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            Source: Shunto Sadahiro - 1st Place Worlds (Jr)
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Yuta Ozawa - Top 4 Worlds (Jr)
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Evan Cole
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Jimmy Ballard
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Sean Adam
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Cody Walinski - 2nd Place Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Jonathan Paranada
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Tyler Renfro
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Shintaro Ito - 1st Place Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Alex Koch
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Spencer Perez-Dormitzer - Top 8 Worlds (Sr)
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Josh Bangle - Top 16 California States
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Fabien Pujol - Top 32 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Gustavo Wada - Top 8 Worlds
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            Source: Brad Curcio - Top 8 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Freya Pearce - Top 16 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Luca Schuster - Top 8 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Sam Hough - Top 4 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Joshua K
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Connor Pedersen - 2nd Place Worlds (Sr)
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Raphael Souto - Top 4 Worlds (Sr)
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Brandon Flowers - Top 16 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Ross Cawthon - Top 4 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Michael Pramawat
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Kazuki Kasahara - Top 16 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Build 1
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            Source: Brit Pybas - Top 32 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Paul Johnston - Top 32 Worlds
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Jesper Eriksen - 1st Place Worlds (Sr)
 
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
             
                 
            Source: Alex Bobenrieth - Top 16 Worlds (Sr)
Alex Bobenrieth: "Yveltal/Zoroark/Gallade (YZG) had been a mainstay in the 2015-2016 standard format since very early in the season, but all credit belongs to ...Paul Yeung, Nathian Beck and Bodhi Tracy for this list in particular. Gallade was a very powerful (and often underrated) attacker, being able to at least two-shot everything in the format, hitting Manectric and Darkrai for weakness and knocking out Shaymin-EX in one hit even when accounting for resistance. Very few decks were able to keep up with Gallade swinging at them for Fighting weakness as early as the second turn of the game, and this list aimed to capitalize on that by being designed to use Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick as many times as possible to overwhelm opponents with an army of 150 HP Gallades. Puzzle of Time helped the deck's longevity in the mid-late game, and could even combo with Battle Compressor for a Maxie's early game, or even to search out crucial combo pieces by dumping them into the discard with Battle Compressor, followed by retrieving them with a pair of Puzzle of Time. The deck ran 2 Bursting Balloon, which while mostly used to help keep up in the prize race against Night March, could also set up interesting math for KOs in other matchups, or be used to discourage opponents from targeting certain Pokémon down. The deck was not without its flaws however, (an abysmal Greninja matchup being one of them), but the Zoroark line could easily be swapped out for Garbodor if Greninja was that big of an expected issue. Perhaps the deck's biggest strength however, was its ability to play like an entirely single-prize deck so long as the player piloting it managed to keep Shaymin-EX and Yveltal-EX off of their board. This was exacerbated by the format's general reliance on Pokémon-EX as attackers, but also the abundance of Shaymin-EX even in the few decks that boasted non-EX Pokémon as their main attackers (with the exception of Greninja)."
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            Source: Se Jun Park - Top 32 Worlds