Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl take a trip on memory lane about what was good in previous series that is no longer popular in series 7! They also talk about a dragonite team and catch everyone up on their current progress of the Soullocke! Dragonite team --- https://pokepast.es/9453239465f83734 Make sure to check out Pikalytics, which is where we got our data from! --- https://www.pikalytics.com Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLe...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Hello Everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week's episode talks about the PokePod Cup top cut and another collaboration with Jeff Hoogland! PokePod Cup Top 30 --- https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/779723345234624543/780367659257954304/Top_Cut_Teams_23_Nov.jpeg?width=1250&height=703 Golduck team for Jeff --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/782019579856551936/image0.jpg Cybertron Team Jeff is playing --- https://victoryroadvgc.com/wp-content/u...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Hello Everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl go and look at the data from the PokePod Cup, specifically looking at usages and the trends for each community. Also, Carter and Carl have a huge collaboration opportunity that they are excited to tell you about! PokePod Cup Data! --- https://www.reddit.com/r/VGC/comments/junhsb/pokepod_cup_group_stage_usage_stats/ Golduck team for Collab with Jeff --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/742405190770229280/7802...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Hello everyone! and welcome back to the Littleroot Lessons Podcast! This week's episode focuses in on the Top 16 teams that qualified for each region in the Player's Cup 2, and they look at the trends for each region and some of the more standout threats in each region's meta. To wrap up the end of the episode, Carter and Carl talk about their PokePod Cup teams that they are (or would) be playing in their big community event! LATAM T16 --- https://twitter.com/ambrosio_mx/status/13252447935643770...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl rank the popular series 7 Pokemon, talk about three (yes three!) teams for Littleroot Laddering, and they have a fantastic announcement for everyone looking for some serious series 7 competition! Team(s) of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/411b2c2b26f1eee3 | https://pokepast.es/b2bb78e79040ca73 | https://pokepast.es/13d6b04f35ab84c9 Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muzik...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week's episode takes a look at potential Series 7 cores and what has been good for Carl in his early testing, and Carter talks about his successes in season 3 of the draft league. They also have a team from Slacking using the less popular Regi, Regirock! Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/b1b9602e5af3183f Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33 | https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25 You can also find us o...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Hello all, and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week's episode is all about the Crown Tundra's release and the new and returning Pokemon we got along with that. What went right and what went wrong? Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25 | https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33 Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/mMVE6m3 You can also email us at littlerootlessons@gmail.com We're also on twitch! --- https://twitch.tv/muzikal | https://twitch....
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Hey everyone, and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week's episode covers the Monotype league's first week, what they are playing for the Rumble, Pokesports "raid" on our server (bringing with it friends old and new), and a sweet team of the week featuring a physical Charizard set. Then they wrap up the episode with another Pokemon quiz, trying to name all the fighting types in the Pokedex! How many will they get right? Team of the Week --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687105970...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Hey all, and welcome back to the latest episode of Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl look over the movers and shakers coming into Series 7 from the Crown Tundra, recap the past Littleroot Rumble, and look at a very unique team that managed to win the rumble in depth. Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/102fb1963e73da07 Littleroot Rumble 6 Graphic --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723632831728975892/762706894409564170/LRR6.jpeg Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.c...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Hey everyone, and welcome back to the Littleroot Lessons Podcast! With the Player's Cup 2 safely behind us, it's time to start looking ahead towards the Crown Tundra DLC and what that means for VGC, and wouldn't you know it, TPCi happened to have dropped a ton of news this past week. From the release date of Crown Tundra to Series 7 and more, Carter and Carl will break down what it all means for the average player and what to look for when it all goes live! Team of the Week --- https://pokepast....
