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Dear PoJo,


Hi i'm Paolo but you can call me PP. I love your site and I think it's
one of the best sites on Pokemon. Anyway, I have a good combo which was
used against me in a recent bout between me and my younger brother. The
bout started with me going first. I put down a some good basics, Chansey,
Hitmonchan, and Charmander.( I made a fire and fighting deck). My brother
put down a pikachu, a magnemite, and a squirtle. Later on in the battle,
the match was about even. I've already evolved my charmander into
charmeleon, and my brother and I both have 2 more prizes left. The weird
thing was that my brother had still kept his Squritle on his bench, but
now w/ 4 water energy. I must've thought that he was going to evolve it
into Blastoise,but then he would've evolved it by now. So it's his turn
and i'm thinkin of evolving my Charmeleon into Charizard the next turn.
then all of a sudden he uses Pokemon trader and trades the Magnemite in
his hand for a card in his deck. So now it's my turn I add another energy
to Charmeleon and then I evolved my Charizard to kill his Raichu. So he
puts up his Squrtle and I'm thinkin' easy kill. Then he puts down a
Pokemon Breeder and evolves his Squirtle into Blastoise. His Blastoise
kills my Charizard. (there's the combo! Pokemon Trader and Pokemon
Breeder.) I was so shocked that my brother beat me when I used my
Charizard. In the end I beat him with my Chansey. The point is though,
that if you want to evolve your stage two Pokemon right away and beat
your opponent use Pokemon Trader and Pokemon Breeder. Have at least two
or three. 



Thanks,
Paolo "PP"
e-mail me at arwalls@juno.com



P.S.
Oh yes and can you guys translate 3 Japanese Pokemon cards for me.


1)  Misty's badged Gyarados:
        it has 100 HP, a Pokemon power, and can deal 70 damage for only four
water energy


2)  Erika's badged Dragonair:
        it has 80 HP, has a first attack that does 30 damage for three colorless
energy, and another attack that cost four colorless energy


3)  Blaine's badged Arcanine:
        it has 90 HP, it's first attack does 40 damage for one fire energy and
two colorless energy, and the other does 120 damage (WOW!) for only 
        four fire energy.
THANKS again!