I played the below deck at a tournament at Comics and Comix in Downtown
Sacramento, California.  (9/4/99)  I call it the "Triangle" deck because it
runs three colors (plus Colorless).  There were fourteen people in the
tournament, which consists of three double-elimination rounds followed by
single-elimination rounds.  Each round is best 2 out of 3 games.  I ended up
winning all five of my rounds, and I lost only one game.  (I actually lost
twice overall, but once was just a fun game with the guy running the
tournament.)
 
The Triangle:

3 Charmander
3 Electabuzz
2 Mr. Mime (I always throw one in every deck, but it¹s also good against
Fighting)
3 Spearow/2 Fearow (Fighting resistance, no retreat cost)
--
13 Pokemon

6 Fire Energy
8 Lightning Energy
4 Psychic Energy
4 Double Colorless Energy
--
22 Energy

4 Professor Oak (I don't know how you could win if your deck didn't have at
least one)
2 Computer Search
2 Pokemon Trader
4 Gust of Wind (really great card)
2 Plus Power
2 Lass (many uses--a must!)
1 Revive (bring back the Pokemon you need)
1 Scoop Up (cure the Pokemon you need; also a good switch; combo with
Pokemon Trader)
1 Energy Removal
1 Super Energy Removal
2 Energy Retrieval (get the energy you need--another must!)
1 Potion (cure the Pokemon you need--good for Mr. Mime)
2 Item Finders (surprise versatility)
--
25 Trainers

Here's what I can remember of the tournament:
 Round 1 versus Richard, who hadn't played in a tournament before.  He was
running a mono-fire deck, I think; it had two Charizards in it, at least.
Even though this is the one deck that actually on paper might do well
against my deck, I won both games.  This was more because it was his first
tournament, though, and he didn't have enough good Trainers in there.  I
felt bad afterwards because I guess he was so mad he left after just the
first round, even though it was still double elimination.  Record: 1-0 on
matches, 2-0 on games.
 Round 2 versus John, playing a stall deck.  I no longer fear stall decks
because of Lass, but actually I used it early and got him in trouble.  His
stall deck also depended a bit on Mr. Mime and Chansey.  Everything in my
deck can attack Mr. Mime, and Chansey was a bit of a problem but I had
Electabuzzes for the early assault and Mimes for later on.  Won both games.
Record: 2-0 on matches, 4-0 on games.
 Round 3.  Everyone who wins the first two rounds gets a bye on Round 3.
 Round 4 vs. Ben, also playing a stall deck.  The first game was a marathon;
I got lucky because his only Alakazam was in his prize pile, and he couldn't
manage to knock out any of my Pokemon.  In the end I think he actually ended
up decking himself.  Second game was much faster: his Abra versus my
Electabuzz.  He paralyzed once but not the second time, I drew the lightning
Energy I needed and knocked him out.  (He would have Oaked, too, but he had
his only Alakazam in his hand!  )  Record: 3-0 on matches, 6-0 on games.
 Round 5 vs. On, playing a Scyther/Electabuzz/Venomoth deck.  On's really
good and I hate Haymakers, so this would be rough.  My Charmanders helped
take the first game, which was ridiculously long.  He got the second game,
which was also long.  I was almost sure he was going to win the third game,
too, but he ran into Energy problems.  I used my one and only Super Energy
Removal to remove one Grass Energy from a Scyther; he had like two cards
left but only a Double Colorless, so he couldn't hurt me!  Too close for
comfort.  Record: 4-0 on matches, 8-1 on games.
 Round 6 vs. Matt.  This was it--my chance to win the tourney for the first
time!  I think Matt was also playing more than one color: it might have been
Water/Electric/Fighting.  Anyway, there were Staryus in there, so I tossed
my Charmanders and let Electabuzz go to work.  It was tough, but I think I
definitely had color advantage.  I ended up winning both games, although
each was fairly long.  Record: 5-0 on matches, 10-1 on games. 

 First place got $40(!) store credit and second place got $20(!).  It's a
very good tournament--too bad there aren't more in the Sacramento area. 

report by Geoffrey Hom (geoffhom@alum.calberkeley.org)