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Special Conditions is a Podcast dedicated to the Pokémon Trading Card Game that brings over 30 years of combined TCG experience to the game table! Hosts Adam Tuttle and Justin Keller bring unique perspectives on collecting, competing, and the current card market in a family friendly environment.
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Special Conditions Podcast 167 On this episode of Hidden Pokemon Cards (credit @RealbreakingNate) Justin stumbles upon a Charizard tin in the most unexpected of places, leading to an unexpected treasure trove of alt art magic! But hold onto your hats, because Paldean Fates has arrived, bringing a cascade of shiny Pokémon delights! Prepare to be daz…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 2/18/24 Publish Date - 4/20/24 Get ready for a dose of Pokémon chaos with Justin's unexpected guest, his pet Kecleon, crashing the podcast party. This colorful character sets the tone for a lively discussion as we compare notes on our weekend league adventures. From Justin's bustling local scene to Adam's…
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Special Conditions Podcast 165 Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order! Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate SpecialConditions@PokemonProfessor.com Voicemail, Text, and Picture Line - 732-835-8639 https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork Music provided by GameCh…
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Special Conditions Podcast 164 Recording Date - 1/17/24 Publish Date - 1/28/24 Get ready for an electrifying ride on this week's episode of Special Conditions! Join Adam and Justin as they dive headfirst into the thrilling world of Pokémon TCG, unveiling the latest and greatest cards from the upcoming sets, Wild Force and Cyber Judge – soon to be k…
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Special Conditions Podcast 163 https://bit.ly/SC163WildForceCyberJudge https://bit.ly/SC163SanAntonioResults https://bit.ly/SC163SerperiorVSTARlist In a heartwarming twist on this episode of "Special Conditions: A Pokémon TCG Podcast," hosts Adam and Justin share a delightful exchange of gifts. Playing off each other's favorites, Adam surprises Jus…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 12/05/23 Publish Date - 12/24/23 Join Adam and Justin as they take you through the lively Best Flippin Card show in this episode of the Special Conditions Podcast. Picture this: Adam, armed with a booster box, generously handing out free packs and spreading joy like confetti. At the show Adam was selling …
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Special Conditions Podcast 161 Shiny Treasures - https://bit.ly/SC161ShinyTreasures Brisbane Regionals - https://bit.ly/SC161Brisbane Gdansk Regionals - https://bit.ly/SC161Gdansk Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order! Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate Speci…
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Special Conditions Podcast 160 Recording Date - 11/22/2023 Publish Date - 12/17/2023 Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order! Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate SpecialConditions@PokemonProfessor.com Voicemail, Text, and Picture Line - 732-835-8639 https://link…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 11/15/23 Publish Date - 12/13/23 Welcome to another thrilling episode of "Special Conditions: A Pokémon TCG Podcast"! Join us as we navigate the dynamic Paradox Rift meta, highlighting standout deck choices like the resurgent Fusion Mew and the ever-powerful Lugia. Snorlax stall strategies take the stage,…
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Special Conditions Podcast 158 Recording Date - 11/8/23 Publish Date - 11/15/23 Join us as we dive into the paradoxical realm of the latest expansion, "Paradox Rift," where the battles are intense and the surprises are endless. Can you feel the excitement? Cue the dramatic flair—Paradox, let it rift! The plot thickens as we investigate the latest b…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 10/25/23 Publish Date - 11/12/2023 Adam's Ancient Artifacts: Hold onto your top hats, folks! Adam's league cup trophy cards have The Grading Authority (TGA) scratching their heads. These relics are so old, they might as well have been delivered by dinosaurs. With a lower population than a party in a ghost…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 10/18/23 Publish Date - 11/1/23 This week we dig into Peoria and Sacramento thanks to the rundown on Limitless. Some interesting builds and familiar faces came out to play and we run through some of the lists. We all know Adam is obsessed with Delibird, but Delibird isn’t always around. To soften that blo…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 10/4/2023 Publish Date - 10/16/2023 Prepare for an electrifying revelation, Pokémon trainers! In a heart-racing twist of fate, a Pikachu card of unparalleled mystique has surfaced in the dynamic realm of TCG Live! Ok it’s just a Play Pokemon promo card, but it’s still pretty cool. Local Gamestop stores ac…
