Wiggly Hotpocket (Lightning/Fire)
by Steve Sperling
Alternate Realm
Staten Island, New York
Sunday, December 24, 2000
8 participants
4 Round Swiss

      After the Super Trainer Showdown I was stumped on what deck to use
next. After all the controversy with Trap, I decided to use it. It turned out
it wasn't as good as it seemed, but the Rocket Sneak Attack was the real
slapper. I decided to take out the Traps, Imposters, and all that other
garbage, and I put in Energy removals. I got this good idea from my friend
Phil Mondiello (Currently ranked in the low 1900's.) This is the creation
that won me first place in a DCI tournament.

                                                Wiggly Hotpocket

Poke'mon
4~ Jigglypuff (Base)
3~Wigglytuff
2~Magmar (Fossil)
3~ Electabuzz (Base)
3~ Scyther (Jungle)
2~Chansey
1~Rocket's Zapdos

Trainers
1~Nightly Garbage Run
2~Lass
3~Rocket's Sneak Attack
3~Gust of Wind
1~Rocket's Training Gym
4~Item Finder
4~Computer Search
3~Plus Power
3~Energy Removal
4~Professor Oak

Energy
1~Recyle Energy(Neo)
4~ Double Colorless
5~Lightning
4~Fire

      Ok, I know, what is the Rocket's Training Gym there for?? Very simple,
stalling purposes. When they are Energy screwed this makes a good combo with
Energy Removal, if you do not want your opponent to retreat. I don't really
think there are any GREAT cards in Neo. Maybe Snesal, Bellsprouts Tower, and
other cards but I think Recycle Energy is cool.
      
Round 1~ vs. Harrison Beach w/ HayDitto

      Wow!! Is this kid for real?? Retreating a Ditto with 60 Damage on it.
This is one of the mistakes that you can make without knowing. Then Again, He
is only eight. Wiggly stopped by for a visit on turn two, and never left.
1~0

Round 2~vs. "Copy a Deck And Win" Andrew w/ Wigglychan

      This kid was sitting around for two weeks copying me and Phil's deck.
Early in the game he Rocket Sneack Attacked me with sent me on a slump. I
Lassed and it went back and forth. It was such a long game and he decked me
out. ):
1~1

Round 3~vs. Dave Koran w/ Sponge

      I had to face my good friend Dave Koran. Luckily this 6'2" monster did
not stand a chance against me. He had a great hand in the beginning but
fortunately I had RSA's to back me up. He kept on calling interference with
the coin and it was annoying. Wiggly + Plus Powers = WIN.

Round 4~vs. Tom Donegan

      Wow! I'm lucky, I face little kids! But Tom is good so we played it out
and I kinda Destroyed him. No details needed
3~1

Semi-Finals~vs. Andrew w/ Copied Wigglychan

       4 Energy Removal, 3 Rocket Sneak Attack, 2 Wigglytuff, and a Rocket's
Zapdos in a pear tree. Happy Christmas Eve, you copycat!!!
4~1

Final Match~vs. Joe Donegan w/ Energy Removal Surprise

      This was a pretty tough opponent. He had great strategy,a great hand,
and a whole lot of crazy ideas. he went first putting a DCE on Jigglypuff. I
then quickly Energy Removed it and got my Wiggly out before him. He had two
out and so did I. It was crazy how he was trying to stall at the end, but he
had less cards in his deck and stalled him self out to second place.
5~1

      I am now mostly focussing for DCI points in Magic and Poke'mon. I am in
the mid 1700's now. It was a really great day overall, but it was all cause
Phil Mondiello wasn't there. The person who defeats me the most.

Props
~ To my fellow trainers Phil Mondiello, Dave Koran, Sean McGowan, Dave Homan,
Joe, Pat, and Tom Donegan, Harrison Beach, Jim Hurley, Jay Imperiale, Bobby
Gagliardi, James & Jimmy O'Brien. And anyone else who has made me become
better at this game
~ Rocket's Zapdos, Wiggly, Oak, and Bellsprouts Temple
~DCI , Wizards for the one time P-15 and also for the Tropical Mega Battle.

Slops
~To Magikarp, Magikarp is a  worthless piece of paper :)

      If you got questions or anything else, E-Mail it to
Frostandice4eva@aol.com

      Thanx,
                  Steve Sperling