Hello there and welcome to...*sighs*...The Sprout Tower.I
have seen the english version of the name and I hate it.Anyway instead of
doing single card "battles",top tens,and replying I decided to do when I am
bord.It is deck building.Oops,I forgot to introduce my Bellsprout,Neo.

Neo:Yeah!That's my name,don't wear it out.

   The basics of deck building is like making a submarine sandwich.You have
the stage 3s(the French Bread),the supporters(the condements such as
mustard,mayo,ketchup),trainers(the meat like turkey,ham,and corned
beef),energy cards(your drink which is not part of the sandwich but part of
your lunch),and the strategy(a.k.a. the taste!).Getting hungry?

Neo:Like the "Yellow Submarine",eh Nick?

   Uh...No.You are probably saying that "Nick you idiot,what does this have
to do with deck building?".Everything.Most deck,not all,use this step.Such
decks like Raindace,Liquid Plummer,Retreat decks,heal decks,and the
others.Let me show you on the traditional Raindancer deck.Actually this is
Satoshi's main deck called "Kamex and Company".I hope Satoshi's doesn't
mind,right Satoshi?

21 water energies

2 Squirtle (base)
2 Squirtle (Rocket)
4 Blastoise
4 Articuno (Fossil)
4 Lapras
2 Chansey

4 Bill
4 Professor Oak
4 .com Search
4 Pokemon Breeder
3 Gust o' Wind
2 Energy Retrieval

Neo:I think I get what Nick is finally talking about.The bread is the
Squirtle family 4/0/4.I really like the family number Satoshi uses.

Nick:Right.Because Wartortle isn't a good card,we skip it with the Pokemon
Breeder.But that isn't till later;)That was the bread.

        Squirtle


        Blastoise

That is our "sandwich" so far.Next is the supporters.Satoshi's supporters
are Lapras,Chansey,and Articuno.The traditional supportors of a Raindancer
are Articuno and Lapras.What makes this deck so unique that it has colorless
Pokemon in a Raindance.It is still good.Supporters are usually stage 1s and
BBBs(Big Bad Basics).Lets look at it now.

        Squirtle
        (Lapras,Chansey)

        (Articuno)
        Blastoise

Satoshi's meat are great trainers for archtypes(or what ever the spelling
is).

Neo:Right.Prince William,Tracy's idle,Lycos search,and Puppy Chows are
important for a Raindancer and is perfect to make your game move faster.Fast
playing is what you'll usually see in these kind of decks.

Here is our sandwich.

       Squirtle
       (Lapras and Chansey sauce)
       Raindance Trainers
       (Articuno spicy secret sauce)
        Blastoise

Manager:Oi!You have a free Coke or Pepsi of your choice.

Nick:What?Are we on drink already?Okay.As usual we choose our flavor
drink.People should use common sense.If you have only 3 Grass type Pokemon
in a Colorless deck,use all Grass energies.If you have a fire deck with only
2 lightning Pokemon,don't use only lightning energies.Common sense.This is a
good energy count for decks because of the energy Retrieval.Here is our
order now.

        Squirtle
        (Lapri and Chansey sauce)                   D
        Raindance Trainers                          r
        (Mighty Articuno Wings Sauce)               i
        Blastoise                                   n
                                                    k
Neo:That is Satoshi's sandwich.How much manager?

Manager:That will be $20.64 plus tax.

Nick:For a sandwich!?Oh well.That is our strategy.Instead of special
guests,I will have something like ...well...N-Mail.Catchy name,eh?I will
give you a topic and you will mail me.This topic is:how did the "sandwich
making deck tip" help you?Do you like the name Sprout Tower or Bellsprout
Temple?I hope this helps you.

      I hope you learned a lot!

         Nick and Neo

PS:I have plenty of e-mails reguarding the Goop Gas Attack incident.My
apologies.For N-Mail,put N-Mail on the subject line.

         Pichu_shocks_Pikachu@hotmail.com