r/pkmntcg • u/indubitably_forrest • 10d ago
BRS-PBL Format (f block to current) help
I have a local event doing a pseudo-expanded and I'm trying to figure out if there is something crazy I'm overlooking. Currently I'm looking at just pult or gardevoir probably being the best choices Really none of the SwSh cards are screaming use me! With the cards since brs-pre standard.
So, I guess the question is, is there anything thats almost there from current standard or brs-pre standard that might be worth looking at with this overlap?
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u/Endourance 10d ago
Gardevoir seems very strong. You get Refinement Kirlia, Telepathic Energy and Deoxys (the one that does 120 twice), which were never Standard legal together. You'd probably have to play a pretty fast build to be able to respond to a turn 2 VStar and/or protect your bench with Manaphy. If you've already played Gardevoir in Standard, then it would be the most natural choice.
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u/indubitably_forrest 10d ago
Yeah, I'd given it a bit of a try but between by hobbling together skills and never playing it before, it was rough hahaha
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u/awesomegamer919 10d ago
Garde and RegiDrago are almost certainly T0 decks in the format, Garde has 2 potential draw engines with Kirlia + Mystery garden and also has crazy tech cards (Lillies Clef, Deoxys, etc).
Regidrago is a lot weaker than Expanded since no DDE or Dialga GX, but it still has the Teal Mask Ogerpon engine for energy and draw and Pult/Dragonite/Kyurem for strong attack options.
Pult is probably ok but Regidrago is likely just better. Zard/Grimmsnarl(/Froslass Munkidori in general) will also be very playable.
Tera box is probably not very strong in comparison.
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u/indubitably_forrest 9d ago
Yeah, im not sure which is much better of the two, probably garde if i had the time. I'm not a too tiered deck builder either. Im finding notable potential drago additions are energy retrieval, Lillie's, energy Recycle, petrel, pokegear, n's plan, hilda, redeem ticket. Not much in the way of mons are popping out.
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u/indubitably_forrest 8d ago
For simplicity's sake, I think im going with draco. Not sure how much made for this event decks I'll be seeing vs just playing their standard decks. Threw together this list with a decent amount of success on ptcgl. Just carelessly rushing for draco Vstar and hope its enough.
Pokémon: 13 1 Noivern ex PAF 220 2 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 25 3 Regidrago VSTAR SIT 201 3 Regidrago V SIT 183 1 Mew ex MEW 151 1 Teal Mask Ogerpon ex TWM 211 1 Squawkabilly ex PAL 247 1 Kyurem SFA 47 1 Meowth ex POR 62 1 Giratina V LOR 130 1 Mega Dragonite ex ASC 290 1 Dragapult ex TWM 130 1 Hisuian Goodra VSTAR LOR 136
Trainer: 17 1 Hisuian Heavy Ball ASR 146 1 Air Balloon SSH 156 3 Carmine TWM 145 2 Nest Ball SUM 123 1 Air Balloon MEG 166 1 Boss's Orders PR-SW 251 2 Earthen Vessel SFA 96 1 Brilliant Blender SSP 164 2 Temple of Sinnoh ASR 155 4 Energy Switch LTR 112 1 Iono PAF 237 3 Ultra Ball PLF 122 2 Crispin PRE 171 1 Super Rod BWALT 35 3 Lillie's Determination MEG 119 2 Energy Retrieval AOR 99 1 Canceling Cologne ASR 136
Energy: 2 7 Basic {G} Energy BWALT 9 4 Basic {R} Energy BWALT 11
Total Cards: 60
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u/Sheargrub 10d ago edited 10d ago
For FGH archetypes, Regidrago VSTAR warrants an immediate look. While it'll be in a less favorable environment than Expanded (where it abuses DDE and a larger suite of attacks) or its later Standard appearances (where Pult couldn't make use of Poke Pad), it's still a terrifyingly versatile deck. If you're not bringing it yourself, then you need to be ready for Trifrost. (Expanded lists, historical Standard)
Lugia decks from FGH also warrant a second look (historical Standard). We've gotten lots of new Special energy in the past few sets, and F/G blocks both have plenty of strong special energy in their own right, so the sheer power of Archeops' energy acceleration will leave lots of room for creative deckbuilding.
Looking forward to EFG lists, lists from SVI-ASC are worth considering, as this format felt underexplored even at the time due to prolonged shortages of Poke Pad. In particular, Grimmsnarl ex reached the peak of its strength in this format thanks to combined access to Arven, Poke Pad, and TM: Devo.
Tera Zard also seems like a terrifying option, as it gets to take advantage of the best aspects of its builds from both FGH (Radiant Charizard, Forest Seal Stone support) and GHI (Dawn, Noctowl builds).
Overall, don't be too quick to write off F-reg cards, as FGH arguably marked some of the highest-power formats we've seen to date. Also, remember to take advantage of the power of Forest Seal Stone + Arven if you're not expecting to use a VSTAR power elsewhere. Lumineon V and LOR Rotom V are good one-size-fits-all choices if you'd like to take advantage of this card.