Hey guys! At the moment of writing this, the collective wish of the Pokémon community has been answered: Pokémon has released the rather large amount of information we were missing about the 2017 season. Everything seems to be coherent with the leaks that were discovered last week, but there are some completely new things as well. You can find all the relevant information here as well as here.

Hi guys! I'm excited for this week's article, as there's so much to discuss. While nothing has been officially confirmed, we have some pretty credible ideas of some of the changes to next year's invite structure. I've also been testing the new Standard format and can share some of my thoughts on it, as well as the Xerneas/Giratina deck that has been receiving a lot of hype recently.

Hey everyone! It’s been almost a month after Worlds and everyone’s attention has shifted to the new season. It’s a strange time of the year where we seem to know so much and yet so little about both the new format and the new structure. I’m going to be using this article to put everything I know (and think to know with some certainty) in a neat list. I have been doing some testing with the new Standard format, so you’ll be getting the results of that – with some deck lists, of course.

In this article, I begin by offering up some thoughts on the new Standard format. This includes cards and decks I like, things to be aware of, changes in the nature of the metagame, and so forth. Then I'll move on to focus on what many are proclaiming as the early king of Standard, M Mewtwo EX BKT 64/Garbodor. In the absence of Night March and ubiquitous Item lock, previously unviable or low-tier cards are going to have a chance to compete, some for the very first time. Be ready for a complete metagame shakeup.