Weird Science v.1.1(Steel/Psychic) By Ryan Byrd Pullen Park Community Center Raleigh, North Carolina Saturday, September 29th, 2001 About 50 participants. Hi, I am Ryan Byrd and this is my first Killer Deck report, so bare with me:) I was 2-3 at the previous tournament on Friday night. I was really thinking about skipping the QT since I haven't been playing well the past few weeks. I needed to place in the Top 16 to help me think that I was better then I have been playing. Well, enough rambling, let's get to the tournament. Oops...my deck here it is. 3 Cleffa (Neo Genesis) 4 Slowpoke (Team Rocket) 4 Slowking (Neo Genesis) 3 Onix (Southern Islands) 3 Steelix (Neo Genesis) 2 Mewtwo L60 (Promo) 1 Brock's Mankey L10 (Gym Heroes) 1 Giovanni's Nidoran (F) (Gym Challenge) 1 Elekid ( Neo Genesis) 10 Psychic Energy 4 Metal Energy (Neo Genesis) 2 Rainbow Energy (Team Rocket) 4 Professor Elm 4 Gold Berry 3 Nightly Garbage Run 3 Focus Band 2 Warp Point 2 Energy Flow 2 Resistance Gym 2 Misty's Wrath This deck seems to do it's job ...so here is the summary of "Weird Science" Round 1: Kwame w/ Ampharos Well, him and I met in the 2nd round of the Roanoke QT. He won with his Arc/ Slowking deck. Now I have the chance for revenge. I started with a Cleffa and Onix. He had a Pichu. He Elm'd to fill his bench..I was Elming/ Wrathing/Eeking until I got 2 Slowkings and a Steelix w/ 4 metals. That was the match. He got out a Ampharos, but got it out too late.... 1-0-0( 3 points) Round 2: Marissa w/ Meganium/Erika's Venusaur. I also faced her in the Roanoke QT. I faced her 5th Round and beat her Fera/Steel deck. We started out, I had a Giovanni's Nidoran =/ against her Cleffa and Erika's Bublasaur. It was blah...blah...blah...until I got out a Steelix against her Meganium. Slowking was too late in this battle. Key point:I overided a Chaos Gym with a Resistance Gym!!!! That sealed the deck....but she didn't win by prizes..I decked...We played afterwards..I beat he 6-0. 1-1-0 (3 points) Round 3: The kid with a Steelix. He was quiet the entire time. We both got a Steelixand then it was....THE TAIL CRUSH BATTLE. He has 3 metals....I had 4!!! I got like 6 heads in a row. I knock it out and Slowking had him game set and match against his Rocket's Zapdos. I won 6-0 2-1-0 (6 points) Round 4: A kid with Dark Muk/Typhlosion. Okay...this was the stupidess game I have played in the entire time I have played Pokemon. I had him beat with a Steelix with 3 metals...until he got a Typhlosion out. Then I used my Elekid to knock it out. We had 2 prizes left each...he got a Dark Muk and I had a Cleffa. He knocked it out and I sen dup my Onix. I evolved and I got tails on Tail Crush...that's why they call it TAIL crush. He retreat and sent out a baby...I got 4 tails in a row and lost to his typhlosion he powered up on the bench. 2-2-0(6 points) Round 5: A guy with a Erika's Victreebel/ Colorless deck. He got out a few Pokemon that beat my babies then I got out a Steelix and then I whomped though his Pokemon . He used Victreebel's Power to bring with my Pokemon but he couldn't get pasted the Steelix...I got my 3rd win of the day. 3-2-0(9 points) Round 6: I don't know..we didn't get that far. Well, he started with a Elekid and me a Giovanni's Nidoran. He could get a basic so ....3rd....DOUBLE-EDGE 30 DAMAGE.....lol..I won 4-2-0 Ok, this was the worst part of the tournament. Waiting...the 2 losses I had were people that I lost got through the Top 8. So, I waited....he called my name in 9th place.....I was so in Ahh....I missed my chance to go to San Diego by one spot...I told my Gym Leader( thanks for the support Jeff) and The mother of the Top 8 1st seed in the 10 and under( thanks Denise and Stephanie) and they felt what I did...Total disbelief. I had a great time...I got 12 boosters and deck protectors.. which was cool Props- - Props to the judges for making good calls on many different problems. -Props to my Weird Science for finishing in 9th place. -Props to Mom for taking me. -Props to General Raikou for making it to 2nd place!!! -Props to Bryson for taking it home..you deserve it. -Props to Jessica Bourne for the great deck idea and her winning a trip to San Diego. Slops- I don't feel like slopping unless needed....^_^. Ryan Byrd. Nightblade Hawk@aol.com