Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast

Duke is out but Chuck, the Whimsey Watch, steps in to talk to Jake about the awesome news of Fusion Battle Styles. Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato Guest(s): Artwork: Logo - Jake Abram...

Some players are uniting together on the switch, but Jake and Nick are prepping for the Evolution Skies arriving at the end of August. Will you be prepared? Best way to start is with this episode as the top contenders, underdogs, and the forgotten are reviewed.  Credits: Creators:  Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yu...

SIGN UP for the Triple P Saturday Select this July 24th at 6PM. The event is sponsored by PTCGO Zone. Check them out at: https://www.ptcgozone.com/ Find the Sign ups here: limitlesstcg Jake and Nick are joined today by the incredible MindBlownTCG. We review some of our favorite previewed cards from Evolution Skies. Then we get into MindBlownTCG's amazing career in the TCG, streaming , and charity...

Pokemon players, are you READY!!!!!!!! Today, Triple P, has the one and only Mr. Raichu! Award Winning Pokemon Professor, Organizer, Father, and Teacher of the Pokemon TCG joins Nick and Jake to discuss the deep history of the game. How 20+ years of the games evolution, COVID, and many other factors has made the game that it is for him and so many more! Credits: Creators:  Jake Abrams and Nic...

JULY 24TH - TRIPLE P SATURDAY SELECT. Come play and win 100+ Chilling Reign Codes and 1st place gets a Shadow Ryder Calyrex Vmax!!!!! Jake and Nick are joined today by someone that has been tearing up the tournament scene over at Chill, Michele Babin! This veteran discusses the current meta and how to move forward with the ever closer approaching rotation. Get to know this Canadian player's career...

POKEBEACH is down, but more important news, Jake and Nick are join by RealSunnyGames aka Sunny. Listen to this long time veteran of the game break down his streaming career, the new meta, and so much more! Did Shadow Ryder Calyrex take the number one spot this week? Listen to the Whimsey Watch breakdown the Chilling Reign Tournament Scene (pssst.....spoilers it did!). Credits: Creators: Jake Abram...

Jake in Cali, Nick in PA, and joined by Zach Lesage in Canada?!?! Triple P talks to the PC 2 Champ on the Chilling Reign's meta, and his thoughts on V-Union. We also dive into the PC4 and Team Event. Zach Lesage is a professional Pokemon TCG player that has been on the show before in one of our first bonus episodes after winning Player's Cup 2. We are super happy to have him on again with his hot...

Jake and Nick tackle the new V-Union cards and review how Chilling Reign will impact the meta. Players Cup 4 is about to start, so the guys provide predictions on the winning decks and what will be played. Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “D...

In store is coming back, and that means tournaments will return soon. So Jake, Nick, and joined by Professor Steve go over tournament prep, etiquette, and important rules that new players may not know. This will help refresh veterans. They also highlight key things that PTCGO handles that you are now required to do yourself. Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Produ...

Professor, Artist, League Manager, and Twitch Partner Amy Wosley aka Pumpkaamy joins Nick and Jake in the 40TH episode. They go over growing a community for local play, online play, and so much more in the amazing story of Pumpkaamy!  Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies" Host(s):...

I am back!!! Yes, Duke of Hobbies is back on the cast. Jake makes him do the guest questions this time, but today's episode is a listeners Q&A! We got hit with some big questions from listens on twitter and the discord. Super excited to answer these ranging from analyzing the meta, player progression, and IRL vs Online play.  Thank yinz again for listening!! Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams...

Jake and Charlie are joined today by Megumi aka GoomyGumi of Oregon Pokémon. Learn how Megumi handled growing and being a professor for a community, then maintaining that community over Covid 2020 with twitch. Also, they dive into some discussion on artwork.  Duke is still out this week, but stay tuned for so much more Triple P content in the future! Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yu...

Duke is missing this episode, but Charlie is here to help Jake talk about the meta, finding chillin reign, and prepping for the Triple P Saturday Select. Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies" Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Liga...

Jake and Flexdaddy, JW Kriewall himself, talk about the revealed eeveelutions Vmax Pokémon. They both dive deep podcasting and its impact on how JW plays streams, sees the game, and how he looks at the future of the game Credits: Creators:  Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s): Jake Abrams...

Nick interviews Player Cup 3 Champion Azul_GG. We go from the beginning to end on what he played and some of his notable match ups! Credits: Creators:  Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer:  Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor:  Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s):  Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Whimsy  Watch: Charlie “Broma...

All the way across the Atlantic Ocean, staying up really late to talk to Jake and Nick is the and only, Pedro Torres aka Sininchi! 2017 Oceania Champion, 2018 Top 4 at Worlds, and really fun to hangout with! Teamwork is something that this single player game needs, so we go into Pedro’s team and how improve, grow, and evaluate your own team to become a better Pokémon TCG player. Credits: Creators:...

We want to mellow out with Mellow_Magikarp, but we might just chill instead! Jake, Nick, and special guest, Kevin aka Mellow Magikarp, talk about his history with Pokemon TCG, Chilling Reign full card set release, and being a teacher playing Pokémon. Also, need or want to get a coach? Start with Kevin's videos over at his youtube channel to make sure you are prepared in taking that next major step...

SIGN UP FOR THE TRIPLE P SATURDAY SELECT! That is right, today is the one and only, Andrew Mahone aka Tricky Gym. Duke is out this week, but Whimsey Watch himself, Chuck, takes over with Jake as they go through the latest card releases, but importantly learn more about someone has been playing the competitive scene for years. Lets hear his story, take on PTCGO tournaments, and so much more!! Credi...

First Week of April Meta is in, and Jake and Nick need to start evaluating what is going on in it. More News on Chilling Reign previews, and bright futures ahead for IRL play. Finally, Tournaments are back in full swing. So check out the Triple P Saturday Select by jumping onto our discord server and signing up. Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yur...

Lots to talk about today with our special guest Mitch from the Sableyes. We go over his background in the game, Chilling Reign news, and the future of PTCGO play. Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Brom...

Battle Styles has arrived, and Jake played in Day 1 of Players Cup 3. Nick and Jake review what also was discussed in the latest Around the Board episode. Link to AtB #4: https://youtu.be/krwqowrmPDo Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of...

Oh we got a busy one today! 3 Deck profiles, 3 news items, and a whole lot of sleeping in! Today it is Nick's turn to breakdown some of the Shiny Fates decks. This includes Ditto, Cramorant Vmax, and Kyogre Amazing Rare. All three played and tested. Lets see how they rank to the current meta before Battle Styles hits the market.  Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobb...

Jake played over 100 games of the new Shiny Fates Deck: Turbo Zacian. Can one card really make such a major impact on the meta? Find out in today's deck profile analysis.  Also, please watch this amazing video on Pokemon cards by Frosted Caribou: https://youtu.be/ZWZAx59eQOs Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor:...

Jake and Nick are joined today by Jon aka Sleepy Dreepy. We go over some exciting news for Jake, a couple more preview cards from Matchless Fighters, and then dive into the current meta. Whimsey Watch is back with another exciting look at the past week's meta.  Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the...

Jake and Nick talk about some major future news that was released over the week and go into the final run of Players Cup 3. If you haven't seen it yet check out some of Jake's highlights from the big PC3 stream he had here: Jake vs DeciGoon Also shoutout to Celio's Network for some incredible videos on the new meta! Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick...