Isaac (TCG GB)

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Isaac
タカハシ Takahashi
Master Isaac.png
Club Master Isaac
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Trading Card Game Islands
Trainer class Club Master
Generation I
Games Pokémon Trading Card Game;
Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!
Leader of Lightning Club
Badge Lightning Medal
Specializes in Lightning Lightning

Isaac (Japanese: タカハシ Takahashi) is the Club Master of the Lightning Club (Japanese: エレキクラブ Electric Club). He plays using the Zapping Selfdestruct Deck (Japanese: じばくでビリビリデッキ Zap by Selfdestruct Deck) and gives away the Lightning Medal to challengers who defeat him. In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, he uses the スカイスパークデッキ Sky Spark Deck and later the ビリビリじばくデッキ Electric Selfdestruct Deck.

Pokémon Trading Card Game

He is often busy fixing the flashing light displays in the club, and will not duel until his students have all been defeated.

Once his members were defeated, he will able to duel the player for two Mystery booster packs and a Lightning Medal as prizes.

Zapping Selfdestruct Deck

Main article: Zapping Selfdestruct Deck (TCG)
Quantity Card Type Rarity
Magnemite Lightning Common
Magneton Lightning Rare Holo
Voltorb Lightning Common
Electrode Lightning Rare
Electabuzz Lightning Rare
Kangaskhan Colorless Rare
Tauros Colorless Uncommon
Professor Oak T Uncommon
Bill T Common
Switch T Common
Defender T Uncommon
Gust of Wind T Common
Potion T Common
24× Lightning Energy Lightning E
Double Colorless Energy Colorless E


The deck relies on using multiple Defenders to use Selfdestruct without getting knocked out. This can devastate Active and Benched Pokémon on the opponent's and user's team. He also has Gust of Wind cards to switch the opponent's more heavily damaged Pokémon with Pokémon with less damage to deal high damage more efficiently and knock out multiple Pokémon. The deck can be countered easily by using Fighting type cards like Sandshrew, Cubone, and Diglett and their evolutions. These cards have a limited resistance to damage from Electric types.

Quotes

  • Before all three Lightning Club Members have been defeated
"I'm a little busy at the moment! Duel someone else!"
  • After defeating all three Lightning Club Members (first time)
"Well, that ought to do it. It was hard work, but here's our stage! Got to keep it looking smart! I'm the Lightning Club Master! Sure! I'll duel you!"
  • After defeating all three Lightning Club Members (second time)
"My lightning Pokémon Deck is the greatest! How about it? You want to see how good it is?"
System: "Would you like to duel Isaac?"
Yes: "The sparks will fly with 6 prizes! I'll show you what my lightning Pokémon deck can do!"
No: "I'm not busy anymore, so I'll take you on any time!"
  • After being defeated
"How could my lightning deck lose!?! How shocking...! Here, take this Lightning Medal as proof of defeating me. And here, take this Booster Pack, too. ...And another Booster Pack: Mystery. I'm going to polish my card skills, so come duel again."

Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!

Isaac has two different decks that he uses during the game.

Sky Spark Deck

Main article: Sky Spark Deck (TCG)

Sky Spark Deck (Japanese: スカイスパークデッキ) is played by Isaac, the Club Master of the Lightning Club. The first time the player defeats Isaac, it causes GR4 to abandon the Lightning Club and the player is subsequently rewarded with the Pikachu Coin. Future victories against this deck will get the player two Beginning Pokémon booster packs.

Isaac can be battled for the first time after Nicholas is defeated. Later in the game, Isaac will upgrade his deck and this deck can no longer be played against.

This deck is unique for this part of the game in that it contains Dark Pokémon. It can be assumed that these cards were provided to Isaac by GR4 when the club was taken over. Later in the game, Isaac's main deck does not feature any Dark cards, using the then GB-exclusive Electrode in favour of the Dark Electrode in this deck.

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Pikachu Lightning Common
Raichu Lightning Rare Holo
Dark Raichu Lightning Rare Holo
Voltorb Lightning Common
Dark Electrode Lightning Uncommon
Zapdos Lightning Rare Holo
Pidgey Colorless Common
Pidgeotto Colorless Uncommon
Spearow Colorless Common
Fearow Colorless Uncommon
Professor Oak T Uncommon
Potion T Common
Gust of Wind T Common
Full Heal T Uncommon
Bill T Common
Double Colorless Energy Colorless E Uncommon
23× Lightning Energy Lightning E


Electric Selfdestruct Deck

Main article: Electric Selfdestruct Deck (TCG)

Electric Selfdestruct Deck (Japanese: ビリビリじばくデッキ) is the second deck played by Isaac. Defeating Isaac while he's playing with this deck will get the player two Psychic Battle booster packs.

This deck becomes available to battle against after freeing Steve at the GR Lightning Fort.

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Magnemite Lightning Common
Magnemite Lightning Common
Magneton Lightning Rare Holo
Voltorb Lightning Common
Electrode Lightning Rare
Electabuzz Lightning Rare
Zapdos Lightning Rare Holo
Doduo Colorless Common
Dodrio Colorless Common
Energy Removal T Common
Energy Retrieval T Uncommon
Professor Oak T Uncommon
Defender T Uncommon
Switch T Common
Bill T Common
Potion Energy Colorless E Uncommon
Full Heal Energy Colorless E Uncommon
Double Colorless Energy Colorless E Uncommon
16× Lightning Energy Lightning E


Gallery

Sprites

TCG1 Isaac.png TCG2 Isaac.png TCG2 Isaac Win.png TCG2 Isaac Loss.png Isaac OD.png TCG2 Isaac OD.png
Sprite from Pokémon
Trading Card Game
Main sprite from Pokémon
Trading Card Game 2
Win sprite from Pokémon
Trading Card Game 2
Loss sprite from Pokémon
Trading Card Game 2
Overworld sprite
(GB1)
Overworld sprite
(GB2)

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese タカハシ Takahashi From Shinya Takahashi.[1]
English, French, Italian, Spanish Isaac
German Axel


References

  1. Shūsuke Motomiya and One Up (January 29, 1999). Pokémon Card GB Official Guidebook. Media Factory. p. 73. ISBN 488-9918019.


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