From: anderson
[magnum@cnmnetwork.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 10:03
PM
To: Cardtips@pojo.com
Subject: Non Metagame Pokemon ways
to beat current archtypes.
Gold Dragon here with some ideas to try to beat
the major archtypes without having to use meta-game pokemon. While I'm at it,
I'll think of other problem things to fight. As you all know, Wizards "Modified"
format has turned the pokemon scene to nothing but Feraligater, Typholsion, and
Crobat Decks. These methods may or may not work, so try them for yourselves to
see if you like them.
Feraligater: This big guy is the most common
deck in tournaments but he is also the easiest deck to counter without meta-game
pokemon. All you need to counter Feraligater is an Ecogym. This card will put
energy discarded after the gym's in place back into the opponents hand,
completly cutting off the big gator from it's downpour power, thus making him an
expensive weakling.
Typholsion: Before "Modified", energy removal
and super energy removal would've been the best counter for Typholsion. Most
fire players should know that fire types biggest weakness other than water is in
general being slow to power up, having to discard energy, and of course having
it removed.
Crobat: Crobat is probably the hardest pokemon
to counter without poke metagaming. What I suggest is defensive trainers to
fight it's bad status and healing to fight it's big attack. Also try cards that
make Crobat harder to retreat and use bad status.
Slowking: Before modified, gusting him out would
have done the trick because it's attack is expensive and only average. At least
double gust is there for a similar effect.
Babies: Poison, if you can hit with it, will
knock it down by your next turn or bring it down to 10 h.p.
Dark Types: Before modified, ER would have
easily done the trick, even against Sneasel. If you play pyschic, use lowered
resistance gym, a must for pyschic decks. Other than that, double gust it out
unpowered or use other methods to knock out it's energy.
Steel Types: See above but ignore the lowered
resistance part.
Fighting Resistant Pokemon: Lowered resistance
gym or Pewter City.
Colorless Pokemon: Essentially rarely used after
the ban except for Igglybuff and Clefa, but for the heck of it, lowered
reistance gym. For Wigglytuff and other Colorless monsters before the ban, ER
and lowered resistance gym.
Good luck with these
ideas!