Hi

Hi, it's Anonymous Fire again. Formerly known as Lord of the Dead Sea. I used a Fire-type deck instead this time so I could see how much I could win. Just like last time, I played at the Poke'mon League in Richmond,Va at Books-A-Million on Broad St. The officials allowed the use of Japanese cards not printed in English as well. Anyway,here's my deck:

4 Charmander(3 Base Set,1 Team Rocket)(dish it out & evolve)

3 Charmeleon (heavy hitter)

1 Dark Charmeleon( possible 70-for-3 & 20-for-DCE)

3 Growlithe(Base Set)( Bring on the Flare & evolve)

2 Arcanine(1 Base Set, 1 Promo)( Base Set Arcanine's there to hit hard & Promo Arcanine's there for the end to win me the game sometimes,which it does)

2 Vulpix( Base Set)(Stinks bad but Confuse Ray can really be nasty if successful in confusion)

1 Ninetales( FIRE BLAST RULES!)

2 Ponyta( 1 Base Set,1 Team Rocket)( Base Set's there to rip those low HP basics apart, & Team Rocket's there to defend the fort with the Base Set one while waiting on Rapidash)

1 Rapidash( Jungle)(to really beat down the opponent)

1 Cyndaquil( Neo Base Set) (see translations below)( He's there to rip up those rascals on the opposing side)

4 Magmar( 1 Base Set, 3 Fossil) (Fossil's there to be NASTY, & Base Set's there to rip 'em wide open)

1 Energy Retrieval( To get back some lost energy for Arcanine(promo))

3 Energy Removal( To slow 'em down)

1 Lass( to really get 'em mad when they have trainers & I don't)

2 Bill( for card advantage)

2 G.O.W(to lure 'em out & Knock 'em out)

I won 2/3 rounds I played w/ that deck.

Round 1: My Burn Down vs. George's mono-psychic deck

I met George right after I checked in. He put up a good fight, but didn't win. He started w/ a Mr. Mime, & I started w/ a Charmander( Base Set). On turn 1, I scratched that Mime. He retreated & activated Invisible Wall. As a replacement, out comes a Sabrina's Abra( see translations below the report). He immediately used Energy Loop. I was able to stop it w/ Ember & Scratch. Next came a Base Set, Mewtwo. I retreated Charmander after it was severely damaged by Mewtwo( even after an Ember). I unleashed a Team Rocket Charmander & threw on a Fire tail, but w/ Psychic, Mewtwo rendered me in danger, but I fire tailed it to death. Next came a Promo Mewtwo that used its Energy Absorption attack. I used 2 Energy Removes to render it near helpless & evolved to Charmeleon after attachng an Energy. After Energy- Removing each other(and Killing his Mimew/ a Team Rocket Charmander after using Gust of wind before evolving), Mewtwo brought Charmeleon to 20HP, I used 2 Slashes beforehand, but he KOed Charmeleon quicker than quick. Next came Magmar( Base Set). I soon Fire-Punched Mewtwo to death,& out came a Mime again(oh,no!!!!!!!!). I was forced to retreat & replace w/ a Damaged Charmander. I scratched for awhile, but I was soon finished. Next,out came a Fossil Magmar. I Smogged Mr. Mime to death. During the time, I'd Lassed him & he used Sabrina's Eyes( see translations) on me. Out came another Mewtwo(Base Set). He used a G.O.W. to force my Growlithe into action. I began to fire Growlithe up. He decided to use Switch & force out his Porygon(Team Rocket). I soon watched helplessly as he used Confuse Ray & successfully confused Growlithe. Fortunately, I had 1 prize left to take. So, instead of trying to Flare Porygon to death(& kill myself), I quickly attached a Fire Energy & evolved into a Promo Arcanine. I was successfully able to Flames of Rage him to death & win.

Round 2: My Burn Down vs. ?'s Zap!

I had the advantage because he gave me a choice as of which deck to fight. I could choose between Devastation, Zap!, & Blackout. I picked Zap! so that I couldn't be easily killed by water types. This was the shortest match I'd ever played today. He had a Base Set Pikachu & I had a Base Set Charmander. I scratched Pikachu & Pikachu Gnawed me. Next, I benched a couple Growlithes & used Ember. The match was over. Pikachu was history & he had no basics. I'd won.

Round 3: My Burn Down vs. Lee's Imitation Haymaker

I was defeated by Lee(a Novice) in this fight mainly because a bigger kid was watching & gave him hints. Anyway,here's how it went. In the active position he had a Lt. Surge's Electabuzz( see translations). On the bench he had a Base Set Hitmonchan. Tough luck already. I had out a Charmander & 2 Growlithes. Good combo, ain't it? I scratched Lt. Surge's Electabuzz, but he used Electric Discharge & flipped heads. Yikes! I evolved both Growlithes. Next I used Scratch again. He unleashed Team Rocket's Zapdos( see translations) & KOed me w/ Plasma. I sent out a 2nd Charmander & immediately evolved it to Charmeleon. I could do nothing, but had no choice. He used Plasma again. I quickly fired Charmeleon up. Incoming Plasma. While here, incoming Flamethrower. He killed himself & Charmeleon quickly with Electroburn. I sent out Charmander once more as he unleashed Lt. Surge's Electabuzz. With this, he defeated Charmander, Vulpix, & Growlithe. I was able to beat Hitmonchan, Lt. Surge's Electabuzz,etc. Unfortunately, w/ another Team Rocket's Zapdos, he killed my Promo Arcanine w/ the help of a S.E.R.

1 Fire Energy: Sparks 20

Effect: Flip a coin. If tails, discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Cyndaquil in order to use this attack.

2 Colorless Energy:Quick Attack 10+

Effect: Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 10 damage.

Sabrina's Abra 40 HP

1 Psychic Energy: Energy Loop 20

Effect: Choose 1 Psychic Energy card attached to Sabrina's Abra & return it to your hand.

Effect: You and your opponent count the number of cards in your hands, then return them to your deck. Shuffle your decks afterward. Then, draw the same number of cards from your decks, and put them into your hands.

Team Rocket's Zapdos 70 HP

1 Lightning Energy: Plasma 20

Effect: Choose 1 Lightning Energy Card in your discard pile and attach it to Team Rocket's Zapdos.

3 Lightning Energy,1 Colorless Energy: Electroburn 70

Effect: For each Lightning Energy attached to Team Rocket's Zapdos, Team Rocket's Zapdos does 10 damage to itself.

Lt. Surge's Electabuzz 70 HP

1 Lightning Energy: Holding Electricity

Effect: Choose a Lightning Energy card in your discard pile and attach it to Lt. Surge's Electabuzz.

1 Lightning Energy: Electric Discharge 30x

Effect: Discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Lt. Surge's Electabuzz in order to use this attack. Then, flip a number of coins equal to the number of Lightning Energy discarded. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

If you have any questions about this deck or problems that you see that could backfire in the future, my e-mail address is keane.fam@rcn.com