Crazy Punch (TCG)

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Crazy Punch
WCS2014 Crazy Punch Deck.jpg
Box art
Types used Fairy

Crazy Punch is the name of the deck used by Michikazu Tsuda, who was third in the Masters Division in the 2014 World Championships. It is one of the four 2014 World Championships Decks, released in November 2014, and is based on the Fairy Box archetype. Each Deck comes with a Worlds 2014 themed Deckbox, a booklet about the championships, a non-tournament-legal print of the sixty card deck, and the 2014 World Championships Pin. The cards included in the deck aren't the prints actually used in the decks, but are the most recent printing of the lowest rarity of the cards.

Description

Packaging

Michikazu Tsuda's Crazy Punch deck is clever and adaptable, able to react to almost any situation. Rather than hammering in with a strong attack strategy, it takes immediate advantage of any opponent's weakness. Crazy Punch relies on five different Pokémon, depending on the matchup: Mega Kangaskhan-EX, Mewtwo-EX, Xerneas-EX, Keldeo-EX, and Xerneas. The deck also uses Aromatisse's Ability to make Max Potion even better: moving all the Fairy Energy off a Pokémon before healing it with Max Potion, then putting all that Energy back. No more damage, plus no downside—yes please!

Booklet

Michikazu tried to think of a new way to excel in the competition. "First of all, my main idea was to think of a deck concept that other people don't use. I built many different decks, and the end result was that I settled on Kangaskhan." He put his Kangaskhan deck through its paces, too: "I tested it out with the strong players around me and at independent tournaments. As I battle more and more, I was able to brush up the deck. I had Mega Kangaskhan-EX, Aromatisse, and Max Potion to steamroll my opponents with a high-HP Pokémon. Also, I figured it would be a competition to play Stadium cards, so I included four."

Pokémon.com

Michikazu uses the burly Mega Kangaskhan-EX to deal the bulk of the damage for this team. With 230 HP, this Pokémon can withstand a lot of damage. The Aromatisse allows Michikazu to remove all the Energy from Mega Kangaskhan-EX and then use Max Potion to heal the Pokémon without penalty.

Deck list

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Aromatisse Fairy Rare
Spritzee Fairy Common
MegaKangaskhanEX Colorless Rare
KangaskhanEX Colorless Rare
KeldeoEX Water Rare
MewtwoEX Psychic Rare
Suicune Water Rare
XerneasEX Fairy Rare
Xerneas Fairy Rare
Bianca Su Uncommon
Colress Su Uncommon
Dowsing Machine I SuperRare
Fairy Garden St Uncommon
Heavy Ball I Uncommon
Level Ball I Uncommon
Lysandre Su Uncommon
Max Potion I Uncommon
Muscle Band I Uncommon
N Su Uncommon
Professor Sycamore Su Uncommon
Shauna Su Uncommon
Startling Megaphone I Uncommon
Super Rod I Uncommon
Tool Scrapper I Uncommon
Ultra Ball I Uncommon
Double Colorless Energy Colorless E Uncommon
Fairy Energy Fairy E
Rainbow Energy Colorless E Uncommon
Water Energy Water E


Trivia

  • The deck includes the Emerging Powers print of Max Potion, while the decklist in the 2014 World Championships Booklet lists the deck as having the Plasma Freeze print instead, which is the print Michikazu Tsuda used in the tournament. Although it is typical that the decks include the lowest possible rarity of the specific cards, the decklist is in error as they usually reflect this modification.
  • One of the cards in this deck also introduced an error that was not present on the original card. Aromatisse is from the XY expansion, however the World Championships Deck print erroneously has the Flashfire expansion symbol present instead, even though no error print of the regular version of the card exists. This error was not corrected.



Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon Trading Card Game only 2004-2008; TCG and Video Games 2009-on
2004: Blaziken TechMagma SpiritRocky BeachTeam Rushdown
2005: Bright AuraDark TyranitarKing of the WestQueendom
2006: B-L-SEeveelutionsMewtrickSuns & Moons
2007: FlyveesLegendary AscentRamboltSwift Empoleon
2008: Bliss ControlEmpotechIntimidationPsychic Lock
2009: StallgonCrowned TigerQueengarLuxdrill
2010: LuxChomp of the SpiritHappy LuckPower CottonweedBoltevoir
2011: MegazoneReshiphlosionThe TruthTwinboar
2012: Pesadelo PrismTerraki-MewtwoEeltwoCMT
2013: Anguille Sous RocheAmerican GothicDarkraiUltimate Team Plasma
2014: Plasma PowerTrevgorEmerald KingCrazy Punch
2015: The Flying HammerPunches 'n' BitesHonorStoisePrimal Groudon
2016: Black DragonBebe DeckMagical SymphonyNinja Blitz
2017: Infinite ForceGolisodorIce Path FTWSamurai Sniper
2018: Victory MapDragones y SombrasGarbanetteBuzzroc
2019: Pikarom JudgeFire BoxMind BlownPerfection
2022: ADPThe Shape of MewCheryl AgainIce Rider Palkia
2023: Mew's RevengePsychic EleganceColorless LugiaLost Box Kyogre
2024:
Champions Jason KlaczynskiJun HasebeRay Rizzo



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