Wiggles(Psychic)
By Adam Trunzo
STS Qualifier
Cinncanatti, OH
Over 200 people
Sunday, September 16th


Ah...the STS. I have been waiting for this Tournament for about a month. I
took, of course, a turbo Wiggly deck. I wanted that invitation so I chose the
cheap and powerful Wiggly. My mom, friend Jeremy, and I drove to Cinncanatti.
It was a long and boring 3 hours. We spent the night at a Radisson hotel
Saturday. We left about 10:00 the next morning and drove to the mall. We
searched for a while and finally found the line for the Tournaments. Jeremy
and I particapated in the 11-14 age group. I watched the first Tournament and
saw Wigglys and Haymakers EVERYWHERE! I was nervous. My friend Jeremy, on the
other hand, was cool and went off to get a coffee/milkshake-type drink while
I watched the kids play. My deck consists of:

-Pokemon-15
4 Jigglypuffs
3 Wigglytuffs
3 MP Mewtwos
3 Erika's Dratini
2 Sabrina's Gastlys

-Trainers-29
4 Computer Searches
4 Prof. Oaks
4 Bills
3 NRG Removals
3 SER
3 Gust of Winds
4 Pluspowers
2 RSA
2 Lasses

-Energy-16
8 Psychic
4 DCE
4 Full Heal Energies

I got my decked checked and the person checking it put all the cards in
order!( Like 4 Puffs then 3 Wigglys..ETC) I shuffled a lot and got in line
for my very first Tournament. I got an odd card-type thing to put around my
deck. I sat in seat #22 and my opponent sat infront of me. By the way, no
names were taken down OR notes so bear with me.

First match: Me with Wiggly Vs. Kid with Blaines's Magmar deck
I drew my cards and got Erika's Dratini and a 'Puff as my basics. Of course,
Dratini was active and Puff as the bench warmer. He went first. He had 3
B.Magmars benched and just benched another one. He attaches an NRG and
Firebreathes for 10. I go, attached DCE to Dratini and Tail Strike, Tails. He
goes, plays No Removal Gym, attaches another NRG to Magmar and Firebreathes
for 10. I go, attach Full Heal NRG to Puff, RSA his Narrow Gym and Tail
Strike, Tails. He goes, attaches another NRG to active Magmar and uses Lava
Burst. I told him about Dratini's Pokemon power and he says you have to say
it. I say no and we argue until he gets a Judge who goes in my favor. He
Breathes Fire for 10. I got, Retreat Dratini, Lay DCE on 'Puff, Oak, get
Wiggly and Wave his 60hp Magmars to bench him.

I chatted to the kid next to me for a while and watched a kid's water deck
beat yesterday's 11-14 2nd place person. I moved to area 2 where..well...read
on.

Second match: Me vs. BIG kid with a fire/Electric
I shuffled and I had a very bad hand. I had again, Erika's Dratini active and
'Puff benched. He had Magmar active and no bench. He draws, lays down
Growlithe and smiles. He attaches an NRG to Magmar and Smokescreens. I got,
lay DCE on Dratini and Tail Strike, Tails. He goes, evolves Growlithe, lays
NRG on Arcanine and Smokescreens. I draw and get Bill, CPU Search, Oak,
NOTHING! I just laid a Psy on 'Puff and Tail Striked, Tails. He goes, lays a
Lightning on Arcanine and Smokescreens and ER my Psy on 'Puff. I go and just
Tail Strike, Tails. He lays NRG on Arcanine, benches Electabuzz and kills off
Dratini. I send up 'Puff, GOW his 'Buzz and Lullaby to stall. He draws lays
Lightning on Arcanine and uses Scoop up. My heart drops. I lost.

I rushed back to the Tournament area and they were out of 11-14 AND 15+!!! I
watched my friend Jeremy(who finished 3rd with a deck I MADE) play the kid I
lost to and decked. The kid only had 1 Arcanine in his deck! Wizards workers
didnt give out any boosters until you made it past the 2nd round. So I left
empty handed. Jeremy however left with an Invite, 12 boosters, and a Hat. He
was bragging some too but my mom shut him up.:) I bought 3 Gym Heroes packs
and got Misty(non holo), Brock's Onix, and a Surge's 'Buzz lv.28 HOLO which
was nice. Jeremy gave me a pack and I got the rare Brock's Zubat.


Props and Slops time!
Props

Props to the Surge's 'Buzz I pulled
Props to my mom for driving 3 hours for me
Props to the person for using my Cleaner deck
Props to Pojo!


Slops

Slops to Bad hands :(
Slops to Arcanine :(
Slops to the Wizards workers for not having enough 11-14 cards
Slops to me for not shuffling more :(


Want to e-mail about anything? E-mail me at:  <A HREF="AdamTrunzo@aol.com">Ada
mtrunzo@aol.com</A>

(Please dont e-mail crappy deck fixes. Some kid e-mailed me a crappy deck fix
for "The Cleaner" and I just did-regarded it.)
Look for "The Cleaner v1.1" sometime soon!

"Pokemon is 40% Strategy, 60% luck."--Forgot who :)