Shock Wave(electric/water)
                    By:Jessica Montgomery
                        Tallmadge, Ohio
                        Saturday March 3, 2001
                      7 people were present
        
      Well, I'm a kinda new member of the TCG but I haven't done that bad in
my first 2 weeks of tournament playing. This was my best of four decks that I
originally took to the tournament. After I tell the deck configuration I will
tell you the opponents I faced.

                   Shock Wave!!!!!!
Electric Energy x15
Water Energy x15
Horsea x3*
Seadra x2*
Kindra x1*
Pikachu x2*
Raichu x1 (fossil)
Chinchou x3*
Lanturn x2*
Dratini  x1 (team rocket)
Dark Dragonair x1
Eevee x1
Dark Jolteon x1
Cleffa x1*
Kangaskhan x 1
Challenge x1
Bill x3
Pluspower x2
Potion x3
Professor Elm x1
*american neo version

      This deck did well against anumber of opponents but has weak areas
also.I battled an electric deck, a rainbow deck, a water deck (that included
dark blastoise) and several others that I can't seem to remember. The only
problem I seem to have is when I only get a chinchou at the beginning of the
game and no benched pokemon. Chinchou is the most aweful starter in my deck
but that all changes when lanturn is out. Hydroelectric power is a great
pokemon power if combined in a deck like mine. The power adds 10 extra damage
for each water energy card attached to lanturn. Kingdra also rocks because
agility is a great move that allows me time to get 4 water energies attached
to him and he also has no weakness! The raichu is added to knock out the
opponents benched pokemon. And as pojo said in the magazine:Cleffa is the
most amazing pokemon that can get all my good cards into my hand when needed
and doesn't deck me! And of course kangaskhan is just there to stall. And I
always add 10 trainers and 15 of each energy card.
     Of the 8 matches I so far have battled in I have won 7 and all with
this deck the other decks just can't seem to win so I kinda just depend on
this one. Well, that about wraps it up and I would greatly appreciate it if
you email me if you have a question comment or any ideas that I could add to
my deck.

                                jestertrixter125
                                    Jessica Montgomery