Hi.  Shaun here w/ my first report.  I'm here with my faithful Charmeleon
to help keep on topic. 

    Now I've seen a lot of decks where there is a specific need to use the
Stage 1 or Pokemon Breeder, and only one.  For example, why would you not
want to put a Breeder in a Raindance deck over Wartortle?  I've come up with
a list of guidelines

    1.  Does the Stage 1 Pokemon fit the theme?
    2.  Does the deck use any Stage2 Pokemon?
    3.  Is the deck based around getting a Stage 2 out ASAP?
    4.  Does it take a long time to power up the Stage 2 enough to attack?
    5.  Can the Stage 1 do a considerable amount of damage, have a usable
Pokemon Power that fits the theme, or have any other useful quality for use
in the deck?
    6.  Can the Stage 1 survive on its own?

    These questions should help you decide.  Another thing is if you have 4
of the Stage 2, you usually want to use Breeders since that usually means the
deck is foundated around that Pokemon.  Here are some lists to help w/
archetypes

    Decks where Breeders are recommended:
Raindance, Damage Swap (pure stall), Speedrill, Turbo ::insert Stage 2
Pokemon here::.
    Decks where Stage1 Pokemon are recommended:
Damage Swap (damaging), don't have enough Breeders.

    I hope this article helps at least a few people.  Well, bye for now,and
you can send email to nonameneeded713@aol.com

    Please post this as I put a lot of thought into the article and I think
it's the first of its kind.