Description : Well fellas, it’s been a long time since this has happened. Tord Reklev’s secret-ish creation absolutely DOMINATED this week’s regionals. After leaking on Wednesday, we all knew this deck would be in the meta in some capacity, but I don’t think any of us could have guessed how good it would succeed across the board. All that and recaps of this weekend’s regionals in this weeks episode. Do you think this deck is a long term tier 1 deck? 

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This week, the fellas break down the new Mega Evolution meta and start to decipher the new meta. What sticks out? Let us know down below! 

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This week, the fellas recap an adventurous weekend that was - Pittsburgh Regionals. There's no shortage of content this week as we unpack the first NA regionals of the season, a record breaking one at that. Is N's Zoroark here to stay?

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This week the boys have on Henry Chao to talk all things Gardevoir coming off his latest mastery at Monterrey Regionals. Henry shares his thoughts on his build, Gardevoir builds going forward, as well as previewing the first US regional this upcoming weekend! Let us know down below if you think a player has ever been “favoured” to win a tournament!

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Ciaran's Gholdengo Guide: https://metafy.gg/guides/view/ciarans-ultimate-gholdengo-guide-work-in-p-wqVLUGkdEFs

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This week while Ciaran is on PTO, I invited on Austin Charles to chat some new format, Kawhi shenanigans, and a bunch more. Please turn down your volume at the start and adjust as needed, bros mic was LOUD! I apologize for the audio issues, this was the best we could get after trying to fix it for hours!

Let us know down below your thoughts on the new Mega Evolution meta!

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We were... bored. Join us as we pointlessly rank every energy to ever exist.

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.In what's likely the most special episode of the Shift Gear Podcast to date, we had the Pokèmon world champion Riley McKay of Burlington, ON join us for this week's episode. We're beyond thankful to Riley for coming on for what is the only piece of content including him since his historic 2025 Worlds run, bringing the crown back to Canada. In this video, Riley details his run, thought process, and everything else that goes into being a World Champion.

If you'd like to reach Riley, you can try sending a courier pigeon to his house or commenting below and hoping he sees it :)

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This week, the boys recap a crazy week of Pokemon at The World Championships. Ciaran had a Top 32 run with Gholdengo ex, but the rest of the tournament results are reviewed in addition to how crazy the production value of Worlds was this year!

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This week, the boys spill the tea on their picks for the best worlds plays. Whether you're planning on competing at the World Championships or just looking to get a head start on CP for 2026 at Cups/Challenges, we've used all our testing to create this in-depth tier list of what gives you the best chance to win. Let us know what you think down below!

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Join the boys this week as they take a peek into the early days of the new sets’ metagame. Is Gholdengo the S-tier powerhouse we think it is? Let us know down below!

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