Dirk (Ardex)

"One look at your cards tells me you've never been here before." - Dirk to, prior to their first duel Dirk (デッキ Deck) is a local of the Ardex region, and the first contact made by, , and. Well-versed in his home's version of the Pokemon Trading Card Game, he gives the trio their first Decks of the Ardex TCG before setting them off to try and take down the 18 Card Clubs of Ardex.

In Pokemon Card GB3
Dirk uses multiple Decks throughout the story in order to see if the player is keeping their skills up.

Primary Triangle Deck
Dirk's first Deck is a well-balanced triad of Fire, Water, and Grass-Type Pokemon.
 * x10 Fire Energy
 * x10 Water Energy
 * x10 Grass Energy
 * x4 Snivy
 * x4 Tepig
 * x4 Oshawott
 * x2 Servine
 * x2 Pignite
 * x2 Dewott
 * x2 Pansage
 * x2 Pansear
 * x2 Panpour
 * x2 Professor Oak
 * x2 Potion
 * x1 Pluspower
 * x1 Defender