Nathan

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Nathan
"Good thing I play hockey. Why? Cause soon I'll be skating to a victory..."
Art from PTCGO
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Blond
Hometown	San Francisco Winnipeg
Region	USA
Relatives	Unnamed brother
Trainer class	Trading Card Game Player

Nathan is a regular at the Game Store in Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. He can be faced in two of the three leagues in the Trainer Challenge for a total of two matches.

Official biography

"Nathan is originally from Winnipeg, Canada. When he's not playing Pokémon, you can find him on the ice playing hockey. He also came in 2nd in his school's spelling bee. He loves to trade cards, and he aims to collect one of every card available!"

League appearances

Platinum League

Players face Nathan in the eighth round of the Platinum League, after defeating Penelope. After defeating Nathan, players move on to face Brittney.

City Championship

Players face Nathan in the first round of the City Championship. After defeating Nathan, players move on to face Juji.

Other appearances

Nathan assists plays with opening virtual products or rewards (a copy of the initial message may be subsequently viewed in the "Messages" section of the Social Menu) and with in-game trading with other players.

Nathan's decks

Nathan's XY Fighting-Grass deck

Easy deck

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Gligar
1×	Gliscor
1×	Nosepass
4×	Shroomish
1×	Breloom
2×	Breloom
3×	Surskit
2×	Masquerain
2×	Tropius
4×	Venonat
2×	Venomoth
2×	Acro Bike	I
1×	Energy Retrieval	I
3×	Great Ball	I
1×	Startling Megaphone	I
2×	Muscle Band	I
2×	Steven	Su
1×	Team Flare Grunt	Su
1×	Teammates	Su
1×	Trevor	Su	—
11×	Fighting Energy	E	—
10×	Grass Energy	E	—

Medium deck

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Gligar
2×	Gliscor
1×	Nosepass
4×	Shroomish
2×	Breloom
2×	Breloom
3×	Surskit
2×	Masquerain
1×	Tropius
3×	Venonat
2×	Venomoth
2×	Acro Bike	I
1×	Energy Retrieval	I
2×	Great Ball	I
1×	Startling Megaphone	I
3×	Muscle Band	I
2×	Steven	Su
1×	Team Flare Grunt	Su
1×	Teammates	Su
2×	Trevor	Su	—
11×	Fighting Energy	E	—
9×	Grass Energy	E	—

Hard deck

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Gligar
2×	Gliscor
4×	Shroomish
2×	Breloom
2×	Breloom
2×	Chesnaught		—
3×	Surskit
2×	Masquerain
2×	Tropius
2×	Acro Bike	I
1×	Energy Retrieval	I
2×	Great Ball	I
1×	Startling Megaphone	I
4×	Muscle Band	I
3×	Steven	Su
1×	Team Flare Grunt	Su
1×	Teammates	Su
2×	Trevor	Su	—
12×	Fighting Energy	E	—
9×	Grass Energy	E	—

Test Deck Mode

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Gligar
1×	Gliscor
2×	Nosepass
4×	Shroomish
1×	Breloom
4×	Surskit
1×	Masquerain
2×	Tropius
3×	Venonat
1×	Venomoth
2×	Acro Bike	I
1×	Energy Retrieval	I
3×	Great Ball	I
1×	Startling Megaphone	I
2×	Muscle Band	I
1×	Steven	Su
1×	Team Flare Grunt	Su
1×	Trevor	Su	—
14×	Fighting Energy	E	—
12×	Grass Energy	E	—

Nathan's Retired Decks

Nathan's Black & White era decks

Platinum League (List missing 42 cards)

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
1×	Maractus
2×	Scyther
1×	Sandile
1×	Krokorok
1×	Energy Search	I
1×	Great Ball	I
1×	Poké Ball	I
1×	Cilan	Su
4×	Fighting Energy	E	—
3×	Grass Energy	E	—
1×	Double Colorless Energy	E

City Championships

Nathan used a copy of the Red Frenzy deck in City Championships.

Nathan's initial decks

Platinum League / Diamond League

Nathan used Tyson's Gold League deck in both Platinum and Diamond League.

City Championships

Nathan used a list similar to the Red Frenzy deck in City Championships, replacing its Professor Juniper for Poké Ball.

Quotes

• Platinum League, before a game: "So you won the last League, huh? Good thing I play hockey. Why? Cause soon I'll be skating to a victory."
• City Championship, before a game: "Hey there, champ! Oh , those guys? They're my brother's friends. I said you guys were good, and they wanted to see for themselves..."

Opening products and rewards

• "Congratulations! The items below have been added to your collection!"
• "Congratulations! Here is your Mystery Box Bonus!"
• "Congratulations! You have redeemed the items shown below. Go to your Collection to open your new products!"

In-game Trade

• "Hi, I’m Nathan. It looks like you don’t have any trades! Click on the Create Trade button at the top to get started!"
• Create a new Trade — "What type of trades do you want to create? <Public Trade or Private Trade>"
• Create a new Trade — "Pick a user to make a private trades with."

Retired quotes

• Match setup:
  • "Are you prepared to throw down? I'm ready to drop the gloves anytime! Metaphorically speaking, of course."
  • "All right, <player>. You'd better bring your A-game... or else you're gonna get checked to the boards!"
• Player loss:
  • "What a game! I'm the Wayne Gretzky of Pokémon! And I'm humble, too, eh? Ha-ha. Rematch?"
  • "Oh YEAH! Victory against all odds! Against all comers! That means YOU, champ! Want to try again?"
• Player win:
  • "Argh! You got me. Well played, my friend. Good luck in the finals, eh? I'm pulling for you."
  • "Pfft, no surprises here. With Daniel and Rika around, I'm a second-stringer. I'll tell you a secret, though: YOU are too..."

Related articles

Game Store Players
Employees Zach • Ella Professor Professor Holly League contestants Mick • Calvin • Ali • Grayson • Juji • Kendall • Tyson • Penelope Cammie • Logan • Nathan • Brittney • Rika • Otis • Daniel

This article is part of both Project TCG and Project CharacterDex, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and on each character found in the Pokémon games respectively.