i did not imagine that when i first designed a fun, simple Oddish card to fit our story narrative in Path to the Peak that it'd eventually become a REAL physical card.
while it's not my beautiful Mismagius ex, i'm very excited for this promotion. hello, baby Oddish!
@chuggaaconroy
Yep, there's a rule!
Tournament legality is driven by regulation marks. For example, a current Standard tournament may call for only cards having E, F, G marks be legal for play.
Intentionally, the sticker doesn't have a regulation mark--it's a Ditto!!
I'm proud to announce that I started my first day at The Pokémon company International (TPCi) today!
I'll be working with the TCG, so I may post less frequently on that subject here, sorry! This also means that I'll be retiring as a competitive player. I hope yall understand! 💜
men: why do so few women play competitively?
every single woman, at once: because of men
men: hmm, no, i don't think so. it must be because they're inept and smelly
@mcraesocial
@brrittannyh
Great point. Tying a woman's worth to her relationship with a male is indeed a troubling, and it's an immediate red flag when brought up.
This is a dream come true!! If daily meetings and business cards weren't real enough for me, THIS absolutely is. I'm so proud of being able to be where I am and do what I do. Young Mia would never have believed this is who I'd become 😭
(pic credit thanks to
@voluntaryreboot
)
@WolfeyGlick
you fool. pokemon legends arceus gives me the perfect opportunity to go back in time and scheme for 400 years until i've perfected my team to counter you. that statue is as good as mine.
✔️ 18 Pokémon V and 15 Pokémon VMAX
✔️ A new look for Dragon-type Pokémon
✔️ Over 200 cards
Prepare for the return of Dragon-type Pokémon plus a full rainbow of Eevee’s Evolutions in the upcoming
#PokemonTCG
: Sword & Shield—Evolving Skies!
➡️
Reminiscing of that time I bought a PSA 10 Lugia GX just to shatter the plastic housing and sleeve it up for my tournament because no shop had a regular single for trade
Proud to finally announce that I was a producer on Path to the Peak, a wonderful Pokémon animated series!!
This truly is a Pokémon Oddish-ey 😋 Hope you can all enjoy watching Ava's journey over the coming weeks as more episodes debut!
Quick tips to refresh up on!!
> Sword and Shield's abbreviation is SSH.
> Frosmoth does NOT attach to active.
> Frosmoth does NOT attach to non-water.
> Don't play Mill.
> Marnie does NOT shuffle your hand into your deck.
> Obstagoon only stops damage, not effects.
@wonderland449
@420weeddad
@GabbaVonKuSh
There were options on many of the apps. Straights avoided using them because their prey would be able to block those accounts (which they SHOULD be able to do). Gay women don't want to be unicorn hunted. Straights insist they are entitled to doing it, and thus, choose to deceive.
nothing has made me happier this week than seeing all my Pokémon friends enjoy Celebrations and get excited about new cards, old cards, fun pulls, and nostalgia. this set was made for y'all ❤️
For my first VGC event, I went 5-3 with this today for the Women's Tournament!
I had a shot to make day two at 5-1, but lost both of the last rounds haha. My opponents in those games basically were inside my HEAD, they absolutely outplayed me at every opportunity!! Fun day :D
Just got news on a PTCGO Update: The source of many recent bugs has been identified, and a solution is being pushed as a no-downtime rolling server update. Players should start seeing these fixes within the next 10-15 minutes, and the update should be finished propagating by 6pm.
Experienced with the Pokémon TCG & want to further your career? Come work with me! An amazing new position has opened up to be a part of our Community & Competitive Game Design team!
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a Pokémon player to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “attach two fire energy, draw 3" helps
With the first Scarlet & Violet pre-releases happening this weekend, did anyone notice the new Trainers Tips cards?
They're unique for each seed combination and have helpful advice for aspiring Trainers 😋
This event has more registered players than some in-person Regionals in the past, and is likely the first large event in Pokemon history where Women will be a majority of the players.
There is clearly no lack of interest by women to play and participate in competitive events.
As we engage with the n'th instance of sexism in this community for the month, I'd like to remind every podcast owner that if this is the only time you're inviting a woman onto your show to speak, you're part of the problem.
Unofficial Player's Cup announcement:
Please be respectful towards your fellow players and do not congregate in the aisles to complain about just how lucky your opponent was, and how you should have won that round.
Also, poop quickly. We only have one restroom in the venue.
At Vancouver regionals! Please come say hi ☺️. Gonna be chilling since I won't be in the main tourney
(I've got face blindness so I am physically unable to recognize people)
never thought i'd miss driving 2 hours just to whiff top cut and drown my sorrows at the all-you-can-eat pizza buffet while my ride plays through top 8
Another fun story:
In Japanese, your deck is called "Yamafuda," which literally means "Mountain (of) Cards."
Any card that Mills (discard top card of a deck) in English has references to mountains, "Mountain Munch" or "Dark Mountain." Thus, Rock/Steel types usually Mill cards.
I realised that in japan, instead of "thinning" they say "compress" when you discard cards to make your chances of drawing stuff better and that's why the Item is called "batlle compressor" 🤔
@ProbablyExoByte
@dorkusmalorkus_
i tell my wife "exit 22 is coming up, shift to the right" when driving to portland. she doesn't think it's as funny as i do.
We're 4-1 in the Women's Tournament!!
So far today, I have:
> Bolt Beaked into a Lightning Rod
> Forgot to dynamax for a round
> Got hit by a double heatwave crit on a speedtie
> Poltergeist on Primarina that had ate its Throat Spray
> Timed out on Pokemon select screen
Attn: PikaRom players for this weekend's event!!
This bug was investigated, and we found it was occurring because an animation wasn't being allowed to complete before Tag Switch was resolved. This bug can be avoided by selecting cards slower while we work on getting it fixed~
@playpokemon
When you play tag switch from a benched pokemon to another benched pokemon your game freezes and you cant play any cards. The players cup is this weekend and a card in a tier 1 deck sometimes instantly loses you the game 🙃
@16Koalatea
@ChuppaVGC
toedscruel would be played for its ability, not the attack
gholdengo discards energy from your hand to deal damage. they'd recover that energy via trainer cards in order to repeat this attack. toedscruel stops that energy from being recovered, effectively neutralizing gholdengo
Oceans 14 but instead of robbing a Casino or priceless Jewels, we sneak into team Limitless' suite during their dinner and replace all of their decks with theme decks in the same sleeves and deck boxes, and then play their secret lists ourselves at Worlds. I need 13 volunteers.
A respected, qualified, long-time player was just DQ'd from an event for calling a judge on her cheating opponent, and cutting her opponent's deck whenever he tried to stack his marked cards on top of his deck after game actions. Ludicrous.
I just received a DQ at São Paulo Regionals. I called the judge because my opp was with marked sleeves (10 cards). First I asked to my opp to change the sleeves and he said that he could only buy after the game because he didn’t have any extra.
Happy Friday the 13th! Here's a fun fact:
Each year, your Birthday falls on a different day of the week because the number of days in a year (365) is not divisible by a clean 7 (one week). Because of this weird quirk, every 31 years your birthday will fall on a Friday the 13th!!
ICYMI: My team is looking for another new Game Designer for our Expansions team. This is a great opportunity to make your dreams come true!! Join the Pikachu family and create TCG products!
(Mutuals are welcome to DM me with questions!)
May not mean much to most people, but I finally paid off my credit card that accumulated a ton of debt over the past 15 years, mostly using it to just survive when I was younger.
Feels great now, so relieving 😊
Marie Kondo: What is this?
Me: It’s called Exeggcute
Marie: Does it spark joy?
Me: Absolutely not
Marie: Thank it, and then discard it
Me: *draws 2 cards*
Marie: And what is this?
Me: It’s called Exeggcute
how did i ever manage to commute into an office five days a week every week.
just did my full first day back in the office yesterday and i'm absolutely drained today (WFH day). capitalism is a scam. i wish to exist only between blankets as a mere suggestion of human form.
Playing in SLC?
⭐ Trainer Tip: Most Mew VMAX decks played 3-4 stadium cards until Natalie's dazzling victory with only 2 stadium cards. As math trends prove, the optimal play for Mew VMAX decks is now 0-1 stadiums!
Go gettem, Tiger!!
@tablemon
Victini VMAX + Dusknoir VIV
Decklist created by The Slowoke Well on Youtube, which is owned by
@HotChocPTCG
. Visual decklist image generated via limitlesstcg.