Aaron and Drew sit down this week to discuss all the changes for the 2026 Competitive Season! They cover the wide range of pluses, along with a few negatives, before recapping the Japan Nationals.Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pcspodcast X: @PCS_Pod Thank yo...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Season 3: Episode 51 Aaron and Drew somehow defy odds of power outages, ISP outages, and #DadLife to meet and discuss NAIC 2025. They discuss Isaiah Bradner's winning list, the drama filled top cut matches, and what they thought of the meta and decks chosen to play. **Lower quality auto due circumstances on Drew's end** Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang...
Jun 22, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Season 3: Episode 50 Aaron is once again flying solo this episode but never fear, NAIC is here! He offers some meta calls and works to make some bold predictions for what's about to unfold Friday-Sunday hoping one of them is right! Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https:...
Jun 13, 2025•16 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Season 3: Episode 49 Aaron braves the pod alone this week to bring you the latest news, card spotlight of the week, and early look into the larger online tournaments held on Limitless. Aaron and Drew will be back together for a fun preview of NAIC! Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch...
Jun 05, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Aaron and Drew are back this week to talk about the latest news surrounding Z-A and what the TCG release schedule means, bring back their card spotlight of the week, before recapping the Portland Regional. They close up the episode by talking about what decks their most likely to try as Destined Rivals releases on TCG Live this Thursday.Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Season 3: Episode 47 Drew and Aaron are reunited again this week to cover 3 tournaments across the world that happened this past weekend in the Journey Together Format. They go over the winning lists, plus favorite lists they found in the tournament. Finally they close it out covering the next set, Destined Rivals coming out May 30th. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to h...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Drew and Joe Bernard sit down this week to discuss some late notes on Journey Together and we get some neat thoughts on Destined Rivals! Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pcspodcast X: @PCS_Pod Thank you liking and leaving a review!...
May 12, 2025•29 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Season 3: Episode 43 Aaron and Drew are joined by VolcanTurtleTCG this week to cover the special set coming in July, and covering all things that transpired at Milwaukee this past weekend. We discuss meta conversions, and what lists VolcanTurtleTCG and Aaron played to the event.Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.co...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Season 3: Episode 42 Aaron and Drew sit down this week to discuss all the tournaments that were held this past weekend before a deep dive into Milwaukee where the popular Pick'em is back! Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pcspodcast X: @PCS_Pod Thank you liking...
May 01, 2025•59 min
Season 3: Episode 41 Aaron and Drew sit down this week to discuss the busy schedule that the Pokémon TCG has going on right now. They catch up about their respective Easter weekends and go over current meta shifts they are seeing right now. Lastly they finish up with a deep dive into Monterrey Regional (where Gardevoir ex wins another regional), and finish off with questions regarding the Special Event in Sevilla, Spain this weekend.Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG...
Apr 24, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Season 3: Episode 40 Aaron and Drew sit down this week to discuss the first regional in the Journey Together format! They recap the event where by no surprise Henry Chao was able to secure a thrilling 3rd Regional win vs Andrew Hedrick. They discuss cool new deck lists and ultimately where the format goes from here.Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat wit...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Aaron and Drew are back this week looking forward to the first major post rotation tournament in Atlanta. They discuss the events from the most recent Japan Champions League first before diving into a Fantasy Pick’em for what decks they like at the Atlanta Regional. Come for the content, stay for the laughs! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/...
Apr 10, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Season 3: Episode 38 Aaron and Drew are back this week welcoming Justin, aka Pokébrews back to the show! They catch up with how things are going on in life and the Pokémon TCG. They discuss Justin’s new business venture, before diving into all the things happening in the PCS Community and their early takes on the Journey Together format and what decks they've been enjoying so far. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Pat...
Apr 03, 2025•51 min
Aaron and Drew are back this week diving into saying goodbye to their favorite cards or archetypes from the Sword and Shield era. Aaron discusses his pre-release venture before they review Stockholm where Isaiah Bradner took home his first W with Gardevoir ex. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pc...
Mar 28, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Aaron and Drew are back this week covering the latest news and happenings in the Pokémon and PCS Discord. They reveal an official sponsorship to help the PCS Community. Finally they go back and forth discussing cards they loathe and are happy to see rotate early April.Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcsp...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Season 3: Episode 35 Aaron and Drew are back this week recapping the wild Vancouver regional where Andrew Hedrick claimed another regional win with Dragapult ex. They talk through the top decks and lists, plus Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pcspodcast X: @PCS_Pod Thank you liking and leavin...
