Steelix's Metal Straight Jacket V1.0
By Justin Langston
Toys R Us
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Saturday, June 16th, 2001
About 13-15 participants
Hey Pojo readers! This is my first time to do a deck report and or to visit
this particular store to play, so it was a big first for me. I played in
Tullahoma, TN at first, but it got old so I moved on. I knew a few of these
people from the internet (we due to pojo), so I got to see them for the first
time. I could tell it was going to be a fun day whether I won or lost. My
deck was dusty, but I fanned it out and begun my reign of terror. ;)
Pokemon:13 (unlucky to most but not to me)
3 Electabuzz
3 Onix
3 Steelix
2 Chancey
1 Cleffa
1 Igglybuff
Trainers:29
4 Oak
3 Gold Berry
3 Super Energy Removal
2 Narrow Gym
2 Scoop Up
3 Computer Search
2 Item Finder
3 Gust of Wind
3 Lass
2 Nightly Garbage Run
3 Bill
Energy:18
4 Double Colorless
4 Steel
10 Lightning
I know I am very forgetful so please don't get mad at me if I forgot an
entire match. Some matches were just that fuzzy. I know the result and that's
all that matters right?
Round 1 Vs Will with a Sneasel Trapper
Oh boy. I had Heard about Will and heard he was good. He played an ultra
fast Sneasel and played it well. I was in trouble. I got a Steelix out and had 3
metal on it but, Sneasel eventually broke through for the K.O. A few other
Pokemon went down and I lost this.
0-1 I was a lil upset but oh well.
Round 2 Vs Cory With a mono water
Poor kid. He was very quiet and he was in the losers bracket with me. He
started with a lone Lapras to my lone Electabuzz. When he saw what he was up
against, he shook his head and said "Aww Shoot." I went first, attach a
lightning and shocked for 20 and paralyzed. He attached a water and passed. I
attached a second lightning and punched for the K.O. I felt sorry for him,
because that meant he was out of the tourney. But I had to win or I would have
been out. Oh well.
1-1
Round 3 Vs Ritchie with (COUGH COUGH COUGH) Newbie deck
This guy was not real smart or good. I forget the match, but I remember he
got into the 3rd round only because he had a bye. I killed a few measily basics
with a Steelix and it was over.
2-1
Between the rounds- I played Jared w/ his Feraligator deck and we had to
quit in the middle of it cuz the next round had started.
Round 4 Vs Matt with STS deck (Matt is one of the few people who have
won an STS Qualifier tournament. So, he's playing his STS deck trying to train
for the STS. <Good Luck Matt!>)
I don't remember much about our battle, but I know that I got out a Steelix
w/ 4 metals, and SERed his Steelix and Koed it. I koed a Zapdos and a few other
Pokemon for the game. Matt was a good sport and was eliminated finally even
after using his STS! Great Job!
3-1
Round 5 Vs Jared with Feraligator Downpour
This guy has a losing streak as long as my arm. Not because he has a bad
deck, but because he just has plain bad luck. He's also a good friend of mine,
and I was really hoping the match would be closer than it was. All I
remember is that I got out a Steelix with four metal and a gold berry, Koed his
'Gator and he sent a few more that I K.O.ed for the win.
4-1
Round 6 Vs Andy with Anti-Sneasel
Well I was nervous now. It was me, Andy, and Will in the finals. Will got
lucky and got 2 Bye rounds, but I think he would have been in the finals anyway.
Andy played a few Pokemon like Erikas Dratini, Mime, Sabrinas Venonat, ect. This
match was long because I started with a bad hand. We finally got some hits on
each other and I eventually got out a Steelix and koed a few pokemon. Buzz
backed me up when I lost Steelix and cleaned up. I took my last prize just as he
decked. We shook hands and I prepared for the final match with Will!!!
5-1
Round 7 Vs Will with Sneasel Trapper
I was nervous. I had to beat him twice to win and he only had to beat me
once. I got a decent hand, but he overpowered me by scooping up a few
Chanceys until he got out 4 Sneasel and an Ecogym. I kept removing it but
it was no use. Ecogym sent it back. He killled my Steelix and I tried to stall
out. No use. I lost brutally. I came in second place and got a Promo Pichu,Promo
Scizor,and Promo Smeargle. Not bad for my first week in da Borro….
5-2
I lost after a brutal fight and I was better for it. Now I know what I'm up
against. Will's mom was nice enough to give my brother a Promo Pichu because he
was being nice. She also gave me the first place prize when all I was supposed
to get was 2 Promotional cards.
PROPS AND SLOPS!
Props to Will, and his mom for being nice to me and my family.
Props to Maccy's deck and I hope he wins the STS!
Props to Jared for keeping cool through his bad luck crisis.
Props to Everyone else who knew how to play well!
Slops to Wizards for banning every set but 3 of them and Sneasel in the
STS.
Slops to a few kids in the M' boro league who don't get the concept that
Krabby/Magicarp/Pika decks are bad!!
Slops to bans of any kind.
Justin Langston- steelstructure@hotmail.com
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