Season 3: Episode 21 Aaron and Michael are back to cover the 1st tournament in the new Surging Sparks meta. Regidrago dominated much of the tournament but we saw great meta calls with Miraidon and Gholdengo appear. They talk about what they enjoyed seeing on stream, and if the other new cards stand up with this meta, and what they are most thankful for in Pokémon. 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 f...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Season 3: Episode 20 Aaron and Michael are back this week to cover LAIC 2024! Regidrago Vstar once again brings up the hardware and cash. They recap their predictions and talk about the event as a whole. They also discuss Gabriel Fernandez who is a TCG Senior and well on their way to becoming the “Lebron” of Pokémon TCG. Finally they close out the show with decks they wish to see in Sacramento make it on stream this weekend. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League ...
Nov 19, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Season 3: Episode 19 Aaron and Michael are back this week previewing the Latin America International Championships (LAIC). They discuss an update to the handbook on minimum points threshold for Day in TCG. Then finally beg listeners to not fear missing out on Prismatic Evolutions. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon and select an option that fits best for you. Or feel free to join our Discord to hang out and ...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Nov 06, 2024•11 min
Season 3: Episode 18 Aaron and Michael are back again and with no major tournament last week, they look ahead to their favorite cards from Surging Sparks that releases November 8th. They then share their thoughts on some “forgotten” cards in the meta that might be worth looking at your bulk to make sure you have a play set. They finish off the episode with their favorite picks at the Gdańsk Regional in Poland. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in t...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Season 3: Episode 17 Aaron and Michael are back this week to cover the Lille Regional in France and the top 8 decks! Aaron celebrates the Regidrago Vstar win in style! They also cover some more reveals of what’s to come, before covering all events in the PCS Discord. 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/@thepcspo...
Oct 21, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Season 3: Episode 16 Aaron and Michael are back to go over the Louisville Regional where Raging Bolt ex was the winner! The PCS Discord had a big representation in Kentucky this weekend and Aaron recaps his run to win and in, where he ultimately fell short. They cover on the new structure rearing its ugly head this weekend. Then they close out on how the rest of the crew performed at Louisville. Thank you so much for tuning in! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Che...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Season 3: Episode 15 Aaron and Michael are reunited once again for a deep dive into the upcoming Louisville Regional. We create a tier list and talk about what we believe the best performing decks will be. We cover most played, best performing, and what to expect as a sneaky pick (hint pack your Canceling Cologne!) 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...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Season 3: Episode 14 Aaron is back and captaining the plane solo this week going over the top performing decks from Dortmund and Joinville! We saw Dragapult ex and Lugia Vstar take home the wins at the events. He then goes over what the meta looked like in day 1 and day 2 at Dortmund, and then look at some of new deck archetype lists. We close out rounding out everyone on the PCS latest news. We apologize in advance in doing audio only this week, but we’ll be back in full spirits next week with ...
Oct 01, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Season 3: Episode 13 Aaron and Michael are back to discuss the early thoughts on the new and diverse meta Stellar Crown provides. They review some of the bigger online tournaments and early meta indicators. They also check in on the Japan Tokyo Champions League and discuss some big card reveals! 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: http...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Season 3: Episode 12 Aaron and Michael dive into the first regional of the season in Baltimore and the shocking result of Henry Chao’s Gardevoir ex deck. Michael recaps of his tournament experience, before they go over some of the top performing decks. They discuss all the high and lows of the event, and catch up on all things PCS! 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...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Season 3: Episode 11 Aaron and Michael are joined this week by Worlds Top 4 competitor Jesse Parker! With the first regional of the season this week in Baltimore, we quiz Jesse on meta calls and what decks to be prepared to play against the most. He also helps us put together a tier list for the Baltimore Regional. 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...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Season 3: Episode 10 Aaron and Michael are joined by a special guest host in King Dre! With the Baltimore Regional just around the corner, Dre helps us deep dive into making your first Day 2! As an upstanding player in the community, Dre helps cover the wide range of topics to help you strategize into making your first Day 2! He dives into the best way to play-test, deck choice selections, keeping your mental game strong, plus so much more! It’s nearly a free-coaching consultation for everyone. ...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Season 3: Episode 9 Aaron and Michael are back this week discussing the announcements to the Pokémon Competitive Circuit, Surging Sparks Card Reveals, and much more! Last Thursday, Pokémon released a major announcement tweaking how to qualify for the World Championships and we discuss the positive changes it brings. We cover the latest Gym Leader Challenge (GLC) official bans starting September 1st. Lastly we spend time and have fun looking ahead to the Surging Sparks reveals for the official re...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Season 3: Episode 8 Aaron and Michael are back this week with the 2024 Pokémon World Championships in the review. On this week's episode, we talk about all of the pre-worlds activities that competitors and spectators got into, the 2024 World's Meta share, the exciting post-World's announcements, and of course the biggest drama to hit the competitive Pokémon TCG scene from this weekend's big event. It's a jam packed episode so we appreciate you tuning in! Please stay with us as we work out the ki...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Season 3: Episode 7 Aaron and Michael are back together once again to have one last podcast before the 2024 Pokémon World Championships! We discuss the discords Fantasy draft that took place, where we think the meta will finish at, under the radar deck options and ultimately pick our winning country and deck! It's a jam packed episode with revealing we will start to be on Twitch and YouTube! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon! https://www.patre...