Kabuto's Corner

Bash #1

I'd first like to say that I dislike doing bashes. It seems almost hypocritical to ask people to send decks for me to help them with and then "bash" them. However, I clearly stated in request # nine in my garage that I don't want to get decks like this. Any offense taken or murderous rampages caused by this are not inteded. Also, since this is Kabuto's first bash, please cut him some slack. With that aside, I hand this deck over to Kabuto...
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Hey,
Here is my deck. I focus on stopping my opponent from attacking. No matter how I do it, when I attack, they don't attack back.I therefore affectionately call my deck the Brick Wall deck. Heres the list:

WATER:
1-Magikarp
1-Gyarados
1-Articuno
1-Psyduck
1-Golduck
1-Horsea
1-Seadra
1-Omantye
1-Omastar
1-Krabby
1-Kingler
1-Shellder
1-Cloyster
1-Goldeen
1-Seaking
1-Staryu
1-Starmie
1-Seel
1-Dewgong
1-Poliwag
1-Poliwhirl
1-Poliwrath

13-Water Energy

COLORLESS:
2-Jigglypuff
1-Wigglytuff
1-Abra
1-Slowpoke
1-Slowbro
1-Promo Mew

9-Phsycic Energy

TRAINERS:
1-Mysterious Fossil
1-Defender
2-Power Plus
2-Gambler
2-Energy Removals
2-Recycles
1-Gust of Wind

That is my Brick Wall deck. Most of my Poke'mon either prevent the opponent from attacking, or they prevent their opponents attacks. I would really like your opinion on my deck ASAP. Thanks.

            		 Thanks from a fellow Poke'mon Master,
                                           *Censored*

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*Kabuto takes over* Math sure is a great subject isn't it. This guy must be getting good grades, he's only two cards off. Man, this one's worse than my card. WotC sure screwed that up...

Pok閙on

I do see some fossils in there, but they're Omanyte and Omastar, the perfect Water Stage twos... Boy, this person can spot the good cards- Omastar, Kingler, Cloyster, Starmie, Seaking... *laughter* ONE ABRA!! Some Base Gastly and Haunter would really fit the theme here. ALL THE POKEMON ARE SINGLES, excluding the two Jigglypuff! That's why the deck SHOULDN'T work. But, it supposedly shut's down your opponents? I'd love to see their decks, I'd have a field day Chipmunk would be proud of. I think I'll just pull out the good ol' Backseat Control and- what...? Oh, yes. I'm supposed to have some sort of advice here for how to fix this thing. I'd suggest taking the good ol' Backseat Control and- oh, sorry... Here's my advice; your problem is that you have WAY too many families and NO multiples, except those two Jigglypuff. Take it down to about five families, and pyramid the evolutions, like four Seel and three Dewgong, or three Psyduck and two Golduck. In other words, 4/3, 3/2, or 4/3/2 families. DON'T HAVE JUST ONE OF A CARD! And, TAKE OUT THE TRASH (bad pun). Drop those useless Pok閙on, the Cloyster and Omastar and Starmie and Seaking and Kingler. Oh, I just noticed psychic seems to have become colorless... Maybe this person should see Dr. Crash; judging by the deck, he could use a checkup on his mental status... Let's move on to the Trainers.

Trainers

Our Poke'mon Master obviously sees the value of Trainers, we've moved into multiples. Look at all that card drawing. You must really tear through that deck. There are actually some good choices in there, namely Energy Removal, Gust of Wind, and "Power Plus". One defender? Two Gambler, but no Prof. Oak or Bill? You seem afraid to put more than one or two of a card in your deck. Take out the Gambler and Recycle and Fossil, and add three or four Prof. Oaks and Bills and Com. Search, some more Removals and Supers, some more Gust of wind, and either take out the Pluspowers or add more.

Energy

The energy is actually pretty accurate, in relation to the Pok閙on ratios.

Here is an example of how you could make this deck better. Please, before you send decks, look at some of the others. Has anyone noticed that EVERY fix ends up with multiples? The mechanics shouldn't get this stuff...


Pok閙on (21)
3-Seel
2-Dewgong
4-Poliwag
3-Poliwhirl
2-Poliwrath
3 Ditto
4-Promo Mewtwo (Movie)


Trainers (15)
2-Pok閙on Trader
4-Bill
2-Prof. Oak
3-Energy Removals
2-Super Energy Removal
2-Gust of Wind

Energy (24)
12-Water
9-Psychic
3-Double Colorless

Think about this, and read the garage guidelines before you send your deck.

Kabuto

*Souper* Thanks, Kabuto. Not bad for his first bash, I think. I love the way he types with those little claw things. Email us at Souper@Pojo.com. Hatemail is strictly forbidden, under the penalty of Totemization (a very bad thing).