I'm sick of being mocked
for playing this "pointless" stadium card, but it does have its
uses. And a very good use.
Narrow Gym (Stadium Card)
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another
stadium card comes into play.
No player may have
more than 4 Pokemon on his or her bench. When this card is played, if a
player has 5 Pokemon on his or her bench, that player chooses 1 of them and
returns it all all cards attached to his or her hand. (If both players
have to return a Pokemon, your opponent returns a Pokemon first.)
Then, before it
even got a chance, in the March 2000 issue of Pojo, they gave it a rating og 1
out of 5. Stating and I quote, "Almost completely worthless.
This card will work, only slightly, against Wigglytuff decks. Keep it in
the binder."
That's the
party line being tossed around. But it's not meant to be used that way.
At least how I think.
Use 1: Super
Scoop Up. Return that Damaged pokemon, and all of those cards, to your
hand. Nice bonus, but this card will be used this way VERY rarely.
Use 2: My
main use? Stadium Disruption! If you have no use for Stadium
cards, put two of these in your deck. Stadiums can set the pace.
Why let your opponent decide how the game whould be played? He puts out
any Stadium, counter it with Narrow Gym.
Why two? Not too many people around my parts run more than one Gym card.
So, to counter your Narrow, they'll have to burn an Item Finder, while you
won't.
Getting off my Soap
Box
Chris M.