{"id":134445,"date":"2023-08-26T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-153689"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:00:00","slug":"soapbox-an-ode-to-a-lost-pokemon-tcg-deck-and-my-quest-to-recreate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/26\/soapbox-an-ode-to-a-lost-pokemon-tcg-deck-and-my-quest-to-recreate-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Soapbox: An Ode To A Lost Pok\u00e9mon TCG Deck, And My Quest To Recreate It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image: Mahin Kesore \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Mahin laments the loss of a treasured deck, and recounts his quest to build it anew. For real, this time…<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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There was once a time I was doing moderately alright at the Pok\u00e9mon TCG Online<\/strong> game, taking down EX and GX cards with a tactic that nullified those types, which were mainstays in many decks. Now, all that\u2019s left is a broken deck. A family of Pok\u00e9mon torn apart for the sake of capitalism where the motto isn\u2019t ‘gotta catch ’em all’ but ‘gotta keep buying the new ones’. This is an ode to my long lost Pok\u00e9mon Deck from Pok\u00e9mon TCG Online, caught in the crossfire of the new migration system to Pok\u00e9mon TCG Live<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I had titled this deck ‘Tropical Storm’ as it utilised a lot of cards from the Alola region, like Alolan Exegutor, Alolan Ninetails and Alolan Sandlash. It also had a sprinkle of cards from the Black and White<\/a> series. Pok\u00e9mon from my deck like Accelgor and Escavalier were deemed too old and not brought over to the new game. A lot of these cards I used in the older online game came from a QR code found in the real-life theme deck I had. My only hope now is to use my physical cards and go face-to-face with real-life Pok\u00e9mon trainers in the hopes that I have what it takes to stand tall against players who\u2019ve had years<\/em> of experience and money to burn on the latest cards.<\/p>\n

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Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, I\u2019m still determined to fight against the odds and resurrect my deck, which has the disadvantage of using cards from a set that came out in 2011.<\/p>\n

A Week Later<\/h2>\n

So, yeah \u2026 about sticking to my guns and making my old deck again. I’ve very quickly realised that isn\u2019t a very viable way to get anywhere with the beast that is the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game. I\u2019ve since made a load of new friends from my nearest Pok\u00e9mon card shop, Bath TCG and here are my findings.<\/p>\n