Soundproof #19 - Quarantine Catch Up

Alyssa joins the cast to talk about her experience running the recent Women's Tournament and what she thinks its impacts on the VGC scene could be! Links Women's Tournament Usage Stats: https://twitter.com/TemporalVGC/status/1304065045593239552 Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Alyssa: https://twitter.com/TemporalVGC Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander Music by PokeRemixStudio

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/ Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Yuree: https://twitter.com/YureeVGC  Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander Music by PokeRemixStudio

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

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

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: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Blake: https://twitter.com/BopperVGC  Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander  Music by PokeRemixStudio

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

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 Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Ryan: https://twitter.com/Tan_VGC   Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander Music by PokeRemixStudio

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 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

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 Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Jen: https://twitter.com/jenbamo Liberty Garden: https://twitter.com/LibertyGardenVG Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander Music by PokeRemixStudio

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: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Justin: https://twitter.com/AzazeL_the_God Logo by Smogon user AmirAlexander Music by PokeRemixStudio