The Shift Gear Podcast
By Ciaran Farah & Aneil Saini
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Episodes: 125
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Here you'll find two long term Pokemon TCG players who want to share our thoughts on the meta, decks, and all things Pokemon TCG with our listeners. With a specific focus on providing high level content, we also like to take the time to bring on Canadian guests who are under-represented on the global stage and give them an opportunity to share their thoughts and shine! New episodes release weekly on Wednesdays at 12:00 :)
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Is this hell?
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May 13, 2026 |
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LA Regionals Tier List!
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May 06, 2026 |
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This Format is Weird...
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Prague Regionals Tier List!
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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The Ultimate Pokèmon TCG 2026 Rotated Cards Tier LIst (funeral)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Fully Breaking Down the Most Dramatic Weekend in Pokémon History (ft. the official rulebook)
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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A Sevillian Festival! How to Play Festival Lead, with 2026 Seville SPE Finalist Ethan Wilde
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Mega Box Takes Houston! Our Assessment of Today’s Meta (Audio Fixed)
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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It’s Zoroark’s World and We’re Just Living in it…
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Welcome to Spikemuth - Lessons From Aneil's Top Cut in Seattle
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The First Post Rotation Major! Results from Champions League Fukuoka
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Big Performances For the Boys at EUIC with Grimmsnarl ex! EUIC Meta Breakdown
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Answering All the BIG Questions for Each Deck Ahead of EUIC (and Aneil's Amsterdam Adventure)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Freezing Merida! What We Learned From Ciaran's Top 8 with Grimmsnarl
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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These FORGOTTEN Deck Stocks are Rising?! Toronto Regionals Recap & Look Ahead
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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The Ultimate TORONTO Regionals Tier List!
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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The Top 10 Competitive Pokèmon Cards of 2025!
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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The Shift Gear Pokèmon TCG Christmas Wishlist - Peace Out Boss's Orders?
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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The Retro Format You NEED To Try! A Walk Through Pokèmon History - 2018 Sun & Moon - Lost Thunder
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The Top 10 Most TOXIC Cards of ALL TIME - A Walk Through Pokèmon History
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Breaking Down Stuttgart Regionals - is Charizard BDIF?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Fully Breaking Down the Biggest DQ in Pokémon History
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Discussing Dragapult and Gardevoir ex in the Sahara Desert!
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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This SECRET Deck Took This Week's Regionals By STORM
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Results are In! Mega Evolution Tier List
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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N's Zoroark Makes A Statement! Storylines From Pittsburgh Regionals
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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The Gardevoir Master Strikes Again! Interviewing Henry Chao - Monterrey Regional Finalist
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Reviewing Mega Evolution Results from Japan - What's Up & Coming?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Tier Listing Every Energy Ever :)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Our Exclusive Interview with Riley McKay, the 2025 Pokèmon TCG WORLD CHAMPION
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The 2025 Pokémon World Championships Was Crazy! Recapping Results, Storylines, and Ciaran's Top 32!
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Our Tier List of Top Plays for Worlds (or cups!)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Early Black Bolt & White Flare Results are in!
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Black Bolt & White Flare Card Tier List!
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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How to Approach the 2025/2026 Pokèmon TCG Season
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Who Was the MVP of 2025?! Our 2nd Annual Pokèmon TCG Awards Show!
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Shadow Bulleting to Top 8! Interviewing the Top NAIC Grimmsnarl Player, Piper Lepine
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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The Best Plays for NAIC May Surprise you...
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Destined Rivals Results are In. What’s the Play?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Our Early NAIC Deck Choice Thoughts & Gardevoir Dominates ANOTHER Regional
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May 28, 2025 |
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Phantom Diving Through an Anti-Dragapult World! W/ Top 8 Utrecht Player Kamil Colatosti
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May 20, 2025 |
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Our Destined Rivals Complete Set Review!
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May 15, 2025 |
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Interviewing the Raging Bolt ex MASTER, Christian Labella!
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May 07, 2025 |
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The Play for Milwaukee is WHAT?!
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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BAN Budew?! Dragapult ex DOMINATES Atlanta Regionals
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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What's the Play For Atlanta Regionals?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Post Rotation Results Are In! What's the Play?
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The COMPLETE Pokemon TCG 2025 Rotation Tier List!
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Our Journey Together Complete Set Review!
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Mastering Dragapult with Vancouver Top 8 Dragapult Player .... Aneil...?
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Preparing for Vancouver Regionals with Vancouver's Number 1 Pokèmon TCG Player! w/ Cali White
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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KLAWF Wins EUIC!? Dissecting A MASSIVE Internationals
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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The BEST Deck Choices for EUIC! Tier List & Looking Ahead
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Results For Prismatic's First Big Event Are In (and They're SURPRISING)!
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Mastering Gardevoir, With the Gardevoir Master! Interview with 2x Regional Champion - Henry Chao
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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The Online GOAT Makes A Statement In San Antonio! Mastering Pidgeot ex With Alloutblitzle
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Learning Everything About Judge Calls ft. A Pokemon Professor + Discussing Palkia's Unexpected Rise!
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Attempting The Hardest Pokemon TCG Trivia We've Ever Seen....
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Our Top 10 Favourite Decks EVER - A Walk Through Pokèmon TCG History
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Top 10 Pokèmon TCG Decks of 2024! Who Takes the Crown?
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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The First Look at BUDEW at a 5000 Player Tournament - The Merry Christmas Episode!
