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I've been playing pokemon for just under three months. Something my girlfriend was into that made sense for us to do together and sounded fun. After playing Tyranitar for the first month and eventually trying Vilegar, I ended up playing the Sablelock variant "chenlock". A deck created by Jason Chen with 2-2 Blaziken FB line. After awhile I came to really enjoy this deck and changed it abit for this format including a Honchkrow Sv 1-1 Tech. I drove just under two hours to compete in my second tournament and had a blast.
I arrived early enough with the Professor and friend from my league Tim and his son Anthony. After filling out my decklist and having it checked I was feeling pretty good. Alot better than my first BR's a few weeks earlier. However I was bummed my girlfriend could not make it. Shortly the pairings were announced and I was to face Tim. It figures, we drove two hours together and play each weekly. Tim and I were bummed that we'd have to give one of us our first lost. He brought Dialga Chomp. The deck he won Oneonta NY Battleroads a few weeks prior.
Match 1. Tim Decker (Dialga Chomp)
This match really couldn't have gone any better for me. I start sableeye with a collector in my hand. Some gains and a few other decent cards. I impersonate Cyrus Initiative and slam two heads! This must have been the pokegods good graceous for having my initiatives being horrible the first tournament I attended. The first few rounds I set up with bLaziken, Honchkrow SV, uxie and he couldn't really get going. I took around 2 prizes thanks to honchkrow before we top decked collector and was able to atleast make something happen. He got a prize and another before I level X'd My uxie and traded off for another DCE. I double colorless Zen blade another prize. At this point he Time walked and I didn't spray. I was glad because I used 2 more sprays for flash bite and something else. W He never really recovered from the early cyrus and I won. This sucked, Tim's helped me alot and is a great player.
1-0
Match 2 Randy?? Maybe? (Jumppluff,Shaymin X,Vespiqueen)
I was really happy going into this match knowing I had a type advatange thanks to my two blaziken.I won the coin toss, started Blaziken and couldn't do anything on my first turn. He started to setup his bench and make things happen. At this point I was slightly nervous because I had never played against or even seen JumpPluff Played. Next turn I drew into a second blaziken. I used Cyrus for a fire energy and a Energy gain. I attached both and put down the Level X. I had to jet shoot to get the KO. Next turn he was able to get a Jumppluff active and Mass attack to kill my Blaziken. During my turn I debated on using Aarons so early. I carefully thought out my turn and the game and decided it was worth it. At this point I had a second Blaziken already made up on my becnch and I brought it forward and Ko'd the pluff with the LEvel X I had just retrieved. He managed another prize or two but I saved a blaziken with poketurn. I really respected this guy for his confidence and good naturedness the entire game despite his type being weak to mine and in many cases times two. With my Uxie X using trade of and powerspraying his sunflora he couldnt recover. I think he took 1 more prize before my blazikens and garchomp went back to work and he eventually scooped. Good Game, good guy.
2-0
Match 3 Jose M. (Sablelock)
I was excited about this match but new Jose was a very good player. He helped me with my deck and a gave me some tips a few weeks earlier when I met him at oneonta BR. He placed 3rd there and after the tournament we played a friendly match but he had a TERRIBLE hand and I actually won. He got his revenge in tournament play. I started my 1 unown Q as my active basic with no others, I knew it was over. He had a sableye start going first and we both laughed and he said "Oh man, I donked you." Thanks to Jose for helping me out. His deck is very similar to mine and I learned alot from watching his games and playing against him.
2-1
Match 4 Fire deck??
I dont know what this guys deck was because all I saw was a chatot. I knew he played a fire deck from talk from others and glancing over at his game earlier in the tournament.
The poke gods must have felt bed for the previous Donk loss I had and opted to do similar for me. He didn't have a basic so I drew an extra card. Crobat. He started with Chatot to my Garchomp C. He won the cointoss and went first. He attached a doublecolorless and attacked me for 40 I think? I had DCE in my hand, crobat, Bebe's, Sableye and some other junk. I topdeck a Energy gain attach it and the DCE. Verify he does not have a basic and drop the Crobat for flashbite followed by Earthquake for KO.
At this point im 3-1 and later it was announced I was top 4.
Last game I played Vilegar played by a great player. I don't really remember how these games went except that the first was very close and I made a horrible mistake. He had Manetrike and for some reason I didn't think that I could luring flame his pokemon. I believe it was 2 prizes to none. Second game I couldn't get set or draw into anything even with Trade off. Thus my second tournament and 3rd month of pokemon I got 4th Place.
I did not win and I after making top 4 my goal was second. However It felt great anyways. It was a great tournament run by great people and all games were a blast. I realized I truly enjoy this game.
<strong>Thanks to Chenlock for being a really fun deck to play.
Thanks Tim for getting me started and giving me great practice regularly and providing us with league play.
Thanks Brandi for getting me into the game. Love you!!
Thanks Jose for helping me with strategy and decklist and playing sablelock yourself so I could watch and learn even more. Congrats on your win man! Representing Sablelock variants.</strong>
Special Thanks to Jason Chen for creating this deck and taking time out of his tremendously busy schedule and helping me with anything I had questions about or what to do against certain decks.
