Lost Zone Box Breakdown for EUIC
Hello to all PokeBeach readers! This is Gabriel Semedo again with another Pokémon TCG article and this time I’m going to talk about the future of Lost Zone box in the post-rotation format, and with the arrival of the new Temporal Forces set release.
A New Format
With only a few days left until the European International Championship, all competitors are racing against time to learn everything about the new standard format. EUIC will be the first post-rotation tournament, that is, all cards with the letter E regulation mark will no longer be valid, with only cards with the letter F onwards being allowed. Cards like Path to the Peak, Battle VIP Pass and Gardevoir had a direct impact on the format and now cease to exist, opening up the possibility for new strategies to appear. Decks that were already good but suffered under Path to the Peak will be even better, as is the case with Chien-Pao ex / Baxcalibur and Charizard ex / Pidgeot ex.
Additionally, a new set will be valid for the first time in EUIC, which is Temporal Forces. The highlight of the collection is the return of ACE SPECs, which are Trainer cards that are stronger than normal and which you can only use one copy of per deck. All the news and details about Temporal Forces and the new format are being heavily covered by our PokeBeach writers and editors as studies and testing are being carried out, so don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss anything.
Although Temporal Forces brings several new deck archetypes with great potential, such as Ancient box and Future box, my focus currently has been on finding the best Lost Zone box lists. Much of this desire comes due to the Top 32 I recently made on Goiania Regionals with the Lost Zone box list presented in my previous article, but also because I believe that the deck still has all the necessary elements to do well in EUIC. Another fundamental factor in defining this as the subject of today’s article is that I believe that, like me, many readers may also have doubts about how to proceed with Lost Zone box in the new format.
Post-Rotation Lost Zone Box Variants
There are two versions of Lost Zone box with Basic Pokémon that I believe have competitive potential. The two versions are similar, having Iron Hands ex and Lightning Energy, but they differ in that one uses Radiant Greninja and Roaring Moon ex and the other uses Radiant Charizard and Gouging Fire ex. Throughout the article, I will explain all the details of each of them.
The Roaring Moon ex Build
This version of Lost Zone box was already being used even before rotation, but has now become the most popular version as Dragonite V is no longer legal. The strategy of this deck is to use two of the strongest Basic Pokémon in the format in harmony in the same deck. Roaring Moon ex and Iron Hands ex bring surprising effects and all this adds to the Lost Box mechanic with its consistent attackers; Cramorant and Sableye — the deck becomes a complete package ready to deal with the most diverse situations.
This concludes the public portion of this article.
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