This week we're diving into what decks may be poised for success in a tournament where ADP is banned, both based off a recent event, as well as our own misguided intuitions! Also, Pokemon announced a whole bunch of new products that will be coming out in March. And finally, let's chat about some rogue decks in Standard that are making waves! -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg Here are a few of the other places where we make conte...
Jan 05, 2021•53 min
This week we are focusing our meta discussion around the massive ChillTCG tourney that took place over the weekend. Then we dive into an array of news including future product shortages, the Limitless ADP Ban, and our personal New Year's Goals! Leave a review for us on your 2021 goals so we can all be your accountability buddies as we venture into a (hopefully) better year! Thanks again for an amazing launch year for this podcast, and we will catch you all again when we turn the calendars! -- Re...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week we're spending a lot of time on 2 topics, the first of which is the reveal of Battle Styles! What do Jake and Sean think of Rapid and Single Strike cards? We also dive into the TPCi Survey and discuss what some of their questions might mean for the future of the game. Finally, we're rounding out the pod with a bunch of small news topics, from Staff Promos being cancelled to the announcement of the Players Cup III! Keep those reviews coming, and have a wonderful holiday! TPCi Survey: ht...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This week, we talk about a whole host of things, starting off with Sean's impressive Digimon tournament finish. Then we head into some predictions that YOU the listener will immediately be able to tell us if they were right or wrong, since we recorded this episode the day before Battle Style cards were announced. We also talk about Zach Lesage winning the Players Cup II with reliable Pikarom, and discuss just how good Pikarom is. And finally, we wanted to give our unsolicited advice to the team ...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This week, it's a hodgepodge of Poke news and Meta Analysis! Kicking things off with a recent Trademark filing by the Pokemon Company. What could it mean? Thing taking a hard left into some meta breakdowns where Coalossal VMax finally took home a Win! And finally, let's end on the most hyped, and worst named product that will be coming for our wallets early next year...Shining Fates! -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg Here are a ...
Dec 08, 2020•50 min
This week we're going wide in search of enough topics to fill an episode! Kicking things off with some musings on a new competitor in the TCG world, Digimon, and then moving into Uri Geller releasing the ban on Kadabra in order to regain some #relevance. Also, we take a look at the meta breakdown of a massive tournament that took place last weekend, the ChillTCG tourney, which featured over 350 players! And finally, capping things off with some Pokemon news about new "starter" deck types, and th...
Dec 01, 2020•56 min
This week we are diving deep into the Vivid Voltage meta, looking at 2 weeks of results to see how everything is shaking out, and if maybe, just maybe, we can get more diversity into the top tier! Also, is ADP getting a reprint?! And finally Jake talks through results from a recent Expanded Tournament and we see whether or not these new bans can make Expanded a format worth diving into for newbies and old-timers alike! Thanks again to Ryan and wert for leaving us those Reviews! Every week we wil...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week we dive deep into the results from the first weekend of Vivid Voltage tourneys! Has the meta really changed all that much? And we have PJ Witusik of The Shuffle Squad along for the ride this week to talk about his 7-0 start in the Sunday Open with Milotic V! Also, a few additional discussions about new full arts. Finally, LEAVE US A REVIEW! Prompt in the pod :) You can find The Shuffle Squad (and PJ) on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theshufflesquad -- Reach out to us with any thoughts ...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min
We're diving head first back into the "meta" this week, looking at the decks that made Top 16 of the Players Cup in both NA and the EU. And then we take a look towards the future with the release of Vivid Voltage this week, and give our predictions for which decks, both new and existing, will come out as top tier in the new format. And finally, we talk about the Team Challenge that Pokemon announced last week, and how excited we both are to participate in this new style of event! -- Reach out to...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week we're diving deep into the Vivid Voltage set to talk about our favorite cards and what decks they might make, or make better. Also, TPCi FINALLY announced some much needed bans in Expanded, but was it enough? And Jake once again returns to his soapbox to rant about what might possibly be the most ridiculous card announced in the last few months. -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg Here are a few of the other places where...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 23 min
This week we're diving head first into the world of collecting, and we've got RealBreakingNate with us this time to give us their expertise on the recent boom in Pokemon collecting (beyond Pokemon cards even). But we can't stop at just collecting with such an amazing guest! We also talk about the grind of content creation and all the weird things that may be lurking under the shelves at your local Target. Finally, did you know that RealBreakingNate used to be in the competitive scene of Pokemon ...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Sean here uploading this episode. I'm moving and don't have time to preview it, so I'm just assuming that Jake did an awesome job and only plugged his channels to a minimal degree ;) We'll be back next week to our regularly scheduled programming! -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg Here are a few of the other places where we make content: Sean's YouTube: https://youtube.com/gyrosean Jake's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/...
