Lubymetrics

Hello! I'm Stéphane "Luby" Ivanoff, Pokémon TCG player (NAIC champion in 2018 and 2019, NAIC finalist in 2024, OCIC finalist in 2019), and my life feels incomplete when I'm not writing. This blog is my diabolical attempt to convert the masses to the Expanded format, but also to just talk about anything else when I feel like it. More from me

Monday, June 23, 2025

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 Champions...

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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...

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Welcome to my humble abode

Hello! I'm Stéphane. If you're a competitive Pokémon TCG player, chances are that you've heard about me, even if only as "t...

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