Jonathan "JP" Paranada
@jparanada.comeonux.com
Pokémon TCG retro gauntlet dad | card preservationist | pkmncards.com admin
note.com/cultclxssic/... this is a great interview with longtime Japanese TCG player Negi/RASPBERRYBELLE. Cool to see stories about playing in 2004-2008, and also the history of grassroots retro in Japan!
Interview with RASPBERRYBELLE｜Cult Clxssic
RASBERRYBELLE is known as one of the best ADV-PCG players from Japan and is one of the few to have played in the original ADV-PCG format in Japan in 2006. Also just one of the most influential and imp...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
note.com/cultclxssic/... this is a great interview with longtime Japanese TCG player Negi/RASPBERRYBELLE. Cool to see stories about playing in 2004-2008, and also the history of grassroots retro in Japan!
These are some of the giveaways we’ll be raffling off at the Card Party RS-PK retro tournament! If you’re at Card Party you should sign up for the event if you haven’t yet 😉
play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
October 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
These are some of the giveaways we’ll be raffling off at the Card Party RS-PK retro tournament! If you’re at Card Party you should sign up for the event if you haven’t yet 😉
play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Top 32 playmats for the RS-PK Emerald City Showdown have arrived! These are designed and illustrated by local artist Myra Lara (mylar.carrd.co) and they look great. Join us at Card Party in Seattle on 10/4 for a chance to win one (+giveaways & cash prizing): play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
September 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Top 32 playmats for the RS-PK Emerald City Showdown have arrived! These are designed and illustrated by local artist Myra Lara (mylar.carrd.co) and they look great. Join us at Card Party in Seattle on 10/4 for a chance to win one (+giveaways & cash prizing): play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
There's an in-person RS-PK tournament at Card Party Seattle on 10/4!
Card Party website: card.party
Tournament info: play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Hotel event rates: book.passkey.com/event/509019...
There will be giveways and cash+playmat prizing; hope to see some of y'all there!
Card Party website: card.party
Tournament info: play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Hotel event rates: book.passkey.com/event/509019...
There will be giveways and cash+playmat prizing; hope to see some of y'all there!
September 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
There's an in-person RS-PK tournament at Card Party Seattle on 10/4!
Card Party website: card.party
Tournament info: play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Hotel event rates: book.passkey.com/event/509019...
There will be giveways and cash+playmat prizing; hope to see some of y'all there!
Card Party website: card.party
Tournament info: play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Hotel event rates: book.passkey.com/event/509019...
There will be giveways and cash+playmat prizing; hope to see some of y'all there!
There's a cool 24-hour Pokemon TCG retro stream event that will be happening tomorrow, check it out! Folks will try to play 350 different decks across all eras of the game in one day.
twitch.tv/moxiecardshop
twitch.tv/moxiecardshop
August 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There's a cool 24-hour Pokemon TCG retro stream event that will be happening tomorrow, check it out! Folks will try to play 350 different decks across all eras of the game in one day.
twitch.tv/moxiecardshop
twitch.tv/moxiecardshop
Reposted by Jonathan "JP" Paranada
Coming back from NAIC, I had thoughts about the iconic play at the end of the Tord vs Riley semifinals, and how the Scarlet & Violet block has been designed to allow this kind of play. I consolidated these thoughts in an article for my blog!
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/06/when...
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/06/when...
When attacking is wrong: a Pokémon TCG design analysis
One of the best plays in a game of Pokémon TCG I've ever seen live happened two weeks ago at the North American International Championships...
lubyllule.blogspot.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Coming back from NAIC, I had thoughts about the iconic play at the end of the Tord vs Riley semifinals, and how the Scarlet & Violet block has been designed to allow this kind of play. I consolidated these thoughts in an article for my blog!
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/06/when...
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/06/when...
