Dear Souper,

Hi! This is Lauren Parker. I am Lauren Parker and I live in Queesnland,
Australia. I am 13 years old.
I have been visiting the Pojo's site and been buying the magazine for quite
a while now. I have recently noticed your section on "fixing" decks. I have
a deck that my friends say is the coolest deck around. I have won many
battles and tournaments with it. It has exactly 60 cards (like it should)
and it's got some great cards in it, but I think that it is missing
something important, or has to drop something unimportant. I have a feeling
I might be able to win more matches with it if I find out what's bugging
me. So...I've turned to you. You're my only help. Please!!!!

Here is my deck. It is called "CHAIN REACTION"

POKEMON (24)

3 Basic Pikachu
3 Jungle Pikachu
1 Fossil Raichu
1 Basic Magnemite
4 Basic Voltorb
2 Jungle Electrode
2 First Movie Edition Electabuzz
5 First Movie Edition Pikachu
1 Fossil Magneton
1 Jungle Jolteon
1 Basic Electrode

TRAINERS (23)

5 Bill
4 Potion
5 Scoop Up
1 Pokemon Trader
1 Lass
1 Clefairy Doll
1 Poke Ball
1 Mysterious Fossil
1 Sleep! (Rocket's Secret Machine)
1 Goop Gas Attack
1 Gambler
1 Pokedex

ENERGIES (13)

13 Electric


Here's how the deck works:

1) Obviously the main Pokemon in this deck is Pikachu. In fact, there are
11 of it! Pretty cool, huh? Since Pikachu's defence and attck varies
between each type of Pikachu, there are certain techniques to know how to
choose which type (Basic, Jungle or Movie) to choose to play, whether it be
your first turn or your last turn.
2) Keep in mind that you have five Scoop Up in your pile of trainers. This
allows you to re-evolve any of the Pikachu into the one and only Raichu. By
discarding all the energies and others on that Pikachu, you are removing
all its safety accounts, therefore forwarding it to its minor and becoming
the superior of that card. You can also use this advantage trainer on any
Magneton or Electrode. 
3) Actually playing with the deck is your own knowledge of Pokemon Cards
and battling. You choose how  to and when to evolve, shuffle, discard and
filter (filtering is getting rid of sudden deaths, injured, paralyzed,
confused, poisoned and sleeping).
4) Before you become mind-boggled with the possibilities of evolution and
benching, take into consideration that your opposition may take advantage
of your eleven Pikachu. Poisoning, Paralyzing, Putting to Sleep and
Confusing are all options which can be obtained. But nevertheless, your
trainers and many energies will have noticable effects. The opponent will
be greatly affected by your mysterious return into play once again.
5) After you have drawn your first card, and your opponent has as well,
turn over your cards. There will be a high chance your card will be a
Pikachu, thanks to me building the card around this character and the
conclusion that the total and complete deck is highlighted by Electric
Energy. 
6) When flipping cards, coins or counters, use the ability of Pokedex to
look at some cards and put them into your applicable order. This allows the
flow of cards to be reached ot its peak by choosing the Basic counterpart
and Pokemon card component.
7) Continue like this until you and your opponent have one card left each.
After choosing these cards, there is no mistake you will have to play it,
unless your evolution statistics take over and your can perform another
Pokemon and reactivate it into play. Win or lose, it all depends on how you
decide to play each card, and how you react to the opposition's attack and
defence.
8) Remember, don't forget that the two energies, Mysterious Fossil and
Clefairy Doll can be Trainer AND Pokemon, but not at the same time, in this
deck.

>From Lauren Parker, Queesnland, Australia.

Pokemon (17)
4 Pikachu
3 Raichu
4 Electabuzz
4 Scyther
2 Ditto

Trainers (25)
4 Bill
3 Oak
3 Com. Search
3 Lass
3 GOW
4 PlusPower

Energy (18)
14 Lightning
4 DCE