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From the Orchard to the Finals... Talking Everything Hydrapple ex with Ben Dobberstein!

Wagwan generals! An exciting one for y'all today as we have on friend of the show and Baltimore Regional finalist Ben Dobberstein on the show. In this episode, Ben talks

Sep 23
1 h 13 min

Tier Listing Plays for Baltimore Regionals

Wagwan generals welcome back. Thank you for sticking with us in this busy time! This week we're back talking about the plays for the first regional of the season. Bored o

Sep 15
40 min

Fully Evaluating the Worlds 2026 Experience

Well would you look who's back... The boys finally make a return to the mic to break down the entirety of the 2026 San Francisco World Championships. What worked and what

Sep 4
1 h 24 min

We're Back! Discussing the State of the Game

Wagwan generals! Been a minute, hope everyone's good. In this episode, we go over the state of the game - Where we're at and where it's headed. Since we've been gone so l

Aug 4
52 min

The 2025/2026 Pokèmon TCG Awards Show - 3rd Annual Shifties

Welcome back y'all to a very special epi. This week is the 25/26 Shifties, where we finally reveal the winners of the awards chosen by you in our fan voting. Who got snub

Jul 10
45 min

NBA x Pokèmon roundup - Kawhi Leonard is a Toronto Raptor (Again)

Sup y'all, welcome to the second ever emergency Shift Gear episode. In this episode, we brought in our NBA correspondent to help us break down the news of the huge Kawhi

Jul 1
1 h 07 min

We Answered ALL your Questions… AMA

Welcome back fellas. Last week we asked you to send in all your questions and this week we answer ALL (yes, ALL) your questions. What did we get right or wrong? Let us kn

Jun 24
2 h 11 min

NAIC 2026 Was a Doozy (RIP Bourbon Street)

Welcome back folks. TONS of content this week with all the reveals, news, and the biggest tournament of the year. What should we add to the Shifties this year? Let us kno

Jun 16
1 h 30 min

What's the Play for NAIC?

Wagwan generals, welcome back to arguably the most important epi of the year. Not only are the New York Knicks potentially about to burn down New York, but we also have t

Jun 8
45 min

Alakazam is IN CONTROL!

Welcome back fellas. This week we break down the Indianapolis regionals, won by a control variant of Alakazam which really took the field by surprise. We also break down

Jun 3
53 min

I think I've seen this film before

Dragapult won again!!! The fellas recap a slightly predictable weekend from Melbourne. Lots of discussion in this episode, very little of it about Pokèmon. What should An

May 26
56 min

This is not hell (Dragapult didn’t win)

Wagwan generals, welcome back to another week. This week there is cause for widespread celebration in acknowledging the fact that neither of this weekend’s events were wo

May 20
45 min

Is this hell?

Wagwan generals. Welcome back to another epi. This week the fellas discuss the state of Dragapult and it's stanglehold on the current game as we know it. Is this healthy?

May 13
59 min

LA Regionals Tier List!

Wagwan generals! Slow week in the game so the fellas revisited the tier list and updated the picks for LA. Lots of filler and banter in this epi, enjoy! Let us know you

May 6
1 h 05 min

This Format is Weird...

Wagwan generals. This week the boys are back to break down one of the strangest formats we can remember. With Prague regionals in the books, we got our first taste of thi

Apr 30
55 min

Prague Regionals Tier List!

Wagwan generals. Welcome back to another epi - In this one, the fellas break down an extremely dramatic week in the game of Pokèmon as well as give their top picks for Pr

Apr 22
56 min

The Ultimate Pokèmon TCG 2026 Rotated Cards Tier LIst (funeral)

Wagwan generals. Welcome back to another episode. This week the fellas go through every notable card (Even Jacq) we lose to the 2026 Pokèmon TCG rotation. Do you agree wi

Apr 15
54 min

Fully Breaking Down the Most Dramatic Weekend in Pokémon History (ft. the official rulebook)

Wagwan generals, this week we have a doozy. We witnessed one of the most dramatic weekends in Pokèmon history, not a single headset was safe. To make matters more enterta

Apr 8
1 h 13 min

A Sevillian Festival! How to Play Festival Lead, with 2026 Seville SPE Finalist Ethan Wilde

Wagwan generals. This week, the boys are graced by the presence of the man who took FESTIVAL LEAD to it's highest heights, Ethan Wilde. In this episode, the fellas recap

Apr 1
1 h 11 min

Mega Box Takes Houston! Our Assessment of Today’s Meta (Audio Fixed)

Welcome back generals. This week the boys recap the Houston Regional Championships to assess this meta and how it may continue to adapt as we try and narrow down our play

Mar 25
1 h 01 min