Rowan Stavenow
@rowan_stavenow
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Canadian Pokémon TCG Player and Coach: https://t.co/l1p9AqU0sm | YouTube: https://t.co/rvA28OLbR0
Burlington, Ontario
Joined May 2022
3rd place Peoria Regionals. Nailed the meta this weekend with DTE mew. Luxray bodies zard and was amazing against a variety of decks throughout the weekend. @MarkDizon helped me realize years ago that I’m too casual against my friends. I guess that weakness remains…
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As Pokémon players, we invest not only our money, but our time and our hearts in being the best that we can be. Some of us will go 0-3 tomorrow anyways. Check in and the Pokémon centre have always been a consistent, joyful experience. I’m heartbroken by what happened today.
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Regional Champ list. Deck was great and has favourable matchups against every deck without a kyogre in it. Remarkable consistency and high power level. Tweeted my list a month ago which was only 3 cards off.
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Cobbled together this Gardevoir deck at 10pm Thursday night. Added the switch at 4am. Definitely one of my most hectic tournaments. Thank you to everyone who supported me, even if it was just a text. My top 4 match showed me I will always have more to learn. Mew4life🩷
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Top 8 Baltimore Regionals. Bundle is for mirror and was very good. Shoutout @GameGridLive for making sure I have everything I need to compete.
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13th place Knoxville regionals. Didn’t tie a single game or 1-0 any of my opponents all weekend. Mental fatigue caught me in the last round, played a lot of tight games in day two. Thank you to my round 14 opponent Dean Nezam for honouring our gentlemen’s and giving me a chance.
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Top 4 Vancouver Regionals!. Really felt the love this weekend in my home country :) the support from @GameGridLive along with the abundance of friendly faces from the GTA made this event special to me. Thank you to everyone who wished me luck and got hype for my wins.
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Greninja ex + 59 cards wins a league cup. Even used it vs Gardevoir which was partially a meme but actually kinda solid?
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If you haven’t realized the timer is a part of the competition this is a masterclass. Kaiwen should’ve realized he had the disadvantage in time and pushed the pace throughout the series. Drew played to the timer within the rules of the game perfectly.
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Apologies to everyone for holding up the first round at Toronto regionals. All of my opponents Holon phantom energies were warped and I could identify all of them in his hand/deck/discard. TLDR; no penalty was issued and it was very relevant to our game. Explanation in comments.
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I believe the best way to play Pokémon is to capitalize on situations that are in your control, and accept situations that are not. I’m extremely proud of myself for my play this weekend. Thank you to all my friends who supported me this weekend, you mean the world to me.
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Congratulations to anyone who found a deck that actually beats Charizard, cause I didn’t.
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Welp 3-3 in Louisville. Shoutout to my opponent Austin for being an absolute G. These pictures sum up how my day went…
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Dortmund regional top 8!. @GameGridLive went crazy this weekend, even though @Smart_TCG played VIP pass…. Guy is so good he made top 8 with 4 awful cards. 🤷🏻♂️. Shout out @NathanFlanders6 for making day two again and being a goated travel buddy.
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If you’re hesitant to try out Endgame sleeves, here’s some pictures after playing two league cups and the Louisville Regional Championships. Truly top tier quality. Use code ‘ROWAN’ for 10% off
Our full restock is now LIVE at All colours are available and ready to go!.
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19th place San Antonio Regionals. Shoutout @KanzenGames for the epic mat and cards. Come play league every Friday at 6:30!. Also thank you to everyone who watches my videos and came up to me with some kind words this weekend. Tournament recap video coming soon👀
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Definitely won the GameTime league challenge today with this broken deck. Shoutout to my boy Shashi for the Elesa’s Sparkle idea(!?)
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Had a blast playing a simple deck in LA this weekend. Finished many rounds with over 15 minutes left. Lost to @XingGod at 7-0 which sent me on a downward trajectory to finish 72nd. Shout out @thecluelessengi for making top 32 with the list 👀👀👀
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This is the worst set to come out in the history of sets, maybe ever. 😡
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11-4 for 33rd place at Orlando Regionals. 18 Packs and a good time :)
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62nd place Stockholm Regional. I Think I had the perfect meta call for the weekend. Shoutout @IsaiahBradner for creating the original deck. Started 7-0-1 but then my deck stop functioning and I hit some poor matchups. As always shoutout @GameGridLive for supporting me.
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How is this stacking? Yes that first shuffle looks bad with him re mashing, but afterwards the top cards shifts every shuffle followed by some pretty clean looking mash/hindus. I played with @noahlesak in seniors for years, always seemed like a nice, clean player.
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@Gabriel57504708 “That’s the only way they can stop me from winning” is a CRAZY line. I don’t really know you, but when you have the level of success you have the community will be watching you. Everyone is jealous. Gotta hold your play to a higher standard than an average player.
