#ULTRABALL OUTLINES FULL#

For anyone unfamiliar with Ultra Ball, it is simply the most consistent “ball search” card in the game’s history, letting you search for any Pokemon in your deck with no other qualifications. Second, this set reprints Ultra Ball, one of the best and most ubiquitous Trainer cards in the game’s history, but one that has been absent from Standard since before Worlds 2019. Returning to a format centered around two-Prize Pokemon, as we had for many years before Tag Teams, will hopefully increase the length of games, increasing the number of decisions players need to make and ultimately increasing the skill cap of competitive play. This is potentially huge for the game, as one of the biggest complaints from competitive players (myself included) in the past two years has been the existence of three-Prize Pokemon (Tag Teams and VMAXes). These evolve from Basic Pokemon V similarly to VMAXes, but the key difference is that they give up only two Prizes instead of three, with the trade-off of a bit lower HP. I think this is for two key reasons.įirst, the set introduces the VSTAR mechanic. I’ve heard many players saying they believe Brilliant Stars (BRS) to be one of the more impactful sets in recent years. There’s lots to break down, so I’ll just jump right in.

#ULTRABALL OUTLINES FULL#

The set is now a few days post-release and we’re already starting to see tournament results trickle in from both Limitless and physical tournaments, such as a big one at Full Grip Games that I’ll cover in this article. Hello again everyone! In my last article, I promised my next article would be an overview of some of the key cards and decks coming out of our new February set this year, Brilliant Stars.

Ultraball outlines