Plasma Power (TCG)

Plasma Power
WCS2014 Plasma Power Deck.jpg
Box art
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Plasma Power is the name of the deck used by Haruto Kobayashi, who was the champion in the Junior Division in the 2014 World Championships. It is one of the four 2014 World Championships Decks, released in November 2014, and is based on the TDK archetype. Each Deck comes with a Worlds 2014 themed Deckbox, a booklet about the championships, a non-tournament-legal print of the sixty card deck, and the 2014 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

Haruto Kobayashi's Plasma Power deck is a battle-tested Team Plasma deck, using Thundurus-EX and Colress Machine early to attach lots of Energy fast for big attacks. The ACE SPEC card Scramble Switch can get a new Active Pokémon switched in and powered up in no time, leading to surprise Knock Outs that can throw anyone off! All the while, Deoxys-EX sits patiently on the Bench, boosting the damage of all the other Team Plasma Pokémon—including the main attacker, Kyurem. It's a deck for quick and crushing victory!

Booklet

Haruto was nervous about facing players who didn't speak Japanese—but after he played a few of those opponents in just-for-fun matches, he stopped worrying. And, as it turned out, six of the players in his top 8 were from Japan! For his deck, Haruto concentrated on making a Plasma deck focused on Kyurem, because, as he puts it: "I had thought about making a deck that could handle things like Pyroar. I tried playing lots of battles with it." That turned out to be a good idea: "Around the sixth match I ran into a Pyroar user, and all went according to plan.

Pokémon.com

Haruto has a choice of heavy-hitting Pokémon to choose from. His deck also includes Latias-EX, a Pokémon that plays well in a field where virtually every opposing Pokémon has an Ability, such as Pyroar, Keldeo-EX, and Darkrai-EX.

Deck list

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Deoxys     
Kyurem    
Latias     
Thundurus     
Colress Su  
Colress Machine I  
Hypnotoxic Laser I  
Lysandre Su  
Max Potion I  
Muscle Band I  
N Su  
Professor Sycamore Su  
Scramble Switch I  
Skyla Su  
Startling Megaphone I  
Switch I  
Team Plasma Ball I  
Tropical Beach St
Ultra Ball I  
Virbank City Gym St  
Blend Energy WLFM   E  
Plasma Energy   E  
Prism Energy   E  
Rainbow Energy   E  


Trivia

The deck includes the Emerging Powers print of Max Potion, while the decklist in the 2014 World Championships Booklet lists the deck as having the Plasma Freeze print instead, which is the equivalent of the print Haruto Kobayashi used in the tournament. Although it is typical that the decks include the lowest possible rarity of the specific cards, the decklist is in error as they usually reflect this modification.

Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon Trading Card Game only 2004-2008; TCG and Video Games 2009-on
2004: Blaziken TechMagma SpiritRocky BeachTeam Rushdown
2005: Bright AuraDark TyranitarKing of the WestQueendom
2006: B-L-SEeveelutionsMewtrickSuns & Moons
2007: FlyveesLegendary AscentRamboltSwift Empoleon
2008: Bliss ControlEmpotechIntimidationPsychic Lock
2009: StallgonCrowned TigerQueengarLuxdrill
2010: LuxChomp of the SpiritHappy LuckPower CottonweedBoltevoir
2011: MegazoneReshiphlosionThe TruthTwinboar
2012: Pesadelo PrismTerraki-MewtwoEeltwoCMT
2013: Anguille Sous RocheAmerican GothicDarkraiUltimate Team Plasma
2014: Plasma PowerTrevgorEmerald KingCrazy Punch
2015: The Flying HammerPunches 'n' BitesHonorStoisePrimal Groudon
2016: Black DragonBebe DeckMagical SymphonyNinja Blitz
2017: Infinite ForceGolisodorIce Path FTWSamurai Sniper
2018: Victory MapDragones y SombrasGarbanetteBuzzroc
2019: Pikarom JudgeFire BoxMind BlownPerfection
2022: ADPThe Shape of MewCheryl AgainIce Rider Palkia
2023: Mew's RevengePsychic EleganceColorless LugiaLost Box Kyogre
2024:
Champions Jason KlaczynskiJun HasebeRay Rizzo



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