>Hi spike, I would like to ask for your help. My friend keeps creaming me
with this super-cheap deck, It >has 4 Hitmonchans, 2 Machamps, and tons of
other killer fighting Pokemon. I made the following deck:
>
>2 Mr. Mime
>3 Abra
>2 Kadabra
>2 Mewtwo (one movie one regular)
>2 Mysterious fossil
>1 Aerodactyl
>3 F. Gastly
>2 Haunter
>3 Jynx
>21 psy energy
>4 Potion
>4 Energy Removal
>4 Gust o' wind
>2 Bill
>2 Pokeball
>1 Revive
>1 Mr. Fuji
>2 Pokeball
>
>to beat him, but he is still killing me!! COuld you please help me, tell me
what I am doing wrong? I >would really appreiciate it, Thank you.
***
What are you doing wrong? I can sum it up in one word: Trainers. You have made
good Pokemon choices for the most part, but you lack the trainers that you need
to go off successfully. Let's try to help you rectify this.
1) I mentioned that you had made good Pokemon choices. I also included the
qualifier "for the most part." You can rectify one of your few
shortcomings by dropping Aerodactyl; he's just not worth it here. Next, try to
obtain another Movie Mewtwo or two. I'd advise you to drop Kadabra, because he's
not so useful in the first stages of the game when Fighting Pokemon will cream
him and Abra before they can come up to speed. Instead, expand the Haunter line
to 4-3. Gengar would be fine, but he's not neccessary..
2) When you dropped Aerodactyl, you dropped Fossil. Now, what you want to do is
drop the Potions, Revive, Pokeball, and Mr. Fuji. The last one is useful in his
own right, but it's obvious that this deck isn't utilizing him well, so just
drop him. Now drop GOW to 2 or 3. In the space you just created, insert 2 Oaks,
3 Bills, and 2 Computer Searches. This is the bare minimum you should be
running. Later, we'll go back over and see if we have the space for anything
else.
3) You've got 21 energy, and this deck has fairly low energy requirements to
start with. Plus, Mewtwo gets psy back from your discard. We could try and sneak
one more energy in there, but it should be fine.
***
16 Pokemon:
2 Mr. Mime
3 Mewtwo
4 Gastly
3 Haunter
4 Jynx
20 Trainers:
4 Energy Removal
2 GOW
4 Bill
3 Oak
3 Computer Search
2 Item Finder
2 Switch
24 Energy:
24 Psychic Energy
***
Mensch... this was a VERY strange deck for me... a deck where I actually had to
try and find 60 cards, rather than having to cut stuff. Let me explain the
reasoning I used... First of all, I fit a LOT of trainers in to help you get an
early advantage. I also tried to stay away from rare Pokes, and I tried to keep
the number of Mimes down as they get killed at the start of the game. If you
could find some more Mewtwos, you could fit a 4th in instead of some of the
trainers I used. I put stuff like Switch and Item Finder in because the space
was available and they are always useful. After the bare-bones stuff I outlined
above is taken care of, there are lots of directions you could take this deck,
and my card listing is only one of them.
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