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Pikachu89

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posted April 16, 2002 04:12 PM      Profile for Pikachu89   Email Pikachu89    Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
Our Gym Leader wasn't at the league last week, so we will be having the final tournament this Saturday. There are three of us in the family, so I will be building three decks. He likes us to build new decks for the tournament related to the energy type for that season, which is FIRE!

Here are the requirements for the 12 and under group:
1. Trainers - Rocket and on
2. Pokemon - Rocket and down (Base through Rocket)
3. Evolutions must be fire
4. Fire and Special Energy only
5. Any promo cards (holo energy promos dont' count)

Heartburn [Love]

Pokemon - 19
4 – Charmander
3 – Charmeleon
2 – Charizard
2 – Ditto
2 – Lickitung
2 – Chansey
2 – Porygon (TR)
2 – Magmar (Fossil)

Trainers – 18
4 – Professor Elm
4 – Focus Band
4 – Gold Berry
2 – Double Gust
2 – Warp Point
2 – Energy Stadium

Energy – 23
15 – Fire
4 – Double Colorless
4 – Full Heal

Next we have the rules for the 13 and up group:
1. Rocket and on
2. Evolutions must be Light, Dark or Blaine’s
3. Fire, Darkness, Psychic or Miracle Energy only
4. Any Promo Cards

Here are two decks:

Psyburn Factor [Eek!]
Pokemon - 17
3 – Blaine’s Growlithe (Lv. 20 Gym Challenge)
2 – Blaine’s Aracanine (Gym Challenge)
3 – Psyduck (Destiny)
2 – Light Golduck (Destiny)
2 – Mewtwo (MP)
1 – Shining Mewtwo (Destiny)
2 – Elekid (Genesis)
2 – Cleffa (Genesis)

Trainers – 22
4 – Professor Elm
4 – Focus Band
4 – Nightly Garbage Run
4 – Double Gust
2 – Masterball
2 – Trash Exchange
1 – Cinnabar Gym
1 – Rocket’s Minefield Gym

Energy – 21
12 – Fire
8 – Psychic
1 – Miracle

AND

Lights Out! 1.2 [Razz]
Pokemon – 22
4 – Gastly (Destiny)
4 – Dark Haunter (Destiny)
3 – Dark Gengar (Destiny)
3 – Cleffa (Genesis)
3 – Misdreavus (Revelation)
3 – Psyduck (Destiny)
2 – Light Golduck (Destiny)

Trainers – 18
4 – Focus Band
4 – Professor Elm
3 – Double Gust
2 – Rocket’s Hideout
2 – Boss’s Way
2 – Nightly Garbage Run
1 – Chaos Gym

Energy – 20
14 – Psychic
4 – Darkness
2 – Full Heal

I'm using Porygon in Heartburn so you can change weakness to fire. I've wanted to have a deck with a "Shining" pokemon and here's my chance with Shining Mewtwo. And last of all I needed a water pokemon to put out the fire [Evil Smirk] and I'm going to try out Neo Destiny's Psyduck and Light Golduck in both decks.

Any suggestions that you have would help greatly!
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Ninetales2000

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posted April 16, 2002 06:19 PM      Profile for Ninetales2000      Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
Wow, the requirements for the 12 and under...

Word of the Day: ARCANINE

[14]
4 Growlithe
4 Arcanine
3 Magmar
3 Chansey

[16]
8 Fire Energy
4 Double Colorless Energy
4 Metal Energy

[30]
4 Professor Elm
4 Misty's Wrath
4 Gold Berry
3 Rocket's Sneak Attack
3 Chaos Gym
3 Energy Stadium
3 Double Gust
3 Time Capsule
3 Imposter Oak's Revenge

Think about it; Base Arcanine's weaknesses were Water and Energy Removal. Since we've removed BOTH from this format, it should be THE best choice.

I'd play a Dark Gengar deck.

[17]
4 Gastly
3 Dark Haunter
3 Dark Gengar
3 Cleffa
2 Murkrow
2 Misdreavus

[17]
12 Psychic Energy
4 Darkness
1 Full Heal Energy

[26]
4 Professor Elm
4 Focus Band
4 Misty's Wrath
3 Chaos Gym
3 The Boss's Way
3 Rocket's Sneak Attack
3 Double Gust
2 Time Capsule

Good luck! I hope this helps [Wink] .

[EDIT]

With that last deck, if you want a Golduck, I'd suggest Dark. That way you can add in Rocket's Hideout. But the reason I didn't use Hideout to begin with is that its not stable, and also, it may help your opponents. Besides that, Light Golduck isn't a good choice because there won't be too much Dark, unless someone goes rogue with Tyranitar. But even then, Misdreavus can wipe the floor with Tyranitar.

[ April 16, 2002, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: Ninetales2000 ]

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posted April 16, 2002 06:32 PM      Profile for BassLizzard      Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
where are you playing?
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Pikachu89

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posted April 17, 2002 08:07 AM      Profile for Pikachu89   Email Pikachu89    Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
BassLizzard, We're playing at Wizards in Montclair.

My husband wants to play with his Tyranitar deck, but he would have to go with Dark Pupitar and Dark Tyranitar, since evolutions need to be Light, Dark (either "Dark" with Pokemon name or a "Darkness" pokemon) or Blaine's. So his new deck would be the one with Blaine's Growlithe/Arcanine.