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Season 3: Episode 6 Aaron is back and joined once again by top player Natalie Millar to round out interviews with 3 top players in different countries to discuss all things 2024 Pokémon World Championships. Natalie discusses her season this year, what makes her so strong of a contender at major events, and a deep dive into the Shrouded Fable meta. It's a worlds preview you don't want to miss! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon! https://www.patr...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Season 3: Episode 5 Aaron is back with another interview with a top performer this season in Netherland's own, Owyn Kamerman! We get to know a bit more about Owyn first and his favorite Pokémon and the generation he grew up with. We discuss the changes to World's this year, and some thoughts on the 2024-2025 season changes. Then its a deep dive into the Shrouded Fable format he'll compete in at the World Championships! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out th...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Season 3: Episode 4 Aaron is back and joined by a new regular co-host in Michael Heredia discussing a few cards to look forward to in Stellar Crown and the latest revealed cards from this week. We get to learn Michael's journey with Pokémon, the latest news, and reveal our latest Patreon members only tournament. The winner will receive a Stellar Crown ETB! Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PCSPodcast Or feel free to jo...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Jesse Parker joins the show to discuss some key changes he made this season to have a breakout season in the Pokémon Championship series, thoughts on the meta at worlds, and tons of deck choices leading into the Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii this year. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PCSPodcast Or feel free to join our discord to hang out and chat with us! https://discord.gg/a9CyQXTu Thank you liking and leav...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Aaron is back and excited to have 2 guests on today to talk all things Shrouded Fable. This will be the worlds format and we wanted to highlight all the top cards from this special summer set. Aaron, Carlos, and Stephen break down the best cards and what meta decks they'll feature in. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges in the discord? Check out the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PCSPodcast Or feel free to join our discord to hang out and chat with us! https://t.co/npb7RpLLvK Than...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Aaron is back to launch season 3 of the PCS Podcast. It's a jam packed episode talking all things with the re-structure to the 2024-2025 Pokémon season and qualification criteria. He is joined by Drew as they talk discuss the good, the bad, and the in-between. They give their thoughts on what they're most excited to watch unfold this season. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges? Check out the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PCSPodcast Join our discord to hang out and chat with us! h...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Drew updates the audio world on the PCS League Challenge Season 2. Happy 4th of July! If you’d like to join our tournaments or just be a part of the conversation hit up these two links! PATREON: patreon.com/PCSPodcast DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hsnyTTJ5QN
Jul 05, 2024•2 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Aaron is joined by a legendary figure in the game with 7 Regional wins, and a very recognizable name in Michael Pramawat. Aaron drills him with some questions of his favorite deck, ability, and color sleeve of choice. We recap his season, and have a free insight into his Dragapult ex deck and what was covered in his sold-out Metafy Masterclass. Fun guest and interview for you to listen to! https://metafy.gg/@pram Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges? Check out the Patreon! https://ww...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Aaron is joined by St00ben and Gazerbeam2k from the Gust of Wind! Podcast. It's a fun and entertaining crossover you don't want to miss out on. Topics include their thoughts of New Orleans, the 23-24 Season, highlights and so much more! It's a fun and hilarious listen. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges? Check out the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PCSPodcast Join our discord to hang out and chat with us! https://t.co/npb7RpLLvK
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Aaron is back after his trip to NAIC in New Orleans and spends time talking the city, venue, and of course the competition! Justin (Pokebrews) joins in to help cover all topics and talk about the fun times that were had at NAIC. We first cover our experiences with the venue, what decks we chose and how it went. Later we cover the meta and how Andrew Hedrick was able to defeat Stephane Ivanoff in a thrilling finals. Want to play in our unique TCG League Challenges? Check out the Patreon! https://...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 53 min
Aaron was able to find enough time to get out a quick meta discussion of what he expects the top 6 decks to be at NAIC and where his thoughts are for this massive event (over 3200 players in Masters alone). He spends time going over informational items of when the stream is, side events schedule, and where to find him at NAIC this week. He lastly thanks everyone that is signed up for the new Patreon and reminder of the Season 2 League Challenge Conquest format. Want to play in our unique TCG Lea...
Jun 04, 2024•21 min
In this special announcement episode we are announcing our Conquest League for Season 2. It will be contested in PTCGL or Webcam but is very unique where you submit 3 decks! Contestants will have to win at least once with each of their decks to gain entry into top cut. We can't wait to get this rolling June 10th. We have also taken down our old Patreon and created a new way to help support the show. All Tiers will help with getting prizing for our bi-monthly giveaways and tournament winnings. Ch...
May 30, 2024•10 min
Aaron is joined by a familiar voice in Drew as we look at the LA Regional top 8 decks, meta share, and putting a bow on Temporal Forces Meta in North America. We discuss what we've been playing with Twilight Masquerade and some early meta share thoughts. We finish up with what AceSpecs from the new set and where they could be featured. Thanks for listening ***We are aware of some audio issues with Drew and will be working on resolving that next episode*** Join our Discord for Deck Building, Card...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Aaron takes a step away from Pokémon's standard format and jumps into a deep dive of the Gym Leader Challenge format (GLC). He welcomes Jeff Baisch who helps brings the knowledge needed for this topic! We discuss the differences vs Standard format, how the GLC community is building, and resources to use for your first venture in this alternative format. The Gym Leader Types: Psychic Water Fire Electric Colorless Grass Dragon Metal Dark Fighting Special thanks for https://gymleaderchallenge.com/ ...
May 22, 2024•2 hr 43 min
