Uncommon Energy | A Pokémon TCG Podcast

This weekend, Tord Reklev did something that may never be replicated, he won his 4th International Championship. Lugia VSTAR absolutely dominated LAIC, and with 3 Regional Championships around the world this weekend, the Pokemon community is scrambling to react. We react to this past weekend and look ahead to the future on this weeks episode of Uncommon Energy!

The boys are both headed to Sao Paulo Brazil this weekend for the first International Championship of the 2023 season! Players will come from all over the world to compete in this new Silver Tempest format! There is also new PTCG Live news, and the online tournament meta to discuss! Link to the PTCG Live Survey: https://playerresearch.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cHKHMd9nvsuqiFM

Pokemon's newest set Silver Tempest is here, and one thing is certain...Lugia VSTAR is very good! But outside of the obvious powerhouse that is Lugia, what else does this set hold? Azul and Chip discuss this, and many other Pokemon TCG topics on this week's episode of Uncommon Energy!

The final Lost Origin format tournament is this weekend in Warsaw Poland, so Chip & Azul give their thoughts on the expected meta for this event! With Silver Tempest coming later this week, there is plenty to be excited about in the Pokemon TCG World!

There's been a lot of talk in the Pokemon TCG world about the potential that Lugia VSTAR has. Energy Acceleration, high HP, high damage output, tons of tech attacking options, whats not to love? This week, Azul and Chip give their early thoughts about this dominant new card, and also speak more on the current meta, as well as TCG Live!

Azul and Chip are back with a new episode of Uncommon Energy! We discuss the WORST thing you can do as a Pokemon TCG Player, the results of Lille Regionals, and a TCG Live update!

Fresh off of Salt Lake City Regionals, Azul and Chip are back with a new episode this week! Azul was one of 4 players to make top cut with Regi's at the tournament, and a surprise deck ended up winning the event in the end. The meta is still constantly changing and evolving, and they boys give their insight in to what might happen at Lille Regionals this weekend!

This week on the podcast, Azul & Chip cover new cards, players disdain for the current meta, and of course the upcoming Salt Lake City Regional Championships metagame!

Peoria Regionals this past weekend was an absolute success! The event was well received by the community, the new set had a massive impact on the meta, and the format still feels open and fun to explore! Chip and Azul share their thoughts and more on this weeks episode of Uncommon Energy!

The new Pokémon set, Lost Origin is undoubtedly having a huge impact on the Pokémon TCG meta game. Chip and Azul share their thoughts on this powerful new set ahead of the Peoria Regional Championships this weekend. There was also a ton of community issues of the past week online, so the boys also take time to breakdown the Pokémon Tournament Guidelines around Gameplay Errors and Cheating.

This past weekend, there were a ton of Pokemon tournaments taking place! Chip and Azul were both at Baltimore Regionals, where Chip was a caster and Azul finished in the Top 16. There was a lot to talk about in regards to this event! Plenty of drama surrounding mistakes on stream, cheating allegations, issues with how the event was run, and players not receiving everything that was promised to the...

The new season of Pokemon TCG is about to get underway! With regionals this weekend in North America and Brazil, and also the Bilbao Special Event, Azul and Chip give their current thoughts on the current meta. There's also some PTCG Live news to discuss, and our early impressions of Lost Origin!

This week, Chip and Azul discuss their thoughts on the recent announcement that ex Pokemon will be returning to the Pokemon TCG next year! With ex Pokemon come more comeback mechanics as well. There's also the  first regional championships of the new season, just 2 weeks away!

After a week off of the podcast, Azul and Chip have a ton to catch up on! The World Championships is over, and there is so much to discuss about the successful decks. Azul was also able to finish in the Top 32! The new season schedule has partially been announced, and the first Regional Championship is just a few weeks away!

It's finally here! This weekend is the Pokemon World Championships. In this episode of Uncommon Energy, Azul and Chip go over the Worlds Schedule and format, and also answer viewer questions! Plenty to talk about just a few days before the most important tournament of the whole season...don't miss it!

The World Championships is just around the corner, so this week Chip and Azul are giving their thoughts on the current Pokemon TCG metagame and what deck they think will succeed at Worlds. There's also some other news to talk about, a PTCG Live update! Don't miss this weeks episode!

There was a lot that happened in the Pokemon world this week! Chip and Azul breakdown the World Championships schedule and format, look at some new cards, and give their thoughts on teams in the competitive Pokemon TCG!

This week, Chip and Azul are joined by Joe from Omnipoke to discuss Pokemon Cubing! One of our favorite ways to enjoy the Pokemon TCG, cubing is an experience that is always unique. Whether you are wondering exactly what a Pokemon Cube is, or if you already have a cube of your own, there will be plenty for everyone to enjoy in this weeks episode of Uncommon Energy!

With worlds right around the corner, Chip and Azul wanted to recap some of their favorite worlds experiences. For many players, this will be their 1st ever World Championships, and for many fans this will be the 1st World they have ever spectated! Chip and Azul also give their thoughts on  how to best prepare as a competitor!

This week, the Uncommon Energy boys are joined for our first ever guest on the podcast...Andrew Mahone! Andrew is the well known host of Tricky Gym, and he joins us this week to look at the current meta, some new cards, and also to give us a little insight into his Gym Leader Challenge format! And for the first time, a guest will take on Guess that Flavor Text! Join us, for an exciting episode of...

In this weeks episode, Azul and Chip look at the best new cards to come from the Pokemon GO set, the most recent meta developments, and also take a look at the new cards revealed from Lost Abyss. There is a ton to breakdown in this episode, you wont want to miss our thoughts on these sweet new cards! This week's Guess that Flavor Text is surely one you will not want to miss either!

NAIC was this weekend, and Chip and Azul both had successful showings (maybe one more than the other)! Chip was a caster for the event, and got to be a part of the finals match...in which Azul was crowned CHAMPION! In this episode, Chip & Azul go through Azuls tournament run, talk about the NAIC meta overall, discuss some of the drama that took place at the event, and also look ahead to the Po...

Milwaukee Regionals was a BLAST and there were some surprising decks at the top of the event. In this weeks episode of Uncommon Energy, Chip and Azul breakdown this past weekends meta, and discuss how it will impact the North American International Championships this weekend!

Melbourne Regionals this past weekend was very surprise with all 8 decks in Top 8 being Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR Variants! In this weeks episode, Chip and Azul breakdown the Melbourne results, and discuss how they could impact the Milwaukee Regional Championships this weekend! Also NAIC is only 1 additional week away, so this will be a very busy time for competitive Pokemon TCG players!

The 1st Regional Championships in the Astral Radiance format is THIS WEEKEND in Melbourne Australia. In this episode, Chip and Azul look ahead to this event and predict how the meta will shape up between the established archetypes, and the new cards from the most recent set.