Life is like Play(ing) Pokémon

Hello everyone and welcome back. My name is Ryan B Hebert, and today I'll be doing my Regional Forecast for Hartford Regionals 2019. Ultra Series is officially underway and players have been forming their own opinions on some of the best archetypes in the series. Without further ado, let's get started! A small note for Rayquaza/Xerneas players, the hate may be strong, but we must stick together. Pull out another W for Hartford Regionals, and for X-Ray. Thank you.  Ultra Necrozma in Ultra Series Last time I discussed the potential of Ultra Necrozma in Ultra Series and so far, it has not proved itself worthy enough. We're still waiting for the right trainers to bring along an archetype of this team that dominates the meta-game. The problem is, with the prevalence of Xerneas in the late game of most sets, Ultra Necrozma may be able to deal unspeakable damage in early to mid-game, but if Xerneas is able to set-up, the Dragon-typing on Ultra Necrozma hurts it more tha...

Hello everyone and welcome back. My name is Ryan B Hebert, and today I'll be doing my Regional Forecast for Daytona Regionals 2019. Ultra Series is officially here and players have been lapping up the luxury of finally participating in a format that many have waited for all season. If you've been one of those individuals, your time is now, but, also, you have much to catch up on. A small note for our Primal Groudon users attending Daytona Regionals: Beware Hidden Power Water Ultra Necrozma in Ultra Series Looking back at Sun and Moon Series in VGC 19, we've learned the potential of a few restricted Pokémon not previously known to us. First, we have Necrozma. Not just any old Necrozma, but Necrozma-Dusk Mane and Necrozma-Dawn Wings. The first being a Steel/Psychic type, and the latter being a Ghost/Psychic type. Each one, especially Dusk Mane due to its ability Prism Armor, had great potential at the start of the season. Many Necrozma Dusk Mane players chose to pa...

Hey, everyone! Welcome back to my blog! My name is Ryan Hebert! It's a NEW YEAR , and I guess you could say a new me as well!!! Lots to talk about today so let us get right into it!  To give a slight warning to those of you who read this for personal matters and such, I am about to go on a lot of rants about my Pokémon success and career at the moment so if you don't want to read about that part of my life, you can go to the bottom. If not, sit back, relax, and enjoy the text.  First of all, I attempted the Pokemon Trading Card Game again today for the first time in 3 years. I once played the card game, semi-competitively, but I never kept up due to the high demand of buying SO many cards. When you start out and have nothing, you really have nothing. At this point in time, I've amassed a nice collection of cards known as "staples" that I am able to easily build decks with. I went 1-5 at the tournament today and I could not be happier. I went, and I di...