>Ok by now gym challenge has come out, and everybody is making cards for
>their decks. I, being a Scott G....heh heh.<your sweet scott, glad i could
>have the same basic name as you.> is going to list the top ten of all time.
>here we go!!
>
>GYM CHALLENGE COMMONS (NON TRAINERS)
>
>1.Misty's psyduck: This guy is THE common. 1 psy for metranome, a card, or
>20 damage? awsome! 60 hp keeps him in too
>2. Sabrina's gastly lv 10:this tuff guy packs a punch. with UNLIMITED hp,
>this guy can be the ultimate stall!<for a common> plus with phyting
>resistance, and no weakness, this guy is good. <plus, 30 for 2 aint that
>bad>
>3.Erika's oddish lv 10: sleep or confusion? either way, its great .
>4.Blaines ryhorn lv 10: 30 for 1? ok ok there is a flip...but who cares!
>jiggly killer!
>5.Giovanni's machop lv 18: 2 to do 80 with 1 heads? nuff said
>6.Koga's Grimer-ok, he is pretty good. auto poisen AND a gust of wind.
>Bended, but not broken
>7.Giovanni's Meowth lv 17: 1 to confuse? Nuff said
>8. Blaines growlithe lv 20: pretty good, 20+ paralyzation and 60hp to back
>it up.
>9. Lt Surge's voltorb. 30 for 1, possible 10 to self. but with 50 hp, this
>guy kills raindance.
>10. Sabrina's Abra lv 18: looking at your opponents hand is great. 50 hp
>awsome too.
>
>CHALLANGE UNCOMMONS (NON TRAINERS)
>
>1. Sabrina's Kadabra: guaranteed 20 <majikarp,rattata,etc> and up to 110
>damage for 1 psy and a heads. plus with 70 hp, retreat cost of 1, and a psy
>and two colerless to do 30? The most broken uncommon in Challange.
>2.Lt Surges Electrode: pokepower to do 20 damage, and 2 electric and one
>colerless for up to 60? with 70 hp,<again> this guy is a good
>electric.<plus, he doesnt damage himself!!>
>3.Sabrina's Hypno: 2 psy to damage the defending pokemon even more? nuff
>said bout this guy
>4.Blaines Rapidash:1 for 20, 1 and 2 colerless for 30, possible 40, AND 10
>to all the bench if heads? no damage to self? no discarding? free
>retreat?70 hp? SWEET!<scythers rain of rule is somewhat gone>
>5.Blaine's Charmeleon: pretty good, 30 for 2 fire, and 3 for possible 30 to
>all..not bad at all! <not to mention, another 70hp one>
>6.Koga's Kakuna: pokepower to search for a beedrill? almost a dark
>dragonaire, but for kakuna's kakuna. 1 grass to do 20 perturn?<if heads>
>this guy is good
>7.Koga's Pidgey: 1 colerless to not deck, and get that card your looking
>for? sweet
>8.Lt Surges Eeve: an rsa for 1 colerless? not bad. if only more hp...
>9.Blaine's Dodrio: 2 for 50, with a coinflip? still good. with 70 hp <whats
>up with all these 70 hp guys..heheh
>10.Erika's Bulbasaur: ok, not the best, but for 2 and possible search for a
>trainer, he aint to shabby
>
>CHALLENGE RARES (NON TRAINERS)<note: there were only ten rares total in gym
>challenge>
>1.Sabrina's Golduck:60 damage per turn possibility, 60 healing damage
>possibility, and for 2 psy? PUT 4 IN!
>2.90 hp, 2 for 20 and no pokepowers, and 3 for 40 makes this guy good
>3.Blaine's NineTales:50 for 2 fire, and healing for every
>fire....sweeett...60 hp is a downer though
>4.Koga's Arbok:ok yes he hurts himself, but for 2 to do 40 AND poisen, this
>guy is good. plus the 90 hp rocks.
>5.Koga's Pidgeotto: 3 for possible 90? good, 60 hp, bad. fighting
>resistance, and free retreat...good, 4 for possible 40 and no attacks?<like
>a barrier> awsome..but 4 for possible 10? blah....
