Damage Swap and Shift
Joshua Lemly
Bel Air, Md.
The Castle
1/19/01
about 30 people in tornament

4 abra (rocket)
3 alakazam (base)
3 chansey
4 Sabrina's Psyduck
3 Sabrina's golduck
2 Ditto
13 phychic energy
5 water energy
3 doublecolorless energy
3 oak
3 computer search
3 item finder
3 breeder
3 super energy removal
3 switch
2 Rocket's minefield gym

Previous to tornament: I was talkin to my friends Cuz and Cartman about my
deck (they are ranked high in DCI format) and did a couple test draws. This
is a double elimanation Tournament. Now to the rounds.

Round 1 vs. Bryan w/ Koga deck
This kid was new to the castle so I tried to take it easy on him. He started
with a Koga ditto and koga grimer benched. I started with ditto and abra on
bench. Basically i stalled for a while with a chansey till i got a alakazam
on bench with pumped golduck. Brought out Golduck and use Alakazams swap to
max out Golducks damage shift attack for the win.
1-0
Round 2 vs. Relento (weezing/ Buzz)
This guy I had played so many times that i had his deck memorized. But to my
suprise he had a new deck going and almost caught me unprepared. This game
was long but Alakazam kept his weezing from comeing out in fear while i just  
confused his other pokes and got golduck ready then with enough stored up
damage i just Shift him out of pokes.
2-0
Round 3 vs BYE
I would regret getting the BYE so early in the tornament.
3-0
Round 4 vs. Cartman (Dark Vileplume/ Snealsel)
Of all people i didnt want to vs in the semi's was him. Basically it was
short with me getting one phyduck with his dark Villeplume turn 3 so i
couldnt save myself.
oh well can't make 1st or second now got to go for third. This is when I
would have liked to get my bye but because i had one i had to play.
3-1
Round 5 vs Wave (gyrados/ Kingdra)
This game was too close so i forgot to write stuff about it down but i know
ditto save me at the end with no cards in deck left.
4-1
Round 6 vs. Cuz (Buzz/ R. Zapdos trap deck)
Argh what was this! I take on the best here gee. Well it was short like my
game vs Cartman 2 basics that couldnt get over first turn trap attack. Oh
well next time i'll get him.
4-2

Props and slops
Props:
To the Castle for havin tornament
To the Rent-a-Deck crew
To the Chronic Castle team
Slops:
Never been to DCI tornament
to bad hands
to the guys who cheated with 63 card deck against my brother

Wait till my Sneak attack deck comes out next week...muhhahaha
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