Soundproof

The first results from 2020 majors are in! Brendan and Jake run through Bochum and Dallas Regionals results and are then joined by Justin Carris to talk about preparation for live events.

Links

Bochum Regionals Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/01/bochum-regionals-2020.html

Dallas Regionals Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/01/dallas-regionals-2020.html

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Justin: https://twitter.com/AzazeL_the_God

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Music by PokeRemixStudio

The first 2020 majors are upon us! Brendan and Jake are joined by Zach Carlson of VGC Stats fame to discuss the fledgling metagame and pick the statmaster's brain about what trends he's noticed so far in VGC 2020.

Links

VGC Stats: https://vgcstats.com

New York MSS results: https://twitter.com/Pd0nZ/status/1214041217757044737

Other MSS results: https://vgcstats.com/#/mss 

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Zach: https://twitter.com/profshroomish

VGC Stats: https://twitter.com/vgcstats 

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander 

Music by PokeRemixStudio

Soundproof bids farewell to Ultra Series with the help of a few friends. Join us as we run through the life and times of XL, LunaDon, RayOgre, YvelDon, and the infamous KangTorn with one of the pioneers of each archetype as a final look at the last format of Generation 7. 

Links

Galar Weekly #3 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1203685926330781696

Galar Weekly #4 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1206693964411101184

San Diego Regionals Results: https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2019/12/san-diego-regionals-2020.html

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Joey: https://twitter.com/c9_joseph

Gavin: https://twitter.com/komvgc

Raghav: https://twitter.com/MudhimanVGC

Joe: https://twitter.com/JoeUX9

Kyle: https://twitter.com/AnimusVGC  

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander  

Music by PokeRemixStudio

In a follow-up to Episode 11, Jake and Brendan run through some of the old Pokemon that made their way into the Galar Pokedex and discuss their place in the recently announced VGC 2020 metagame.  

Links 

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

Daytona Beach Regionals Results: https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2019/12/daytona-regionals-2020.html

Galar Weekly 1 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1198469959182995456

Galar Weekly 2 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1201240094239121408

Galar Weekly 1+2 Combined Usage: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1202047231345356800

Jake's 80's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7hGqtT0aAjbfPOzpirzyx4?si=VrCIGr-YTWC_PQLioSK7Iw

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_  

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander 

Music by PokeRemixStudio

The new games have been released into the wild! Jake and Brendan cover some of the last Ultra Series majors then jump right in to the wonderful world of Galar to talk about some of the newly introduced Pokemon.

Links

Portland Regionals - https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=301

LAIC - https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=303

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

Jake and Brendan talk about two of the last Ultra Series regionals, then Jason Krell joins the cast to discuss his thoughts on journalism in VGC!

Links

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Jason: https://twitter.com/Krellitlikeitis

Richmond Regionals: https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2019/11/richmond-regionals-2020.html

Nanterre Special Event: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2019/11/03/teams-paris-2020/

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

Salazzle Truther and Cottonee Exhibitionist Jamie Boyt joins the cast to talk about when and why standard Pokemon just don't do the job.

Links

Knoxville Results: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2019/10/13/knoxville-regionals-2020/

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Jamie (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JamieBoytVGC

Jamie (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieBoytVGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

Jake and Brendan are joined by recent Top 8 Worlds finisher and frequenter of locals Stephen Mea to discuss the current state of locals and their effect on both the circuit and the game overall.

Links to all results discussed on this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RtoytIX2z4loboiAbEpiswfXKGGAO4JW8NPAIg0uOl0/edit?usp=sharing

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

After their regular run through the ladder and locals, Jake and Brendan veer into another doubles format called Doubles OU that happens to be run by Jake. How does it compare and contrast to VGC? Listen and find out!

Links

Ontario PC - https://twitter.com/SpookyMegamite/status/1173064076106375169

Edinburgh PC - https://twitter.com/ThinkJamieKean/status/1173254125112496129

Valladolid PC - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/valladolid-pc-vgc-2020-1/

Sao Paulo PC - https://twitter.com/CronoOak/status/1173540268144037889 

Valencia MSS - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/valencia-mss-vgc-2020-2/

Guadalajara MSS - https://twitter.com/KamuiGP/status/1173447293158264832

Chicago MSS - https://twitter.com/_ChicagoVGC/status/1173401493086646272

Valencia MSS 2 - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/valencia-mss-vgc-2020-1/

Palamos MSS - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/palamos-mss-vgc-2020-1/

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

The first wave of tournament results from the 2020 season is in! Jake and Brendan discuss what hit and what missed at the first post-worlds tournaments. They are then joined by Blake Hopper to dive into teambuilding and preparing for tournaments in post-worlds metagames.

Links

New York City PC Results: https://twitter.com/Pd0nZ/status/1168389824916721664

London PC Results: https://twitter.com/OrpingtonVgc/status/1168614830833623040

Mexico MSS Results: https://twitter.com/charlypastrana/status/1168885478214569987

Melbourne Open Results: https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=295

DC Open Results: https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=294

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Blake: https://twitter.com/BopperVGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio