Sabrina's Psylink (Pyschic/Water)
by David Laughman
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sunday June 16, 2001
Only 9 people
This tournament was small for 1 reason it had the same
rules as the ECSTS plus Neo Discovery. The tournament
was SWISS rules. Winners play winners, losers play
losers. My deck was designed to stall until I get a
Sabrina's Alakazam and Dark Golduck running plus the
Rocket's Mewtwo on the bench. Heres my deck.
Sabrina's Psylink
Pokemon 18
2 Sabrina's Abra (with quick attack)
2 Sabrina's Abra (with Synchronise)
3 Sabrina's Kadabra
2 Sabrina's Alakazam
4 Psyduck (team rocket)
3 Dark Golduck
1 Rocket's Mewtwo
1 Elekid
Trainers 12
2 Master Ball
2 Professor Elms
4 Moo Moo Milk
1 Sprout Tower
1 Resistance Gym
2 Bills Teleporter
Energy 30
22 Psychic Energy
6 Water Energy
2 Recycle Energy
This tournament didnt seem to hard for me to win when
I showed up and saw everyone had fire decks, mostly
Blaine. Since there wasn't many people in the
tournament we played best of three. Well heres who I
faced.
Round 1:
I got a bye round. I watched everyone else play and
learned what I was up against. The bye counts as a win
so i was 1-0.
Round 2: vs. John (Dark/Fire)
His deck was Umbreon, Houndour, Houdoom, and Eevee.
Early on in the match I got Resistance Gym out and
that was it for him. I got a Dark Golduck out attcking
early and built up a Sabrina's Alakazam and another
Dark Golduck on my bench. I won game 1 with him
drawing only 2 prizes. Game 2 I played resistance gym
early on and attched with Psyduck, I got 2 prizes
before Psyduck was KOed. Then I finished off his
Umbreon and Houndoom for the win, he had no more
bench. 2-0
Round 3: vs. Joe (Fire)
This guy got everyone at the tournament mad, he stalls
too much. 5 MINUTES per turn. Game 1 he got out the
Cinnabar Gym early but i knocked it out. I pulled out
to an early lead, but when he KOed 2 Dark Golducks
that was it for me. He ended up KOing my Sabrina's
Kadabras before I could evolve them. He won, I had 2
prizes left he had none. Game 2 was a lot closer than
game 1. I KOed his Typhlosion and Blaines Charizard
early on, but I had a limited bench. We got the 1
minute warning and I stalled by playing 5 Trainers.
Prizes were tie, then I KOed his Quilava in the final
seconds to win game 2. Prizes I had 1 left he had 2.
Match was ruled a tie. 2-0-1
Round 4: vs. Matt (Blaine Deck)
This round was the easiest. Game 1 wasn't even close
till the end. I opened up with 2 Psyducks on turn 3 i
had a Dark Golduck attacking, but he built up a Magmar
and did Lava Burst and only drew energy. I was stuck
putting out Psyduck with no water energy and that was
it he won. Prizes I had 1 left he had 4 left. Game 2
This was easy I built up a Dark Golduck early and KOed
all of his pokemon for the win. Prizes I had none left
he had 6. Game 3 He got smart and finally played the
Cinnabar gym, but I played Sprout Tower. I KOed all of
his pokemon with Dark Golduck. The game lasted 5
minutes. Prizes were I had none he had 6. 3-0-1
I won the tournament by 1/3 of a point over Joe,
because he didnt win both games against someone. The
prize was 12 packs of Neo Discovery. This was my first
tournament but now I'm going to the ECSTS on Sunday
and I'm going to try and win.
Props and Slops
Props to C&D Gamestore for having the tournament.
Props to everyone in the tournament for using fire
pokemon. Props to Matt for being the funniest guy I
faced during the tournament.
Slops to Joe for having time run out in 2 of his
matches.
David Laughman
layzie795@yahoo.com
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