Subject: New Deck Submission
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:08:58 EST
From: AstroPuck@aol.com
To: thepojo@thepojo.com

Hurricane Headache!
Michael: Astro_Puck@aol.com
Water, Lightning, Psychic 60-Card Deck

     My deck is a killer deck because it uses a combination of 3 different
types of cards that makes it almost totally unbeatable.
     The water type cards have a weakness to either grass or lightning, so no
one type can beat all water cards.  There are 3 holographic water type cards
(Blastoise, Gyrados, and Poliwrath), they do well against fire cards, and some
have a resistance to fighting.  That makes water type cards an impeccable
choice for a killer deck.
     Lightning type cards also have 3 holographic cards (water and lightning
are the only 2 types with those credentials), so that tells you they must be
pretty tough.  Most have a weakness to fighting, but they do well against some
water like Blastoise and colorless birds like Pidgeotto, Farfetch'd, and
Doduo.  Thus, lightning type cards make a great addition to any deck.
     Psychic type cards should not be the focus of any deck, as they are not
as strong as water or lightning, but they are an excellent additional
complement, working well in the supporting role in this deck.  Psychic cards
do well against fighting cards, and some have resistance against them.  Their
only weakness is other psychic type cards, but since all cards have this
downsided feature, the other person's psychic cards will do just as poorly
against your cards as yours do against theirs.  Alakazam also has a Pokemon
Power that allows him to swap out damage counters, and Mewtwo has a move that
prevents damage, so the psychic defense is almost invincible, justifying their
presence.
     If you haven't noticed already, these cards work well together, picking
up the slack on each other's weaknesses.  Blastoise and Poliwrath have
"pumpable" attacks that allow for a higher standard of offense, and the
psychic cards have an aforementioned superb defense.  These cards mesh well
together to form an ultimate deck.
     I have used this deck in 8 games, and my record is 7-1.  Hurricane
Headache! works well against almost all combinations of decks.  My only loss
was to a Grass, Lightning, Fighting deck, and even then you have to be really
unlucky to lose.
     These are the cards in Hurricane Headache!  I use the pyramid technique
for evolution cards. Feel  free to make any changes or modifications to suit
your needs.

Hurricane Headache!
Pokemon=20
Water
2 - Squirtle
1 - Wartortle
1 - Blastoise
2 - Poliwag
1 - Poliwhirl
1 - Poliwrath
1 - Magikarp
1 - Gyrados
Lightning
1 - Magnemite
1 - Magneton
1 - Pikachu
1 - Raichu
1 - Zapdos
Psychic
2 - Abra
1 - Kadabra
1 - Alakazam
1 - Mewtwo

Energy Cards=25
10 - Water Energy
10 - Lightning Energy
5 - Psychic Energy

Trainer Cards=15
2 - Double Colorless Energy
1 - Switch
1 - Pokemon Breeder
1 - Pokemon Trader
1 - Professor Oak
1 - Impostor Professor Oak
1 - PlusPower
1 - Defender
2 - Potion
1 - Super Potion
1 - Full Heal
1 - Revive
1 - Itemfinder