Nathan Stratford
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social work student and pokémon tcg player | 7x worlds | day 2 worlds 16’, 23’ | player for @kayfabecardsllc | read my pinned article ⤵️ | 595 CP
Provo, UT
Joined October 2021
I believe this article discusses the most important thing any player can do to excel in this game. After my top 8 last weekend, I felt it was time to write this. I hope you take the time to read and share, as these principles have enabled the success I’ve had in this game :)
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After watching my stream game, I think this clip is my favorite thing of this weekend. It’s great thing to play the game you love. It’s a beautiful thing to play it with the people you love. And that’s what makes @playpokemon truly special :)
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@FishNugget4 this is probably one of the most composed and mature things I’ve ever read from a 17 year old. love you dude, you’ll get through this and we are all here for you 💪🏻.
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TOP 8 AT PORTLAND WITH UMBREON VMAX!. s/o to @cam_freeze and @FishNugget4 for working on the 60. This deck is nuts. Using Radiant Alakazam/Hawlucha after a Dragonite attack is 💯😤. Karen on a Goo is 🤓. So glad to have finally broken into Top 8, feels surreal. 100 CP .465/350
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LOWEST ELO IN THE TOP 8 LETS GOOOO
I'm not sure how anyone denies ladder anymore. At least 3 of the Masters Top 8 were 1900+ ELO (Henry, @SaumitTcg, and myself) and the 2 Seniors in finals were also up there. If you want to get better at poke, PLAY MORE LADDER!!!.
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BELLOWING THUNDERRRR!. Pulled out the Top 8 at San Antonio with RAGING BOLT ⚡️ I was raging bolt hater #1 until 2 weeks ago, when I decided I hated regidrago more!! Played awfully on stream, (sorry not sorry @FishNugget4 ) but I am proud of my finish!. s/o to @kayfabecardsllc 🫶🏻
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if the @playpokemon inclusion policy involves making a minor feel completely and utterly isolated, alone and sucidal without giving a sh*t about how he felt, then I think we need to take another look at the inclusion policy and how to enforce it. #WeLoveMakani.
Charlotte regionals disqualification. Read:
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these friends want to say hello!
Area Zero Underdepths.Players with a Tera Pokémon in play may have up to 8 Benched Pokémon. (If this card gets discarded, or if a player has no Tera Pokémon in play anymore, they discard Benched Pokémon until they have 5. If both players discard, this card's owner chooses first)
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4/24 at locals today with THE CONK, lost in top 4 in a super close game. Guys this deck might actually be good
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122/2605 with DINOSAURS at euic! I have been grinding this deck lots and am proud that I was able to pilot a new archetype as well as I did this weekend. had bad variance in some critical games to whiff $$, BUT with this I locked up my invite to worlds! see ya in hawaii! 🌺🎉🔥
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59/2692 here at naic with LOST BOX! Been a minute since I cashed out, so it felt good to end the season on a high note. thorns, hassel and 4 stop carried hard. s/o @GameGridLive for all the support and the boys at @LostZoneKitchen for all the love. 🫶🏻. 2000$ 🤑. 130. 789/600
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we got top 64 WITH ÜNCEUS! arc ain’t dead yall, went 4-2 in day 2 and lost an ünfortunate set to miss t16 due to my opponent top decking to win. s/o to my bro @BetterStratford (debatable if he’s actually better🤔) for also making 64 and beating me by 1 point. long live arc 🫡
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you’re telling me I have to announce “vengeance fletching” every time I want to attack with this sucker 😭😭
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All you iron thorns dragapult players need to go home and throw your deck away right now.
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nope never touching this deck again
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Just going first donked one of my locals with klawf and now he’s in the process of sellling out of the game 😭😭😭.
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s/o to the community for having such a heated discussion on elitism in the game. y’all gave me all the content I needed for my english final paper and I may or may not have linked many of your tweets as my sources so thanks again!.
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pov: you pull up to friday night locals with your regidrago deck, but it’s a room full of budew 😅.
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guys I day 2’d an event without playing arceus im officially not a bot anymore!!
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I just yoga looped a child at a league challenge and I feel like a total dirt bag 😂.
