First episode back in 5 years! Lots of things have changed since we last talked. Namely Spotify, which we are working on moving over to so bare with us. On this episode we give you an update on what's been going on the past 5 years and a look into the NBA playoff pictureBy Jeremy Odena and Toussaint Brown

Alyssa joins the cast to talk about her experience running the recent Women's Tournament and what she thinks its impacts on the VGC scene could be! Links Women's Tournament Usage Stats: https://twitter.com/TemporalVGC/status/1304065045593239552 Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake…

Yuree joins the cast to talk about the recent trend of rotating VGC formats! Links Players Cup Results - https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/08/25/players-cup-results/ Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Yuree: https://twitter.com/YureeVGC Logo by Sm…

As we transition back into our regular format, Jeremy Odena joins the cast to talk about the Players Cup! Links Power rankings article - https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-players-cup/vgc-power-rankings/ EU Cup - https://twitter.com/VGCVictoryRoad/status/1283881372491317257?s=20 PokeCasters Charity Tournament - https://www.pokecastersn…

In a time where more people are becoming comfortable with sharing their stories of abuse, harassment, and trauma, it is imperative that those around them give them the support they need. Gabby and Chalkey join the cast to talk about how we can become better allies to marginalized groups within the VGC community. Believe and support victims. Black l…

The boys are once again joined by Blake Hopper, this time to discuss the world of competitive Pokemon GO! Links Rose Tower Quarantine Challenge Results - https://www.trainertower.com/rose-tower-circuit/ Victory Road May Challenge Results - https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/05/05/may-challenge-2020/ Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/Soundpr…

Jake and Brendan check in after a brief quarantine break to recap the largest tournament in VGC history! Links Champions Cup Results: https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1247177944738471943 https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1246923730070233090?s=20 https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1246862294983815169 Babiri (ladder tool): https://www.babiri…

Hail master and NPA Commissioner extraordinaire Ryan Tan joins the cast to talk about how to get your VGC fix during this time of social distancing! Links r/VGC: https://reddit.com/r/vgc Babiri Ladder Scraper: https://www.babiri.net/#/ Malmo Regionals Results: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/03/09/malmo-2020-teams-stats/ Galar Friendlies hosted by:…

The boys are back after a brief break to talk about the end of Series 2 and the beginning of Series 3! Links OCIC Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/02/oceania-internationals-2020.html Collinsville Regionals Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/03/collinsville-regionals-2020.html Puerto Rico Special Event Results - https://www…

Soundproof bids farewell to Ultra Series with the help of a few friends. Join us as we run through the life and times of XL, LunaDon, RayOgre, YvelDon, and the infamous KangTorn with one of the pioneers of each archetype as a final look at the last format of Generation 7. Links Galar Weekly #3 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1203685926…

In a follow-up to Episode 11, Jake and Brendan run through some of the old Pokemon that made their way into the Galar Pokedex and discuss their place in the recently announced VGC 2020 metagame. Links VGC 2020 rules: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/ Daytona Beach Regionals Results: http…

The new games have been released into the wild! Jake and Brendan cover some of the last Ultra Series majors then jump right in to the wonderful world of Galar to talk about some of the newly introduced Pokemon. Links Portland Regionals - https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=301 LAIC - https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=3…

Jake and Brendan talk about two of the last Ultra Series regionals, then Jason Krell joins the cast to discuss his thoughts on journalism in VGC! Links Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Jason: https://twitter.com/Krellitlikeitis Richmond Region…

Salazzle Truther and Cottonee Exhibitionist Jamie Boyt joins the cast to talk about when and why standard Pokemon just don't do the job. Links Knoxville Results: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2019/10/13/knoxville-regionals-2020/ Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.c…

Jake and Brendan are joined by recent Top 8 Worlds finisher and frequenter of locals Stephen Mea to discuss the current state of locals and their effect on both the circuit and the game overall. Links to all results discussed on this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RtoytIX2z4loboiAbEpiswfXKGGAO4JW8NPAIg0uOl0/edit?usp=sharing Social Med…

After their regular run through the ladder and locals, Jake and Brendan veer into another doubles format called Doubles OU that happens to be run by Jake. How does it compare and contrast to VGC? Listen and find out! Links Ontario PC - https://twitter.com/SpookyMegamite/status/1173064076106375169 Edinburgh PC - https://twitter.com/ThinkJamieKean/st…

The first wave of tournament results from the 2020 season is in! Jake and Brendan discuss what hit and what missed at the first post-worlds tournaments. They are then joined by Blake Hopper to dive into teambuilding and preparing for tournaments in post-worlds metagames. Links New York City PC Results: https://twitter.com/Pd0nZ/status/1168389824916…

Jake and Brendan recount the events of the 2019 World Championships - the good, the bad, and especially the ugly. But first Brendan exposes himself as a dexiteer in a fun new segment that shines a light on some of the lesser-loved Pokemon. Links Worlds Day 2 Results and Teams on Victory Road: https://worlds.victoryroadvgc.com/standings Social Media…

Worlds! Brendan and Jake talk all about the biggest tournament of the season, from players to teams and everything in between. What archetypes will show up to Washington D.C., and who will be piloting them? Links Pokemon Power Rankings Article: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2019/vgc-power-rankings/ Play! Pokemon Leaderboards: https…

Results from the Mt. Silver Circuit Finals and Zelda Worlds Challenge are in, what players and teams made a splash this time around? Jake and Brendan are then joined by Tommy Cooleen to talk about the life cycle of an archetype throughout a format. Links Mt. Silver Circuit Finals Top 8: https://twitter.com/mt_discord/status/1153392268155510785 Zeld…

Brendan and Jake run through the newly released schedule for Regionals in the 2020 season and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly. Justin Burns then joins the cast to talk about his experience on the snowball and what he would do to improve the Play! Pokemon circuit. Links Official 2020 Regionals Schedule: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemo…

Brendan and Jake launch Soundproof, a new competitive Pokemon podcast focusing on the official Video Game Championships. After a brief introduction, they move on to the Ladder's Greatest Hits and a recap of the 2019 North American International Championships. Aaron Traylor joins the cast to talk about his experience at NAIC and the team he built wi…

Guess who's back in the new year? It's us with Toussaint live in studio for the first time. He's here for the holiday so it's only right. George Karl, the Christmas day games, and how easy the Patriots road to the Super Bowl is on the table for us to talk about.By Jeremy Odena and Toussaint Brown

The only thing appropriate to talk about in our first part of the episode is how America elected an actual troll into office. Congratulations, you did it baby! Part two is already up, check us out.By Jeremy Odena and Toussaint Brown

Here's part two of our episode, this is the part where we get back to the basics with sports. Who's our favorites for MVP so far in this young NBA season? Yeah I asked that, already.By Jeremy Odena and Toussaint Brown

Toussaint and I decided to just go into the studio and press the record button on our conversation. it was good stuff. Enjoy the hot takes because they don't get any hotter than this.By Jeremy Odena and Toussaint Brown