I have been to around 12 tournaments so far. Recently I was sponsored by Electronic Boutique.

The trick is to always come prepared. People watch you play matches, they see what pokemon you have, they know what cards you have. The trick is to bring several decks. It confuses people because they design a deck to beat you and instead get stuck with an entirely different deck.

Another trick is to not have too many type of one pokemon. I used to have a whole deck with all fighting pokemon until people caught on and used pokemon with resistance to fighting pokemon.

My last and final tip for the year is this. Always do decks with backup plans. Make combinations that can save each other. An example is this: You start off a match real good, getting an Onix and Ryhorn. Everything is going well until the opponent rips out a Squirtle and Staryu. It would most likely be over for you. Your Ryhorn really gets hammered leaving only 20 hp left. The next round your opponent evolves his Staryu into a Starmie. With a startle you start to laugh. Your opponent looks shocked. It's not possible to have 5 cards left in your hand. You smile as you fill your bench with magnemite, Pikachu, and smile as he cannot see your remaining Raichu.

The point of this was that your Rock Pokemon did not work. However since they were not good against water your Electic Pokemon were able to turn the match around. Now had your opponent had all Rock Pokemon your Electric Pokemon would be no good against them. However your Rock Pokemon wouldn't be exactly weak against them either.

Other good combos are: Fire and Water, Electric and Rock, Electric and Water, Normal and Psychic, Fire and Grass, and Grass and Water.

Below are the cards I have, or am trading.

Card number owned card status - am. = USA, JP = japan, NA = not avaliable, F= foil

Bulbasaur 5 am

Ivysaur 2 am

Venusaur 1 F

Charmander 11 am

Charmeleon 4 am

Charizard 1 F

Squirtle 4 am

Warturtle 2 am

Blastoise 1 F

Caterpie 2 am

Metapod 1 am

Butterfree 1 am

Weedle 9 am

Kakuna 4 am

Beedrill 1 F

Pidgey 4 am

Pidgeotto 1 am

Pidgeot 2 F

Rattata 3 am

Raticate 2 1 am, 1 first Edition

Spearow 7 am

Fearow 2 am

Ekans - NA, only japan

Arbok - NA, only japan

Pikachu 10 9 am, 1 first Edition

Raichu 1 F

Sandshrew 6 am

Sandslash 1 F

Nidoran F 7 am

Nidorina 4 am

Nidoqueen 1 F

Nidoran M 5 am

Nidorino 2 am

Nidoking 1 F

Clefairy 1 F

Clefable 2 am

Vulpix 6 am

Ninetales 1 F

Jigglypuff 5 am

Wigglytuff 1 am

Zubat 1 Japan

Golbat 1 Japan, F

Oddish 7 am

Gloom 6 am

Vileplume 1 am

Paras 3 am

Parasect 2 am

Venonat 4 am

Venomoth 1 F

Diglett 4 am

Dugtrio 2 1 fake, 1 am

Meowth 11 am

Persian 4 am

Psyduck - Japan

Golduck 1 Japan, F

Mankey 6 am

Primeape 2 am

Growlithe 5 am

Arcanine 1 am

Poliwag 4 am

Poliwhirl 2 am

Poliwrath 1 F

Abra 8 am

Kadabra 4 am

Alakazam 1 F

Machop 11 am

Machoke 5 am

Machamp 1 F

Bellsprout 8 am

Weepinbell 3 am

Victreebel 1 am

Tentacool 2 Japan

Tentacruel 1 Japan

Geodude 1 Japan

Graveler 1 Japan

Golem - Japan

Ponyta 4 am

Rapidash 4 am

Slowpoke 1 Japan

Slowbro 1 Japan

Magnemite 3 am

Magneton 1 F

Farfeth'd 4 am

Doduo 3 am

Dodrio 2 am

Seel 2 am

Dewgong 1 am

Grimer 1 Japan

Muk 1 Japan

Shellder 3 Japan

Cloyster - Japan

Gastly 3 am

Haunter 3 am

Gengar 1 F

Onix 4 am

Drowzee 3 am

Hypno 1 non foil

Krabby 2 Japan

Kingler - Japan

Voltorb 3 am

Electrode 2 am, different kinds

Exeggute 8 am

Exeggutor 3 am

Cubone 4 am

Marowak 3 am

Hitmonlee 1 Japan

Hitmonchan 1 F

Lickitung 2 am

Koffing 2 am

Weezing 1 Japan

Rhyhorn 7 am

Rhydon 3 am

Chansey 1 Japan

Tangela 4 am

Kangaskhan 1 F

Horsea 1 Japan

Seadra - Japan

Goldeen 5 am

Seaking 2 am

Staryu 8 7 am, 1 fake

Starmie 4 am

Mr. Mime 1 am

Scyther 0 JUST TRADED

Jynx 4 am

Electabuzz 1 Japan

Magmar 2 am

Pinsir 1 am

Tauros 2 am

Magikarp 3 am

Gyarados 1 F

Lapras 1 Japan

Ditto 1 Japan

Eevee 9 am

Vaporeon 2 am, 1 foil

Jolteon 2 am, 1 foil

Flareon 1 F

Porygon 1 Japan

Omanyte 1 Japan

Omastar - Japan

Kabuto - Japan

Kabutops 1 Japan

Aerodactyl - Japan

Snorlax 1 am

Articuno 1 Japan

Zapdos - Japan

Moltres 1 Japan

Dratint 2 am

Dragonair 2 am

Dragonite 1 Japan

Mewtwo 2 F

Mew 3 Japan

Pikablu 2 Japan

All other Japanese cards must be discused for over the net.

Trainer Cards

Pokemon Center 2 am

Revive 2 am

Max Potion 1 Japan

Super Potion 7 6 am, 1 Japan

Potion 15 13 am, 2 Japan

Pokeballs 6 5 am, 1 Japan

Computer search 2 am

Defender 2 am

Power Plus 2 am

Pro. Oak 3 am

Bill 8 7 am, 1 Japan

Lass 2 am

Energy Retreval 3 am

Energy Removal 7 am

S. Energy Rem. 3 am

Pokedex 4 am

Switch 9 am

Gust of. Wind 11 am

Fighting Energy 57 am

Grass Energy 57 am

Fire Energy 43 am

Psychic Energy 45 am

Electric Energy 34 am

If you have any Questions about Pokemon, Want to trade Cards, our Just want to Talk, I can be reached at the email below, or on AOL instant messager at Wolfnet16

NOTE EVERY 100TH EMAIL IS SENT A FOIL CARD!!!