Special Conditions - A Pokémon TCG Podcast

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 9/28/2020 Publish Date - 9/30/2020   On Episode 54 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh reconfirm that the hype is real regarding the newest set of the Pokemon TCG to be released, Champion’s Path. They discuss the difficult and frustrating release day of the set, while talking about what they managed to get for themselves. To celebrate the release, the...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 9/21/2020 Publish Date - 9/23/2020   On Episode 53 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh begin their path towards becoming Champions as they prepare for the release of the first wave of Champion’s Path! They start by talking about some weird, random - but awesome! - deals from GameStop and Amazon this past weekend, before opening some more packs. And if...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 9/14/2020 Publish Date - 9/18/2020   On Episode 52, Adam and Josh begin preparations to become future champions! First, Adam breaks down all the information released about the upcoming Players Cup 2, including how he is getting ready to be the very best. Also, because the hype is real, they of course talk about the upcoming set that’s got everyone talki...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 9/8/2020 Publish Date - 9/10/2020   On Episode 51 of Special Conditions, co-hosts Adam and Josh continue to cover the hottest set in the Pokemon TCG right now, Darkness Ablaze! They discuss the recent product releases of tins and premium boxes, and even open up a few packs each. Did the hosts pull any fire or burn to ashes?    From there, they talk abou...

Special Conditions 50 Recording Date - 9/1/2020 Publish Date - 9/5/2020   On Episode 50 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh keep the heat turned up! The show opens with both hosts opening a few packs of Darkness Ablaze as they continue their search for that hot, hot Charizard VMAX. You will have to listen to see if either of them pulled some FIRE!    We cover out recent pick-ups, with Adam discus...

Special Conditions Podcast 49 Recording Date - 8/24/2020 Publish Date - 9/5/2020   On this week's episode Nat and Wiz from Team Nine Comics join Adam to talk shop! They discuss their history with the franchise, why they do and where the brand is headed. We discuss their new Community Pack Battle product which is looking to have a ton of potential. We end the show by reviewing one of the full art s...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 8/17/2020 Publish Date - 8/19/2020   On Episode 48 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh spill the tea and spit some fire! The show starts off with a breakdown of the release of the newest TCG set, Darkness Ablaze. The two hosts then have a 4-pack Pack Battle of Darkness Ablaze, and the excitement is palpable! Which host do YOU think won?   From there, t...

Special Conditions Podcast 47 Recording Date - 8/10/20 Publish Date - 8/13/20   In Episode 47 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh kick back and chill in the final episode before Darkness Ablaze is released. They start off with their pick-ups of the week and discuss the box of Legendary Heartbeat Japanese cards that Josh opened on Instagram Live this past weekend. Oh, and Adam’s surprising pulls f...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 8/5/2020 Publish Date - 8/8/2020   On Episode 46 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh board the Hype Train towards the upcoming set, Darkness Ablaze! First off though, the hosts discuss their recent pick-ups, with Adam scoring some pre-release Battle Deck boxes of Darkness Ablaze, and Josh going deep down the Japanese set rabbit hole. Also, they chat ab...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 7/27/2020 Publish Date - 7/31/2020   In Episode 45 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh board the hype train for the recently announced new set coming this Fall, Champion’s Path! If you have been waiting for the next Hidden Fates, this set might be right up your alley! After calming down a bit, the two talk about Pick-Ups of the week, before breaking do...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 7/20/2020 Publish Date - 7/22/2020   On Episode 44 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh break down a ton of different card strategies for a variety of different decks! First of all, they briefly discuss the upcoming promo cards for the Darkness Ablaze set, before opening a few packs for their Pick-ups of the week. Then they try to cool down a bit by dis...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 7/14/2020 Publish Date - 7/18/2020   On Episode 43 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh break down the new and exciting way to play Pokemon TCG - RAID BATTLES! While this seems like only the start of what the Pokemon company plans to do with this new concept for the card game, there is still a lot of excitement for this new idea that no one knew they wa...

Special Conditions Podcast 42 Recording Date - 7/6/2020 Publish Date - 7/8/2020   In Episode 42 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh check in on each other’s holiday weekend, before discussing their newest pick-ups for the week. Spoiler alert, it’s all shiny! After opening some packs, the two break down the coolest Registeel cards, which feature amazing artwork and a wide range of emotions! Don’t...

