By Chad Mills

(Modified Version) Used by Zack Itzen

The Core

Cedar Falls, Iowa

February 18, 2001

25 participants

Hey Pojo, I have been playing in a lot of tournaments and have been doing very well. I thought I might send in a Killer Deck report to tell you guys how I did. My friend told me about this tournament so I signed up and got ready to play.

Pokemon (18)

3x Scyther

3x Cleffa

4x Jigglypuff

3x Wigglytuff

2x Rockets Scyther

3x Ditto

3x Comp. Search

3x Nightly Garbage Run

3x Bill

2x Item Finder

2x RSA

2x No Removal Gym

4x Pluspower

3x Professor Oak

2x Gust of Wind

6x Grass Energy

4x Full Heal Energy

4x Potion Energy

4x DCE

I showed up at the tourney about an hour before it starts. I sit around and listen to CD’s with my friend Lee. Then the rush begins with about five minutes to sign up. About ten or twelve kids start to run through the door wanting to get in. Then RJ (the gym leader) stops everyone and tells us the parings for round one.

Round 1 vs. Patrick with Crazy Sneasel

This is one of my very good friends Patrick. He used to play a Damage Swap with Hitmonchan but then decided for speed. I lost the flip and started with a Scyther to his Chan. He drew attached fighting to Chan and attached a Gold Berry to him and passed. I drew, attached Grass to Scyther and Swords Danced. He drew put down another Chan and attached recycle to his benched Chan. I drew attached DCE to Scyther put down a Pluspower and knocked out Chan. He put out Chan and drew and attached energy to his Chan. I put down a Jiggly put a DCE on him and use Swords Dance. He draws and puts down a fighting and hits me for ten. I draw play Pluspower

And slash for the game.

1-0

Round 2 vs. Brian with all Fighting deck.

This was a cinch. I’ve played him a lot and know that Scyther can kill any of his pokemon with one hit. I started out with a Scyther and Jiggly on the bench. He starts out with Chan and a Gligar and a Hitmonlee. I lost the flip

(Okay that’s two in a row). He drew and placed recycle on Chan and passed. I drew placed grass on Scyther and Swords Danced. He placed another recycle on Chan and retreated for a Gligar and passed. I drew placed DCE on Scyther and hit him for 120. I drew a prize. He sent out Chan and attached fighting to Hitmonlee. I drew, attached a FHE to Jiggly evolved to Wiggly and Oaked. I got about 4 basics basics and put them down. And I retreated for Wiggly and added a pluspower and knocked out Chan. After that he sent out Hitmonlee and stretched kicked my Cleffa. I drew energy and Do the Waved him for the game.

2-0

Round 3 vs. Lee with Insane Chaos

This is the Lee I told you about in the beginning of this report. He is very cool and is one of the best poke players I have seen. This round is very fuzzy to me because I’m doing this after a couple of days. I know that I won the coin flip and started the beatdown with a fully powered Wiggly turn two. I started getting annoyed when an Elekid knocked out my Wiggly, but I came back and won against Lee.

3-0

Round 4 vs. David with Rocket’s Zapdos

David is a very good and an expert player. He usually plays Rocket’s Zappy or some sort of grass deck. This was a very good battle and I think he started with Zappy. He went first and Comp Searched before he plasmaed. I drew and put a Grass on my active Scyther and also had a Jiggly and Rockets Scyther on the bench. He drew and plasmaed. I drew placed down a DCE and a pluspower and knocked out Zappy. He sent out Likitung and drew. He put down energy on Liki and Tounge wrapped with no paralazation. I drew, put down a Wiggly with DCE on the Jiggly with one energy and hit him for 30. He tongue wrapped without paralazation. I drew, put down a Ditto and DCE and retreated for the Wiggly, which knocked out the Liki. I drew a prize. He drew put out a Rockets Zappy and plasmaed. I drew put down a Jiggly, and a pluspower and Waved him to death.

4-0

Round 5 vs. ???? with modified Haymaker.

Sorry, I didn’t catch this guy’s name. He was playing Haymaker with Gloom(???), and Kabuto(???????). He starts (wow that’s like three or four lost flips!) and puts a Chan out to my Scyther. He goes and puts energy on Scyther and passes. I draw, put out No Removal Gym, and attach Grass to Scyther and Swords Dance. He draws puts down a Chansey and puts Fighting on Scyther. I draw put down a Ditto and attach DCE to a Wiggly I just got. After a few turns Wiggly is out and fully pumped and he then forfeits.

5-0

I check my ranking and I’m in First (!!!!!!!). I quickly check whom I have to face. I have to face Brian!!!!!

Finals

Round 1 vs. Brian with all fighting deck.

This is just what happened in the second round except I had a Rockets Scyther instead of regular Scyther.

6-0

Finals

Round 2 vs. Jack with the same deck

Jack and I have been friends for a while and have been playing for a long time. He uses the same deck I do and he never thinks he can win against me. I wont go into detail but I stood up to Jack but I kept losing my Wiggly’s and my Scythers and he eventialy beat me.

6-1

Finals

Round 3 vs. Lee

I won’t go into detail much because I didn’t stand a chance. All I got was a Cleffa out and he knocked it out in just a few turns. He went on to beat me in the end.

6-2

All in all I think I did pretty good for my 5^{th tourney. I placed 4th overall and didn’t get anything but it was a fun day. Now for the famous props and Slops.}

Props

Props to my deck for doing good in its first tourney

Props to Jack for his second victory over me.

Props to Lee for being cool and hanging out after the league.

Props to RJ for holding the tourneys

Props to Wiggly

Props to Scyther

Props to Lee for bringing some cool CD’s

Slops

Slops to Jack for beating me in the finals

Slops to me for choking in the finals

Slops to Lee for bringing some not so good CD’s