Sponge Beatdown v2.0 (Electric/Psychic)
By Trey (created by Scott Gerhardt)
Toys R Us
Tysons Corner, VA
Saturday, July 9th, 2000
Roughly 20 participants
 
 
 
Sponge Beatdown
 
8 Psychic Energy
7 Electric Energy
3 DCE
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3 Electabuzz
3 MP Mewtwo
3 Scyther
2 Ditto
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3 Bill
3 Oak
4 ER
4 SER
3 CPU Search
2 Item Finder
3 GOW
2 NGR
3 Scoop Up
3 PlusPower
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 This is a Sponge deck, and you probally know how they work, so I don't have to explain much. This deck plays well against almost every Archetype, but encounters problems with Wiggly decks. Luckily I didn't encounter any Wiggly decks though. I try to get three Energies on MP Mewtwo on turn one with Energy Absorbsion. I had some trouble getting my Pokemon pumped up though. My deck was 23-0 before the tournament, and soon became 27-0. I was up til' 12 the night before, so I won't remember everything. Now for the single elimanation tournament.
 
 
 
Round One- Trey vs. Rainbow Deck
 
It was a Rainbow deck with no trainer cards, so It had about 30 something Energies. The kid playing it was about 7. I had a bad hand, with 2 Ditto. I killed a TR Grimer, a TR Ekans, and a TR Zubat with my Ditto, then he killed it. I had a 'Buzz pumped up, and killed a Dark Machoke, Kadabra, and a Jungle Eevee. I won.
 
1-0 Opponent had 5 Prizes Left
 
 
Round Two- Trey vs. Robby w/ Haymaker
 
He's a very good player, and almost beat my Sponge deck. I was paying very little attention in this game, so I only remember the end when the game started to get serious. We were going back and forth, but I kept him high and dry with my ERs and SERs. I stalled with my Scoop Ups while I pumped up my Mewtwo, and Scythers, and removed his Scyther's energies. Near the end of the game I sent out MP Mewtwo and did 40 damage to 3 Scythers. Because he kept retreating those Scythers, I couldn't kill him. Then all the Scythers were damaged, so he had to send out a wounded Electabuzz, and I won. He had 4 cards left in his deck, and I had 6 left, and an NGR in my hand.
 
2-0 Robby had 3 Prizes Left
 
 
Round Three- Trey vs. Haito's Potpourri
 
Sorry if I spelled his name wrong, but I never asked how to spell it. He was playing a good deck with Hitmonchan, Electabuzz, Fossil Magmar, Scyther, and Chansey. Luckily, I know how to beat Potpourri. We both got horrible hands, and I kept ERing and SERing him. We couldn't get any good cards, so we kept passing for about 6 or 7 turns. No cards were played in those turns. No lie! He Oaked and Billed a lot, so I thought I probally could deck him. I used all of my ERs, and SERs, keeping him from attacking.  I had only a few prizes left, and my Mewtwo was pumped, and ready to attack, and had a 'Buzz on the bench waiting. I counted the cards left in our decks. Me- 13   Haito- 6  He sent out a big, fat Chansey to protect his energy-less Pokemon. Big mistake. I just kept doing 10 damage to Chansey, and he eventually decked.
 
3-0 Haito had 3 Prizes Left
 
 
Finals- Trey vs. ???? (sorry, I knew his name. I was tired so I forgot it)
 
He played a Legendary Birds Potpourri deck which was surprisingly good. His deck had Lapras, Fossil Articuno, both Zapdoses, Electabuzz, Fossil Magmar, and I don't know if his deck has any Moltreses 'cause I didn't see them. I started with Scyther, retreated for Ditto, and attached a DCE to him. Then I used his Electabuzz's Thunderpunch, doing 40 damage. I think he retreated the Buzz, and promoted Articuno. I put an energy and 3 PlusPowers on Ditto and used Freaze Dry. Oopps! I thought I had put my DCE on Ditto, and killed the Articuno. I made a mistake. He scooped up the Articuno, and sent out 'Buzz. I killed it with MP Mewtwo. I kept removing his Energies, and he only attacked 2, or 3 times. I killed the Articuno, a Zapdos, another 'Buzz, and a Fossil Magmar with Mewtwo. Then I gusted out a weak Electabuzz, and KO'ed it for the win.
 
4-0 ???? had 6 Prizes Left
 
 
Well, I won the tournament again, making that my 3 win out of 4 tournaments. I won 4 Team Rocket Booster packs, 2 Mews, 1 Holo Mew, 1 Prerealease Dark Gyrados, 1 Promo Eevee, 1 Promo Arcanine, and 1 Promo #1 Pikachu. Not that bad. I got a Holo Rainbow Energy, a Dark Charizard, Dark Machamp, and Non Holo Rainbow energy in the Rocket booster packs. I did pretty well since I'm only 11, and I play people more than 6 years older than me. Now I'm going to play Wiggly decks, because I'm getting sick of Sponge. Bye.
 
 
 
For help with your deck, or suggestions for my deck, please Email me at superbob@mgfairfax.rr.com Thanx fer readin', and Pojo rocks!