Author Topic: Rocket's Zapdos Deck Mateos Member Member # 146506 posted July 04, 2003 11:43 PM             Please fix my deck Pokemon:13 3x R.zapdos 3x chansey 4x electabuzz 2x scyther 1x unown N Trainer:29 4x computer search 3x item finder 3x plus power 3x gust of wind 4x defender 4x prof.oak 3x switch 2x super energy remowal 3x gold berry Energy:18 14x Lighting energy 4xDouble coloress energy Strategy is easy 1.Chansey+Unown N+Gold Berry+deffenders 2.R'Zappy+Gold berry 3.Electabuzz and his Thunder atacks+plus power I don't have cards from new spoilers [ July 04, 2003, 11:47 PM: Message edited by: Mateos ] From: Poland | Registered: Jul 2003  |  IP: Logged dkates Member Member # 113463 posted July 05, 2003 06:48 AM            Nice deck, but no Babies? Drop 3 Lightning Energy, a Defender, and two Oaks for two Tyrogue, two Cleffa, and two Focus Bands. -------------------- Every time I think I can't say anything stupider, I prove myself wrong. Maybe I should just stop thinking. From: Houston, TX | Registered: Nov 2002  |  IP: Logged trainer C Member Member # 121357 posted July 05, 2003 10:05 AM             He's right you do need babies, Cleffa should be played. Good deck though. -------------------- Trainer C A.K.A. Fox Switch, It's all in the mix! Wins: To many to count! Loses: Every good player must loose to learn. #07 Electabuzz From: Modesto CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged dkates Member Member # 113463 posted July 05, 2003 02:56 PM            Another suggestion: Change some (2-4) of the Lightning Energy to Metal Energy. Since this deck is DCI Unlimited (no Nintendo cards), Metal Energy will still reduce R. Zapdos and Chansey's self-damage by 20 per Metal, while only lowering the damage you do by 10 (not a big deal for either, considering what it's coming from). Meanwhile, your opponent's damage to them is reduced by 10. With Unown N in play and one Metal Energy attached, Chansey is doing 70 and taking 30. R. Zapdos with (L)(L)(L)(M) does 60 and takes 10. You might also want Recycle Energy, for retreating Chansey and paying Colorless costs. See if you can find room for 1-2 Pokemon Fan Clubs, to help you get out Unown N and other Pokemon. Also, Juggler might be useful -- it gets Lightning in the discard for R. Zapdos, and gives you Draw Power. In addition to my other fixes, you could drop 1 Lightning Energy and one Electabuzz for these (1 each, or 2 of one of them). Also, Town Volunteers and Energy Charge couldn't hurt, if you can find room. [ July 05, 2003, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: dkates ] -------------------- Every time I think I can't say anything stupider, I prove myself wrong. Maybe I should just stop thinking. From: Houston, TX | Registered: Nov 2002  |  IP: Logged UmbreonKing Member Member # 146378 posted July 06, 2003 02:24 AM             Good deck but you should try playing babies. Drop the defenders for 2 cleffa,1 goldberry,and a super energy removal. Well good luck! -------------------- Umbreon is actually white you just have to give it a bath!! I'm hungary I need food!!!!!! #24 Umbreon From: Modesto CA | Registered: Jul 2003  |  IP: Logged Mori Member Member # 122839 posted July 06, 2003 03:24 AM             Hi, Matek You should have both Gold Berries and Super Potions in the deck. Why Super Potions? Because you've got to discard an energy to use them and therefore you have more discarded energies for Plasma. You may drop 1 Switch, 1 GofW and 1 Defender for 3 Super Potions. I like an idea of putting some Metals into the deck. They'll help both Chansey and Rocket's Zappy. Drop one Darkness and 2 lighting and add 3 Metals. Hope I've helped. ~Mori -------------------- If you have nothing to say, shut up. From: Koszalin, Poland | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged dkates Member Member # 113463 posted July 06, 2003 08:42 AM            Interesting idea, Mori. Another idea is to splash in 2-4 Recycle Energies. Once you have enough Energy in the discard pile, you can use them to pay costs for retreating, SER, and Super Potion (if you put it in) without really losing an Energy. -------------------- Every time I think I can't say anything stupider, I prove myself wrong. Maybe I should just stop thinking. From: Houston, TX | Registered: Nov 2002  |  IP: Logged IPGeek21 Member # 184 posted July 06, 2003 10:43 AM             Interesting mix, interesting mix... 4x computer search 3x item finder 3x gust of wind 4x prof.oak 2x switch 3x super energy remowal 3x gold berry 1 Town Volunteer 1-3: Sprout Tower, 1 Cinnabar City Gym, 1 Narrow Gym 2 Energy Charge Energy:18 12 Lighting energy 4xDouble coloress energy 3 Metal Energy OK, LMK explain my changes: I would personally