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 31
With the Player's Cup 2 qualifier being this past weekend, we take a deep dive into all the teams that our discord shared with us, and also go over the results from the 5th Littleroot Rumble. Chasing's Team --- https://pokepast.es/86f59932ea89418b CJL78's Team --- https://pokepast.es/84d168731cbacb6f Jeebitz's Team --- https://pokepast.es/ae5369c819772025 Atomic Penguin's Team --- https://pokepast.es/9defd6d90314196e Carl's Team --- https://pokepast.es/a74bb8fa09dfa146 Carter's Team --- https://...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Bad news everyone! Player's Cup was confirmed to be Series 5 after we recorded last episode, so this episode is a little bit of a downer compared to most. Carter isn't very happy with the decision, and Carl is a little bit indifferent, since he gets to play with all his favorite mons again. To wrap up the episode, Carter and Carl have a Volcarona Team that HowardOnThePost shared on the discord, and talk about their new plans for Littleroot Laddering. Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/6603...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Hey all, this week's episode is a fun one, with a big announcement about the next big tournament from TPCi, the 2nd Player's Cup! Unfortunately, Carter and Carl were under the impression the qualifier was Series 6, but it was confirmed to be Series 5 after the recording of the episode (which they will cover next week), and they have the results from the latest Rumble. Finally, we got a sweet perish trap team for Team of the Week, which goes all in on the strategy. Team of the Week --- https://po...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Hey everyone, welcome to the latest installment of the Littleroot Lessons Podcast! This week's episode is a great one for newer players and veterans alike, as Carter and Carl take a deep dive into the popular teams of the early Series 6 meta! Pokepastes for all the teams are below, and even more can be found on VictoryRoadVGC's website, which is also linked below. Finally, they cover the very unique team of the week, featuring Tentacruel and Dugtrio for some cute shenanigans. Wolfe's Team --- ht...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Series 6 is upon us! Carter and Carl go over the 3rd Littleroot Rumble results, which was played on the Series 6 rules, and talk about the Player's cup teams. Finally, they wrap up the episode with a really sweet throwback to the early episodes with a Team of the Week featuring Gengar and Bisharp! Littleroot Rumble 3 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723632831728975892/747515568227090512/image0.jpg Player's Cup Teams ---https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/08/25/players-cup-results/ Team of ...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 26
What an announcement! Series 6 is gonna be wild, as Pokemon has banned the top 10 Pokemon from both singles and doubles, and it's going to cause major shake-ups to the meta! Carter and Carl have their reactions and thoughts to the bans and more! Boltund TotW --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/742405190770229280/745755522044788766/IMG_20200819_171816.jpg @NimbasaCityPost Ban Image --- https://twitter.com/NimbasaCityPost/status/1296446896358084610?s=20 Littleroot Rumble 2 --- https://cdn.d...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Hello all! This week's episode focuses in on our Littleroot Laddering Series, which features Porygon-Z and Clefairy. Carter and Carl also go over the Player's Cup week 3 usage stats to get you all up to date and ready for the finals this coming weekend, and take a shot at their pokemon knowledge about the poison type! Pokemon Quizzes! --- https://www.sporcle.com/games/bubblegumkitty/normalpokemon?playlist=pokemon-type-quizzes&creator=bubblegumkitty&pid=2o00cb00Z Join the Discord --- http...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Hello everyone! This week's episode has a lot of old things returning to the spotlight! Swede returns from their hiatus with a team report featuring Indeedee/Drifblim combo, Carl has a new team that feature's his old favorite Pokemon, and Mannix and Sebber team up for our Team of the Week! TotW --- https://pokepast.es/18969fe919efd691 Carl's new Team --- https://pokepast.es/5667e34f9b1ef794 Swede's Powerpoint --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687105970765430787/740257938148687982/VGC_Ju...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week's episode is all about battles! From Player's Cup stats to the first ever Littleroot Rumble, we got it all! TotW --- https://pokepast.es/101ad335ffb0be9a Discord --- https://discord.gg/4Qz29gx Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33 | https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25 You can also find us on Twitch! --- https://twitch.tv/Muzikal | https://twitch.tv/MrMissouri25 For other inquiries, feel free to contact us at littlerootlessons@gmail.com In...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 22