Reposted by Jonathan "JP" Paranada
Ray Chen shocked the Pokemon TCG world by making top cut in Portland with Toedscruel ex
We got to talk to Ray about the deck, matchups and how they only played it due to a coin flip the night before
Find us on all podcasting platforms! YouTube at 9am Pacific
We got to talk to Ray about the deck, matchups and how they only played it due to a coin flip the night before
Find us on all podcasting platforms! YouTube at 9am Pacific
May 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ray Chen shocked the Pokemon TCG world by making top cut in Portland with Toedscruel ex
We got to talk to Ray about the deck, matchups and how they only played it due to a coin flip the night before
Find us on all podcasting platforms! YouTube at 9am Pacific
We got to talk to Ray about the deck, matchups and how they only played it due to a coin flip the night before
Find us on all podcasting platforms! YouTube at 9am Pacific
Reposted by Jonathan "JP" Paranada
Hello, I decided to write a tournament report from CL Aichi on my blog. (Also I have a blog now.)
Check it out if you want to see what it was like playing in Japan, my thoughts on the format, is Regidrago broken, and more!
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/05/cham...
Check it out if you want to see what it was like playing in Japan, my thoughts on the format, is Regidrago broken, and more!
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/05/cham...
Champions League Aichi 2025 Tournament Report
The Pokémon TCG used to have two competitive formats: Standard and Expanded. Standard, like many similarly-named formats from other card g...
lubyllule.blogspot.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hello, I decided to write a tournament report from CL Aichi on my blog. (Also I have a blog now.)
Check it out if you want to see what it was like playing in Japan, my thoughts on the format, is Regidrago broken, and more!
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/05/cham...
Check it out if you want to see what it was like playing in Japan, my thoughts on the format, is Regidrago broken, and more!
lubyllule.blogspot.com/2025/05/cham...
when I said I wanted “near mint” this was not what I had in mind
May 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
when I said I wanted “near mint” this was not what I had in mind
Join us at Tabletop Village for the next retro night, featuring XY Block!
April 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Join us at Tabletop Village for the next retro night, featuring XY Block!
15 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Flytaria
list: Delzoun
Need to test how consistent this list is and how well it deals with Sceptile ex δ, vs a more traditional Flygon (ex) δ build. One thing I'm sure of is that it does look very cool when it's sleeved up...
list: Delzoun
Need to test how consistent this list is and how well it deals with Sceptile ex δ, vs a more traditional Flygon (ex) δ build. One thing I'm sure of is that it does look very cool when it's sleeved up...
April 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
15 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Flytaria
list: Delzoun
Need to test how consistent this list is and how well it deals with Sceptile ex δ, vs a more traditional Flygon (ex) δ build. One thing I'm sure of is that it does look very cool when it's sleeved up...
list: Delzoun
Need to test how consistent this list is and how well it deals with Sceptile ex δ, vs a more traditional Flygon (ex) δ build. One thing I'm sure of is that it does look very cool when it's sleeved up...
Due to popular demand, we will be playing some Prop 15/3 for retro next week at TTV!
April 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Due to popular demand, we will be playing some Prop 15/3 for retro next week at TTV!
14 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Ratlock
list: Erik Reeds
Happy World Rat Day! Raticate RG recurs 3 cards vs Minun DX's 1; this is one of the premier control decks of the format, alongside Rayler and Camler. (It struggles to finish irl games in 30 minutes; most of its success has been on tcgone.)
#PokemonTCG
list: Erik Reeds
Happy World Rat Day! Raticate RG recurs 3 cards vs Minun DX's 1; this is one of the premier control decks of the format, alongside Rayler and Camler. (It struggles to finish irl games in 30 minutes; most of its success has been on tcgone.)
#PokemonTCG
April 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
14 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Ratlock
list: Erik Reeds
Happy World Rat Day! Raticate RG recurs 3 cards vs Minun DX's 1; this is one of the premier control decks of the format, alongside Rayler and Camler. (It struggles to finish irl games in 30 minutes; most of its success has been on tcgone.)
#PokemonTCG
list: Erik Reeds
Happy World Rat Day! Raticate RG recurs 3 cards vs Minun DX's 1; this is one of the premier control decks of the format, alongside Rayler and Camler. (It struggles to finish irl games in 30 minutes; most of its success has been on tcgone.)
