Pokémon TCG: XY—BREAKthrough has been legal for a couple weeks now, and another set means another roundup of the best cards for competitive use. To help us out, Pokemon guru Simon Narode will be lending his expertise. He's placed high in numerous big tournaments, peaking with a 2nd place finish at the 2013 World Championship, not to mention finishing 7th place at this year's.
Funny enough, even though Breakthrough introduces the new Pokemon Break cards, none of them made this list. Narode thinks they’re a cool new mechanic because they encourage players to evolve into powerful Pokemon instead of just using EXs, but this first wave of Breaks didn’t offer anything immediately playable in the competitive scene. Just like Megas, we expect for the first few to be underpowered before getting ones that are a bit more powerful.
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Funny enough, even though Breakthrough introduces the new Pokemon Break cards, none of them made this list. Narode thinks they’re a cool new mechanic because they encourage players to evolve into powerful Pokemon instead of just using EXs, but this first wave of Breaks didn’t offer anything immediately playable in the competitive scene. Just like Megas, we expect for the first few to be underpowered before getting ones that are a bit more powerful.
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