Pokésports: A Competitive Pokémon Podcast

Please enjoy this very special episode of Pokésports Plus, featuring Griffin Ledingham, the creator and owner of Pikalytics! We chat numbers, analytics, and web design (There's even some talk about Pokémon, too!) Check it out if you've ever built a team!

We hope you're staying in and staying safe! Is Pokémon safe from Social Distancing? Well...yes and no. Tournaments are taking a hit, but there's still a bunch of stuff you can do to continue having fun while everybody's getting better!

In today's episode of Pokésports Plus, we're joined by Rosemary Kelley, known as Nekkra online. She is a seasoned commentator for Pokémon, as well as other games like Hearthstone and Overwatch. With Kevin and Mike, the three speak about life on the road, the current state of Pokémon as an Esport, and so much more! This one's definitely worth checking out if you're looking for tons of Pokémon-Espor...

We've done it! It's taken us this long, but we finally had an episode where we discuss the future, present, and past of Esports in Pokémon! Listen to us passionately discuss our thoughts and opinions, as well as things we'd like to see change.

Marcos "MoxieBoosted" Perez joins us to speak about his journey creating Pokémon content on YouTube, his experience as a competitive player, and everything in between. 

Get it? We played like professionals and we went to conventions. In this episode, we discuss Pax, Collinsville, and the International February Challenge. This marks the beginning of a beautiful run for us in VGC20

Kelvin is the creator of Pokémon's newest database, Babiri(dot)net! Babiri pulls the top 100 teams on the Pokémon Showdown ladder and displays it in a clean, easy-to-understand, and informative way. In this episode of Pokésports Plus, we discuss the implications of having a database like this, as well as what some of the recent changes will do to this tool.

Well, more like "The beginning of March". Fear it! We're getting some incredible Gigantamax Pokémon, Incineroar, Venusaur, and their starter buddies! We chat about all the returning Pokémon this month, as well as all of the releasing Gigantamax Pokémon with their G-Max Moves.

Surprise! It's an all new addition to the podcast! It's a working title, but right now, we've got "Pokésports Plus". This episode has friend-of-the-show ProfessorJoeyVG, San Antonio Pokémon Professor, who gives us his take on some of the new changes to VGC in the upcoming series 3, as well as a complete rundown of exactly what PlayPokémon is.

Home came out of nowhere and gave us our friends back! Come listen to what we're excited about, and stick around to learn/hear our opinions on Field Effects, which are rocking the competitive scene.

Ever wonder what exactly weather does in Sword and Shield? Well in this episode of Pokésports, Mike and Kevin will give you the low-down, as well as some helpful strategies and tips you can use to take weather into your own hands.

The name is a trick! There are more ways to play once home comes, but "more ways to play" is coming home! Aren't we clever? Kevin & Mike discuss all the new Pokémon Home news & rumors, and discuss why this is a powerful moment for Pokémon in esports.

We discuss Dallas Regionals, reveal our second Spotlight Giveaway, and speak with the one and only Professor Joey, a Pokémon Professor all the way from San Antonio. He gives us the low-down on all the fun and interesting things being a Professor is like, and gives his insight on Pokémon as an esport.

People have been asking us for as deep a dive as we can on the numbers behind Pokémon! Well, here it is, in all its glory. Make sure to send us an email if you have any questions, but we hope you enjoy!

We're still processing the recent Pokémon direct, in which the expansion pass and lots of its contents were revealed. We discuss our reactions, our predictions, and what this could mean for the future of competitive Pokémon!

Why do your favourite Pokémon get hit with the banhammer? What makes a Pokémon bannable? How does it affect ranked play? All these questions will be answered in today's episode of Pokésports!

Happy New Year! Last week we discussed Dynamax. What about the even bigger Pokémon? Are they any good in competitive? Are they useless? Who knows? Let's figure it out.

Is Dynamax broken? Kevin and Mike discuss all about Dynamax and its effect on the current metagame. Are these Pokémon too big? Should they be bigger? Let's find out.

Trick Room has become one of the biggest moves in the past week. This podcast episode is all about how to use it, how to beat it, and what we think about it.

It's here! The rules are finally here, and they're quite surprising. Come listen to Mike & Kevin talk about what VGC is going to look like with a splash of Beeg Beeg Pikachu.

Kevin's been training day and night to become the VGC2020 Pokémon Master. Mike hasn't, but ooh boy if he doesn't think about it a lot. Come listen to Kevin explain his experience in the first 2 weeks of Competitive Pokémon!

Kevin & Mike get into extreme detail with how to breed & teambuild in Pokémon Sword & Shield! 

Sword and Shied are finally out, and it's time to dish all of the super fun stuff that we're excited for.

In the first episode of Pokésports, Mike & Kevin discuss the structure of the podcast, recent changes to the competitive scene, and what they're excited to see in Gen 8! This episode was recorded on November 10th.