Why Charizard Works, and Dragapult Fails

What’s up guys! It’s Charlie and I’m happy to be back with another article. Since my last article on the power of Noctowl, I’ve expanded my testing to include some of the Stage 2 decks, in particular [card name=”Charizard ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”125″ c=”name”][/card] and [card name=”Dragapult ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”130″ c=”name”][/card]. Both of these decks have seen a lot of hype recently, especially due to their ability to utilize [card name=”Briar” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”132″ c=”name”][/card] for an extra Prize and the addition of [card name=”Sparkling Crystal” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”142″ c=”name”][/card] for Dragapult ex. Both of these decks use the familiar [card name=”Arven” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”166″ c=”name”][/card] engine that was originally popularized last fall, aiming to set up [card name=”Pidgeot ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”164″ c=”name”][/card] for sustainable search and to help set up your main attacker.

[cardimg name=”Sparkling Crystal” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”142″ align=”right” c=”none”][/cardimg]

After a whole year, this engine has proven itself to be formidable, as Charizard ex has been one of the best decks in the format for a while. As soon as Dragapult ex was released in Twilight Masquerade, people immediately began trying to fit the same engine into a Dragapult ex deck, attempting to use the extremely powerful Phantom Dive attack as a replacement for Burning Darkness. Furthermore, Dragapult ex has a great Stage 1 in [card name=”Drakloak” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”129″ c=”name”][/card], offering you a bit of bonus consistency. This deck was immediately hyped up to be the next big thing and quickly saw success in Japan. however, at NAIC, Dragapult ex flopped pretty hard. The best finishing Dragapult ex was Jacob Eye’s [card name=”Regidrago VSTAR” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”136″ c=”name”][/card] deck, which showed that you didn’t even need to put Dragapult ex in play to abuse Phantom Dive. Besides that, the next highest was Tord Reklev’s [card name=”Charizard ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”125″ c=”name”][/card] concoction which included both attackers and saw no success after that.

Now, with the release of Stellar Crown, we’re seeing a huge resurgence in hype for Dragapult ex. The deck was played in high numbers at the most recent Champions League in Japan and is widely seen as one of the best decks there, and for good reason. The addition of Sparkling Crystal makes attacking on the second turn of the game significantly more likely since it’s searchable by [card name=”Arven” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”166″ c=”name”][/card], which is oftentimes the difference between winning and losing. However, I still strongly believe this deck doesn’t have what it takes to be Tier 1 and I will use this article to explain why it fails at doing the things [card name=”Charizard ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”125″ c=”name”][/card] does best.

Why is Dragapult ex Strong?

[card name=”Dragapult ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”130″ c=”name”][/card] is an extremely strong card on paper. First off, it has 320 HP and no Weakness, which makes it one of the hardest Pokemon in the format to KO. This alone is better than what Charizard ex offers; Charizard has 330 HP but a relevant Grass Weakness. [card name=”Teal Mask Ogerpon ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”25″ c=”name”][/card] can easily OHKO a Charizard ex but does basically nothing to a Dragapult ex. Next up, we have Phantom Dive, which is an incredibly good attack. 200 damage might not be anything special, but getting to place six damage counters on your opponent’s Benched Pokemon in any way you like is an amazing side effect. This means it’s easy to prey on low HP Pokemon like [card name=”Pidgey” set=”151″ no=”16″ c=”name”][/card] and [card name=”Duskull” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”18″ c=”name”][/card], and with the help of [card name=”Hawlucha” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”118″ c=”name”][/card] or [card name=”Radiant Alakazam” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”59″ c=”name”][/card], you can reach KOs on [card name=”Ralts” set=”Astral Radiance” no=”60″ c=”name”][/card] and [card name=”Charmander” set=”Paldean Fates” no=”7″ c=”name”][/card] too. Furthermore, only doing 200 damage can be a benefit at times, especially in a format dominated by [card name=”Fezandipiti ex” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”38″ c=”name”][/card]. Taking a KO is no longer always good because you don’t want to give your opponent an extra three cards, and Dragapult ex is better than any other attacker at setting up multi-KO turns. This combination of tankiness and crafty damage output makes Dragapult ex a formidable attacker.

