pokemon community. I’ve written for various Pokemon websites since I began playing the game in 2010-2011. … Continue reading What I Would Play in Arizona, by Kenny Wisdom

“I’ll play Ghetsis…” What is up with it CutorTap! My name is Russell LaParre and this will be my first article for CutorTap. To drop a little bit of info about myself, I’ve been a competitive Pokemon TCG player for three years now with a few major tournament tops and wins to my name, including 2 Nationals Top 16’s, nine Regional Top 16’s, and two … Continue reading “Ghetsis Gets His:” a Look at the Expanded Turn-1 Ghetsis Format

Hey Cut or Tap, my name is Kiernan and I’m so excited to be a part of Cut or Tap’s article staff. As many of you know, Arizona Regionals will be played without Karen, and as this is my first tournament in the Masters division, I’ve been testing pretty much everything, in hopes of doing well. Today I have five different lock decks, along with … Continue reading “Lock ‘n Load,” A Tale of Six Decks and My Thoughts on the New Tournament Structure

Hey Cut or Tap! My name is Jeremy Jallen. I have been playing the Pokemon TCG for a little over eight years now. In my time playing, I have some moderate accomplishments: Top 8 Worlds 2011, Top 16 Nats 2012 and 2013, 1st place Regionals 2014, and 2nd place Regionals 2016. The thing I’m more proud of is the amount of friends I have made … Continue reading Bouncing Back from Defeat and Preparing for a New Expanded Season

Hey guys, Phinn again. I was initially  going to make this piece about Mega Rayquaza and the different ways to use it, however I realized that there is much more to talk about. I also haven’t gotten enough testing done to be sure of any perfect lists yet. I’m sure most of you are in the same situation. What I have done is made several starting … Continue reading Four Standard Decks That Will Destroy Your Local League Challenges

Hey there, Cut or Tap readers! I’m back with another article, this time one a bit more abstract. I feel like reflecting on this past weekend of the World Championships, to let you all in on exactly what I feel went wrong for me and how I plan on improving this in the future. The Pokemon Trading Card Game is one filled with much more … Continue reading “Comfort is Klefki:” Sticking to What We Know, and Help with Both Formats

Hey guys, Phinn again. This is going to be an informative piece, letting you all know exactly what we are losing with this year’s rotation. It’s a bit of a pain to search out which set every card came from, so I thought I would save you all the trouble and make a list. I also list out the cards that were reprinted in a … Continue reading “And So the Balance Shifts:” What is Kept and Lost with the 2017 Rotation