8/29/04-PCNY FIRE RED/LEAF GREEN PRE-RELEASE
11-14
18 participants
By Zach Reif
Well I got there about at 11 and the tourney started at 11:30 so I sat down and played some ruby version with some kid. Then finally the judges came out and handed out the packs! I opened mine fast and looked at all the cards… I was worried because the kid next to me pulled a Moltres EX in his first pack… after building and editing, here was my deck…
Pokemon (19)
4x Nidoran (male)
1x Nidorino
1x Nidoking
1x Mr.Mime EX (odd)
2x Weedle
1x Tauros
1x Likitung
1x Bulbasaur
2x Pidgey
1x Pidgeotto
2x Gastly
1x Haunter
1x Exeggcute
1x Mankey
Trainers (4)
1x Great Ball
1x Celio’s Network
1x Potion
1x Life Herb
Energy (17)
8x Fighting
8x Psychic
1x Multi Energy
Well round one was about to start and I was nervous…
*Note I do not remember any names of my opponents, just the cards they used…*
Round One vs. Boy who Used Cloyster
It started out very good for me, I had Nidorino out on the field using Rend… this worked for earning me 3 prizes, unfortunately I did not realize that he was building up a Shellder on his bench and then he sent it in and evolved to Cloyster who kept using this annoying attack mixed with his poke-body (exoskeleton) he wipped thorugh my Nidorino, Tauros and 2 weak benched cards for the win.
0-1
Round Two vs. Boy who Used grass/water Pokemon…
Very easy match. I got Tauros out on turn one and demolished all his weak Pokemon (bulbasaur, weedle, shellder). Did not stand a chance.
1-1
Lunch time!
Me and my new friends went down to the local pizza shop and pigged out, after that we went to the store for a little while, tried out the Fire Red demo and then got back to the torney!
Before Round Three
Round three was delayed by some kid who changed his deck around during lunch…shame, shame, shame, although he was booed out of the arena, that was fun!
Round Three vs. Boy with Snorlax
This game I did not stand a chance. I thought I was going to have a good start. I flipped Tauros up and he flipped up a Snorlax! I was scared. Snorlax just wouldn’t die, it got right through my deck in about 10 minutes. All beware the power of Snorlax!
1-2
Round Four vs. Girl with Clefable EX
Also an easy win. I got Nidorino on turn two with 2 energy and after that I used Rend for about 2 prizes. Then I got my Nidoking and ripped through her Clefable EX with two attacks. Good game!
2-2
Final Round vs. Boy who had Gyrados ex
I got in with Mr.Mime. I killed his first Pokemon (bulbasaur) and then he sent out Gyrados ex. All I remember is that I killed it fast with Mime. Then he made a comeback and killed Mr.Mime. He used Lickitung to kill a benched Pidgey too! Came down to last prize and I came out victorious with good ol’ Tauros!
3-2 (9 points)
The prizes were announced and too my surprise I came in 7th! Not bad for my first POP event! In the packs I managed to pull some great cards including a Charizard ex!
Here are the props and slops!
PROPS:
-PCNY for hosting the event
-My father, for driving me both ways.
-To Nintendo for making this great set!
-All the new friends I made all the torney
-The luck I had flipping my Jirachi coin
-The refs for being fair (and not putting me up against any legendary birds XD)
SLOPS:
-President Bush, for making the convention this week, it shortened the amount of rounds.
-The boy in 15+ who cheated his deck
-Anybody that stole the cards and peoples Gameboys
-That kid behind me in round 3 who kept farting
Thanks to PCNY again, it was great and ill be there for you next torney…
See you all later!
~Zach Reif