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Format: Standard BLW-FAC
This was the first major tournament to feature Fates Collide as a legal set.
Top 8 final standings
Decklists and analysis
View Top 8 decklists on Pokemon.com
Streamed matches
Top 4: Kevin Ponthieux (Trevenant BREAK) vs. Nicolò Castignoli (Greninja BREAK) watch
Top 4: Simone Soldo (Greninja BREAK) vs. Simone Zucchelli (MetalBox) watch
FINAL: Kevin Ponthieux (Trevenant BREAK) vs. Simone Zucchelli (MetalBox) watch
Notable decks and techs
Trivia
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Location:
Attendance:
Format: Standard BLW-FAC
This was the first major tournament to feature Fates Collide as a legal set.
Top 8 final standings
- Kevin Ponthieux, Trevenant BREAK/Wobbuffet/Bursting Balloon/Weakness Policy/Eco Arm
- Simone Zucchelli, MetalBox
- Nicolò Castignoli, Greninja BREAK
- Simone Soldo, Greninja BREAK/Hard Charm
- Riccardo Maganza, Greninja BREAK/Hard Charm
- Simone Canziani, Yveltal/Vespiquen
- Vincenzo Gerardi, WaterBox
- Gianluca Cipriano, Night March/Vespiquen
View Top 8 decklists on Pokemon.com
Streamed matches
Top 4: Kevin Ponthieux (Trevenant BREAK) vs. Nicolò Castignoli (Greninja BREAK) watch
Top 4: Simone Soldo (Greninja BREAK) vs. Simone Zucchelli (MetalBox) watch
FINAL: Kevin Ponthieux (Trevenant BREAK) vs. Simone Zucchelli (MetalBox) watch
Notable decks and techs
- Four new cards from Fates Collide made an immediate impact on the meta. Three of them - Genesect-EX, Bronzong, and Bronzong BREAK - were clearly meant to revive the MetalBox archetype with Aegislash-EX and Bronzong PHF, and found their way to a second place finish in Simone Zucchelli's deck. Genesect-EX and Bronzong BREAK serve as strong attackers with Bronzong PHF; the 1-of Bronzong FCO protects against attacks such as Trevenant BREAK's Silent Fear and Greninja BREAK's Shadow Stiching.
- All three Greninja BREAK decks in Top 8 played at least 1 copy of Jirachi XY67 (Castignoli and Maganza played 2). Hard Charm was the Tool of choice for Soldo and Maganza, effectively giving Greninja BREAK 190 HP as a one-Prize attacker; Castignoli took a more aggressive approach with Bursting Balloon.
- An unusual combo at first sight, Simone Canziani's Yveltal/Vespiquen deck was actually a genius choice for the metagame. Yveltal-EX could hit Trevenant for Weakness while Vespiquen could hit Greninja, and Jirachi XY67 offered a solid Night March counter.
Trivia
- There were three players named Simone in Top 8...
