>From: "Don" <roybob1@gte.net>
>To: <KillerDecks@pojo.com>
>CC: <ssj4babivegeta@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Shocking Experience
>Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:41:03 -0400
>
>
>                                                   Hey POJO and all who
>cared enough to read my report about a month ago exactly on May 13 I
>entered a tournament with a free entry fee at the St. Petersburg pier in
>Florida. Yah, I know it wasn't a comic store or anything but, hey it was
>free and they had prizes! There were 32 participants in this torney. It was
>single elimination. We started off the tournament in an odd way.  We
>selected our first round opponent!? So anyways heres my deck report.
>                                         When I first got there I was
>suppose to make a trade or two battle once and leave so we could go to the
>John F. Kennedy exibit at the International St. Petersburg museum. I really
>didn't want to go so I asked to stay and they said they would pick me up on
>the way back up from the museum!  It started up with the kids suppose to be
>trading but, most of us were doing practice rounds in the practice rounds I
>went 4-1 but your not here for those matches so heres my deck and then my
>deck report.
>
>Shocking experience
>
>
>Pokémon
>
>1x Zapdos
>
>4x Pikachu(1 movie,3 jungle)
>4x Raichu(2 base set,fossil)
>
>4x Electabuzz(base set)
>
>3x Dratini(base set)
>2x Dragonair(1 rocket,1 base set)
>1x Dragonite(fossil)
>
>1x Ditto(fossil)
>
>Trainers
>
>1x Pokémon breeder
>
>3x Potion
>
>2x Super Energy Removal
>
>4x Energy Removal
>
>3x Bill
>
>Energies
>
>1x Potion Energy
>
>2x Double Colorless Energy
>
>25x Lightning Energy
>
>
>Matches
>
>
>round 1 vs. some kid w/ grass deck
>
>this kid came up and challenged me for round 1 looking for an easy win I
>smirked and snickered he didn't know what he was up against(i've been
>playing since January 1999)The match started off Bulbasaur vs. jungle
>Pikachu. I go first attach energy and pass he attaches an energy and
>passes. I draw attach and spark no other basics on his bench.  He cusses
>because He didn't get an energy or basic I don't know but, he got sparked
>and that was game. After the match he cusses some more now realizing it's
>single elimination. He asked if I wanted to play again! Oh yeah like I'm
>going to lose my second round spot.
>
>
>round 2 vs. some man who goes to my Pokémon league and is good who only his
>helping his daughter clear the competition so she can in (her mom played
>also)
>
>This guy must of put too many Charmanders in his deck because his bench was
>3 of them while mine was 2 good ol' Buzz's well you know how this match
>went It took only one Buzz to finish off those weak lizards.
>
>After this match the gym leader told  the man adults weren't allowed to
>play in the tournament so the kid that was watching this match was
>celebrating that he was back in the tourney.
>
>round 3(actually it should be 2)vs. kid w/ modified brushfire deck that was
>bragging when the gym leader was going over the rules he was gonna beat
>everyone.Well, you know how this match is gonna go.
>
>He started off with Nidoran male and I got Buzz he won the flip but horn
>hazard failed. I use thunder shock he's paralyzed.So, he attaches DBC
>energy and evolves I attach energy to Buzz and get thunderpunch with heads.
>He uses potion attaches an energy and horn drills. I attach an energy to
>Pikachu and thunder punch.He brings out Nidoran male to stall while he
>powers up Tangalea which he soon enough does which I do the same with
>Raichu so from here on the match goes with everyone dying to thunder.
>
>round 3 or 4 whatever you wanna call It! against kid with grimer/muk poison
>deck.
>
>I basically knocked them all out with Electabuzz and Dragonite and thats
>because his only basics were 3 grimers.
>
>round 4 or 5 once again it's your call against kid with psychic-fighting
>deck?!(thats an odd combo)
>
>This kid had to leave early into the match and i could tell he was cheating
>because I faced him in the practice time and he would draw extra cards
>while I was looking at my hand he thought I didn't see him but, since I
>didn't want him to feel like an idiot I didn't say anything.Anyways since
>he had to leave early and i beat him in the practice round they declared me
>the winner.
>
>
>Now for the props and slops
>
>props:
>the free entry fee
>my mom for driving me there
>my grandmother for letting me go(shes the coolest granny in the world)
>
>slops:
>the corny prizes(a playmat and coloring book)
>the older kid that butted in to his little brother's trade and cheated me
>of getting an american holo Dark Charizard
>
>
>thanks for reading my deck report and POJO thanks alot for posting it.
>
>If you have any comments or tips for me on my deck please E-mail me at
>ssj4babivegeta@hotmail.com

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