You want teams? We got them! As we're reaching the midway point of Series 5, we're looking at a few from listeners, and Carl's Rain TR team he's been working on for the past month, and an electric/psychic terrain team using Alolan Raichu! Discord --- https://discord.gg/4Qz29gx TotW --- https://pokepast.es/54b0585b394db90b Intimidate Cycle --- https://pokepast.es/eaf4cbb9430e98b5 Rain TR --- https://pokepast.es/f8fa47f3c0d3ec9c Electric Psyspam --- https://twitter.com/rep_maikeruVGC/status/128485...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Hey everyone! This week, Carter and Carl go over their start of the Littleroot Lessons Draft League Season 2, look at a very decent Hail Team for Team of the Week, and talk about the start of a new core, featuring a lot of the new pokemon from the Isle of Armor expansion. Keep an eye and ear out for draft league matches coming down the pipeline on youtube, and don't forget to check out the discord, links for all are below! Discord --- https://discord.gg/4Qz29gx Draft League Season 1 Playlist ---...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Hey everyone! We got a cool episode this week, with 2 teams from our discord, one is a little too weird for Carter and Carl, the other is on the other end of the spectrum. They also look at RoseTowerVGC's Clash #12, and take their first Pokemon Deep Dive into Porygon-Z, a very strong special attacker that is starting to take over the ladder. TotW #1 --- https://pokepast.es/7b37d1bbda0347cc TotW #2 --- https://pokepast.es/030ae0dc15b74a1b RoseTower Clash #12 --- https://twitter.com/RoseTowerVGC/s...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Hey everyone! This week's episode is a bit of a doozy! Carter and Carl first tackle a team report about their draft league winner's team, and how it can help you approach team building for ladder! Then they go over a bunch of teams from Series 5 events that happened in the past 2 weeks. Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku @NekkraGaming's PsySpam team --- https://twitter.com/NekkraGaming/status/1277053662213230592?s=20 @AshtonCoxGAZ's Terrain team --- https://twitter.com/AshtonCoxGAZ/...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Hey everyone! This week's episode is all about prepping you for series 5 next week! Carter and Carl rant about all the synergies and Pokemon that they have been seeing on the Showdown Ladder! They also look at the Player's Cup Invitational teams, and analyze that meta, which is filled with... Snorlax?! Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku Player's Cup Team Rundown --- https://twitter.com/NimbasaCityPost/status/1274843243021246470?s=20 Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLes...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Hello all! Hope you are all enjoying the DLC as much as Carl and Carter are! This episode, they give you all the new info, their expectations, and their highlights and lowlights from their streams! They also look at a unique take on a Cinderace Weakness Policy team that can always activate thier policy! Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku\ Check out the Draft League here ---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lJlklljGMU&list=PL0I1sO4-MiXwfS6Ik7p28DcH8k7fhMabb Follow us on Twitter --...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Hey everyone! I know you're all excited about the giveaway results, so listen up! In this episode, we draw our winners for the giveaway, go over a really sweet team report for Team of the Week given to us by KaizenVGC, and talk about the (outdated) Rose Tower Open #3 results that our TotW top 32'd in. @KaizenVGC twitter --- https://twitter.com/KaizenVGC/status/1269286220908998663?s=20 @RoseTowerVGC Open #3 --- https://twitter.com/RoseTowerVGC/status/1270879956361285633?s=20 Join the discord --- ...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Hey all, this week's episode is all about the Isle of Armor Trailer we got last week! Carter and Carl go over all the new confirmed Pokemon for the Isle of Armor and talk about all the new features. They also look at some sweet teams of the week featuring the new HA starters, specifically Cinderace. Giveaway Details! --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons/status/1264924045977370626 TotW 1 --- https://pokepast.es/8f796d8af5ada604 TotW 2 --- https://pokepast.es/7b416cbabe3ab607 TotW 3 --- https://pokep...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Hello All! In this week's episode of the Littleroot Lessons Podcast, Carter and Carl are hyped up about the Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC, specifically the first part, The Isle of Armor! They go over the Pokemon Home datamine that revealed a bunch of new moves, and they go over a few of the Pokemon confirmed to be in the expansion! They wrap up the episode by going over 2 teams for Team of the Week, one featuring a new take on G-Max Coalossal, the other featuring a tried and true favorite of the ...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Hello all! In this week's episode, it's all about the May International Challenge! We go a bunch of teams from our discord, most of them being used in the IC this past weekend, along with Carl and Carter's picks for the event. We also get back on track with results from the Rose Tower Clash #11, and we got a team of the week that is really unique featuring the fire/water pledge and a bunch of flinches! Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku Check out the Draft League here --- https://ww...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hello Everyone! In this episode of the Littleroot Lessons Podcast, Carter and Carl go over 3 teams from the discord, talk about the news from Play! Pokemon about their upcoming Player's Cup, and do a short team-building exercise to take a look into how they both approach team building, just in time for the May International Challenge! Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/BWc7dVa Team 1 --- https://pokepast.es/92c837df1cf3c844 Team 2 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/45883668429812531...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 11
