Battle Frontier - A Pokemon TCG Podcast

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 C...

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 close...

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 wh...

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 soc...

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 e...

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 yo...

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...

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 fo...

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 (...

**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...

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 current...

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 t...