What's up? I drove 2 hours actually just to get to the tournament and was really dissapointed that only 8 people showed up. Before, the tourney, I ate pizza next door at Marco's(not bad) and got 2 discovery packs in which I got Espeon foil and Politoed non-foil. I also traded a little. Anyway, the deck

The strategy is to get of all of their energy with charmander and the energy removals then metronome with clefable for only 1 energy or even Smog with Magmar. Magby stops Slowking(which I surprisingly saw none) and stops trap.

Before the tourney, I played a warm-up game against a kid with an old school wigglytuff deck with hitmonchan and scyther. I started with 2 Clefairy's and him with 2 hitmonchan. I go first and attach defender and pass. He jabs for 20.Then I draw an Oak and get 2 Clefables into play and metronome his Special Punch twice for the knockout. He gets a coupl of Wiggly's but I strip them of their energy. One Clefable metronomed the whole game and he never recovered from the energy removals. I win in prizes 5-1 as he eventually decks.Now the real thing

I saw Fossil Gastly and Scyher in his deck. I start with 2 magmars and smog continuaously. He tries to build up a Sneasel but I Energy Remove it 3 times. This guy made poor decisions throughout the game. I get Clefable and metronome Beat Up for the kill. He runs out of pokemon and I beat him in prizes 3-0. This guy really doesn't know how to take a loss.

I never knew how powerful Dark Muk could be. He got one out on turn 3 and Sludge Punched alot. He got a Sprout Tower out and shut down Clefable but I still Metronomed for poison. Once, I killed his Dark Muk, he sents out another and dominates. Some Energy Removals slow it down so he passes many turns in a row. I draw my last card and eeek a large hand back into my deck. But eventually, stall out for good. I lose in prizes 4-2

His Scyther's really hurt me even though I had their weakness. He then stalls with Chansey and he gets alot of heads. He then gets out a Japanese Typhlosion. I ask for the translation and he tells me what the card does. I still ask for the American version. Believe it or not, the judge agrees with HIM!! This was a DCI tournament. Then his friend loans him a translation. I draw my last card and eeeek huge hand back into my deck. Now, I was ahead of him in cards. He tries to build up that benched Typhlosion but I deny him of his energy with removals. He draws his last card and I win. This kid was a big pain.

Jeff was the only undefeated person in the tournament coming into the game. But I was really confident I would win. I get a quick Clefable and start to metronome. I gust out his Sneasel and Beat-Up for the 1st kill. Then, I Item Finder for the Gust and sent out another one of his Sneasels and Metronome Beat Up for another kill. Then, I get another Item Finder, use it for the Gust and sent out his last Sneasel.2 of the first 5 rolls are even. the last roll is (drum rolls), even!! He was really screwed down in prizes 3-0. My enrgy removals deny him of his energy for his Rapidash. I metronome Stamp a couple of times for the knock out(Now up 4-0). He eventually kills my Clefable with Elekid's Playful Punch but another is there to take his/her's place. I kill a Chansey as well my Clefable with Doubl-Edge and I sent out Magmar. Time is called and I win in prizes 5-2

The rounds were over. 4 people would move on and I was one of them. The standings for the 4 rounds then came out and I was in 1st place! Three people had 3-1 records(Jeff,Adam,and me). Now, on to the semifinals.

Julius was 2-2 coming into the match but I knew it wouldn't be easy. He hates to play archetypes but still has a good deck. He confuses my Clefable with Sonic Distortion and then Mean Look's it with Murkrow. This was really bad and I was really nervous now. Spectators said the game was over. Even worse, he puts down a Chaos Gym! I discard it with Narrow Gym but he puts down another one. He wrecks my bench also. However, he had used so many oaks to set up his strategy that he was low on cards. He garbage runs to buy more time. He feint attacks my clefable for 30 and the knockout. I sent out Magmar with no energy and pass. I continue to pass and he then draws his last card. He attempts and Item Finder but fails on the dice roll due to Chaos Gym! That means I win the game. he beat me in prizes however 5-0. I never attacked in the game which was no fun.

His brother shuffled his deck and what do you know, he gets a horrible hand. In this game, I find out he only has 9 energy in his deck! My supers as well as removals really hurt him. He brings out Ditto and I smokescreen three times and send out magby for the kill. His Dark Muk never get set up but he continues to lass/eeek ( really has no effect in the middle of the game). His Sprout Tower shuts Clefable down but I put down Narrow Gym and the Sludge Punch.He becomes desperate for enegy and oaks twice in one turn. He is now really low on cards and out of garbage runs and item finders. I however have no energy as well so I pass every turn until he draws his last card and has no options. I win!