The Dark Side (Lightning/Psychic/Darkness Deck)
          By: Steven Kearney
           Wilson, North Carolina
           November 17,2001
At the Local Card Shop ( No Name )
Roughly 40 Competitors
 
This is a deck I've had for a while and just recently went to a tourney with it.  I let my dad use my old Psychic/Fighting deck and I wamped him about 50 times...I was ready.  When I got to the tournament there was a lot of competition, but the deck prevailed.  Heres the decklist.
 
                             The Dark Side
--Energies--
Darkness Energy x4
Rainbow Energy x4
Lightning Energy x8
Psychic Energy x8
(24 Total)
 
--Trainers--
Gold Berry x4
Professor Oak x4
Bill x3
Computer Search x2
Misty's Wrath x3
(16 Total)
 
--Pokèmon--
Sneasal x4
Electabuzz x4 (Base Set)
Team Rocket's Zapdos x3
Mewtwo x3 (Movie Promo)
Team Rocket's Mewtwo x4
Ditto x2
(20 Total)
 
This is how my deck performed.......
 
--Round 1--
Dark Side vs. Grass/Water deck
This looked like a piece of cake, and was.  I started out with a R. Zapdos and Ditto and R. Mewtwo Benched.  He had a lone Staryu.  I went first, laid down a lightning energy on R. Zapdos and did Plasma for the win!!!
 
--Round 2--
Dark Side vs. Feraligatr deck
This was hard!  I started with a Ditto active, then 2 Sneasals and a Promo Mewtwo on the bench, He had a chansey active, and 4 totodiles on his bench and a Poliwag.  I attached a lightning to ditto, he attached a water energy to chansey, I attached a psychic energy to ditto and scrunched succesfully...It went on like this until he got out Feraligatr and I had to Fully Energized Sneasals with a bemch of 4!  I had one prize left, but Sneasy active and flipped all heads but 1!
 
--Round 3--
Dark Side vs. Haymaker
He Started with a lone Hitmonchan, and I had a R. Zapdos with a benched Sneasal.  His jabs didn't affect me so I kept using plasma for the win!
 
Record 3-0
 
--Round 4--
Dark Side vs. Mulligan Mewtwo Deck
I hate those decks!  He mulliganed about 10 times, then had a Mewtwo.  I Started with a lone Sneasal, used Comp. Search for a Darkness Energy, attached, then I oaked for another, Next turn I attached the other Darkness Energy, Placed Ditto and R.Zappy on my bench, Beat up, and Flipped all heads to Win!!!  Sneasal is so Broken/Evil!!!
 
Now the Elimination Begins, 3 rounds to go!
 
--Round 5--
Dark Side vs. Murkrow Lock Deck
I Started With an active Electabuzz and an Electabuzz and Sneasal benched.  He Had Murkrow Active and 2  Murkrows on the bench.  I Thundershocked him with paralyis, he did nothing I Thundershocked with paralyis, he dis nothing.  I Thunder Punched him for 30 and 10 to myself.
He plays Erika's Perfume and puts my Ditto into play.  I thunderpunch The rest of his crows and Energized my sneasal for backup.
 
Record 5-0
 
--Round 6--
Dark Side vs. Sneasal/Murkrow deck
this was an odd match, I started with a lone R. Zapdos, and he had an Active Sneasal with a bench full of small Pokèmon like Horsea (Fossil)
Win I had one prize left he got bored and forfeited, Sore Loser!!!!!!!
 
Record 6-0
 
--FINAL MATCH--
Dark Side vs. Feraligatr deck
What is it with these Feraligatr Decks?  I drew a phenomenal hand!
It almost seemed as if I had cheated ( though I would never resort to such actions)!  I had A R. Zapdos Active , with 2 Sneasals and an Electabuzz benched!  I did Plama on his Totodile, Plasma on his other Totodile, Did Plasma on his other Totodile, Electroburned his Feraligatr, Elctro Burned his Misty's Seadra, retreated, and Beat Up his Gyrados with My Sneasal and a full bench! 120 Damage........
I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
                I got a Japenese Neo 3 Box and a booster from each American                 Expansion!!!
 
Props & Slops
Props to the Tourney Organizer
Props to the People I played with
Props to Pojo & his staff for their fine site
Props to the Evil People who invented Sneasal...I Love You!!!
 
Slops to the dude who forfeited for hostile attitude.
 
                    This Report was written by Steven Kearney  My e-mail is raptor@simflex.com.  Contact me anytime!