VGC Reflections - A VGC Podcast

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Competitive Pokémon VGC veterans Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng & Markus "13Yoshi37" Stadter cover all things related to VGC!

  1. 4D AGO

    Breaking down the largest Pokemon tournament of all time

    VGC Reflections - A VGC Podcast

    1h 11m

  2. APR 21

    What do Pokemon Pros think of Pokemon Champions?

    ​ @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 - Intro 02:41 - Markus's 2026 journey so far 06:18 - Aaron's 2026 journey so far 12:45 - Attendance caps at tournaments 17:00 - Potential changes to tournament registration 19:48 - Infrastucture needed for large scale events 27:13 - Markus's thoughts on Champions 31:50 - Criticisms of Champions 35:03 - Aaron's thoughts on Champions 39:50 - Communication from game publishers 43:03 - Importance of the mobile launch 47:52 - Thoughts on the format and Mega Evolutions 50:40 - How the last few formats were different 55:51 - Aaron's first team & what he's used 57:50 - Early metagame developments 1:05:00 - What format will we use at Worlds? 1:06:40 - First Champions winner potential 1:08:33 - What Pokemon are underrrated 1:14:05 - Early staples of the format 1:15:35 - 2014 World Championships 1:16:40 - Teras vs. Megas 1:19:30 - Magic of a new format 1:22:15 - Outro

    1h 25m

  3. 09/17/2025

    How will Pokemon Champions change VGC? + Worlds 2025 recap

    @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.

    1h 29m

  4. 06/12/2025

    How Markus got his 10th VGC Worlds invite, NAIC preview, & more!

    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 - Intro 2:00 - Markus qualifying for Worlds 11:42 - Road to Worlds 18:55 - Aaron livestreaming at Pokemon's studio 28:44 - Aaron competing at NAIC? 40:42 - Early thoughts about Champions 45:00 - Thoughts about Regulation I 1:05:20 - NAIC predictions 1:16:00 - Doing Pokemon full-time? 1:23:55 - What if Champion was more like TCG Pocket?

    1h 31m

  5. 03/24/2025

    What makes VGC such a unique game

    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!

    1h 14m

  6. 12/20/2024

    We spoke to Wolfe Glick after he won his 10th Regionals

    VGC Reflections - A VGC Podcast

    1h 52m

  7. 11/20/2024

    How Pokémon pros deal with failure, burnout and envy

    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!

    1h 25m

  8. 10/28/2024

    Is SNEASLER or URSHIFU more broken in VGC?

    VGC Reflections - A VGC Podcast

    1h 33m
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