Oct 20, 2020•31 min
This week we once again chat about the meteoric rise of the TCG among some celebrity collectors, which will be a teaser segment to what hoping to have for all of you next week with a special guest! Also, let's break down some of the new decks that are shaking up the meta! And finally we go over Jake's Player's Cup II progress as well as our current standings in the OPOP Fantasy League (Jake is leading 9-7 as of the time of this publication). Finally, a word of wisdom: PLAY TOOL SCRAPPER! -- Reac...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This week we dive into the points totals across regions for the Players Cup II and give our predictions as to roughly how many points you might need to qualify. Also, Pokemon announced yet ANOTHER Charizard that everyone is going to empty their wallets to pull, but is it becoming too much for even the Zard fanboys to handle? And we give you our week 3 picks for the OPOP Fantasy League! -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg Here are ...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr
The Players Cup II has begun, and Jake & Sean are going to give you some of their strategies for how to grind those points in the early weeks! Also, we spend maybe a little too much time bashing on Champion's Path and just how awful this set really is, both for a player and a casual collector. And finally, we review our Week 1 OPOP Fantasy League results, and set our starting lineups for Week 2! -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapo...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Lots of fun stuff to talk about today, including some new developments in the meta (I'm looking at you Tinachomp), as well as a discussion about the crazy leaks that have been happening with new Pokemon product! We also discuss the recently announced Omnipoke Online Play League, all the awesome creators that are a part of it, and decide to have our own fun by doing a Fantasy Draft of the players! Who will each of us pick to be on our teams, and how does this even work? All the details about the ...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Shoutout to Emery Taylor for joining us today, and giving us his insight into maintaining a healthy relationship with the Pokemon TCG, or anything in life really. You can find him on twitter: https://twitter.com/Roarchomp Beyond the interview with Emery, we also dive into the recently announced Rainbow Rare VMax Zard, as well as the Shiny Zard that are both a part of Champion's Path! But is the set really worth it? And finally, as usual we discuss a bit of the meta and some recent tournaments. P...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This week we examine how the meta is finally starting to solidify for this format, into what we think is a pretty diverse field of viable decks! But some tournament organizers are starting to experiment by banning ADP... what might those results tell us? Also we look at some of our favorite new cards that were announced as part of Japan's "Shocking Volt Tackle" set. -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg Here are a few of the other p...
Sep 08, 2020•53 min
Thanks again to Isaiah Bradner for joining us for the podcast! If you want to hear more of his 5head thoughts, you can find his twitter here: https://twitter.com/IsaiahBradner Also this week, Sean hangs his head in shame for his very incorrect prediction about Eternatus, and is determined to push it out of the meta! And finally, we discuss the ever contentious topic of banning ADP. Is it gatekeeping enough to deserve such a harsh penalty? If you have a question you'd like to have answered, tweet...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week we're talking about the results from the POG 2020 Championships! Which decks surprised us in Day 2, and which decks fell a little bit short of our expectations? Also, we take our first dive into the world of Post-Rotation, and give our predictions for which decks may be dead, and which decks might have room to thrive. On a separate note, thanks to anyone who is joining the pod for the first time this week after seeing our ads in POG. It was a ton of fun making the ads, and we are stoke...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Darkness Ablaze has released, and we have early results from 2 tournaments this past weekend! How is the meta shaping up, and what are our predictions for the Atlas POG 2020 event happening this weekend? PokeX Tag Bolt S2 #6 Results: http://www.ptcgstats.com/p/pokex-s2-tag-bolt-6.html Sunday Open Results: http://www.ptcgstats.com/p/sunday-open-16920.html Celio's Network Tier List: https://youtu.be/xoD9lk7RFyk -- Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter....
