Hey, good timing. I'm glad you stopped by for this little social call.
I've got the office closed for repairs today, but that never stops some
people from calling and sending me their decks. Nope.

  Most of these extraneous messages are filtered by my secretary, but she's
off training her new Vileplume to not stink so bad. So this one got through
the fax machine. Normally, I either toss them out if they don't meet my
requirements, or I file them to be fixed when an appointment can be made.

   Today though...oh boy. THIS came over the fax. It's a doozy. Here check
it out. Take a couple Kleenex, you may need them to catch the tears of
laughter.


>this is my deck-"vine whiplash"
>
>pokemon-40
>
>4-grimer
>1-muk fossil
>1-venonat
>1-venomoth jungel
>1-scyther jungele
>3-zubat
>1-golbat
>1-tangela
>1-exeggcute
>1-exeggutor
>1-clefary
>6-bellsprout
>2-weepinbell
>1-oddish
>5-koffings
>2-weezings
>3-nidoran (f)
>1-nidorina
>3-nidoran (m)
>1-nidorino
>
>8-grass energy
>
>1-switch
>1-defender
>1-gust of wind
>1-pokemon center
>1-super potion
>3-potions
>1-poke ball
>1-plus power
>
>the stradegy for this deck is to weeken them with the grass special attacks
>then bring out the big ones to crush them...my clefairy is added for backup
>just in case the other dude has a fire pokemon.
>
>                                     hope its satisfactory
>                                                   -pojosama wannabe
>________________________________________________________________________

   "Pojosama Wannabe"?? Wannabe is dang right. Let's break down this deck
bit by bit, with a sledgehammer optimally.

   First on the chopping block is the Pokemon---ALL 40 OF THEM.
   40 is an unwieldy number of creatures to put into a deck. Some decks are
tripping over Pokemon at sixteen or so. Unless you're totally paranoid,
which I think you are, of NOT getting a Pokemon in your opening hand, there
is no call for 40 of anything in a Pokemon deck.

    Put away the drugs boy, I'm talkin' here. Even IF 40 Pokemon were an
acceptable strategy, having only one of most of them will get you nowhere.
Oh, wait. I see you added duplicates of the really important ones like
Koffing and Bellsprout. I guess they are so integral to this deck's aimless
strategy that it's OKAY to ignore the rules. 6 Bellsprouts is pretty illegal
everywhere I've looked. Maybe the cat doesn't mind you playing like that,
but most people will.

     Well with 40 Pokemon to watch over, it must be tough to keep them
intact and out of harm's way. I'm so glad you thought to add a few Trainers
to accomplish this task. Boy, that solitary Defender is sure to save your
butt from certain demise...once every 4 years. C'mon, there's no Bills, no
Oaks, no Challenge!'s...no rhyme, no reason, no hope....

      On the plus side, what this deck lacks in Pokemon logic and Trainer
balance, it alos lacks in Energy distribution. This is a plus for me because
I get to rant some more. YAY!
      In a deck containing the lopsided amount of 40 Pokemon, 8 Grass Energy
is never going to cover that. Wait, I know. This is some kind of sick "No
energy Stall" Right? Right? No? Well it may as well be, for all the good 8
Energy will do you. Here, take out those Energy and put in 4 Weedles and 4
Kakunas. The deck won't function any different: Lousy.

     So what we have here is a deck with no viable means of attack or
defense due to the voluminous amount of Pokemon tossed in for no apparent
reason other than they had nothing on them saying "Do not put me in your
deck, dumbbell". A deck with as much Trainer support as a football player
wearing a rice paper jock strap. A deck with as much Energy as Newt Gingrich
climbing the Empire State Building by stairs. A deck with as much prayer as
a convention of Atheists.

     You know I'm so glad he chose to insert that one 30 HP Clefairy, or
this deck would be so totally pointless. (Sarcasm so heavy it has it's own
gravitational field.)

    What do I suggest for this deck, besides extensive psychotherapy and a
good dose of lithium?? I suggest tossing it up into the air, whacking at it
a few times with a sharp stick and letting all the cards fall where they
may. At least this way, you'll have an excuse for why the deck is so poorly
arranged. At this time, there is none.

      Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to soak my troubles in a sirloin
steak and lemonade at Applebee's.

                          Good Luck!!
                        Dr. Crash Landon




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