#PokemonTCG
The next Retro Night (Thursday 3/27 6 pm at
Tabletop Village) features the SM block format, Sun & Moon-Cosmic Eclipse! I built 25 decks for this format and I regret nothing! Totally no regrets at all!
Tabletop Village) features the SM block format, Sun & Moon-Cosmic Eclipse! I built 25 decks for this format and I regret nothing! Totally no regrets at all!
March 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The next Retro Night (Thursday 3/27 6 pm at
Tabletop Village) features the SM block format, Sun & Moon-Cosmic Eclipse! I built 25 decks for this format and I regret nothing! Totally no regrets at all!
Tabletop Village) features the SM block format, Sun & Moon-Cosmic Eclipse! I built 25 decks for this format and I regret nothing! Totally no regrets at all!
If you're in the Seattle area and you like Pokémon TCG, swing by for Retro Night, 6 PM on Thursdays at Tabletop Village! This Thursday 3/20 we'll be jamming 2009 Worlds. Come touch some old cardboard with us!
March 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you're in the Seattle area and you like Pokémon TCG, swing by for Retro Night, 6 PM on Thursdays at Tabletop Village! This Thursday 3/20 we'll be jamming 2009 Worlds. Come touch some old cardboard with us!
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hey! we're going to be running a 2006 retro event at Full Grip Games on March 28th @ 6:30 PM!! check out the details and sign up at this link play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Friday Night 2006 Retro @ Full Grip Games! | Limitless
March 28, 2025 - Worlds 2006 (HL–HP) format - Beelzebozo Cards
play.limitlesstcg.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
hey! we're going to be running a 2006 retro event at Full Grip Games on March 28th @ 6:30 PM!! check out the details and sign up at this link play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6...
Okay people are saying that cards have been getting more and more expensive but imo there are still some great deals out there! Just gotta do a bit of digging.
#PokemonTCG
#PokemonTCG
February 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Okay people are saying that cards have been getting more and more expensive but imo there are still some great deals out there! Just gotta do a bit of digging.
#PokemonTCG
#PokemonTCG
January 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
13 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Flariados
list: me
Flariados, the meme-y little coin flip deck that could(n't top any tournaments in this format)
#PokemonTCG
list: me
Flariados, the meme-y little coin flip deck that could(n't top any tournaments in this format)
#PokemonTCG
December 18, 2024 at 6:44 AM
13 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Flariados
list: me
Flariados, the meme-y little coin flip deck that could(n't top any tournaments in this format)
#PokemonTCG
list: me
Flariados, the meme-y little coin flip deck that could(n't top any tournaments in this format)
#PokemonTCG
Is there anyone in the world whose favorite Pokemon is Jangmo-o? I feel like no
December 18, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Is there anyone in the world whose favorite Pokemon is Jangmo-o? I feel like no
12 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Feraligatr / Nidoqueen aka Drag Queen
list: unknown tcgone retro poster
Originally an '07 archetype. It's susceptible to Pow antics (though you can attempt to mitigate by delaying taking KOs), but Drag Off is a good attack. Surely we can fit a 1-0-1 Sceptile ex δ in here...?
list: unknown tcgone retro poster
Originally an '07 archetype. It's susceptible to Pow antics (though you can attempt to mitigate by delaying taking KOs), but Drag Off is a good attack. Surely we can fit a 1-0-1 Sceptile ex δ in here...?
December 12, 2024 at 6:46 PM
12 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Feraligatr / Nidoqueen aka Drag Queen
list: unknown tcgone retro poster
Originally an '07 archetype. It's susceptible to Pow antics (though you can attempt to mitigate by delaying taking KOs), but Drag Off is a good attack. Surely we can fit a 1-0-1 Sceptile ex δ in here...?
list: unknown tcgone retro poster
Originally an '07 archetype. It's susceptible to Pow antics (though you can attempt to mitigate by delaying taking KOs), but Drag Off is a good attack. Surely we can fit a 1-0-1 Sceptile ex δ in here...?
11 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Limitation Dragtrode
(list: ??)
Does Dragtrode things—Drag Off, Dark Ring, attacking Dragonite+Briney—plus another trick of early-game Limitation, swooping into something else later. Is this better than the regular lists? Idk. But it is very funny.
(list: ??)
Does Dragtrode things—Drag Off, Dark Ring, attacking Dragonite+Briney—plus another trick of early-game Limitation, swooping into something else later. Is this better than the regular lists? Idk. But it is very funny.
December 10, 2024 at 5:51 PM
11 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Limitation Dragtrode
(list: ??)
Does Dragtrode things—Drag Off, Dark Ring, attacking Dragonite+Briney—plus another trick of early-game Limitation, swooping into something else later. Is this better than the regular lists? Idk. But it is very funny.
(list: ??)
Does Dragtrode things—Drag Off, Dark Ring, attacking Dragonite+Briney—plus another trick of early-game Limitation, swooping into something else later. Is this better than the regular lists? Idk. But it is very funny.
Reposted by Jonathan "JP" Paranada
The Sleeve Blind Test is FINALLY over for me
Congrats to FCBCArmor on the win!
If you prefer riffle shuffling, I recommend EndGame
If you use Katanas, id suggest swapping over to DuelSpec
And if you have a cube, please use KMC Hyper Matte
Congrats to FCBCArmor on the win!
If you prefer riffle shuffling, I recommend EndGame
If you use Katanas, id suggest swapping over to DuelSpec
And if you have a cube, please use KMC Hyper Matte
December 9, 2024 at 7:44 PM
The Sleeve Blind Test is FINALLY over for me
Congrats to FCBCArmor on the win!
If you prefer riffle shuffling, I recommend EndGame
If you use Katanas, id suggest swapping over to DuelSpec
And if you have a cube, please use KMC Hyper Matte
Congrats to FCBCArmor on the win!
If you prefer riffle shuffling, I recommend EndGame
If you use Katanas, id suggest swapping over to DuelSpec
And if you have a cube, please use KMC Hyper Matte
The original printing of Cyrus Prism Star is mistranslated; it's only playable when you have a W or M Pokémon in the Active Spot (the card was always played with errata).
There actually was a later print run w/correct text! I've got both copies & will use the corrected one for retro.
#PokemonTCG
There actually was a later print run w/correct text! I've got both copies & will use the corrected one for retro.
#PokemonTCG
December 5, 2024 at 10:41 PM
The original printing of Cyrus Prism Star is mistranslated; it's only playable when you have a W or M Pokémon in the Active Spot (the card was always played with errata).
There actually was a later print run w/correct text! I've got both copies & will use the corrected one for retro.
#PokemonTCG
There actually was a later print run w/correct text! I've got both copies & will use the corrected one for retro.
#PokemonTCG
10 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Dragonite ex δ
list: Jason K.
Not confident about this list. Could run Sceptile EM so Stantler confusion is a non-issue, or Xatu δ to help break through a Jirachi DX wall (alongside Cursed Stone), plus take KOs quicker. The archetype seems like it has potential!
list: Jason K.
Not confident about this list. Could run Sceptile EM so Stantler confusion is a non-issue, or Xatu δ to help break through a Jirachi DX wall (alongside Cursed Stone), plus take KOs quicker. The archetype seems like it has potential!
December 1, 2024 at 7:54 PM
10 | RS-PK / ADVPCG | Dragonite ex δ
list: Jason K.
Not confident about this list. Could run Sceptile EM so Stantler confusion is a non-issue, or Xatu δ to help break through a Jirachi DX wall (alongside Cursed Stone), plus take KOs quicker. The archetype seems like it has potential!
list: Jason K.
Not confident about this list. Could run Sceptile EM so Stantler confusion is a non-issue, or Xatu δ to help break through a Jirachi DX wall (alongside Cursed Stone), plus take KOs quicker. The archetype seems like it has potential!