---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Nam Nguyen" <fusionzt4@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:38:44 EST


<Aaron's comment>
This is an excellent deck...I made just a few changes.

>HayMuker
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>Pokemon: 12
>2 Grimer<---A good pokemon...use 3
>2 Muk
>2 Hitmonchan<---again I'd use atleast 3...he does too much damage not 2
>2 Hitmonlee
>3 Scyther
>1 Kangaskhan
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>Trainers: 29
>4 Bill
>4 Energy Removal
>3 Switch<---I'd remove, need room for more energy
>2 Oak
>3 Gust of Wind
>2 Scoop up
>3 Super Energy Removal
>4 Pluspower
>3 Energy Retrieval
>1 Itemfinder
>1 Cpu Search
>
>Energy: 18
>3 Double Colorless<---go 4, works on Scyther/'Khan and retreats Hitmo
>4 Leaf<---I'd increase to 8...Muk's Sludge attack is good!
>10 Fighting

Final note...I added more energy as I felt this deck needed it, even with the 3 Energy Retrieval.  As a result there will need to be some cards removed depending on the players preferrence!  Good deck Nam!

Hope this helps...have fun!
Aaron

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>Strategy:
>This is to fight off Darkstorms, Raindance, and Damage swap decks.
>It also works against Mr. Mimes. Its a regular haymaker with Muks that all.  The lone kangaskhan is to stall and to fight off psy pokemon while you get a muk or trainers. Bills are to search for cards. Itemfinder really helped in a tournament i was at. I got needed trainers back and used them again. Even if there is one, you'll usually get it late in the game and thats when u need it the most. CPU Search lets me find an oak when i need it or a muk or grimer. Energy removals are essential in this type of deck. Pluspowers surprised many oppenents since they though they were gonna live for another turn. Switches are to bench your muk if someone gusts it out. For scoop ups, what i do is usually at the beginning of a game and i dont have the right energy for a pokemon, id just leave someone out there and dont attach energy. Then when i get another pokemon who can use the energy, i scoop up the damaged pokemon and bench him while attackin with my built up.
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>In case your wondering what a mindstorm deck is, its a deck with the ghosts and electabuzz. Its kinda like a Curse + hay maker.
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