Whats up everybody.  Ive been postin alot of stuff lately and attempting to give good tips.  Even with all the advice from not only me but everyone who is in their right mind and posted somethin, I still see badly made decks.  I see thrashfest potentials and vulpix food lyin around the killer decks.  I want to make everyone better so heres my two cents on deck buildin

1st-CHose a pokemon/strategy.  Normally i go with a pokemon as strategy comes from there.  I like to cruise the killer decks and single card tips comin up for new strategies for cards and deck ideas. In case u dont know what u want, just look up a deck that did well and make a varieation of that

2nd-Chose your pokemon A list of good cards/families is

-water-Gyrados(magikarps a bummer), Dewgong,Blastoise, Lapras, Articuno, Poli's, golduck

-fire, arcanine, ninetales, both magmars, moltres, charmeleon

-grass-Every rare from this color is good(cept victreebell) so i dont want to list em all, Scyther is best though

-Fight-Dugtrio, machamp, Chan, lee, Dactyl

-light-Raichu(base), Buzz, Base electrode

-psy-Gengar, mime,Kazam, both Mewtwo's,Haunter(fossil only)

-colorless-Dodrio, taurus, chansy, Kanga,Dragonair 

3rd-Once color(s) are chosen follow an out line of 50%, 25%, 25%.  Half in one color, 1/4 in another and 1/4 colorless.  This way your all but insure u wont get dominated by a single color.  Never have all your pokes weak to the same thing cause thats very bad versitility.  Use cards that work well together like scoopup and chansey.  Scyther is the ideal versitility man cause he has resistance, a good attack and no retreat.

4th-decide energy ratio's.  For example if you use kabutops and electabuz, Butop's needs 4 fighting but buzz nedds one electric.  So 4 butop's need 16 fightin energy but buzz needs one light.  So for every 16 fightin u need 4 light.  Try to restrict space takin by energy by usin 3 retreivals.  Always have atleast one if u dont use 3

5th-the hardest part trainers.  Use dissruption in every deck.  Removal is by far the best way.  Gust, lass and other trainers are also dissruptive.  Clefairy's mewtwos and chansys are also dissruptive.  High damage attacks are dissruptive cause it will be hard for ur opponent to get ready while u mow down their defenders.  Manipulation is also important.Use 2 oaks and 4 bill NO MATTER WHAT.  Always have item finders(very maniplulative) comps and anythin else which gets u what u need.

Once ur deck is ready play test it.  Play solitare matches.  I personaly use apprentice to playtest then head out to the store to open up some cans.  I want u to know that every thing i said is straight out of Brian Brokaws book so dont mess with me on this one.  If u can, Get that book because it is the most complete reference to pokemon deck buildin.  The card tips are also good but fossil and rocket arn't in it.  Any questions and what every else u want to say can go to my address at swederacr9@aol.com      Until next time, swederacr is signin off