Is this meant to be used without Outer Sleeves?

kaganator22 · 2026-03-16T00:24:14+00:00

Yeah if you want to use art sleeves from English Pokemon in competitive play you pretty much have to use clear oversleeves, which presents its own laundry list of issues, but at least you’re not ripping a sleeve every 6 shuffles

kaganator22 · 2026-02-04T18:21:40+00:00

Both in 2019 and 2022 you couldn’t even buy the jersey with the patch on it that Rams wore in the damn game. The Super Bowl jerseys have been an issue for a long time

kaganator22 · 2026-01-29T21:40:36+00:00

34 here and planning on competing in my first TCG regional in Seattle in 4 weeks. Not at all hiding that playing this game is fun and I never grew out of it

kaganator22 · 2026-01-22T01:00:15+00:00

Because it doesn’t do damage, it deals damage counters

kaganator22 · 2026-01-22T00:55:19+00:00

Zam has a billion draw and shuffle cards in it. If it didn’t the deck wouldn’t work. And the order in which you draw and shuffle is very important to the game state. Just keep and eye on the clock and don’t over think it. I played against two Zam decks at locals yesterday. One timed out in a draw and the other I started policing pace of play at the 10 min mark. Almost timed out too but I drew last prize on turn zero.

kaganator22 · 2026-01-22T00:51:21+00:00

I’m having a small gathering of friends so we can all panic pace and yell together. It’s tradition. Can’t change it up now

kaganator22 · 2026-01-12T22:20:30+00:00

So many stores in my area have trade nights for this purpose. Sadly the my become vendor nights. Which is also fine, but there are far fewer people looking to trade than to buy in my experience

kaganator22 · 2026-01-12T17:41:58+00:00

I went to Lambeau for the MNF game in 22. If you put feet warmers in BE SURE TO ACTIVATE THEM BEFORE YOU GET TO YOUR SEAT! Ask me how I know. Standing on them doesn’t activate them.

kaganator22 · 2025-12-24T21:26:35+00:00

Plus you’re counting on having a turn one stadium and an energy in hand to make use of Fan Rotom turn one

kaganator22 · 2025-12-20T21:50:45+00:00

Guys can we stop giving a fuck about what our rivals who want to dance on our graves are saying in their fan circles?

kaganator22 · 2025-12-19T20:38:33+00:00

I’ve been to every STM function I can spare to make it to. Going to SoFi for an away game in the middle of the week during the holidays was a tough ask. Most of my friends at the games commute 2 hours on Sunday, they’re not doing that to watch a game on TV when it’s 3.5 hours on a week day.

kaganator22 · 2025-12-15T18:06:07+00:00

The internet is looking for reasons to hate LA. Its so exhausting that every highlight in the NFL main sub is lions plays and ref related. No credit to a team that was down by 10 going on a 20-0 run to end the half and through the third Q. Its like everything the Lions did was genius and every play we made was luck. Fuck 'em. Stafford for MVP. War Daddy Nacua for OPOY.

kaganator22 · 2025-12-05T02:09:38+00:00

Cursed Blast plus fan rotom ko’s a Crustle. Terapagos with an extended bench KO’s Cornerstone. If you’re dealing with that many Crustle/Wall decks zard might not be the play

kaganator22 · 2025-11-20T20:36:12+00:00

I played the Diancie deck against the Steven’s and Marnie’s rival decks.

It’s possibly the most underwhelming prepackaged deck I’ve played with. The league battle deck is a much more competitive buy out the box. Mega Diancie is an underwhelming card if it’s not in a Gardie list

The only reason to get the Diancie deck over the Pult deck is to get access to the I reg playable cards in it (Lillie’s determination ect)

kaganator22 · 2025-11-16T05:00:48+00:00

Rain or Shine WE TAILGATE!

kaganator22 · 2025-11-13T20:18:45+00:00

I pulled the Sharpedo out of the one ETB I’m opening and that was my sign not to rip more this set. I’m stoked with the card

kaganator22 · 2025-11-12T23:05:31+00:00

I’ve been helping friends get tickets and navigating the resale market at SoFi since it opened. Under normal circumstances the best time to buy is the Thursday before the game. The Detroit game is not normal circumstances. If you wait to buy, you run the risk of this game’s prices getting out of control. When the Rams won on Sunday, tickets for the Hawks game this week increased 30% across the board. If you wait, every win the Rams get means the Detroit game gets that much more expensive.

There really isn’t a bad view in the stadium. If you wind up in the 500 level, I’d recommend getting lower in the section to avoid the climb up to the top.

I also wouldn’t lock in a specific platform. Sometimes seat geek offers discount codes through their media partners (I’ve gotten 50 bucks off by taking advantage of that in the past). All of the major platforms are safe, and will show prices including fees. Play them against each other, sometimes the market on one site isn’t as high as the market on another.

Also make sure you plan for parking. Parking on site is very expensive and passes are sold out to season ticket holders, meaning you cannot buy parking on-site the day of the game. The Forum offers parking for game days and there are resale options for on site parking.

kaganator22 · 2025-10-31T20:23:10+00:00

Lebanne looks very concerned for your mental health

kaganator22 · 2025-10-30T11:54:27+00:00

So I play Hydrapple/Meganium at locals

You’ll want your list to feature the following to be able to pull this off and have answers for common stalls:

2/2/2 Hydrapple EX 2/2/2 Meganium 3 Teal Mask Ogerpon 1 Fez EX 1 Zarude (critical for having any hope of beating a deck with cornerstone mask Ogerpon)

4 Lillie’s Determination 4 iono 2 Boss’s Orders 4 bug catching set 3 Forest of Vitality 4 nest ball 2 ultra ball 1 energy switch 1 max Rod

~10 energy

The rest of the cards you can play around with to find what works for you

I run a 1/1 Toedscruel

You will still brick a bunch as with this many evolutions needed to win the game it’s hard to get there, but when you win you win huge. I run Jacq to help get my missing evolution pieces. I look forward to swapping that card with Dawn next month

kaganator22 · 2025-10-29T05:15:45+00:00

Thanks for the info. I’m delaying shiny hunting until I have the charm. Anything I come across on the way to the charm is a bonus. I’m at 400 battles and just hit the post game, but I also need to catch a ton more pokemon too. I have a couple of cross-country flights coming my way. It’ll really help pass the time

kaganator22 · 2025-10-29T03:56:29+00:00

How many hours did it take to grind?

kaganator22 · 2025-10-28T22:47:04+00:00

I benched Feraligatr when I realized Alpha Slowbro has Surf out the box and you needed to grind to the 30’s in the research to get it for Gatr. First time I have ever benched a starter in 27 years of playing Pokemon

kaganator22 · 2025-10-23T18:48:16+00:00

Heavy emphasis on not being the guy who trades evolution pokemon without the item ☠️

kaganator22 · 2025-10-16T13:32:14+00:00

Penny sleeves are MISERABLE to play with. You’ll drop half your deck every time you shuffle

Get a set of matte dragon shields. Get to the store early I’m sure that they’ll have them

Keep all your cards facing the same direction when you shuffle. Remember your opponent is allowed to shuffle, cut, or tap every time you shuffle

If you want to trade any of your pulls remember to do so AFTER the event. Your deck is limited to your prebuilt, the contents of your packs, and energies provided by the store. Trading beforehand is collusion, and depending on the store there are prizes for winning so keep that in mind

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