It was a Saturday morning, I had the choice of going to a camp meeting with
my troop or the comic shop and winning 1st or 2nd in the Pokemon tournament.
The tournament of course.

    To me it was like every week that I would win a tournament or get pretty
close to 1st.  And it was.  My deck hasn't been change for like a month and a
half cause I didn't need to change it at all.  The tournament was held at
Eternal Elysium right by my house.  It was October 23, 1999 at Aloha Oregon. 
There was like thirty people in the tourney,  but that didn't really matter
to me.  All that meant to me was more prizes for the top 4. 


My Deck

4Electabuzz
4Fossil Magmar
2Ditto
2Charmander
2Kangkaskhan
14 Total Pokemon

Trainers
2Computer Search
2Professor Oak
4Energy Removal
4Super Energy Removal
2Gust of Wind
3Scoop Up
3 PlusPower
20 Total Trainers

Energy

11Electric Energy
11Fire Energy
2 Double Colorless

    Round 1 Ernie Le(me) vs. Kalvin
The game, I knew, was going to be a really hard one.  Kalvin had a Haymaker
deck but added some cards to counter a Haymaker Counter deck.  So I knew my
deck was going to feel the pain.  The whole game I was only recieving damage
and not giving damage.  My luck was only getting better by time.  The only
pokemon that I had was an Electabuzz with one Electric energy on it.  He had
two Scythers with no energy.  I drew my turn card.  A fire energy, I put it
on my pokemon and thunderpunched him for 30 whie I took 10.  His turn was
very quick, he didn't do anything that turn so it was my turn.  With luck I
got a plus power and thunderpuched him for 50.  I did this so I would have a
100 % chance of killing his Scyther.  His turn ho got nothing and it was my
turn again.  I punched him for 40. Next turn I won. He didn't draw any basic
so I won the first round knocking out the Scyther's lights.1-0

    Round 2 Me vs. Some Little Kid.
    I flipped the coin and I went first .  I put out a Electabuzz as active
and Magmar as benched. He had a Ditto.  What luck! Two turns(hopefully) and
he would be toast.  I put down a energy on Buzz and Shocked hom for 10 with
no parylysis.  His turn he drew and I got a to go.  I drew a fire energy, 
used my comp. search for plus power, put a fire energy on Buzz and got the
win. 2-0

    Round 3 Me vs. Brian
    This was not a good game.  I had a Ditto out and he had a Hitmonchan.  He
went first and pluspower jabbed me for 50 and I lost big time.2-1

    Round 4 vs. Chris
    This game,  I was going to win.  I went first and got 2 Buzzes, and 1
Magmar.  I had like 4 Electric Energy in my hand.  He had a Charmander and
Staryu.  First turn I had shocked his Stayu for 20 with parylysis. His turn,
he put a fire energy on charmander and it was my turn.  Drew, put a electric
energy on my benched Buzz, and killed his Staryu.  His turn,  he out out
another fire energy on Charmander and embered me for 30. My turn I put
another Electric energy on my active Buzz and put two of my pluspowers on
Buzz and punched for 50 and me taking 10. I WIN ! 3-1

    I was in the semifinals playing some guy for the 1/2 opportunity and if
he lost he would play for the 3/4 position. 

    Semifinals Me vs. Another Chris
        I flipped and went first.  I got my winning combination.  3 Scoop
Ups, 1 Buzz, 1 Magmar, and 1 fire/electric.  My active was my Buzz and his
was a Magikarp.  I shocked him for 20 and his turn. He put down a Squirtle
and it was my go.  I drew and got a comp search,  and saved the fire energy
on my hand.  I destroyed the Magikarp and it was his turn.  He used pokemon
breeder and put out his Blastoise and Raindanced for 4 water energys. He used
hydro pump on my Buzz and it as my turn.  I drew a comp search and used my
other comp search from my prizes for pluspower and my drewn one for the same
card.  I put the fire energy down and punched him for hopefully 100 with my
pluspowers. I flipped the coin and got tails! His turn, he was so stupid he
used a scoop up on his Blastoise and that meant he had no basic! What Luck!

    Finals Me vs. Nick
He went first.  Now the only pokemon he had was a Hitmoncham and I had a
Magmar.  First turn he jabbed me and I smokescreened him for 10.  Now it was
a take turn hitting each other match, But what I couldn't believe was that he
would always get heads on his smokescreen flip!  He had me, I was done for,
his last turn he pluspower and jabbed me for 30 getting heads. I lost cause
of no basic but at least I got 2nd!

    At the end I got 2nd and got 10 Fossil packs and the rare/holos I got
were, Holo Moltres,Aerodactyl,Zapdos,Muk, and Lapras.  The non holos I got
were Muk,Aerodactyl,Articuno,Zapdos, and another Muk. 

     The tourny was pretty good to get prizes.  Although I got 2nd, I'm still
happy with what I got in the packs.

    My Email Address is ErnieSquadron@aol.com