> To: <ThePoJo@thepojo.com>
> Subject: Moltres

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> Please put this in single card strategies because it is based on moltres and
> has not been tested. Don't put this in the killer deck section.
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> Mill: to run your opponent's deck out of cards and winning the game this way.
> First used in Magic: the Gathering. Named after a card called "millstone",
> that does what moltres does, put cards from drawpile to discard pile. 
>  
> Check out this wicked idea for the first Pokemon mill deck:
> 4 Moltres (Mill)
> 3 Chansey (Staller)
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> 4 Energy Removal (Stall)
> 4 Energy Retrieval (Get Energy)
> 4 Imposter Professor Oak (Mill) 
> 2 Pokemon Center (Stall) Your pokemon never have any energy after using it to
> mill your opponent.
> 4 Professor Oak (Get Energy) 4 is good because the opponent will definitely
> run out of cards before you do. Don't worry about milling yourself.
> 4 Scoop Up (Stall)
> 2 Switch (Stall)
> 29 Fire Energy (Duh) You need lots!
>  
> It's goal is to win the game by running the opponent out of cards in his
> deck. 
> This is done by many ways:
>     1.Using Moltres to discard his top cards.
>     2. Allowing him to draw an extra 2 cards if you dont have any basic
> pokemon in your starting hand. (which is likely with only 7 basic pokemon in
> the deck)
>     3. Using Imposter Professor Oak when he has few cards in hand, making him
> draw more cards from his deck. (Finally a use for this card)
>     4. Stalling the game by slowing the opponent down with energy
removals and
> scoop up, taking more time for the opponent to kill you.
>  
> With 7+ starting hand and 6 prizes, you need to take out less than 47 cards
> from his deck. He loses 1 card a turn by drawing, 1 card almost every turn
> from moltres, more from his own bills, professor oaks, and quite a few from
> your imposter professor oaks. If you can stay alive for long enough, you will
> win the game. 
> Tips:
> -don't do damage, you don't need it.
> -it doesn't work as well in best 2 of 3 tourneys because the other guy knows
> your plan after 1 game.
> -use moltres' ability only if the opponent can potentially kill him next
> turn, or if you're going to use pokemon center. You might need to retrat him.
> -clump your chanseys and moltres together before shuffling.(don't shuffle too
> well.) Most player's choose not to shuffle the opponent's deck and you have a
> higher chance of having no basic pokemon. Also, you need a few pokemon at a
> time. Make sure you put 1 or 2 energy in the basic pokemon clump. (this tip
> is a little weird and unorthodox but is not cheating)
> -don't show off your deck. 
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> If your opponent doesn't expect your plan, he will draw lots of cards at the
> beginning of the game and will think your deck must really suck. He will also
> use his professor oaks, and bills, not knowing he is killing himself. I don't
> know if it works, but it seems like a cool idea.
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> Questions? Comments? email me at:
> <mailto:bokchoyboy@hotmail.com>bokchoyboy@hotmail.com
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