Rod (TCG GB)

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Rod リュウドー Ryūdō
Grand Master Rod
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Trading Card Game Islands
Trainer class	Grand Master
Generation	I
Games	Pokémon Trading Card Game; Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!
Elite Four of	Pokémon Dome
Specializes in	Dragon

Rod (Japanese: リュウドー Ryūdō) is the fourth Grand Master. He plays using the Legendary Dragonite Deck (Japanese: でんせつのドラゴンデッキ Legendary Dragon Deck). In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, he uses the だいドラゴンデッキ Great Dragon Deck.

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Rod is the last of the four Grand Masters that is available to battle after all eight Master Medals have been obtained.

Legendary Dragonite Deck

Main article: Legendary Dragonite Deck (TCG)

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Charmander
2×	Charmeleon
2×	Charizard
3×	Magikarp
2×	Gyarados
2×	Lapras
2×	Kangaskhan
4×	Dratini
3×	Dragonair
2×	Dragonite
2×	Professor Oak	T
2×	Pokémon Trader	T
2×	Pokémon Breeder	T
1×	Energy Retrieval	T
1×	Super Energy Retrieval	T
2×	Switch	T
1×	Gambler	T
20×	Water Energy	E	—
4×	Double Colorless Energy	E	—

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

Since the start of the game, Rod was kidnapped by Team Great Rocket and held imprisoned in the GR Psychic Stronghold. When freed by the main player after defeating Mami, he will give away a Dragonite.

Before the player can duel with Kanzaki, Biruritchi's bodyguard, the player is required to fight him in the Pokémon Dome to obtain one of the Legendary cards: Dragonite.

Great Dragon Deck

Main article: Great Dragon Deck (TCG)

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
2×	Scyther
2×	Charmander
2×	Charmander
3×	Charmeleon
2×	Charizard
3×	Kangaskhan
2×	Dratini
2×	Dratini
2×	Dragonair
2×	Dark Dragonair
2×	Dragonite		—
2×	Switch	T
2×	Pokémon Breeder	T
4×	Bill	T
2×	Master Ball	T
2×	Nightly Garbage Run	T
4×	Double Colorless Energy	E
2×	Full Heal Energy	E
18×	Fire Energy	E	—

Sprites


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)

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	リュウドー Ryūdō	From 竜 (ryū), dragon.
English, Italian	Rod
French	Arnold
German	Uwe
Spanish	Igor

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