Volt
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So.. The 5th BeNeLux Cup was announced, and I was quite excited. I planned to sit home in the first place, but changed my mind after a friend of mine (ShadowGuard) told me that it is the inoffical European Championship and IF someone has the opportunity to attend, he should. I decided against me and called some people for car/stay overnight purpose.
I tested LuxChomp, Pl0x and Jumpluff, but just didn't feel well enough for such a big tournament. Then a friend of mine played some wicked Gyarados, which was literally unbeatable. I refused to believe that none of my Decks were able to destroy it. Some days passed and I eventually got ahold of a Gengar line and did some testing. I though in the first place: "That's gonna be my fundeck", but I changed my mind quickly after I improved it (= tossing Crobat's + Turns out) and couldn't get beaten by anything. I felt really confident, and decided to play CurseGar at the BeNeLux Cup.
Pokémon (27):
1 Gengar LV.X
1 Gengar SF
2 Gengar AR
2 Haunter AR (Body)
3 Gastly SF
2 Claydol
2 Baltoy
1 Dusknoir
1 Duskull (Shiny)
1 Mewtwo MD
1 Mewtwo LV.X
2 Mr. Mime MT
1 Relicanth
1 Azelf LA
1 Unown [G]
1 Unown [Q]
4 Spiritomb AR
Trainer (21):
4 Bebe's Search
3 Roseanne's Research
3 Team Galactic's Wager
4 Rare Candy
2 Warp Point
1 Night Maintenance
2 Expert Belt
2 Moonlight Stadium
Energy (12):
4 Call Energy
7 Psychic Energy
1 Fighting Energy
We arrived early and I was looking for an Unown Q in Reverse, as I'm only playing my Decks if they're completly foil, and I found a french one. I registered, bought some Sandwich and waited for the Pairings.
1. Round vs. Sceptile (IdK who):
We got setup really quickly due to our Spiritombs, and he eventually drew 2 prizes with Sceptile AR. After I Shadow Skipped him, he got afraid and retreated to 'Tomb, searched for nothing. I played Rosi, grabbed Azelf + Psy, Retreat, and lock'd him up. As he wasn't playing Unown G and knew he'd never die (2x Curse removing damage from 'Tomb), he scooped.
1-0
2. Round vs. CurseGar (IdK who)
I was waaaay faster than he was. After he filled his bench I decided to lock him up with Azelf. He didn't play Warp Energy, so he scooped.
2-0
3. Round vs. Flygon/Magnezone (IdK who)
We did our setup stuff until he retreated to 'Tomb and evolved. I tried to do the Azelf shenanigan, but he eventually had enough targets to KO himself. I still got 2 Prize Cards, and after he had Magnezone LV.X w/ 3 SP Metals active, I played Warp, Duskull Candy Dusk and ruined his tank strategy. I destroyed his bench with Compound Pain and after he realized that Extreme Attack just wasn't enough to take Gengar LV.X out he scooped.
3-0
4. Round vs. CurseGar (Alessandro C.)
We got both setup and I managed to lock him up with Azelf. He still didn't gave up, so I wondered if he'd play Unown G or Warp Energy. After 3 Turns he played Rosi, smashed his Deck somewhere else and flipped over his prizes: 2 Warp Energy. GG man XD.
4-0
5. Round vs. Kingdra/Blissey (Sandro A.)
He never got setup. I attacked 3 times with Gengar and won.
5-0
6. Round vs. Flygon/Ampharos (Kristel H.)
That was by far the WORST start I had in the whole tournament. Spiritomb, 5 Energys and Wager. So I used all my Wager Skillz, drew my cards (3), and still got nothing. Fortunately, her Claydols were prized, so she couldn't do that much either. After 3-4 turns I finally got Rosi, build everything up and destroyed her.
6-0
7. Round vs. LuxChomp (Kevin d. M.)
Long Story short: He played SP without Mewtwo Counter.
7-0
Top8 vs. Gyarados (Yasmin K.)
