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Meta Pod: A Pokemon TCG Podcast — 281 episodes
#281 LA Regionals & the Promo Problem
#280 Chaos Rising Set Review!
#279 Dragapults & Crustles & Starmies, Oh My! (I fixed it)
#278 Prague Predictions & Mega Darkrai ex
#277 Top Cut Changes & Chaos Rising Promos
#276 Johto First Partners & Pitch Black Set News
#275 - 2026 Pokemon TCG Post-Rotation Decks
#274 The Upcoming Post-Rotation Guide
#273 Chaos Rising News & Mid-Year Celebrations
#272 Perfect Order Set Review
#271 Winds, Waves & 30th Anniversary Teasers
#270 Fukuoka Champions League & Upcoming Merch Reveals
#269 30th Anniversary Reveals & EUIC Predictions
#268 Redoing OT Changes & Post-Rotation First Look
#267 Ascended Heroes Set Review!
#266 Toronto Regionals, Pikachu at the Museum & More!
#265 The Expanded Format ft. Stéphane Ivanoff
#264 McDonald's Collaboration & Toronto Predictions
#263 Our 2026 Predictions (Sean is Already Right!!!)
#262 Discussing Past TCG Mechanics & Collecting News
#261 Chinese Exclusives & 30th Anniversary News
#260 Stuttgart Regional & Mega Dream ex Reveals
#259 Ascended Heroes & Phantasmal Flames Decks
#258 Tord's Latest Regional Win & Lowe's Selling Packs???
#257 Mega Dream ex & GameStop's PSA Update
#256 TCG Pocket's 1st Year & Chinese 151 Figures
#255 Lille Regionals & Black Friday Shopping
#254 Phantasmal Flames Set Review
#253 Phantasmal Leaks & Regional Recap (Milwaukee / Brazil)
#252 Milwaukee Predictions & Mega Evolution Pull Rates
#251 Plenty of Products & Mega Evolution Decks!
#250 New Regional Decks & Phantasmal Flames News
#249 Mega Evolution Set Review
#248 Mega Evolution Promos & Inferno X Reveals
#247 Pokémon XP & Worlds Decks
#246 We Went To Pokémon Worlds in Anaheim!!!
#245 Worlds 2025 Predictions & Tier List!
#244 MUR Cards & Potentially Change Ideas
#243 LOTS Of Mega Pokemon Info & PokePark Kanto!
#242 Deck from Black Bolt White Flare & Upcoming League Promos
#241 Black Bolt & White Flare Set Review!
#240 Destined Rivals Products & Incoming Mega Sets
#239 Worlds 2026 Structure, News, Points & Rules Updates
#238 The Munkidori Meta & Worlds News!
#237 NAIC Destined Rivals Tier List
#236 Destined Rivals Decks & New Promos
#235 Portland Regionals & Product News
#234 The Brixty's Latest Win & Product News
#233 Destined Rivals Set Review
#232 Black Bolt & White Flare Look INCREDIBLE
#231 The Seville SPE & Team Rocket's Mewtwo
#230 Atlanta Regionals & Exclusive Chinese Cards
#229 Champions League Miyagi & More Rocket Cards
#228 Post-Rotation Decks & Incoming Product News
#227 Journey Together Decks & GLC in PTCGLive
#226 Ace Trainer Rewards, Mega ex Decks & Worlds Spectator List
#225 Journey Together Full Set Review
#224 Mega Evolutions are BACK & We Have Thoughts
#223 EUIC's Best Decks & 2025 Worlds Info
#222 EUIC Predictions & Upcoming English Products
#221 Fezandipiti ex Reprint & Illustrator Contest Promos!
#220 Pokémon TCG's Biggest Scam Is Unfolding
#219 San Antonio, China's 151 Set, New English Special Set!
#218 Birmingham / Rio + Plenty of Collecting News!
#217 Prismatic Evolutions Set Review & Buying Tips
#216 Journey Together, Worlds Decks & 2024!
#215 Max Rarity Deckbuilding Tips & PTCGL's Latest L
#214 ROTATION IS HAPPENING (soon)
#213 Stuttgart Regionals Had WHACK Decks
#212 Sacramento Regionals & New League Promos
#211 Surging Sparks Decks & A New Regional
#210 Major Tournament Changing & Our Official Pocket Thoughts
#209 PTCG Pocket is BOOMING & Prismatic Evolutions Leaks
#208 Surging Sparks Decks & Sean's Prerelease Rants
#207 Every Important Card In Surging Sparks
#206 Pokémon Loot Boxes & Louisville Regionals
#205 Stellar Crown Format Is Dusknoir
#204 Should We Get Into Pokémon TCG Pocket?
