The Pokémon TCG Shrouded Fable expansion set couldn’t have come at a worse time for players heading to the Pokémon World Championships 2024, with many cards from the set able to turn the metagame as we know it on its head.
Fezandipiti makes the most sense and was a sentiment from all pros. By having it on your bench, if a Pokémon faints you get to draw three cards. Unless the opposing player can get rid of it, it’s a guaranteed draw every time a Pokémon falls.
In the opinion of Adam Hawkins, another Pokémon TCG pro player from the U.K., the Dusknoir line will be the best cards. Through Dusknoir’s unique ability, you can knock it out to deal damage to the opposing player, which in a Charizard deck is pretty game-changing.
Gregson had a differing opinion though, stating: “While Dusknoir is good, the format currently is not right for it, as it isn’t that good into big rule box Pokemon like Regidrago, and I think it will likely go untested for much of the Worlds format.”
Realistically, though, it’s hard to tell which cards will affect the Pokémon TCG World Championships until matches between Aug. 16 to 18, and we see who stakes an early claim from taking home the crown in Honolulu.
