“The ‘Doom Where it Happens:” A Technically-33rd Place Regionals Report with Houndoom Mill

Hello again, Cut or Tap readers! I’m back with a follow-up to my last article that detailed my list for Houndoom/Raticate Mill. Since there was a fair amount of interest with both my article and at last weekend’s Regionals itself, I offered to write this complementary CoT article as a special, off-schedule piece. Enjoy! Southern California Regionals are now in the books, with many congrats … Continue reading “The ‘Doom Where it Happens:” A Technically-33rd Place Regionals Report with Houndoom Mill

“Deck-Outs For Harambe:” Exploring Houndoom and other Standard Mill Decks

Well met, Cut or Tap community! I’m back out of the woodwork of editing for the site, offering a look at a rather under-the-radar niche within our current Standard format. If you’ve followed CoT throughout this season, you may recall my coverage about the infamous Wailord EX deck and its misadventures as my choice for Phoenix Regionals. Since Phoenix, I’ve had moderate success in League … Continue reading “Deck-Outs For Harambe:” Exploring Houndoom and other Standard Mill Decks

“License to Mill:” a Phoenix Top-64 Report with Wailord

Hello, Pokemon community!  I’m Andy Hyun, and today I’m happy to come out from behind the scenes as Cut or Tap’s writing editor, to provide my first written article for the site (or any site!) at Phinn’s invitation. My deck choice for this past month’s Phoenix Regionals was not an easy one.  Yveltal was an obvious early consideration, but in spite of my practice with … Continue reading “License to Mill:” a Phoenix Top-64 Report with Wailord

What I Would Play in Arizona, by Kenny Wisdom

Hey all! Kenny Wisdom here with my very first CutorTap article! Most of you probably know me from the commentary work I’ve done with TPCi over the 2015-2016 season, including U.S. Nationals and the 2016 World Championship. In addition to this, I’ve created a lot of content for the Pokemon community. I’ve written for various Pokemon websites since I began playing the game in 2010-2011. … Continue reading What I Would Play in Arizona, by Kenny Wisdom