I, on the other hand, play with the Dark Gengar deck, so I only have to make minor adjustments. I did have Drowzee and Murkrow in the deck, but took them out for the Psyduck/Light Golduck. I'll take a look at the Dark Golduck. I figured many players would be using Darkness energy and Light Golduck could do additional damage with its attack and if it comes up against a fire pokemon that is weak to water it will do double the damage.

My son likes Charizard, but I'll run the Growlithe/Arcanine idea by him and see what he thinks.

Thanks again.

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posted April 17, 2002 06:58 PM      Profile for Dark Ho-oh      Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
your not allowed to use 4 Growlithe,4 Arcanine,
3 Magmar,3 Chansey and the 4 DCE in Modified.

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Pikachu89

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posted April 18, 2002 02:20 PM      Profile for Pikachu89   Email Pikachu89    Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
Dark Ho-oh, you are correct. However, our Gym Leader likes to throw us a twist for the league tournament at the end of the season. He comes up with a list of allowed cards, so people will create new decks.

Here are the requirements for the 12 and under group:
1. Trainers - Rocket and on
2. Pokemon - Rocket and down (Base through Rocket)
3. Evolutions must be fire
4. Fire and Special Energy only
5. Any promo cards (holo energy promos dont' count)

So, the 12 and under age group is allowed to use Pokemon from Base, Jungle, Fossil, Base Set 2 and Team Rocket. That would allow Growlithe, Arcanine, Magmar, Chansey and Double Colorless Energy.

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posted April 18, 2002 02:24 PM      Profile for BassLizzard      Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
I'm gonna use this deck I go to Montclair too

Ebonfire

17 pokemon

4 cinadaquil
3 dark quilava
3 dark typhlosion
3 Cleffa
2 Murkrow Genesis
1 Shining Tyranitar
1 Rocket's Moltress

26 trainers

3 rocket's hideout
3 Rocket's Sneak Attack
3 elm
3 Ericka
3 the Rocket's Trap
3 Imposter Oak revenge
3 Miracle Berry
2 Nightly Garbage Run
2 Goop Gas Attack

18 energy

4 dark
14 fire

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Ninetales2000

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posted April 18, 2002 03:09 PM      Profile for Ninetales2000      Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
Charizard's WAY too slow for my tastes. Arcanine is much faster. Just turn two double-edge that Charmeleon [Wink] .

Hrm, well the only Darkness Pokemon are Umbreon, Tyranitar, Houndoom, Sneasel, and Murkrow.

Sneasel and Murkrow are no problem (wait a minute, GENESIS Sneasel is allowed?)...

Tyranitar can be taken by Misdreavus, as can the other two. For one, Light Golduck won't be doing much to a Tyranitar that can KO it in one hit... better off running pure Misdreavus or something.

Hey, what about turbo Blaine's Arcanine, with Entei (for the 13+)?

[14]
4 Entei (Holo)
4 Blaine's Growlithe
3 Blaine's Arcanine
3 Cleffa

[22]
22 Fire Energy

[24]
4 Professor Elm
4 Misty's Wrath
4 Double Gust
3 Blaine
3 Cinnabar City Gym
3 Good Manners
3 Time Capsule

That seems like it would work pretty well. It's very fast, and can 1HKO any Tyranitar that comes up. Maybe toss in a Smeargle for a little help against Dark Gengar.

Dark Ho-Oh: This isn't Modified [Wink] .

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Pikachu89

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posted May 06, 2002 08:15 PM      Profile for Pikachu89   Email Pikachu89    Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
This is what we finally decided on:

Heartburn v1.2 - Son's Deck

Pokemon - 18
4 – Growlithe
4 - Arcanine
2 – Ditto
2 – Lickitung
2 – Chansey
2 – Porygon (TR)
2 – Magmar (Fossil)

Trainers – 16
4 – Professor Elm
2 – Focus Band
2 – Gold Berry
2 – Double Gust
2 – Warp Point
2 – Energy Stadium
2 - Misty's Wrath

Energy – 26
15 – Fire
4 – Double Colorless
4 – Full Heal
3 - Metal

He came in first place in the 12 and under group.

Psyburn Factor v1.2 - husband's deck

Pokemon - 17
3 – Blaine’s Growlithe (Lv. 20 Gym Challenge)
2 – Blaine’s Aracanine (Gym Challenge)
3 – Psyduck (Destiny)
2 – Light Golduck (Destiny)
2 – Mewtwo (MP)
1 – Shining Mewtwo (Destiny)
2 – Elekid (Genesis)
2 – Cleffa (Genesis)

Trainers – 22
3 – Professor Elm
3 – Focus Band
3 – Nightly Garbage Run
3 – Double Gust
2 – Masterball
2 – Trash Exchange
1 – Cinnabar Gym
1 – Rocket’s Minefield Gym

Energy – 21
12 – Fire
8 – Psychic
1 – Miracle

He came in third place in the 13+ age group.

I on the other hand didn't even make it to the second round with my Lights Out! deck. [Frown]

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posted May 07, 2002 05:03 AM      Profile for Crazy Random      Edit/Delete Post Report This Thread to Moderators
18
4 blaine's ak9
4 blaine's growlithe
4 entei(neo 3 holo)
3 cleffa
2 elekid
1 magby

23
4 elm
4 wrath
4 good manners
4 time
4 double
3 blaine

19 fire

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