VGC Reflections - A VGC Podcast

​ @CybertronVGC & @13Yoshi37 are finally back with another episode of VGC Reflections! 0:00 Intro 0:54 Life Updates 5:04 What is it like to commentate Worlds? 8:09 Our experience with PokemonXP 18:12 Worlds size increasing 20:35 Experience at Pokémon Center 24:52 Markus VGC Worlds run 32:40 Worlds is hard 37:20 Worlds finals 52:18 Commentating in Chase Center 55:56 VGC streams evolving 59:13 Worlds 2027 in Singapore 1:02:50 Very first thoughts about M-C (before it was out) 1:07:43 Markus' hope for Worlds 2027 format 1:09:47 Should Rock Slide be nerfed? 1:13:33 What's up next for us 1:23:37 First thoughts about M-C (after it was out!) 1:28:35 Mega Golisopod 1:35:53 Mega Absol Z 1:41:38 Mega Garchomp Z 1:48:01 Mega Salamence 1:53:53 Mega Lucario Z 1:59:42 Mega Baxcalibur 2:06:15 Gholdengo in M-C 2:09:49 Indeedee & Rillaboom & Terrain 2:14:58 Pawmot 2:19:07 other new Pokémon 2:24:12 Results of the first big tournament in M-C 2:28:53 New season started! 2:30:33 Outro

​ @CybertronVGC and @13Yoshi37 are back for another episode of VGC Reflections! With the brand new Regulation upon us and the release of Pokemon Champions on mobile, we have a lot to discuss. We talk about our first impressions of the mobile release, our early thoughts on the Regulation MB format, and look at what the next few weeks will look like as players start ramping up their preparation for the World Championships! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 04:41 - Champions on mobile 15:34 - Monetization 19:25 - Intro Regulation MB 26:45 - Thoughts on new Megas 33:03 - Difference between online meta & Worlds 37:37 - Reg MA teams vs. Reg MB teams 43:15 - Gholdengo 46:15 - Life Orb 49:15 - Items & movesets 52:10 - Sleeper picks / hot takes in MB 57:40 - Mega Eelektross? 1:04:50 - Lots of time before Worlds 1:08:15 - Wishes & hopes

​ @CybertronVGC and @13Yoshi37 are back for another episode of VGC Reflections! Both Aaron and Markus attended the first Champions majors in North America and Europe respectively and have lots to talk about... we cover the tournament experience, what it's like competing on Champions, takeaways and things we'd do differently, and the metagame. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:26 Aaron's preparation for Indianapolis 06:31 Preparing for tournaments 13:52 Aaron's Indianapolis team and tournament run 22:25 Results of Indianapolis and implications for NAIC 28:12 Connection issues in Champions tournaments 51:00 Indianapolis winning team 57:58 Markus' T32 run in Turin and Top Cut rules 1:10:11 Analysis of Markus' team 1:14:16 How to improve 1:18:52 Reasons for Markus' success this season 1:27:36 Turin metagame 1:39:45 Japan Nationals and the new Big 6 1:48:45 Aaron plans to co-stream NAIC 1:52:10 Japanese veteran players making a comeback 1:56:38 NAIC hot takes 1:59:32 Outro

​ @CybertronVGC and @13Yoshi37 are back for another episode of VGC Reflections! With the release of Pokemon Champions, we catch up on our seasons have gone so far, the huge influx of new players attending tournaments, and our first impressions of Pokemon Champions... from what we think the game has done well to our criticisms and what we hope to see in the future. VGC Reflections is a Pokemon VGC podcast hosted by VGC veterans Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng and Markus "13Yoshi37" Hamann. The two of them have won a combined 8 Regional Champions, 4 National Championships, two Worlds Top 4 finishes, and over 20 World Championships qualifications. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:41 - Markus's 2026 journey so far 06:18 - Aaron's 2026 journey so far 12:45 - Attendance caps at tournaments 17:00 - Potential changes to tournament registration 19:48 - Infrastucture needed for large scale events 27:13 - Markus's thoughts on Champions 31:50 - Criticisms of Champions 35:03 - Aaron's thoughts on Champions 39:50 - Communication from game publishers 43:03 - Importance of the mobile launch 47:52 - Thoughts on the format and Mega Evolutions 50:40 - How the last few formats were different 55:51 - Aaron's first team & what he's used 57:50 - Early metagame developments 1:05:00 - What format will we use at Worlds? 1:06:40 - First Champions winner potential 1:08:33 - What Pokemon are underrrated 1:14:05 - Early staples of the format 1:15:35 - 2014 World Championships 1:16:40 - Teras vs. Megas 1:19:30 - Magic of a new format 1:22:15 - Outro

@CybertronVGC and @13Yoshi37 are back for another episode of VGC Reflections! We spend the first half recapping the 2025 World Championships, from our new World Champion to Aaron's experience commetnating Pokemon's first ever arena finals and Markus's experience as a player once again! We then cover the new/old formats in Reg J/H briefly and talk about our plans for Reg H before diving into what we think Pokemon Champions means for VGC and how it can impact the scene.

VGC Reflections is finally back! Aaron and Markus talk about a whole variety of topics in this one - we cover Markus's journey to qualify for his 10th consecutive World Championships, what it was like being featured in the Road to Worlds documentary, Aaron's experience livestreaming at Pokemon's studios, Champions, and some thoughts about both Regulation I as well as an NAIC preview! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Markus qualifying for Worlds 11:42 - Road to Worlds 18:55 - Aaron livestreaming at Pokemon's studio 28:44 - Aaron competing at NAIC? 40:42 - Early thoughts about Champions 45:00 - Thoughts about Regulation I 1:05:20 - NAIC predictions 1:16:00 - Doing Pokemon full-time? 1:23:55 - What if Champion was more like TCG Pocket?

Aaron and Markus are finally back with some more VGC Reflections! In this episode, we dive into what we think makes VGC such a unique competitive game and why we love it so much!

In this episode, Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng and Markus "13Yoshi37" Stadter talk about a wide variety of topics in VGC, including how we deal with tournament expectations, burnout, and feeling envy towards others. We also talk about the value of fun tournaments and touch on the VGC World Cup, Gdansk Regionals, and the Wolfe Glick Auction Invitational!

@CybertronVGC and @13Yoshi37 catch up about the Louisville Regional Championships and reflect on Regulation H as we reach the mid-way point of the format!

Aaron and Markus break down the results of Dortmund Regionals, the first major European tournament of the 2025 season!

Aaron and Markus are back with a new podcast episode! In this one, we reflect on the very first Grand Challenge and talk about our experiences competing in it and best-of-1 tournaments in general. We also look forward to the Dortmund Regional Championships, where Markus will be competing this weekend!

Pokemon VGC pros Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng and Markus "13Yoshi37" Stadter dive into the Regulation H metagame & analyze the results of the Baltimore Regional Championships!

Pokemon VGC pros Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng and Markus "13Yoshi37" Stadter are starting a new podcast focused on competitive Pokemon VGC! In our first episode, we talk about our experiences at the 2024 World Championships, go over some of our favorite stories from the event, and speak to the brand new World Champion Luca Ceribelli.