Pokémon Perspectives

A year after our last upload, and a year after the release of Scarlet and Violet, we're back with our fourth episode! Join us as we interview Brendan Zheng: 2013 Junior World Champion, 2018 Worlds Top 16, close personal friend, and BIG nerd.

Sorry for the delay! We will try to get episodes out more regularly.

Background Links:

⁠2013 Juniors finals

Brendan's 2013 Team Report

⁠Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 1⁠

⁠Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 2⁠

⁠Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 2 (This is the set we spoke about)⁠

⁠The Soundproof Podcast analyzes Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh 2018⁠

⁠Aaron's Twitter⁠

⁠Wolfe's Twitter⁠

⁠Wolfe's YouTube⁠ 

⁠VGCguide⁠

Credits:

Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima

Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick

Edited by Pedro Lima

Written by Aaron Traylor

Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner

Artwork: Scarlet Andrews

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We interview Yuma Kinugawa, a player from Japan who recently placed Top 16 at the Pokémon World Championships. He's known for getting Top 4 at Japanese Nationals in 2021, for his web presence in Japan, and for using creative strategies such as "HB Nihilego", a Nihilego with its stats in HP and Defense.

Background links:

Kinugawa's YouTube (subscribe!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuHwwosD_IIEl6Fw_556pA

Kinugawa's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kinurincipall

Watch Kinugawa battle at Worlds 2022: https://youtu.be/71ci7atC-rQ

Kinugawa's Top 4 battle at JCS 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHrV0AJMaA (He's on the right)

Yuki's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Yukizan_

Aaron's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TBFUnreality

Wolfe's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WolfeyVGC

Wolfe's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WolfeyVGC

VGCguide: https://www.vgcguide.com

Credits:

Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima

Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick

Edited by Pedro Lima

Translated by Yuki Zaninovich

Written by Yuki Zaninovich and Aaron Traylor 

Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner

Artwork: Scarlet Andrews

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We interview David Koutesh, who recently placed Top 16 at the Pokémon World Championships using a team with unique Pokemon such as Gyarados, Dialga, and Yveltal.

Background Links:

David's Twitter

David's YouTube

David's 2018 Worlds Team Paste

David's 2022 Worlds Team Video

Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 1

Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 2

Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 2 (This is the set everyone says you should watch)

The Soundproof Podcast analyzes Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh 2018

Aaron's Twitter

Wolfe's Twitter

Wolfe's YouTube 

VGCguide

Credits:

Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima

Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick

Edited by Pedro Lima

Written by Aaron Traylor

Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner

Artwork: Scarlet Andrews

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In our first episode, we interview James Evans, who is the 2018 Senior World Champion and the 2022 North American International Champion.

Background Links:

James' Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheKingVillager

Worlds 2018 finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtD0ySfbJa8

NAIC 2022 finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBpFm8ALBZs

James' 2022 team report on Adi's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esnvI17i5AA

James' 2018 World Champion team report from Trainer Tower: https://i.imgur.com/ujYC2LZ.jpg

Aaron's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TBFUnreality

Wolfe's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WolfeyVGC

Wolfe's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WolfeyVGC

VGCguide: https://www.vgcguide.com

Credits:

Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima

Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick

Edited by Pedro Lima

Written by Aaron Traylor

Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner

Artwork: Scarlet Andrews

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