From: Dick-O [mailto:m_hao87@hotmail.com]
The Tech Deck

Hi everyone. Its been a long time since I last played the card game. Recently, my friends and I had a little competition. Since its been a long time since we last played, many of our cards are very old. They were from the earliest editions of the Pokemon Card Game, with the original 151 pokemon. We do not know anything at all about the new pokemon. Still, we had a great time, and I'm looking forward to dueling people with decks containing the new pokemon. Here's my deck.

4xScynther

4xPinsir

4xArticuno

2xClefairy

10xGrass Energy

10xWater Enery

4xDouble Colourless Energy

3xProfessor Oak

3xBill

3xEnergy Removal

3xPotion

3xScoop Up

3xGust of Wind

4xPlus Power

The deck is designed to hit fast and hard. All are basic pokemon. It is also anti-Hitmonchan.Pinsir and Scynther are quick-hitters, and can start attacking with deadly effieciency starting from your second turn. Articuno is there to provide cover against fire pokemon.It can also unnerve the opponent with its attacks. Clefairy is there for its metronome, so that when the heavy-hitters come in and they think that they can strut their stuff, thety will be in for a big surprise.Overall, this is a fairly easy deck to set up for those with the earlier editions of the card game. All cards are taken from base set, jungle and fossil.

The little tournament had 8 players, including me. I emerged champion,but received nothing but a bashing from my friends(Lol). Anyway, here's the report:

Round 1

Me VS Clarence

Nothing much to say. He had a haymaker(lots of Hitmonchans) and Electabuzzes. I wiped out his Hitmonchans with Scynther(resistance rules!) early in the game. Electabuzz was a little bit more diffiult as he kept getting heads for the coin toss, and the damage accumulated. But I used that opportunity to power up another Scynther and Pinsir. I scooped up my battling Scynther and wreaked havoc with Pinsir's Guillotine. After another few turns, this game was history.

Round 2

Me VS Jason

Jason had a perculiar deck. I think its what many people refer to as a Potpourri or something. Its actually the first time i have seen and played against such a deck. I started with a Scynther and Articuno,1 Grass energy, 1 Water energy, 2 Double colourless energy and a Energy removal. He had a full bench of pokemon. I can't remember all of them, but I think he had abras, magmars, farfetcheds, Jinxs and seels. This one was a breeze, hehe. He could not get the right type of energy and before he knew it, it was game set and match in 10 minutes.

Round 3

The Final

Me Vs Kenneth

This one was a toughie. It was much more difficult than the first 2.Way tougher. Kenneth was our best player, but i managed to beat him for his crown! But it was tough as hell. He usually uses either a haymaker,or his favourite RainDance Deck.hoever, it was a Wigglytuff Do-The-Wave Deck. He had a full bench, and by his third turn, he was already doing the wave.I managed to draw an Articuno and Clefairy, and powered them up while my Scynthers received the beating of a lifetime. I was scooping up all mi scynthers and when the time was right, I sent out my Articuno. Wigglytuff was history, but he had another one on the bench.He did the wave again, so I retreated my Articuno and sent out Clefairy. I metronomed, did the wave and got Clefairy knocked out in the next turn. I later sent out my Scynther again to finish off Wigglytuff, retreated it and sent out Articuno to wreak havoc on the bench. It was smooth-sailing from then on.

Thank you for reading this deck report. I hope you will find it useful. I named it the Tech Deck is because I believe that no matter how fancy or modern a new deck is, a plain simple deck that focuses on the startegy of a strong attack and strong defense with quick transition and technique is ultimately better. This is what I truly believe in, thats why Chris Benoit is my favourite wrestler(Lol). This deck is the one that I find which truly fits the idea. Nothing fancy, just plain technique and determination to win.For those of you out there who feel despaired because you have not won a match so far, do not give up.Keep your head up and continue to battle the way you think it should be.Learn from your mistakes and accept constructive criticism. Succes will ultimately come to those who put in effort. Peace!