Special Conditions - A Pokémon TCG Podcast

208. Delta Reign – Legendary Stadiums & Mega Rayquaza!

Special Conditions 208: Delta Reign – Legendary Stadiums & Mega Rayquaza! Two cards, one Stadium, and a whole lot of possibilities! Lane joins Adam and Justin this week

207. Grinding the Pokémon TCG Meta

Special Conditions 207: Grinding the Pokémon TCG Meta  Lane is back on Special Conditions, and apparently he’s been doing nothing but grinding Pokémon TCG tournaments.

206. 30th Anniversary Fever

Special Conditions 206: 30th Anniversary Fever We recorded this one right before the 30th Anniversary set dropped… and then Justin took forever to edit it. So now the se

205. Dragons Rule the World

Episode 205 – Dragons Rule the World Special Conditions is back! After a longer-than-planned break, Adam and Justin catch up on what’s been happening in Pokémon, collect

204. Japan, NAIC, and Too Many Pikachu

This week on Special Conditions, Adam and Justin keep things lighter with a Pokémon life catch-up. Between travel plans, podcast chaos, collecting fatigue, and the consta

203. The Pokémon Card Hunt Is Getting Weird

A Magikarp promo in Korea drew a massive crowd, led to the Pokémon Mega Festa distribution being shut down, and quickly became another example of how strange Pokémon prom

202. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Justin is joined by guest host Lane for a wide-ranging episode of Special Conditions covering the collector side, the player side, and the “wait, what just happened?” sid

201. Houston, The Braviary Has Landed | Houston Regionals Recap

Episode 201 of Special Conditions is all about Justin’s trip to Houston Regionals, and he’s joined by fellow Texas Pokémon player and Star Wars nerd Mitchell Le to break

200. How Card Show Vendors Actually Make Money

How Card Show Vendors Actually Make Money | Special Conditions 200 Episode 200 of Special Conditions is a real behind-the-table conversation with two guests who live the

199. I Iono’d Them to 3… Then Lost Anyway

Episode 199 feels like a classic Special Conditions hang—one part “this card rules,” one part “how did that just happen,” and one part real-life hobby grind. We start wit

198. Sleepers, Steals, and Binder Deals

New year = new segments! In Episode 198 of Special Conditions, we roll out Burned or Learned, Behind the Booth, Sleeve it or Leave it, Sleepers & Steals, and Status: Reco

197. Taste is Greater Than Value

Episode 197 – Special Conditions (Pokémon TCG) This week’s Card of the Day is a full-on vibes pick: Mega Manectric EX full art—loud colors, chaotic Mega-era energy, and

196. This Meta Shouldn’t Be This Open… But It Is

Episode 196 – Special Conditions (Pokémon TCG) In This Meta Shouldn’t Be This Open… But It Is, Adam, Justin, and Lane dive into how strangely wide-open the Pokémon TCG f

195. TCG Live is actually… fun again?

Episode 195 – Special Conditions (Pokémon TCG) Card of the Day: Uxie 43/146 (Legends Awakened) Main Topics: TCG Live is actually… fun again? In this episode, Adam and J

194. The Card Show Playbook: Fair Prices, Fair Trades, Better Community

Episode 194 – Special Conditions (Pokémon TCG) Hosts: Adam Tuttle, Justin Keller, and Lane (Good Morning Johto) We get real about the current card show scene—what collec

193. Mega Evolution Madness

Special Conditions Podcast Ep. 193 – MEGA EVOLUTION MADNESS In this week’s episode of Special Conditions, Adam and Justin dive deep into all things Pokémon TCG — from no

192. Slabs, Stories, and Farewell: Honoring The Grading Authority

This week on Special Conditions, we step away from the usual gameplay and collecting chatter to honor a community staple—The Grading Authority (TGA). After years of servi

191. Delibird Dreams & Mega Symphonia Screams

Delibird Dreams & Mega Symphonia Screams | Special Conditions 191 In this episode of Special Conditions, Adam and Justin cover a packed week in the Pokémon TCG. We dig i

190. Vendor Rules Are Made to be Broken!

This week on Special Conditions, Adam, Justin, and special guest Lane from Good Morning Johto dive deep into the highs, lows, and downright strange moments from Collect-A

189. New 2026 TCG Rule Changes + Black & White Set Hype!

Welcome to Episode 189 of Special Conditions, the Pokémon TCG podcast where competing and collecting collide! 🎴 In this episode, Justin and Lane from Good Morning Johto b