Beach Court Podcast

It's Mega Evolution week -- where we get to see the new cards in action, highlighted by the Milwaukee Regional Championships!  A new secret deck is all the rage just days before the event? The Beach Court Crew brings you their Mil-Walkthrough to get you prepared for the regional and your locals this next week.   We also give our predictions and have our debate segment "Is it better than C...

The New Mega Evolutions set has arrived and we have your first look at a Mega Evolutions tier list to prepare you for Milwaukee. We break down the online meta game and provide some insight into what decks we think are best for the Milwaukee regional championships. Stay tuned for an interview with 70th place champions league finisher Rose Gregson with Gardevoir Ex. She breaks down what it takes to...

We are back from Pittsburgh and had a blast interacting with fans and playing some Pokémon. This week on the Beach Court Podcast Parker, Maddox & Eric recap their weekends. We also dive into the results of the Pittsburgh regional championships and highlight some of our favorite lists from the tournament. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These...

WOW TIME FLIES!!! The first North American regional of 2025-2026 season is here! You won't want to miss this episode as we breakdown the results of Frankfurt & Monterrey and provide deep analysis and insight of how the results might impact Pittsburgh Regionals. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice wi...

This week the Beach Court Podcast crew brings all the information you need to know to qualify for the 2026 World Championships in San Francisco. We also provide our in depth prediction for what point total we think you need to qualify for worlds as a master in the Pokémon TCG!Make sure to stay until the end to hear our predictions for the first regional of the year this weekend in Monterrey &...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, we were trying to figure out what the best possible pack of Mega Evolution Pokémon cards possible (for competitors). Stay tuned until the end to hear what we think would be the best packs. We also discuss the changes to the upcoming 2026 season as we anxiously await the Pokémon regionals; they start next week! Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card S...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Matt Bacnis joins for a special interview to break down his Top 16 finish at the World Champions with Charizard/Pidgeot featuring Pichu/ with Maximum Belt. Stay tuned until the end for the return of fan favorite segment, Crispin's Corner. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Maddox is back from Worlds and he finished in the Top 64 of the best players in the World! Congratulations to Maddox! We also break down the results of the Worlds tournament, show off top lists that did not make top cut and break down all the cool Gholdengo techs from this past weekend. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Cour...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Maddox is on his way to Worlds and we take a trip down memory lane to recollect on why worlds is so special to us. We also dive deep into the best 5 decks for Worlds and talk about what variant of the list we think will do best at Worlds! At the end, we do our best to predict what the top 21 players in North America will play to Worlds. Everyone, wish Maddox g...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Parker returns to help us conquer locals. Listen to this week's episode to hear how the Beach Court Podcast hosts conquer locals, challenges & cups. Stay tuned until the end to hear the analysis of the current Black Bolt & White Flare meta game as we approach the world championships very quickly next week! Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the officia...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, special guest Henry Brand dives deep into how he prepares for major events. He also provides some key insights about: - What you should do differently to prepare for majors - What does effective practice look like? - New website, perfection.gg releasing soon to help you practice better! Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Cour...

This week the Beach Court Podcast reviews the THREE major online events this weekend and watch how the Black Bolt & White Flare meta is evolving.  Pokémon Presents was today, we break down all of the important information to know and provide our somewhat live reactions to you. Lastly, we share with you our favorite lists from the online tournaments this weekend in the Black Bolt & White Fl...

The Beach Court Podcast crew gives you what their favorite decks are in the Black Bolt & White Flare format.  And for the first time ever, we are testing Eric's knowledge of the Unova region in our Unodat segment. Listen now to find out if Eric can pass the Unova Who's That Pokemon test.  Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves...

This week the normal Beach Court Podcast crew is back to talk about 2026 season goals and preview the best cards of the newest Pokémon expansions, Black Bolt & White Flare set to release on 7/18/25. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest...

This week the Beach Court Podcast talks is guest hosted by new Pokémon Community Ambassador Matthew Wood, aka LDF. This is LDF's 5th time on the podcast and we talk all about his role as a Pokémon community ambassador and incorporate your feedback. Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent posts.  As the Scarlet & Violet area comes to a close, LDF & I were curious what the best...

This week the Beach Court Podcast talks with Piper Lepine about preparation! Piper finished back to back top 8's in Portland and NAIC, so we wanted to learn what made her so successful. We also discuss how Marnie's can thrive in the B&W format for Worlds.  The crew also review the Japan Championship results and deck lists while also taking a look forward and showing off the new cards revealed...

This week the Beach Court Podcast is taking you through an in depth recap of the North American Championships. We also review the impact of NAIC on the Top 125 race and recap the overall standings and highlight awesome performances at NAIC.  Crispin's Corner returns! Can we find any spicy decks from NAIC to play against each other? Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Be...

use code:"BeachCourtPod" for 30% off all sleeves now through the end of NAIC  This week the Beach Court Podcast is preparing you for the North American International Championships with their FREE STUDY GUIDE. We walk you through all of the top decks heading into the North American International Championships and discuss the key cards in each deck to prepare you to face anything.  We have added thi...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Eric is back! We review the Bologna SPE results and talk all about how Roaring Moon won the last event of Journey Together format.  "Bricking in Bourbon Street" returns as we review the online meta so far in the Destined Rivals format and provide some early insights on what the meta may look like at our upcoming Pokémon International Championships in New Orlea...

Jackson Ford joins as a special guest on this episode of the podcast, talking about all things Dragapult Charizard, how Charizard looks heading into NAIC, and how to succeed as a player all levels of the game Maddox and Parker recap the key decks and meta shifts from the Portland Regional Championship, stop by "Crispin's Corner" to view some of the spicy plays from randomized players on Day 1, and...

Brent Tonisson joins this episode of the Beach Court Podcast for a special interview, diving into 2 time regional winning Gardevoir list and his gameplay mentality, testing process, and world travel as a top Pokemon TCG player Maddox and Parker also review the latest tournament results from the major events this last week, stop by "Crispin's Corner" to view some of the spicy plays from randomized...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Eric has been busy compiling World Championship data for North America and the results are in! Tune in to find out how many points we believe are needed to qualify for the World Championships in Anaheim. You would be surprised how few people have maxed out their local CP.  The team also reminisces on the best Scarlet & Violet cards as we look forward to Me...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, LDF joins as a guest host to recap the Milwaukee Regionals. Both LDF & Maddox made day 2 with Gholdengo - Dragapult, they break down their deck list decisions and why they believe it was the best play for Milwaukee.  Special guest and Milwaukee Regional Champion Christian Labella joins the podcast for a special interview to discuss Raging Bolt ex in detail...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, we are prepping our listeners for the Milwaukee Regional Championships. Stay tuned until the end to hear us build our Milwaukee Tier List live!  Special guest Juancho Saldana joins to discuss competing in and winning the Master Ball League tournament this weekend in the Philippines with Tera Box. Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, the Beach Court Podcast crew recaps the results from the Monterrey Regional Championships and provides our opinions on where the meta goes from here.  Also, stay tuned until the end to find out who comes out on top during this weeks That's Too Much segment; where we attempt to guess the prices of playable standard cards.   Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being...