Rika

Rika is a regular at the Game Store in Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. She can be faced in City Championships in the Trainer Challenge for a total of two matches.

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Rika
"This is what I live for!"

Art from PTCGO
Gender Female
Eye color Black
Hair color Black
Hometown San Mateo
Region USA
Trainer class Trading Card Game Player

Official biography

"Rika is an avid card collector as well as a skilled tournament player. She made World Championships last year, and she likes to analyze games once they're over, always striving to improve. Rika has complete Japanese sets of several expansions, and she writes poetry in her spare time."

League appearances

City Championship

Players face Rika in the fourth round of the City Championship, after defeating Grayson. After defeating Rika, players move on to face Brittney.

Later in the tournament, players face Rika again in the tenth round after defeating Mick. After defeating Rika for the second time, players move on to face Kendall.

Other appearances

Rika assists players with player versus player tournaments in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.

Rika's decks

Rika's XY Metal decks

Easy deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
3× Bronzor
2× Bronzong
1× Heatran
4× Honedge
3× Doublade
1× Aegislash
1× Jirachi
2× Klefki
2× Pawniard —
1× Bisharp —
2× Skarmory
1× Enhanced Hammer I
3× Great Ball I
4× Super Potion I
2× Hard Charm I
1× Pokémon Fan Club Su
2× Professor Birch's Observations Su
2× Shauna Su
23× Metal Energy E —

Medium deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
3× Bronzor
2× Bronzong
1× Heatran
1× Jirachi
3× Klefki
4× Honedge
3× Doublade
1× Aegislash
2× Skarmory
1× Enhanced Hammer I
3× Great Ball I
4× Super Potion I
2× Hard Charm I
1× Steel Shelter St
1× Pokémon Fan Club Su
3× Professor Birch's Observations Su
2× Shauna Su
21× Metal Energy E —
2× Shield Energy E

Hard deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
3× Bronzor
2× Bronzong
1× Heatran
1× Jirachi
3× Klefki
4× Honedge
3× Doublade
1× Aegislash
1× Skarmory
1× Enhanced Hammer I
3× Great Ball I
3× Super Potion I
1× VS Seeker I
2× Hard Charm I
2× Steel Shelter St
1× Pokémon Fan Club Su
3× Professor Birch's Observations Su
3× Shauna Su
18× Metal Energy E —
4× Shield Energy E

Test Deck Mode

Quantity Card Type Rarity
3× Bronzor
2× Bronzong
1× Heatran
4× Honedge
2× Doublade
1× Jirachi
2× Klefki
2× Pawniard —
1× Bisharp —
3× Skarmory
1× Enhanced Hammer I
4× Great Ball I
4× Super Potion I
2× Hard Charm I
1× Pokémon Fan Club Su
2× Professor Birch's Observations Su
1× Shauna Su
24× Metal Energy E —


Rika's Early XY era decks

Easy deck (List missing 10 cards)

Quantity Card Type Rarity
2× Magmar
2× Litwick
2× Lampent
2× Chandelure
2× Pawniard
2× Bisharp
1× Reshiram
2× Roller Skates I
2× Full Heal I
3× Potion I —
2× Evosoda I
3× Great Ball I
1× Professor's Letter I
2× PlusPower I
2× Rocky Helmet I
2× Cilan Su
4× Cheren Su
6× Fire Energy E —
6× Metal Energy E —
2× Double Colorless Energy E

Medium deck (List missing 58 cards)

Quantity Card Type Rarity
1× Fire Energy E —
1× Metal Energy E —

Hard deck (List missing 58 cards)

Quantity Card Type Rarity
1× Fire Energy E —
1× Metal Energy E —


Rika's Early Black & White era deck
Quantity Card Type Rarity
1× ... E —
1× ... E —



Rika's initial deck

City Championship #1 / #2 (List missing 14 cards)

Quantity Card Type Rarity
3× Aron
3× Lairon
2× Aggron
2× Cyndaquil
2× Quilava
1× Typhlosion
3× Eevee
2× Flareon
3× Onix
1× Steelix
1× Reshiram
2× Energy Retrieval I
2× Emcee's Chatter Su
1× Interviewer's Questions Su
2× Professor Elm's Training Method Su
2× Professor Oak's New Theory Su
9× Fire Energy E —
3× Metal Energy E —
2× Metal Energy (Special) E


Quotes
City Championship
  • Before the first game
"<player>, was it? A pleasure to meet you. Your manners are better than those of SOME people around here..."
  • Before the second game
Tournaments
"Welcome to Tournaments. On-Demand Tournaments run daily anytime. Check the tournament info for further details."
  • Entering a tournament
"Select a deck from the below list to use in this tournament."
  • In the middle of a tournament while waiting for other players to finish games
"Some players are still in their games. You can use the rest of the Pokémon TCG Online while they play. We'll let you know when the next round starts."
  • Completing a tournament
"Congratulations! The tournament is over and the prizes have been awarded. Please join us again for more exciting tournaments!"
  • View Rewards
"The reward structure varies per tournament. Some rewards are even unique to a specific event, so it's a good idea to check the reward structure before entering a tournament."
  • When tournaments are not being run due to maintenance
"Sorry, no tournaments are currently being run. Please check the forums for more information."

Retired quotes
  • Match setup:
    • "Focus. Discipline. A little luck. That's all you need to win at Pokémon. Let's see how your skills stack up."
    • "I misjudged you the last time we played. You clearly have the skill to win this tournament. But do you have the fire? The drive? The WILL to prevail?"
  • Player loss:
    • "'ll confess, I'm disappointed. I expected better of a three-time champion. Play again? Strictly for fun, of course."
    • "Mmm. I think I know where you went wrong there. If you want, I can walk you through it. Why don't we play again while we're at it?"
  • Player win:
    • "Capable, polite, AND gracious in victory? Good. I was worried this was a waste of time. May we meet again... in the finals."
    • "One victory is luck. A run of victories is skill. You earned that win, <player>. Good luck. I hope you go the distance..."
Original design from the
B&W era of the game


Game Store Players
Employees Zach • Ella
Professor Professor Holly
League contestants Mick • Calvin • Ali • Grayson • Juji • Kendall • Tyson • Penelope
Cammie • Logan • Nathan • Brittney • Rika • Otis • Daniel


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