DEAR POJO PLEASE POST THIS IN THE TIPS SECTION, THANX. HERE IS AN ARTICLE ON WHAT TO PUT INTO A CERTIAN DECK. FIRST I'LL START OUT WITH WATER. FIRST OF ALL NO WATER DECK SHOULD BE WITHOUT POLIWRATH. WHY???? YOU SAY. FOR WWWW HE DOSES 40 DAMAGE PLUS HE GETS TO DISCRAD ONE OF THE OPPENTS ENERGYS. BUT TO HAVE POLIWRATH YOU HAVE TO HAVE POLIWRHIL AND POLIWAG. POLIWRIL CAN STALL FOREVER WITH ANMESIA. WHAT IT DOES IT LETS YOU PICK ONE OF THE DEFDENDING POKEMON MOVES AND DISABLE IT. NEXT NESSECARY CARD TO HAVE IN A WATER DECK IS GYARADOS. 50 DAMAGE FOR WWW AND FOR WWWW HE DOES 40 AND HAS 50/50 CHANCE OF PRAYLASIS. 100 HP JUST AS MUCH BLASTIOSE BUT HE IS A STAGE 2 AND GYARADOS IS A STAGE 1. NOW ONTO PYSHCIC. FIRST IS ALKAZAAM. IS POKEMON POWER KICKS BUTT. JUST PUT ONIXES OR LICKIYUNG TO TAKE THE DAMAGE FOR HIM. SECOND IS JYNX. BASIC-70 HP. FOR ONE ENERGY YOU HAVE A 50/50 CHANCE OF 20 DAMAGE. FOR PP1 YOU CAN MEDITTAE. IT INIATALIY STARTS OUT AT 20 BUT ADDS 10 FOR EVERY OTHGER DAMAGE COUNTER ON THE OPPENENT. HE CAN STAY OUT FOR ALONG TIME WITH 70 HP SO THE DAMAGE CAN REALLY ADD UP. NEXT IS FIGHTING. NO FIGHTING DECK BE WITH OUT HITMONCHAN. BASIC. 70 HP. HE CAN DO 20 FOR F ENERGY AND 40 FOR FF1. CAN SIT THERE AND DO 20 UNTIL HE GETS THREE EERGY. THINK ABOUT HITMO DOING DAMAGE LIKE CRAZY. REATREAT OF 2 WITCH IS ONLY WEAKNESS. NOW FOR FIRE. IN MY OPIONION NINETAILS IS THE BEST FIRE POKEMON. FOR 2 ENERGY YOU CAN CHOOSE ON OF THE OPPENTS BENCHED POKEMON AND SWITC H IT WITH THE ACTIVE PPKEMON. THEN WHEN YOU HAVE FFFF YOU CAN DEAL 80 BUT YOU HAVE TO DISVARD 1 ENERGY. USE HIM WITH CHARIZARD FOR AWESIME COMBO. FIRST USE NINTALES LURE THEN PUT IN A FULLY PUMPED UP CAHRIZARD AND KILL THE POKEMON NINETALES BROUGHT IN. GRASS. PART OF THE ESSENTIAL IS SYTHER AND PINSIR. FIRST GET SYTHER OUT AND WHEN YOUR SYTHERS DIE YOU COULD SEND IN PINSIR. WITH THE LOW RETRAET COST JUST KEEP SWITHIG IS ONE IS AMLOST DEAD. IF YOU HAD VENSAUR YOU COULD KEEP TRANSING THE GRASS ENERGY AROUND TO PINSIR OR SYTHER TO REALLY KICK SOME BUTT. THE FINAL DECK--ELECTYRIC. ELECTABUZZ AND ZAPDOS. FIRST GET 'BUZZ OUT AND START POWERING UP ZAPDOS ON YOUR BENCH. WHEN YOU GET THE L ENETRGY PUT ON 'BUZZ SO CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO PARAYLIZE. THIS WILL KEEP YOU SAFE FROM ARM UNTIL YOU DRAW A ENERGY TO PUT ON 'BUZZ. JUST KEEP THUNDER PUNCHING AND SHOCKING UNTIL YOU HAVE ZAPDOS READY TO ROCK. P.S. FARFECTH'D IS OK BUT SCYTHER IS BETTER. POKEGOD SKHAWKINS@HOME.COM