>Hey Spike!
>
>I've been visiting the Pojo for a while now and would really like some
>help. My deck is called
>"Summer Blizzard" and I'd like your advice. I've actually sent
this
>deck before about three & half
>months ago but it was around one of those times when hackers were
>screwing up a lot of the
>servers, especially mine. Any way if you've already seen this then just
>ignore it, sorry.
>
>Strategy: Try to get up Arcanine as soon as possible and GOW to bring
>in weak opponents. Everyone
>else is there as backup and to cover weaknesses. I do a lot of energy
>removal and would like to
>develop that more I think.
>
>Here's the deck:
>
>ENERGY:
>10 water
>11 fire
>3 dce
>
>POKEMON:
>3 seel
>2 dewgong
>2 articuno
>
>3 growlithe
>3 arcanine . . . . Backbone of the deck.
>
>2 farfetch'd. . . He's saved my rear so many times.
>2 dratini
>1 dragonair . . . Energy removal.
>1 ditto . . . . .The singles thing. Only have one.
>2 jigglypuff . . . I'm not sure about these. I think I'm gonna end up
>taking 'em out and putting
>in another ditto and dragonair when I get my hands on 'em.
>
>TRAINERS:
>2 computer search
>1 poke trader . . All 3 to find Dragonair & Arcanines.
>3 bill
>1 oak . . . . . . Strangely I've never needed more.
>2 e. removal
>1 super e. removal
>3 GOW
>2 switch
>
>
>Rares and holos are kind of hard to come across . . . but I can try.
>After playtesting I think I
>have too many pokemon but I don't know who to get rid of.
>
>One question about Ditto: How long do his transformations last? Do they
>end as soon as the
>defending pokemon is killed? People say all sorts of crazy things.
>
>Thanks again for any help;)
>
>
>P.S. I don't mind if Vulpix tags along for the thrashing. He adds some
>flavor to the garage.
***
I'll field your question about Ditto straight off. Ditto is CONTINUOUSLY
checking your opponent's active Pokemon to see what the heck it's supposed to be
a copy of. Therefore, if Ditto has 30 damage on it, and your opponent retreats
his Scyther for a Rattata, your Ditto will instantly dial its HP down to 30 and
issue a scream as it collapses back into an amorphous blob. Fun, huh?
Now, let's have a look.
1) Okay. You didn't explain to me why the water Pokes were in there. People,
fire and water don't combo that well. I have made a fire/water deck similar to
Wizards' Lockdown, but that's somewhat different since it uses relatively
low-energy Fire Pokes such as Rapidash and Magmar. And while you mention
Arcanine as the backbone of your deck (*applause*) you give me no clue what the
water is there for, other than a rather nebulous statement about backup and
covering weakness. People, unless you're trying to actively counter your
weakness (such as electric with fire, or water with grass) you're probably just
as well off using Colorless. Therefore, I'm gonna make a rather drastic change
and yank the Water half of your deck altogether. Hang on, this is gonna hurt.
*RIP* There. Does that feel better? If you want the Water back in, write me
again and I'll send you a revised fix. Anyways, start by adding another
Growlithe to round out your line. Put in a few Fossil Magmars and cut
Farfetch'd. Now it's time for the Dit
2) Replace the Trader with another Computer Search. And add in another Oak...
trust me, you WILL need more someday, if only so the one doesn't end up in your
prizes. Drop the SER for another regular Removal, and drop a GOW for yet a
fourth Removal. If you have some spots left over, I highly recommend PlusPower
here--it helps Magmar early, it helps Kangaskhan overcome the curse of odd-HP
Pokemon, and the ability to smack up a 90-HP Poke in one shot has saved my own
tail (so to speak) more than once.
3) Energy. From personal experience, I recommend going 20 Fire, 4 DCE on this
one. 'Nuff said.
***
17 Pokemon:
4 Growlithe
3 Arcanine
3 Magmar
2 Kangaskhan
3 Dratini
2 Dragonair
19 Trainers:
3 Bill
2 Oak
3 Computer Search
2 GOW
2 Switch
4 Energy Removal
3 PlusPower
24 Energy:
20 Fire Energy
4 DCE
***
Good luck. Again, my objective is to take what people want and make it work, so
if it's breaking your heart not to have Water in here, write me back and we'll
talk it over. Barring that, you should be able to go out now and slap your
friends around a bit with this deck. See ya.
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