Beach Court Podcast

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, the gang is home from the Atlanta regional championships. This weekend was an awesome opportunity to interact with you, the listeners and fans. Thank you to everyone who came up to any of us and told us your awesome story. Stay tuned to listen to Tanner Hurley about why Dragapult without Dusknoir was his deck choice and what he thinks is best for Dragapult goi...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, the gang is back together and bring your their full in depth meta analysis for the Atlanta Regional Championships in the Journey Together format. Tune in to find out what we think the best decks for Atlanta are and learn about a few new card interactions while you listen.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podcast! Th...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, we say goodbye to our F block friends in a touching tribute of Banish or Reprint. The team also reviews the results of this past weekends post rotation tournaments and gives a little insight on what we think the best decks are.  Reminder that that Beach Court Podcast double cash tournament weekend is this coming weekend at Nakama Anime Cafe on Saturday and The...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, we're joined by Alessandro Cremascoli, who’s just finished in 2nd place in the Stockholm Regional Championships. He shares his thoughts on why he loves playing control archetypes so much, what his thoughts were going into Stockholm and how to play control in the future Atlanta post rotation format. Tune in for an exciting conversation! The Beach Court Podcast...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, we're joined by Rahul Reddy, who’s back to talk all about Journey Together for Atlanta. He shares an inside look into balancing full-time work with competing on the Pokémon circuit, plus his recent trip to the Champions League in Japan, where he finished 40th place. Tune in for an exciting conversation! Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Eric is tired from his travels to Vancouver but joins as a guest host while Maddox takes over the hosting role for this episode. They review what went well (and didn't) for Eric in Vancouver while also recapping all of the results from the tournament in Vancouver.  Crispn's Corner returns! We highlight some random decks from Vancouver, but who will take this w...

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, the gang provides updates on what happened during Pokémon Presents 2025 and our reactions on all of the announcements during the show.  James Cox also joins the podcast for an interview to discuss all things Dragapult to answer the question everyone has, is Dragapult the best deck in format? We bring back a quick segment of Crispin's Corner to see who was cook...

The 2nd International Championships of the 2025 season was last weekend in London! Join the Beach Court Podcast crew as they discuss what decks we chose to play and what decks performed the best.  Top 4 finisher Xander Pero joins for an interview to discuss how he and his team decided on Gholdengo Ex , what made the deck so good and where the deck might be positioned going further in the meta.  We...

Can you believe it is already time for the European International Championships? We definitely cannot, but we bring you all things EUIC on this weeks episode of the Beach Court Podcast.  Join Parker & Eric as they discuss what the best decks for EUIC are, their meta predictions for day 1 Swiss as well as answer some bonus questions to get you prepared for the European International Championshi...

Merida Regional Championships were last weekend and Azul GG showed up to dominate top cut and win the tournament.  Little Dark Fury aka Matthew Wood joins the podcast crew to bring you the spiciest day 2 decks around and provide our insights on the meta as we move towards Puerto Rico SPE & EUIC in two weeks.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podcast!...

Ready for Mexico?  Budew has been surprisingly absent from recent tournament results leading up to the Merida Regional Championships—where has this little troublemaker gone? 🤔 In this episode of the Beach Court Podcast, we dive into the top meta decks and give our verdict on whether they're HOT or NOT. Stick around until the end for our Merida Regional Championship preview! 🔥 Thanks to Nakama An...

The San Antonio Pokémon Regional Championships were last weekend and to almost no ones surprise, Henry Chao won again with Gardevoir ex.  On this weeks episode of the Beach Court Podcast, Maddox, Parker & Eric review the results of the San Antonio Regional Championships and dive deep into the day 2 decks to find the spiciest decks of day 2.   Crispin's corner returns! The Beach Court Podcast c...

Pokémon Regional Championships returned last weekend in Birmingham & Rio and the usual gang reviews the results.  Crispin's corner returns! The Beach Court Podcast crew finds some random lists that didn't make day 2 at the regionals this weekend and puts them against each other in a hypothetical battle to see who cooked more.  Lastly, the San Antonio Regional Championships are THIS WEEKEND! To...

