I’m excited to announce that I am sponsored by @TopDeckTourneys - a new tournament hosting platform that you can check out at https://t.co/HP6YQD2U8U!
What does that mean? Well, I’m going to use the knowledge gained from running massive online tournaments for the past 5 or so years, and see where this tournament software takes my events. Think bigger events, and opportunities to make events more appealing to play in… More to be announced later - cool stuff!
I’m still sponsored by @TheShuffleSquad, @UltimateGuard, @kayfabecardsllc, @ADVANCEDgg, @ptcgostore, and @potown_store. Top Deck Tournaments will be joining these amazing sponsors in helping me stay at the top of my game - I appreciate all of the support!
How can you support me / Top Deck Tournaments? Join the waiting list here: https://t.co/HP6YQD2U8U and stay tuned!
1-0 drop at NAIC with Joltik Box. I explained in a previous post, but @M_LesagePTCG had a medical issue come up mid round, and I dropped as soon as I found out to take care of her and Camille. She is feeling much better now; it was likely dehydration or heat exhaustion.
I felt really good about the list into the metagame, and plenty of cool stuff like Volc ex. I appreciate @Kiwihanna16 for helping with the list, and Michele for inspiring me to bring it to the event. It might be a “simple” deck, but it is incredibly effective in this metagame, and there are micro decisions that happen each turn - I felt good piloting it.
I’ve had a great time hanging out with many awesome members of the community, @TheShuffleSquad, and making the most of this trip. Since entering parenthood earlier this season, I’ve learned that perspective is everything - I love Pokemon, travelling, my friends, my team, and I’m not gonna let this drop get me down. I would’ve done it again if I had to, and absolutely zero regrets - family comes first.
I still have my invite for the 2025 World Championships, I have the respect of many in the community, and the respect of my family. As much as I would’ve loved to add another potential Day 2 to my Limitless page or brought this deck to the top tables (shhhh… Raging Bolt can’t hurt me), it happens. I appreciate all of the support from everyone, and just know I’m going back to the lab for Worlds - I want to be the best player I can be! I hope to see many of y’all there!
Shoutout to @TheShuffleSquad, @kayfabecardsllc, @UltimateGuard, @ptcgostore, @potownstore, and @TopDeckTourneys for the support!
Next stop: Anaheim for Worlds
#TSSWin
June’s just feels like one big holiday…
Launch is around the corner, tournaments are loading, and I’m still way too excited.
Let’s make this one to remember.
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June is the biggest month yet for TopDeck… launch month (unless I just jinxed us 😅). We’ve got some fun kickoff tournaments planned, and we’re always open to cool ideas too. The wait is almost over—this is going to be FUN!
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Today was the last day for Cups / Challenges in the 2024-2025 season, so I wanna reflect on my locals stats and some of the cool decks I played along the way!
Challenges Played: 6
4x 1st Place
2x 2nd Place
Fave Deck: Bloodmoon Iron Valiant
Cups Played: 16
5x 1st Place
3x 2nd Place
4x Top 4
2x Top 8
2x Bubbled Out
Fave Deck: Terapagos Dusknoir
This season has been unique because I moved from the Toronto area to Montreal and had a new local scene to discover! I also joined the Poke-Dad club in September, and yes it’s true, parents get a 10% luck boost at locals (I don’t make the rules). I’ve made some awesome new friends, found some cool stores, and really love being part of this new community!
The 2025-2026 season should start in July which means I can start the grind again 💪
Just put on the finishing touches to the Portland Metagame Masterclass that Josh and I are running in about 30 mins!
Class: https://t.co/BGIgxftsi7
Can't make it live? Catch the recording anytime (recorded Metafy and a private backup recording for any playback issues)
Just finished booking everything for the 2025 Pokemon World Championships!
Hotel ✅
Flights ✅
Anaheim is special to me for a few reasons because it’s where I earned my first trip to Worlds back in 2006, I advanced to Day 2 going undefeated in 2017, and it was the first Regionals that @M_LesagePTCG and I attended together as a couple in 2018. Now it’s the first time Camille experiences Worlds at a very young 11 months old!
Time to lock in, and do the best I can! Last year I lost my win-and-in to Top 8 Worlds in Honolulu, and I’m hoping to make it this year!
Baffled how PTCGL updates somehow take a full workday to roll out 😅
Wouldn’t mind if the game got better each time… but most updates just break new stuff while old issues stay untouched.
How is this still a thing? lol
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Going live with @Polar_PT at 2PM Eastern with some Destined Rivals Tabletop Gameplay action! Included decks: Rocket's Mewtwo, Rocket's Porygon-Z, Ethan's Typhlosion, Marnie's Grimmsnarl, Cynthia's Garchomp, and Archaludon Rocket's Bomb!
Watch: https://t.co/aIak2f5Tka
Organizing my collection is one of the most satisfying things…
Also somehow the most stressful—redoing all my old work just to make it nicer this time around. Worth it though.😂
#PokemonTCG#CardCollector#TopDeckTournaments
Doing a "small" giveaway tonight 👀
Which cards do you want to see included? I’ll post what’s up for grabs shortly and draw a winner later tonight!
To enter:
✅ Like this post
🔁 Retweet this post
📝 Join the waitlist at https://t.co/yILXIlmT8U for extra luck (maybe 😏)
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Announcing the giveaway cards in the next 2 hours!
Still deciding if it’ll be 2 or 3 cards ��?? What ya think??
Drawing will either be tonight or early tomorrow—stay tuned!
✅ Make sure to like and retweet to qualify!
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