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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 4d

note.com/cultclxssic/... this is a great interview with longtime Japanese TCG player Negi/RASPBERRYBELLE. Cool to see stories about playing in 2004-2008, and also the history of grassroots retro in Japan!

Interview with RASPBERRYBELLE｜Cult Clxssic

RASBERRYBELLE is known as one of the best ADV-PCG players from Japan and is one of the few to have played in the original ADV-PCG format in Japan in 2006. Also just one of the most influential and imp...

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 6d

These are some of the giveaways we’ll be raffling off at the Card Party RS-PK retro tournament! If you’re at Card Party you should sign up for the event if you haven’t yet 😉

play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 16d

Top 32 playmats for the RS-PK Emerald City Showdown have arrived! These are designed and illustrated by local artist Myra Lara (mylar.carrd.co) and they look great. Join us at Card Party in Seattle on 10/4 for a chance to win one (+giveaways & cash prizing): play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...

JP holding a playmat. The playmat shows an outdoor house party with people and Pokemon

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · 25d

There's an in-person RS-PK tournament at Card Party Seattle on 10/4!
Card Party website: card.party
Tournament info: play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Hotel event rates: book.passkey.com/event/509019...
There will be giveways and cash+playmat prizing; hope to see some of y'all there!

RS-PK Emerald City Showdown
10/4/25
Card Party 3 West
Seattle Convention Center
12 PM
Details Here: https://card.party/tournaments

A house party with a live band and Pokemon

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Aug 8

There's a cool 24-hour Pokemon TCG retro stream event that will be happening tomorrow, check it out! Folks will try to play 350 different decks across all eras of the game in one day.
twitch.tv/moxiecardshop

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Stéphane Ivanoff @lubyllule.bsky.social · Jun 23

Coming back from NAIC, I had thoughts about the iconic play at the end of the Tord vs Riley semifinals, and how the Scarlet & Violet block has been designed to allow this kind of play. I consolidated these thoughts in an article for my blog!
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/06/when...

When attacking is wrong: a Pokémon TCG design analysis

One of the best plays in a game of Pokémon TCG I've ever seen live happened two weeks ago at the North American International Championships...

lubyllule.blogspot.com

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Kevin Clemente @mellowmagikarp.bsky.social · May 27

Ray Chen shocked the Pokemon TCG world by making top cut in Portland with Toedscruel ex

We got to talk to Ray about the deck, matchups and how they only played it due to a coin flip the night before

Find us on all podcasting platforms! YouTube at 9am Pacific

Toesdcruel ex card with the word "Top Cut"

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Stéphane Ivanoff @lubyllule.bsky.social · May 14

Hello, I decided to write a tournament report from CL Aichi on my blog. (Also I have a blog now.)
Check it out if you want to see what it was like playing in Japan, my thoughts on the format, is Regidrago broken, and more!

lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/05/cham...

Champions League Aichi 2025 Tournament Report

The Pokémon TCG used to have two competitive formats: Standard and Expanded. Standard, like many similarly-named formats from other card g...

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · May 5

when I said I wanted “near mint” this was not what I had in mind

eBay listing for Jirachi DX 9 with the card lying unsleeved in grass

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Apr 14

Join us at Tabletop Village for the next retro night, featuring XY Block!

Retro Night @ Tabletop Village, Thursdays 6 pm
4/17: XY Block (Lysandre's Trump Card banned)
4/24: SWSH Block
5/1: 2010 Worlds

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Apr 10

I am interested in some of said stickers

Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Apr 10

15 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Flytaria
list: Delzoun
Need to test how consistent this list is and how well it deals with Sceptile ex δ, vs a more traditional Flygon (ex) δ build. One thing I'm sure of is that it does look very cool when it's sleeved up...

