Aaron and John catch up on what they've been up to in the TCG related to the Ascended Heroes format including prep for upcoming events and John's experience judging in Houston, John grills Aaron on Team Rocket trivia in Blaine's Quiz Show, and the guys close out the show with talk on how they expect the format to evolve heading into the final events preceding rotation.

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Aaron and John discuss the results of the Seattle Regional Championship as the Phantasmal Flames format draws to a close. Aaron grills John on "Special Pokemon" in Blaine's Quiz Show before the guys talk about all of the news and reveals from the Pokemon Presents. Check this week's poll for a related question!

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Aaron and John recap their predictions for EUIC and talk about how the results of the event will potentially impact the metagame for the Seattle Regional Championship this weekend. Then, the guys go over some early post-rotation results from the Fukuoka Champions League tournament with some surprising top finishers.

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Aaron and John revisit the ideas of special set composition, release cadence, and product variety. Then John tests Aaron's knowledge of Pokemon Day during Blaine's Quiz Show and the guys close things out with a discussion of the relative positioning of the most powerful and popular decks going into this week's Europe International Championship tournament. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for an announcement on near-term show progression and availability.

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Aaron and John discuss the delay of some Ascended Heroes products and the release cadence of special sets as well as a new policy from TPCi regarding the legality of special sets. After John attempts to increase his lead in Blaine's Quiz Show, the guys discuss the impact of some key cards in the Ascended Heroes expansion. We'll return with an EUIC discussion next week so we hope to have you back!

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In this episode Aaron and John review some major rules changes in the TCG Tournament Handbook and the impact they think they will have on players and tournaments. Then they recap tournament predictions from the action packed weekend across the world with some exciting infusions of non-"Big 4" decks in the mix. Note that this was recorded prior to the announcement that Ascended Heroes was being delayed in terms of tournament legality so there won't be any discussion on that until next week.

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Aaron and John discuss the results of the Toronto Regional Championship and John gives his perspective on players' pace of play as a long time floor and stream judge.

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Aaron and John go over the updates (and lack thereof) to the TCG Rules Handbook that TPCi implemented for the new quarter and discuss how different decks are positioned heading into Toronto this weekend. Along the way, Aaron attempts to gain some points in John's Team Rocket themed Blaine's Quiz Show segment

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Back from a holiday break, Aaron and John sat down to review the history of decks involving Gardevoir ex since its introduction in the Scarlet & Violet base set. The card has a long history of adaptability and has taken many forms in its time in the tcg so hopefully you learn something. If you feel like there's something we missed, let us know!

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Going into the vault this week! Due to some logistical issues, we weren't able to record the intended episode this week. Instead, we're re-releasing this throwback highlighting coaching in the Pokemon TCG space!

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