I got these Top Ten Team Rocket Pokemon from the Top Deck Magazine

I got these Top Ten Team Rocket Pokemon from the Top Deck Magazine, OFFICIAL Magazine of Pojo, (but it still sux, I just bought it because it came with a booster pack and a Dark Charmeleon.) Pojo 4ever. Okay enough with the chat, here goes:

To tell you the truth, I overlooked Oddish when I first went through this set. But Oddish has has two big things going for it. First, its Poisonpowder attack Poisons the defending Pokemon automatically, and only costs 1 Grass Energy to use. A poisoned Pokemon on turn one can really mess up your opponent's plans. Second, you need to start with Oddish to eventually get Dark Vileplume into play, and that card is number eight one our list.

Have you ever thought to yourself, "If I just had a Charizard, I would win this game?" Well, The Boss's Way Trainer card allows you to pick up your deck, look through it, find one specific Dark Pokemon and put it into your hand. Best of all, there's no catch. You don't have to discard a card of wipe away all your Energy or flip a coin. Just play The Boss's Way, go get Dark Charizard, and win the game. Cool, huh?

If you've faced any Energy Removal decks, you'll know why Dark Vileplume is so powerful. Once Dark Vileplume hits the table, its Pokemon Power: Hay Fever will prevent your opponent from playing any Energy Removals, Super Energy Removals, Bills, or any other Trainer cards. Of course you won't be able to use any Trainer cards either, but you can plan for that.

I really like Dark Kadabra. It has only 50 Hit Points, but Dark Kadabra has, in my opinion, the best Pokemon Power yet -- Matter Exchange. Matter Exchange allows you to discard a card you don't need from your hand to draw another card. And you can do this every turn. Plus, Dark Kadabra's Mind Shock attack costs only 2 Psychic Energy and is great against decks that use Pokemon with Resistance to Psychic because it ignores Weakness and Resistance.

If you want to do even more damage to a Pokemon that has Resistance to Psychic, Evolve Dark Kadabra into Dark Alakazam. It also has Mind Shock, but this one does 40 damage for 3 Psychic Energy. Even better, Dark Alakazam's Teleport Blast allows it to do 30 damage and then stay safe on your Bench during your opponent's turn. Switch it with a Pokemon that has no Retreat Cos and you can use Teleport Blast every turn.

If you really hate Bill or Energy Removal, or want to make sure your opponent can't save his or her Pokemon with a Super Potion next turn, put some Rocket's Sneak Attack Trainer cards in your deck. Even if you don't find any Trainer cards in your opponent's hand, you'll know how much Energy he or she has available and what Pokemon you can expect to face over the next few turns.

One word -- Hydrocannon. This attack does 30 damage for 2 Water Energy, 50 damage for 3 Water Energy, or a whopping 70 damage for 4 Water Energy. And there's no drawback! Rocket Tackle is interesting but risky to use, so stick with Hydrocannon unless you're facing a Lightning deck. If Dark Blastoise gets into trouble, its Retreat Cost is only 2 Energy, which is pretty cneahp for a Stage 2 Pokemon.

It's a holofoil Energy card. If that wasn't cool enough, Rainbow Energy counts as every type of Energy while in play, so you can use it for any Energy costs you want. Its drawback is minor compared to the benefit. Plus, because it counts both Grass and Fire Energy in play, you can use Venusaur's Pokemon Power: Energy Trans or Dark Charmander's Pokemon Power: Gather Fire to move it around. And when you move it you don't do any damage to the Pokemon you attach it to.

If you have too many Stage 1 or Stage 2 Pokemon in your deck, you run the risk of drawing cards you can't use early. If you have too few you may never find them in time. But with Dark Dragonair in play, you can always have the Evolution cards you need when you need them. Its Pokemon Power: Evolutionary Light allows you to look through your deck for the evolution card you need and put it in your hand. Plus Dark Dragonair is a Colorless Pokemon, so you can put it in any deck to bring all your heavy hitters out just when you need them.

Could anything but Dark Charizard be the number-one card? Everyone loves the original big lizard because i looks so cool and does so much damage. This Dark Version looks even cooler (in my opinion) and has an attack that is both cheaper to use and can do more damage than the original's. Of course, this comes at a price. Dark Charizard has fewer Hit Points and its attack requires coin flips. But unless you flip all heads, you can use Continuous Fireball every turn. Plus, you could do 200 damage in one turn for the same cost of Charizard's Fire Spin attack! Who can argue with that firepower?

Whew, my eyes hurt. I'm lonely, my parents are asleep. Its 12:04 Midnight and I don't wanna go to sleep. If you have anything to say about WOTC's Top 10 then e-mail me at Pokemon_Trainer_Jason@hotmail.com By the way, Wigglytuff and Haymaker's suck. Stall and Scott Gerdhart's Sponge 4ever baby.