Ugh... I knew she was insanely good with Gyara and how I have to rely on GOOD, or at least, SOLID starts. I got a 'Tomb, but a lot was prized (including 2 Mimes). After I grabbed Claydol with 'Tomb, she dropped Mesprit, does Regimove, played SSU: heads. Next Turn the same thing happend and I got power locked for 3 turns, which means I had to sacrifice 3 prizes. I got a Gengar by Turn 12851925, shuffled her 'Dos away via Dusk and drew 2 prizes via Shadow Skipping to Tomb. Unfortunately, she had Luxray LV.X, Rescue and 'Dos in hand to win.
0-1
The game went exactly the same, with the only difference that I only had to sacrifice 4 Prize Cards (and got power locked for 3 turns in a row again). I played Wager, shuffled her 'Dos away and KO'd a pixie. After Compound Pain for 3 Prizes, she conceded.
1-1
10 Minutes left before timeout... and I went first with Azelf, she had Unown Q active w/ Magikarp benched. I attached and KO'd it. She got setup as quickly as always, tho I got Mime out and stalled a little. Some Regimove shenanigan later she used Impersonate for Luxray LV.X (Bebe). I draw and time is called. I knew I have to win NOW, otherwise she'd do 110 to anything. I looked through my hand and remembered Gengar SF and how it COULD EVENTUALLY do some damage. I played Bebe, Candy Gengar and used Cosmic. I hit a Warp Point and though: "How am I supposed to KO a Gyara?". Luckly, she had no Warp Energy in Hand and ended up sending Luxray GL to the active spot. I threw my glasses away and said: "Poltergeist!". She showed me her hand... and had 3 T/S/S in hand ftl! It was an incredible feeling and she wished me luck for the Top4.
2-1
8-0
Top4 vs. LuxChomp (Simon E.)
Wasn't really exciting... I couldn't get setup aaall day and he got Dialga LV.X out in no time... I missed every important energy drop and got destroyed.
0-1
No difference at all.
0-2
8-1
Meh, I lost. However, I felt quite happy meeting a lot of people and winning about 100 points.
Hope to see ya all in Hawaii!
~Volt
I tested LuxChomp, Pl0x and Jumpluff, but just didn't feel well enough for such a big tournament. Then a friend of mine played some wicked Gyarados, which was literally unbeatable. I refused to believe that none of my Decks were able to destroy it. Some days passed and I eventually got ahold of a Gengar line and did some testing. I though in the first place: "That's gonna be my fundeck", but I changed my mind quickly after I improved it (= tossing Crobat's + Turns out) and couldn't get beaten by anything. I felt really confident, and decided to play CurseGar at the BeNeLux Cup.
Pokémon (27):
1 Gengar LV.X
1 Gengar SF
2 Gengar AR
2 Haunter AR (Body)
3 Gastly SF
2 Claydol
2 Baltoy
1 Dusknoir
1 Duskull (Shiny)
1 Mewtwo MD
1 Mewtwo LV.X
2 Mr. Mime MT
1 Relicanth
1 Azelf LA
1 Unown [G]
1 Unown [Q]
4 Spiritomb AR
Trainer (21):
4 Bebe's Search
3 Roseanne's Research
3 Team Galactic's Wager
4 Rare Candy
2 Warp Point
1 Night Maintenance
2 Expert Belt
2 Moonlight Stadium
Energy (12):
4 Call Energy
7 Psychic Energy
1 Fighting Energy
We arrived early and I was looking for an Unown Q in Reverse, as I'm only playing my Decks if they're completly foil, and I found a french one. I registered, bought some Sandwich and waited for the Pairings.
1. Round vs. Sceptile (IdK who):
We got setup really quickly due to our Spiritombs, and he eventually drew 2 prizes with Sceptile AR. After I Shadow Skipped him, he got afraid and retreated to 'Tomb, searched for nothing. I played Rosi, grabbed Azelf + Psy, Retreat, and lock'd him up. As he wasn't playing Unown G and knew he'd never die (2x Curse removing damage from 'Tomb), he scooped.
