I dont really see that working... I mean Gigas doesn't see much play despite having a good first attack, the ability to abuse DCE and eviolite, higher health, and not having to use a low health EX pokemon like Celebi.
I disagree... I want to compete, and I dont see any way to get money for Nats (which is only a few hour drive for me), let alone for a plane ticket/passport for worlds... though this is partially because I have no friends who play, so I would be springing for a hotel room on my own.
Why does this make sense? Canada had 6 VG players and 19 TCG players this year. US had 17 VG players and 120 TCG players. Seems like they should keep it in the US to make the majority of the players happy (though Hawaii still isnt good for travel costs...). I was hoping it would get closer to...
That Rayquaza is gonna be so (insert your choice of expletive here) expensive.
Also did anyone else notice that there appear to be an absurd number of rare and holo cards (not counting secret rares). I counted 37, assuming that all the Japanese rare/holos left retain their status and assuming...