Roundabout Deck V.1.0 (Dark/Grass)

By Turf316

Combination Sports

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Saturday, July 14th, 2001

17 Participants for Pokemon League

This is my first deck report which I got suggested to

do by fellow player and message boarder TheRealTimbit.

 I' like to also thank Slashtap for tips and the idea

of the Slashtap-style deck, and DeathGod of Thunder

for tweaks and for playing me in the final.  I had

been playing for the longest time stall decks which

featured my fav Pokemon, the Ghost family of Gastly,

Haunter and Gengar(Fossil or Sabrina's).  So the

change from a paced game using Psychics to a speed

deck using Dark and Grass was a 180 for me.  But I'm

enjoying it!  I had also just joined the League there

of recent for a change of venue.  The players are fun

and the environment has given me a renewed love to

play the game again.

Roundabout Deck V.1.0

3 Sneasel

2 Murkrow

2 Yanma

2 Gligar

2 Cleffa

2 Igglybuff

4 Professor Oak

4 Computer Search

4 Itemfinder

1 Nightly Garbage Run

2 Energy Charge

1 Rocket Training Gym

2 Ecogym

2 Gold Berry

1 Scoop Up

3 Lass

2 Rocket Sneak Attack

3 Super Energy Removal

3 Double Gust

3 Grass Energy

4 Rainbow Energy

4 Dark Energy

2 Double Colourless Energy

2 Recycle Energy

I had Scythers originally but opted them out for the

Igglybuffs for special cases.  The main goal of the

deck is to hit and run with Gligar or Yanma for early

damage, or lock them in with Murkrow and the Rocket

Training Gym while pecking the bench away.  Sneasel

came in to clean house.  I had to have a fast deck

since this league palyed only 3 prizes to win.  I'll

give my best recollections of the battles, with focus

on a few near the end.  Oh, and of note this was a

particualr day where I brought out a mini-mold model

of Gengar.  For good luck and the kids were trying to

have him breakdance...

Round 1 vs Scyther Deck

All he got out was the Neo Discovery Scyther and I had

Igglybuff and Sneasel.  I sent Igglybuff to set up.

he killed the Iggly with many heads but I came back to

beat up with a near full bench with Sneasel.

1-0

Round 2 vs Ghost Psychic deck

Ah, memories.  I luckily know the weaknesses very

intimitely.  I first missed a Yanma attack for

shockwave.  Then I locked in a Sabrina's Gastly with

Murkrow.  He missed a paralyse flip and I hit for

40HP, knock out via 2 darks on Murkrow.

2-0

Round 3 vs Misty/Giovanni Water Deck

Giovanni?  Horsea?  I locked a Horsea and went away

plugging at Magikarps on the bench.  After two, I got

the Horsea with Sneasel after healing up with a Gold

Berry my Murkrow.  I got all three prizes for a win

and a break.  I suggested some other tweaks after the

game, and had a bye where I played the store owner and

league Gym Leader Joe for fun.  He beat me with a

mirror image of my own deck.  At least it seemed like

I got the loss out of my system.

3-0

Round 4 vs Umbreon/Sneasel/Horsea deck

Another Misty's Horsea?  I have no clue why.  This one

was of all oddities but it was a young player.  He had

put a dark energy on Eevee but never got the

evolution.  One free prize.  I double gusted out the

Sneasel and got rid of the threat with my own Sneasel

via a Fury swipes showdown.  Killed a Scyther to

finish this.

4-0

Round 5 vs Togetic/Electric/Water Deck

I played the only girl in the game.  And I had a heart

attack of a game.  Togepi started off.  No problem,

right?  Wrong.  I couldn't find energy and had to

leave Cleffa out while Eeking and Sneak Attacking

until I could get more energy.  She got the

mini-metronome to eek as well and found her Togetic!

Then on two heads, Fly killed Cleffa!  Down 3-2 with

time winding down.  I had to act fast.  With help of

the Rocket Gym to my advantage, I kept gusting out

Articuno twice to make her retreat at a cost.  Got

Sneasel powered up and thinking I can do this.  I

killed the Articuno, and back came the Togetic.  Then

trouble showed its head again.  She got heads and she

had a full bench!!!  She beat me up but for only 40HP.

 I drew a Gold berry next turn and beat away.  I only

hit for 40HP!!  She came back with another Beat up

with me lacking energy.  I had luck on my side again

as she could only get 40HP.  I killed the tough

Togetic off and then proceeded to finish the game by

killing of all things another Giovanni's Magikarp.

Kudos for her toughness and good flipping!

5-0

Round 6 vs Horsea/Ghost (Psychic/Water) deck

Well, got a break after that scare.  Locked a Horsea

with Murkrow, killed the Gastly then the Horsea.  A

good break before the big matches.

6-0

Round 7 vs Chris' Psychic/Dark sponge deck

Now things went up a notch.  He's a new friend of mine

and good player.  This was a classic marathon I used

to playing.  He started off well with Sneak Attacks

and Rocket Traps.  But he couldn't attack as I

retaliated with a double gust and locking a Ditto into

place with Murkrow.  Got damage on it then switched

for a baby for one kill.  Then it was back and forth

of me attacking with Sneasel and him scooping up

Chansey, while I Super removed him three times.  He

couldn't find energy but I was only hitting for

60-80HP.  He finally ran out of Scoop ups and I killed

the Chansey.  I Sneak Attacked to keep from any other

Pokemon from getting set and killed a Scyther for the

win.  A half hour match!

7-0

Round 8 Vs Gareth's Energy Swap/No evolution

deck(Grass)

Interesting deck.  He got out Venusaur and Exeggcutor

quickly!  I had one chance: good ol' Murkrow.  he had

babies so I locked a Cleffa.  The heads finally rolled

my way and I killed off an Igglybuff.  Then mine came

into play as I locked in an Aerodactyl while stopping

any Energy swapping with my Igglybuff!  I killed the

previously mentioned Cleffa and then finished off the

Aerodactyl for the win.  If I had not won, Gareth,

Chris and I had to do a three way dance to get to the

finals!  Despite my love for wrestling as well, it's

two to tango and three's a crowd.

8-0

Final Round vs Matt's Electric Insanity Deck

Death God of Thunder, I finally got that good match

with you.  Last time I had only Yanma and he squished

it with a Steelix.  Meanie.  Now this was a match.  He

had a Brock's Onix and 2 Rocket Zapdos out with Gold

berries on the birds.  Again my only chance was to

lock down the Onix.  Gligar started with Poison stings

that failed.  I got Trapped and Sneak Attacked but I

came back with Super Removals and Sneaks of my own.  I

got a computer search back to finally get the Onix but

he got a switch, 3 electric to retreat prior when he

started, and a scoop up. I never saw any other bench

and got beat eventually with the birds killing

Murkrow, Yanma and Gligar. I had a chance if Sneasel

had hit a perfect Fury swipes, but missed 2 flips.

Still a great match and tourney day.  I was exhausted.

 And so am I writing this.  Thanks for reading folks!

Chow for now!

Final record 8-1

Turf316

turf316@yahoo.com

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