Well I have to start off that I am a very good pokemon player. My record is now 12-0. My friends and I have played tournaments and I have won them all. Now that you have my elite back ground I'll give you the stratgies of your life. 1. Always have four bills. I know people say that P. Oaks are good, but believe me if it's at the bottom of your deck then it's very much worthless. 2. Have 2 Porygon. It is very good against Arcanine if you change it's weakness to fire and if it does takedown. That's 60 damage to itsself. 3. Mewtwo. Put Mewtwo up against Pokemon with lots of energy like the ones that need four energy. Hey that's 50 damage! 4. If you have a cold basic pokemon that you need to use alot. Just get a Scoop up. When it's down to about 20-30 life left. Scoop it up. 5. Good colorless cards. Chansey and Dagonair. Need to say more. If you only have one Chansey just do the Number 4 procedure. 6. 4 Gust of Winds. Come on now. I see that you have a Gastly with one energy card on your bench. You're about to bring Haunter in. Gust of Wind it and have a pokemon that hits about 30 or more and get rid of it. 7. 2 potions and 2 super potions. I've found them to work very well. 8. If you play against a Psychic deck make sure you have a bunch of Rattatas and Raticates. Dragonair would be good. 9. When you trade make sure you do something smart like trading pokemon you know you can get easily. Example: Ivysaur for Tangela. Get the tangela. It does just as good and it's a basic. Besides you can get an Ivysaur in an Overgrowth deck. 10. Worthless cards. Try not to use things like a trader or something because it could cost you. Just think if you don't shuffle you deck good. And get nothing but energy cards. Use bills instead. 11. A combo with Alakazam. Use a Poke center with him by moving damage to Pokemon with less energy cards. 12. Venusaur. Use that thing toto move energy cards to another plant pokemon with a poke center. 13. If thinking to do a water deck. Have a least 2 Gyarados 1 Blastoise and a Polywrath and a Dragonair. SuperSaiyan Larry Wharton Another day, another e-mail. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com