Beach Court Podcast

The New Mega Evolutions set has arrived and we have your first look at a Mega Evolutions tier list to prepare you for Milwaukee. We break down the online meta game and provide some insight into what decks we think are best for the Milwaukee regional championships. Stay tuned for an interview with 70th place champions league finisher Rose Gregson with Gardevoir Ex. She breaks down what it takes to play in Japan and her thoughts on the Mega Evolutions meta game. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #milwaukee #megaevolutions

Parker, Maddox and Eric provider their professional opinion on the top 12 best decks ultimately deciding if the deck is hot or not for the Las Vegas regional championships. We also provide insight on your burning prediction questions for the Las Vegas regional championships this upcoming weekend. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemontcg #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #lasvegas #Predictions #metagame

The fall off of Gardevoir needs to be studied. We’ll give our take on the latest regional results from this last weekend, where Gardevoir failed to make Top 8 for the 3rd tournament in a row. Does Gardevoir ex still have what it takes to be the BDIF? We also highlight some of the coolest lists from the regionals, as well as dive into Crispin’s Corner to see who was cooking the most throughout the tournament.Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #pokemonregional #phantasmalflames #megaevolutions #gdansk #brisbane

Emily Forman, caster for the Pokémon Trading Card Game joins the Beach Court Podcast to discuss her journey from playing locals to becoming a Pokémon caster. Listen in as Emily breaks down how she started as a caster in her career and what she thinks YOU need to do to become a caster (if you want to).Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemontcg #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #gdansk #lille #PokemonCaster #caster

Mega Absol and Mega Kangaskhan made a big splash at Milwaukee as a new archetype! Hale Obernolte joins the podcast detailing his Top 4 run with the list, which is now one of his favorite decks! The Beach Court Podcast brings you the recap of Milwaukee and Belo Horizonte as well as takes a humorous look into some of the best meme list submissions for recent tournamentsFrance is on our mind -- with Lille Regionals this weekend for the TCG, and Lumiose City as the setting for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. We review online meta results and "talk a Lille" about what we expect the meta to look like at the Regional this weekend. The Beach Court crew also talks about their experience in Lumiose City, speculates on the final North American regional locations, and find out what is in the kitchen in Crispin's Corner.Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #pokemonregional #pokemonza #megaevolutions 00:00 - 11:00 Intro / Chit Chat11:00 - 20:59 News & Announcements21:00 - 34:40 Legends ZA Spoilers34:41 - 45:02 Grind Don't Stop45:03 - 49:09 Trivia49:10 - 1:05:20 Lille Meta Review1:05:21 - 1:22:10 Crispin's Corner

Mega Absol and Mega Kangaskhan made a big splash at Milwaukee as a new archetype! Hale Obernolte joins the podcast detailing his Top 4 run with the list, which is now one of his favorite decks! The Beach Court Podcast brings you the recap of Milwaukee and Belo Horizonte as well as takes a humorous look into some of the best meme list submissions for recent tournamentsApply for the Pokémon TCG Regional Travel Grant at the link below! We're excited to partner with FCBC Armor for this incredible opportunity for a member in the community: https://forms.gle/ZfFiho3n5nVxMkEQ9Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #milwaukee #megaevolutions

It's Mega Evolution week -- where we get to see the new cards in action, highlighted by the Milwaukee Regional Championships!  A new secret deck is all the rage just days before the event? The Beach Court Crew brings you their Mil-Walkthrough to get you prepared for the regional and your locals this next week. We also give our predictions and have our debate segment "Is it better than Carmine?" Apply for the Pokémon TCG Regional Travel Grant at the link below!  We're excited to partner with FCBC Armor for this incredible opportunity for a member in the community: https://forms.gle/ZfFiho3n5nVxMkEQ9Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #milwaukee #megaevolutions

We are back from Pittsburgh and had a blast interacting with fans and playing some Pokémon. This week on the Beach Court Podcast Parker, Maddox & Eric recap their weekends. We also dive into the results of the Pittsburgh regional championships and highlight some of our favorite lists from the tournament. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #Pittsburgh

WOW TIME FLIES!!! The first North American regional of 2025-2026 season is here! You won't want to miss this episode as we breakdown the results of Frankfurt & Monterrey and provide deep analysis and insight of how the results might impact Pittsburgh Regionals. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #Pittsburgh

This week the Beach Court Podcast crew brings all the information you need to know to qualify for the 2026 World Championships in San Francisco. We also provide our in depth prediction for what point total we think you need to qualify for worlds as a master in the Pokémon TCG!Make sure to stay until the end to hear our predictions for the first regional of the year this weekend in Monterrey & Frankfurt. Good luck to all of our competitors at both tournaments, we will bring you a full breakdown of the results and their potential impact on the Pittsburgh metagame next week. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #Frankfurt #Monterrey #Worlds2026 #SanFrancisco

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, we were trying to figure out what the best possible pack of Mega Evolution Pokémon cards possible (for competitors). Stay tuned until the end to hear what we think would be the best packs. We also discuss the changes to the upcoming 2026 season as we anxiously await the Pokémon regionals; they start next week!Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #megaevolution #godpack #bestpack #pittsburgh