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Special Conditions 154 Recording Date - 9/27/2023 Release Date - 10/11/2023 Episode Title - Van Gogh to the Pokemon Center "Don't look, Adam, it's another Pikachu in a hat!" We've seen Pikachu rock countless adorable hats before, but this one might just have a surprise twist. As Adam cautiously sneaks a peek, he can't help but wonder, "Wait, it's a…
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Special Conditions Podcast 153 Recording Date - 9/10/2023 Publish Date - 9/13/2023 Electrifying results from Day 1 in Pittsburgh! Adam and Justin discuss what this could mean. Adam Opens a pack of Obsidian Flames and does he get burnt? Then the hosts discuss some new reveals from Ancient Roar and Future Flash leading Adam to believe that Gardevoir …
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 9/1/2023 Publish Date - 9/5/2023 Will Obsidian Flames burn bright in the meta or will it smolder into ashes? We discuss some larger online tournament results. Zard was flying around but did it make an impact? Adam does the peel to reveal for an alternate art Blastoise and Piplup tag team card with surpris…
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Special Conditions Podcast 151 Recording Date - 8/24/23 Publish Date - 9/4/2023 70,000 trainers descend upon Gotham (NYC) and they’re all there to see Adam. Ok maybe that’s a bit of a stretch but Adam was a notable trainer at Go Fest NYC and we discuss how it went! There was a podcast meetup for the New York state of Grind. While in New York, Adam …
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 8/16/23 Publish Date - 9/4/2023 IRON BUNDLE IS REVEALED. Will Iron Bundle (future robot version of Delibird) take over the meta as we know it?? Pokemon World’s in Japan revealed a new mechanic (future vs ancient) and an old mechanic (Ace Spec). We speculate how this mechanic will be similar to battle styl…
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Special Conditions Podcast 149 Recording Date - 8/10/23 Publish Date - 8/16/23 In this week's episode Adam is riding solo. We got a question from our friend Jamal who really wanted to know what the cheapest ground level for entry is to being competitive in the TCG and in this episode we find out! In the first episode in a few weeks to open cards we…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 8/2/23 Publish Date - 8/7/23 ADD DESCRIPTION HERE This week's episode Adam and Justin discuss the 2024 championship series point structure of the season. What does that mean? How many points do you think you can get? What are the point structures for locals? We discuss that and more! There’s a new FLOW la…
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Special Conditions Podcast 147 Recording Date - 7/26/23 Publish Date - 7/30/23 Adam went to his first League Cup of the season! He did fairly well for playing Lost Box for the first time. He brought his own take of the list opting for consistency. He regails each match and how they went 1 by 1. An oldie but a goodie, Shining Tyranitar returns! We d…
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Special Conditions Podcast 146 Recording Date - 7/18/2023 Publish Date - 7/26/2023 There’s a Paradox Rift on the horizon! Adam and Justin discuss what this could mean for our upcoming November set. Pokebeach.com turns 20! Adam regails about the past and what it was like to use Pokebeach 15 plus years ago. Pokebeach was essentially the only reliable…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 7/6/23 Publish Date - 7/10/23 On this week's episode Adam & Justin discuss the results of the NAIC (North American International Championships), a top 8 player disqualified, New Regionals announced for the 2024 Season, TGA peel to reveal, and some talk about playing at home. NAIC - https://limitlesstcg.co…
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Special Conditions Podcast 144 Recording Date - 6/29/23 Publish Date - 7/4/23 PEEL TO REVEAL yields crazy results! We discuss the road to worlds documentary and how it inspires us to be better players. Everyone should enter the Sword and Shield booster box giveaway by TPCI! Justin discusses his run at a recent Pokemon League Challenge. Dragonite ex…
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Special Conditions Podcast 143 Calendar - https://bit.ly/SC143Calendar Black Flame - https://bit.ly/SC143BlackFlame Trainers Toolkit - https://bit.ly/SC143Toolkit Battle Academy - https://bit.ly/SC143Academy Detective Pikachu - https://bit.ly/SC143Detective Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order! TCG Player Support the sh…
