Battle Frontier - A Pokemon TCG Podcast

Aaron Curry

An exploration of the competitive Pokemon TCG. Hosts Aaron and John discuss current tournament results and aim to help you understand why decks and specific cards within those decks are chosen. Also featuring segments on competitive Pokemon TCG trivia, discussion of decks from old formats, and updates on the current status of the championship point leaderboard so you can stay up to date with where your favorite players stand as they compete for an inviation to the Pokemon TCG World Championship.

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76 episodes
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Jan 30, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 16: A Repeat Winner and the Future of Match Reporting?
The guys discuss John's adventures as an Assistant Head Judge at the San Antonio Regional Championship, the beta-test of a new way to report match results and give their final thoughts on Surging Sparks as a set! Blaine's Quiz Show makes a return as John attempts to close the gap on Aaron. If you have any questions on judging, running events, or event prep, let us know and we'll try to answer during the show. Follow John and Aaron on socials: @johnorgel.bsky.social @_Aaron_Curry
Jan 23, 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
Episode 15: The Surging Sparks Meta is..... Evolving?
Aaron and John discuss some of the behaviors they experienced surrounding the release of Prismatic Evolutions before they review the surprising results of Birmingham and Rio de Janeiro Regional Championships and give their opinions on what to expect this weekend in the final Surging Sparks Regional event in San Antonio. Blaine's Quiz Show makes a triumphant return! Follow Aaron and John: @_Aaron_Curry @johnorgel.bsky.social
Jan 17, 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
Episode 14: Pokemon Promised to Print more Prisms
The guys discuss scalping issues surrounding the release of Prismatic Evolutions as well as an announcement from the Pokemon company of how they plan to counteract it. Then they dive into a quick review of the new cards coming in Prismatic evolutions and some tips and resources for new players looking to attend a tournament before closing things out with some thoughts on plays for this weekend in the upcoming Birmingham and Rio de Janeiro Regional Championships. Follow John and Aaron on socials: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel johnorgel.bsky.social
Jan 9, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 13: 2025 Goals
Aaron and John are back at it kicking 2025 off with a list of personal goals for the rest of the season. Blaine's Quiz Show and Time Capsule both return to start the year off right along with a brief look at some of the results of the Osaka Champions League and how the cards from our upcoming Prismatic Evolutions set impacted those results. As an added feature, we're uploading video to Spotify for the first time. If this is something you feel enhances or detracts from the episode, please let us know in the comments!
Dec 19, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 12: Merry Mythical Christmas and Happy Mew Year!
Aaron and John go over Toronto regionals results and count down their top 10 cards from the newly revealed and released Mythical Island mini-set in TCG Pocket. The show will be taking a short hiatus for the holidays with new episodes resuming on January 9th 2025. Follow Aaron and John on X! @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Dec 12, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 11: Japan Invades Australia!
Aaron and John go over the results of the Perth regional championship, review Michael Pramawat's Gardevoir deck from worlds 2010, discuss the topic of prize mapping, and the expected metagame for this weekend's Toronto Regional Championship. Follow Aaron and John on X: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Dec 6, 2024 · 1 hr 33 min
Episode 10: Boarding the Crab Trolley in Stuttgart
This week Aaron and John review the latest major tournament results from Stuttgart, provide their perspectives on addressing the wide variety of decks available in the Surging Sparks metagame, and discuss some upcoming online Limitless tournaments for Pokemon Pocket and changes to the TCGLive ladder system. Series regulars Time Capsule and Blaine's Quiz Show also make an appearance. Follow Aaron and John on X! @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Nov 28, 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
Episode 9: A Shocking Start to the Surging Sparks Format
Aaron and John discuss the results of the Sacramento Regional Championship, John recounts his Professor Cup experience from LAIC, and our hosts give their takes on what they think will do well this upcoming weekend in Stuttgart. Blaine's Quiz Show and Time Capsule return. Follow Aaron and John on X: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Nov 21, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
Episode 8: A Stellar Send Off Before Sacramento
