I'm yapping today about the cards that should be in each deck, MANDATORY!!!. 
This means that these cards should always be on the list of making a new 
deck, not unless they interfere with the strategy or you are just refining a 
deck. Here they go in no specific order:

  4 BILL - MANDATORY
Name:         Bill
Type:         Trainer
Card #:       card 91 of 102
Rarity:       Common
Text:         Draw 2 cards.

I've heard a few bad comments about these cards but none with any real 
argument. These cards are excellent! Use one when you need something better 
than you have. Use 'em when you are low on energy, Pokémon, or anything 
else.

  1 OR MORE PROF. OAK - MANDATORY
Name:         Professor Oak
Type:         Trainer
Card #:       card 88 of 102
Rarity:       Uncommon
Text:         Discard your hand, then draw 7 cards.

Drawing 7 new cards is nothing to stick your nose up at. Many people point 
out the fact that you have to discard your hand. But hey! If you need some 
more cards then you have very few, none, or crappy cards in your hand 
already!

  2 OR MORE FARFETCH'D - MANDATORY
I know many people disagree with Farfetches, but really they are very good! 
But lets compare the stats:

Name:         Farfetch'd
Type:         Basic Pokemon
Card #:       card 27 of 102
Rarity:       Uncommon
Color:        Colorless
HP:           50 HP
Weakness:     L
Resistance:   F -30
Retreat:      1
Species:      Wild Duck
Level:        20
Pokemon #:    83
Attack:       [1]  Leek Slap  (30)
              Flip coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Either way,
              you can't use this attack again as long as Farfetch'd stays
              in play (even after benching Farfetch'd).
Attack:       [3]  Pot Smash  (30)

And don't think Scyther is any replacement either. Don't get me wrong, from 
Scyther's stats he seems quite nice, I would use a couple in a Green deck, 
since that is his color and would be used to his best abilities (Swords 
Dance particularly).

2 OR MORE ENERGY REMOVALS - MANDATORY
Name:         Energy Removal
Type:         Trainer
Card #:       card 92 of 102
Rarity:       Common
Text:         Choose 1 Energy card attached to 1 of your opponent's
              Pokemon and discard it.

These cards are in every decent to good deck. The ability to remove energy, 
the basis of attacks itself, only 1 Pokémon can cause it with none, the 
essence of life itself... Well maybe not that but it IS in every deck. Well, 
I've seen a few in my day that had none but thats not a real deck.

1 NO MORE THAN 2 CHANSEY - MANDATORY
Name:         Chansey
Type:         Basic Pokemon
Card #:       card 3 of 102
Rarity:       Rare - Holo
Color:        Colorless
HP:           120 HP
Weakness:     F
Resistance:   P -30
Retreat:      1
Species:      Egg
Level:        55
Pokemon #:    113
Attack:       [2]  Scrunch  ()
              Flip coin.  If heads, prevent all damage done to Chansey       
               during your opponent's next turn.  (Any other effects of      
                   attacks still happen.)
Attack:       [4]  Double-edge  (80)
              Chansey does 80 damage to itself.

I've talked and preached and went on and on about this card and I don't 
wanna to talk no more 'bout him ! ! !

And last but not least:
1 OR MORE GUST OF WIND - MANDATORY
Name:         Gust of Wind
Type:         Trainer
Card #:       card 93 of 102
Rarity:       Common
Text:         Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokemon and                
   switch it with his/her Active Pokemon.

This is one of my favorite cards. With this, you have the ability to take 
your opponent's active Pokémon and switch it with whatever poor creature 
they have on their bench. And Pidgey is far from any substitute. With 
whirlwind, you can't choose what gets to come out. So you'd be pretty messed 
uf if you winded you opponents Blastoise and he brought back a pumped up 
Gyarados! This card can do many things. It can stall for up to 3 or 4 turns, 
and possibly more considering your opponents energies. Also you can gust out 
a weak, pidley Rattata and get a prize with one 30 damage attack! And you 
can just screw up your opponent! Bring out his/her Blastoise, put it to 
sleep, confuse, or paralyze and say goodbye to their Raindance deck!!

                     OoOoOoOoOoOoO
                     Jeremy  Woods
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                   jsw321@hotmail.com
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