Meganium again. Seems like nothing changed. =\

Here's the deck:

Pokémon 20

4 Chikorita
2 Bayleef
4 Meganium
3 Cleffa
2 Ledyba (Destiny)
2 Ledian (Skyridge)
1 Pichu
1 Scyther
1 Tyrogue

Trainers 28

4 Elm
4 Trader
3 Copycat
3 Double Gust
3 Breeder
3 Focus
2 Gold Berry
2 Bill's Maintenance
1 Town Volunteers
1 Energy Stadium
1 Strength Charm
1 Switch

E nergy 12

12 Grass

I changed one card from the last version. Unown M to Pichu. Basically because I thought -
1. Nobody would be playing Steelix.
2. Unown M doesn't do much to Scizor, and most Scizor decks play Muk (SMF)
So, this is what I used. Ledyba/Ledian for Scizor protection, Meganium for swarming, etc. On to the report.

Well, got there around 10:45. I took someone with, CHARIZARDMASTERTRAINER from Wizpog. Saw a few people I knew from other tourneys, traded for the other Ledian I needed, traded for some other cards, etc. Got a Skyridge Beedrill for an upcoming TMP tourney, and that was about it. I played a practice game with Jimmy (BANGINBOX), but I couldn't get set up, AND he was using SK Flareon. =/ He was using some crazy AQ Jumpluff/SK Flareon/SK Vaporeon deck. It seemed to work, though. I started to play Vince (Im a living legend), but then the pairings were up and we started Round 1...

Round 1 - Me vs. Random Water/Fire deck
Yeah, I always seem to face some random kid first round. The second I saw Promo Articuno, I knew this would be easy... and it was. I wiped him out with Promo Scyther, then cleaned up with Ledian and Meganium. Not too much to this match...

1-0-0

Round 2 - Me vs. Noc Lock (James Vernola)

He was bragging at the beginning of the match about how he would win, but I knew he didn't have a chance. Noc Lock < Meganium. The 2 Energy cost just eats Espeon for breakfast.... and it did in our match. I ripped him up, and got 2 Meganium and a Ledian ready to attack. He tried to stall me for the 2 point win at the end (Don't you hate when people do that?), but I got his Tyrogue and ended the game.

2-0-0

Lunch break. They were selling pizza. =\

Round 3 - Me vs. Entei/Cargo (Jeffrey Vernola)

I knew he had Cargo, but I wasn't really afraid. I was willing to accept a loss. It started off with him having a Magby. Only a Magby. Get where I 'm going with this? I had a Tyrogue. I went first. (Do you need to read anymore?) I had to make a decision whether to try to Rogue him, or to build up Meganium. I chose to try to Rogue him. Smash Punch. Heads. Heads. O_O Those of you who know me, you know that Heads just don't come along that often for me. =\ That was that game. He was OBVIOUSLY mad, getting Rogued and all against a Grass deck that he would easily destroy... It was sorta ironic, though. At the Windy City Championship, Jeffrey's brother, Adam, played this exact deck against me, and won. I got revenge. =P

3-0-0 (We did play another match afterwards, though. I won that, too somehow. )

Round 4 - Me vs. Gatr/Sect (Alex Brosseau [BigChuck01])

I obviously had the advantage going into this, but he had a trick for my deck. EX Gatr. Too bad it was in his prizes... ;x Yeah, so a good old Gatr vs. Meganium match. I got 2 Meganium going, and he had Suicune blocking my Double Gust options. I eventually KO'd Suicune, and his Gatr was ready for me. He got enough Energy to KO my Solarbeam Meganium, and of course Parasect, so I was a little worried about that. I sent up the other Meganium and he got Heads for Sleep. He used Riptide... I got Heads for Focus. =D! So, after his Gatr got knocked out, he sent up Totodile, considering I had 10 HP left. He got 3 Tails for Fury Swipes. =\ So, it was basically over from there. GOOD GAME!

4-0-0

Round 5 - Me vs. Politoed/Poliwrath/Electabuzz (ST Pika)

I knew I had the advantage going into this. He started off on a high note. He had a Tyrogue and Poliwag, while I had Tyrogue and Chikorita. He Rogued my Rogue. :/ That gave him the option of going to Electabuzz, which would prove to be his only offense in the whole game. I couldn't get anything going early, and he KO'd my Bayleef. Eventually I got a Meganium (Solarbeam) going via Breeder, and I took down both his Electabuzz. There was really nothing he could do after that... the Water Resistance ate him alive. It was a good game, but I took it over after his Electabuzz went down. Whew.

5-0-0


Round 6 - Me vs. Typhlosion/Exeggutor (Jen [TR Cassidy])

Knowing I would make T8 no matter what, I knew I'd draw. =\ So, that's what we did. We played a practice match afterwards, and surprisingly, I won. :/ I was unstoppable. :P I got a Turn 2 Meganium or something, and =\. She got an Entei (Revelation) going, but I KO'd it eventually. Game. T8 time.

5-1-0

Well, I obviously took the first seed. I think it went like this (Didn't really pay attention =\):

1. Me (Meganium)
2. Alex Brosseau (Gatr/Sect)
3. Jeffrey Vernola (Entei/Cargo)
4. Vince (SMF)
5. Jen (Typhlosion/Eggs)
6. Austin Something (Forgot ;x)
7. ST Pika (Politoed/Poliwrath/Electabuzz)
8. James Vernola (Noc Lock)

Round 1 - Me vs. Noc Lock (James Vernola)

I knew I had the advantage again going into this match. He was sorta scared, too. I could tell by my opening hand that this wouldn't be fun. At all. I started with Chikorita and 1 Energy, but no Trainers that I could use. You know, Town Volunteers, Switch, etc. Stuff like that. That's how my hand was the _whole_ game. I got an energy like 10 turns later, but by then he had a 3 Dark Umbreon going, so =/. Craptacular. Yep, 2 Energy the whole game. Just another tourney for me to get screwed at. What a deal. =/ The one deck I beat practically EVERY TIME, I lose to... -_-; I wasn't too thrilled about this, but I kept my temper under control.... :/ At least I had fun.

I saw Vince play against James in T4, and, ironically, Vince got a crappy start. WHO DOES THAT REMIND YOU OF? =/ His offense was a Scyther with a Rainbow and a Sentret. WOW. I now hate that kid forever. I'm pretty sure that Alex won, consideri ng his easy lineup (I didn't stay until the end for obvious reasons. =\). First he had to face Politoed, then Entei/Cargo, and Noc Lock in the Finals. Gatr/Sect simply reams all of those. I was the only one to beat him. =P

The Top 4 went like this:

Alex (Gatr/Sect) vs. Jeffrey Vernola (Entei/Cargo)
Vince (SMF) vs. James Vernola (Noc Lock)

Anyway, time for the props and slops, which I'm terrible at.

Props:

-Me dominating in Swiss, and for proving that my deck still works. ;x

-Vince for getting back into T8 after getting screwed in the first round.

-Actually getting a prize, even if it was only 6 packs. =/

-So many competitive, creative rogue decks being played -- It's what makes this game fun.

-Actually getting a FTKO. ;x

-The judges making fun of Alex all day. XD (I think you need two chairs...)

-You guys, for reading this.

Slops:

-James Vernola getting so lucky in T8 and T4.
-Me and Vince getting screwed. Especially me, since I dominated Swiss. ;x

-Alex winning ANOTHER tournament.

-James Vernola getting Rogued by me. ;x

-SoSlowpoke for miscounting my deck before the tournament. =\

Anyway, it was fun overall. I'm cursed at tourneys, though. ;/ Thanks for reading, if you did.

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