Champions League List

I took this Dragapult ex list from the recent Champions League as I think it’s a good representation of how the deck works. Here’s the list:

[decklist name=”Dragapult” amt=”60″ caption=”” cname=”Dusknoir” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”20″][pokemon amt=”21″]3x [card name=”Dragapult ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”130″ c=”deck2″ amt=”3″][/card]2x [card name=”Drakloak” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”129″ c=”deck2″ amt=”2″][/card]4x [card name=”Dreepy” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”128″ c=”deck2″ amt=”4″][/card]2x [card name=”Pidgeot ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”164″ c=”deck2″ amt=”2″][/card]2x [card name=”Pidgey” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”162″ c=”deck2″ amt=”2″][/card]1x [card name=”Rotom V” set=”Lost Origin” no=”58″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Lumineon V” set=”Brilliant Stars” no=”40″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Fezandipiti ex” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”38″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Radiant Alakazam” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”59″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Hawlucha” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”118″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Dusknoir” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”20″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Dusclops” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”19″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Duskull” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”18″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card][/pokemon][trainers amt=”33″]4x [card name=”Buddy-Buddy Poffin ” set=”Temporal Forces” no=”144″ c=”deck2″ amt=”4″][/card]4x [card name=”Rare Candy” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”191″ c=”deck2″ amt=”4″][/card]3x [card name=”Ultra Ball” set=”Paldean Fates” no=”91″ c=”deck2″ amt=”3″][/card]2x [card name=”Nest Ball” set=”Sun and Moon” no=”123″ c=”deck2″ amt=”2″][/card]1x [card name=”Hisuian Heavy Ball” set=”Astral Radiance” no=”146″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Counter Catcher” set=”Paradox Rift” no=”160″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Night Stretcher” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”61″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Super Rod” set=”BREAKthrough” no=”149″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Earthen Vessel” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”96″ c=”deck2″ divide=”yes” amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Forest Seal Stone” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”156″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Rescue Board ” set=”Temporal Forces” no=”159″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Technical Machine: Devolution” set=”Paradox Rift” no=”177″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Sparkling Crystal” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”142″ c=”deck2″ divide=”yes” amt=”1″][/card]4x [card name=”Arven” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”166″ c=”deck2″ amt=”4″][/card]2x [card name=”Iono” set=”Paldea Evolved” no=”185″ c=”deck2″ amt=”2″][/card]1x [card name=”Boss’s Orders” set=”Rebel Clash” no=”154″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Crispin” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”133″ c=”deck2″ amt=”1″][/card]1x [card name=”Briar” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”132″ c=”deck2″ divide=”yes” amt=”1″][/card]2x [card name=”Pokémon League Headquarters” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”192″ c=”deck2″ amt=”2″][/card][/trainers][energy amt=”6″]3x [card name=”Fire Energy” set=”HeartGold and SoulSilver” no=”116″ c=”deck2″ amt=”3″][/card]3x [card name=”Psychic Energy” set=”HeartGold and SoulSilver” no=”119″ c=”deck2″ amt=”3″][/card][/energy][/decklist] 

List Breakdown

[card name=”Dragapult ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”130″ c=”name”][/card] is certainly a functional deck, so let’s talk about some of the card choices that make this list work:

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Four Dreepy, Two Drakloak, Three Dragapult ex

The 4-2-3 line is pretty standard here, and we see the second [card name=”Drakloak” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”129″ c=”name”][/card] in the vast majority of lists because of the consistency boost. Getting access to at least one extra card per turn from a Drakloak is nice, and it’s much better than whatever [card name=”Charmeleon” set=”Paldean Fates” no=”8″ c=”name”][/card] has to offer. We need to stream our main attacker, so a thick line is always good.

Two Pidgey, Two Pidgeot ex

Exactly the same as in [card name=”Charizard ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”125″ c=”name”][/card], we see a 2-2 [card name=”Pidgeot ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”164″ c=”name”][/card] appearing here. This plays almost the exact same role, searching out whatever single card you need during your turn and keeping your board in good shape. This could be to set up another Dragapult ex, find a [card name=”Boss’s Orders” set=”Rebel Clash” no=”154″ c=”name”][/card], or anything else you may need, and whenever Pidgeot ex is in play, you’re in a good spot.

One Rotom V, One Lumineon V, One Fezandipiti ex, and One Hawlucha

This support group also matches Charizard ex almost exactly. [card name=”Rotom V” set=”Lost Origin” no=”58″ c=”name”][/card] is good when going first to fill your hand up with more resources, [card name=”Lumineon V” set=”Brilliant Stars” no=”40″ c=”name”][/card] can find you a Supporter with [card name=”Ultra Ball” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”196″ c=”name”][/card], and [card name=”Fezandipiti ex” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”38″ c=”name”][/card] is one of the best cards in the game right now. Furthermore, Rotom V and Lumineon V are both [card name=”Forest Seal Stone” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”156″ c=”name”][/card] users and Forest Seal Stone is easily searchable with [card name=”Arven” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”166″ c=”name”][/card]. This package will continue to be strong as long as Rotom V and Lumineon V are legal.

