Meta Pod: A Pokemon TCG Podcast

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Pokémon Illustrations & Design w/ Zach Roy Apr 12, 2022

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Welcome to the 92nd episode of the Meta Pod podcast, the Pokemon TCG podcast that revolves around the evolving meta! AtrociousGameplay, gyrosean & even Zach Roy sit down to cuss all the recent Pokemon TCG news! New products will be coming in May, registration for the Indianapolis Regionals opened & an interview with Zach about card design & illustrations brings a great episode to your ears!
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Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg
Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw
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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA
Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean
Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

São Paulo Regionals & Level 3 League Battle Decks Apr 05, 2022

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Welcome to the 91st episode of the Meta Pod podcast, the Pokemon TCG podcast that revolves around the evolving meta! AtrociousGameplay & gyrosean sit down to discuss the recent São Paulo Regional Championships to help to help better understand Brilliant Stars Standard meta, alongside with some new announcements of some of the BEST upcoming Pokemon TCG products!
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Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg
Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw
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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA
Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean
Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#90: Liverpool Turned the Meta Upside Down Mar 29, 2022

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One European Regional was all it took to surprise the entire Pokemon TCG world! From the winning decklist (Rapid Strike Urshifu?!) to the rebirth of Control from Sander, Liverpool Regionals showed that there is so much more room for this meta to grow beyond just Mew VMax and Arceus VStar Variants. Also, Jake gets back on his soapbox to end the episode so stick around for that!

Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg

Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#89: Has Mew VMax Peaked? Mar 22, 2022

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The Salt Lake City Regionals has wrapped, and the winner...is Gengar VMax?! Ok, well it's another variant of Arceus VStar really, but the Top 8 might show us that Mew VMax has finally met it's match...an entire field of counter decks.

Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg

Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#88: From Brisbane to Salt Lake, It's Regional Season! Mar 15, 2022

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There's clearly only 2 deck archetypes that you need to know about, and that's Mew VMax and Arceus VStar, as Brisbane Regionals proved, with 14 of the top 16 being split between those two. Today we're going over those results everyone prepares for Salt Lake City Regionals next weekend!

Also, if you want to know our thoughts on preparing for a Regionals-level event, check out our interview with Celio's Network back in Episode 70: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e19lfcn

Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg

Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#87: Which Decks Are Tier 1 in the Brilliant Stars Meta? Mar 08, 2022

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We've got a few big tourneys to look over today as the Brilliant Stars format is firmly taking shape. So what decks are rising to the top? A wide array of Arceus, Toolbox decks, Mew VMax, and a few big surprises headline the week!

Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg

Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#86: PTCG Live Beta Review + Brilliant Stars Early Meta! Mar 01, 2022

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It was a big week in the world of the Pokemon TCG. Brilliant Stars is finally seeing play, and shaking the meta up at the Full Grip Games tournament that happened over the weekend. And the early reviews of PTCG Live are in, and people have mixed opinions about the new online client.

Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg

Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#85: How to Sign Up for PTCGLive Beta (and why you shouldn't) Feb 22, 2022

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This is a week about gearing up for all the massive things coming down the pipeline, including the Beta Launch of PTCGLive coming to Canada literally THE DAY THIS EPISODE RELEASES! Also, Pokemon updates to COVID-19 Policies, but does that mean League Cups and Challenges are coming back? All this and some new product news as we gear up for the official release of Brilliant Stars!

TPCi Updated Covid Policy: https://www.pokebeach.com/2022/02/tpci-publishes-updated-covid-19-protocols-live-event-registration-now-open

Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg

Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#84: Brilliant Stars Buy List Bonanza! Feb 15, 2022

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This week we're talking about the Brilliant Stars cards that every player should probably pick up (and how many you might need), with some advice on when the right time to buy might be. We're also discussing some of our prerelease pulls, the Orlando Regionals that was cancelled, and talking about some future ideas for Meta Pod!

Speaking of the future of Meta Pod, hop on over to our new YouTube dedicated to the podcast and Subscribe! Once we hit 100 ratings on Spotify and Apple, Jake and Sean are planning some fun extra videos which will live exclusively on that channel. Thanks again to everyone that has supported us thus far!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

Reach out to us with any thoughts or topic suggestions via Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg

Check out the Meta Pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcPqrzElSZKqYOIkMgOZuw

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay

#83: Our Bonus Summer Set Is Pokemon TCG....GO?! Feb 08, 2022

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A few new product releases to cover, as well as a Darkrai VStar that we somehow did not mentioned previously, and it is BROKEN! Also, we're getting a bonus set this summer, and it's Pokemon GO themed? Hit us up on Twitter with your ideas as to what this crossover set might have in store.

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/UCiRient-vmVuy42V-kdeZnA

Sean's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gyrosean

Jake's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay