Subject: Re: Deck Deconstruction: rain/removal

    Hello Adam,
    A raindance/control style...  interesting indeed.
    To answer one of your questions, I really don't think you should add
the Poliwrath in at all. You have a decent deck as is (not that it
couldn't be improved). I do see some things that I would do to make it go
a little bit quicker.
    All your gonna do is remove 3 cards: 1 Double Colorless Energy, 1
Squritle, and 1 Bill. I replacement of these 3, here's what i would add: 2
Pokemon Traders and 1 Water Energy. You would still have decent card
drawing with the remaining Bills and Oaks. The Traders give you the
ability to get that Blastoise or what ever pokemon you need at the time.
    See how these slight changes go.
        Bryan Howland

Adam Perry wrote:

> This is a deck that I like to call "rain/removal." It combines
> mono-water Rain Dance with Energy Removal... fast and dirty. I haven't
> gotten it to a tournament yet, but it kicks my brothers' decks in the
> rear. Tell me what you think.
>
> Colorless:
>   4 Dbl Colorless
>   3 Dratini
>   2 Dragonair        (doesn't fit Rain Dance, but great for E.R.)
>
> Water:
>   21 Water        (it's not a lot, but then it's a mono deck)
>   3 Magikarp
>   2 Gyarados
>   4 Squirtle
>   2 Wartortle
>   1 Blastoise
>   2 Poliwag
>   1 Poliwhirl                (Note: Soon, I will be coming into
> possesion of a Poliwrath, which I would like to include in this deck.
> What could I take out for it?)
>
> Trainers:
>   4 Energy Removal
>   3 S. Energy Removal
>   4 Bill
>   2 Prof. Oak        (AWESOME when Blastoise is out)
>   1 Comp Search
>   1 Pokemon Trader