Dozer and Zac sit down to go over the Worlds Day 2 results from the Pokemon Trading Card Game. On top of that, we have the TCG Results for two blocks of the DC Open. Also card prices are skyrocketing as collectors rush for shiny art cards. And in the end Dozer gets to provide some commentary on whether or not it may be too easy for people to make it into Worlds for VGC. 

Champions Twitter: https://twitter.com/pkmonChampionsDozer Twitter: https://twitter.com/DozerZigashiZac Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zac_the_intern

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

Dozer and Zac sit down to look over the top teams at VGC Top 8 Masters Division and look at the unique tech options players were sporting to deal with the meta. Likewise they dig through all of the Day 2 teams to find some unique Pokemon options and how well some people were able to go with them. Additionally they talk about how Seniors Finals was the most hype battle of the entire event and talk about some Pokemon Sword and Shield news that was dropped last Friday. 

Champions Twitter: https://twitter.com/pkmonChampionsDozer Twitter: https://twitter.com/DozerZigashiZac Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zac_the_intern

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

With the Pokemon World Championships around the corner for the Video Game Championships and Trading Card Game alike, Dozer and Zac sit down to go over the official Power Rankings for both the TCG and VGC 2019 Ultra Series. Both hosts also giving their own takes of what might surprise expectations and even provide some dark horse options that might make a splash. Finally, there is some news for both TCG in some recent bans and in the Video Game department with more Pokemon Sword and Shield News. 

VGC Power Rankings: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2019/vgc-power-rankings/

TCG Power Rankings: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2019/tcg-power-rankings/

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

Dozer is a free caster as we finally get to talk VGC again! We're taking a look at a lot of things from a couple of Grassroots VGC Events: The Zelda Challenge and a Worlds Practice Tournament. Could these events give us a peek at what we might see at worlds? Tune in to find out! Oh, also Zac talks about some TCG News. 

Mt. Silver VGC: https://twitter.com/MtSilverVGC

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

Rounding out this month's impromptu focus on the Pokemon Trading Card Game, Zac and Dozer sit down to go over a list of the new best decks for the latest Rotation. Or Dozer asks what the things do and Zac explains it to him. 

 

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

Dozer and Zac sit down with NAIC TCG Judge, Mikey. You may know Mikey from the Pokemon Crossroads website which features several podcasts. In this episode we get a glimpse at what it's like to be a TCG Judge, how Mikey got to this point, and what you too could do in order to become a certified Pokemon Professor. 

Crossroads Twitter: https://twitter.com/PKMNCrossroads

Mikey Twitter: https://twitter.com/OPataTimeBlog 

Pokemon Crossroads: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

Zac takes the driver's seat in this episode as he interviews Stéphane Ivanoff, 2 time NAIC Champion. We take a deep dive at  Stéphane's championship run and how his deck worked. Finally, we take a peek into the upcoming format that will be featured this year at Worlds.

Check out Stéphane's content!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lubyllule 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lubyllule

Pokebeach Article: https://www.pokebeach.com/2019/06/zoroarks-last-stand 

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

Time to finish off the NAIC coverage by looking at the Top 8 deck-lists from the TCG side of things. Additionally some more TCG news and Dozer gets to finally talk about stuff with some news about Pokemon Masters. 

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

Zac and Dozer have the spiciest picks from the NAIC for both Pokemon VGC and Pokemon TCG. Panda Global's Wolfe Glick won the VGC side with his Rayquaza/Celesteela team while Stéphane Ivanoff‏ took home the Pokemon Gold for the TCG. 

 Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0

We've got news from Jönköping and Japan nationals for both TCG and VGC. Additionally Pokemon put out their own Power Rankings for what they're expecting at the NAIC. 

Intro & Outro Theme: Mt. Lanakila Remix (Summit) by AlmightyArceus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfoXRBLol0