2x Regional Champion, Worlds a few times, owns 120+ retro decks, builds websites for a living, made PTCG Legends & my closest friendships are thanks to Pokémon!
Ive been working on a HUGE project for practically the entire year & Im super excited to give you all a sneak peak of what will be launching very soon! The 1st ever site to cover results, detailed historical event info, & nearly every deck+format to ever exist from 1999-2022! 1/3
Ive been working on a HUGE project for practically the entire year & Im super excited to give you all a sneak peak of what will be launching very soon! The 1st ever site to cover results, detailed historical event info, & nearly every deck+format to ever exist from 1999-2022! 1/3
launches this Sunday! While I'm super excited for everyone to see it, I feel really bad I wasn't able to complete as much content as I had hoped to before launch. Hoping that all that's there is enough to hold everyone off while I continue to work on it.
Ive been working on a HUGE project for practically the entire year & Im super excited to give you all a sneak peak of what will be launching very soon! The 1st ever site to cover results, detailed historical event info, & nearly every deck+format to ever exist from 1999-2022! 1/3
You didn't think I'd actually delete PTCG Legends, did you!? (Most of you did lol)
Check out the new site! Completely rebuilt from the ground up! (Still a crap ton of work to do you'll notice. Thanks for all the support!
#PlayPokemon
#PokemonTCG
PTCG Legends has mega evolved!
From 1999-2024, the entire site is now a fully functional database. Player pages, meta shares for past and present formats, finding cards in decklists spanning across the entire history of the game, and event stats!
I stood in line to get a pic of
@ChipRichey
. Something I've waited so many years for, I was so incredibly excited to finally meet him! But before I could even say a word, he proclaimed "no pictures please!" and grabbed my phone. A bit shaken up, not gonna lie.
A lot of you have noticed that the site hasn't been updated since NAIC. Well, I'm taking PTCG Legends down in about a week or so. So, check it out one last time and enjoy it for what it was while you can...
#PlayPokemon
#PokemonTCG
#RetroPokemon
It's with sad news, that I'm throwing away all of my Retro decks, as I'm not allowed to enjoy past formats. Also, I'm supposed to win an event for myself... again... again... (off to finish building deck
#101
+)
#PlayPokemon
Guy agrees to gentleman's agreement. I have game on board, guy backs out of agreement because of pride (maybe?). Guy proceeds to call judge asking where to drop... Ive given countless people the win the last 10+ years of playing, yet never seem to get said sportsmanship in return
Where's the logic in beginning Regional's streams half way into each day? Can't imagine that it's growing the game's viewership at all. Like, sporting events don't randomly begin in the 3rd quarter, nor do any esports I can think of... incredibly annoying imo.
#PlayPokemon
I'm not running a retro tournament at Charlotte Regionals this year, instead, I'll just bring everything I have. Come hang out on Friday and play some retro!
#PlayPokemon
#PokemonTCG
@Overload_Events
My goal was to gather all info Ive ever wanted into a single clean & modern site that everyone could love. While you could think of it as PTCGArchive+PokeStats+Limitless+Liquidpedia, theres so much more to it! Currently documented are over 1,200 retro decks & Im not even done 2/3
6-2-1 into Day 2 at Knoxville 🫠
My opponent wanted to ID, I kindly said no.
I win flip, I start active Genesect > DTE > pass... He benches Moon. I said "Ill ID now if you'd still like to..." He said ya. 🤐
I've spent a TON of hours digging into ancient forums and long-lost articles to find additional results and lists. I hope at least someone enjoys seeing these come to light! Super amped about the Ampharos deck, because I personally have never seen that archetype listed anywhere!
x2 Regional Champion finally wins a League Cup for his first time ever! Got 2nd Place last week with it too, 90CP in my first two events of the new season is totes rizz!
#PlayPokemon
My wife said I was silly for throwing random Pokémon cards in the bucket, but all night kids screamed "OH POKÉMON CARDS!"
Ash was Mario! Maybe one day he'll dress up as The Ash...
#Halloween
*You're sitting across a player in 2023 at a local Cup. You make small talk and begin play. It's your turn, your opponent looks confused and amazed at the same time... they read your card and say. "Lost Vacuum? Cool yellow border, very retro" YOUR BACK BREAKS cause you're old af!
The response from this was bigger than I ever expected, so thank you! You motivated me to work on this harder, cant wait for everyone to see it! Another sneakpeak, I collected as munch info from the elusive 2002 World Championships as I could find + a photo album!
#PlayPokemon
Ive been working on a HUGE project for practically the entire year & Im super excited to give you all a sneak peak of what will be launching very soon! The 1st ever site to cover results, detailed historical event info, & nearly every deck+format to ever exist from 1999-2022! 1/3
While there's even more to the site than what I've mentioned, I'll save more for later. But to finish this off, each event has photo albums that aim to capture the excitement and magic of each tournament! + each stream from each event AND Senior & Junior coverage! 😁
#PlayPokemon
I was really hoping
@playpokemon
@PokemonTCG
would change how Regional registrations would be announced this season. Already getting annoyed having to follow and recieve every notification from organizer's accounts JUST to know when an event's capped registration will go live...
I saw someone ask about the mass burning of Sudowoodo a few days ago, but can't remember who/where. So flashback to the time I burnt nearly 1,000 donated Roadblock Sudowoodo at 2018 Worlds!
#playpokemon
Limitless actually had the 2023 Oceania Results wrong, I have here, the real results of Oceania Internationals exclusively from PTCG Legends!
#playpokemon
Deck Collection
#41
, 🇺🇸Jimmy Pendarvis' ZoroGarb, Top16 2018 Worlds. Was saving my modern decks for last, but ya. Memories that I haven't thought about ran through my head last night while scrolling through our past messages. Top8 Worlds 2017, 5x Regional Champion & so much more!
If you go 6-2-1 in Charlotte, and go 5-0-1 in Day 2. You either won't make Top 8 at all or are on the 🫧...
& w/ 1 loss and 1 tie in Day 2, there's a solid chance you miss Top 32 $. Think twice about ID'ing at 6-2 at the largest event in history (outside of 🇯🇵). 🤐
#PlayPokemon
Not as many decks as
@FBG_JEvans
, but had to see them laid out like this myself, 104 decks covering 20 years of Pokémon never looked so beautiful! I started collecting decks in 2020 mid-pandemic, no regrets. So many more I want to build next year...
@playpokemon
@PokemonTCG
Been building old decks for couple yrs now, slowed down w/ building them now that traveling for events is a thing again. Wanted to make them more special, esspecially after lossing so many ppl in the community recently. So collecting signatures from the players that played them!
Wishing the HAPPIEST of Birthdays to the one and only, amazing, lovable, goodest of friends in the whole wide world, THE
@ChipRichey
! 🥳🎁🎉🎈🎂 One more year till 30 😬
About to leave Charlotte huge thank you to
@alexwilsonTCG
for retro gaming the whole day! It was an absolute blast!
Almost made me feel bad though for having a busted hand. ALMOST.
Deck Collection
#100
,
@cschemanske
Chris Schemanske's Top 16 2018 Worlds Buzz Garb/Shrine list! One of very, very few people that went from one of the World's best players to one of the most respected Head Judges in the game, was super excited to get his signature on this deck!
I'm expanding PTCG Legends into a more relevant resource that I hope grabs the attention & use of many more players > just retro nerds. I never thought Id have made such a massive website, larger than it was ever intended to be. Look out for articles by me and others from now on!
Introducing PTCG Legends 2.0 New homepage w/ articles, frequent archive update announcements, regionals coverage, card of the week excerpts, and so much more! PTCG Legends has grown into something bigger than ever intended hope you like it! 💛
#PlayPokemon
Back in July, I nearly bought a Porsche for no reason. The night of, instead, I registered for a 3 month coding bootcamp at UNCC. I graduated a month ago and already landed a job with Spectrum/Charter as a JavaScript Engineer. Changed my life in such a short time, super excited!
Deck Collection
#80
, 🇺🇸Blaine Hill's 3rd Place Green'sZard, '19 Worlds. This is a deck that felt bad in your opening hand, but as soon as you had a field of big attackers and a lot of healing, you realize how powerful the deck is. Unfortunately Blaine's cocky now, but proud of em
IDK, should I leave a review for "Munsters Inn TCG" for shipping a $20+ card in nothing but a penny sleeve taped to the letter... they asked me to... 🙃
Who do you consider to be your archenemy in Pokémon? Tag your arch nemesis.
I've defeated many amazing players in my time, but for some reason, I can never seem to beat Grant Manley, even though I'm waaay better than him...
@Tricroar
#PlayPokemon
#PokemonTCG
#archenemy
Who's down for a 2010 World's format tournament Friday of Charlotte Regionals?! I have 10 decks that anyone can use if you don't have one.
#PlayPokemon
I had ordered these Japanese damage counters before Germany, unfortunately didnt get them in time for Indy, but I had come home to find that these had finally come in the mail! Can't wait to use them in NJ!
Flashback to Madison Regionals 2018.
@thefleeee
,
@Azul_GG
and I got back from the zoo, walked in to the main event hall Friday afternoon, and a dude approached us. "Can you guys sign my mat", he asked us while pulling out a sharpie. Rahul signed first, followed by myself... 1/2
Deck Collection
#103
-107, '21 TEU-VIV decks. This feels just wrong adding these to my "retro" collection... but here they are, over a yr old now. Eternatus, LucMetal Zacian, BlownsZard, Centiskorch, & Pikarom Mewtwo. These are just lists I can change whenever.
#playpokemon
Deck collection
#8
, Sam Chen's Top 8 DrampaGarb from 2017 Worlds. He honestly deserved to win Worlds imo, one of the nicest people youll ever meet, always lets opponents take back a mistake they made or corrects simple issues that most players call judges for. Be like
@samstoise
!
Deck collection
#4
, humble brag. My 1st Place Mega Ray '17 Regionals list. Went 9-0 Day 1, got lucky vs
@Calchexas
in finals w/ the legendary triple-prized Rowlet & had an awkward interview w/
@Pooka311
.
@TrainerChip
placed 9th with M Ray too.
@Jose_MarreroTCG
was prob napping...
Running a 2017 Worlds event in North Carolina today! With a 2010 Worlds event afterwards. This event is part of an invitational series where the Top 32 players from this year get to compete at our "State Championships"!
#PlayPokemon
Deck Collection
#33
, 🇨🇦Chase Moloney's 1st Place Mewtwo Eels, 2012 Worlds (Sr)! As Rayquaza VMAX/Flaffy was just revealed, how fitting to show off another Eels deck today! While 2012 isn't hardly anyone's favorite format, Mewtwo Eels is by far one of the funnest decks of that yr.
If I were going to Salt Lake City Regionals, this is what I'd be playing. (For real though, excited to hit up every other Regional this season after this.)
#playpokemon
Here's my (more so modern) "old deck" collection. 76 decks so far, 2008-2020 + 1999 Base-Fossil & 2 Japanese theme decks for literally no reason. I started playing in 2010, so I wanted to recreate each yr as a small trip down memory lane. 1/4
First film of a new series featuring American player
@thefleeee
, like and share if you're cheering for Rahul in Brazil this weekend! And let me know if youd like to be a part of a video in the future!
#PlayPokemon
#pokemon
#ARG
#TheEmeraldBreak
When you order a card on TCGplayer the day before that card's price goes up by $10 and recieve a message stating that they, "cant find the card," issuing a refund... 🤔
"Hey Sosa, can you sign this Yveltal Darkrai deck box and any card of your choice!?"
Sosa: *signs Darkrai's sleeve
Me: "no fool, the card"
Sosa: "oh", *take darkrai out, almost signs back of card
Me: "The Front!"
So now I have 3 Sosa signatures...
Happy bday
@Drdy_Sosapc
New person playing retro:
Chip: "Ill attack for weakness & the KO"
Me: oh, no haha. Ralts' weakness is only +10
Chip: "Oh... ok"
Chip: "Ill attack Kirlia w/ +10 for weakness"
Me: actually it's +20
Chip: ...
Chip: "Ugh, if only I could attack that Lv.X for x2 weakness, I'd win..."
Deck Collection
#29
, 🇺🇸 Ross Cawthon's 2013 US Nats Top64 Garchomp/Altaria. Found it on
@PtcgArchive
& had to build it as it was a deck I was super hyped for when Dragons Exalted was releasing. I printed out terrible proxies for the entire deck, took it to league, & it destroyed.
Deck Collection
#72
, DQ'd guy's 2nd Place Malamar, '18 Worlds. A toxic YouTuber that called VGC/TCG players cheaters for no reason actually got it right for once. He made a video after Worlds about this player's shuffling technique & Poké stripped him of his accomplishment + ban.
If you're cheering for
@Sininchi
(Pedro Torres) representing Spain as one of the best players in the world, today in Brazil, like and share this post! Let me know if you like these videos from the last couple of days!
#PlayPokemon
#PokemonTCG
Deck Collection
#37
, 🇧🇷 Gustavo Wada's MegaZone deck, Jr 2011 World Champion. My favorite '11 deck I have & all though most hate this format, I enjoy it.
@guto_wada
is one of few players that has risen through the ranks in all 3 age divisions, achieving countless accomplishments!
Deck Collection
#99
, Stephen Silvestro's 2009 World Champion Speedrill deck! Finally, finally got my hands on this, and for a steal, because of a few missing cards.
#PlayPokemon
Thank you so much to everyone for the support and memories this yr. I've grown a lot thanks to everyone's help, suggestions, criticisms, and one-on-one discussions online and at events. You have helped me come out of my quiet shell & I can't wait to make more friends. Thank u!❤️
I never post this stuff, and am still too embarrased to take pics. But in Feb-Mar, I weighed a record 214 lbs (I'm 25 and weighed 136 lbs just in 2018...) Seeing bros like
@daxptcg
really motivated me to stop eating out and lower my portion sizes alot. I'm 188 lbs as of today!
Playing old formats can help build/improve your skill in being able to pick up any deck and play it well. Expand your horizons, try an old format you've never played before!
#PlayPokemon
Deck Collection
#15
, Jacob Van Wagner's 2015 Worlds winning Archiestoise list. This deck was such a fan favorite that the pre-constructed Worlds deck is nearly impossible to find, at least one that's not more than $50-60... and I was looking for a while pre-covid. Archie obv mvp.
Deck Collection
#38
, 🇺🇸 Ross Cawthon's famous 2nd Place 2011 Worlds deck, The Truth! If you haven't, you need to go watch the finals match from that yr, it's one of my favorites, especially compared to all the 1HKO's and dead draw finals in recent years. Ross shoulda won! link 👇
Salt Lake City Regionals:
I bet most of you didn't know that registration was listed to go live yesterday. Well, that's because the organizers of SLC + more events in 2023, don't have any social media accounts... thus, given that
@playpokemon
doesn't help post registration 1/3
First tourney I ever won was 2016 Massachusetts Regionals w/ M Ray EX! I didnt know anyone as I had just moved from TX to NC. Drove 12 hrs by myself, slept in my Mustang for two nights, beat Nightmarch in finals, and earned the 20 remaining points to earn my first Worlds invite.
Rd 9 kinda sucked looking back on Saturday night. It was my 2nd win-n-in, opponent played quite slow, took a while to shuffle his double-sleeved deck, and didn't know when to scoop. Time is called, most he can take is 4 prizes, most I can take is 5. Neither could win... 1/5
The next film featuring the best player in France,
@lubyllule
, Stéphane Ivanhoff is here! If you're cheering for him tomorrow in Brazil, show him some love!