Join the Beach Court Podcast crew on this episode while we do a deep dive into the data behind the Pokemon Top 125 leaderboard. We provide our data analysis and predict exactly how many points you will want to target to make the World Championships in the masters division of North America for Pokemon TCG.  We also dive into the existing Surging Sparks meta to help break down the upcoming regional...

The normal Beach Court Podcast is back to bring you our set review for  Prismatic Evolutions. Should you open packs or buy singles? Find out in this episode as well as get our Competitive buy list for this set.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podcast! They offer a traditional Japanese dining experience right here in our backyard of Orange Park, FL. Nak...

Cal Connor joins Eric Ridgeway to discuss Regidrago Vstar in depth. Lately, the meta has been all Regidrago and Cal is fresh of his victory in Toronto. You won't want to miss the insights Cal gives for you to start winning with Regidrago and he also provides an in depth breakdown on how to win the Regidrago mirror.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podca...

Regidrago Santa provides his Naughty / Nice list for decks that he would want to play against at a regional and the team discusses the results of recent City League & Champions League in Japan.  Join the podcast crew today and every week as they breakdown recent news in the Pokemon TCG community.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podcast! They offer...

Toronto Regional Championships were this weekend in Canada and the Beach Court Podcast crew is back home and we have been cooking. Eric provides a deep diver into Raging Bolt - Togekiss and why he chose to play it to a T128 finish in  Toronto.  The Beach Court Podcast team presents a new segment Crispin's Corner, where we will review two random decks from a recent tournament, compare the lists and...

Toronto Regional Championships are this weekend in Canada and the Beach Court Podcast crew have you covered. We dive deep into the meta verse to discuss our meta share predictions, what decks we think are best for the event and ultimately what deck we think will win the Toronto Regional Championships.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podcast! They offer...

The year 2024 has brought the Pokemon community many great decks, but the Beach Court Podcast crew brings you their TOP 10 DECKS OF 2024.  Listen to this episode as we provide an in depth breakdown of our Top 10 decks of 2024.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podcast! They offer a traditional Japanese dining experience right here in our backyard of Oran...

The Sacramento Regional Championships were last weekend and the regional champion himself, Landen Kaetler joins the Beach Court Podcast to break down his tournament run.  The crew also breaks down their prediction for the upcoming meta changes thanks to Miraidon winning Sacramento Regional Championships.  Thanks to Nakama Anime Cafe for being an official sponsor of the Beach Court Podcast! They of...

The Latin American International Championships were last weekend & Mitch Hunsunker joins the crew in absence of Parker to discuss the results of the Latin American International Championships and why he and Eric chose to play Miraidon.  After reviewing the results, the crew has some fun with their own edition of Boom or Doom using Surging Sparks cards and deck choices for the Sacramento Region...

The Latin American International Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil are this weekend. The Beach Court Podcast crew is back together and gives your their best advice for the Latin American International Championships. Listen to the team provide you insights on the decks to beat and what the best rogue decks are to play.  The team also conducted a fun exercise to select their favorite Pokemon TCG Ma...

The Gdansk Regional Championships are this weekend and Ethan Wilde joins the podcast to provide our updated tier list and meta predictions. Ethan recently finished in the Top 8 of the Lille Regional Championships with Lugia Vstar and he breaks down the decisions he has made and why a 1-2 line of Cinccino is optimal.  NAKAMACON IS BACK!  November 4th & 5th in Orange Park, Fl, purchase tickets a...

The Louisville Regional Championships & LilleRegional Championships are now behind us. The Beach Court Podcast crew discusses the meta, results & what to expect at upcoming tournaments.  Join Maddox, Parker & Eric as they help you prepare for your upcoming cups/challenges/regionals.  NAKAMACON IS BACK!  November 4th & 5th in Orange Park, Fl, purchase tickets at https://nakamabar.co...