Last Saturday I went to Poke'mon league at ToysRus in orland, Illinois. 
Although it isn't a tournament or anything, you can still have some
interesting matches.
  There where about 25 people there.I was using my one fire and water deck
'burned and drown'         
it's strategy is to keep Lapras staling with confuse ray while Arcinane
and blastoise pump up

3 Laprass(jungle)
2squirtle(base set)
1 wartortle (base set)
1 wartortle(rocket)
1 blastoise (base set)
1 blastoise (rocket)

2flareon(rocket)
1 Arcinane(base set)
1 Arcianne(promo)
2 Growlithe(base set)
1 Growlithe( gym leaders) : lv 20 60 Hp retreat1 weakness water attack 1:
give flame: search your deck for a fire energy and attach it to 
Blaines Growlithe attack2: body slam 20 damage,flip a coin if heads the
defending Pokemon is paralyzed
 
1 eevee(jungle)
1 eevee(rocket)

1 double clorless energy
11 fire energy
13 water energy

1 gust of wind
2 defender 
2 potion
2 energy retrival
1 super energy retrival translation: discard 2 cards from your hand in order
to take 4 energys from
your discard pile
1 bill
1 poke'mon breeder
1 fishing pole translation: flip a coin if heads take an evolutiopn card from
your discard pile, f tails take
a basic poke'mon from your discard pile
2 computer search
1 energy removal
1 profesor oak

11 fire energy
13 water energy 
1 double colorless energy

                             Match 1 vs Aaron
Right away I had two Dark flareons on my bench.  My opponent had a lot of
Poke'mon but not a lot of energy.  I opted for an all out assault
to get prizes fast.  Although I had lost both Dark flareons and had
a weakened Laprass active I had already taken 4 prizes.  Arcticno
 was whailing on all my Poke'mon After Laprass fell, I kept flipping
tails for confuse ray. Finally after he had drawn 5 prizes I finally
knocked out Aricono.  We both only had 1 prize left He sent out poliwhirl
to fight Arciane. I thought I was screwed, but he coulden't seem to
find any water energy. I despretly scraped for fire energy and finally
used flamethrower twice to win.
                Match 2 vs nate
My oppent had a full bench really fast and was beating on my Laprass.
He wasen't really doing except to his active Poke'mon, he thought it
could take on all my stuff by itself.  He was wrong.  Practicly the
entire game I had an innocent looking Squirtle sitting on bench that
my oppent didn't seem to be paying attention to.  On my turn I retrated
my Laprass in critical condition, sent out squirtle, Poke'mon breederd
to blastoise and rainanced to full power.  This took my oppent by surprise
so much he was screwed for the rest of the game.  While he franticly
tried to regroup I picked of his Poke'mon one by one for the win.
                Match 3 vs old man
In the first while I had a squirtle and a Laprass.  Laprass was bobbarding
Magmar(fossil) with water gun ,but I kept flipping tails.  Eventully
he retreated to Electrabuzz(base set) and started slaughtering Laprass
Lucky for me, right before Lapras went down it managed to confuse
Electrabuzz.
  He had a fully pumped bench, but couldent retreat because Electrabuzz
was confused.  So I kept stalling with Squirtle for about 6 turns, then
I did something really stupid.  I knocked out Electrabuzz in hopes of
a good prize.  My oppent just smiled evialy and snickered " That was
pretty stupid" He sent out Zapzos(gym leaders) and just tore Sqiurtle
in half.      
        Well even though I lost a game I still made out pretty
good.  Maybe I'll beat him next time.
 
Chris Pottorf
Salmo75911@aol.com