The Shift Gear Podcast

Konichiwagwanalaykum generals. In this episode we “interview” Louisville finalist Austin Charles, which ends up just being a yap fest (as expected). How do you feel about Blaziken’s place in this metagame and its pros/cons versus the other Pult variants? Let us know down below!

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Wagwan generals! Welcome back to another video. In this one, the fellas break down the couple regionals that happened this past weekend. We're seeing a drop in Dragapult play rates, why do you think that is? Let us know down below :

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Timestamps :

00:00 Intro

15:36 Regional Results

Wagwan generals! An exciting one for y'all today as we have on friend of the show and Baltimore Regional finalist Ben Dobberstein on the show. In this episode, Ben talks through his entire thought process behind Hydrapple, his decision to play it, his run, and his matchup knowledge. Ben has a guide coming out at the end of this week, we'll link it here when it's done! How do you feel about Apples? Let us know down below :

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Aneil: https://x.com/TCG_Aneil

Ciaran: https://www.ciarantcg.com/

Timestamps :

00:00 Intro

08:15 Q/A with Ben

53:41 Baltimore Results

Wagwan generals welcome back. Thank you for sticking with us in this busy time! This week we're back talking about the plays for the first regional of the season. Bored of this format like us? Let us know down below -

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Season Review Article: https://www.ciarantcg.com/blog-1/2025-26-season-review

Timestamps :

00:00 Intro

08:55 Tier List

Well would you look who's back... The boys finally make a return to the mic to break down the entirety of the 2026 San Francisco World Championships. What worked and what didn't work well? We have lots of thoughts... Thank you for sticking with us and let us know how you enjoyed this worlds down below!

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Season Review Article: https://www.ciarantcg.com/blog-1/2025-26-season-review

Timestamps :

00:00 Intro & Yapperinos

31:19 Worlds 2026 Results

1:07:40 Worlds 2027 - SINGAPORE!

Wagwan generals! Been a minute, hope everyone's good. In this episode, we go over the state of the game - Where we're at and where it's headed. Since we've been gone so long we also go over all of the "new" news about the 2027 season, pretend to be excited please. How are you feeling about the game? Let us know below :

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Season Review Article: https://www.ciarantcg.com/blog-1/2025-26-season-review

Welcome back y'all to a very special epi. This week is the 25/26 Shifties, where we finally reveal the winners of the awards chosen by you in our fan voting. Who got snubbed? Let us know down below :

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Timestamps :

00:00 Intro

01:34 60 of the Year

07:15 Card of the Year

09:51 Rogue Deck of the Year

12:24 Deck of the Year

15:14 Stream Play of the Year

19:19 Rookie of the Year

21:34 Breakout Player of the Year

24:44 Best/Worst Tournament Location

27:24 Yapper of the Year

33:38 Wasteman of the Year

36:30 Fan of the Year

38:06 2025/26 MVP

42:50 Outro

Sup y'all, welcome to the second ever emergency Shift Gear episode. In this episode, we brought in our NBA correspondent to help us break down the news of the huge Kawhi Leonard trade back to the Raptors. How do teams going all in on superstars compare to Pokèmon board states? All that and more on this (filler) episode of the Shift Gear. SHIFTIES NEXT WEEK!!!!

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Timestamps :

00:00 Intro & Trade Reaction

30:33 How does this relate to Pokèmon?

39:27 World Cup Discussion

52:16 Dadton's Evacuation

53:55 Early Shifties Results

Welcome back fellas. Last week we asked you to send in all your questions and this week we answer ALL (yes, ALL) your questions. What did we get right or wrong? Let us know down below :

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Welcome back folks. TONS of content this week with all the reveals, news, and the biggest tournament of the year. What should we add to the Shifties this year? Let us know down below:

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

11:51 NAIC 2027

26:32 News

36:54 NAIC 2026

1:12:05 Worlds Points Discussions/Jank