>1. Lass
>2. Charizard 3. Voltorb
>4. Rattata
>5. Ratticate
>6. Abra
>7. Imposter Professor Oak
>8. Magikrap......karp 9. Pokemon Flute
>10. Devolution Spray

Not all of these pokemon cards are bad.

1. Lass- I'm starting to think that this is an underestimated card, after 
playtesting.  Even though the drawback is that your opp gets to see your 
hand, it has started to work miracles.  The reshuffling of the trainers 
helps take out your opponent's strategy, like energy removal and potions and 
gust of wind.  And then you get to see what's in his hand.  This is often 
handy when you Lass right after your opp. oaks.  If you don't like showing 
your hand, then just Lass when you don't have a lot of cards, and use most 
of the trainers in your hand before you Lass.

2. Charizard- He's not the best pokemon in the game, but he can kill any 
pokemon in one hit(until jungle, which then Mr. Mime won't be hurt).  The 
card should read, "FrFrFrFr: Remove 2 energy cards to kill defending 
pokemon".  Also see comment on #10 for more reasons.

3. Voltorb- Yes, this guy sux.  He REALLY sux.  I can only say 2 things 
about this card. 1. Electrode is getting a higher lvl in jungle, so just sit 
this guy on the bench and EVOLVE!  2. At least his attack is colorless.  He 
could be much worse.  He should be getting a better version in either Team 
Rocket or Fossil.

4. Rattata & 6. Abra- Maybe that carbo. fuzz is getting to your brain. What 
makes these pokemon good is the NO RETREAT COST!  Have you every been in a 
situation where you wish you could draw a card before you choose which 
pokemon should be active.  Just stick in Abra or Rat, and then you do get to 
decide.  They also have decent attacks.  Abra can try to stall with 
paralization, and Rat can do 20 damage with only 1 colorless.  Just because 
they have 30 HP doesn't mean they really suck.

5. Raticate- This guy can be good versus large pokemon.  Charizard or 
Chansey, that's 60 damage. Blastoise or (for the fools that play it) Zapdos, 
that's 50 damage.  And sometimes that 60 HP will give him just enough to 
either get out or the pokemon has to do something bad to take him out, like 
discard 2 cards with Charizard.  He isn't that bad.  His retreat cost of one 
let's him get in and out real fast also.

7. Impostor Professor Oak- This card I think has shown up on all of the 
lists sent to me.  This is a specialty card.  It is made for the "Impostor" 
deck, which is made to stall and deck the opp. out.  Eventually, your going 
to have 3-4 cards or fewer, so your opp. Imposters, which speeds up the 
decking process about 3-4 turns.  When jungle comes out, this might be a 
very deadly deck 'cause of Mr. Mime.

8. Magikarp- Like Voltorb, all you have to do is sit this guy back and 
evolve him.  Yes I know he himself sux, but this guy is the best of the 
magikarps.  He really is.  most can't even do 10 damage.  This guy's the 
water boy for the bench.  Then somebody makes him mad, and stroms onto the 
field as Gyrados.  That's the best I could come up with.

9. Poke' Flute- This card has sleight potential.  Most pros I see play 
usually leave one spot on their bench open just incase a really good pokemon 
comes so that he can go onto the bench.  When they have 4 pokemon on the 
bench, flute so that the last spot is filled.  This especially works if you 
flute in a real sucky pokemon or a pokemon with low HP.  I have also seen 
speed decks use this because they might, if the deck is fast enough, have to 
put that pokemon in because there is none left or gust of wind.  Can you say 
free goal card?

10. Devolution Spray- This card I have seen with some Charizard decks.  It 
goes like this.  Use Fire Spin for 120 damage and discard 2 energy.  The 
spray him, add 1 energy, and flamethrower for 50 damage.  That's not bad for 
170 damage in 2 turns.  or 150 damage if you just slash.  It has worked 
remarkably well by using charizard as a surprise attack.

So, how did I do?  Did I miss anything.  Send me your lists or comments at  
Chipmunk_G@hotmail.com
This is Chipmunk, from the Guild, signing off.


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