Hello Pojo. My name is Locke, and my deck is another Haymaker (like you need
another) with no real weak point, not even those blasted Rain Dancers.

Pokémon:
4 Hitmonchan
4 Electabuzz
3 Scyther
2 Hitmonlee
1 Aerodactyl

Trainers:
4 Energy Removal
3 Super Energy Removal
3 Bill
1 Gambler
2 Energy Retrieval
1 Item Finder
2 Professor Oak
1 Mysterious Fossil
4 PlusPower
2 Gust of Wind

Energy:
3 Double Colorless Energy
11 Fighting Energy
9 Electric Energy

Well, that's my deck. With this deck, I went to a tourney at Altered States
in Upstate New York, Downtown Syracuse on December 1.  There were about 60
people there, so 5th isn't bad, I guess.

Round 1 - me vs. some 20-year-old guy with a beard

He played a Fossil Magmar deck with Scyther (only 8 basic!) which was REALLY
anoying with Smokescreen.  My hand - 2 Electabuzz 1 Hitmonchan 1 Super Energy
Removal + 3 Electric Energy. He led off with a Scyther and 2 Benched Magmar.
He went first, retreated Scyther and immediatly started the Smokescreen
barrage.  I took out the Scyther with a Gust of Wind and a couple lucky flips
with Electabuzz.  Next came the Magmars again.  But, he Oaked too many times
and wound up with no cards left in his draw pile.  I win... oh wait, I lose du
e to the crappy 25-minute time limit (and some dumb luck on his part).  Curse
the time limit!   0-1

Round 2 - me vs. some kid with a Rain Dance deck

My hand - Electabuzz, 1 Electric Energy, PlusPower, other stuff.  He leads
off with Magikarp and an empty bench. I go first :)   1-1

Round 3 - me vs. a Ditto deck

My hand - Himonchan, Hitmonlee, 2 Fighting, 1 Electric, Gust of Wind,
PlusPower. Leads with a Doduo & a benched Ditto. I lead with Hitmonchan.  I
go first. Energy +  Gust + PlusPower = a dead Ditto. I had a problem with the
Doduo (resistance) until I get an Electabuzz. Beat his Doduo & won.   2-1

Round 4 - me vs. a 7-year-old with a starter deck

Basically, I tore away at his Starter deck with Scyther and a benched
Aerodactyl. Easy win.   3-1

Round 5 - me vs. my freind Jim

Jimbo had a Rain Dance deck.  He got out a Gyarados very early, but
Aerodactyl and Energy Removals just stopped him cold.  After taking out
Gyarados with Scyther,  Fighting Squirtles, Magikarps and a Kangaskhan was a
cake walk.   4-1

Round 6 - me vs. a girl with a pure electric deck.

She had Magneton and Raichu in her deck, but they are like a bad joke to
Hitmonchan.  crushed her like a bug.   5-1

I made it to the semi-finals!  Now I die!

Round 7 - me vs. another Haymaker

Here's where I get creamed.  We get our guys out, me Hitmonchan, him
Electabuzz.  Beat up the Electabuzz, then was completely torn apart by
Scyther. :(      5-2 end

I'm thinking about taking out Hitmonlee and adding Scoop Up (because today
all Hitmonlee did was sit on the bench looking pretty).

If you have any questions, comments, questions about comments, comments about
questions, or if you just want to trash me for losing, E-mail me at:


KingRhydon@AOL.com   <------not really a link