Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast

Jake, Nick, and Dan talk about PC3, Shiny Fates, and Battle Styles. They go over some of the most powerful card combos that will be dominate meta.  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” Ligat...

So some chump decided to invade this weeks episode... ...We kid!!! Today, Stephen Maxlow join Jake and Nick as we discuss his take on PC3. How he ended with 116 points. The general look upon the game and future cards.  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...

Nick and Jake are joined today by Madison aka Chill_TCG. We go into a lot this episode. Tournament Organizers make or break events. The Chill Series is one the best events to participate in, so Triple P and Chill go into detail in the early start of it, present, and the future of online play in post pandemic era.  Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: N...

Mike S joins the fight!  Jake and Nick talk to the local Heroes Ink Tag Team Qualifier #3 Winner - Mike. We breakdown his deck and his matches. Congrats again Mike! 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: Charli...

Jake and Nick are joined by the youngster that is taking, literally, taking the tournament scene by scorch and burn, Thomas Brophy. Get some insights on how looks at the game, breaking down his Player Cup 2 run, and his approach to tournament play. Also big shout out once again to JoJo Stitches Co. They make some really neat items. Check them out here at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JojosStitchesCo...

Special Guest and the Tournament Dream Crusher, KashMann27, joins Jake and Nick in todays episode. Learn more about this amazing player as Triple P explores his history with the game, how he evaluates his play, and talk about one of his current top decks: Centiskorch Vmax. #ChillMakeAsiaTimezoneTournament Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the...

Jake and Nick sit down with Heroes Ink's second Tag Team Qualifier winner (and Jake's teammate), Ryan. They go through the match ups and how the tournament went. Also, check out DG Card Sales for a great collection of Pokemon TCG product at dgcardsales.com Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of...

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): Zach "Head Professor"  aka @MachineOfIce1 Artwork: Logo - "Bridgeball" by  H2Studios Featured: Songs: Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by...

Our decks don't want none, unless you got some Charizard, and Leon, and Inteleon........... Todays episode is focused on deck building the Intelzard Leon deck. Jake has been working super hard to develop this deck. The entire deck can be found below and we go through our meta evaluation.  Thanks again to h2studios_ for the amazing logo and stream artwork.  Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams...

The First Annual Triple P Awards Show. There are two major sections: Community and Game Awards. Thank you again for listening to the last episode of 2020 with us. We are very excited for 2021 and Triple P.  Also we got a new logo!! Check it out and let us know what you think. Big thank you to @h2studios _ for the amazing work done.  Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke...

Nick, Jake and special guest, Luke Morsa aka Celios Network, talk about the future Strike types and Pokemon TCG coaching.  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):  Luke Mo...

Jake and Nick in this bonus episode go over the 3XP: Players League Season 2 results. Also, special guest joining us about winning is Zach Lesage, Players Cup 2 Champion! 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: Charl...

Jake and Nick are joined by Sean "Gyrosean" from Channel Pokemon. So join us today as we talk how he got into the game and his creation process.  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...

Nick and Jake are joined today by special guest, Steve. A local professor who is going to help players understand how to become a professor, what you need to do judge larger events, and Darmanitan V deck break down. Thank you for listening! 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)...

Duck your heads now cause Whimsicott is throwing stuff at you! Or it might be throwing it at Duke and Penucks as they breakdown this deck and rank it. Whimsey Watch is back and remember to sign up for your Tag Team Tournament! Credits: Creators: Jake "Penucks" Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Host(s): Ja...

Bonus Number 2: Jake and Nick bring the missing Dragapult Deck Update review. This time the audio was captured like an Mewtwo with a masterball (we were ready). Diving deep into the new tools of dragapult. Do you think it has what it can take to return to the top of the meta? Find out here.  Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of...

Jake and Nick breakdown the go to deck of Vivid Voltage: Coallossal Vmax.  The team breaks down how it compares to the meta and rank it.  What do you think of it? How has the ladder been you? Let us know what you think on twitter, Facebook, or on our discord! Unfortunately, the updated dragapault talk hit some technical difficulties, so we will have that out soon or in a bonus episode. &...

There is collecting Pokemon cards and then there is collecting Pokemon cards to play competitively. Jake and Nick break down one of the fastest and cost effective ways to be able to play competitively as a new player or even a return veteran.  Also, give a big warm welcome to a new member of the Triple P team: Charlie! He will be running our weekly Whimsy Watch . During this new segment, Char...

It is the excadrill time to get a little greedent with Triple P's next guest, Count da Money! He joins Penucks and Duke today to discuss his two top 8 list  in Sunday Opens. The group discuss also deck crafting and meta evaluation.  Let us know what you think about the episode and join season 2 of the Triple P Players league. More information can be found in the Triple P discord server b...

Special Report: Jake and Nick talk to the Triple P Player League Season 1 Champion: Colton A. Congrats Again on the amazing victory!!   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” Guest(s): Colton A. - Season 1 Champion Artwork: Logo...

Jake and Nick talk about Pokémon TCG....with a Atrocious Jake from the Meta Pod podcast and Atrocious Gaming. In this episode you get to learn more about how Atrocious Jake got into the game, what he thinks about the current state of the game, and so much more! You can find and follow Atrocious Jake at: https://twitter.com/metapodtcg https://twitter.com/atrociousjake http://twitch.tv/atrociousgame...

Part 2 of 2 on the Game Engines in PTCG: Draw Engines This is a longer episode, but Jake and Nick go into a deep discussion on the major cards that thin the deck during a 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 and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Guest(s...

In this weeks episode, Jake and Nick analyze the energy engines that currently impact the game today and some previews on the future of the game. Next week Triple P will cover the draw engine decks. Thank you again to Bromack for the episode idea. 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”...

Jake and Nick breakdown the Decidueye Goon deck. Is this the right deck for you? Do you like preventing almost all damage? Do you like to get people mad that run ADP? Well, stay tuned to find out! Also, update on meta in the players cup and where both players currently stand. Credits: Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies” Editor: Nick...

Triple P finally breaks down Eternatus. The big dark Vmax lord and it's crobat minions finally get the time you need to learn why it is so strong, how it compares to the current field, and basic strategy.  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 t...