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14/37 Canadians made day two in Knoxville this weekend. Almost a 40% conversion rate. Let’s take down another one guys
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6-0-1 here in Stockholm with Tina 😁 let’s see if I can rack up some more match points today…
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Can anyone translate Yapanese?.
𝑯𝑷₀ = 230 | 𝑴𝑯𝑷₀ = 230 | 𝑵₀ = 240 | 𝑴𝑯𝑷₁ = 200. 230 == 230 and 240 >= 230: 𝑵₁ = 190 → No KO. ——————————————————————————. 𝑯𝑷₀ = 230 | 𝑴𝑯𝑷₀ = 230 | 𝑵₀ = 220 | 𝑴𝑯𝑷₁ = 200. 230 == 230 but not 220 >= 230: 𝑵₁ = 220 → KO.
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Good night and good luck to all the homies here at NAIC
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If I wear this during worlds will all my Pokémon do +20 damage?
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DTE Mew Hammers list that I lost my win and in to day two with at LAIC. Only bad matchups are TMbibzard and anything with a spiritomb.
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Here’s the list for all the cup demons out there. Second place.
Top 8 out of 89 masters at the massive 401 $5K league cup with 4 Burnett Lugia. Shoutouts to @MarkDizon for the scoop to put me into top cut and @rowan_stavenow for being ridiculous at the game with bdif Gardy. SKILL DIFF AND PLAYMAT DIFF. IT WAS OVER BEFORE IT STARTED.
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Went 13-3-7 playing 3 Lorcana side events this weekend in Seattle for roughly $2000 of Lorcana product in prizing. Shoutout @MarkDizon for lending me the deck and all the homies from @TabletopVillage for being cool people. I wish Pokémon had actual playable side events…
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@FrostedCaribou I think telling people not to post their opinions online just because you don’t agree with them is never the correct approach….
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40th place, a disappointing finish after a 10-2-1 start. Played against some truly skilled players this weekend and went 4-2-1 against lost zone decks. Made one mistake in round round 14 which costed me dearly. Special thanks to those who supported me with food/medicine/water.
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Hot take: Formats that revolve around powerful trainers are better than formats that revolve around powerful pokemon. I’m really excited for this card personally.
Prime Catcher.(Item - Ace Spec).Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. If you do, switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (You can only have 1 Ace Spec card in your deck)
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Went incognito today because I am sick but I’m 7-1-1 in Pittsburgh! See y’all tomorrow :)
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The Portland Regional Championships were full of excitement as two of my students Josh, and Noah crushed it- taking Junior Champion, and Senior Semi Finalist placements!. It showed me how much I love to help others, so I've decided to open up @TryMetafy coaching to help you too!
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Super excited to announce my sponsorship with @KanzenGames. Kanzen has been one of my favourite places to play in the GTA for a long time, and I plan on filming tabletop content there regularly! Come out to play every Friday at 6:30.
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Personally I’m really excited for Worlds format. I think it discourages ties, and people are going to need to learn to play for the win. The X-2 asymmetrical cut is gonna go crazy.
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@XingGod and I put together a video on how we think Paradox Rift impacts the meta heading into LAIC, check it out!. Get Prepared for LAIC - Paradox Rift 101
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Just got donked twice by DTE Mew to end my tournament. I have received Karmic justice for all the people I made dead draw off judge path.
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9-1 start into 9-5-1 for 62nd place… this photo sums up my day two experience perfectly. Shoutout to the West Virginia guys for cheering me on and operating the clown car 🤫
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lol called it. Such BS, guess it’s time to stop making gentlemen’s agreements….
Looking at the standings from day one… is it possible that you actually have to go x-1-1 to make top 8 tomorrow?.
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How did we go from “iron hands is so busted” to a meta where cpao hands dominates? Definitely not what I expected…
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I came into this event with minimal prep and low expectations. Then I started 7-0. Hoping to put together a competitive run and not flop another great start.
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The Fundamental Power of Charizard EX (Pokémon TCG Deck Breakdown)
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Any homies have an extra 2019 Washington pikachu plush sitting around? Missing one for my collection…
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@PedroPertusi @TordReklev I have also personally experienced Tords ability to manipulate the clock - playing slow while losing and then speeding up when the position changed.
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Won the Mississauga Gane3 cup today making me 3/3 on cup wins with this deck. Get on the wave and hit up @GameGridLive for all the Zard cards you need to start crushing it.
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7-5-1 drop here in Indy. My play got worse and worse with each loss today. Something to work on for the future. Same list as usual just cut belt for jirachi and played 2 Flare Veil Charmeleon.
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Went 0-2 at a league cup today after prizing step twice in a row. Guess I’ll be playing Mew VMAX at Vancouver.
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Anyone else ever gaslight themselves into believing their favourite deck survived a rotation/new set?.
