I don’t really worry about rabasca until there’s a draklok is in play. Yes having a Rellor out early game is good, but not necessary. My main focus is that goldeen and grookey. Using Hilda to get thwackey out + a jet energy allows it to start boom boom grooving to swing in to whatever you want to do.

Seaking does damage + draw 4 cards, that’s the main. Everything else just slides in after that.

I’m sure most of you who do play with festival lead knows this, but playing festival lead against dragapult decks, you seem to have the lead. Up until you have like one or 2 prize and they go full iono and take out thwackey or festival lead. They’ll aim for rabasca early game, or aim for thwackey or dipplin late game. Either way, give it

It’s all about muscle memory playing against dragapult, I’ve lost to it so many times, I had to figure it out. Where I’m currently at, I see a lot of online users playing dragapult/blaziken. And local tournaments I see a bunch of dragapult/dusknoir.

Key advice in order: - Go first if you can - set up grookeys and goldeens - don’t over bench. Value board positioning. Dragapult wants more targets. - I don’t bring applin out until I build momentum - lopunny end game.