1-0
2. Round vs. CurseGar (IdK who)
I was waaaay faster than he was. After he filled his bench I decided to lock him up with Azelf. He didn't play Warp Energy, so he scooped.
2-0
3. Round vs. Flygon/Magnezone (IdK who)
We did our setup stuff until he retreated to 'Tomb and evolved. I tried to do the Azelf shenanigan, but he eventually had enough targets to KO himself. I still got 2 Prize Cards, and after he had Magnezone LV.X w/ 3 SP Metals active, I played Warp, Duskull Candy Dusk and ruined his tank strategy. I destroyed his bench with Compound Pain and after he realized that Extreme Attack just wasn't enough to take Gengar LV.X out he scooped.
3-0
4. Round vs. CurseGar (Alessandro C.)
We got both setup and I managed to lock him up with Azelf. He still didn't gave up, so I wondered if he'd play Unown G or Warp Energy. After 3 Turns he played Rosi, smashed his Deck somewhere else and flipped over his prizes: 2 Warp Energy. GG man XD.
4-0
5. Round vs. Kingdra/Blissey (Sandro A.)
He never got setup. I attacked 3 times with Gengar and won.
5-0
6. Round vs. Flygon/Ampharos (Kristel H.)
That was by far the WORST start I had in the whole tournament. Spiritomb, 5 Energys and Wager. So I used all my Wager Skillz, drew my cards (3), and still got nothing. Fortunately, her Claydols were prized, so she couldn't do that much either. After 3-4 turns I finally got Rosi, build everything up and destroyed her.
6-0
7. Round vs. LuxChomp (Kevin d. M.)
Long Story short: He played SP without Mewtwo Counter.
7-0
Top8 vs. Gyarados (Yasmin K.)
Ugh... I knew she was insanely good with Gyara and how I have to rely on GOOD, or at least, SOLID starts. I got a 'Tomb, but a lot was prized (including 2 Mimes). After I grabbed Claydol with 'Tomb, she dropped Mesprit, does Regimove, played SSU: heads. Next Turn the same thing happend and I got power locked for 3 turns, which means I had to sacrifice 3 prizes. I got a Gengar by Turn 12851925, shuffled her 'Dos away via Dusk and drew 2 prizes via Shadow Skipping to Tomb. Unfortunately, she had Luxray LV.X, Rescue and 'Dos in hand to win.
0-1
The game went exactly the same, with the only difference that I only had to sacrifice 4 Prize Cards (and got power locked for 3 turns in a row again). I played Wager, shuffled her 'Dos away and KO'd a pixie. After Compound Pain for 3 Prizes, she conceded.
1-1
10 Minutes left before timeout... and I went first with Azelf, she had Unown Q active w/ Magikarp benched. I attached and KO'd it. She got setup as quickly as always, tho I got Mime out and stalled a little. Some Regimove shenanigan later she used Impersonate for Luxray LV.X (Bebe). I draw and time is called. I knew I have to win NOW, otherwise she'd do 110 to anything. I looked through my hand and remembered Gengar SF and how it COULD EVENTUALLY do some damage. I played Bebe, Candy Gengar and used Cosmic. I hit a Warp Point and though: "How am I supposed to KO a Gyara?". Luckly, she had no Warp Energy in Hand and ended up sending Luxray GL to the active spot. I threw my glasses away and said: "Poltergeist!". She showed me her hand... and had 3 T/S/S in hand ftl! It was an incredible feeling and she wished me luck for the Top4.
2-1
8-0
Top4 vs. LuxChomp (Simon E.)
Wasn't really exciting... I couldn't get setup aaall day and he got Dialga LV.X out in no time... I missed every important energy drop and got destroyed.
0-1
No difference at all.
0-2
8-1
Meh, I lost. However, I felt quite happy meeting a lot of people and winning about 100 points.
Hope to see ya all in Hawaii!~Volt
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