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Special Conditions Podcast 141 HARTFORD - Raymond Long deck list 6th place https://limitlesstcg.com/decks/list/7514 PRERELEASE PALDEA EVOLVED TGA - https://tgacards.com/about/ What is the worst card in Paldea Evolved? https://www.justinbasil.com/translations/sv2 Use FULL HEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% OFF! Support the show by shopping at TCG…
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TCG Player Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate Pokémon Professor Network Merch Store - https://bit.ly/PPNMerchStore SpecialConditions@PokemonProfessor.com Voicemail, Text, and Picture Line - 732-835-8639 https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork Music provided by GameChops and licensed t…
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Special Conditions Podcast 139 Recording Date - 05/03/23 Publish Date - 05/21/23 Sorry for the delay in getting this show out to Podcast Platforms! On this week's episode Justin and Adam discuss the end of PTCGO, New cards from the 151 TCG set, Kadabra Art, and some regionals talk! Check out the VoD Here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Jb3OUGMN3bM?fe…
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Special Conditions Podcast 138 Recording Date - 4/26/23 Publish Date - 5/20/23 Sorry for the delay in getting this episode out on Podcast platforms! Check out the video here - https://www.youtube.com/live/T9aLjylGG3M?feature=share New EX’s revealed in special set https://www.pokeguardian.com/1289001_scarlet-violet-ex-special-set-revealed-featuring-…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 04/10/2023 Publish Date - 4/20/2023 On this week's episode Adam and Justin take a look at our second set Paldea Evolved. We talk about the new Reversal energy and how it’s very similar to the old Scramble Energy that was released in EX Deoxys. We also take a quick look at a canceled TCG set! TCG Player Su…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 4/5/23 Publish Date - 04/16/23 Hey you. Listener. Have you sent us an email? These fine folks sure did and we read it on the podcast. Specialconditions@pokemonprofessor.com We’d love to hear from you and answer your questions! We discuss our history with the TCG, our favorite decks of all time, and why th…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 3/29/23 Publish Date - 4/9/2023 In this week’s episode Justin, Adam, and friend of the show CopyCody go over some of their favorite cards from the newest TCG expansion Scarlet & Violet base set! Ranking cards from one to five where five is the bes!t The crew gives their honest thoughts on some popular and…
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Special Conditions Podcast 134 Recording Date - 3/16/23 Publish Date - 3/20/23 This week Justin and Adam discuss lost box, as well as some counters to the deck and some possibilities for success. We then celebrate with some Celebrations packs and close the show out with a discussion on the Vancouver Regionals from this past weekend! New Klefki from…
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Special Conditions Podcast 133 - Shard Zard Recording Date - 3/8/2023 Publish Date - 3/13/2023 In this week's episode Adam and Justin get pumped talking about the new pack orientation as well as the new rarity chart for the upcoming Scarlet & Violet TCG sets. With new cards come new stories to be told through the art of the cards! Worlds 2022 decks…
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Special Conditions Podcast 132 - Three Cheers For Eternatus! Recording Date - 03/02/23 Publish Date - 03/07/23 On today’s show Adam and Justin discuss the most exciting thing to come out of pokemon day - Pokemon TCG Classic! Are new trademarks foreshadowing the reveal of Iron Bundle ex??? The new reverse holo pattern reverses our view on reverse ho…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 2/15/23 Publish Date - 2/20/23 In today’s episode Adam shares a touching story he had with Pokemon while at work. We briefly discuss Rotation and Pokemon day coming up soon. There’s a new league battle deck in town and their name is Palkia Vstar. You thought Lost Box was gonna get weaker after rotation? T…
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Special Conditions Podcast 130 Recording Date - 2/9/23 Publish Date - 2/13/23 This week starts off with Adam talking about his experience at a LGS league event! Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX was able to secure a 3-1 record and second place finish! There is plenty to discuss about Orlando Regionals and we share our post event thoughts on the event! We c…
