Welcome back, Cut or Tap readers! I just wrapped up playing at Monterrey Regionals, where I finished 5th place with Tera Box! While Tera Box has seen off-and-on success, the deck has never seen the level of dominance that it had this past weekend at Monterrey and Frankfurt. Both tournaments saw two Tera Box in the Top 8, with even more making it into Top … Continue reading A Tera Takeover in Monterrey

Welcome back, Cut Or Tap readers! Regionals in the 2026 season are right around the corner, and the 2025 World Championships just brought some interesting developments to the meta. While it was expected that Gholdengo would be very strong in the Black Bolt & White Flare format, many players online had started to counter the deck prior to the World Championships. Decks like Typhlosion, Charizard, … Continue reading Chansey 🙂

Welcome back, Cut or Tap readers! Worlds is coming up in just a couple weeks and I have been doing a ton of preparation for this tournament. Whether you’re a fellow Worlds competitor or just looking to get a head start on your locals for the 2026 season, there’s something here for you. Black Bolt and White Flare just recently released on Pokemon TCG Live, … Continue reading Raging Bolt for Anaheim Worlds

Welcome back, Cut or Tap readers! Gholdengo ex is a deck that I have played a lot across the Journey Together and Destined Rivals formats, and it seems to be getting even better as we look forward to Black Bolt and White Flare. Releasing on July 18th, these sets will bring a new light to Gholdengo through the release of Genesect ex. Later on in … Continue reading Turbo-Boosted Gholdengo in Past, Present and Future Formats

Welcome back, Cut or Tap readers! Today I will be covering a deck that has fallen off since its initial popularity following rotation: Tera Toolbox. I just played Tera Box to 4th place at Portland Regionals, and I think the deck is very underrated at the moment. Being able to capitalize on Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex’s Torrential Pump attack to KO multiple low-HP Pokemon at … Continue reading “The Tera Way:” Tera Box in the Journey Together Format

Hello, Cut or Tap readers! The new Journey Together format is upon us, with Atlanta Regionals revealing Dragapult ex’s dominance in the post-rotation metagame. Not only did Dragapult take Atlanta by storm, making up 30% of Day 2, but Budew showcased its strength in a limited card pool format. With cards like Rotom V, Lumineon V, Forest Seal Stone, and Radiant Greninja rotating, draw power … Continue reading Miraidon’s Surprise Comeback in the Journey Together Format

Welcome back, Cut or Tap readers! After only about a month of tournaments, the Prismatic Evolutions format is coming to an end with Vancouver Regionals being the last major tournament in North America before rotation on April 11th. In this article, I will be covering my top three deck choices for Vancouver Regionals (and Fortaleza Regionals on the same weekend), however I’m sure they will … Continue reading Top Three Decks for Vancouver Regionals

Welcome back, Cut or Tap readers! The first major event of the Prismatic Evolutions format, Mérida Regionals, recently concluded with some very fascinating results. After a couple weeks of the format developing across online and local tournaments, Dragapult ex/Dusknoir, Gardevoir ex, and Lugia VSTAR/Archeops were anticipated as the top three performers of the metagame. Looking at the results of Mérida Regionals, a completely different story … Continue reading Fast Track to Top Cut: Miraidon ex for EUIC

Hello, Cut or Tap readers! Seeing as this is my first time writing for the site, it only makes sense for me to provide you all with a short introduction to myself as a player. My name is Caleb Rogerson, and I am a professional Pokémon TCG player for Team DDG. So far this season, I’ve attended six major tournaments, placing in the Top 64 … Continue reading It’s a Regidrago World and We’re All Living In It