Black Dragon (TCG)

Black Dragon

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Types used DarknessDragon

Black Dragon is the name of the deck used by Shuntu Sadahiro, who was the champion of the Junior Division in the 2016 World Championships. It is one of the four 2016 World Championships Decks, released in November 2016, and is based around DarkraiEX and GiratinaEX. Each Deck comes with a Worlds 2016 themed Deckbox, a booklet about the championships, a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, and the 2016 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

Shuntu Sadahiro's deck channeled the powers of darkness to claim victory in the Junior Division! Giratina-EX and Garbodor work together to keep the opponent from doing...pretty much anything, especially for opponents whose decks rely on Special Energy! Max Elixir speeds things up, and when Double Dragon Energy is in play—with some help from Yveltal's Oblivion Wing attack—Darkrai-EX gets an extra boost to unleash an enormous Dark Pulse attack!

Booklet

Shuntu was a little worried going in: "It was my first time battling at the World Championships, so I was really nervous," he says. But he had plenty of support on the road to Worlds—his dad and his younger brother both play the Pokémon TCG, and he has a strong team who helped him build and test his deck, focused on Darkrai-EX and Giratina-EX. A bit of luck helped him out in the finals, too—his opponent tried several times to discard Energy from his Pokémon with Crushing Hammer, and the coin flip came up tails every time, as Shunto visibly celebrated on camera!

Deck List

Quantity Card Type Rarity
2× DarkraiEX Darkness Rare Holo ex
2× GiratinaEX Dragon Rare Holo ex
2× Yveltal Darkness Rare Holo
2× Garbodor Psychic Rare Holo
2× Trubbish Psychic Common
2× ShayminEX Colorless Rare Holo ex
1× HoopaEX Psychic Rare Holo ex
1× AZ Su Uncommon
3× Fighting Fury Belt I Uncommon
3× Float Stone I Uncommon
2× Lysandre Su Uncommon
4× Max Elixir I Uncommon
2× N Su Uncommon
1× Parallel City St Uncommon
1× Pokémon Ranger Su Uncommon
4× Professor Sycamore Su Uncommon
1× Reverse Valley St Uncommon
1× Super Rod I Uncommon
2× Trainers' Mail I Uncommon
4× Ultra Ball I Uncommon
4× VS Seeker I Uncommon
1× Xerosic Su Uncommon
10× Darkness Energy Darkness E Common
3× Double Dragon Energy Dragon E Uncommon


Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon Trading Card Game only 2004-2008; TCG and Video Games 2009-on
2004: Blaziken Tech • Magma Spirit • Rocky Beach • Team Rushdown
2005: Bright Aura • Dark Tyranitar • King of the West • Queendom
2006: B-L-S • Eeveelutions • Mewtrick • Suns & Moons
2007: Flyvees • Legendary Ascent • Rambolt • Swift Empoleon
2008: Bliss Control • Empotech • Intimidation • Psychic Lock
2009: Stallgon • Crowned Tiger • Queengar • Luxdrill
2010: LuxChomp of the Spirit • Happy Luck • Power Cottonweed • Boltevoir
2011: Megazone • Reshiphlosion • The Truth • Twinboar
2012: Pesadelo Prism • Terraki-Mewtwo • Eeltwo • CMT
2013: Anguille Sous Roche • American Gothic • Darkrai • Ultimate Team Plasma
2014: Plasma Power • Trevgor • Emerald King • Crazy Punch
2015: The Flying Hammer • Punches 'n' Bites • HonorStoise • Primal Groudon
2016: Black Dragon • Bebe Deck • Magical Symphony • Ninja Blitz
2017: Infinite Force • Golisodor • Ice Path FTW • Samurai Sniper
2018: Victory Map • Dragones y Sombras • Garbanette • Buzzroc
2019: Pikarom Judge • Fire Box • Mind Blown • Perfection
2022: ADP • The Shape of Mew • Cheryl Again • Ice Rider Palkia
2023: Mew's Revenge • Psychic Elegance • Colorless Lugia • Lost Box Kyogre
2024: Crushing Thorn • The 'Don • Regidrago VSTAR • Ancient Toolbox
2025: Flutter Devo Gardevoir • Joltdengo • JP Raging Bolt • Pult Bomb
2026: TBA
Champions Jason Klaczynski • Jun Hasebe • Ray Rizzo
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