Soundproof

Soundproof #23 - A Revolving Door of Formats (ft. Yuree Boschetto)

Alyssa: https://twitter.com/TemporalVGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 35 minutes 53 seconds

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Yuree joins the cast to talk about the recent trend of rotating VGC formats!

Links

Players Cup Results - https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/08/25/players-cup-results/

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Soundproof #22 - Players Cup! (ft. Jeremy Odena)

Yuree: https://twitter.com/YureeVGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds

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As we transition back into our regular format, Jeremy Odena joins the cast to talk about the Players Cup!

Links

Power rankings article - https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-players-cup/vgc-power-rankings/

EU Cup - https://twitter.com/VGCVictoryRoad/status/1283881372491317257?s=20

PokeCasters Charity Tournament - https://www.pokecastersnetwork.com/july-25-26

Players Cup Info - https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-players-cup/streaming/

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Jeremy: https://twitter.com/JayOhh_12

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 49 minutes 19 seconds

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Soundproof #21 - How to Be an Ally (ft. Gabby Snyder and Chalkey Horenstein)

In a time where more people are becoming comfortable with sharing their stories of abuse, harassment, and trauma, it is imperative that those around them give them the support they need. Gabby and Chalkey join the cast to talk about how we can become better allies to marginalized groups within the VGC community.

Believe and support victims. Black lives matter.

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Gabby: https://twitter.com/GabbySnyder

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 38 minutes

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Soundproof #20 - Pokemon GO PvP Primer (ft. Blake Hopper)

The boys are once again joined by Blake Hopper, this time to discuss the world of competitive Pokemon GO!

Links

Rose Tower Quarantine Challenge Results - https://www.trainertower.com/rose-tower-circuit/

Victory Road May Challenge Results - https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/05/05/may-challenge-2020/

Social Media

Soundproof #19 - Quarantine Catch Up

Blake: https://twitter.com/BopperVGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 43 minutes 31 seconds

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Jake and Brendan check in after a brief quarantine break to recap the largest tournament in VGC history!

Links

Champions Cup Results:

https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1247177944738471943

https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1246923730070233090?s=20

https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1246862294983815169

Babiri (ladder tool): https://www.babiri.net/#/teams

Social Media

Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast

Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC

Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

57 minutes 27 seconds

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Soundproof #18 - We Can Play From Home (ft. Ryan Tan)

Hail master and NPA Commissioner extraordinaire Ryan Tan joins the cast to talk about how to get your VGC fix during this time of social distancing!

Links

r/VGC: https://reddit.com/r/vgc

Babiri Ladder Scraper: https://www.babiri.net/#/

Malmo Regionals Results: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/03/09/malmo-2020-teams-stats/

Galar Friendlies hosted by: https://twitter.com/vgcstats

Wolfe / aDrive Tournament: https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1239943772634591233

Victory Road Spring Challenge: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/03/13/vr-spring-challenge-2020/

Official Play Pokemon Twitter: https://twitter.com/playpokemon

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Soundproof #17 - Sequences and Series

Ryan: https://twitter.com/Tan_VGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 29 minutes 24 seconds

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The boys are back after a brief break to talk about the end of Series 2 and the beginning of Series 3!

Links

OCIC Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/02/oceania-internationals-2020.html

Collinsville Regionals Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/03/collinsville-regionals-2020.html

Puerto Rico Special Event Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/03/puerto-rico-special-2020.html

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Soundproof #16 - Your Pairings Are Up (ft. Jen Badamo)

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 37 minutes 21 seconds

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Judge, host, and grassroots streamer extraordinare Jen Badamo joins the cast this week to talk about all of the blood, sweat, and tears involved in running tournaments at every level.

Links

Galar Friendly #7 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1221234602162839552

Rose Tower Open #1 Results: https://twitter.com/RoseTowerVGC/status/1222115331008647168

Rose Tower Clash #5 Results: https://twitter.com/RoseTowerVGC/status/1224794608141361152

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Soundproof #15 - Proper Practices (ft. Justin Carris)

Jen: https://twitter.com/jenbamo

Liberty Garden: https://twitter.com/LibertyGardenVG

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 37 minutes 26 seconds

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The first results from 2020 majors are in! Brendan and Jake run through Bochum and Dallas Regionals results and are then joined by Justin Carris to talk about preparation for live events.

Links

Bochum Regionals Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/01/bochum-regionals-2020.html

Dallas Regionals Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/01/dallas-regionals-2020.html

Social Media

Soundproof #14 - Gentlemen, VGCStat Your Engines (ft. Zach Carlson)

Justin: https://twitter.com/AzazeL_the_God

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 35 minutes 5 seconds

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The first 2020 majors are upon us! Brendan and Jake are joined by Zach Carlson of VGC Stats fame to discuss the fledgling metagame and pick the statmaster's brain about what trends he's noticed so far in VGC 2020.

Links

VGC Stats: https://vgcstats.com

New York MSS results: https://twitter.com/Pd0nZ/status/1214041217757044737

Other MSS results: https://vgcstats.com/#/mss

Social Media

Soundproof #12 - Invasive Species

Zach: https://twitter.com/profshroomish

VGC Stats: https://twitter.com/vgcstats

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 33 minutes 26 seconds

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In a follow-up to Episode 11, Jake and Brendan run through some of the old Pokemon that made their way into the Galar Pokedex and discuss their place in the recently announced VGC 2020 metagame.

Links

VGC 2020 rules: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/

Daytona Beach Regionals Results: https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2019/12/daytona-regionals-2020.html

Galar Weekly 1 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1198469959182995456

Galar Weekly 2 Results: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1201240094239121408

Galar Weekly 1+2 Combined Usage: https://twitter.com/vgcstats/status/1202047231345356800

Jake's 80's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7hGqtT0aAjbfPOzpirzyx4?si=VrCIGr-YTWC_PQLioSK7Iw

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Soundproof #11 - Welcome to Galar!

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 39 minutes 3 seconds

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The new games have been released into the wild! Jake and Brendan cover some of the last Ultra Series majors then jump right in to the wonderful world of Galar to talk about some of the newly introduced Pokemon.

Links

Portland Regionals - https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=301

LAIC - https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=303

Social Media

Soundproof #10 - Hot Off the Presses (ft. Jason Krell)

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

5 years ago

1 hour 31 minutes 58 seconds

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Jake and Brendan talk about two of the last Ultra Series regionals, then Jason Krell joins the cast to discuss his thoughts on journalism in VGC!

Links

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Soundproof #9 - Carving a Niche (ft. Jamie Boyt)

Jason: https://twitter.com/Krellitlikeitis

Richmond Regionals: https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2019/11/richmond-regionals-2020.html

Nanterre Special Event: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2019/11/03/teams-paris-2020/

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

6 years ago

1 hour 40 minutes 2 seconds

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Salazzle Truther and Cottonee Exhibitionist Jamie Boyt joins the cast to talk about when and why standard Pokemon just don't do the job.

Links

Knoxville Results: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2019/10/13/knoxville-regionals-2020/

Social Media

Soundproof #8 - Fairly Local (ft. Stephen Mea)

Jamie (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JamieBoytVGC

Jamie (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieBoytVGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

6 years ago

1 hour 33 minutes 47 seconds

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Jake and Brendan are joined by recent Top 8 Worlds finisher and frequenter of locals Stephen Mea to discuss the current state of locals and their effect on both the circuit and the game overall.

Links to all results discussed on this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RtoytIX2z4loboiAbEpiswfXKGGAO4JW8NPAIg0uOl0/edit?usp=sharing

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Soundproof #7 - Prepare for Trouble and Make it Doubles OU

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

6 years ago

1 hour 48 minutes

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After their regular run through the ladder and locals, Jake and Brendan veer into another doubles format called Doubles OU that happens to be run by Jake. How does it compare and contrast to VGC? Listen and find out!

Links

Ontario PC - https://twitter.com/SpookyMegamite/status/1173064076106375169

Edinburgh PC - https://twitter.com/ThinkJamieKean/status/1173254125112496129

Valladolid PC - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/valladolid-pc-vgc-2020-1/

Sao Paulo PC - https://twitter.com/CronoOak/status/1173540268144037889

Valencia MSS - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/valencia-mss-vgc-2020-2/

Guadalajara MSS - https://twitter.com/KamuiGP/status/1173447293158264832

Chicago MSS - https://twitter.com/_ChicagoVGC/status/1173401493086646272

Valencia MSS 2 - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/valencia-mss-vgc-2020-1/

Palamos MSS - https://www.abyssalruins.com/torneos/palamos-mss-vgc-2020-1/

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Soundproof #6 - Brave New (Post) World (ft. Blake Hopper)

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

6 years ago

1 hour 43 minutes 47 seconds

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The first wave of tournament results from the 2020 season is in! Jake and Brendan discuss what hit and what missed at the first post-worlds tournaments. They are then joined by Blake Hopper to dive into teambuilding and preparing for tournaments in post-worlds metagames.

Links

New York City PC Results: https://twitter.com/Pd0nZ/status/1168389824916721664

London PC Results: https://twitter.com/OrpingtonVgc/status/1168614830833623040

Mexico MSS Results: https://twitter.com/charlypastrana/status/1168885478214569987

Melbourne Open Results: https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=295

DC Open Results: https://results.trainertower.com/standings.php?id=294

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Soundproof #5 - Worlds Roundup and Dexit Voters

Blake: https://twitter.com/BopperVGC

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

6 years ago

1 hour 43 minutes 51 seconds

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Jake and Brendan recount the events of the 2019 World Championships - the good, the bad, and especially the ugly. But first Brendan exposes himself as a dexiteer in a fun new segment that shines a light on some of the lesser-loved Pokemon.

Links

Worlds Day 2 Results and Teams on Victory Road: https://worlds.victoryroadvgc.com/standings

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Soundproof #4 - World Championships Preview!

Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander

Music by PokeRemixStudio

6 years ago

1 hour 4 minutes 41 seconds

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Worlds! Brendan and Jake talk all about the biggest tournament of the season, from players to teams and everything in between. What archetypes will show up to Washington D.C., and who will be piloting them?

Links

Pokemon Power Rankings Article: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2019/vgc-power-rankings/

Play! Pokemon Leaderboards: https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/leaderboards/

CP Sheet curated by Pd0nz et al: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kMVJCmIKhwSHU0mjqHis0mC9rt_KtDrVNJ_8bs-S_pU/edit#gid=1014958384

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