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day 2 didn’t go quite as hoped, I got donked turn 1 by lzb a bit much for my liking lol, but it is a dream to have made it to day 2 and played amongst some of the games greatest players here in Japan :). here is silly deck that I went 6-1 with on day 1. live, laugh, starbirth 🫶🏻
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WE MADE DAY 2 WORLDS YALL WITH THE BIGGEST PILE EVER THIS IS NOT REAL
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I WAS TODAY YEARS OLD WHEN I LEARNED FAN ROTOM GETS NOCTOWLS LIKE WHAT???.
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Ok while all of you are sweating away in Knoxville and Melbourne playing BORING standard I’ve been play DINO BOX all day and loving my life!so who’s the real winner hm?
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update: i did it again 😂 100 point weekend. thanks arizona, I’ll be back 🫶🏻. 50, 140/600
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spontaneous 10 hour drive to Arizona was a success . 50, 90/600
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we on the win and in with ünceus send all the good vibes.
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I opened 51 packs today, pulled 0 drakloaks! barely got 4 dreepy 😭 this is why we buy singles kids.
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Finished 8-0-1 today in San Antonio (my best day 1 record yet! ) super proud and pumped to play more tomorrow! 😤.
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League cup champ with roaring goon!. Shout out magcargo and all my dawgs at the crib. (maybe if you’re my 1000th follower you’ll get a special surprise!?!)
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I may have not won a single game in day 2 today, but one win that counted was getting to our flight gate 3 minutes before the doors closed AND getting snacks. goodbye standard, you were worse than lugia format
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Now feels like a great time to tell the world about how I never cease to play completely horrendously against makani tran wooooo.
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I GOT MY INVITE! (t8 at the 50 man Colorado cup) +25, 365/350. I never thought I’d get to compete in a worlds again after I decided to stop playing in 2019. Getting back into the game was one of the best things I’ve ever done. I’ve made so many amazing relationships this (1/2).
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JUST KIDDING IT WAS WORTH IT I WENT 4-0 AND GOT FIRST PICK LOOK AT HIM HE’S PERFECT
I absolutely love doing deck lists for a win a plushie tournament on new year’s eve!!!!!!!!! it definitely makes total sense for a non championship points event that has absolutely no significance on anything other than me getting a mudkip plush or not 🤠🤓🤠🤓🤠🤓🤠🤓🤠.
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91st at NAIC with BOX OF DISASTER. Started off 7-2 and finished 9-5-1, got a bit unlucky/played bad the last 2 rounds to just miss prizing. Deck was a great call, wished I had a path bump all weekend for all the arc. s/o to @burchharrison and @KempKris for also making day 2.
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Man, I am so proud of myself for finishing 36th in NA this season! I NEVER expected to excel in the way I have over the last 6 months of playing competitive again, even getting a top 8. I can’t wait to keep learning and growing as a player, the future will only be brighter :) 🌟
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Im not one to comment much on politics, but this sums up my thoughts. There’s lots of hurt people in this country on both sides, and I dont believe anyone is evil for voting in a certain way, just trying to act in their best interest to stop the hurt. I hope we all can heal 💔.
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I have announced gravitational tackle and far flying meteor too many times for my liking this morning during laic testing
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GUYS I LEARNED HOW TO FLOWER SELECT TODAY WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME HOW GOOD THIS DECK WAS THE WHOLE TIME?? 6-2-1 time to make some dough tomorrow 😤
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6-2-1 here in vancouver, one last day 2 in this format with the giggy boi 🥳
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I have convinced all the juniors at kayfabe cards to run around locals with shuffle squad stickers on their foreheads yelling #TSSWin everytime they win a game. I feel like the pied piper of the shuffle squad.
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officially starting the eri hate train if anybody wants to hop on with me!.
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we got the regi man back in day 2 baby 😤😤😤 glad I was able to run it back after choking on stream, hopefully the regi gods are on my side tomorrow!!.
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1/37. made the tough decision to cancel euic due to personal reasons, but I’m proud to say that today I won the first cup utah has had in 3 years! gardy is cracked and the closest thing to Regis in this format haha. so close to the invite!!! +50 CP. 310/350
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this is my “pondering why tpci ever made lost ogre a deck at 1am in a tournament finals” face
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this dude is so sexy, iron boulder is pretty cool too
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so we’re 3-0 at worlds right now with a silly deck let’s hope I don’t scrub out.
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played it out at 6-2 and got highrolled by miraidon to finish t256. gigas is busted though and @FishNugget4 started 8-0 with the deck so send him all the good vibes to take it down. 30.432/600. thanks to the kitchen, 88 card house, kayfabe cards, and game grid for the support.
