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Aaron and John sit down with Alex Wilson to talk about his journey and perspective on Pokemon, what inspired him to create his website, and pick his brain on retro formats. We at the podcast are huge fans of his website and hope if you haven't given it a look before, that this will inspire you to change that. As we said in the show, "Find the retro deck that speaks to you." Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @johnorgel.bsky.social

Back from some summer adventuring, Aaron and John catch up on what's been going on in Pokemon with news on the 2027 Championship Season and the state of the metagame as players gear up for worlds. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John come back to do a breakdown of Turin and how Chaos Rising looks to be shaking things up going into NAIC this weekend. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John play catch up on the results of the POR format regionals ahead of Indianapolis and discuss the new mode available on TCG Live. Stay to the end for an update on show scheduling. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John discuss the evolution of the TEF-POR format and how the meta within the meta is emerging and continuing to evolve. There's a small featurette of a time capsule-esque segment to hopefully satiate the retro enthusiasts! Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John discuss potential impact of some non-Pokemon announcements and do a quick review of the Chaos Rising set ahead of prereleases this weekend. Aaron tries to answer John's queries on card prices during Blaine's Quiz Show before he makes some ice cream comparisons regarding decks in the POR format and how the guys expect them to perform this weekend at the Los Angeles Regional Championship. If you want to support the Sabelhaus family: https://t.co/czfa0sGrLO Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

John's brother Pat joins him on the show to discuss a statement from TPCi regarding the rulings at Orlando Regionals and provide their first impressions on the POR format. Follow us on socials: Show @BFPTCGPod John @JohnOrgel.bsky.social Pat @Sudo_of_woo

In this episode Aaron and John go over the happenings of the weekend in both Orlando and Queretaro as the Ascended Heroes format draws to a close. The guys discuss some major rulings events that occurred across multiple titles over the weekend and Aaron provides a potential solution for the lack of transparency surrounding major judge calls. Blaine's Quiz Show finally returns before the show closes with some announcements made by TPCi including updates to tournament rules. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John recap what happened last weekend in the Sevilla Special Championship event and give final thoughts on what is going to happen in the final event prior to the standard format rotation this upcoming weekend in Orlando. Will Crustle truly shine? Will Gardevoir make one last stand to cement its legacy? Will Zoroark make good on the upgrades it received in Ascended Heroes? Let us know what you think is going to win this weekend in the comments and we'll catch up with a recap of the results on next week's episode. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John catch up on what they've been up to in the TCG related to the Ascended Heroes format including prep for upcoming events and John's experience judging in Houston, John grills Aaron on Team Rocket trivia in Blaine's Quiz Show, and the guys close out the show with talk on how they expect the format to evolve heading into the final events preceding rotation. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John discuss the results of the Seattle Regional Championship as the Phantasmal Flames format draws to a close. Aaron grills John on "Special Pokemon" in Blaine's Quiz Show before the guys talk about all of the news and reveals from the Pokemon Presents. Check this week's poll for a related question! Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John recap their predictions for EUIC and talk about how the results of the event will potentially impact the metagame for the Seattle Regional Championship this weekend. Then, the guys go over some early post-rotation results from the Fukuoka Champions League tournament with some surprising top finishers. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John revisit the ideas of special set composition, release cadence, and product variety. Then John tests Aaron's knowledge of Pokemon Day during Blaine's Quiz Show and the guys close things out with a discussion of the relative positioning of the most powerful and popular decks going into this week's Europe International Championship tournament. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for an announcement on near-term show progression and availability. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John discuss the delay of some Ascended Heroes products and the release cadence of special sets as well as a new policy from TPCi regarding the legality of special sets. After John attempts to increase his lead in Blaine's Quiz Show, the guys discuss the impact of some key cards in the Ascended Heroes expansion. We'll return with an EUIC discussion next week so we hope to have you back! Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

In this episode Aaron and John review some major rules changes in the TCG Tournament Handbook and the impact they think they will have on players and tournaments. Then they recap tournament predictions from the action packed weekend across the world with some exciting infusions of non-"Big 4" decks in the mix. Note that this was recorded prior to the announcement that Ascended Heroes was being delayed in terms of tournament legality so there won't be any discussion on that until next week. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social