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Matt Bacnis joins for a special interview to break down his Top 16 finish at the World Champions with Charizard/Pidgeot featuring Pichu/ with Maximum Belt. Stay tuned until the end for the return of fan favorite segment, Crispin's Corner. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #worlds2025 #pokemonworlds #anaheim #bestdecks #charizard #pichu #MaxBelt#MattBacnis

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Maddox is back from Worlds and he finished in the Top 64 of the best players in the World! Congratulations to Maddox!We also break down the results of the Worlds tournament, show off top lists that did not make top cut and break down all the cool Gholdengo techs from this past weekend. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #worlds2025 #pokemonworlds #anaheim #bestdecks #maddoxCorcoran #gholdengo #gardevoir #topdecks

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Maddox is on his way to Worlds and we take a trip down memory lane to recollect on why worlds is so special to us. We also dive deep into the best 5 decks for Worlds and talk about what variant of the list we think will do best at Worlds! At the end, we do our best to predict what the top 21 players in North America will play to Worlds. Everyone, wish Maddox good luck at Worlds! We will be cheering him on!Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #worlds2025 #pokemonworlds #anaheim #bestdecks

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, Parker returns to help us conquer locals. Listen to this week's episode to hear how the Beach Court Podcast hosts conquer locals, challenges & cups. Stay tuned until the end to hear the analysis of the current Black Bolt & White Flare meta game as we approach the world championships very quickly next week!Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Limited time only!!!!!! Use code BCWORLDS for 15% off your order. Code available now through August 10th, 2025 to celebrate the world championships. Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #masterclass #masterlocals #blackbolt #blackboltwhiteflare #whiteflare

This week on the Beach Court Podcast, special guest Henry Brand dives deep into how he prepares for major events. He also provides some key insights about:- What you should do differently to prepare for majors- What does effective practice look like?- New website, perfection.gg releasing soon to help you practice better!Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpodFollow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter:Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCGMaddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCGParker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG#pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #HenryBrand #PrepareLikeAWorldChamp #Perfection.gg

This week the Beach Court Podcast reviews the THREE major online events this weekend and watch how the Black Bolt & White Flare meta is evolving.  Pokémon Presents was today, we break down all of the important information to know and provide our somewhat live reactions to you. Lastly, we share with you our favorite lists from the online tournaments this weekend in the Black Bolt & White Flare format.  Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/ Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌   Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter: Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCG Maddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCG Parker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #regionalchampionships   #blackbolt #whiteflare #bestdecks #onlinetournaments

The Beach Court Podcast crew gives you what their favorite decks are in the Black Bolt & White Flare format.  And for the first time ever, we are testing Eric's knowledge of the Unova region in our Unodat segment. Listen now to find out if Eric can pass the Unova Who's That Pokemon test.  Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/ Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌   Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter: Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCG Maddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCG Parker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #regionalchampionships   #destinedrivals #MetaPredictions #BestDecks #unova #blackbolt #whiteflare 

This week the normal Beach Court Podcast crew is back to talk about 2026 season goals and preview the best cards of the newest Pokémon expansions, Black Bolt & White Flare set to release on 7/18/25. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/ Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌   Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter: Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCG Maddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCG Parker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #regionalchampionships   #destinedrivals #MetaPredictions #BestDecks #ldf #tierlist #ambassador  0:00 - 6:35 Intro 6:36 - 12:45 2026 Changes More Reactions 12:46 - 19:26 2026 Season Goals 19:27 - 26:23 Trivia 22:24 - 55:48 Black Bolt & White Flare Hottest Cards

This week the Beach Court Podcast talks is guest hosted by new Pokémon Community Ambassador Matthew Wood, aka LDF. This is LDF's 5th time on the podcast and we talk all about his role as a Pokémon community ambassador and incorporate your feedback. Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent posts.  As the Scarlet & Violet area comes to a close, LDF & I were curious what the best Secret illustration Rare's of the format were. So we built a tier list, let us know your thoughts on what the best SIR of the S&V format was or build your own tier list at https://tiermaker.com/categories/pokemon/sandv-secret-illustration-rares-18415187. Thanks to FCBC Armor for being the official Card Sleeves of the Beach Court Podcast! These are the sleeves we trust to practice with at home, play with at locals and to compete with on the largest stage at Pokémon Championship Series events. “Shuffle Easy” like the Beach Court Podcast and pick up your own at https://fcbcarmor.com/ Support the pod and shuffle easy with our favorite sleeves 🙌   Follow the Beach Court Podcast Socials: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/beachcourtpod Follow the Beach Court Podcast crew on Twitter: Eric - https://twitter.com/RidgewayTCG Maddox - https://twitter.com/MaddoxTCG Parker - https://twitter.com/Squint_PTCG #pokemon #pokemontcg #beachcourtpodcast #regionalchampionships   #destinedrivals #MetaPredictions #BestDecks #ldf #tierlist #ambassador  Support LDF!!! https://www.youtube.com/@UCAhRWmekXLryJOZRUYR4seQ  https://www.youtube.com/@UCExbrATu_Pqqu2v7tQg6fOQ  https://www.cardcaverntradingcards.com/ 0:00 - 8:45 Intro 8:46 - 22:30 2026 Championship Series Changes 22:31 - 33:05 Pokémon Ambassador Discussion 33:06 - 46:07 Community Feedback 46:08 - 1:19:03 SIR Tier List