#203 Stellar Crown Decks & Baltimore Results!
#202 Discussing Baltimore Regionals & Terapagos Update!
#201 Pokémon Products DON'T MISS!
#199 Stellar Crown Might Change The Meta (Set Review)
#200 Pokemon TCG's Most Surprising World Championships
#198 2024 Worlds Tier List Prediction & the Ultra Premium Collection
#197 Shrouded Fable Decks & Trainer's Toolkit 2024!
#196 Banned Cards for Worlds, CT Scanning & More
#195 A *ton* of Product Info & PSA's Collab
#194 Shrouded Fable Set Review
#193 Terastal Festival & the 2025 Season
#192 New Promos & Potential 2025 Discussion
#191 Illustrator Bans & Justin Basil Interview!
#190 We (pretty much) Predicted NAIC Correct
#189 Predicting NAIC's Meta w/ Tier List
#188 Control is BACK & The FBI Involved With PSA
#187 WE HAVE NEW PLAYMATS & Shrouded Fable
#186 Twilight Masquerade Decks + PSA Cards at GameStop?!
#185 Twilight Masquerade Set Review
#184 Indianapolis Predictions & Fall Set Speculations
#183 São Paulo & Sean's New Least-Favorite Ace Spec!
#182 Orlando, Perth & Philippine Regional Decks!
#181 EUIC's Top Decks & 2024 Worlds Dates (Finally)
#180 Worlds Dates!..... After EUIC D:
#179 Temporal Forces Decks & No CP Events WHEN?!
#178 Temporal Forces Set Review!
#177 Pokémon TCG Pocket & Most Impactful Cards Rotating
#176 Pokémon Day & Pokémon Trivia
#175 Post Rotation Decks & Temporal Forces Prerelease!
#174 Kyogre is Back & the New League Battle Deck!
#173 Liverpool, Van Gough & Pokémon Day!
#172 Paldean Fates Set Review!
#171 Rotation CONFIRMED, Ace Spec & GLC Talks!
#170 Our 2023!
#169 WE WERE RIGHT!
#168 GG's to the San Antonio Regionals
#167 Surprises & Failures of Paradox Rift
#166 The 2018 World Champ & the #1 PTCG Data Resource
#165 How to Beat Snorlax Stall (Brisbane & Gdańsk)
#164 LAIC Results & Paldean Fates Date
#163 Our ACE SPEC Predictions
#162 Paradox Rift Tier List with Jared Grimes
#161 PARADOX RIFT Decks to Build!
#160 PARADOX RIFT Set Review Pt. 2
#159 PARADOX RIFT Set Review Pt. 1
#158 Pokémon vs. Other TCG's Discussion
#157 Van Gough Museum cards & MORE Promos soon!
#156 Pokémon 151 Set Review & Pittsburgh Regionals
#155 The Obsidian Flames Meta & Paradox Rift Product Info
#154 Try these OBF decks & PTCG Classic Update
#153 Worlds 2023 Results & NEW MECHANICS!
#152 Our Worlds 2024 Predictions
#151 Worlds 2024 CP & Events Announced!
#150 Obsidian Flames is a Unique Set
#149 FREE Charizard ex & Budget Decks!
#148 Expanded's Return & **FUN** Decks for Locals!
#147 The NAIC Experience & 2024 Events Revealed!
#146: 2023 NAIC Meta Predictions!
#145: Yokohama Events + PTCG Live Is BUGGY!
#144 Worlds 2023 News & Paldea Evolved Decklists!
#143 The Paldea Evolved Set Review + Record Sales!
#142 Mew VMAX & Sean's Hartford Experience!
#141 Decks for Portland & Clay Burst Reprints
#140 Portland Regionals and Product Updates!
#139 Obsidian Flames & More TCG Reveals!
#138 EUIC's *TOP* Decks
#137 The Standard Meta & Free Miraidon ex's!
#136 Ethan Hegyi Interview & New Special Set!
#135 Charlotte Regionals and NEW PRODUCTS
#134 The Best of D Block & NEW PACKS!
#133 Scarlet & Violet Set Review & New Trademarks
#132 Knoxville, Bochum & Worlds 2023 Dates
#131 OCIC Results & our current Mt. Rushmore
#130 Budget Standard Decks & CP Requirements
#129 PTCGO's Final Days & Lugia's Reign
#128 Liverpool Regional's ABSTRACT Decks
#127 Scarlet & Violet Preview & More Crown Zenith!
