King of the West (TCG)

King of the West
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King of the West, a variation of the Ludicargo archetype, is the name of the deck used by Michael Gonzalez in the 2005 World Championships. He was a Semi-Finalist in the Ten and Under Division. The deck takes advantage of the synergy formed from Magcargo's Smooth Over Poké-Power and Ludicolo's Swing Dance Poké-Power.

King of the West is one of the four 2005 World Championships Decks, released on October 31, 2005. Each deck comes packaged with a 2005 World Championships Booklet. Each card features a silver border, Gonzalez's signature, and limited edition 2005 World Championships back. None of the cards are tournament legal.

Description

Michael Gonzalez chose a powerful Ludicolo deck and added popular Magcargo and tricky Rhydon Pokémon to make a world-class competition deck. Between Magcargo's Smooth Over deck rearrangement and Ludicolo's Swing Dance drawing power, you get whatever you need to win every turn!

Deck list

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Lotad
1×	Lotad
2×	Lombre
3×	Ludicolo
2×	Slugma
2×	Magcargo
2×	Rhyhorn
2×	Rhydon
1×	Jirachi
4×	Dunsparce
1×	Ancient Technical Machine [Rock]	T [TM]
4×	Celio's Network	T [Su]
2×	Copycat	T [Su]
1×	Crystal Shard	T [Tool]
2×	Desert Ruins	T [St]
2×	Pokémon Reversal	T
3×	Rare Candy	T
2×	Rocket's Admin.	T [Su]
3×	Steven's Advice	T [Su]
1×	Strength Charm	T [Tool]
2×	Swoop! Teleporter	T [R]
3×	Heal Energy	E
3×	Double Rainbow Energy	E
2×	Scramble Energy	E
7×	Water Energy	E	—

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: Champions Jason Klaczynski • Jun Hasebe • Ray Rizzo

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