One of the things that can make or break a card is how versitle it is. For this reason Scyther is looked on to be one of the best cards, if not in the top three of all times. But there's another form of versitility that sometimes gets overlooked, though not that often by those that know what to look for. That aspect is splashability. Now what Splashable means is that you can add in a card to a deck that has a color other than it's own. All colourless pokemon are like this, as are several other cards that carry a colorless attack, i.e. Scyther's Slash for three colourless. There's been a new type of splashability that's become more prominent lately, even if it did start back in Jungle in a small way. And that's cards that can use other types of energy to do attacks. The card I mention that started it is the Exeggcute/Exeggutor line in which for a single Psychic energy you could either have a free sleep attack or Mr. Fuji. While decent cards this aspect wasn't played much, though it received a boost with Fossil. Psyduck/Golduck offered us a chance to mix water and psychic, two hard colors to mix due to high energy needs, especially with the anti-trainer possibilities of Psyduck. Then came the ultimate of psychic splash cards...Dark Golduck. This truly united the two colors together with a chance to work together. Now with Gym out we recieved two lines that were able to mix their own color with psychic to effect. The lesser of the two is the Erika's Exeggutor line, which is still a force in itself with a free demi-Oak attack added in. The better of the lines is the Sabrina's Venomoth line that can use both grass and psychic energy to ultimate effect. At needing only one for each attack it can fit into a pshyic or grass deck easily and for maximum effectiveness. In the near future with Gym Challenge only a short time away we'll be getting another steller splash card in Sabrina's Golduck. So what does this all have to do with a Card tip? Simple, psychic is the easiest color to splash this side of colourless...or more precisely it's the easiest to splash into. For instance, I have a deck that mixes MP Mewtwo, the D. Golduck line using Fossil Psyducks, as well as some Sabrina's Venomoths. Together they form an awesome three color combination that can wreck havoc on just about anything, either with simple beat down attacks, Psyburn and Super Psy, or with disruption attacks, Headache and Sonic distortion. With a little grass energy added you also have a pokemon capable of working as a personal potion without having to waste the space for the trainer. Psychic is a truly versitle colour to work with, especially with the variety out there and the mix of outside colors. I'm just here to offer some suggestions for what pokemon can be used in the mix, though when adding psychic pokemon I'd have to say stick to 'Haymaker'types such as MP Mewtwo, Jynx, and the soon to be released Rocket's Mewtwo. Sabrina's Gastly is also a good mix as he has an excellent cheap attack that can screw over a pokemon, especially mixed with energy removal. So try your own mixes and see what comes out of it. If we eventually get Neo and Neo two there will be other new combinations, especially in the latter thans to Kabutops and Omastar...but that's for another article. All comments, gripes, and other such yelling can be sent to dr_dem@yahoo.com I'd also love to hear any other mix ideas you might have. Dr Dem