Oh, boy....
This 'Areodactyl 13' guy must have been in a cave for the past year with
his eyes closed and his fingers in his ears. Since when do pokemon get
judged by the number of hit points? 'Charizard has 120, so he's obviously
the best.' yeah, right. So while this guy is boasting about Charizard's 120
hp, I'll just remove all his energy(courteousy os E.R. and S.E.R.) and sic
my water pokes on him.(Blastoise, Dewgong, Gyarados) Or, better yet, have
Mew shrink him down to size and THEN sic 'em.
This guy, if you ask me, was doning his comparrison in favor of the big
guy. Almost every question, CHARIZARD WINS. CHARIZARD WINS. CHARIZARD WINS.
How 'bout this? Here's some questions that REALLY matter when building a
deck and in the game.(not that high hit points and power don't, mind you :))

(all prices are from the 'Collector's Value Guide, premire edition.)
FIRST-2pts. SECOND-1pt. THIRD-0pts.

-Availability-

Blastoise- So-So. You can usually find him if look online.
Venusaur- Same as above, but more likly to appear in regular stores, too.
Charizard- Yeah, right. You'd have better luck finding weedle in a
haystack(pun intended:))
Winner: Venusaur

SCORE:Blastoise- 1pt.
Venusaur- 2pts.
Charizard- 0pts.

-Cost (unlimited)-

Blastoise-$23.00
Venusaur-$20.00
Charizard-$50.00(!)
Winner: Venusaur

SCORE:Blastoise- 2pts.
Venusaur- 4pts.
Charizard- 0pts.

-Chance of Multiples-

Blastoise-Hmm...prolly not likely to find more than one at a time
Venusaur-Uhh...might be a little easier to find more than one
Charizard-MORE THAN ONE AT A TIME?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! DON'T THINK SO!
Winner: Venusaur

SCORE:Blastoise- 3 pts.
Venusaur- 6pts.
Charizard- 0pts.

-Power-Up Time-

Blastoise- 3-5 turns, but can use rain dance to help; no discard
Venusaur- 4 turns, but energy trans can get benched guys' help IF they have
G energy ; no discard
Charizard- 2-4 turns, but have to discard 2
Winner: Venusaur

FINAL SCORE:Blastoise- 5pts.
Venusaur- 7pts.
Charizard- 0pts.

When building a deck, Charizard is not the best choice, in my opinion. Like
Kingler(in the pokedex in the game) Charizard makes is almost unwieldly to
use.

-SATOSHI
paulheid@temecula.com