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Hello everyone! This is Elena from Gaia Storm TCG and it feels great to be here with you once again. Even if Chilling Reign has already been legal for some months now, the meta still finds ways to reinvent itself with the appearance of surprise strategies that can turn things around. And precisely, today’s article is going to focus on one of the funniest and most original Pokemon online decks I’ve discovered in a while, featuring none other than Bronzong from Battle Styles. The deck has been gaining a fair amount of attention during the last couple of weeks, being able to actually hold its ground against many of the current top-tier strategies. It’s been so long since we had a real toolbox deck that proved worthy of the top places of the metagame ladder so let’s see in detail the potential it contains!

What’s up PoTown readers? Have you heard about Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX (Cosmic Eclipse) or better known as ADP? Well, I certainly have and it's one of the best (and most hated) cards in our current format! The reason why most people view this card as too powerful is Altered Creation GX, one of the best attacks our game has ever seen. For Metal and Water Energy, you can draw an extra Prize Card every time you Knock Out an opponent’s Pokemon with damage and you do an additional 30 damage for the rest of the game. That carries over to your other Pokemon, like Zacian V (Sword and Shield), and that means you can OHKO Pokemon easily. The key strategy is to use Altered Creation GX, use Boss’s Orders (Rebel Clash) to bring up two Prize Card Pokemon like Dedenne-GX (Unbroken Bonds), draw three Prize Cards because of Altered Creation GX, and do it again to win the game. This has caused many to try and “ban” ADP from community PTCGO events, but it's back and stronger than ever. This article will show you what a typical ADP Zacian list looks like, how it's transformed in our Chilling Reign format, and share a few lists along the way. Let's get it!

What’s poppin’ Po Town readers? I hope everyone here has been enjoying our newest set, Chilling Reign, and testing all of the awesome cards available! One of the cards that have seen a lot of success in this metagame isn’t from this set at all... Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (Battle Styles) has won the Players 3, Players Cup 4, and has seen success at many online events. This article will focus on a few ways to play this Pokemon Online deck, their strategies, and some of my personal lists! I hope these lists serve you well and give you a reason to pick up some PTCGO codes from this wonderful site! That being said, let’s get into our first list!

What’s poppin’ Po Town readers? I’m going to start this article off by saying I have an active love/hate relationship with Lucario & Melmetal-GX (Unbroken Bonds) Pokemon decks. I often think they’re poor plays because it's easy to counter Dauntless Shield on Zamazenta V (Sword and Shield), but find myself playing the deck all the way to Top Four of the Chill TCG events. This deck is linear, yet complex, and most players aren’t playing the right version of the deck. My goal with this article is to let you know why we changed Lucario & Melmetal-GX from playing Tag Call (Cosmic Eclipse) to Pokegear 3.0 (Sword and Shield) and where we’re at with the deck now. If you need any Pokemon TCG codes to pick up the cards for these decks or any other deck, you’re in the right place. PoTown Store has a great selection of PTCGO codes at great prices and they’ll get them delivered via email ASAP! That being said, let’s jump into it!

What’s up, PoTown Store readers? While everyone has been testing the heavily played concepts from Chilling Reign, such as Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX (Chilling Reign), I’ve been looking under the rug for under-discovered concepts. My idea is that most of the community will create excellent lists for the best Pokemon Online decks, but the other decks that have potential from this new set won’t be as refined. This article will feature three underplayed concepts, strategies, and personal lists for each of them. These decks have a chance to change the metagame, take your friend by surprise in your next PTCGO match, and allow you to discover new strategies! Even if they don’t end up being too competitive, it's always a great idea to look at the different concepts that make up our game. So let’s check them out!

How’s it goin’ PoTown Store readers? It’s me, Zach Lesage, and I’m here with another article to help you out. As a Players Cup Champion myself, my goal for this article is to showcase the best decks from the recent Players Cup 3 Global Finals! The event featured many powerful decks from our most recent Pokémon TCG Online set, Battle Styles, and it featured many top players. In the end, Azul Garcia Griego (@Azul_GG) won the whole event with his broken Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (Battle Styles) deck, and Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (Team Up) came in second. Let’s look at these top-performing decks!

What's poppin’ PoTown Store readers? Have you been checking out all of the new cards that are going to be released in Chilling Reign? I’ve certainly been drooling over the new cards that have been revealed via Twitter and other Pokemon TCG blog sites! This article will share my early ideas for the Galarian Bird Trio (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) and my general thoughts on these exciting cards! I plan on doing a more formal top five video closer to release, but this is an extra early sneak peek into my mind! A huge shoutout goes to the translators at Pokebeach for the translations used in this article. That being said, let’s get it!

What’s going on, Trainers? The dust has settled after a few weeks of playing Pokemon online, and it seems a few decks have really situated themselves high at the top of the tier list. Namely, Victini V, ADP, and Rapid Strike Urshifu decks seem to be doing the best, with the odd Decidueye winning some events where people were unprepared. With ADP being the unofficial “best deck in the format,” we find old answers coming back into the format in an attempt to take it out (such as Pikarom and Eternatus). As far as I can see, there’s a lot of room for creativity in the standard format, and really any deck can win a tournament right now with the right amount of luck on your side. That’s why I wanted to talk about a deck that has undeniable strength right now, Mad Party. Gaining Level Ball, this deck is easily the most aggressive deck that standard has seen in a while and can hit for hundreds of damage on a single Prize Card attacker. The deck is fairly cheap and doesn’t take a lot of PTCGO codes for a beginner to create either! Let’s hop into why I think the tides are turning in favor of the Mad Party.

Hi everyone, my name is Joshua Vanoverschelde, also known as ZapdosTCG, and today we will talk all about Victini VMAX! As you all know, it is a wonderful and underrated card from Battle Styles. After a couple of weeks, Victini VMAX seems to be winning more than any other VMAX archetype out there. Why? That's what we're gonna be talking about today.

What’s up, PoTown readers?? Battle Styles has been out for about a week now, and I’ve had my fair share of time to test most of the new decks. While some of my other articles might feature Pokemon TCG cards that may require a handful of PTCGO code cards, this article has a bunch of cheaper decks to build. Some of the coolest decks don’t need to cost a whole bunch, like Primeape (Battle Styles), and they can compete with a lot of the best decks in the format. This article aims to share my favorite budget decks that are rocking out in the Battle Styles Pokemon metagame and let you know why they are so awesome! That being said, let’s hop into Weepinbell (Battle Styles) / Salazzle (Battle Styles).

Hi all, I’m Joe Bernard, one of the OmniPoke Youtube Channel members, which is focused on producing competitive TCG content. I rediscovered pokemon in 2009 and have been playing and collecting ever since. I have also been involved in Commentating National and International Championships for TPCI since 2016. 

Battle Styles is upon us, and that means that new decks are coming. Many Players will quickly recognize that Battle Styles brings a lot of competitive edges that’s been incredibly necessary to our current standard format. With the release of Battle Styles, we will see a drastic change in the metagame that, hopefully, will be a positive shift toward a bright future.