Riptide Wonder
by:
Jillian Workman
4/21/02
Washington DC Gym Challenge;
Dream Wizards
About 60-80 people in 11-14

Hey!  I'll start off with the deck:

Pokemon: (17)
4 Toto
4 Naw
3 Gatr
1 Smeargle
3 Cleffa
2 Magby

Trainers: (25)
4 Elm
4 Wrath
3 Mission
4 Band
3 Exchange
4 Dbl Gust
2 Healing Field
1 Broken Ground Gym

Energy: (18)
17 Water
1 FHNRG

OK, we got there on Sat.  That day we went shopping and got lots of cool stuff.  On Sunday morning we woke up kinda early and I got all my deck stuff together after we ate breakfast.  We got there around 9:45 and the registration didn't start till 10.  So I bought some purty dice. and then registered.  I went shopping some, then sat down and traded with some people.  I now have all the Neo 4 set thank's to those trades.  Then I saw my friend Adam and his mom Jill (my name too) from League.  Then we started round one.......


*Round 1*
~Me (Gatr) vs. some kid from Virgina w/Gatr
I started off going fast and in the lead with a single Gatr with a Band.  I had taken 3 prizes when he got out a Gatr before I could KO his Naw.  By that time he had like 12-15 Water in his discard pile.  He attacks and get........ tails, I'm KOed. :/  From then on I stalled with babies while I powered up a Toto w/2 Water and a Band.  He KOed my babies so I sent out Toto while I stalled with Leer.  I then did a Trash Exchange since I wasn't getting anything and I ended up with 3 Gatrs in the discard. :/  So I Wrathed to try to get another Exchange and couldn't.  So he finally KOed my Toto and Smeargle with a Naw for the win.  It ended with him having 3 cards left in his deck and me 1.
*0-1*

*Round 2*
~ I ended up getting a BYE (I have no clue how).

So I shopped some more and then went to an early lunch with my mom, Adam, Jill, and me.  Adam was 0-2 and I was 1-1.  We all went to Wendy's for lunch.

*Round 3*
~Me (Gatr) vs. some kid w/Gatr (I forget his name)
I don't remeber much of this match, but here it goes......
So it ended up that I had a fully powered Gatr and KOed 2 Poke's.  But then he got a Gatr and KOed mine.  I couldn't recover because it turned out that my other 2 Gatrs were in my prizes.  Another unlucky game. :/
*1-2*

*Round 4*
~Me (Gatr) vs. ebArtemis w/Gatr
He started with a Cleffa active and a NH Suicune Benched.  I had a Cleffa active and a Toto benched.  I got out Gatr by like turn 3 and demolished everything in site! 0]  I kinda felt bad because he was really upset about the loss and he dropped out afterward.  
*2-2*

*Round 5*
~Me (Gatr) vs. a nice kid (I forget his name too) w/Espy, R Zappy, and R Mew2 (I kinda forget because I'm getting tired soo.......)
This was my favorite game!  I started with a Cleffa and Toto.  He started with Cleffa and R Zappy.  I get out a Naw with a Band and I Dbl Gust his Zappy and Tackle.  He Plasmas and I kill him with Tackle.  Then he gets out Espy and I get Gatr.  So I do 30 to get around Gold Berry and he retreats for Zappy or Pichu (like I said).  Then I Dbl Gust Espeon and I retreat Toto to do Riptide and KO Espy.  Then he sends out Zappy? or something and I KO that.  He then KOs my Gatr w/Pichu.  I send up another Gatr and kill off Pichu and another Baby. Then he Playfull Punch's me a couple times until I finally KO him.  Then he kills me with Pichu.  I'm down to 4 cards and him w/3.  So I send out naw and kill him.  So he sends out Cleffa and Eeeeeeeeeeks a couple turns putting a card back every turn.  I draw my last card........ and........... it's............ Gatr!  So I Dbl Gust a Espeon and evolve to kill it with like 110 damage!  I won!! :)
*3-2*

So I end up with 9th place which kinda sucks, but I'm still really proud of myself!  Adam ends up with 0-5. :(
I had A LOT of FUN and all-in-all it was a great trip!

Props and Slops~~~
Props to........
My mom for taking me
Me for making 9th
The guys who traded me the rest of the cards that I needed for my Neo 4 set
The 4 packs I won for getting 3out of4 holos
To the Suicune 1st ed. I got in a Draft
To Adam for trying his best
To Dream Wizards for being such an awsome store
And for Wizards and Nintendo for having Tounaments and creating Pokemon!

No Slops


Thanks for reading,
Jill :D