Aaron and John discuss the exciting results of the Latin American International Championship, discover how their predictions of the event faired, and share their opinions of the budding Surging Sparks metagame heading into this week's Sacramento Regional Championship. Follow Aaron and John on X: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Nov 14, 2024 · 59 min
Episode 7: Pocket Thoughts and LAIC Predictions
This week Aaron and John discuss their initial thoughts on the release of Pokemon Pocket, bring back the Trainer Tips segment to talk about the importance of bench management, and close out the show with some predictions for LAIC this week. John tries to close the point gap on this week's Blaine's Quiz Show segment, and introduces us to a fun retro deck featuring Decidueye GX and Vileplume AOR. Follow Aaron and John on X: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Nov 7, 2024 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 6: LAIC Meta Discussion with Michael Pramawat and Grafton Roll
Aaron and John welcome their first guests to the show! Long time players Grafton Roll and Michael Pramawat join our hosts as they discuss the overarching results of various archetypes throughout the Stellar Crown format, and how they seem to be shaping up as we rapidly approach the Latin American International Championship. This week our special guests take part in Blaine's quiz show with questions themed around their experiences within the game's history! If you're interested in connecting with any of the guests or hosts they can all be found on X: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel @MichaelPramawat @GraftonRoll
Oct 31, 2024 · 1 hr 59 min
Episode 5: Surging Toward a Spark-filled Set
Aaron and John discuss some of the more interesting and potentially impactful cards from the upcoming Surging Sparks expansion highlighted by cards like Pikachu ex, Hydreigon ex, and Ceruledge ex. Time Capsule is on a hiatus this week due to the massive amount of information coming from that set discussion, but Blaine's Quiz Show continues to be a staple of the show. Will John be able to stump Aaron and keep the point gap to a minimum? Stay tuned to find out! Follow John and Aaron on X: @JohnPaulOrgel @_Aaron_Curry
Oct 24, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 4: A Lille bit of Regidrago
Aaron and John check out the results of the Lille regional championship and highlight a up and coming, nationwide program started by Tabletop Village, a game store based in Seattle. Blaine's quiz show and the Time Capsule round out the episode! More information on Tabletop Village's program can be found here: https://tabletopvillage.com/pages/in-school-enrichmentThis week's time capsule deck list: https://www.ptcglegends.com/tournaments/2012_WORLDS/masters/Clifton%20Goh-SG Aaron and John can be found on X: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Oct 18, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 3: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bolt?
Aaron and John dive into the results of the Louisville regional championship including a discussion of one of the potential shortcomings in the new tournament structure. Blaine's quiz show and the Time Capsule return along with a new segment, Frontier Fundamentals! Aaron and John can be found on X: @_Aaron_Curry @JohnPaulOrgel
Oct 11, 2024 · 59 min
Episode 2: Leaping from Lima to Louisville
Aaron and John look back at how the Lima Special event unfolded and how they expect the Louisville metagame to develop. John takes us through our first look at the current Championship Point leaderboard in a segment called the Ranking Hall. Also featuring the weekly Blaine's Quiz Show trivia segment and a look into the past in our Time Capsule segment! To hear more from Aaron and John, be sure to follow them on X at: @_Aaron_Curry and @JohnPaulOrgel
Oct 3, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
Episode 1: A Brand New Frontier
Hosts Aaron and John dive into the results of the Dortmund and Joinville Regional Championships and evaluate how the new Stellar Crown expansion will impact the metagame of future tournaments. Also featuring segments of trivia and exploration of retro decks! Follow us on X @_Aaron_Curry and @JohnPaulOrgel.

Battle Frontier - A Pokemon TCG Podcast

Episode 16: A Repeat Winner and the Future of Match Reporting?

Episode 15: The Surging Sparks Meta is..... Evolving?

Episode 14: Pokemon Promised to Print more Prisms

Episode 13: 2025 Goals

Episode 12: Merry Mythical Christmas and Happy Mew Year!

Episode 11: Japan Invades Australia!

Episode 10: Boarding the Crab Trolley in Stuttgart

Episode 9: A Shocking Start to the Surging Sparks Format

Episode 8: A Stellar Send Off Before Sacramento

Episode 7: Pocket Thoughts and LAIC Predictions

Episode 6: LAIC Meta Discussion with Michael Pramawat and Grafton Roll

Episode 5: Surging Toward a Spark-filled Set

Episode 4: A Lille bit of Regidrago

Episode 3: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bolt?

Episode 2: Leaping from Lima to Louisville

Episode 1: A Brand New Frontier