[card name=”Hawlucha” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”118″ c=”name”][/card] has been omitted from a ton of Dragapult ex lists recently, but I think it’s broken. We see it in almost every single successful [card name=”Regidrago VSTAR” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”136″ c=”name”][/card] list to combine with Phantom Dive, so why wouldn’t it be good here? Hawlucha allows you to punish Charizard ex decks and anything else with 70 HP Basics pretty hard. It also lets you clean up something that you did 200 damage to, like a [card name=”Teal Mask Ogerpon ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”25″ c=”name”][/card] or Fezandipiti ex. Overall, Hawlucha is a great card in this deck and every list should have it.

One Radiant Alakazam

[card name=”Radiant Alakazam” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”59″ c=”name”][/card] makes an appearance here as another way to manipulate damage. When your only attack is Phantom Dive, having more ways to manipulate damage makes your deck better. With the only other solid Radiant option being [card name=”Radiant Charizard” set=”Pokemon GO” no=”11″ c=”name”][/card], I think Radiant Alakazam adds more value in enabling multi-KO turns, which Dragapult ex exceeds in.

One Duskull, One Dusclops, One Dusknoir

The classic 1-1-1 [card name=”Dusknoir” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”20″ c=”name”][/card] line fits extremely well here. The option to add even more damage onto the board is amazing, and you can even force your opponents to two Prize cards to activate [card name=”Briar” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”132″ c=”name”][/card]. While it doesn’t directly boost your attack damage as it does in Charizard ex, the extra damage counters can still be game-changing, and enabling Briar lets you play the Supporter that effectively says take an extra Prize, which is of course insane.

One Counter Catcher

[card name=”Counter Catcher” set=”Crimson Invasion” no=”91″ c=”name”][/card] is especially strong in this deck when you focus on multi-KOs since you’re often behind on Prize cards. It’s been an insane card for its entire existence, and as decks get better at controlling the Prize lead, Counter Catcher will get even better. I could 100% see playing more than one of these and always value the card highly.

One Technical Machine: Devolution

[card name=”Technical Machine: Devolution” set=”Paradox Rift” no=”177″ c=”name”][/card] is good when you’re able to control the placement of so many damage counters. With so many Evolution decks succeeding, Technical Machine: Devolution gets even better, and cards like Hawlucha and Radiant Alakazam make multi-KOs with Technical Machine: Devolution easy to pull off. Especially when combined with disruption like [card name=”Iono” set=”Paldea Evolved” no=”185″ c=”name”][/card], Technical Machine: Devolution can completely dismantle decks like Charizard ex and Gardevoir ex. You could argue to play even more of these, but I think one well-timed use of it is enough to win.

One Crispin, One Briar

[cardimg name=”Crispin” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”164″ align=”right” c=”none”][/cardimg]

[card name=”Crispin” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”133″ c=”name”][/card] is a fun new card that can help Dragapult ex out a lot. It’s an upgrade over [card name=”Mela” set=”Paradox Rift” no=”167″ c=”name”][/card] and lets you attach an extra Energy as well as searching out one for your hand, which instantly lets you power up a Dragapult ex. Powering up Dragapult ex is one of the biggest weaknesses of this deck, so anything that can make that easier is certainly good. I might even consider a second Crispin here, but one has been doing enough for now.

[card name=”Briar” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”132″ c=”name”][/card] is one of the best Supporter cards that has ever been printed. Every single deck that utilizes a Tera Pokemon as its main attacker needs to include Briar. When you have stuff like Dusknoir to force opponents to two Prize cards, Briar says take an extra Prize card, and oftentimes means you win the game. If any card is a candidate to get banned in Standard, I think Briar would be that card. You can’t omit it from this deck and I think that whichever deck is the best user of Briar will be the best deck in the format.

One Sparkling Crystal

The hot new Pokemon Tool card [card name=”Sparkling Crystal” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”142″ c=”name”][/card] is the main enabler of Dragapult ex’s alleged resurgence. Since it provides an additional Energy to any Tera Pokemon’s attacks, you can use [card name=”Arven” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”166″ c=”name”][/card] to search for an extra attachment, which makes Phantom Dive only cost one Energy. This makes your odds of attacking on turn two astronomically higher. Sparkling Crystal is surely the best ACE SPEC in Dragapult ex, as it’s the only one that makes your operation so much smoother.

