O.k. for starters I know the person that made the Machampion deck don't listen to him when he says fire sucks he is only one of the top ten players in the country.  I disagree when he says charizard sucks because you can put him in any deck because charmander, charmeleon, and charizard can all use any energy for one of their attacks , but all other fire cards suck this is the only reason charizard is good. 
 
 
POKEMON :
 
1 x doduo     ( very good must be in every deck )
2 x farfetch'd  ( same as above )
3 x nidoran (male)
2 x nidorino
2 x nidoking
3 x bulbasaur
2 x ivysaus
2 x venusaur  ( great poke power )
2 x tangela   ( good basic )
Total : 19
 
TRAINERS :
 
2 x pokemon breeders  ( a must for this deck )
4 x energy removal   ( great )
4 x super energy removal   ( better )
2 x professor oak  ( get through the deck )
4 x bill   ( also get through the deck )
2 x energy retrieval  ( incase your not drawing any )
1 x pokemon trader
1 x computer seearch
Total : 20
 
ENERGY :
 
19 x grass energy
2 double colorless energy
Total : 21
 
 
I took seventh in a local tournament where I live in Southern New Jersey , where there were more than fourty people at the tournament .  My record was 6 - 2 under the new DCI rules .  One of my losses was because I ran out of cards ( bad idea ) my other was to the person I mentioned above ( the maker of the Machampion deck ) .  The six wins were mostly easy because many people play fighting or electric so I didn't have weakness nor did the other people .  In the finals I again played the infamous maker of the Machampion deck and sadly I lost to his Hyper-Blastoise deck ( again ) .  In the end he won the tournament and second place the other person I lost to . 
 
 
                                                                                    Sincerely ,
                                                                                        S.Sachs