Pallet Town Tales: A Pokémon TCG Podcast

This week, Gabe sits down with Josh Frink, one of the top-ranked North American players and a connoisseur of unexpected meta calls. The two discuss the worlds results, Baltimore regionals metagame, and break down some of Josh’s craziest deck choices. Find us on Twitter: Josh: @JoshFrinkTCG Gabe: @Gabe_Shumway Eddie: @PizzanoEddie The Show: @PalletTownTales

This week, Gabe sits down with Gan Pee Wei Jun (who also goes by Brendan) to talk about his world championships finish. The two discuss toxtricity’s similarities with Gardevoir, Brendan’s worlds matchups, and power rank each dark type attacker in the deck. Find us on Twitter Brendan: @BrendanPTCG Gabe: @Gabe_Shumway Eddie: @PizzanoEddie The Show: @PalletTownTales

Gabe sits down with Matt Banna and Graham Kovach to discuss the results of the Pokémon World Championships. They analyze Alakazam's drastic rise to the top and the most creative decks to succeed at the season's ultimate event. The three also share their initial predictions on how the results will influence early events in the upcoming season. Follow us on Twitter: Matt: @MattBanna Graham: @Capn_206 Gabe: @Gabe_Shumway Eddie: @PizzanoEddie The Show: @PalletTownTales

Gabe sits down with Ethan Wilde for some last-minute meta analysis before this year's World Championships. The two discuss why it might be alright to take a negative matchup into one dragapult variant and how festival lead can succeed at this year's worlds. They also discuss the growth of the European Pokémon TCG player base and their willingness to be more experimental with deck choice. Find us on Twitter: Ethan: @emothann Gabe: @Gabe_Shumway Eddie: @PizzanoEddie The Podcast: @PalletTownTales

Gabe sits down with James Kowalski aka Alloutblitzle to discuss the worlds metagame. James shares his unique perspective on finding success with rogue decks, having most recently won the North America International Championship with Clefairy Box. Find us on Twitter: James @AlloutblitzleGabe: @Gabe_Shumway Eddie: @PizzanoEddie The Show: @PalletTownTales

Gabe sits down with Jordan Palmer to discuss the historical trends surrounding the Pokémon TCG World Championships. Jordan gives advice to new worlds competitors, shares when to play a rogue deck, and talks about the significant cuts to Oceania’s worlds invitations over the last few seasons. Find us on Twitter: Jordan: @ultraarceus Gabe: @Gabe_Shumway Eddie: @PizzanoEddie The Show: @PalletTownTales

Gabe sits down with Marco Cifuentes to discuss his recent worlds success. Marco shares his thoughts on the differences between North American and Latin American events, gives an insight into his deckbuilding process, and shares why his tournament preparation looks different from most. Find us on Twitter: Marco: @marcoci37924707 Gabe: @Gabe_Shumway Eddie: @PizzanoEddie The Show: @PalletTownTales

Gabe sits down with Jonah Alter, one of the greats of the South African Pokémon scene. The two discuss how competitive organized play has developed in South Africa over the past 10 years, and analyze the results of local events. Jonah also dives deeper into Team South Africa’s run at the Pokémon TCG World Cup and shares some more thoughts on the upcoming World Championships meta.

This week, Gabe sits down with regional champion and worlds qualifier Kashvinder Singh Mann. The two discuss the upcoming Pitch Black format and what to expect out of Southeast Asian players at the Pokémon World Championships. This includes analyzing the results from National Championships in Singapore, Malaysia, Indondesia, and the Philippines. They also take a closer look at the tournament structure in Southeast Asia, including tournament lotteries, best of one events, and how players earn an invite. Along the way, Kash reminisces on the all-time great World Championships’ performances from Southeast Asian players and his involvement in them. Follow Kash on Twitter @KashMann27 Follow the PTT Team @Gabe_Shumway @PizzanoEddie

Host Gabe Shumway gives a brief overview into the goals of Pallet Town Tales. He discusses the hopes for a solo, interview podcast in the Pokémon TCG space and outlines the podcast’s first episodic series, previewing different regions ahead of the Pokémon World Championships in August. Finally, he gives a background on himself and the team that creates this podcast and explains why they’ve decided to begin this adventure.