This *specific* deck has been in one tourney, but I came in 3rd with it out 
of 22 people ( I lost to some kid with a psychic/fighting deck). I myself 
have been in 3 tournaments, and once (with a ZAP deck) I came in in somewhere 
around 16th in a tournament of about 20 people. The other time (with a 
Fire/Fighting deck) I was eliminated in the first round by a guy with a 
straight Psychic deck. All tournaments were held at a small local card shop 
named Cards & Comics. Here's my deck:

The Overpowering Overgrowth Deck

Water Pokemon-
2 Squirtle
2 Wartortle
1 Blastoise
1 Poliwag
1 Poliwhirl
1 Poliwrath
1 Magikarp
1 Gyarados
1 Seel
1 Dewgong
11 Water Energy

Grass Pokemon-
2 Nidoran (male)
2 Nidorino
1 Nidoking
2 Weedle
2 Kakuna
2 Beedrill
2 Bulbasaur
2 Ivysaur
1 Venusaur
11 Grass Energy

Colorless Pokemon-
1 Dratini
1 Dragonair
1 Double Colorless Energy

Trainers-
2 Potion
1 Switch
1 Energy Removal
1 Bill
1 Energy Retrieval
1 Gust of Wind

Strategy: 
The strategy of this deck is to start out with basic pokemon with a moderate 
amount of HP, and that don't need a lot of energy to attack. Three to four 
turns into the game, evolve your bulked-up basics into stage1 & 2 pokemon. 
Blastoise helps to give a lot of energy to someone like Gyarados or himself 
quickly (if you have the energy in your hand). Venusaur, with his sweeeeeet 
Pokemon Power, helps give energy to others, even if you don't have the energy 
in your hand at the time. The switch helps to avoid high retreat costs (I 
know, I know, I need more trainers). The Bill helps you to get a bigger hand, 
therefore you wiil have a large variety. The Gust of Wind is useful in late 
game to get a weak pokemon of your opponent's out, and the Energy Removal 
supports Poliwrath's Whirlpool and Dragonair's Hyper Beam. ( The Energy 
Retrieval is basically self explanatory)

If you have any advice, questions, or anything else to say about this deck, 
you can E-Mail me at www.PMHMagic@AOL.com.

Submitted By: P. Healy


									   
ENJOY!!!!!!!!