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Another Top 16 for Ciaran with Lugia Vstar! Toronto was INFESTED with Regidrago
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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The Ultimate Toronto Regionals Guide! What's the Play? With Rowan Stavenow
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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KLAWF Is Turning Heads! Stuttgart Regionals Lookback & Why Klawf is LEGIT
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Miraidon is Back on Top! Sacramento Results and Best Decks of Surging Sparks!
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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SECRET BOX Charizard?! Top 8 LAIC Interview With Jackson Ford!
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Our Top Picks for LAIC! Tier List of the Best Decks Right Now
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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TCG Pocket Hot Takes & New Eeveelution ex Reviews in a Slushie Costume
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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The Top 5 Rogue Decks Of ALL TIME - A Walk through Pokèmon TCG History
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Regidrago is Back to Best Deck in Format?! And Pokémon Stock Lessons With Aneil
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Ciaran Did It AGAIN! Back to Back Top 8s With Lugia VStar & Our Louisville Meta Thoughts
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Louisville Regionals Meta Forecast and Lima SPE Results!
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Huge Meta Developments From Dortmund & Joinville Regionals - The Shift Gear 1 Year Episode!
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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These Are The Best Decks of the Stellar Crown Meta so Far! Plus New Broken Cards!
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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How Ciaran Came 2nd At Baltimore Regionals With LUGIA VSTAR!
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Return of the Aggro Decks - Which One is Best for Baltimore?
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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The Best Decks Right Now! Tier List of the Best Picks For Baltimore
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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How to Play and Build Regidrago VSTAR With Jack Moore (Day 2 World Championships)
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Worlds 2024 Was WILD
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Shrouded Fable is Here - What You Should be Playing!
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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We've Been to 10 World Championships - Here's What We've Learned
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Our Stellar Crown Set Review
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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How to Win Worlds Featuring a World Champion! W/ Rowan Stavenow
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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The Top 10 Worst Designed Pokemon Cards of All Time
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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League Cup Guide! What You Should Be Playing to Locals
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Pokemon Changed EVERYTHING! 2024-25 Season Structure Revealed
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Our Shrouded Fable Tier List
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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The 1st Annual Shift Gear Pokèmon Players Awards
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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NAIC Recap - DQs, Prize Penalties, Clock, Gardevoir Dominance, and an Interview With an Aggro King!
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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What's THE PLAY For NAIC? Our Top Picks & Decklists
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Our NAIC Twilight Masquarade Decks Tier List!
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May 29, 2024 |
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The Top 5 Greatest Pokèmon TCG Formats of ALL TIME - A Guide to Retro
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May 22, 2024 |
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Meet the Godfather of Canadian Pokemon
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May 15, 2024 |
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Theres a New King ... Dialga Vstar?
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May 08, 2024 |
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What the Pokèmon TCG Worlds Invite Structure Should Be - Elitism?
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May 01, 2024 |
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Our Twilight Masquerade Tier List
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Orlando Regional Champion Breaks Down How to Master Charizard ex, Winning Worlds, and his Tord Plus Lebron Fandom
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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A Master Guide To Arceus/ARMAROUGE - An Interview With Top 32 EUIC Performer Julian Gort-Barry
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Our Top Choices For EUIC (With Our Personal LIsts!)
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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What Are The Best Decks of Temporal Forces? An Episode From the Mountains
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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The Top 10 Pokémon Cards of ALL TIME - A Walk Through Pokémon History
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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The Top 10 Decks of ALL TIME - A Walk Through Pokemon History
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Top 10 Pokemon TCG Players of All Time!
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Who Gets Aux On Drives? Relating Decks to Casino Games (NOT SPONSORED BY ONLINE BETTING, for once)
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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They Printed Another Broken Ace Spec, Fukuoka Champion's League, and A Look Into Post Rotation!
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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CHIEN PAO FINALLY WON A REGIONALS! Charizard is Patrick Mahomes?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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How to Play Giratina Vstar to Top 8, Chien-Pao Gaming, and Canadian's Honest Review of Buc-ees!
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Gardevoirisms. VIP or no VIP? Does This Effect Kevin Durants Legacy?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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How to Play Roaring Moon With Catchers, Making Your First Day 2, Pokestats, and Closed Decklists?
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Aging up to Masters, Arceus, Pokemon Boxing, Charlotte, and New Cards With Christian Labella!
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Giratina's Domination, Roaring Moon Enters The Format, and Other Portland Surprises + Giveaway!
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Our Top 10 Cards of 2023! + Shawarmas?
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Is Prime Catcher Too Good?? Gholdengo ex and Zeraora Top Cut Japan?? New Cards Revealed From Japan!
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Dan Hugar Breaks Down Lost Zone Giratina, Translating Online Success to IRL, and More!
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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The Ask Us Anything Episode (& San Antonio Prep, I guess)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Who's the GOAT of Pokemon? A Discussion on GOATS & The Evolution of the Paradox Rift Metagame
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Mindsets, weekly updates, and PALKIA
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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We Cleaned Up an Internats With Spicy Lists! Our Top 4 & Top 16 LAIC Reports
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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The LDF Episode!
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Rift is Here! Our Early Contenders & Analyzing Early Results
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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We're Free From 151! A Recap of Toronto & A Look Ahead - Our Paradox Rift Top Picks
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Last Tourney Before Paradox Rift!!! Our Top Picks for Toronto & A Special Guest
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Gyarados Vmax, Lugia's Domination, a Lost Mine of Lost Box! What Went Down in Sacramento & a Look Ahead to Toronto
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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What Exactly Happened in Peoria? A Story of Metagaming, and Overmetagaming - Our Thoughts Going into Sacramento
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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What Deck Should you be Playing for Peoria? | Our 151 Meta Discussion, is Mew ex THAT Good?
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Oct 03, 2023 |