Aug 18, 2020•59 min
This week we kick things off with a little prediction on what decks we think will make an impact in the first weekend of Darkness Ablaze, in the Sunday Open in particular! If you want to participate in the even, make sure to check out their Discord: https://discord.gg/uu8Q9rK The main topic for this week will be answering YOUR questions! Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for us over the past few weeks, hopefully our answers are both entertaining and enlightening. Is a Pop Tart a Ravioli...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 18 min
It's Darkness Ablaze Prerelease time! We chat about our kits, our pulls, and our thoughts on Prereleases in general (spoiler: Sean is probably way too into the format). Also, we can't overlook the biggest Pokemon news of the week: The upcoming BANS of Bellelba & Brycen-Man and Mismagious from the Standard format! Our thoughts on why these bans happened now and not before. Finally, we dive into the recent article published by Stephane Ivanoff, "What is a Good Format?", and even do a little re...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This week we had a conversation with Atlas POG Organizer Draydon Davis about the upcoming POG 2020 Championship Event. How it came to be, the reasons for the UPR-DAA format, our picks for the best decks, as well as how you can register to compete. Thanks again to Draydon for his time, and all the hard work him and the rest of the team are doing to organize the event. We're also looking at the newly announced Champion's Path set which is slated to release at the end of September! Will it be as mu...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Thanks again to Le Bui for taking the time to talk with us about Retro formats! You can find him on twitter (link below), and reach out with any questions you might have about playing Retro formats. Also chatting this week about the lack of info we are getting from the Players Cup, and a quick peak into the next big online event, the POG 2020 Championships! Le Bui: https://twitter.com/LeBui18 PokeStats Discord: https://discord.gg/GJGepUc The SAbleyes Tabletop Simulator Tutorial: https://www.yout...
Jul 21, 2020•54 min
This week, the meta didn't really change all that much, so instead we look at Sean's not-so-great Players Cup run, as well as some pairing nonsense that went down down under. Also, what's with some of Pokemon's new projects like the TCG Raid Battles? Finally, let's shift gears and dive into the world of collecting in the Pokemon TCG, and the WILD price increases that are happening from vintage to modern products. Is it a bubble? Should you invest? Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic sugge...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr
This week let's dive into the Meta once again, and predict what we think the Player's Cup meta might look like when things kick off on July 11! Which decks should you play, or be afraid of, if you're competing? Also, we take a peak at some of the cards just announced as part of Japan's latest set, "Legendary Hearbeats". And finally, let's talk about the controvery surround a Long Island card shop, and their refusal to comply with NY state health guidelines when it comes to wearing masks inside. ...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min
This week we review the current standard meta and at least one surprising deck that took center stage this past weekend. We also glimpse the future by examining the winning decks from Japan's recent National Online Championship, and it looks like Control might be a big part of what Darkness Ablaze will bring us. Finally, let's analyze the results from the Player's Cup Qualification window and see just how many points were needed in each region. Does TPCi really deserve all the hate it got for or...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr
This week we dive into the shallow pond that is the meta updates. But moreso we examine how TPCi has been on a roll releasing and announcing a wide range of great new products for the TCG that all players can benefit from! And finally let's discuss how to behave (and how not to behave) in the Pokemon community. Believe Survivors. Check out Jake's Twitch if you want to support his PRIDE fundraiser: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via ...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr
WE BUILD THE SPITE, WE MOVE THE SPITE! This week we're talking about the finale of the Limitless series, and how an unexpected archetype took center stage with a mirror in the Finals. Also, in a surprise to noone, Tord took home the crown in the Players Cup invitational, but is the prestige of the event tarnished by it's pre-recorded nature? Finally we discuss the Burnout players are facing during this extended offseason. If you have ideas for a future "Fever Dreams" challenge, please send us a ...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min