>6.Koga's Muk:possible 1 removal, and 40 damage rocks. 80 hp, comboed with
>removal and super says bye bye to energy.
>7.Lt Surge's Jolteon:30 for 3 lightning with possible 90 damage, and a
>attack that benifits if IT is damaged...interesting
>8.Giovanni's Nidoqueen:100 hp, and 2 grass and one colerless for 40, and
>one more colerless for a possible 100 damage...not bad
>9.60 hp is pretty bad..though lye low makes it 80, he doesn't do any damage
>in the meantime. 60 for 3 is good, but just ok.
>10.Giovanni's Pinsir:WOOPEE! 20 for 1 grass and one colerless! a POSSIBLE
>20...<starts to bang head>
>
>CHALLENGE RARE-HOLO'S (NON TRAINERS)
>
>1.Rocket's Mewtwo:good ol' psy pokies...heheh with a 60 attack, a 20
>attack, and a stall attack...he is one of the best Psy challenge cards
>2.Rocket's Zapdos: 20 for 1 rocks, And ya get to take a energy...yum...and
>70 per  turn..down part is self damaging
>3.Sabrina's Alakazam:60 for 1 psy and 3 colerless....<starts to drool> ok
>you can only use it every other turn, but psylink? awsome...combined with
>alot of psy cards....BROKEN
>4. Brocks Ninetales: 70 hp is good, 2 for 30 pretty good. but the power?
>awsome. let your opponent bring up lapras to knock you out, and you
>become....a electrode? then hitmonchan comes up only for you to shapeshoft
>to...Sabrina's Alakazam?<I could here my opponent swearing>
>5.Misty's Gyarados: 100 hp, and 4 water for 70....haymakers are
>fallen...<except scyther...wait...scyther too! he is also an anti-decker
>6.Koga's Ditto: making 40 hp 80 hp is good....too bad the coin flip...not
>to mention1 for 30 is gooooooooood
>7. Giovanni's Nidoking:1 grass says bye bye to e. dratini, farfetched, and
>many other basics.(if it was 70 or less....i would put 4 in my deck) not to
>mention 3 grass and 1 colerless for up to 70...good...
>8.Giovanni's Machamp: 120 damage for four, and no nasty status auto effect?
>good..plus, he will be hard to knock out
>9.
>10.Blaine's Arcanine: 40 for 1 fire and 2 colerless? not bad and 120 damage
>kills all..<not including defenders or Mr Mime>
>
>CHALLENGE COMMON TRAINERS <only 3>
>1. Warp point: not bad he switches, you choose a pokemon that can kill him
>2. Transparent wall: no damage to bench is ok
>3.fervor...WOOPEE! 3 cards! fire energy!
>
>CHALLENGE UNCOMMON TRAINERS
>1.Rocket's Minefield Gym: Wiggly and a full bench verse his pokemon. Most
>likely he will put basics down to attack wiggly, and tails, no more
>pluspower to knock out his haymaker pokies.
>2.MasterBall:7 cards to get that wiggly, or scyther? not bad.
>3.Sabrina's psychic control: not bad--use a trainer they have when your
>missing a card like bill...awsome
>4.Blaine's Quiz #3: one word...quick attack, <a billion pokemon have this
>attack..heheh...the will never guess!
>5. 2 energy cards for a basic from the discard...POKEMON ZOMBIES!!
>6.Rocket's Secret Experiment: flip heads and choose any card from your deck
>if tails, your in for some pain
>7.Cinnibar Gym:NO MORE WEAKNESS! NUFF SAID
>9.Viridian City Gym: 2 taken off when giovanni's pokemon evolve is good.
>10.Misty's Tears: another raindance helper...heheh..will raindance ever
>end? sources point to....no.
>
>CHALLENGE RARE AND HOLO TRAINERS <11 rares>(no, sabrina and holo sabrina is
>not 2)
>1.
