Okay Everybody's been saying Scyther is 
better than Farfetch'd, and that's true.  But look at Electabuzz.  This is a 
battle between Electabuzz to Scyther.

Scyther has 70HP and so does Electabuzz who also has 70HP (Tie).  Their Both 
Basic Pokemon (Tie).  Scyther's attack cost a energy, but just to boost up 
his attack by double, but Electabuzz's 1st attack costs 1 energy also but 
does 10 damage plus if you flip a heads on a coin you go again (Electabuzz).  
Scyther's 2nd attack costs 3 energy and does 30 damage, but does 60 damage if 
you used his first attack.  Electabuzz's 2nd attack costs 2 energy but does 
30+10 if the coin is head, but If it's tails then it does 30 damage plus 10 
to itself (Electabuzz).  Scyther has a resistence but Electabuzz doesn't 
(Scyther).  Now Scyther's retreat cost takes no energy's ,  and Electabuzz's 
retreat costs 2 energy's (Scyther).  So in the long run I think they are tied 
for the best basic pokemon.  Now that brings me to another thing, and that's 
a deck.  With a Lightning and Leaf deck you could have all 3 great basic 
pokemon Farfetch'd, Scyther, and Electabuzz.  Please Pojo post this articale, 
because it has a chance to be good.  

		Here's is my deck called "Leafshock".  It's made up of 
Lighting, Leaf, and Coloress Pokemon.  It was not a large scaled tournament 
because I can't get to those places but it was a tournament.  Including me 
there was 16 people in all.  Are little tournament was held in Wading River, 
NY  on July 1st, 1999.  Here are the cards:

14 Leaf Energy            14 Lightning Energy          3 Double Coloress 
Energy
3 Scyther			    2 Electabuzz	                   3 
Jigglypuff
4 Bulbasaur                 3 Pikachu			       1 Wigglytuff
2 Ivysaur                     1 Raichu
1 Venusaur                  
						 
2 Gust of Wind
1 Switch
2 Super Potion
3 Bill
1 Pokemon Breeder	

My All-Time record with this deck is 23-4.  In the tournament I came in 2nd 
place.  The types I won against in the tournament was Water, Psychic, and 
Psychic and Water.  I lost to a deck that was made up of Fire and Fighting, 
but I gathered up 5 prizes.  He had 2 Charizard, so that killed me.

John Cipriani
Drk46