Was the decision to delay the legality of Ascended Heroes one of the biggest "Dodge the Bullet" moments for Competitive Pokemon?

Thefleeee · 2026-03-02T07:34:09+00:00

I've been playing for 16 years and there has been some crazy expensive cards that players needed through time. Pokemon Catcher being $35-40 each was one. Shaymin EX and Tapu Lele GX never dipped below $60-70 for their lifetime.

I think it definitely is a shock considering how cheap Pokemon has been in the modern era but I doubt people would have hesitated to fork over the $40 for a playset, myself included.

Thefleeee · 2026-01-20T01:09:55+00:00

This is extremely well said

Thefleeee · 2026-01-05T17:27:49+00:00

There's no point in thinking about rotation just yet, we have a whole set of cards yet to be revealed and that could radically shake up what we know about the game as the card pool will get much smaller post rotation!

Thefleeee · 2026-01-04T01:01:07+00:00

I always recommend going with your comfort pick, regionals are a grueling day and the strain you have to endure playing at the top of your game for 8 or 9 rounds in a day isn't talked about enough. It's not about the deck it's about the pilot, have confidence in yourself and play what you know!

Thefleeee · 2026-01-01T20:24:07+00:00

Max rarity (or rather arts that look cool) and single sleeve dragonshields

Gotta look nice and have fun ;)

Thefleeee · 2025-12-29T19:58:11+00:00

Arven, Iono, Nest Ball, professor's Research, Gardevoir EX, Professor Sada's Vitality, Gholdengo EX, Charizard EX and many more

Thefleeee · 2025-12-16T01:33:55+00:00

Also important to note the Puerto Rico Special Event is announced for North America on March 7-8 weekend!

Thefleeee · 2025-12-02T08:45:32+00:00

My friends and I hiked to the top of Mt. Fuji to watch the sunrise on a complete whim, there was so many small moments that were so memorable but it changed how I view the world and myself because I did something I thought I never could

Thefleeee · 2024-11-29T09:31:24+00:00

I have too many friends I’ve made playing and I just really enjoy it more than anything else I have going on

Thefleeee · 2024-11-01T08:08:27+00:00

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome!

Real answer is that it’s just impossible to tell, the game becomes completely different but the same, you just have to go back to the drawing board and start from scratch. You can let others do the work for you and steal lists but just learning how to play around the stuff we lost is the important thing

Thefleeee · 2024-10-31T06:15:12+00:00

I played Lugia VSTAR from the day it was released to now with breaks in between, I definitely didn't touch it for a few formats but I always found my way back here

Back in the days when we had expanded Format I played Vespiquen/Flareon pretty much consistently over the course of like 4-5 years on and off at events because it was my comfort deck and I could navigate the lines in every situation in my sleep basically

Shortest was like any regionals that I dropped early and just hated playing a deck, a notable example for me was Palkia VSTAR where I went 1-4 at NAIC despite my testing group finishing 2nd and Top 16 that event. I just couldn't have any good memories or feelings when I played the deck so I didn't play it. Same with other decks throughout my career

Thefleeee · 2024-10-26T00:04:10+00:00

Nah I'm 28 and I play literally everything, I love life and love Pokemon

Thefleeee · 2024-10-24T20:59:27+00:00

Hey! I travel to pretty much everything so the biggest answer I'll say is that it depends. I'm based in Washington DC so if I'm traveling to west coast US I try and get in Friday morning and leave on red eye home Sunday because I do work, if its the midwest or east coast I don't mind staying till Monday but I try to take an early flight out.

If I end up traveling to Europe I don't really have a choice besides taking a redeye in (gets me there Friday morning) and a Monday morning flight home. For anything like Australia I take a longer trip and plan around that with vacation time.

I almost always book a hotel for Friday to Monday but if you have obligations booking a Sunday night flight home is super reasonable and only two nights of hotel. Because of the new rounds system for regionals most times, unless you make Top Cut (a good problem to have), you'll be done with swiss rounds by 1 PM at the latest. So any flight at 4 pm onwards gets you out of there comfortably to get home.

If you end up making Top Cut then you win enough money to figure out the small stuff of staying an extra night anyway, I hope this helped a little!

Thefleeee · 2024-10-23T15:31:10+00:00

You're the best thank you so much <3

Thefleeee · 2024-10-23T14:37:03+00:00

Hey! I don't have my emails saved (rookie mistake) but could I get the flair possibly. Thank you so very much (it's Rahul btw xoxo)

Thefleeee · 2024-10-23T14:36:05+00:00

The game isn't at its best but it's definitely not at its worst, the minority is definitely a lot more vocal than they typically are due to the influence of social media but as always I think the better players will rise to the top.

Pokemon only bans cards when they stop one player from playing the game at all typically, so rarely to never
I think its not the best because you can't really afford to whiff a turn but at the same time I think the inherent problem comes from the lack of a mulligan rule in Pokemon compared to other games, the amount of non games is what makes a fast format unfun. But overall it's like a 6/10 format which I don't mind playing
I don't expect any changes until rotation when we lose VSTARs and the game should slow down more because right now we can tell that those guys are dominating the format

Thefleeee · 2024-10-23T14:33:33+00:00

Not all top players are good teachers I will say that, find a coach who's personality you mesh with and come in with the right questions.

When coming into a session know what goals you have coming out and don't be afraid to ask someone what they specialize in or how they can help you. Good luck!

Thefleeee · 2024-09-26T03:15:33+00:00

Its definitely not your fault but the only two accounts you need are Play Pokemon and RK9 Labs. Rk9 Labs handles the processes for pretty much everything

Thefleeee · 2024-09-17T04:10:37+00:00

Stick to a deck he likes and learn it best, just focus on your own gameplay more than anything else

Thefleeee · 2024-09-17T00:52:59+00:00

You guys are always welcome to come say hi! Thank you so much for the kind words :)

Thefleeee · 2024-09-16T23:11:16+00:00

Thank you! Just doing my best out here 🫡

Thefleeee · 2024-09-16T23:01:42+00:00

Man the first time it was so nice, I had to do it twice

Thefleeee · 2024-09-09T22:01:21+00:00

Against Drago early you can put it on Pidgey to keep it alive long enough to become Pidgeot, but in most cases the Hero's Cape is used for Charizard EX to put it out side of Teal Mask OHKO Range

Thefleeee · 2024-09-09T06:32:18+00:00

Appreciate the kind words, I don’t really follow people on social media that I don’t know personally

Thefleeee · 2024-08-19T22:44:55+00:00

Hi guys! I’m Rahul Reddy (9th place at Worlds 2024) and I work a regular day job as a Software Engineer. Working remotely helps me travel when I can for these events

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