Two Pokemon League Headquarters

[card name=”Pokémon League Headquarters” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”192″ c=”name”][/card] is a solid choice for a Stadium card, making [card name=”Raging Bolt ex ” set=”Temporal Forces” no=”123″ c=”name”][/card] struggle to attack. It’s also good into the newly upgraded [card name=”Miraidon ex” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”81″ c=”name”][/card] lists that play [card name=”Area Zero Underdepths” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”131″ c=”name”][/card] to boost [card name=”Raikou V” set=”Brilliant Stars” no=”48″ c=”name”][/card]’s damage. Lastly, it’s great against [card name=”Terapagos ex” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”128″ c=”name”][/card], providing both a counter Stadium and forcing them to find an additional Energy. If I am gonna play any Stadium card, I feel like Pokemon League Headquarters is by far the best.

Three Fire Energy, Three Psychic Energy

The 3-3 Energy split is one of the spots where I disagree with how most lists are being built. Finding Energy is difficult, and besides Crispin, the best way to get them is directly with Quick Search. I would like to find space for more of these because naturally drawing into Energy makes your deck so much better. Without Infernal Reign, powering up your attacker becomes so much more of a concern, so making it easier is a high priority.

My Thoughts?

That’s my analysis of this [card name=”Dragapult ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”130″ c=”name”][/card] list. I’ve talked about some of the strengths of the deck, but now it’s time I talk about its weaknesses. It’s not anything obvious, however, like a bad matchup against a top deck. It’s the inherent incompatibility of the [card name=”Pidgeot ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”164″ c=”name”][/card] engine with Dragapult ex.

Why doesn’t Pidgeot ex work with Dragapult ex?

[cardimg name=”Arven” set=”Paldean Fates” no=”235″ align=”right” c=”none”][/cardimg]

You may ask why I could think this given that Pidgeot ex clearly works well with [card name=”Charizard ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”125″ c=”name”][/card]? The answer is simple; Infernal Reign. At the beginning of the Obsidian Flames format, [card name=”Charizard ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”125″ c=”name”][/card] decks were nowhere to be seen. People hadn’t yet figured out how to set it up consistently and keep it safe from decks like Lost Zone box and [card name=”Gardevoir ex” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”86″ c=”name”][/card]. It required an entirely new engine to make this card work, so, William Azevedo and his group got to work and created the revolutionary [card name=”Arven” set=”Scarlet and Violet” no=”166″ c=”name”][/card]-based engine before their Regionals in Brazil. This involved relying on Arven searching an Item and [card name=”Forest Seal Stone” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”156″ c=”name”][/card] to reliably set up a [card name=”Rare Candy” set=”Paldean Fates” no=”89″ c=”name”][/card] combo with Charizard ex, Pidgeot ex, or both, and then dominating your opponent. Azevedo and his group realized that [card name=”Rare Candy” set=”Paldean Fates” no=”89″ c=”name”][/card] and Charizard ex were the only two cards that you needed to succeed, and if you had Arven, you likely had access to both. If you had Arven and one of the pieces naturally, you could also get Pidgeot ex, which gave you the sustainable search that we’ve come to know and love. What’s the key missing piece from this, you ask? Energy cards!

Infernal Reign is almost never talked about, but it’s an absolutely insane Ability. In short, Charizard ex attacks for free. You don’t need to find any Energy for it, Charizard ex will figure it out for you. You need to have Energy in deck of course, but that’s not that hard to do. This is what first allowed for obscenely low counts of Fire Energy, now reaching as low as five. [card name=”Super Rod” set=”Paldea Evolved” no=”188″ c=”name”][/card] would refill your deck with Fire so you could get them with Infernal Reign, saving you valuable deck space. Then, people decided to take this same count over to Dragapult ex decks, which unfortunately makes no sense. Dragapult ex requires so much more work to power it up than Charizard ex and the Arven engine is simply not built to provide that.

This is why [card name=”Sparkling Crystal” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”142″ c=”name”][/card] provided Dragapult ex fans with hope. You now have access to an Energy card in a Pokemon Tool, which gives you another way to use Arven to your advantage in setting up Dragapult ex. This means you can’t get Forest Seal Stone with that same Arven, however, which is extremely bad. Even if it’s easier to search, Dragapult ex still needs two extra cards to set it up than Charizard ex does. If you don’t open with an Energy card in your hand and you go first, it will be hard to attack on the second turn. Even if you can pull off the turn-two attack, you now have to set up another Dragapult ex for after the first one goes down. While your Dragapult ex will likely survive an attack, you still need to find the Energy for the second one, which means you might have to use your extremely valuable Quick Search to pick out [card name=”Crispin” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”133″ c=”name”][/card], or even worse, the Energy directly. All in all, Dragapult ex is viewed by most as a low-maintenance attacker, but in reality, it’s a high-maintenance one, while Charizard ex is still the game’s most efficient attacker.