Pokémon: 20
3 Trapinch DF 69
2 Vibrava DF 42
3 Flygon ex DF 92
2 Swablu DF 65
2 Altaria ex DF 90
1 Eevee DS 69
1 Espeon DS 4
1 Jirachi DX 9
1 Mr. Mime ex RG 110
1 Stantler UF 32
1 Vaporeon Star PK 102
1 Holon's Castform HP 44
1 Holon's Magneton DS 22

Trainer: 26
2 Castaway CG 72
2 Rocket's Admin. TRR 86
2 Holon Mentor DS 93
2 Holon Adventurer HP 85
2 Holon Researcher DS 95
4 Holon Transceiver DS 98
4 Rare Candy SS 88
3 Warp Point MA 85
2 Oran Berry RS 85
3 Phoebe's Stadium PK 79

Energy: 14
2 Warp Energy UF 100
8 Psychic Energy RS 107
4 Water Energy RS 106

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Apr 4

Due to popular demand, we will be playing some Prop 15/3 for retro next week at TTV!

Retro Night
4/10 Prop 15/3
4/17 XY Block LTC Banned
Thursdays 6 PM @ Tabletop Village

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Apr 4

Also, this is one of the few decks that can effectively recur Espeon Star (bonus: Raticate's Thick Skin Poké-Body means it's not affected by Purple Ray)

Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Apr 4

14 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Ratlock
list: Erik Reeds
Happy World Rat Day! Raticate RG recurs 3 cards vs Minun DX's 1; this is one of the premier control decks of the format, alongside Rayler and Camler. (It struggles to finish irl games in 30 minutes; most of its success has been on tcgone.)
#PokemonTCG

Pokémon: 23
3 Rattata TRR 72
2 Raticate RG 48
2 Pidgey RG 73
1 Pidgeotto RG 45
2 Pidgeot RG 10
2 Treecko DR 80
1 Grovyle CG 19
2 Sceptile ex CG 96
1 Stantler UF 32
1 Espeon Star P5 16
1 Wobbuffet LM 28
1 Wynaut LM 71
1 Holon's Magnemite DS 70
1 Murkrow UF 30
1 Unown UF E
1 Jirachi DX 9

Trainer: 31
3 Rocket's Admin. TRR 86
2 Mr. Briney's Compassion DR 87
2 Holon Mentor DF 75
1 Professor Elm's Training Method DF 79
1 Holon Adventurer HP 85
1 Celio's Network CG 73
1 Scott PK 81
1 Holon Scientist DS 97
4 Holon Transceiver DS 98
4 Pow! Hand Extension TRR 85
4 Rare Candy HP 90
2 Windstorm CG 85
1 Pokémon Retriever TRR 84
1 Solid Rage UF 92
1 Giant Stump LM 75
1 Crystal Beach CG 75
1 Team Aqua Hideout MA 78

Energy: 6
1 Scramble Energy DF 89
1 Warp Energy PK 91
1 Cyclone Energy PK 90
3 Psychic Energy RS 107

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Mar 24

The next Retro Night (Thursday 3/27 6 pm at
Tabletop Village) features the SM block format, Sun & Moon-Cosmic Eclipse! I built 25 decks for this format and I regret nothing! Totally no regrets at all!

Tabletop Village Retro Night, 6pm on Thursdays
3/27: Sun & Moon - Cosmic Eclipse
4/3: Ruby & Sapphire - Power Keepers

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Mar 18

If you're in the Seattle area and you like Pokémon TCG, swing by for Retro Night, 6 PM on Thursdays at Tabletop Village! This Thursday 3/20 we'll be jamming 2009 Worlds. Come touch some old cardboard with us!

Retro League, 2009 Worlds, 3/20 6 PM at Tabletop Village

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gwen :) @fernsthefern.bsky.social · Mar 3

hey! we're going to be running a 2006 retro event at Full Grip Games on March 28th @ 6:30 PM!! check out the details and sign up at this link play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...

Friday Night 2006 Retro @ Full Grip Games! | Limitless

March 28, 2025 - Worlds 2006 (HL–HP) format - Beelzebozo Cards

play.limitlesstcg.com

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Jonathan "JP" Paranada @jparanada.comeonux.com · Feb 28

Okay people are saying that cards have been getting more and more expensive but imo there are still some great deals out there! Just gotta do a bit of digging.
#PokemonTCG