Darkrai My Eyes!
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As soon I get out of the car, my pokewalker falls out of my pocket and rolls down the hill. Not a great start. Anyway, ten minutes later I say hi to Jaedon, stand around for ages, and then the tournament finally begins. Of course, I get placed against the best player at my league. I hate my Luck. I'm playing a Torterra Deck, and hoping that everyone will be playing Water to counter the Fire running around (Thank god for Regis_Neo's Torterra), but can't be sure how well I'll do.
Round 1 vs. Joe with BeeBelt
Aaaargh... He starts off with a spiritomb and slows my evolution and searching to a trickle while he sets up 2 RR Beedrills on the Bench, and Darkness Graces. He take prize after prize with 140 damage after 140 damage with Belted Beedrill GE, but eventually, I tank a Torterra Platinum with Sceptile and 4 :grass: energies and knock out a BeltDrill with Green Blast. But he kills Torterra with Luxray GL and I scoop, as I rarely tank 2 Torterras a game.
Game 2 Same thing. He attacks more with Lux this game, and I know I won't win, but he flash impacts a Baltoy, and kills his Azelf. Then Time is called, and I'm winning by 1 prize!
Sudden Death
I start with Turtwig and Baltoy. He starts with a Lux GL, the LV.X, an energy, and an energy gain. Level up, Bright Look, Energy, Gain, Flash Impact, Match Joe.
0-1 Another Great Game against Joe!
Round 2 vs. Michael with Pluffray
I tank Torterra, but not fast enough, so he's already taken 3 prizes. I scoop; too much quick damage.
Game 2
Exactly the same thing.
0-2 Nooooooooooooo I can't lose another game!
Round 3 vs. Luke with Arceus
I tank up Torterra, but somehow, not fast enough! His Arceus LV.X keeps Meteor Blasting and Sky Spearing my Pokes, So I lose the first game!
Game 2
CAN NOT LOSE. I tank the PL Torterra with 7 grass energies and a Sceptile. OHKO everything in sight with 180 damage Green Blast.
Game 3
Here's the decider: I tank almost instantly, with Sceptile and OHKO everything in sight to take 6 prizes. God I love this deck when it works!
1-2
Round 4 vs. Thomas with Mismagius GL/Gardelade/Golem 4
I tank up a Torterra mid-game, and take all my prizes very quickly. For some reason, his whole deck seemed to revolve around Meditite
so I took lots (or to be exact, 6) prizes.
Game 2
Basically the same thing, but when he destroys my Grotle with Grudge, I get worried, so I build another tanked Torterra (MD) on my Bench, as well as my PT one. I think it does extra damage for each prize I have NOT taken, but I'm wrong, and he decimates my PT Torterra. So I bring up DawnTerra and Frenzy Plant FTW! Thank goodness I built a reserve!
2-2
Round 5 against ??? with Blastagatr
She hides behind my worst enemy Spiritomb, while she loads up Blastoise with energy. (And she had a cool 12th movie promo energy too) then she Aqua Pressed my Grotle. I promote up Turtwig and attach, while she Double Lancher's my Baltoy and Broken Turtwig (My Turtwig with a rip on the picture), so I scoop, and hope for a better setup next game.
Game 2
Spiritomb start again, and after a bit, she Bright Looks up my Baltoy and F impacts it. Now I only have Turtwig in play. I'm going to scoop, but then I see something quite funny to do. I flip heads on a Super Scoop Up, and lose because I have no Pokemon in play! This is called Super Scooping, and it's copyright DME 2010 (jus' kidding). My opponent thought: "That's brilliant!"
2-3
So I don't make top cut. No big deal. Great Tournament though, so thanks a ton to Jaedon for organising it!
Round 1 vs. Joe with BeeBelt
Aaaargh... He starts off with a spiritomb and slows my evolution and searching to a trickle while he sets up 2 RR Beedrills on the Bench, and Darkness Graces. He take prize after prize with 140 damage after 140 damage with Belted Beedrill GE, but eventually, I tank a Torterra Platinum with Sceptile and 4 :grass: energies and knock out a BeltDrill with Green Blast. But he kills Torterra with Luxray GL and I scoop, as I rarely tank 2 Torterras a game.
Game 2 Same thing. He attacks more with Lux this game, and I know I won't win, but he flash impacts a Baltoy, and kills his Azelf. Then Time is called, and I'm winning by 1 prize!
Sudden Death
I start with Turtwig and Baltoy. He starts with a Lux GL, the LV.X, an energy, and an energy gain. Level up, Bright Look, Energy, Gain, Flash Impact, Match Joe.
0-1 Another Great Game against Joe!
Round 2 vs. Michael with Pluffray
I tank Torterra, but not fast enough, so he's already taken 3 prizes. I scoop; too much quick damage.
Game 2
Exactly the same thing.
0-2 Nooooooooooooo I can't lose another game!
Round 3 vs. Luke with Arceus
I tank up Torterra, but somehow, not fast enough! His Arceus LV.X keeps Meteor Blasting and Sky Spearing my Pokes, So I lose the first game!
Game 2
CAN NOT LOSE. I tank the PL Torterra with 7 grass energies and a Sceptile. OHKO everything in sight with 180 damage Green Blast.
Game 3
Here's the decider: I tank almost instantly, with Sceptile and OHKO everything in sight to take 6 prizes. God I love this deck when it works!
1-2
Round 4 vs. Thomas with Mismagius GL/Gardelade/Golem 4
I tank up a Torterra mid-game, and take all my prizes very quickly. For some reason, his whole deck seemed to revolve around Meditite
so I took lots (or to be exact, 6) prizes.Game 2
Basically the same thing, but when he destroys my Grotle with Grudge, I get worried, so I build another tanked Torterra (MD) on my Bench, as well as my PT one. I think it does extra damage for each prize I have NOT taken, but I'm wrong, and he decimates my PT Torterra. So I bring up DawnTerra and Frenzy Plant FTW! Thank goodness I built a reserve!
2-2
Round 5 against ??? with Blastagatr
She hides behind my worst enemy Spiritomb, while she loads up Blastoise with energy. (And she had a cool 12th movie promo energy too) then she Aqua Pressed my Grotle. I promote up Turtwig and attach, while she Double Lancher's my Baltoy and Broken Turtwig (My Turtwig with a rip on the picture), so I scoop, and hope for a better setup next game.
Game 2
Spiritomb start again, and after a bit, she Bright Looks up my Baltoy and F impacts it. Now I only have Turtwig in play. I'm going to scoop, but then I see something quite funny to do. I flip heads on a Super Scoop Up, and lose because I have no Pokemon in play! This is called Super Scooping, and it's copyright DME 2010 (jus' kidding). My opponent thought: "That's brilliant!"
2-3
So I don't make top cut. No big deal. Great Tournament though, so thanks a ton to Jaedon for organising it!
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