Sure, But Phantom Dive is Good, Right?

Yes, Phantom Dive is good. It’s not better than Burning Darkness, but it’s incredibly powerful, With that said, if you want to use Phantom Dive, you luckily have a great option in [card name=”Regidrago VSTAR” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”136″ c=”name”][/card]! After playing so much Regidrago VSTAR in preparation for Worlds and Baltimore, I’ve learned first-hand that Phantom Dive is not good enough to be the only attack you rely on. Being unable to OHKO large Pokemon is annoying, but luckily Regidrago VSTAR has [card name=”Giratina VSTAR” set=”Lost Origin” no=”131″ c=”name”][/card] at its disposal. Paired with more options like [card name=”Hisuian Goodra VSTAR” set=”Lost Origin” no=”136″ c=”name”][/card] and [card name=”Kyurem” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”47″ c=”name”][/card], Regidrago VSTAR has enough attacks at its disposal to consistently win games, and it’s not a Stage 2!

[cardimg name=”Dragapult ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”200″ align=”right” c=”none”][/cardimg]

The only benefit that pure Dragapult ex has over Regidrago VSTAR is the extra 40 HP. This matters a lot, keeping you out of range of so many more attacks, however, I don’t think this is worth it. Gusting around the Dragapult ex is possible, and it’s often better when you can KO the [card name=”Pidgeot ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”164″ c=”name”][/card] instead. You can also take out [card name=”Rotom V” set=”Lost Origin” no=”58″ c=”name”][/card], [card name=”Lumineon V” set=”Brilliant Stars” no=”40″ c=”name”][/card], or [card name=”Fezandipiti ex” set=”Shrouded Fable” no=”38″ c=”name”][/card] easily. Lastly, Regidrago VSTAR can give itself up to 360 effective HP with [card name=”Hisuian Goodra VSTAR” set=”Lost Origin” no=”136″ c=”name”][/card]’s Rolling Iron, which makes it even harder to KO than Dragapult ex!

All in all, I truly don’t see any reason at all why Dragapult ex should see play in a standalone deck. It’s significantly less efficient than Charizard ex and Regidrago VSTAR is a better user of Phantom Dive than Dragapult ex itself.

Please don’t play this deck.

Conclusion

I know it’s wild to write about a deck and then suggest not to play it, but I think [card name=”Dragapult ex” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”130″ c=”name”][/card] is a special case that warrants a deep analysis before writing the deck off. It’s seen consistent hype throughout its life and a bit of success in Japan, but I truly think it has fundamental flaws that are extremely difficult to patch. Dragapult ex will always be a deck that’s one step away from being competitive, and I understand why people thought [card name=”Sparkling Crystal” set=”Stellar Crown” no=”142″ c=”name”][/card] was the card it needed to take that step, however, it’s simply another band-aid fix to the problem of getting Energy in play.

If Dragapult ex is ever to succeed as a standalone attacker, I think it will be with [card name=”Xatu” set=”Paradox Rift” no=”72″ c=”name”][/card] or some other way to power it up. [card name=”Pidgeot ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”164″ c=”name”][/card] is a broken card, but the [card name=”Charizard ex” set=”Obsidian Flames” no=”125″ c=”name”][/card] engine was never a drop-in solution to make Dragapult ex work. A good Dragapult ex deck will use [card name=”Drakloak” set=”Twilight Masquerade” no=”129″ c=”name”][/card] well to draw extra cards and likely play another backup attacker to work alongside Phantom Dive.

I do expect this variant to make Day 2 a few times, but I would be surprised if it was a dominant deck going forward. There are too many fundamental flaws for it to be the next big thing. If you really like Dragapult ex, I highly recommend you play [card name=”Regidrago VSTAR” set=”Silver Tempest” no=”136″ c=”name”][/card] instead.

That’ll do it for today’s article! As always, feel free to reach out to me on X (@C4_TCG) or comment below with your thoughts. This time especially, if you disagree with my conclusion on Dragapult ex, please leave your thoughts in the comments and I will try to respond. This new format will be wildly different from Shrouded Fable and I’m excited to see how it plays out!

– Charlie

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