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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

Aaron and John discuss the results of the Toronto Regional Championship and John gives his perspective on players' pace of play as a long time floor and stream judge. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @johnorgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John go over the updates (and lack thereof) to the TCG Rules Handbook that TPCi implemented for the new quarter and discuss how different decks are positioned heading into Toronto this weekend. Along the way, Aaron attempts to gain some points in John's Team Rocket themed Blaine's Quiz Show segment Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Back from a holiday break, Aaron and John sat down to review the history of decks involving Gardevoir ex since its introduction in the Scarlet & Violet base set. The card has a long history of adaptability and has taken many forms in its time in the tcg so hopefully you learn something. If you feel like there's something we missed, let us know! If you aren't already, please consider following the show (Spotify) or subscribing (Youtube). Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGpod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Going into the vault this week! Due to some logistical issues, we weren't able to record the intended episode this week. Instead, we're re-releasing this throwback highlighting coaching in the Pokemon TCG space! Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGpod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John take the time to review how Charizard ex came into the modern game when it was released in Obsidian Flames and how decks involving this card have evolved and adapted over the course of its time in standard. Reminder that the show can also be found on youtube! Youtube.com/@BattleFrontierPodcast Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John catch up on what they missed from the fallout of LAIC and the results of the Stuttgart Regional Championship. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John discuss the results of the Las Vegas Regional and some of the updates that happened to the tournament as well as the official stream set up, Aaron tries to close the gap in Blaine's Quiz Show, and the guys tier list the format abased on the likelihood of a top player bringing the deck to LAIC. Follow us on socials: @_Aaron_Curry (X) @JohnOrgel.bsky.social (Blue Sky) @BFPTCGPod (On X and Youtube)

**Friendly reminder that the show is on YouTube as well! We'd appreciate a sub over there to help the channel grow so it's easier for other people to find.** Aaron and John discuss a change in the tournament handbook outlining the implementation of open decklists in tournament play. Aaron quizzes John on some Kanto starter trivia in Blaine's Quiz Show before the guys make some predictions ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Regional Championship. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John go over the results of the Regionals from this past weekend before jumping into take a look at the contents of the soon to be released Phantasmal Flames set. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron proposes a new card legality schedule for products like the Mega Gengar and Mega Diancie battle decks, Frontier Fundamentals makes its triumphant return, and the guys discuss the impact of the results of the Lille Regional Championship as we head into Halloween weekend with Brisbane and Gdansk directly ahead. Note: On spotify we had an issue with our episode from last week. We're currently trying to get it reestablished but if you want to go back and listen to it, it is still live on both Apple Podcast and over on the show's Youtube channel. Socials: X @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry BlueSky @JohnOrgel.bsky.social Youtube @BattleFrontierPodcast

Aaron and John jump into the past with the reintroduction of the Time Capsule segment reviewing a deck that had a similar introduction to the game as Tord's Mega Absol Box deck. Then the guys drop some predictions for which players and decks they expect to succeed at the Lille Regional Championship this weekend. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

This week we look at the results of our predictions, the impact of Tord Reklev's new introduction to the Mega Evolution metagame, and the other results from the Milwaukee Regional Championship including the success of a deck we didn't even remember to mention on last week's episode. We also take a trip to the Southern hemisphere to check out the results of the Belo Horizonte Regional that took place last weekend. Follow us on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social

Aaron and John go through a series of questions to outline their thoughts on the opening regional weekend for the Mega Evolution format in Milwaukee. Follow the show on socials: @BFPTCGPod @_Aaron_Curry @JohnOrgel.bsky.social