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In this video, we go through the top meta decks and share our thoughts on which ones are the best decks to bring to locals as they start up again for the 24/25 season! At the end, we also field all your twitter questions.
Find us :
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: linktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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We are bringing you the first ever emergency Shiftgear Episode. Pokemon dropped the bombshell the community has been waiting for, the 2024-25 season structure. There are tons of big changes, new invite system, new BFLs, and changes to Championship Points. We break it all down and give our thoughts!
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Puuttuva jakso?
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.Time to review our impact set before Worlds 2024! Reviewing cards like Dusknoir, Fezandipiti ex, Pecharunt ex, and more - which of the cards we reviewed today do you think will have the biggest impact at worlds? Were there any cards we over or under valued?
Ciaran's Shawarma Hut coming soon
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Welcome to the Inaugural Shiftgear Pokemon TCG Players Award Show. We wanted to recognize the excellence and achievements of the players in the community during the 2023-24 season. We wanted to have a healthy mix of fun and serious awards, so hopefully you have as much fun watching as we did giving out these awards!
Also a big thank you to everyone who sent in an acceptance speech, it definitely helps us establish legitimacy!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:20 Twitter Yapper of the Year
10:27 Breakout Player of the Year
15:43 Dedicated Player of the Year
20:10 Rookie of the Year
25:00 Most Innovative Deck of the Year
29:00 Griefer of the Year
34:20 Shop Owner of the Year
36:15 Shiftgear Fan of the Year
39:50 Card of the Year
42:52 Most Valuable Player
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This week we are joined by Shashi Naraine, who finished in the Top 32 with a unique build of Raging Bolt + Ogerpon ex. We also break down all the drama from NAIC, if the time rules need to be changed, our thoughts on the amount of players at Worlds, and discuss our takeaways from the event.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:20 Thoughts on New Orleans
09:16 DQ 1
12:55 Lost Box Performance
15:40 DQ 2
18:37 Keito DPL
23:56 Lugia Flops
30:58 Raging Bolt Interview
47:20 Does Bo3 Need to Go?
55:20 Worlds Tournament Structure
59:44 Is Worlds Too Big?
1:06:40 Closing Thoughts
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In this episode, Aneil and Ciaran go over their top picks and personal decklists for the North American International Championships taking place in New Orleans. Let us know your thoughts below!
Link to champions league results :
https://pokecabook.com/archives/131563?fbclid=IwAR0ifXI64atpsdnbU7Oq1kefh3nxzKfykLUzzHoEvi4uKqede3kQ4VWGUGk
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: linktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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This week on The Shiftgear we give our personal tier list for NAIC. Come here our thoughts on where every deck currently stands in the format! As always, these are just our opinions, so let us know in the comments if you agree/disagree with anything we said!
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: linktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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In this episode, we are joined once again by Little Dark Fury to discuss the 5 greatest formats ever. We take you through a guide to retro Pokemon, the best formats to build and the most enjoyable to play! Let us know your favourite format ever, if you have one! Here are some links to get you started :
Info & Lists -
https://jklaczpokemon.com/
https://limitlesstcg.com/tournaments (Majors since 2012, better for newer formats)
https://ptcglegends.com/home
Where to play -
https://tcgone.net/
Find us:
Aneil: linktr.ee/tcg_aneil
Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
LDF: @LittleDarkFury
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On this weeks episode we are joined by a legend of the game, Curtis Lyon. He is a National Champion, Regional Champion, State Champion, and has some deep finishes at Worlds as well. For the first time Curtis talks about his side of one of if not the most famous cheating scandal in the history of the Pokemon TCG. He also breaks down how he was able to innovate so much during his time as a player, why the Canadian Pokemon scene is so strong, differences between the game now and then, who is his GOAT, and so much more!
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Dialga Vstar is king! Aneil thought he was cool and unique for playing Dialga to day 2 at the Indianapolis regionals but Andrew Hedrick had the same idea and now Dialga is king. With Chien-Pao on the rise and declining Zard populations, we investigate how the meta could evolve going into LA regionals. We also look at expanded for the first time in years. Let us know your thoughts on expanded and if you think it could ever make a return to the circuit!
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: linktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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The worlds invitation system needs some changes. In this episode, we go over the NAIC registration debacle and share our opinions on how the Worlds invitation system should be revised for 2025.
Let us know below how you would handle the NAIC debate and how the invite system should be structured!
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: inktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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There hasn't been much meta development so we decided to look ahead to Twilight Masquerade this week. Find out what we think of cards like Unfair Stamp, Greninja ex, Dragapult ex, Tatsugiri, and more!
We are also giving away 18 packs! To enter follow Aneil and Ciaran on Twitter and BananaGames on IG. Then comment which bucket hat Aneil should get next!
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We are joined by the winner of the largest TPCI Regional Championship of all time, Liam Haliburton. He breaks down his winning run and his Charizard list. We ask him to break down some of the matchups and how he has been able to transition successfully between the age divisions. We also put his Lebron fandom to the test and have him weigh in on the Goat debate!
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In this episode, we're joined by Julian Gort-Barry fresh of his 17th place finish at the European International Championships. Julian walks us through his deck and matchups, and also provides some insight for those looking to pick up the deck for Orlando this weekend!
What is the plural version of "Arceus"? Let us know below :
Find Julian :
https://twitter.com/julianG_835
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: inktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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In this episode, we both go over our top 3 choices (and our personal lists) for the European International Championship this coming weekend (April 5-7). What should you play for the weekend? We provide our metagame forecast as well as some "dark horses" to look out for heading into this very puzzling metagame.
Link to all decklists :
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1tGDrGlXTnl_no0xyh_NhtcTk9AjWJQyK
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: linktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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Join us this week as we recap Vancouver regionals and give our insights on what to expect at EUIC post rotation. We also get a new intro and a "customer review"! We go through Charizard ex, Chien-Pao ex, Future Box, Ancient Box, Arceus, Great Tusk, Snorlax, and more!
Find Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
Find Aneil: inktr.ee/TCG_Aneil
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LDF joins us once again to go through the top 10 Pokémon cards of all time (excluding Trainers & Energy cards). These were selected on criteria consisting mainly of the strength of a card relative to it's own era. We struggled making this list so please roast us in the comments and let us know your top 10!
This is the third video in our walk through Pokemon history mini-series, you can check out the others on our channel.
Want to learn more about retro? Check out these resources:
https://jklaczpokemon.com/
https://ptcglegends.com/home
https://ptcgarchive.com/
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On this week's episode, we're joined again by LDF for part 2 of our mini-series. This week we go through the top 10 decks of ALL TIME. These were selected on a criteria consisting of mainly overall dominance in their respective metas, and (admittedly) were a bit tough to contrast at times. Enjoy this walk through Pokemon tcg history!
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This week we are joined by fellow Canadian, LittleDarkFury (Matthew Wood) to break down the Top 10 Pokemon TCG Players of all time. The three of us all had very different lists, but we combined them together to give you our Top 10!
We are also holding a group session ahead of Vancouver Regionals. If you want to be better prepared, or just want to have the chance to talk Pokemon with us, sign up!
https://groups.metafy.gg/classes/the-ultimate-vancouver-prep-guide
Find us:
Aneil: linktr.ee/tcg_aneil
Ciaran: linktr.ee/ciarantcg
LDF: @LittleDarkFury
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