Ninjadrake

🇳🇿 Pokémon TCG Senior Player |🥇2023 NAIC Champion | 🥈2023 EUIC Finalist | 2023 OCIC T4 | 2024 EUIC T4 | 2024 Worlds T16 | 6 x Regional Champion

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

Especially shoutout to @pikaheart_ and @Sh3pathome for helping me test the deck

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

🏆 Won the Melbourne Regional Championship!

That makes 3 out of 4 Oceania events this season.

Huge shoutout to everyone for the support. And congrats to @NinjadamonNZ for his 6th win streak.

#PokemonTCG #PlayPokemon

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

My 2nd Auckland Special Event after 7 years. This time, I won. Thanks to PlayNZ for creating this opportunity to us.
And congratulations to @NinjadamonNZ for winning the VG in junior division.

Thanks to my sponsors Swap Itt. and Mana Market for all their help.

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

@WilliamFlaxjvw @NinjadamonNZ @ChiseledSloth No, energy switch is really good, also don't run bloodmoon, you'll start with it a lot and it's really annoying to get out of active. You could go to playing a morpeko for the cornerstone. Also morpeko with 6 energies and 2 munkis can one shot a pult.

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

Won my first regional of the new season with a score of 12-0-1.
Congratulations to @NinjadamonNZ, my little brother, for winning VG juniors.
S/O to @ChiseledSloth for helping with deciding the deck.

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

@WilliamFlaxjvw @NinjadamonNZ @ChiseledSloth I ran pecharunt mainly for the mega absol matchup. I didn't use it that often though so I don't think it's really necessary.

[Azulite @Azulite_poke]

It’s crazy to look back on the VGC Coaching program I’ve built—never thought I’d perform at this level or help so many players of all ages crush their goals. If you’re hungry to keep improving and level up in VGC, I’d love to have you join my community. Reach out below!

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

@belchinhao @NinjadamonNZ @ChiseledSloth If you run tatsugiri, you won't need budew because you're retreating into it most of the time if you whiff evo. You also don't play that much Pokemon search to afford getting out budew. Most of the time you're missing energy, so you just run more energy or play an energy search.

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

@belchinhao @NinjadamonNZ @ChiseledSloth There's no point in playing it most of the time, it only comes up against pult when you miss turn 1 evo to jamming tower. You don't really want to have a 30 hp basic on your bench, it takes up a lot of space if your opponent decides to knock it out at the end of the game.

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

Played Duskpult and finished 39th this time. I wouldn't say senior is harder than junior, but I obviously still got a lot to work on, to improve.
The closing ceremony was amazing this time. I'm so happy to meet my pokepals from all over the world.

[Ninjadamon @NinjadamonNZ]

Forgot to share the Pokemon center discount code to my NA friends. 5 days left, hope it will be useful to someone.

#pokemoncenter

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

What a season for my first year in Seniors
🔹 LAIC Top 16
🔹 Perth Regional Top 16
🔹 EUIC Top 64
🔹 Brisbane Regional Top 16
🏆 Melbourne Regional Champion
🔹 NAIC Top 16
🌏 Ended the season #1 in Oceania
Thanks to everyone who supported me — can’t wait for the worlds!

[Hepner TCG @arnold_tcg]

I’m starting the bring back OCIC petition today! Sydney is a premier destination without a regional the past two seasons…and Oceania desperately needs their IC back!

Repost this and spread the word if you would attend an IC in Australia

@playpokemon @Pokemon

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

@Charlie747tcg @KrackenKingsley , @Yuichi_TCG

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

@LevelBallPod @NinjadamonNZ Thanks. Let's fly together again next time.

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

Finally got my first major win in seniors. It's hard to balance study with Pokemon, but I made it.

Congraulations to my little brother @NinjadamonNZ for winning his 2nd regional this year in the VG juniors on his birthday.

[Azulite @Azulite_poke]

Ready to elevate your game at Atlanta, Stockholm, Monterrey, NAIC & beyond? My students have seen incredible turnarounds and you could be next! RT for a chance to win a free 4hr mini coaching plan ($85 value)! Book now before slots run out—link in the comments!

[Azulite @Azulite_poke]

Congrats to my students @NinjadamonNZ and @mikipokeworld for getting finalist in juniors and and top 4 in seniors! Both have been working hard and I am very proud of them😁

[Ninjadrake @NinjadrakeNZ]

Good luck, @NinjadamonNZ

[Ninjadamon @NinjadamonNZ]

I was wondering if the trophy this year has grown bigger at the IC. Now that I'm back home, the answer is revealed.

Goal for this year:

Gotta Collect 'Em All. 🏆