Meet the Pokémon World Champion Player – Cody!

Cody Walinski learned to play Pokémon at Gnome Games with Pat and Paula, and went on to play in many big Pokémon tournaments, including the World Championships!

Cody will be stopping by The Gnoshery on Saturday, June 13th from 9am-11am. Have questions on what it’s like to play at the top level of the Pokémon Trading Card Game? Curious about what it takes to make it to the top? Join the Gnomes at The Gnoshery and chat with Cody!

His 2016 World Championship Deck, Ninja Blitz, was even made into an official product by Pokémon!

You don’t need to be a champion to play Pokémon, all it takes is the heart of a Pokémon trainer and some cards! Join us each Saturday for Pokémon Club, but especially for this special event with our special guest!

Ninja Blitz is the name of the deck used by Cody Walinski, who was the runner-up of the Masters Division in the 2016 World Championships. It is one of the four 2016 World Championships Decks, released in November 2016, and is based on the Greninja BREAK archetype.
From the booklet included with his deck:

Cody’s most memorable moment came during the semifinals, when he defeated one of the veterans of the Pokémon World Championships with three Knock Outs in a single turn to advance to the finals! He really enjoyed “seeing a lot of unique decks have success” this year, and he was particularly proud of “my own success with a deck that was deemed inconsistent and irrelevant.” When he’s not playing Pokémon, Cody enjoys pickup basketball. He seems to have a good sense of humour about his second place finish—after all, he says, “Ash doesn’t win tournaments with Greninja either.”