by Alex " The Slugger" Vansant

Wizards of the Coast/Twelve Oaks Mall

Saturday, February 9th, 2002

Yo. This was my first tournament, and my first time reporting a killer deck.

Never the less, I'm a ego-hollic, and real cocky. Ego isn't realy a bad thing, though. If I didn't have it I probably couldn't stand tall, and proud through the tournament. I love reading Pojo's poke'mon magazines, and checking his site too. Thanks to Pojo's great advice I would be no where in the poke'mon league. But enough senseless bickering and on with the deck.

2 Super Energy Removal

Before the tournament I had 2 Volpix and 1 Ninetailes. I noticed that Volpix kept popping up as a single poke'mon in my first hand draw. And as we know Volpix isn't the killer poke'mon, so it usually died. So I decided to take out the Volpix and Ninetails to add another Slugma and Macargo (for power) and a Rockets Moltres (for defense against water). Before the tournament I battled my friend Miles. He had a single Sabreina's Drowsee against my Ho-oh and it was smooth sailing from there. I stoked and he Suggestioned only to fail. I got a Magmar on the bench and successfully used Sacred Fire on Drowsee, and he Head Butted. I retreated and attached a energy to Magmar and used Smokesceen to knock out Drowsee. Since he had no benched poke'mon I won, and the tournament started.

Round 1 vs. Girl with the annoying Charazards/Carazard deck/fire

She started out with a base set Carmander and a base Carmander on the bench

with a Blain's Carmander, on the bench too. I played a Magmar, and benched a Slugma and growlith. She went first and attached a energy to Charmander and scratched. I attached a energy to Magmar and used energy removal on Charmander, then attacked with Smokescreen. She attached a fire energy to Carmander and Evolved the benched Charmander into base set Charmeleon and used scratch. I benched a Growlith, evolved my old Growlith into Arcanine, attached a energy to Magmar and used Smog to poison her Charmander. She attached a energy to Carmeleon and attacked with scratch. Between turns she died, and played Charmelion. I attached a energy to Arcanine and attacked with Smog, and poisoned her. She attached a Double Colorless Energy to Charmeleon and attack with Slash. I attached a energy to Arcanine and attacked with Smog. She Attached an energy to Charmeleon and attacked with Flamethrower, to knock out my Magmar. In between turns, Charmeleon was knocked out due to poison. I sent out Arcanine to her newly benched Base set Charmander, attached an energy to Growlith and Attacked with Flamethrower to knock out the little runt. She sent out Blain's Carmander. She E.R.ed and kindeled. Dang! I attached a fire energy to Growlith. She attached a energy to The charmander and played a base set Carmander on the bench. Next turn she attached a energy to Carmander and Evolved it into Charmeleon. She Fire clawed me. Next Turn she evolved into... Carazard. Doha! She attached another energy to Charazard and knocked out my Arcanine. I sent out Magmar and said any me Carazard uses Fire Breath it does 60 damage . Bad move she knocked out my Magemar, Growlith, but Macargo knocked out Carazard, and two Carmandrs for the win. Finally!!!

Round 2 vs. Annoying kid with his big mouth! Electric Flame Deck Fire/normal/electric

Milles got knocked out the first round, so I was alone. I used Magmar to knock out Sperow, and Pikachu. Finally he killed Magmar. I used Rockets Moltres to K.O. A Magnamite, when it exploded. He used a fossil Magnaton to K.O. Moltres. He then Said he was sure he'd win, and if not I was no mach for the other trainers. RRRRRRRRRiiiiiiiiiiiiighttt! I K.O.ed his Magnaton with my Macargo, so he K.O. my Macargo with a Fearow. Where did that come from! I sent out Ho-oh and Keped getting tails on Sacred Fire... and finally a heads. The kid thought the game wasn't over. Till he found out about his hurt Sperow on the bench , which the damage went to and it was over.

Round 3 vs. Justin Dark Alakazam Deck Psychic/Dark

Magmar K.O.ed a Abra and Mr. Mime but when he evolved both Evee into Espon and

Umbreon, and he Started tellaport blasting, I knew I was in trouble. The kid from the last round kept bugging me all through the mach. Brat! He K.O.ed a Arcanine, Slugma, and my Magmar when I K.O.ed his Espon, and Umbreon he got mad . I took the damage from Tellaport blast of with Berrys and my Gold Berry. I swiched for a unloaded Macargo and soon K.O.ed a Abra and Macargo died to Alakazam , which was K.O.ed by Macargo for the win.

Round 4 vs. Dominic Flower Dragon Deck Normal/Grass

Yessss! a type advantage. Yep you gessed it the annoyinkid frome round 3 was still there to bug me. It wasn't that hard. I K.O.ed 4 Dratines and 2 Chickoritas, for the win.

The prize for partisapating was a Holo. Rainbow energy. The runner up got 2, and the Champ. "me" got 3.

To Milles for my warm up.

To the girl in round 1 for shutting up.

To all underdogs who have won someting big.

To Pojo for great advice.

To Wizzards of the Coast, for the tornament.

To Dad for taking me.

To the kid in round 2.

To Justin for being a jerk.

To the gym leader Ed, for not beleving I got potential.

If you want to tallk send me a email at

alexv@Gaggle.net but no insalts or stuf to annoy me. Thanks for reading about my Killer Deck, and the tornament. So see 'ya round.