Rikuto Ohashi – Junior Champion (Japan) Rikuto Ohashi arrived in London as a League Cup Champion – and left as a World Champion thanks to masterful use of his Ice Rider Palkia deck and the ice that runs in his veins in the face of adversity. This deck’s power lies in its use of Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR’s devastating Subspace Swell attack, in conjunction with Choice Belt and a packed Bench to deliver up to 290 damage per attack and one-shot almost anything Pokemon in battle. Backed by the Bench-filling Sobble and a powerful Inteleon engine for seeking the Trainer cards needed to keep attacks powered and put Pokemon in play, this deck dampens an opponent’s enthusiasm for battle. Ain’t that swell.