Super Trainer Showdown

Queen Mary

July 27, 2000

By Airon Peralta

This tournament was very, very packed! My younger brother and I got to L.A. about a week and a half ago and went sightseeing with relatives. I got to the boat at about 8:30 AM and saw a big huge line already in place. The line was split into three groups:

The group with the invitations for the tournament.

The group without the invitations who would enter the tournament with a Badge Book.

The group who would just go directly to the activities.

Now for the point system:

You get 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss.

The 8 kids in each age group (10 and below, 11-14, and 15+) would advance to the single elimination finals.

The invitation line began to move at about 10:10 and I was on the gangplank at about 10:30. I checked in and picked up my shirt before 11:00. There was so much stuff to do! You could get a picture with a giant Dark Raichu card, play in Game Boy tournaments, play in King of the Hill tournaments (which was very disorganized) and of course, the League Zone and Erika’s Challenge. I then entered my name into the Erika’s Challenge raffle box and I was called!! Here’s the deck I will be using today:

"Omega Launcher" Mk. II

Pokémon

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2x Movie Promo Mewtwo

3x Jigglypuff

2x Wigglytuff

2x Dratini (TR)

1x Dark Dragonair

2x Slowpoke (TR)

2x Dark Slowbro

2x Mr. Mime

2x Gastly (FS)

1x Haunter (FS)

2x Doduo

2x Dodrio

Trainers

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2x Professor Oak

2x Potion

1x Super Potion

3x Energy Removal

1x Challenge

2x Energy Retrieval

2x Nightly Garbage Run

2x Gust of Wind

2x Mr. Fuji

Energy

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19x Psychic Energy

2x Double Colorless Energy

Erika’s Challenge

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I was surprised, a grass deck without Scyther. She got a Pinsir going at turn 3 and began to KO my Pokémon. I Oaked and got nothing and saw the loss.

Result: Loss, 3 points in 1-day league card.

I played some more in the league zone and redeemed my card for 3 boosters. I looked at my watch and it was almost 11:30. They had mentioned to go downstairs at 11:30 to see whom you would be playing in the first round. There was a gigantic line of players from all groups who wanted to go downstairs. There would be a gigantic mob the whole day wanting to see who would be their next victim.. I mean opponent.

12:00: I was in my seat and ready to go! The tournament has started! I completely forgot to take down names, I only remember 2 opponents that I played, Lindsay D’Angelo on Round 6 and Matthew May on Round 8.

Round 1

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I sent out a Jigglypuff, he had a Scyther. Opponent attaches Rainbow Energy and was defeated on opponent’s second turn.

Current Record: 0 – 1 – 0

Round 2

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About the same story except it was a Hitmonchan that time around.

Current Record: 0 – 2 – 0

Round 3

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Now I say enough is enough. I got Mewtwo out quickly and I dished out a lot of pain to all of his Hitmonchans.

Current Record: 1 – 2- 0

Round 4

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I got Wigglytuff out quickly and I was able to KO several Pokemon until I was shortly interrupted by a Hitmonchan. I proceeded to K.O it with Mewtwo.

Current Record: 2 – 2 – 0

Round 5

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I led off with Slowpoke and was able to do damage to nearly all of his Pokémon since he was swapping around. I sent out a fully charged Wiggly, gusted out all of his weak Pokémon and K.O.’d them until he ran out.

Current Record: 3 – 2 – 0

Round 6

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I remember happily chatting with this guy about how everyone played a Turbo Wiggly when he himself played a Haymaker with Hitmonchans, ‘Buzzes, and Dittos. He finished me in about 6 turns.

Current Record: 3 – 3 – 0

Round 7 vs. Lindsay D’Angelo

I got a Wiggly out quickly, but was stopped because it was K.O.’d. Fortunately, I had a Jigglypuff, Dark Dragonair, and Slowpoke on the bench and I used Evolutionary Light. I pulled out Dark Slowbro and used his Pokémon Power, which got me back Wigglytuff, evolved Wiggly, retreated my Active Gastly for free and the rampage began again.

Current Record: 4 – 3 – 0

Round 8 vs. Matthew May

He played a sponge-killer deck, which quickly beat the snot out of mine very quickly.

Final record: 4 – 4 – 0

Final Resistance: 112

Wow! I may have lost four times, but I had fun the whole day. I got about 20+ free boosters and a free pass for Pokémon The Movie 2000. I saw it the day after and got Ancient Mew, and saw it again on the 22^nd and got all 3 Birds plus a spare Moltres. I still can’t find that Jumbo Leg. Bird Promo though, all the WB stores here ran out =(. In case you’re wondering, I was 80^th place.