In a message dated 6/2/99 12:10:53 PM EST, thepojo@thepojo.com writes:

You need to play more basics than stage 1.  With 1 Growlithe and 1 Arcanine, 
you have just as much chance of drawing a Arcanine as drawing a Growlithe!  
You have WAY too much energy.  Cut the total to around 28 or 29 (especially 
if you're playing retrievals).  Only play the Super Potions if the object of 
your deck is to stall with Chansey.  Otherwise, get rid of them for more card 
drawing.  I hope this helps.
-Dan Mayo    

<< >Hi. This is Brian Tarroja again w/a new deck.I've made many versions of
 >this deck before so this is the latest... version 4.3 of my deck called
 >Ash. This includes...
 >
 >3 Vulpix
 >1 Ninetales
 >1 Growlithe
 >1 Arcanine
 >2 voltorb
 >2 electrode
 >2 Zapdos
 >2 Chansey
 >4 Double Colorless energy
 >14 Electric Energies
 >16 Fire energies
 >4 S.potions 
 >3 Energy retrievals (the counter to energy removal decks)
 >1 pokeflute
 >1 gust of wind
 >2 professor oaks
 >1 scoop up (use on staller chansey)
 >
 > The purpose is to use chansey as a blocker and to use scoop up on
 >chansey when it's about to die, then send it out again if you need 
 >more time, it could buy you a minimum of 6 turns w/scoop up, then double
 >edge, self-sacrifice. but now you have your good poke ready. next step,
 >Kick ASS! Here is the tourney report:
 >
 >Well... I participated in a local tournament w/ 4 people.
 >it was elimination
 >
 >Game 1: nothing much, but ninetales came out and kicked ass.
 >
 >Final: I fought a water/psychic deck, I had a hard time. He had a good
 >deck. His kadabra kept using recover and it looked like he had infinite
 >psychic energies. when I got out ninetales or Arcanine, he used dewgong.
 >but I had my zapdos ready, and I made the kill. Then I used the
 >pokeflute+Gust of Wind combo on his poli wag, and I zapdosed him and won
 >by close margins.
 >
 >         4010@concentric.net     Brian Tarroja >>