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Giovanni: I've been noticing a new type of deck popping out of the woodwork or whatever... Not in large numbers, mind you, but enough to make it a real threat...

Cinnamin: *SqeakSqeakSqeak*=[A real threat? We haven't had one of those since the Charizards attacked us 'way back when...' Oh yeah, there was that deck that was called... what was it... oh yeah, a Haymaker. It just didn't have a pitchfo-]

Giovanni: Cinnamin, you know full well what I mean, despite that sarcasm that seems to sustain you and prevents you from dying. And incase you need any proof, here's why [audience Ohhhs and Ahhhs] Steel Chansey is a real threat:

With 1 Metal Energy attached, Chansey's Double-Edge does 70 to the defender, 60 to itself (Double Edge does 70 from metal Energy's 'attacks do 10 less damage' part, and it prevents the last ten damage.).

With 4 Steel Energy, it does 40 damage (a sizable amount) and 0!!!! damage to it. It doesn't need 4 Steel Energy to work either.

Also, it has great longevity with the Steel Energy. And even with ER, any halfway decent player would have Ecogym and MP Mewtwo/Energy Flow for energy recursion, so the deck could keep that longevity.

Cinnamin: *SqeakSqeeeak...*=[Except when they play another gym...]

Giovanni: Except when I use MP Mewtwo's Energy Absorption and then Energy Flow... I've planned one of them out on paper, Cinnamin. I know something about the deck... More than you seem to, at lease.

To sum it up, the deck is a real threat (Cinnamin, don't say anything). Sure, it has it's weakpoints, like ER, I don't deny it. But it can work around those weakpoints and when it does it's a real force to be reckoned with. Already it's starting to win tournies.

Cinnamin: *SqeakSqeakSqeakSqeak*=[Which tournies? The ones the CD player you're listening to right now holds in it's bathroom every month? You can't win a tourney that has no other players.]

Giovanni: No, the ones the #Pokegym holds every so often. Although I've never actually been to one, I've heard the news through the gossip network that winds it's way through the 'Net.

Cinnamin: *SqeakSqeakSqeak*=[Please ignore Giovanni (you better), and Good Luck (bah)!

Giovanni: *Stashes Cinnamin back in his cage* That's enough. Don't make me have to redo my good-bye again.