#126 Aerodactyl VSTAR Regional Championships (San Diego)
#125 Crown Zenith's Set Review & Banned Sleeves
#124 NEW Pokémon TCG Products & Arlington decks!
#123 Rotation Announced & TCG Game Changes!
#122 A Counter-Intuitive Meta
#121 LAIC's Best Decks (& Lugia)
#120 Crown Zenith & Warsaw Regionals
#119 The Silver Tempest Set Review
#118 The First Scarlet/Violet Sets & Lille Regionals
#117 The ÜN ÜN ÜN Podcast (Salt Lake City Regionals)
#116 The Top Lost Origin Decks & Mystery Boxes!
#115 Peoria Regionals Preview & Exclusive Boxes!
Baltimore, Bilbao & Singapore Analysis - Meta Pod Ep. 114
#113 Lost Origin Lists & Premium Collections
#112 Lost Origin is an *INCREDIBLE* set [Review]
#111 - 2023 Regional Schedule & The Return of Kadabra
#110 The World Championship Decks + The NEW Mechanic
#109 What Wins Worlds & The Spooky Leaks
#108 The Hisuian Zoroark Episode
#107 Frank Percic's Top World's Decks
#106 New McDonald's Promos & The Standard Meta
#105 NEW Standard Decks & Eevee Heroes Reprint
#104 New Cards in the Lost Abyss!
#103 Pokémon GO is actually a GOOD set
Flying Into NAIC Results & Rotation
Major Life Changes w/ Pokemon, featuring Steffen Ericksen
Pokémon League is Back & So is the Q&A!
The First Weekend of Astral Radiance
Three Regionals, One Standard Meta Analysis
ASTRAL RADIANCE SET REVIEW!
Indy, Bilbao & Joinville Analysis w/ FlowTKast
The Pokemon GO Set has some interesting cards!
EUIC Had some WILD Results!
The Next Best VSTAR & Brand New Promos!
Pokémon Illustrations & Design w/ Zach Roy
São Paulo Regionals & Level 3 League Battle Decks
#90: Liverpool Turned the Meta Upside Down
#89: Has Mew VMax Peaked?
#88: From Brisbane to Salt Lake, It's Regional Season!
#87: Which Decks Are Tier 1 in the Brilliant Stars Meta?
#86: PTCG Live Beta Review + Brilliant Stars Early Meta!
#85: How to Sign Up for PTCGLive Beta (and why you shouldn't)
#84: Brilliant Stars Buy List Bonanza!
#83: Our Bonus Summer Set Is Pokemon TCG....GO?!
#82: Poke-News Variety Edition: Patiently Waiting for Brilliant Stars
#81: What Brilliant Stars Deck Will Be Tier 1 (w/ Zach Lesage)?
#80: Brilliant Stars Set Review!
#79: Will PTCG Live's Economy Warp the Meta?! (w/ Mark Dizon)
#78: You Get A Fake 1st Edition Box, And You Get A Fake 1st Edition Box!
#77: Is a Gem Goblin the Hero We Need?
#76: Wait...What's a GOD DECK?!
#75: Best Budget Decks for the Fusion Strike Meta
#74: Is the Meta Devolving?
#73: A Smörgåsbord of Collectors News
#72: Is Bigger Really Better?
#71: Fusion Strike Set Review!
#70: Big League Dreams w/ Celio's Network
#69 (Nice): VStar Revealed & Regionals Announced!
#68: So You Want to Play Expanded?
#67: Competitive Pokemon is Returning in 2022!
#66: The Occasion for Celebrations!
#65: Is the Pokemon Community V-Unionizing?
#64: Pokemon TCG Live Announcement & Analysis
#63: PO-RO LET'S GO!
#62: Living in the Inteleon Quick Shooting Meta
#61: Last Hurrah for the GX Era! (POG 2021 Meta Analysis)
#60: The Post Rotation Explanation Episode!
#59: Evolving Skies Review Pt 2: Trainers Galore
#58: Evolving Skies Review Part 1: The Mons
#57: The Explosion of Online PTCGO Tourneys During Lockdown (ft. NeilPie & LimitlessConnor)
#56: Japanese National Championships & Holding Online TOs Accountable
#55: Product News, Poke Drama, and ADP...Moltres?!
