Run For Your Life

Run For Your Life

by Steve Guthrie

Maplewood, Minnesota

Saturday, February 10th, 2001

Roughly 15 total participants

It sure has been a while since I last sent in a killer deck report. I've been sending in TCG Strategies lately, so I thought I'd sent in a killer deck report this time. I've done really well at the Pokemon League, and it just keeps on getting better.

Run For Your Life

1 Brock's Rhyhorn (Lv25)

1 Rocket's Hitmonchan

3 Brock's Zubat (Lv5)

2 Mewtwo (Movie Promo)

2 Here Comes Team Rocket!

2 Lt. Surge's Treaty

1 Double Colorless Energy

The reason I don't have four Bills and at least 2 Professor Oaks in here is because I'm using all my other Bills and Oaks in my other 5 decks. I REALLY wish I had another Rocket's Hitmonchan, though. I simply love that card. Brock's Golbat and the classic 'Chan both work well here too.

First Battle vs little kid (mini-hay w/o 'buzz, 'chan, or any classic hay pokemon)

I went first w/ Rocket's 'Chan and to his Gligar. I benched Mewtwo, Mr. Mime, and 2 Zubats. He benched base Pikachu (chuckle) and Machop. I draw Scoop, play Bill for Mewtwo and Psychic Energy, bench Mewtwo, lay Rainbow on R 'Chan (I didn't have any Fighting in my hand), and use Crosscounter. He lays DCE, Slashes, and I flip heads and do 40 to him. Next turn, I lay Psychic on Zubat, Crosscounter again. He retreats, lays fighting on Machop, brings it active, and Low Kicks for 20 more, Crosscounter's flip is tails. I draw Prof Oak, play Scoop on R 'Chan, bring out Zubat, bench R 'Chan again, play Oak for 2 fighting, 1 psychic, 1 rainbow, 1 Brock's Golbat, Challenge, and Bill. I play Bill for DCE and Mewtwo, bench Mime, attach DCE to Zubat, evolve to Golbat, and Spiral Dive for 10 to each of his Pokemon. He lays fighting on Pika, retreats for Pika, and Gnaws for 10. I Spiral Dive for 10 more to Pika and Machop, and KO Gligar. My prize was Com Search. He lays lightning on Pika, Thunder Jolt, tails, 30 to Golbat, 10 to Pika. Next turn, Spiral Dive KOing Pika and leaving Machop w/ only 20HP. My prize was Resistance Gym. He's draws, plays Ecogym, and is done. Next turn I use Golbat's Dive for 20 and I win.

Second Battle vs Eric (Neo Pokemon Deck)

Eric had built himself a Neo deck based around Typhlosion (Flame Wheel). I started w/ base 'Chan and benched 2 Mimes. He had only 1 Pokemon, Cyndaquil (Leer, Swift). I went first, laid fighting energy on 'Chan, and Jabbed for 20. He draws, lays fire energy on 'Quil, and Leers, flipping tails. Next turn, I use 'Chan's Jab for the win. I benched out both my opponents.

I got 3 packs of Gym Heroes before I left. I got Rocket's Snorlax, Surge's 'Buzz (holo), and Sabrina's Gengar (holo).

Props to me for going undefeated for the 23rd straight time at the League.

Props to the packs for having no rare trainers.

Props to my opponents for playing fairly.

Slops to a Neo pack for friend got for containing Donphan (combined, him and I have over 20, truthfully).

Thanks for Reading!1