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Special Conditions 129 Recording Date - 02/1/2023 Publish Date - 2/7/2023 In our second video format episode we discuss the second of the five Special Conditions: Burn. To celebrate this flame powered effect, we discuss our favorite burning Pokémon! With Orlando Regionals upon us we make some predictions about what we expect to see. Adam goes off o…
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Special Conditions Podcast 128 Recording Date - 1/26/23 Publish Date - 1/30/23 In our first video recorded episode since Justin joined we open tons of Crown Zenith packs. We discuss the poison special condition and some of our favorite cards using this mechanic. Pokémon Search Tool - https://bit.ly/SC128CardSearchTool Poison Special Condition - htt…
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Special Conditions Podcast 127 Recording Date - 1/28/2023 Publish Date - 1/23/2023 This week we discuss the results from the not so recent San Diego regional championship as well as some “Klawful” gym promos from Japan. All of Justin's hopes are coming true with Arcanine getting so much love with a new full art: Terazstralized Arcanine! With the re…
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Special Conditions Podcast 126: Returnatus Recording Date - 1/05/23 Publish Date - 1/12/23 We discuss Justin Playing Eternatus/Weezing at his local tournament. The toxic deck took a clean sweep of the event going 5-0 to a first place victory. We share our predictions for San Diego and review the results from recent online tournaments, which were su…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 12/28/22 Publish Date - 1/9/2023 In this episode Adam and Justin give their Top 10 cards printed in 2022. Will Crown Zenith be the best Pokemon TCG set of all time?! A new trademark for Raging Surf was filed. The first few “ex” cards were revealed. Adam wants to spread holiday cheer with custom booster pa…
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Special Conditions 124 Recording Date - 12/21/2022 Publish Date - 12/26/2022 Prize Pack - https://bit.ly/SC124PrizePack TPCi Patent - https://bit.ly/SC124Patent Radiant Charjabug - https://bit.ly/SC124Radiant Illustrator Giveaway - https://bit.ly/SC124Illustrator TCG Player Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit…
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Special Conditions 123 Recording Date - 12/13/2022 Publish Date - 12/19/2022 We are excited to introduce the new co-host of Special Conditions, Justin Keller as Ken has stepped away from the show to focus on the operations of the Podcast Network! We will get to know Justin and look forward to how his competitive and collecting experience bring a ne…
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Special Conditions Podcast 122 Recording Date - 10/26/2022 Publish Date - 10/31/2022 New cards being released means new cards showing up in the meta! We take a deep dive into Kyurem VMAX which has seen success since the release of Lost Origin! There are a few different ways to play it and we take a look at two different Palkia pairings that are wor…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 10/4/2022 Publish Date - 10/9/2022 With two weeks of Regional Tournaments to cover, there is a ton of competitive stuff to discuss! From Radiant Charizard taking it in Baltimore and a slew of new decks showing up in Peoria, the current meta is getting more exciting by the minute! Play! Pokémon isn’t the o…
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Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 10/4/2022 Publish Date - 10/6/2022 Plenty to talk about this week beginning with a look into Aerodactyl VSTAR. We look at two decklists and understand why this card could be fun and competitive. The Alt Art Aerodactyl V is some of the BEST card art we have seen! Wobbuffet is in Art of the Week and we can’…
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Special Conditions Podcast 119 Recording Date - 9/8/2022 Publish Date - 9/12/2022 Giratina VSTAR is coming in with some exciting gameplay and a potential shake up to the current meta. It looks like there are a few more tricks up this rotation’s sleeve, as this card takes full advantage of the Lost Zone. Could we see this card at the top of some lea…
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This week on the Dicebreaker Podcast, Meehan, Maddie and Liv discuss the Monty Python RPG and the other comedy show RPGs they think would fit in a similar genre. Along with that, we chat about what we've been up to during the week, both in our tabletop endeavours and personal ones! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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