Samurai Sniper (TCG)

Samurai Sniper
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Samurai Sniper is the name of the deck used by Kabu Fukase, one of the semi-finalists of the Junior Division in the 2017 World Championships. It is one of the 2017 World Championships Decks, released November 17, 2017. Each deck comes with a Worlds 2017 deckbox, a booklet about the championships, a 2017 World Championships pin, and a code card for the Trading Card Game Online. The cards in this deck aren't the actual prints used in Fukase's deck, but are the most recent printing of the lowest rarity of the cards.

Description

Packaging

The popular Decidueye-GX deck got last one hurrah at Worlds before the essential Forest of Giant Plants rotated out, and Kabu Fukase gave it the best showing, achieving a Top 4 in the Junior Division! The addition of Golisopod-GX gives this Ability-focused deck a powerful attacker for the Active spot, while Decidueye-GX can keep to the shadows of the Bench and pick off the opposing team with Feather Arrow!

Booklet

This year's Worlds marked Kabu's last season as a Junior Division player, and it was his last chance to play the card he finds most interesting, Forest of Giant Plants (which has now rotated out of the Standard format and is currently banned in Expanded). But he gave it an excellent send-off, finishing in the Top 4 of the Junior Division by pairing the popular sniper Decidueye-GX with the powerful new attacker Golisopod-GX. Kabu had one very specific concern going into the tournament: "I was worried that I might have to battle Tsubasa" Watanabe, another top player from Japan who was defeated in the Top 8.

Deck list

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Decidueye
3×	Dartrix
3×	Rowlet
3×	Golisopod
3×	Wimpod
2×	Tapu Lele
2×	Tapu Koko		—
1×	Espeon
1×	Sudowoodo
2×	Acerola	Su
1×	Brigette	Su
3×	Choice Band	I
2×	Field Blower	I
2×	Float Stone	I
4×	Forest of Giant Plants	St
2×	Guzma	Su
3×	N	Su
3×	Professor Sycamore	Su
2×	Revitalizer	I
4×	Ultra Ball	I
3×	VS Seeker	I
3×	Double Colorless Energy	E
5×	Grass 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: Mew's Revenge • Psychic Elegance • Colorless Lugia • Lost Box Kyogre 2024: Champions Jason Klaczynski • Jun Hasebe • Ray Rizzo

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.