Trevgor (TCG)

Trent Orndorff's Trevgor is designed to shut an opponent's deck down and keep it down! It centers around Accelgor's Deck and Cover attack, which Poisons and Paralyzes an opposing Pokémon and then shuffles Accelgor back into the deck—allowing Trevenant to move into the Active spot, where its Ability keeps the opponent from playing Item cards to recover. And with Dusknoir to move damage counters around on the opponent's side, it's easy to pick exactly which Pokémon to Knock Out for a pinpoint victory!

Trent was in eighth place going into the top 8 and had to fight his way up. He flipped heads on a Pokémon Catcher in game three of the finals to win the title of Senior Division World Champion—using a deck he didn't test beforehand! He says, "I built it the night before the Swiss rounds after talking with my friends." How's that for a great mix of skill and luck? Of course, it wasn't a single coin flip that made him Champion. Trent has been an active participant in Pokémon League for three years and plays three times a week with fellow Colorado players.

Trent's Trevenant and Accelgor deck is lots of fun to watch and maddening to play against. Trent uses Dusknoir's Sinister Hand Ability to make sure his opponent's Pokémon is Knocked Out at just the right moment. This deck uses few Energy cards, letting Trent include a lot of different Trainer cards.