Pokemon TCG Blog

Good morning everybody reading this article today! To those of you who aren’t, I suspect it’s just because you’re too busy buying PTCGO codes from our store and putting them into your accounts. The Atlas POG Championships are now completed, which means that we’re embarking on our new format, the 2021 rotation. This rotation occurs every year without fail, and it usually kicks off around September. The format usually feels very basic in nature because of the limited card pool, and decks that are highly consistent are oftentimes considered the best deck. The deck we’re going to talk about today, Zacian/Inteleon, is very simple in nature as well, however, it also has the ability to be very reactive with its Inteleon engine. Zacian is a beast in its own right because it can hit high numbers and do it at an alarmingly fast pace. This deck first came under my radar when I saw it perform well at an IRL post-rotation tournament. Now that we’re actually playing in the format, we can see Zacian decks are doing quite well - Zacian/Inteleon should prove no different. Let’s take a peek into one of my favorite decks at the moment, Zacian/Inteleon!

What’s up guys, it’s Nico again. For about a month now, I’ve been thinking a lot about things to do within the Pokémon Trading Card Game, that doesn’t necessarily involve playing the Standard ladder on PTCGO, because Evolving Skies was still on the horizon, as well as the 2022 rotation on September 10th. With those two major dates in mind, I didn’t really feel like playing ladder games with Shadow Rider Calyrex, Ice Rider Calyrex or Urshifu, because that was something that I’ve been doing for the last couple of weeks anyway, and it’s not like the majority of those games are particularly interesting.

Hey everyone Gabriel Smart is back with another article! I hope you all are having a great day, and I am excited to be writing again! With the new set Evolving Skies being released, a bunch of new combos has arrived in the meta for us to utilize. Evolving Skies has brought us great new cards like Raihan (Evolving Skies), Rayquaza VMAX (Evolving Skies), Flaaffy (Evolving Skies), Umbreon VMAX (Evolving Skies) and so much more! Although there are a plethora of new cards that have arrived, there are a few particular cards that have caught my eye. Let's get into my new favorite deck! 

What’s popping PTCGO Store readers? Have you taken your game to the skies lately? Regardless of your answer, I’m here to guide you through one of the hottest new cards to come out of Evolving Skies, Rayquaza VMAX (Evolving Skies)! Plenty of players have hyped this card up, others have given it poor reviews, and the rest of the community is undecided. I’m here to tell you that I think the deck has potential, and at the very least, it’s a Rayquaza, right? My goal as a content creator is always to cover as many different concepts, even the ones that are rough around the edges, and Rayquaza falls under one of the more viable ones! Join me as we explore this new card and learn more about our Team Up - Evolving Skies metagame. Let’s get it!

What’s up PTCGO Store readers? It’s your boy Zach here and I’m bringing you some awesome concepts from Evolving Skies! While there are many great concepts that are born from Evolving Skies, like Rayquaza VMAX (Evolving Skies), there are a handful of decks that have gained new tech cards from this set! The pokemon online decks that I’m going to share with you in this article are all previously established archetypes that get a little bit better from this set release! When reviewing an early launch of a new set, I think it's always advisable to review previous concepts that have shown success in the past because most decks are good for more than just a few months. That being said, if you’re missing any cards for the following Pokemon online decks, feel free to pick up some PTCGO codes here at PTCGO Store! There is a large assortment of code cards, including Evolving Skies PTCGO codes, and you can quickly complete your decks. Let’s look into these decks.

Every year, Pokemon holds a World Championships for the VCG, TCG, And Pokken Tournament. Due to the global pandemic we have all endured, all official Play Pokemon events have been suspended for a year and a half. With this being said, the Pokemon Online Global Championships (POG) have been a “replacement” event to look forward to. Although it is run is not parallel to the World Championships, it still has given us an event to look forward to over the past two years! Last year we saw Isaiah Bradner take down the Pokemon Online Global Championships with his trusty Pikarom Vikavolt deck. It is now time to crown a new champion in the world! The 2021 rotation is set to land upon us very shortly, and gone will be set like Team Up, Unbroken Bonds, Unified Minds, Hidden Fates, and Cosmic Eclipse. Although we will be losing all of these valuable sets soon, the Pokemon Online Global Championships 2021 format will include them, making it one of the only major tournaments to have this many sets legal. With all of these sets being legal comes limitless possibilities! Let's take a look at my favorite two pokemon online decks for the event! 

Good morning Trainers! I’m here today with one of the most polarizing Pokémon online decks of our format, Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX/Inteleon, piloted by North America’s very own Alex Schemanske. They took the deck to great lengths, winning throughout many qualifiers to make it all the way to the end. If I remember correctly, Alex was also amongst the highest (if not the highest) Tournament Rep earner for Player’s Cup 3. They’ve been a mainstay performer during these online tournaments, and I see no signs of them stopping when real-life play resumes once again. Today we’re going to go over their interesting deck choice and talk about how it works alongside Chilling Reign’s card pool. Let’s get into it!

In recent weeks and months, custom formats in the Pokémon TCG have become increasingly popular. They provide unique learning and playing environment unparalleled by the game's normal Standard and Expanded formats due to unique rules and restrictions. If you wish to become a better deck builder or player, custom format tournaments are the perfect opportunity to do so. In my eight years playing Pokémon competitively, I have picked up a great number of deck-building insights. Popularizing Poké Dolls and Pokégears in Lucario & Melmetal Pokémon online decks this season may be my most widely known deck-building contribution, but the unprecedented sandboxes of custom formats gave me the opportunity to innovate many more ways than discovering singular cards. Custom formats have allowed me to refine my strategies and put them to the test on a consistent basis. Reading this article will give you the ability to approach creating your own tournament-ready decks in custom formats like Journey and the Gym Leader Challenge with insights that will put you ahead of the competition!