Breaking down the largest Pokemon tournament of all time

 ​ @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 - Intro04:41 - Champions on mobile15:34 - Monetization 19:25 - Intro Regulation MB26:45 - Thoughts on new Megas33:03 - Difference between online meta & Worlds37:37 - Reg MA teams vs. Reg MB teams43:15 - Gholdengo46:15 - Life Orb49:15 - Items & movesets52:10 - Sleeper picks / hot takes in MB57:40 - Mega Eelektross?1:04:50 - Lots of time before Worlds1:08:15 - 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 Intro04:26 Aaron's preparation for Indianapolis06:31 Preparing for tournaments13:52 Aaron's Indianapolis team and tournament run22:25 Results of Indianapolis and implications for NAIC28:12 Connection issues in Champions tournaments51:00 Indianapolis winning team57:58 Markus' T32 run in Turin and Top Cut rules1:10:11 Analysis of Markus' team1:14:16 How to improve1:18:52 Reasons for Markus' success this season1:27:36 Turin metagame1:39:45 Japan Nationals and the new Big 61:48:45 Aaron plans to co-stream NAIC1:52:10 Japanese veteran players making a comeback1:56:38 NAIC hot takes1:59:32 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 - Intro02:41 - Markus's 2026 journey so far06:18 - Aaron's 2026 journey so far12:45 - Attendance caps at tournaments17:00 - Potential changes to tournament registration19:48 - Infrastucture needed for large scale events27:13 - Markus's thoughts on Champions31:50 - Criticisms of Champions35:03 - Aaron's thoughts on Champions39:50 - Communication from game publishers43:03 - Importance of the mobile launch47:52 - Thoughts on the format and Mega Evolutions50:40 - How the last few formats were different55:51 - Aaron's first team & what he's used57:50 - Early metagame developments1:05:00 - What format will we use at Worlds?1:06:40 - First Champions winner potential1:08:33 - What Pokemon are underrrated1:14:05 - Early staples of the format1:15:35 - 2014 World Championships1:16:40 - Teras vs. Megas1:19:30 - Magic of a new format1:22:15 - 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 - Intro2:00 - Markus qualifying for Worlds11:42 - Road to Worlds18:55 - Aaron livestreaming at Pokemon's studio28:44 - Aaron competing at NAIC?40:42 - Early thoughts about Champions45:00 - Thoughts about Regulation I1:05:20 - NAIC predictions1:16:00 - 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!