Hyperwave 3000 (Fire/Water)

by Steve Guthrie

Toys R' Us

Woodbury, Minnesota

Tuesday, August 29, 2000

Roughly 25 total participants

 

It's been happening quite often now, that I've been making winning decks.  This one runs on mostly strategy, since it uses more than one type.  I've been 1 of the best players at the last few visits to Toys R' Us for the Pokemon League.  I've earned all the badges except the Earth Badge, and I've almost got that one too.  Well, anyway, here's my deck.

 

Hyperwave 3000

 

4 Charmander

2 Charmeleon

2 Charizard

4 Poliwag

2 Poliwhirl

2 Poliwrath

4 Scyther

2 Tauros

2 Computer Search

4 Bill

2 Professor Oak

2 Gust Of Wind

12 Fire Energy

12 Water Energy

4 Double Colorless Energy

 

This deck is different from my last decks, because it uses more than 1 type of Basic Energy.  This deck is extremely powerful, however, the basic strategy here is simply to use Poliwrath to keep the opponent low on Energy, without having to use Energy Removals, and to use Charizard to take on the really strong Pokemon that have high HP.  In any way, here's my Pokemon League summary.

 

First Battle vs Chris (Hypnotic Power Deck)

Chris was one opponent that could usually beat me, and he always had a different deck each week, so I could never tell what type of deck he was using.  He started out with a Drowzee against my Charmander.  I used Scratch twice and then used Ember to KO Drowzee.  He followed with another Drowzee and evolved into Hypno.  He then used Dark Mind on my Charmander (I had no benched Pokemon to attack).  Luckily, I drew a Charmeleon.  Later in the game, I used Charizard to KO 2 Movie Promo Mewtwo, a Hypno, and a Kangaskhan, running him out of basics.

1-0

 

Second Battle vs David (Tonguemaker)

I had beaten David every time that I'd played him so far, and this time, my deck was full of suprises.  He always used his Tonguemaker deck against me, which was easy for my deck this time.  He started with Lickitung active, and 2 Scyther on the bench.  I went first and started with 3 benched Poliwag, and a Scyther active.  I used Scyther to KO Lickitung, and 1 of his Scyther before it got KO'd itself.  If followed up with a fully loaded Poliwrath and a Charizard to take on his Hitmonchan.  I ended up winning with Charizard and Poliwrath (those two Pokemon gave me 4 of my 6 prizes!).

2-0

 

I spent the rest of my time trading and battling on Game Boy, and I sure had fun.  I traded for a japanese Promo Pikachu, and a japanese Misty's Gyarados.

 

Props and Slops

Props to both Chris and David for being worthy opponents and not giving up.

No slops...I don't care to give any.

 

Thanks for Reading!!

 

Steve Guthrie

Lugia02000@aol.com