Special Conditions Podcast 41 Recording Date - 6/29/20 Publish Date - 7/2/20 On Episode 41 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh get ready to battle with the academy! First, they both discuss new pick-ups for this week, which was the newly released Battle Academy “board” game that they both grabbed. Before they get into the box, however, they talk about the Art of the Week, as Adam shows off the fu...

Special Conditions Podcast - 40 Recording Date - 06/22/2020 Publish Date - 6/24/20   In Episode 40 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh talk about balloons … like, a lot. First, Adam brags about finding two random tins of Hidden Fates, which is just inflating Josh’s desire to get his hands on some more of those cards. After that, the Art of the Week is discussed, as the balloon pokemon, Quilfish,...

Special Conditions Podcast 39 Recording Date - 6/15/20 Publish Date - 6/17/20   On Episode 39 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh break down the Player’s Cup Invitational - who won, what decks were popular, and how the community felt about it overall. Next, the guys debuted the new segment, taking a look at all the awesome artwork of Pokemon cards over the years. This week, we show off the art of...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 06/08/2020 Publish Date - 6/10/2020   In Episode 38 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh go back to another constant struggle in the PTCG community - collecting! First, Josh talks about all of his recent pick-ups this week, and opens a couple of packs on the show. Then Adam breaks down his pick-ups, which ultimately, were just cards on his kitchen table...

Special Conditions Podcast 37 Recording Date - 6/1/2020 Publish Date - 6/3/2020   In Episode 37 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh try to lighten the mood just a bit with some fun discussions about Pokemon TCG! First, Adam discusses his new pick-ups of the week, which probably should have been last week’s pick-ups, but slow Amazon deliveries changed the plan. Regardless, Adam has some new Battle...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 5/26/2020 Publish Date - 5/31/2020   On Episode 36 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh are back to talk about, what else … Pokemon cards! The pick-ups of the week weren’t stellar, due to Josh still chasing that Hidden Fates high and Adam getting told to “be patient” by Amazon. That didn’t stop the code cards from being read out loud though!   This week...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 5/18/20 Publish Date - 5/20/20   In Episode 35 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh are definitely on fire as they discuss several new cards. First, they chat about that awesome figure box, and just how cool not only the little statue is, but also the included Pikachu card. This of course spirals into a discussion about Delibird, because, Adam, but the...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 5/14/20 Publish Date - 5/16/20   Players Cup Online - https://bit.ly/Playpokemon  Galarian Cursola - https://bit.ly/Cursola     Gengar - https://bit.ly/GengarSF   On Episode 34 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh discuss how cool it is that Play Pokemon announced its first ever TCGO tournament! Sure, we are living in weird times right now, and it’s a b...

Special Conditions Podcast  Recording Date - 5/4/20 Publish Date - 5/6/20   In Episode 33 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh break down the full release of the newest Pokemon TCG set, Rebel Clash. While acquiring the new products was difficult for Josh, Adam managed to get a couple of boxes of Rebel Clash, and better yet, pulled some FIRE from them! Not to be left out in the cold, Josh opened up...

Special Conditions Podcast 32 Recording Date - 4/27/20 Publish Date - 4/29/20   This week Adam and Josh are joined by Hunter from Zaba.tv! We learn about his love for custom cards, working with artists, and sharing his love and positivity for the artistic and gaming communities! We are excited to discuss a project he has been working on called Nostalgix, which is a card game that is currently in d...

In Episode 31 of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh break down a cool new partnership with TCGplayer.com, as well as all the details for a Rebel Clash Build & Battle Box giveaway! Speaking of Rebel Clash, Adam goes over all the pulls (both good and bad) from the prerelease box he picked up over the weekend In anticipation for the full release of the set. Josh also opens some cards for the first tim...

Special Conditions 30 - Dimension Bunny Recording Date - 4/13/20 Publish Date - 4/15/20   In this shorter episode of Special Conditions, Adam and Josh discuss all the new tins hitting store shelves, which surprisingly include new packs (Sword and Shield) and, well, some not so new packs (Evolutions). It may be tricky to get out and pick up new cards, but they are out there if you’re so inclined! A...