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Control guide with @LiamHalliburton. Liam provides some super insightful information, whether you’re trying to beat Snorlax, or play it.
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Amazing update. -Lower BFL for cups/challenges.-Disincentivizing ties.-Asymmetric cut .-Additional priority reg at ICs.-Additional pack prizing (no t64 cash tho). I can’t wait to compete next season.
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My round 3 opponent in fact had a deck that beats Charizard, and it wasn’t anything y’all suggested. 2-1 here at EUIC.
Congratulations to anyone who found a deck that actually beats Charizard, cause I didn’t.
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For anyone struggling to beat Tina with Gardevoir, this is the optimal approach!. via @YouTube
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Super excited to represent @GameGridLive today for the first time at the Portland Regional Championships!
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Probably my favourite piece of content I’ve made. Exactly the kind of stuff I would’ve watched as a kid to improve
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Decided to make a video talking about the fundamental power of Gardevoir and some of the frequent play patterns that occur throughout a tournament. via @YouTube
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Took down the multi-division win at the Atlas League Challenge today with Kamil. Shoutout to our sponsor @GameTimeWill for supporting us as we grow as players and people
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If given the choice between using Pokestop or Fezandipiti, which would you do first? Assume you are playing a Raging Bolt deck and are not worried about milling anything important.
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Import info I left out: I called the judge 30 seconds into game one when I noticed. They told me they could not deck check mid game.
Apologies to everyone for holding up the first round at Toronto regionals. All of my opponents Holon phantom energies were warped and I could identify all of them in his hand/deck/discard. TLDR; no penalty was issued and it was very relevant to our game. Explanation in comments.
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@ianfukuda Winning this regional was one of the happiest moments of my life. I wanted to share that.
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This ban is almost comical given the current state of slow play in competitive Pokémon TCG. #freejay.
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My opponent was a very nice person and I suspect no ill intent, however it was extremely frustrating to me that Lucas Xing received a game loss for 2 warped Baxcaliburs in Pittsburgh, and my opponent received a warning for 9 marked energies. How is this equitable?.
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Had a lot of fun making this video! Let me know if you got all 4 puzzles correct👀
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Shout out to all the haters. Catch me sparkling tomorrow in day two🫡
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Not quite 0-3 drop, but I find myself eliminated after round 6. Sorry to everyone who supported me or was cheering for me, this just wasn’t my tournament. I’ll be watching and cheering on @XingGod for the rest of the weekend.
As Pokémon players, we invest not only our money, but our time and our hearts in being the best that we can be. Some of us will go 0-3 tomorrow anyways. Check in and the Pokémon centre have always been a consistent, joyful experience. I’m heartbroken by what happened today.
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After a couple weeks off The Experience Share Podcast is returning tomorrow morning 👀👀
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@NicholasMoffit2 I think this is only true in high level matches where your opponent is able to make accurate inferences about your hand/deck/prizes based on your plays. In 90% of games there is just a correct move that maximizes your win %.
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Started making content for Temporal Forces! Let me know decks you guys want to see next 👀
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It’s crushing to have one of my last shots at a big win taken from me. Hopefully Pokémon does something about this…
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Lots of cool ideas and thought provoking opinions being discussed lately. Too bad @playpokemon won’t implement any of them. Makes me question why I put so much energy into a game that doesn’t seem to care about its competitors….
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What’s more likely - the Leafs make it out of the first round, or I go 6-0 tomorrow to make top 8?
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Super excited to teach everyone about the most broken deck in the format 😁.
Both @rowan_stavenow and myself have been grinding Terapagos so we are excited to share our knowledge in a class next Tuesday. We will cover our list + cards to consider, how to consistently pull of combos, matchups, and a Q & A at the end!.
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Skycraft Hobbies and JCTrainer put on an elite spread for Pokémon day 👀
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@LiamHalliburton @XingGod Dude played a real deck one time - literally won the regional, and then played THIS????.
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@LiamHalliburton I personally love being on stream. My parents are always following the rk9 pairings from home, so being able to have them watch me play is a great feeling and something I strive for every tournament.
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Never again will I open two packs of ultra pros and have them be different sizes/colours. Use code ROWAN for 10% off at checkout.
Please help us in welcoming our Team ENDGAME players: @EtchyOk @ciaran_tcg @TCG_Aneil @rowan_stavenow @Jctfordd @Labellster @julianG_835.Alongside them, we look to continue to focus at excelling in competitive TCG play and helping TCG players alike.
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Might be time to become a Comfey enjoyer….
Stockholm Regionals, Lost Zone Box.Representation: 9.6% (3rd). 2nd Place - Hermanni Hietalahti.5th Place - Brent Tonisson
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@CharlesAmesTCG This seems fixable to me. There was clear intent for buddy buddy poffin. Discard the Poffin, maybe respin the pokestop and/or apply a DPL and play on.
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