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sigh sometimes I wonder why I put so much mental and emotional energy into a game that’s run by a cruddy company with a cruddy development team.
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hey @playpokemon can we reprint this card please I’m tired of eri discarding my shit, tysm xoxo 😘💋
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2023 was pretty awesome. -9 day 2’s.-first top 8.- day 2 worlds.-first time on stream AND it was with arc. and as a bonus @FishNugget4 has given me plenty of opportunities to practice my parenting skills!.
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Our mood after starting greninja and draw passing for 3 turns
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Me studying hard to punish every single person who puts Tyme in their deck at the midnight prerelease
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i’ve been thinking today and the single best thing of traveling to all these tournaments is meeting people from all over, learning from their lives, and finding joy together. to everyone I’ve met this season, or have yet to meet, thank you. y’all make me a better person! 🫶🏻.
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so I was so excited scrolling twitter and seeing all the success you people are having with dura umbreon that while doing so I managed to get on the wrong train, ride it an hour in the opposite direction of my house and end up 2 hours away from my apt 😂 I can’t even be mad lol.
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Won the cup against this gooner @FishNugget4 in finals and I only forgot to adrena-brain once! s/o @hchao999 for inspiring me to play the deck after whooping my ass at Louisville. 2 more to go 😮💨
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had a great time out on vancouver island for the double cup weekend!! It was totally worth it bc I feel like I truly got to experience the location and make new friends. I made cut both times, only net 7 points lol, but I can’t wait to come back! now time to drive back to utah 🤪
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y’all know what time it is. 1-0 beat a rapid strike zacian mvp
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64th at Fresno with this monstrosity of a deck. the idea was similar to the keys but with a better gardy mu. lzb is much closer though. this loses to fringe stuff and bricking. thorton is really fun. s/o to all the arc enjoyers out there, time to cook for naic 👨🍳
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at the airport to head home from laic. this weekend was very tough for me, as it’s the worst i’ve done at a major in as long as i can remember. yet i am so grateful for a supportive crew, the relationships i made/deepened, and the chance to go back and visit a place so dear to me.
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2-0 here in Honolulu all thanks to the tropical bucket hat
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finished 9-4-2 and 76th at toronto being a dura demon. somehow I managed to dodge lost box, gardy, miraidon and chein pao for the entire tournament, got lots of random deck mu’s haha. t128 feels bad but we gonna run it back in Brazil 🫡🇧🇷
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oh! good morning to you too twitter!.
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I just flipped 9 tails in a row on catcher in testing can someone tell me the odds of that and where I should be seeking therapy.
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having @ZachLesagePTCG accidentally knock my my match slip into thing of nacho cheese sitting in the garbage can was not on my bucket list today, but alas here we are
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Proud to be repping @kayfabecardsllc today! They are out here vending in San Antonio, so go give them a look during your tournament!!
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hey twitter how does arc beat moon thanks in advance asking for a friend.
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@NataliePokeTCG Hi Natalie Pro Miltank Player. After peaking with my top 8 at Portland regionals, my ability to read my cards has drastically decreased and therefore made me really bad at the game. Due to this I cannot provide prepfessional insight on the inclusion of noctowl in decks. -Nathan.
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Welp I lost my luggage in the airport with all my clothes on the way out to worlds in Hawaii, anyone wanna go thrifting with me??.
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Natural tie after playing it out at 5-2 feels bad but on the bright side toedscruel alolan egg is now in day 2!!!! Can’t wait to play 4 rounds and not have a chance at top cut!
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THE SAME TINKATON IS UP A GAME IN FINALS OF THIS 6 ROUND CUP AGAINST @FishNugget4 YALL
I just got totally destroyed by tinkaton ex and radiant jirachi (double heads!), send help.
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can’t wait to be a part of this team! truly an amazing group of dudes with amazing potential to create some waves this coming season 💪🏻 thanks for having me @LostZoneKitchen!.
Good morning kitchen family, With NAIC wrapped up and invites all around the world getting locked in the for 2023 World championships taking place in Yokohama Japan, this season has been crazy and filled with so many amazing memories!.We have decided to keep the memories coming
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I absolutely love doing deck lists for a win a plushie tournament on new year’s eve!!!!!!!!! it definitely makes total sense for a non championship points event that has absolutely no significance on anything other than me getting a mudkip plush or not 🤠🤓🤠🤓🤠🤓🤠🤓🤠.
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