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Note to Bill:  Chipmunk agreed to let me write a few deck reviews, as his 
life is a very busy and frail one.  I am Josh--the guy who has written a lot 
of articles.  In every tourney I have played with Chippy I have come in 
second--right behind him--he considers me his left hand man.

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Hello all!
  This is Josh, Chippy's left-hand man.  He has asked me to review a few of 
his decks, as he has a very busy life.  In every tournament I have entered 
with Chippy, I have come in second--right behind him.  On with the reviews!


 >Dear Pojo,
 >	Please post this.  I have been in many tournaments.  Most of them
 >have been in The Tri County Fair which is in Uniondale, Long Island.  My 
deck
 >has barely lost any matches.  It won most of the time.  So here is my deck
 >called  Plain Water.  Oh and there are 61 cards in this deck and you can 
get
 >rid of one so you can 60.
 >
 >	Pokemon		Trainers				Energy
 >3 Squirtles				1 Bill
 >14 Water Energy
 >2 Wartortles			1 Super Potion			2 Double
 >Colorless Energy
 >2 Poliwags				1 Pokedex
 >1 Poliwhril				1 Pokemon Flute
 >1 Poliwrath				1 Pokemon Center
 >4 Staryus				2 PlusPowers
 >3 Starmies				1 Energy Retrieval
 >2 Magikarps
 >1 Gyarados
 >2 Seels
 >1 Dewgong
 >3 Rattatas
 >2 Raticates
 >1 Farfetch'd
 >2 Pidgeys
 >2 Pidgeottos
 >1 Doduo
 >2 Dratinis
 >1 Dragonair
 >1 Porygon
 >
 >Write to me Max at Da164@aol.com
 >

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  Max, a problem right away is 28 BASIC Pokemon.  A deck should run anywhere 
from 12-18 Basic. That's a safe way to go.  It pretty much assures that you 
won't mulligan--unless you don't know how to shuffle.
It also leaves more room for trainers.

  Another problem is the Poliwag family.  2-1-1?  The way to go is 3-2-2, 
4-3-2, 3-2-1, or 3-3-2 depending on how many stage ones you have and also if 
you need card space.

  2-1?  For one, 2 Basics and one Stage 1 will not work 75-85% of the time.  
If you are playing Basics and Stage 1's go 4-3, 3-3, or 3-2.

  And do not, I repeat, do not put in a single type of Pokemon.  I don't 
care if it is Chansey or Zapdos, do NOT.

  Now on to the trainers!  Never ever ever go a single type of trainer.  
That makes the deck extremely unreliant.  Go either 2, 3, or 4.  I suggest 
for every deck at least 2-3 Oaks, and some decks may need 3-4 Bills.  The 
thing with the Oaks is to use them responsibly.  Do not discard a good hand 
unless the game is at stake.

  I suggest for Water decks, especially mono-water is to have the Poliwag 
family (they are the only water that are not weak to Electric).  And, of 
course, throw in a few colorless--as you did.  The Dratini family is my 
favorite colorless family so far.  I find that 3-2 or 4-2 work well, 
especially with Pokemon Traders.


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