Ready for the New Year

Ready for the New Year? I use all the Pokemon that you might see just Exploding or Self-Destructing out of nowhere. Actually, these are the ONLY Pokemon that Self-destruct/explode! Well, the day before New Year's Eve - December 30th - I found this New Year's/Pokemon thing going on at Pokemon Paradise! They didn't hold it New Year's Eve because people should be out at a store in the mall on New Year's Eve; they should party somewhere else! Too bad my brother was "partying" somewhere else TONIGHT... They held a tournament, and gave out one free booster pack (your choice on the set) to everyone who came, and had these trading centers, and more! Well, I came mostly for the tournament. My deck again uses some Japanese, this time two different ones but both from Team Rocket. They are:

Well, some required (and some not) information: It was held at Pokemon Paradise in Austin, Texas on December 30. About 20 people actually took place in the tournament. After 5 rounds whoever had the best record won (a tiebreaker would happen if anybody got the same record for first even after the five rounds).

He said "There's SO many Grass decks out there, so this will beat them all! So many grass decks?! Oh well, I started off with Koffing and Voltorb (luckily I DID have both grass and electric energy at hand), Voltorb's up first vs Abra. energy on Voltorb, 20 to Abra, He tries to evolve Abra but then remembers, tries to paralyze Voltorb and succeeds. Next Turn get Electrode (Base) by Pokemon Trading the Koffing I drew, use its power to become 2 grass energy and put it on Koffing. Koffing kills Abra, then a base Magmar comes, I draw Magnemite, electric on it and Poison that Magmar. It does 30 to Koffing, but dies anyways after my turn and Moltres comes up. 20 on it but no Poison and he gets out a Mr. Mime and uses Switch. He doesn't put any energy on it and it dies in two turns, meanwhile Magnemite becomes base 'ton, and Moltres has one more turn left to Dive Bomb. 20 to Moltres and poison. His turn it's down to 50, he tries Dive Bomb (he luckily gets a couple energy search to get the fire for it) but fails! Moltres is dead, he has no basics and I win.

Oh crap, I am screwed. This will hurt my record so bad it's not even funny. Frank is a kid from school who ALWAYS uses this powerful Fighting deck using 4 of each Hitmons and 4/3/2 ratio on the Macho line. Electrode and Magneton are both screwed (along with Voltorb and Magnemite), so my only hope is... Koffing and Weezing?! Oh, for goodness sake! I start with Magnemite, he opens with Machop. His turn first... not much to say there. I lose.

Jackie I don't know, but obviously she knows someone who works at P.P. and is a great player (she IS Chinese, btw) since she has never lost a tournament she played in. Her Fighting deck is about to get taken down.. because I start with and amazing hand of Koffing, Weezing, grass/electric energy and some other trainers! Koffing goes out and gets a fast 20 damage on Diglett, next turn Diglett dies from a Smog attack (conducted by Weezing) and a couple of Cubones go down, then some Diglett and an Aerodactyl, and finally a Dugtrio (who gave me trouble with Slash, but taken care of by Selfdestruct). Poor Weezing... gave me all six prizes then didn't live to see how happy that I won without giving her a prize!

When I saw this I laughed and said "Do you realize how badly you are in trouble?!" But, I have to hand it to you Trevor that if you read this (he reads just about everything he can on PoJo since I told him about last time at P.P.'s opening) that your Raindance deck was VERY well constructed. Starting with 2 Voltorb, I quickly took care of 2 Squirtles and a Seel. Koffing came later and on Koffing's second turn out I evolved it, and used my Active Base Electrode's power to charge it and send it after a couple of Poliwags. No basic so game, set, match. I asked him to give me a list of his cards in this new Raindance of his and I decided to hunt down the needed ones to make one for myself (e-mail me - address at bottom - for the list if I can find it again).

This guy's name really is ass, and as the other people at the tournament tell me, he has a cheating record and acts like he owns the world, and is sassy, and doesn't respect ANYONE, etc... well, I count out his cards aloud as I look through (I asked him and he let me) and the deck is perfectly legal, and it isn't stacked but I shuffle it anyways or I'll know what's coming. So we begin playing and I don't know how else he can cheat so I just relax, but keep my eye out. He begins with Bulbasaur and me with Voltorb, he also has Staryu and Weedle on bench, and Magenmite holds my bench Voltorb does 20 to Bulbasaur, he plays Grass on Weedle and forgets Bulbasaur cause it would die anyways, so then Voltorb kills it, Weedle poisons Voltorb, and in two turns both Weedle and Voltorb die (he forgot to attack Voltorb again). Magnemite paralyzes Staryu, and then kills it. By then I have a fully-energiized Koffing and on my turn that I kill Staryu I draw Weezing as my prize. Ivysaur, energized for Vine Whip does 30 to Magnemite (he didn't have Water to power Staryu so 'mite still has 10 hp) and I self-destruct. Ivysaur dies my next turn and no basics for him so I win.

Well, they had a tiebreaker for first between 2 people with clear records and I got 3rd. My prize was both Blackout and Overgrowth decks, which I both modified to become a little better (e-mail me at the address below for a list of the modified versions, which mostly got edited on their trainer parts (I have two different modifications for each: one you only need the simplest cards for and one where you need lots of rare cards)) and they kick butt. Well, time for Props and Slops and my signature/e-mail address, which I'll remember to not forget ever again like I did last time