Subject: Rain Rain Go Away

Woohoo! Another school year over and one with. Now I've got 2 1/2 months to
just kick back and relax...and what a way to start that than with a Deck
Fix! =D

This week, an old favorite of mine...Raindance. >=)
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Hi, I'm kind of a newb at Pokemon TCG, but lately I have been playing it on
Apprentice, and this is the first deck that I have built. I know it needs a
lot of help, but, I think you are just the person for that! The strategy is
just try to get Blastoise out as fast as I can, using babies to hopefully
stall while I raindance water energies to my pokes. I think it needs a
little more attack power, but I don't know what. My trainer cards are also
lacking somewhat. Well, here's the deck:

Pokemon [20]
3x Pichu
1x Pichu LV12
2x Cleffa LV5
2x Cleffa
2x Suicune LV33
2x Articuno LV34
4x Squirtle LV15
3x Wartortle LV20
2x Blastoise

Trainers [20]
3x Gold Berry
3x Nightly Garbage Run
2x Gust of Wind
4x Item Finder
4x Computer Search
4x Professor Oak

Energy [20]
20x Water Energy

I know 20-20-20 isn't the best spread, but, I don't know what is ideal
nowadays. As I said, I play on apprentice, so, I don't have any card
restrictions. Maybe I should take out Suicune and Articuno for others?
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Hmm...well, one thing is good: no card retrictions! =D Let's get to work.

Pokemon [20]
3x Pichu
1x Pichu LV12
2x Cleffa LV5
2x Cleffa
2x Suicune LV33
2x Articuno LV34
4x Squirtle LV15
3x Wartortle LV20
2x Blastoise

Hmmm...okay. First of all, Articuno is dead, and has been as such to
Raindance since Neo Genesis. Why? Wooper. ;D Cheaper attacks and an electric
resistance make up for the less HP. Kill the two Articuno for two NG Wooper.
Next, Suicune. Suicune was great for a while, but his luster has kind of
worn out - an another Electric-weak Water Energy hog is the LAST thing any
Raindance needs. Let's knock them out in favor of two more Blastoise.
Cleffas are fine, but make sure they're all from the Neo: Genesis expansion.
And the Pichu...well, I kind of like the idea of having _one_ Pichu in here,
but FOUR is just crazy. Leave one Neo Genesis Pichu in the deck and let's
discard the rest. Finally, remove all but one of the Wartortles.

-2 Suicune
-2 Articuno
-3 Pichu
-2 Wartortle
+2 Wooper
+2 Blastoise

And now, onto the Trainers.

Trainers [20]
3x Gold Berry
3x Nightly Garbage Run
2x Gust of Wind
4x Item Finder
4x Computer Search
4x Professor Oak

Alright, we've got some space from before, so let's start by adding in 3
Pokémon Breeder and 2 Lass. Next, lose a Nightly Garbage Run for 1 lone
Ecogym, then drop five Water Energy for another Ecogym, 2 Misty's Wrath and
a Switch. This should help beef up your disruption and searching engines,
while adding in the defensive/offensive properties of EcoGym/Switch.

-5 Water Energy
-1 Nightly Garbage Run
+2 Ecogym
+2 Lass
+3 Pokémon Breeder
+2 Misty's Wrath
+1 Switch

Finally, the Energy:

Energy [15]
15x Water Energy

Well, let's drop two Water Energy for two Double Colorless Energy for
Wooper. We're done!:

-2 Water Energy
+2 Double Colorless Energy


Well, there it is...this should help to make your deck work a lot smoother.
Good luck and happy gaming! =D