>Hi Spike,
>
>Can you help me with my deck? It is called "Speed" it is a kind of a Haymaker Potpourri. I kind of want >to add some PlusPowers and Lass, but no room!
>
>Here is my deck:
>
>Pokemon (14)
>
>3x Electabuzz (Base, of course)
>3x Magmar (Fossil, of course)
>3x Scyther
>3x Mr. Mime
>2x Ditto (or Lickingtung)
>
>Trainer (19)
>
>3x Bill
>2x Gambler
>3x Gust of Wind
>2x Item Finder
>3x Computer Search
>3x Energy Retrieval
>3x Super Energy Removal
>
>Energy (27)
>4 Double Colorless Energy
>8 Electric
>8 Fire
>7 Psychic
>
>My strategy is simple, give total BEATDOWN with Electabuzz, Magmar, Scyther, Mr. Mime, and Ditto. >Use weaknesses accordingly.
>
>Thanx ^_~

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I hadn't fixed a Potpourri in awhile, so I thought I'd give it a whirl.

1) Pokemon are pretty standard Potpourri. No comment necessary, except perhaps for the Ditto. On which subject... hmm. Well, he works very well in some situations and pretty badly in others. I don't think he works here, though. Potpourri is already designed for versatility, and you don't need the addition of Ditto when something else (i.e. Kangaskhan) would probably work as well, if not better.

2) Trainers are iffy right now. Potpourri doesn't want Gambler, okay? Potpourri wants Oaks, and it wants at least three of them. While you're at it, drop Search to 2, which will be enough. We've got five spaces to work with here (I'm counting the anticipated gains after we drop energy to 23.) Drop an SER to make five slots... then fill them with three ER and three PlusPower. I could go with Scoop instead, but PP is just so good.

3) The general rule of Potpourri seems that if a Pokemon needs two energy of color to function best (Magmar, Hitmonchan) that color gets 7 energy. If not, it gets 6. With that in mind, drop to 6 psy, 6 electric, 7 fire, and 4 DCE. Rainbow Energy is an idea, too, but I think you will probably be fine without it.

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13 Pokemon:

3 Electabuzz
3 Magmar
3 Scyther
3 Mr. Mime
1 Kangaskhan (or Ditto, if you really really want him)

24 Trainers:

3 Bill
3 Oak
2 Computer Search
2 Item Finder
3 GOW
3 Energy Retrieval
3 Energy Removal
2 SER
3 PlusPower

23 Energy:

6 Psychic Energy
6 Electric Energy
7 Fire Energy
4 DCE

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And there you have it.



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