> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Dawson [Fountain Inn]
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 1980 12:16 PM
> To: 'KillerDecks@pojo.com'
> Subject: Raichu's Recharge of the Light Brigade
>
>
Raichu's Recharge of the Light Brigade
by K-boo Dawson
July 15, 2000 tourney
at Let The Games Begin
Greenville, SC


>    I would like to submit my deck for killer deck consideration. I got
> a Dark Raichu from my daddy(thanks,Scott K. for trading it) and then
> wanted to use it in a deck. My daddy suggested using the movie Pikachu's
> cause they ate his lunch in a tournament once and I decided I liked the
> base Raichu. So I planned it out but I didn't have the movie Pikachus or
> the base raichu, so I went to the pokemon league and traded for all three.
> I never thought I would be able to get them so quick but I traded:
> a Gengar for the first movie Pikachu
> then a holo 1st ed. Dark Arbok for a base2 Raichu
> then my red cheeked Pikachu for a movie Pikachu and a gym trainer
> Buzz
>      I was happy and we built the deck about 20 minutes before the tourney
> was about to start at 'Let the Games Begin' in Greenville,SC. there were
> 12 participants and we played 3 rounds swiss 2-out-of-3.this was July
> 15,2000
>  deck name:  "Raichu's Recharge of the Light Brigade"
>    in it:
> 1 Dark Raichu  (this card is too cute and has a great attack)
> 1 Base2 Raichu ( I like this card cause both his attacks are great)
> 2 movie Pikachu (I probably want another cause recharge let's me get
> energy quick and that helps with the Raichus. I try to build up and NOT do
> the 50 attack and evolve instead so I can keep all the energy)
> 1 Jungle Pikachu  (I like doing spark to his bench, it gives me
> another way to attack)
> 2 Electabuzz  (just a good card)
> 2 Ditto (I never liked this tub of goo but daddy said to try it and
> I like it now.I can do alot fast with DCE on him)
> 2 fossil Gastly
> 2 fossil Haunter  (good for Mime and GREAT for Hitmonchan. I was so
> weak to fist I had to have these.)
> 
> I took a long time figuring out the trainers but daddy helped here, I had
> to leave out some stuff but I like what I got in it
> 4 plus powers
> 4 energy removals
> 2 Oak
> 2 Bill  ( I wanted another but I had to make room for other stuff)
> 2 scoop ups (daddy's idea)
> 2 switch
> 3 computer search  (I like these so I do not get trapped and he
> cannot dictate the game to me)
> 2 item finders
> 2 energy retrievals  ( a good card. if I have one in my hand I know
> I cannot run out of energy)
> 2 gust of winds (I almost forgot these and put 'em in late)
> 2 garbage runs (mainly to retrieve a Raichu or Pikachu)
> 3 rocket sneak attacks ( I put in 3 cause they drive daddy crazy)
>
> 4 DCE  (they make Ditto go and one of my Raichus can use it)
> 8 lightning
> 5 psychic
> 
> THE GAMES
> 1st rd vs. Wesley( a new kid) w/ all colors
> He told me he never loses with this deck(he built it right as we
> were starting the tournament. I had to wait on him) and I opened up with
> my movie Pikachus in both games and was hitting him for 30 as I got Dark
> Raichu early both times(once I computer searched for him). It went quick
> and he never got any of my prizes. I won both.
>
> 2nd rd vs. Kevin w/  stall deck
> Me and Kevin don't get along. He's pushy. I didn't play well in the
> first game and he got Alakazam early and i could only get three basics,
> which he killed all with Mime.
> In this game, I knew I wasn't doing too good because my daddy was
> watching and I could tell he kept groaning. But I won as my Ditto came up
> and took out a Chansey with double edge and I was able to bring out a lone
> Alakazam and he had no one to damage swap ,too.
> I learned my lesson for this third game and I took out Abra before
> he could become Alakazam. This kept me ahead until I could kill his last
> pokemon with movie Pikachu.
>
> 3rd rd vs. daddy w/ blastoise
> I knew all he had was water pokemon and all were weak to me except
> Articuno. In the long run this worked out as I beat him quick in the first
> and third games. I used electabuzz in the first game and was way ahead
> when I took my fourth prize(his Blastoise) and he had no more basics.
> The 2nd game daddy got to Blastoise fast and had an Articuno active.
> He kept attacking and super potioning Articuno and killed my pokemon with
> just that.
> The 3rd game all dad got was a lapras. I used Gastly and Haunter
> early and then finished it off with Electabuzz.
>
>  I finished 6-1 and knew I was going to the playoffs. Daddy made it, too.,
> which surprised me.
>   Daddy had to play Ben in the first round of the play-offs and I
> had to play Kevin again.
> Daddy got beat quick by Ben and I was in trouble right from the
> start as I could only get a Gastly early. and by the time I got my movie
> Pikachu Kevin already had Alakazam and 2 Chanseys on the bench. He kept
> damage swapping and poke centering and I could not get back into it So i
> was moving on to the 3rd-4th place game against daddy.
> Vs. daddy, again
> I got all the right cards and beat daddy. What won it for me was my
> Ditto. I was able to take out his Articuno and Blastoise with this as I
> kept getting my DCE and energy removing him. That is why I have come to
> like Ditto. I can use him in so many different ways, especially if there
> are pokemon out with BIG attacks.
> I came in 3rd (and was 3-1 against daddy.haha) and I got 5 dollars
> in store credit. Daddy got $3 and we combined it and bought me a little
> Pokemon book to keep my favourite cards in.
> Thanks for reading this far. E-mail me at Mark.Dawson@vacorp.com if
> you have anything to tell me.   bye
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