I've been playing pokemon for just under three months. Something my girlfriend was into that made sense for us to do together and sounded fun. After playing Tyranitar for the first month and eventually trying Vilegar, I ended up playing the Sablelock variant "chenlock". A deck created by Jason Chen with 2-2 Blaziken FB line. After awhile I came to really enjoy this deck and changed it abit for this format including a Honchkrow Sv 1-1 Tech. I drove just under two hours to compete in my second tournament and had a blast.
I arrived early enough with the Professor and friend from my league Tim and his son Anthony. After filling out my decklist and having it checked I was feeling pretty good. Alot better than my first BR's a few weeks earlier. However I was bummed my girlfriend could not make it. Shortly the pairings were announced and I was to face Tim. It figures, we drove two hours together and play each weekly. Tim and I were bummed that we'd have to give one of us our first lost. He brought Dialga Chomp. The deck he won Oneonta NY Battleroads a few weeks prior.
Match 1. Tim Decker (Dialga Chomp)
This match really couldn't have gone any better for me. I start sableeye with a collector in my hand. Some gains and a few other decent cards. I impersonate Cyrus Initiative and slam two heads! This must have been the pokegods good graceous for having my initiatives being horrible the first tournament I attended. The first few rounds I set up with bLaziken, Honchkrow SV, uxie and he couldn't really get going. I took around 2 prizes thanks to honchkrow before we top decked collector and was able to atleast make something happen. He got a prize and another before I level X'd My uxie and traded off for another DCE. I double colorless Zen blade another prize. At this point he Time walked and I didn't spray. I was glad because I used 2 more sprays for flash bite and something else. W He never really recovered from the early cyrus and I won. This sucked, Tim's helped me alot and is a great player.
1-0
Match 2 Randy?? Maybe? (Jumppluff,Shaymin X,Vespiqueen)
I was really happy going into this match knowing I had a type advatange thanks to my two blaziken.I won the coin toss, started Blaziken and couldn't do anything on my first turn. He started to setup his bench and make things happen. At this point I was slightly nervous because I had never played against or even seen JumpPluff Played. Next turn I drew into a second blaziken. I used Cyrus for a fire energy and a Energy gain. I attached both and put down the Level X. I had to jet shoot to get the KO. Next turn he was able to get a Jumppluff active and Mass attack to kill my Blaziken. During my turn I debated on using Aarons so early. I carefully thought out my turn and the game and decided it was worth it. At this point I had a second Blaziken already made up on my becnch and I brought it forward and Ko'd the pluff with the LEvel X I had just retrieved. He managed another prize or two but I saved a blaziken with poketurn. I really respected this guy for his confidence and good naturedness the entire game despite his type being weak to mine and in many cases times two. With my Uxie X using trade of and powerspraying his sunflora he couldnt recover. I think he took 1 more prize before my blazikens and garchomp went back to work and he eventually scooped. Good Game, good guy.
2-0
Match 3 Jose M. (Sablelock)
I was excited about this match but new Jose was a very good player. He helped me with my deck and a gave me some tips a few weeks earlier when I met him at oneonta BR. He placed 3rd there and after the tournament we played a friendly match but he had a TERRIBLE hand and I actually won. He got his revenge in tournament play. I started my 1 unown Q as my active basic with no others, I knew it was over. He had a sableye start going first and we both laughed and he said "Oh man, I donked you." Thanks to Jose for helping me out. His deck is very similar to mine and I learned alot from watching his games and playing against him.
2-1
Match 4 Fire deck??
I dont know what this guys deck was because all I saw was a chatot. I knew he played a fire deck from talk from others and glancing over at his game earlier in the tournament.
The poke gods must have felt bed for the previous Donk loss I had and opted to do similar for me. He didn't have a basic so I drew an extra card. Crobat. He started with Chatot to my Garchomp C. He won the cointoss and went first. He attached a doublecolorless and attacked me for 40 I think? I had DCE in my hand, crobat, Bebe's, Sableye and some other junk. I topdeck a Energy gain attach it and the DCE. Verify he does not have a basic and drop the Crobat for flashbite followed by Earthquake for KO.
At this point im 3-1 and later it was announced I was top 4.
Last game I played Vilegar played by a great player. I don't really remember how these games went except that the first was very close and I made a horrible mistake. He had Manetrike and for some reason I didn't think that I could luring flame his pokemon. I believe it was 2 prizes to none. Second game I couldn't get set or draw into anything even with Trade off. Thus my second tournament and 3rd month of pokemon I got 4th Place.
I did not win and I after making top 4 my goal was second. However It felt great anyways. It was a great tournament run by great people and all games were a blast. I realized I truly enjoy this game.
<strong>Thanks to Chenlock for being a really fun deck to play.
Thanks Tim for getting me started and giving me great practice regularly and providing us with league play.
Thanks Brandi for getting me into the game. Love you!!
Thanks Jose for helping me with strategy and decklist and playing sablelock yourself so I could watch and learn even more. Congrats on your win man! Representing Sablelock variants.</strong>
Special Thanks to Jason Chen for creating this deck and taking time out of his tremendously busy schedule and helping me with anything I had questions about or what to do against certain decks.