Pokémon Perspectives

Aaron Traylor
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What does it mean for a Pokémon team to be good? And how do the best Pokémon players put them together on their quest to become World Champion? On this podcast, Aaron and Wolfe interview the world's best competitive Pokémon players in order to find out their perspectives on the complex game of VGC– Video Game Championships, the official Pokémon battling format. Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick Edited by Pedro Lima Written by Aaron Traylor Japanese translation by Yuki Zaninovich Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner Artwork by Scarlet Andrews

Episodes

  1. 11/17/2023

    Brendan Zheng

    A year after our last upload, and a year after the release of Scarlet and Violet, we're back with our fourth episode! Join us as we interview Brendan Zheng: 2013 Junior World Champion, 2018 Worlds Top 16, close personal friend, and BIG nerd. Sorry for the delay! We will try to get episodes out more regularly. Background Links: ⁠2013 Juniors finals Brendan's 2013 Team Report ⁠Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 1⁠ ⁠Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 2⁠ ⁠Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 2 (This is the set we spoke about)⁠ ⁠The Soundproof Podcast analyzes Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh 2018⁠ ⁠Aaron's Twitter⁠ ⁠Wolfe's Twitter⁠ ⁠Wolfe's YouTube⁠  ⁠VGCguide⁠ Credits: Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick Edited by Pedro Lima Written by Aaron Traylor Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner Artwork: Scarlet Andrews 🐴

    50 min

  2. 11/17/2022

    Yuma Kinugawa

    We interview Yuma Kinugawa, a player from Japan who recently placed Top 16 at the Pokémon World Championships. He's known for getting Top 4 at Japanese Nationals in 2021, for his web presence in Japan, and for using creative strategies such as "HB Nihilego", a Nihilego with its stats in HP and Defense. Background links: Kinugawa's YouTube (subscribe!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuHwwosD_IIEl6Fw_556pA Kinugawa's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kinurincipall Watch Kinugawa battle at Worlds 2022: https://youtu.be/71ci7atC-rQ Kinugawa's Top 4 battle at JCS 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHrV0AJMaA (He's on the right) Yuki's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Yukizan_ Aaron's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TBFUnreality Wolfe's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WolfeyVGC Wolfe's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WolfeyVGC VGCguide: https://www.vgcguide.com Credits: Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick Edited by Pedro Lima Translated by Yuki Zaninovich Written by Yuki Zaninovich and Aaron Traylor  Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner Artwork: Scarlet Andrews 🐴

    44 min

  3. 11/04/2022

    David Koutesh

    We interview David Koutesh, who recently placed Top 16 at the Pokémon World Championships using a team with unique Pokemon such as Gyarados, Dialga, and Yveltal. Background Links: David's Twitter David's YouTube David's 2018 Worlds Team Paste David's 2022 Worlds Team Video Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 1 Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 1 Game 2 Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh, Day 2 (This is the set everyone says you should watch) The Soundproof Podcast analyzes Brendan Zheng vs David Koutesh 2018 Aaron's Twitter Wolfe's Twitter Wolfe's YouTube  VGCguide Credits: Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick Edited by Pedro Lima Written by Aaron Traylor Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner Artwork: Scarlet Andrews 🐴

    50 min

  4. 10/28/2022

    James Evans

    In our first episode, we interview James Evans, who is the 2018 Senior World Champion and the 2022 North American International Champion. Background Links: James' Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheKingVillager Worlds 2018 finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtD0ySfbJa8 NAIC 2022 finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBpFm8ALBZs James' 2022 team report on Adi's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esnvI17i5AA James' 2018 World Champion team report from Trainer Tower: https://i.imgur.com/ujYC2LZ.jpg Aaron's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TBFUnreality Wolfe's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WolfeyVGC Wolfe's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WolfeyVGC VGCguide: https://www.vgcguide.com Credits: Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick Edited by Pedro Lima Written by Aaron Traylor Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner Artwork: Scarlet Andrews 🐴

    1h 7m
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What does it mean for a Pokémon team to be good? And how do the best Pokémon players put them together on their quest to become World Champion? On this podcast, Aaron and Wolfe interview the world's best competitive Pokémon players in order to find out their perspectives on the complex game of VGC– Video Game Championships, the official Pokémon battling format. Produced by Aaron Traylor and Pedro Lima Hosted by Aaron Traylor and Wolfe Glick Edited by Pedro Lima Written by Aaron Traylor Japanese translation by Yuki Zaninovich Music: Toy Dog by Eyeliner Artwork by Scarlet Andrews

Information

  • Creator
    Aaron Traylor
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Aaron Traylor
  • Show Website
    Pokémon Perspectives