CableCast

Welcome to CableCast!

CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game  by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.

This week Caleb is joined by two new guests and more close friends from the scene (who have notably not ever lived in Texas) Tommy Cooleen and Andrew Burley! Andy did a team report video with Caleb on his Youtube channel where Tommy was unable to schedule to be at but was able to make an appearance together for this podcast episode. Coming just a week after the Oceania International Championships have completed, current state of the meta is talked about in regards to results and performances of certain teams from said tournament. Half this episode is about said teams before talk shifts to focus on the upcoming Battle Series 3 ruleset shaking up the meta with some impactful GMax forms and most notably the additions of Pokemon like Venusaur and Incineroar to the format! Hope you all enjoy :)

**DISCLAIMER** Yes I know now that Galarian Slowpoke can make use of Eviolite don't worry **DISCLAIMER**

Follow the host and guests on Twitter:  @CableVGC @TmanVGC @isAndrewElite

Helpful links referenced on the cast:

twitter.com/vgcstats  

reddit.com/r/VGC  

swordshield.pokemon.com  

www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/ 

https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/

Welcome to CableCast!  

CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game  by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.  

This week Caleb is joined by his first returning guest in that of Blake Hopper joined by a wonderful close friend of their's, Jake Muller from the podcast Soundproof. A lot has been going on with VGC 2020 being in full force and two record breaking regionals from Europe and North America respectively needing to be analyzed. Before talks start about how the meta has shaped up so far, discussions on the upcoming Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion passes take place for thoughts on what they could mean for VGC going forward! Regarding January and the meta analysis given in this episode, I would think the title of the episode would key into it all well, so I don't want to spoil anything else. Give it a listen!

Follow the host and guests on Twitter:  @CableVGC @BopperVGC @MajorBowman_ (@SoundproofCast)

Helpful links referenced on the cast:  

twitter.com/vgcstats  

reddit.com/r/VGC  

swordshield.pokemon.com  

www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/ 

https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/

Welcome to CableCast!  CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game  by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.  This week Caleb is joined by Angel Miranda and Nick "Nails" Navarre, close friends and strong VGC players with very similar Twitter profile pictures who associate with the Smogon VGC crew. With the VGC 2020 ruleset coming out the very day they were scheduled to record, all the new information flooded the cast with strong opinions on the viability of the Gigantamax Pokemon that will be legal (starting January 4th) as well as concerns over the reimplementation of an ingame timer of 15 minutes. Furthermore they discuss their thoughts on how the game has been so far with good things shared about Dynamax as far as its competitive merit and balance in the doubles format. Usage stats from the Galar Weekies hosted by @vgcstats on r/VGC prove to be an important asset to look into a window of the metagame as it develops as Caleb and the cast recommend you keep an eye of those tournaments and do your best to try one yourself! I don't want to give away too many details about what is said, so do go listen and see how these players who have been grinding since day 1 feel about the game!  Follow the host and guests on Twitter:  @CableVGC @AngelJMiranda @NailsOU  This was streamed live at twitch.tv/cablevgc Follow me there or Twitter to find out whenever I go live!  Helpful links referenced on the cast:  twitter.com/vgcstats  reddit.com/r/VGC  swordshield.pokemon.com  www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/ -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/cablevgc

Welcome to CableCast!

CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game  by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.

This week Caleb is joined by David Mancuso and Ashton Cox two childhood friends and experienced VGC competitors since 2011 who plan to continue their tenure in the game going forward with Sword and Shield. They talk about the news regarding features added to the games to making obtaining and training Pokémon for competitive use even easier with the inclusion of mints that change your nature, new EXP candies you can obtain from raids, and much more! The real meat of the podcast however involves Sword and Shield spoiler talk regarding recent leaks and discoveries from early looks at the game, and Caleb and co go about pointing out what we know and how they think the new Pokémon will fare in VGC20 along with some of the leaked Galar Pokédex!

Follow the host and guests on Twitter:  @CableVGC @yoMancuso @Linkyoshimario

Helpful links that were mentioned on the cast:

@khalidVGC's VGC20 Pokémon spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2kH6052

Serebii's Galar dex info: https://serebii.net/swordshield/galar...

Official Pokémon Sword and Shield Website: https://swordshield.pokemon.com

If you want to find leaks or spoilers yourself, they aren't exactly hard to find so do with this information what you will.

Welcome to CableCast!   

CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game  by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.  

This week Caleb is joined by Collin "BattleRoom" Heier, Kimo Nishimura, and Raghav "Mudhiman" Malaviya,  a group of players who have practiced and built teams together for a good portion of VGC'19 with great momentum going into the new format and games. They talk about the news (or lack there of...) from October regarding new Gigantamax forms and their attack's effects as well as their viability within VGC. As even more  Pokémon  have been confirmed to be returning within the Galar Dex Caleb has everyone pointing out the obvious favorites and powerhouses going into that game from previous generations and further discussions on Dynamax and its place in the meta are made.  

Follow the host and guests on Twitter:  @CableVGC @BattleRoom @TapuKimo @MudhimanVGC  

Helpful links that were mentioned on the cast:  

@khalidVGC's VGC20 Pokémon spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2kH6052 

Serebii's Galar dex info: https://serebii.net/swordshield/galar...  

Official Pokémon Sword and Shield Website: https://swordshield.pokemon.com

Welcome to CableCast! 

CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game  by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players. 

This week Caleb is joined by Cedric "Talon" Bernier and Blake "Bopper" Hopper, two very well established Texan VGC players, who share in Caleb's passion for the new format that awaits us in VGC's transition onto the Switch with Pokémon Sword and Shield releasing soon. They talk about the dangers coming ahead with Dynamax's impact on VGC as well as an early look on what to expect from the Galar dex and its impact on what we will see used.

Follow the host and guests on Twitter:

@CableVGC @TalonVGC @BopperVGC

Helpful links that were mentioned on the cast:

@khalidVGC's VGC20 Pokémon spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2kH6052

Serebii's Galar dex info: https://serebii.net/swordshield/galarpokedex.shtml

Official Pokémon Sword and Shield Website: https://swordshield.pokemon.com