Well, I'm finally back from my vacation and badder then ever o]!!! Well anyways what I've noticed about many of the decks I receive is that most of them don't have strategy just strength. If you don't catch my meaning about strenght and strategy here's a brainstorm for ya. Strength decks are just built around Generaly strong pokemon (Gyrados, Machamp, Chansey) and trainers that have basic uses that go good with any deck. This isn't bad but you can make much better decks. You see if you use a deck with no strategy you can make it around some decks but what about the decks WITH a strategy. Imagine a deck based around Gyrados and Machamp now imagine a Rain Dance deck. Who'd you think come out the winner? Probably the Rain Dancer right? See while the person with the strength deck is just flippin out his pokemon and trying to evolve em to the strongest possible the strategy deck user is thinking up what to do next and what he needs most at that point. The difference is futile the strategy user has more knowledge of what his deck's point is. This can help out alot trust me. I'm not saying ppl with strength decks don't think out anything i'm just saying they don't really have anything to think out. If you do wish to make a strategy deck you must remember to think up one new and unique. Right now most of the strategies are really common like Rain Dancers and Haymakers. What about a deck that disrupts the bench? If you can think up a new strategy it would almost always surprise your opponent. Rain dancers and Haymakers are good but many people are expecting them now. One of the keys to success is Strategy and suprise. Just another bit of knowlodge. -Jared Schroeder >) Questions and Comments go to: protoss_warrior@hotmail.com __________________________