Hello there Pojo i want to know one question " Why do poeple NOT know how to build decks!!!!!!!!!!!?" well heres an article to help people out so maybe there decks would do good for those people with out good decks!!!!!!!!!
 
 Pokemon selection
 
theese are some basic rules for basic pokemon selection most basic pokemon can get killed ASAP so they can't evovle!!! boo hoo:(:(:( so heres are lst of rules that every basic pokemon must have to put them in a deck no matter how great there basics
 
Basic pokemon( the ones that evolve NOT BBP's ) theese pokemon are the back bone to a deck these must be in if there evolution is and no matter how great the evolution they must have one or more of theese charecteristics
 
1. every basic pokemon must have atleats 50 HP
 
2. every basic pokemon must have a cheap and strong attack( one energy for 20  or 2 energy for 30 BASE damage)
 
3. every basic pokemon must have a stall attack ( confusion sleep or paralysis for one energy with or witho out damage or 2 energy with damage)
 
or any combo of the three
 
now that were done with basic pokemon that evolve lets get into to what makes you stick basics in EVOLUTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Evolutions
 
evolution pokemon can be very usefull and fast but i have rules on theese too my main rule is NO CHARZARD the discard 2 energy meening that you can't do it 2 turns in a row giving all the pokemon that can kill him in one shot a BIG chanse too KO him but anyway here are the list of rules that they must have one or more of to be used
 
1. have to be able to attack twice in a row even if its a diffrent attack
2. to have a cheap retreat ( 1-2 energy)OR have 2 or more DODRIO in the deck to cut back on the retreat
3. all stage 1 must have atleats 70 Hp all stage 2's must hyave atleast 80 hp
4. all attacks must follow this code
1 energy 20 damage
2 energy 30 damage
3 energy 40-50 damage
4 energy 60 + damage
 
theese rules are really nice to have cause a lot of the ost famous pokemon don't follow theese rules But frot he retreat rule theres a loop hole eathier the deck revolves around him or he is used as a banch warmer and theres also a loop hole for the HP ruel they have a stall or damage removal attack so yes Kabuto and Kabutoips still pass and for the damage of an attack rule hguess what a loop hole if the atrtack kills the OPPONENTS BENCH, has a good and usefull  effect or might do the damage they can also have 2 attacks one which follows and one which doesn't and still have it work so like machoke his first attack most of the time will do almost nothing BUT his second attack does fit so he fits in the attack rule
 
 BBP's (big basic pokemon ie: ones that never evolve currently NEo's pre-evolutions and evoultions don't count)
 
Theese are the speed of the deck the ones you use before you attack a few people like the speed and power they get at the beginning of there deck with BBP's that they make a deck with all BBP's or almost all. these pokemon must have one or more of theese carecteristics
 
 
1. they must have a 1 energy ( DCE does count as a energy if its in your deck)attack
2 they must have a multy energy attack that does 30 to 50 damage or that has the powert to do 30-50 damage
3. they must follow the rules of the evolving basics
 
now that we have pokemon selection on to trainer selection
 
While selecting pokemon you should of been thinking about a what the goal to do is ex: if the goal is to stall then evolve then your trainers have to follow this princible there are no BAD trainers if teamed up with pokemon i know someone who puts 4 omanyte and no omasatr in his deck comboed with lass and imposter oak giving all three cards reson to be in the deck the omanyte checks to see if you should use the trainers
 
energy selection you should NOT go around with a multy color deck ( one with 3 or more colors) and do NOT go around with decks with wrong types of energys like having a thunder fire deck with grass and psychic energy cause its useless and finally do NOT go around counting how much energy all your pokemon need and then adding them up so if your deck has 4 hitmonchan 4 hitmonlee and 4 chansey only ( which ni do not suggest doing) don't say fine use 40  energy use nergy based one the amounts
 
for 16 pokemon use 24 energy
for 18 pokemon use 26 energy
for 21 pokemon use 28 energy
 
cause this seems to always work also for 2 color decks look at the amount of energy or pokemon form one of the 2 elements to determin if you must divied the energy as you play test you might change the divison or add energy  searches and retrevials
 
so you know how to build decks so here are some well made decks
 
Haymaker-
 
4 hitmonchan
 
3 machop
 
4 electabuzz
 
3 jigglypuff
 
3 syther
 
12 fighting energy
10 thunder
4   DCE
 
4 bill
3 GOW
2 gambler
2 comp.search
3 energy removal
2 super energy removal
1 energy retrevial
 
Sponge-
 
4 electabuzz
 
4 movie mewtwo
 
2 mew
 
3 ditto
 
3 syther
 
13 psychic energy
13 thunder energy
 
4 bill
2 gambler
2 Comp.search
3 energy removal
2 super energy removal
3 plus power
 
 
 
Raindance-
 
4 squirtle
1 wortortle
3 Blastoise
 
3 seel
2 dewgong
 
2 lapras
2 articuno
 
24 water energy
2 DCE( for dewgong to do a faster ice beam i don't know but it does great in this deck it would be nice if you could raindance it huh:)
 
4 bill
2 gambler
1 oak
3 breeder
3 comp.search
2 trader
1 itemfinder
 
MY   DECK- this is the one is use rihgt now i know it has problems but un-likle the other three i use on apprentice with my freinds ( i always forget about the tourneys)
 
3 gastly ( fossil)
2 haunter (fossil)
1 genagr
 
3 machop
2machoke
1 machamp
 
3 doduo
2 dodrio
 
1 chansey
 
13 fighting energy
13 psychic energy
 
4 bill
2 gambler
2 pokeball
2 trader
1 comp.search
3 plus power
2 energy retrevial
 
this deck has problems i know but it's built around speed an it works great also i love dodrio cause if your opponent injutes dodrio then dodrio injures you actuall i know someone who uses a dodrio/ dugtrio COMBO use earth quake to injure dodrio then rage away wierd huh
 
I hope you like this and it proves informitable i know its a little short but helpfull if you need anydeck building hints e-mail me
 
Deck Dr Rob
 
see ya
 
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