Greetings!
First of all, I have to say I really appreciate the response to my Cinder deck.
From what I've seen, it seems like people talk about it a lot, and I've even
heard of some people copying it with good results. Gee, I hope I haven't created
an archetype =) (not a chance, really--Cinder isn't unique enough by far
to qualify as an archetype. At least I don't think so.)
In that spirit, then, here are a couple of decks of mine. First of all, we have
my current version of Cinder. I decided I could dial the energy down a bit
further to add in a few more trainers. The resulting deck plays very well, is
more versatile, and has not energy-screwed me yet. The two trainers added are
simple--another Energy Retrieval and Item Finder--yet that second Finder has won
me more than one game, and Energy Retrieval insures that I've no energy
problems.
CINDER v. 3.1
4 Vulpix
3 Ninetales
3 Growlithe
2 Arcanine
4 Magmar
1 Kangaskhan
3 Bill
3 Oak
2 Computer Search
2 Item Finder
4 Energy Removal
3 Energy Retrieval
2 GOW
3 PlusPower
19 Fire Energy
2 DCE
Okay, keep in mind this is 21 energy TOTAL... in a NINETALES deck. So I don't
want to hear any griping about low amounts of energy in any deck I fix. =)
Next we have the deck I played at Pokemon League last weekend. I decided I was
tired of playing Cinder each and every week, though I probably will go back to
it next Saturday. Plus, I really liked the idea of making a deck with all the
Mews and Dark Gyaradoses I'd gotten from the fine folks at League. So I built a
deck at 2:30 in the morning with the help of a couple friends of mine who
happened to be online at that exact hour.
"I HAVE SIX DARK GYARADOSES! BWAHAHAHA!!" v. 1.0
2 Kangaskhan
4 Scyther
4 Mew
3 Dark Gyrados
4 Magikarp (TR)
2 Gust of Wind
4 PlusPower
2 Super Energy Removal
2 Energy Removal
3 Bill
3 Professor Oak
2 Computer Search
8 Psychic Energy
12 Water Energy
1 Rainbow Energy
4 DCE
Looks fun, no? It was! It also did pretty well, surprisingly. There's a few of
my standby trainers that didn't make it in due to lack of space (guess which
ones) but still, it was very solid. I don't see Dark Gyarados used very often,
and I fail to see why--he's not bad. Other highlights:
-Winning a game first-turn by KOing a TR Charmander with a Magikarp and two
PlusPowers
-Taking down a Mewtwo with a Mew and a PlusPower
-Knocking out an Exeggutor with Final Beam
-Knocking out another Exeggutor by devolution (what a rush THAT is)
So, if you've got a binder bulging with Mews and a few more Dark Gyarados than
any decent person needs... cobble them together into something like this! I was
going to use Computer Error, but I thought better of it. =)
Questions? Comments? Tourette's Syndrome? Send 'em all to me at spike@pojo.com
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