Mar 13, 2025•56 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Aaron and Drew are back this week to finally break down their thoughts of the Journey Together set. With rotation coming alongside this set release, they will peer into the future of where the meta will shift. They also cover the news from Pokémon Day and all the happenings in the PCS Discord Community. Introductions - 0:00Pokénews - 6:07Card Spotlight of the Week - 14:52PCS Updates - 18:24Main Topic - Journey Together! - 21:05Outro - 1:11:16 Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our ...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Aaron and Drew are back together this week covering all things EUIC. They first throw out some predictions for what they hope to see on Pokémon Day this coming Thursday, before diving into a mega EUIC recap. Deck lists are covered and high level plays that were showcased on stream this past weekend. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspo...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Season 3: Episode 32 Aaron sits down with former NAIC Champion Cyrus Davis to discuss all things EUIC. Aaron quizzes Cyrus on how the top players separate themselves and the dedication it takes to get to the top. Then it shifts to a large discussion around the top decks that will feature in London Friday-Sunday. Lastly they cover any surprises that might be in store at EUIC.Thank you so much for tuning in! Find Cyrus at https://linktr.ee/cyrusdavis Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenge...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 32
In this episode Aaron and Drew talk about some new product that maybe stores will have in the future (haha). We talk about some results in our discord/patreon exclusive events. And lastly we break down the results from the first tournament in our new format! 0:00 Intro 4:34 Product announcements 13:06 Card spotlight 16:34 PCS updates 24:19 Merida results 51:00 Mostly outros Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discor...
Feb 13, 2025•53 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Season 3: Episode 30 Aaron is soloing the pod this week and he welcomes back Pokébrews! They catchup to see what has been going on in his life before diving into where the early meta is forming in Prismatic Evolutions. They look at some of the 100+ player tournaments on Limitless and see a triange is forming with 3 specific decks. They close out the show guessing at what some other Trainers Pokémon might be coming later this year.Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG Le...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 30
In this episode Aaron and Drew discuss some upcoming releases, touch on the status of the PCS exclusive events, go over the San Antonio Regionals, and talk Garde for way too long. Patreon.com/pcspodcast
Jan 28, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Thank you so much for tuning in! On today’s episode we’re going to cover the Birmingham Regional in the UK, a unique update for our patreon members, and finally the last tournament in Surging Sparks meta in San Antonio this upcoming weekend. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pcspodcast Twitter: ...
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 28
In this special episode, Aaron sits down with Brett who is one of our Master Ball Patreon members and gets his very own show! Brett shares his Pokémon story in what games he played first, how he "stumbled" into the Pokémon TCG with his younger brother and show much more! Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thep...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 8 min
In this episode Aaron and Drew: give some takes on Kofu and Gravity Mountain. Talk about how similar the sealed product drought may be to 2020. And discuss how the meta might shake out in Europe!
Jan 15, 2025•51 min
Season 3: Episode 26 Aaron is back with Drew again this week, but rather than be like every other Pokémon podcast talking about the same meta, they catch up quick and get straight into a challenge they put together. The focus was using non-meta decks and limit themselves to mostly using cards from Scarlet and Violet. It's a matchup of Decidueye ex vs Garchomp ex! Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel fr...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Season 3: Episode 25 Aaron and Drew are reunited just in time before new years! We catch up on the most recent tournament in Japan, our wishlist's for 2025 from TPCI, and end with our favorite cards from Prismatic Evolutions. Happy New Year! Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepcspodcast Twitch: https://ww...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Aaron and Michael are back holding down the fort for a jam-packed episode you don’t want to miss! We look back on the Toronto Regional (and another Regidrago Dub for Aaron), our next full set has an official release date, and finally our 2024 decks we hated to play against. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@t...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Season 3: Episode 23 Aaron and Michael are back together this week for a jam-packed episode! We talk about the results in Australia and Columbia, our favorite decks of the year and a look ahead to the Toronto Regional. Plus an early look into the Japanese results with their Terastival Festival set. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon ! Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and chat with us! YouTube: h...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Season 3: Episode 22 Aaron is flying solo this week, but former co-creator of the PCS Podcast Drew joins the show. We spend time getting caught up with Drew and his life before covering all things in Stuttgart, Germany where Charizard ex wins another regional. They go over a few of the top performing decks before discussing the carousel of the meta. Lastly we go over some of the art reveals for the Prismatic Evolutions set month and both are thankful of seeing meta relevant cards being re-printe...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 22