#54: How Lockdown Catapulted PTCG Content Creators (ft. Pumpkaamy & HotChocPTCG)
#53: 25 Anniversary Set Revealed!
#52: A (Shadow) Ride Or Die Meta Update
#51: PSA 10 Mewtwo's Left Foot Incoming! A V-Union Discussion
#50: DRAGONS ARE BACK BABY!
#49: Eevee Heroes Secret Rares are GORGEOUS!
#48: My Tini Pony Takeover! (Also Product News + Discussing Game Design)
#47: Will Pokemon Make NFTs, Stream Sniping Shenanigans, & Scalpers Are the Worst!
#46: Tons of Great New Products Announced...If You Can Find Em
#45: Jack Black Spirit! Also, SO MANY EEVEELUTIONS COMING!
#44: The DEFINITIVE Silver Lance Set Review (ya we said it)
#43: Rapid Strike Urshifu Rises, IRL Etiquette, & Finding the Silver Lining
#42: Battle Styles: Top Decks + Techs, A PSA PSA, & Time to Buy Low!
#41: Going Steady with Battle Styles (Is this love?!) Also NEW HORSIES! (not Horseas)
#40: Has Battle Styles Saved Standard? (Now in Technicolor!)
#39: Rapid Strike > Single Strike? (ft. FlowTKast)
#38: Play Resumes Down Under & Bou Takes On The Scalpers!
#37: So...the Pokemon 25th Anniversary happened...uh...
#36: Top Shining Fates Decks, Battle Styles Promos, & Pokemon's 25th Anniversary!
#35: The Anti Meta (Pod) Showdown Recap! (& Other News)
#34: Unbans in Expanded, Logan Paul's Big Buys, & Shining Fates for Players
#33: In-Depth Battle Styles Review! Which Bear is Best?!
#32: The Past (Expanded), The Present (Standard), & The Future (Battle Styles)!
#31: Exploring a World Without ADP, Lots of Product News, and Rogue Decks Strike Back!
#30: $3k ChillTCG Results, Product Shortages, & New Year's Goals!
#29: Battle Style Revealed, TPCi's Very Interesting Survey, & Even More News!
#28: Battle Style Predictions, Players Cup 2 Winner, & The Future of Online Tournaments!
#27: V-Union, Coalossal's Big Day, & The Worst Product Name of 2021!
#26: Clout Chasing Kadabra & ChillTCG Regional Results
#25: Breaking Down the Vivid Voltage Meta & Exploring Expanded!
#24: Vivid Voltage Meta - Same Same, But Different? (ft. PJ Witusik)
#23: Players Cup II Top 16, Top Decks for the Vivid Voltage Format, & Team Challenge!
#22: Vivid Voltage Set Review, Expanded Bans, and Rusted Sword Rants!
#21: RealBreakingNate stops by to talk Collecting, Content Creation, and everything under your Target shelves!
#20: OOPS ALL JAKE!
#19: Wailords Enter TCG Collecting, the Meta Gets a Remix, & PLAY TOOL SCRAPPER!
#18: Players Cup DOS Points Analysis & Charizard Fatigue?
#17: Players Cup II Strategery & Champion's Trash Talking
#16: So Many LEAKS & Omnipoke League Fantasy Drafts!
#15: Talking Burnout and Balance with Emery Taylor! (Plus Champion's Path: OOPS! All Zards Announced)
#14: #BanADP Tourney Winner & New Shocking Volt Tackle Cards!
#13: Interview w/ POG Champ Isaiah Bradner, #EternatusIsCancelled, & Should ADP Be Banned?
#12: What Dominated POG 2020 & What Will Dominate Post-Rotation?
#11: POG 2020 Championships Meta Analysis
#10: You've got questions! We've got answers? (Q+A Edition)
#9: Darkness Ablaze Prerelease, Standard BANS! & Analyzing Meta's Past
#8: Interview w/ Cyrus Davis about POG 2020, Champion's Path Announced, & Q+A Subsmissions!
#7: Interview w/ Le Bui about Retro Formats, Players Cup Mysteries, & POG 2020 Preview
#6: Players Cup Nonsense, TCG Raid Battles, & The TCG Collector's Market
#5: Players Cup Meta Analysis, Legendary Heartbeats, & LCS Controversy
#4: Standard Format, Future Format & Players Cup Results
#3: Awesome TCG Products & Lessons in Being a Good Person
#2: Tomb Count, Tord GOAT?, & Offseason Burnout
#1: Introductions, Infinity Zone, & LucMetal/Zacian Tier 1?