>1.Chaos Gym: If your deck has no trainers besides this..it will get your
>opponent VERY frustrated
>2.Resistance Gym: scyther is again put down.psy now has a chance, and
>fighting now HURT scyther MORE than 20 per turn
>3.Sabrina: Not bad...sabrina, to S Alakazam, pokecenter, then sabrina it
>back...interesting...
>4.Blaine: second turn magmar fire blast? <drools>
>5.Lt. Surges Secret Plan: the gust out...a bill?haha...
>6.Giovanni:Get out that nidoking second turn!
>7.Koga: We have seen auto poisen before
>8.Giovanni's Last Resort: all damage gone, for an energy in your hand?
>sweet
>9. Brock's Protection:no more removal for brock! not bad..but if only for
>all pokemon...
>10. Misty's Wish...yawn..tired..look at your prize, and get to take a card,
>or get the prize and switch the card..ok...but thats all
>
>
>My deck: <rate it and help me with it if ya want>
>
>POKEMON (19)
>
>4 S. Abra <the 20 for 1 one>
>3 S. Kadabra <mmm...awsome....>
>2 S. Alakazam <sweet all around>
>2Mr Mime(J): lifedown, then retreat to meditate...a good stall too
>3 R Mewtwo: good
>1 Jynx:meditate is GOOD
>1 Chansey
>3 MP Mewtwo
>
>TRAINERS: 23
>4 oak
>3 bill
>3 rsa
>3 cpu
>2 gust
>2 Nightly Garbage run
>3 item finder
>3 resistance gym
>
>ENERGY:18
>18 psy
>
>thats it! phew...that took a LOOONG TIME! DO NOT FLAME ME OR RANT ABOUT ME,
>OR WRITE UP ABOUT MY REPORT TO TELL ME I'M WRONG. THIS IS MY OPINION, AND
>WILL PROBABLY NOT BE THE BEST IN ALL YOUR EYES. HELP AND ADVICE IS WELCOME,
>AND SO IS PEOPLE SAYING IM RIGHT. THIS IS MY OPINION!!!
>
>Props To
>------------
>Super-duper-ultra-mega props to Scott Gerhardt,<Im almost the only person
>that can spell it, huh scott...>
>Props to me, a fellow pokemon lover,wwf lover, and a fellow Scott G!
>Props again to Scott Gerhardt, the sponge, and potpurri...it's time will
>come!
>Props To Mic Foley...commisioner..<yes i do not know how to spell mic...>
>Props to the beginners who battle the wigglies
>Props To Doll! [Editor's Note: Thank you! ~ Doll]
>Props to my mom! [Editor's Note: Very smart!]
>Props to all the pojo members and pojoholics [Editor's Note: Pojoholics rule!]
>Props to all the girls who do send in killer deck reports
>PropsTo the name Scott G!...what's your B-Day Scott? [Editor's Note: His Bday is June 12]
>Props to Al Snow..the funniest European Wrestler
>
>Slops To
>--------------
>Slops:Rikishi for runnin Stone Cold Down..For the Rock?Yea Right.
>Slops:Flames
>Slops:Proposition 15
>Slops:Girls for not sending in many deck reports...anybody notice that?
>
>
>thanks for reading my ultra long tip.....
>my email is scottjoesephg@hotmail.com  email me! <note: if you need a deck
>critiqed, send it on down. any card tips for me? send it on down. NO
>FLAMES, HATEMAIL, OR SAYING IM WRONG.PLESE!
>
>peace out
>
>SCOTT G WISDOM: Sometimes your born with a name, and sometimes your are
>lucky to have THE name
>
>NOSES RUN AND FEET SMELL...
>
>Bug me once, shame on you. Bug me again, I'll take out my beatin stick and
>start the beatdown
>
>People who are good at making excuses are barely good at anything else
>-Ben Franklin
>
>Cat's Motto: No matter what you have done wrong, always blame it one the
>dog
>
>Early to bed, Early to rise, makes a man healthy but socially dead
>-Animaniacs
>
>I am on a 30 day diet...so far I've lost 15 days
>