Duterte Green 1.1

4 Erika's Bellsprout 50 HP (Gym Heroes)

3 Erika's Weepinbell 70 HP (Gym Heroes)

3 Erika's Victreebel (Gym Heroes)

3 Cleffa (Neo Genesis)

2 Rocket's Scyther (Gym Heroes)

2 Smeargle (Neo Discovery)

1 Elekid (Neo Genesis)

1 Murkrow (Neo Genesis)

14 Grass Energy

4 Darkness Energy (Neo Genesis)

4 Professor Elm (Neo Genesis)

3 Erika's Maids (Gym Heroes)

3 Focus Band (Neo Genesis)

3 Chaos Gym (Gym Challenge)

3 Celadon City Gym (Gym Heroes)

3 Misty's Wrath (Gym Heroes)

2 Nightly Garbage Run (Team Rocket)

2 Double Gust (Neo Genesis)

This deck is loaded with little strategies and combos. You try to get some Erika's Victreebel's out while you attack with something like Rocket's Scyther, Erika's Weepinbell, or Erika's Victreebel. This deck can probably beat any deck except Fires. Basic math: Lone Totodile + (Erika's Bellsprout, Darkness, loads of search/drawing, or a combo of all) = 3 points. When playing Fires, you have to attack with Erika's Weepinbell with the status effects and have a Smeargle ready to go with 1 Energy on it ready to Sketch. If you can lock a Cleffa with Murkrow and get a Chaos Gym out, that'll help even more, especially once they burn all their Double Gusts. I figured this deck has lots more strategies than Feraligatr, which is probably why I'd play it.

I swapped a Murkrow for a thrid Misty's Wrath because my loss on Friday was because I wasn't drawing anything, so obviously this should help me out. I go to the store and the only people there are Jeff and his son! I was worried we wouldn't get enough people to play, but more people came and we got under way.

Round 1 vs. David F. (GeneralRai) w/ Feraligatr

I told him before the match that I 0wn him in this store. I got going quickly with 2 prizes for 1 of his with Erika's Bellsprout/Darkness Energy and then built from there. A Rocket's Scyther came out and an Erika's Victreebel came out too for me to roll babies and anything that was dropped and wasn't a baby. Win for me.

Record: 1-0

Round 2 vs. Caitlin C. w/ Tyranitar

I saw her play before the tournament and she had Tyrogue, so I was worried when all I had to open with was a Cleffa. Luckily, she opened with a Cleffa as well and not a Tyrogue ^_^;; Rocket's Scyther got powered up and an Erika's Victreebel was out getting anything that wasn't a baby. Win.

Record: 2-0

Round 3 vs. Jeff R. w/ Feraligatr

I kinda wanted to play Jeff because he's rated higher than me. I 0wned this game, Erika's Bellsprout got an early KO, then built it into an Erika's Victreebel and was Frag Trapping his Totodiles and rolling through babies. A Magby did give me trouble, but I did end up beating him.

Record: 3-0

Round 4 vs. Brian F. w/ Feraligatr

This freak tied me and Dave who plays Erika's Victreebel as well on Friday. C'mon, one tie is plausible, but 2?!? That's crazy. I got another early KO with Erika's Bellsprout and once again, built from there. Rocket's Scyther came out and I was just powering up my bench and Frag Trapping anything that I could. Win, and sweet revenge.

Record: 4-0

Round 5 vs. Mike R. w/ Feraligatr

Geez, another Feraligatr? I locked his Cleffa first turn and was placing damage on his bench so that I could get it with Erika's Victreebel but not trigger the Gold Berry. I managed to kill three Pokemon with Murkrow before he broke the lock (the kid rolls heads like, on command almost! x_x ). He had 2 powered Feraligatrs up and a Magmar (not very good Victree tech, in my opinion). I brought a Scyther up to defend while I powered up an Erika's Victreebel. The Magmar died and Feraligatr tried to kill me but I have FOCUS BAND =D!!!!!!!!!!! I got both his Feraligatrs with Erika's Victreebel surviving a Focus Band, and then Frag Trapped a Smeargle for the win.

Record: 5-0

Sweet, 5-0, what 0wnage. I got 5 TR packs, but the clerks didn't know how to trade them in for Neo Genesis and charge the difference -_- Blast it, well, I might bring another deck, I fear people will start playing Blaine's Arcanine o_o;;

Props and Slops

Props to Jeff for organizing the tournament and Dave for judging
Props to my dad for driving me
Props to Waldenbooks for hosting
Props to Modified because the triangle CAN exist
Props to brass
Props to Stephanie cuz she 0wnz me, even all the way from Maryland
Props to UNC for beating Virginia 30-24 and going on a 4 game winning streak :O
Props to AzN pride