posted April 04, 2003 10:00 AM            

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Originally posted by Apolonia:
In the last case this PP is only usefull if you play against another Psychic deck IMO.

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Then you aren't playing it right. Yes, you must have the correct amount and color of Energy on Alakazam to use it's Psymimic ability. Alakazam needs only one of the three attatched energy to be Psychic to use Synchroblast (it's own attck), so it is quite easy to run run multiple energy types in the deck. Also, notice somehting about many Pokemon, particularly the newest e-card ones? Most of them have either an low energy attack, a mostly colorless energy requirement, or both. Also, you aren't suppsoe to try to copy things like Macargo's Lava Flow: that attack is only good becuase it's comboed with the "Howl" version of Entei. What you do is copy another of their Pokemon's attacks that don't require a lot of colored energy. Against many decks, youc an copy Tyrogue's Smash Punch to be a constant annoyance, then when they power-up, nail them with Syncroblast for 80. Against Macargo, let him power-up and wipe-out some sacrificail basic, then bring up Alakazam and synchroblast it for 80! Yes, i am assuming 'Cargo has 3 energy on it: that's what it needs to use its attack. If it has less, you can bring up anything to smack it. Even if it survives the initial synchroblast due to a Focus Band, if it retaliates by attacking you with a full discard to KO you, it'll hae left itself with possibly no energy (it'd have to discard 3 to KO 'Kazam).

When people play Alakzam, it's best to determine your deck focus: Power, attack, both, or neither.

Power means you run like one of each basic color, 4 Crystal, and 4 Rainbow Energy.

Attack means you run whatever energy you feel like but add Aq Tentacruel so that you can make your opponent always have 3 energy on it for you to use Synchroblast for a constant 80 damage assualt.

Both means just that: it's not hard to use the above energy scheme with Tentacruel: it needs only one water anyway, so you run like 3 water and Psychic, then one of each other basic color, then 4 Crystal and Ranbow: that's like what, 18 energy? If an opponent has inexpensive attacks, copy them easily; if not, syncroblast them as they power-up. if something has a 4 energy attack cost, you shold be able to hit them at least once befofre they are fully powerd.

Neither is how i play it: I include 4 rainbow in the deck so I can Psymimic when I need to, and if we both have the energy i will Synchroblast, but in this deck you take advantage of that beefy (for a Psychic) 100 HP and 2 retreat plus LC Kadabras recover and SUper Psy with NR Aerdactyl Lv27, which let's you use your lower evo's moves. So now you have a 100HP, 2 retreat Psychic that cam do 50 for PPC, and remove all it's damage counters for P with a P discard. Just kill Pichu as fast as you can and it works well.

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