RUN 2-2 OAK , Oak's REsearch, IN case I have that HAND of ALL special energies, YOU CURRENTLY have no way of recovering them once you discard them. ADD Energy Charge. WHAT I did not do BUT I always do: I would reduce your pokemon count, you are TYROGUE weak with both Chansey & Ebuzz, I too woudl recommend CLEFFA because I RUN LASS in my unlimited decks. IF you get lassed 1st turn YOU WILL be at a serious disadvantage BUT I'll let you be the judge of that. You need to PLAY the GYM WAR, very underestimated; YOu choose your gyms BUT you need them, CHANSEY could be around double-edging for quite a while AND you too could lock down a clefable deck because IT WON'T be able to touch scyther nor ebuzz (it will Rzappy) with a Sprout Tower out. OK so it slows chansey BUT then again it will do less damage to itself. THEN again, have you ever NARROWed Gym a chansey with a Metal, DCE and 100 damage RIGHT BACk to your hand? You should see the LOOK on your opponents face (it acts like a scoop up) Recycle energies would do well in yoru deck, perhaps reduce 2 lightning energy and add 2 recycle energy. --BUT no need due to RZappy's ability to absorb energy. Goodluck... BTW no one plays slowking in your area? You are easily lock down if you are not prepared to counter them: Magby, pichu, brock's mankey. [ July 06, 2003, 10:45 AM: Message edited by: IPGeek21 ] -------------------- Drafts bring out the BEST of the WORST cards in Pokemon *TC Member/WizpogMOD_Squad/Master_Prof* +GodFather to an Angel:RIP-Paloma Geronimo -=-=-=-=-=- TheCompendium Team Random Proud bro of SSJ3DVP11 ipgeek21.com SHUT UP & DO something about it From: The here, BUT WHERE shall we go? | Registered: Feb 2001  |  IP: Logged The Dark Llama Member Member # 75434 posted July 06, 2003 11:24 AM             Hey, throw in an Elekid or two, it'g gonna take you two turns to power up Zappy anyway, so why not still do damage with Playful Punch? -------------------- Best Decks Kurai Tsuki no Kokoro Dark Ampharos/Dark Espeon 31-7 Kage Ha! Dark Scizor 8-0 Elm, Oak, Cleffa and Copycat are archetypes. YGO Deck: Yukai na Shi ni yotte Ryu Pleasant Death by way of Dragon 25-8 My have/want list One Sentence Add-On! From: San Diego | Registered: Apr 2002  |  IP: Logged dkates Member Member # 113463 posted July 06, 2003 11:47 AM            Only problem with Dark Llama's suggestion is that using Elekid's power ends your turn, so you can't Plasma on the same turn. -------------------- Every time I think I can't say anything stupider, I prove myself wrong. Maybe I should just stop thinking. From: Houston, TX | Registered: Nov 2002  |  IP: Logged Crobat1 Member # 85086 posted July 07, 2003 08:52 PM             Daniel and I have have played Rocket Zapdos a lot--and done very well with it. Two suggestions: First, stength charm is great in this deck. We bring out Rocket Zapdos on the first turn and keep using Plasma, relying on our trainers to get the extras that we need. With a strength charm, Rocket Zapdos knocks out a baby--and you don't lose it unless the attack works. Also, when Rocket Zapdos does electoburn (with a steel), it only does 60--which is 10 short of the all so common 70 HP Pokemon (Scyther, Clefable, Ditto playing opposite Rocket Zapdos, Brock's Ninetales). Secondly, we are coming to the conclusion that Unown N doesn't cut it. The good players are all playing Igglybuff, which destroys Unown N. (They play Igglybuffs to handle Slowking--and whatever Unown hurts them.) Zappy has to worry about Clefable. Clefable decks play Igglybuff. We have finally concluded that 3 Sprout Towers are needed. Previously, we had been playing Pokemon Towers to hurt the Recycles and the Item Finders--since we weren't playing either. Good luck. -------------------- Bilbo Baggins: "Every worm has its weakness." Crobat2: Winner, Syracuse SBZ, Feb, 2003 22nd Place, 10 and Under, World's, August, 2002 Winner, Friday's Open Modified Event, Origins, July, 2002 Winner, 10 and Under Gym Challenge, Milford, May, 2002 Crobat1: Winner, Albany SBZ, May, 2003 9th Place: Professor's Tournament at World's, August 2002 Top 4, Theme Deck Tournament at World's, August, 2002 Top 8, Unlimited Side Event at World's (Undefeated in Main Draw), August, 2002 From: Binghamton, NY | Registered: May 2002  |  IP: Logged Matt4 Member Member # 146739 posted July 10, 2003 09:39 PM             You have a good team, but a babie pokemon would also great in your team.Try ELEKID.Drop down 1 R.Zapdos. And trainer cards: drop 1 Prof.Oak,1 computer search and 1 defender and add 3 Potions.Why Potions there are whery handy and you dont must discard cards. From: Kosice, Slovakia | Registered: Jul 2003  |  IP: Logged

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