At the time of writing this article, the new Pokémon TCG expansion Mega Evolution has been out on Pokémon TCG Live for about a week and a half. In that time, we’ve seen numerous developments as the strength of the format’s decks are affected by the new cards. The new Mega Evolution Pokémon themselves have not been overly successful, although Mega Venusaur and Mega Lucario have managed to claim a few Top Cut spots in larger online tournaments. However, that doesn’t mean the set as a whole isn’t significantly changing the format. Just as Black Bolt’s Genesect ex pushed Gholdengo ex from its status as a Tier-2 deck at the North American International Championships to becoming the deck-to-beat at the World Championships, upgrades to existing decks change the power-level of more than one deck this time, and the rest of the metagame has to adapt.
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