Obsidian Flames is upon us as competitive Pokemon players, gearing us up for the start of the 2024 season. League Cups and Challenges have been posted across the states, alongside the online meta developing through large events like The Late Night. My focus of this piece is to detail two archetypes that are established but not brand new, using results and consistency to break through a brand new meta instead of creating a new deck. I will detail the lists, and changes to deal with the expected Pittsburgh meta. I’ll also be going over rough meta predictions for Pittsburgh, and what I would be prepared for going into the event.
Firstly, I want to detail two different strategies to success in a new format, and how I tackle the choice between them.
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