Charizard and Chansey are horrible!  It's as simple as that.  You cannot
play a game effectively with either of them.  There are so many ways to
render them helpless and to make them cry like widdle baby-wabies.

My first gripe is their retreat cost.  3 RETREAT!  I THINK NOT!   This
leaves Chansey with 1 energy if it's lucky.  And if you have to retreat
a Charizard, you are already doomed.

Secondly, if you pull out Chansey's Double Edge, odds are, the oppenent
can kill you.  I know this to be true.  I, once, was amazed by the
strength and power of Chansey and Charizard.  But upon playing with
them, I was beaten horribly.  There are so many ways to disable them.
Here are a few.

Energy removal!  One of my favorites.  Then you stick in a Clefairy and
Metronome for 100 or 80!  Or use a Kadabra, Dewgong, or Hitmonchan.
Choose one.  The whole point is to keep the energy off of them.  Or a
simple Gust of Wind could do the trick.  GoW in a cheap Pokemon and
demolish it.  Don't forget, the object is to kill 6 Pokemon.

In a speed game, like a tournament, you don't have much time to bring
out either and attack effectively with it.  And another thing, the odds
of pulling off the Venusaur -Charizard combo are near impossible.

I agree with C. Munk heartily.  I hope all of you see the light about
how much Charizard and Chansey *****

                                           Josh  (mjosh@hotmail.com)