Hey,

After spending 5 weeks in a new league, I have come to the conclusion that
Lickitung is an awesome, underrated card; a card that never sees's game
play.

First of all, Lickitung is an Uncommon (!) Basic Pokemon card and has 90 HP.
  Its also colorless, so its great to fit in any deck.  That alone should
make this card playable as a wall, so you can build up bench Pokemon.  But,
what makes this "wall" better is its 'Tounge Wrap' attack; if you are nto
familar with the attack you "Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is
now paralyzed."  So, this is what I’d do with this Pokemon:
1) If you can pull a Lickitung at the start of the game and flip and go
first, then play it.
2) Attach an Energy card to it.  I am assuming that you have pulled energy,
which is very likely!
3) Play any basic Pokemon cards you have in your hand, to your bench.
4) Use any Trainers you want to, PlusPower is a nice one.
5) Use Tounge Wrap and then flip your coin.  I use my Aerodactyl coins that
like me!  ;) If the guy is now paralyzed, give yourself a pat on the back.

Now, all you have to do is build up your bench.  Let me tell you this
though, I’ve faced many many Kangaskhan’s using this method.  And to tell
you the truth, if they pull and use Kangaskhan as their starting active
Pokemon, either evolve a Pokemon on your bench quickly, or basically
sacrafice your Lickitung to defeat.  Cause trust me, unless you can flip
heads a lot, you’re not safe.  But then again, I don’t use energy removals
in my decks, so you never know.  Usually, Lickitung can knock out 1 Pokemon,
it may even knock out a second, but usually you just put on a lot of damge
to that second one.

I perfere to team up Lickitung with two other cards.  The first is the
Slowpoke family.  First you have to put in 4 Slowpoke and 4 Slowbro’s for
this to work.  Usually you’ll pull either of the two.  Hopefully a Slowpoke
which you can add energy to, to prepare for Slowbro’s attack.  After pulling
and evolving Slowpoke, to Slowbro, move all damage counters from Lickitung,
to Slowbro.  I like to have two Slowbro’s on my bench as this GREATLY
increases the life span of Licktung.

For the second card youy can team up with, is Scoop Up.  Since Lickitung is
a basic Pokemon you lose no evolution cards.  And I only use Tounge Wrap, so
you are only losing one energy card!  It’s a perfect way to get out of a
tough spot.  Scoop Up can also be used in turn with the Licktung + Slowbro
cards.  Once you have 5 counters on a Slowbro and your opponent it just
waiting to use that Gust oif Wind, scoop it up.  You lose the Slowbro, but
you save that prize card!

This is how you can use Lickitung to its full potential.  If you would like
to see or even use the deck that revolves around this, e-mail me at
smashxl@hotmail.com.  In the 5 weeks in my league, I have used this seck
from week 2 – 5.  I have played 16 games with this deck, and have never lost
with it.

Thanks!
Sean Picard
A.K.A
SmashXL
Smashxl@hotmail.com


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