Blast from the past...

akira

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    Hey everybody, I was one of the original American Pok?mon TCG players back in early 1999, but for some reason I can't remember, I stopped playing around mid-late 2001. Me and some friends just decided to get back into it (we still have all of our cards), and I was looking for a place where I could ask some questions about what's happened to the scene since we left. My basic questions are:

    (1) In our day, Wiggly, Haymaker, Potpourri, Rain Dance, etc. were just about the only decks played at the competitive level. What's the situation today? The latest I was able to find out about was an infamous Slowking/Sneasel combo that took over just after we left and has since been banned.

    (2) What's this about Wizards of the Coast losing their license to the game? Did they sell it, or were they otherwise compelled to give it up? What do I do with my DCI membership card now?

    (3) Has there not been an STS since 2001?

    I'm trying to think of something else I should add, but I would basically like to hear about the state of the game today and what's happened since late 2001.
     
    1. That was only banned in Modified, and those sets have since been rotated out. Currently, the biggest decks in Modified are Blaziken (BAR, RAMBO, BlaziTales, etc), Gardivoir, Swampert (sort of a new-age Raindance), and Walrein (also a Raindance type deck)

    2. PUI refused to renew the lisense with WOTC, instead setting up their own organized play and distribution company now known as POP. Your DCI card is now useless in Pokemon tournaments, but still usable in any other WOTC game.

    3. There have not been any conventions called "STS" since 2001, that is correct. In 2002, WOTC launched their Gym Challange series and the more influential Stadium Challanges, of which there were only three: New York, Chicago, and San Fransisco. WOTC held a "World Championship" which consisted of only the 10- and 11-14 age group in Seattle in August of 2002. There was a "Professor Championships" during that weekend, but apparantly that was a complete bust. Nintendo and POP have since taken up the names of Gym Challange and Stadium Challange to promote their World Championships of Modified in Orlando, Florida, and have added the City Championships, State Championships, and National Championships, all of which are now internationally sponsored by NOA and POP.
     
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