CableCast
By CableVGC
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
CableCastOct 20, 2020
CableCast Episode 16 | PC4 Already?! A Year of Online Tours and Changing Metas ft. Edu and BigSlim
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by two players and content creators who share a passion for the game, Twitch streamers Edu Cunha and Abdul "BigSlim" Barrie! Players Cup III is wrapping up and we already have the Players Cup IV qualifiers this weekend with some big changes to its structure. The boys reminisce on what was going on in the game this time last year with online grassroots being in full swing and talk about all the series and formats we have gone through so far. Plenty more is talked about so have a listen to get some great insight!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @MeninoJardim @BigSlimWRLD
Useful links from the cast:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-players-cup-iii/vg-event-info/
https://twitter.com/NimbasaCityPost/status/1375921259691786244?s=20
https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-players-cup-iv/vg-event-info/
https://i.redd.it/lib7n8r5n1r41.jpg
https://twitter.com/CableVGC/status/1359554698458636288?s=20
CableCast Episode 15 | 25 Years of Pokémon! SINNOH CONFIRMED and VGC's Future ft. Eakes and Nekkra
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by two players content creators who share a passion for the game, Twitch streamers James Eakes and Rosemary "Nekkra" Kelley! The 25th anniversary of Pokémon is upon us and with that we have the announcement of two new Pokémon games for the Switch taking place in Sinnoh! Speculation on the future of where VGC take us with the new games occurs along with the news of Series 9 reverting back to the national dex format of Series 7. Where do you think VGC will take us? Listen to find out what we think!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @EakesTV @NekkraGaming
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
https://diamondpearl.pokemon.com/en-us/
https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/
https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/rankedbattle/series9.shtml
https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/pokemon-sword-and-shield-list-of-every-missing-pokemon-1402028/
https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/1366836295465635851?s=20
CableCast Episode 14 Xerneas Who? Series 8 Analysis and Week 1 Tierlist ft. BattleRoom and Fevzi
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by two players who recently cut the first online Series 8 tournament, Twitch streamers Collin "BattleRoom" Heier and Fevzi Özkan! With Series 8 having been out for a week now Caleb asks these fine individuals their thoughts on Series 8 rules as opposed to the restricted formats of old and go ahead and create new a new updated tier list after a week of the in game ladder!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @BattleRoom @fevzioe
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
https://twitter.com/JoeUX9/status/1355726620070469632?s=20
https://tiermaker.com/create/restricted-pokemon---vgc-series-8-tier-list-maker-779980
CableCast Episode 13 Shocking New Legendaries Trample the Format! ft. Kyle Livinghouse and Gabriel Agati
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by some players who just played in Top 16 of the Pokemon Players Cup II, Kyle "Animus" Livinghouse and Gabriel Agati! With Series 7 having been out for a couple weeks now, these gents talk about their own Players Cup II runs and their prep as well as the big impact mons to take note of coming out of the tournament. Give it a listen if you want to hear from two of the current best Series 7 players!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @AnimusVGC @AgatiGa
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
nimbasacitypost.com/2020/11/vgc21-players-cup2-qualifiers.html
CableCast Episode 12 Legendary Meta Changes from the Tundra! ft. Aaron Traylor and Jake Magier
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by some fresh faces from his local New England scene in that of regional champions Aaron Traylor and Jake Magier! Having Crown Tundra coming out in just a few days, the boys sit down and talk shop about what we expect from series to come with all the new Pokémon incoming as well as saying our goodbyes to the honeymoon period format that was Series 6. Give it a listen, plenty of knowledge to be had!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @TBFUnreality @jackofspadesman
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
https://twitter.com/TBFUnreality/status/1313886102692990976
https://twitter.com/BattleRoom/status/1308597734019141632?s=20
CableCast Episode 11 Players Cup II and TPCi's Big Mistake ft. Kimo Nishimura and Raghav Malaviya
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by returning guests and friends of the cast Kimo Nishimura and Raghav "Mudhiman" Malaviya! This being the first episode since the finals of the first Players Cup we delve into its results which is suddenly now quite relevant with Players Cup II being announced and its online qualifier being the same format, Series 5. Oh what, Series 6 is out? You want us to talk about that? Ugh sure I guess. Maybe you'll like Series 6 enough to compete in the Battle Room Brawl I'm hosting on September 19th??
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @TapuKimo @MudhimanVGC
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
https://smash.gg/tournament/the-battle-room-brawl/
https://victoryroadvgc.com/pokemon-sword-shield-rental-vgc-teams/
CableCast Episode: 10 Highs and Lows of Players Cup and the Reign of Rillaboom ft. Jeudy Azzarelli and Abe Brath
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by the 2014 Worlds Finalist himself, Jeudy "SoulSur" Azzarelli, and top Canadian VGC players Abe "Seaco" Brath! All three of us made it to the 2nd day of Players Cup, none of us quite making it to Day 3 but had much to say about the tournament and how it went! We all discuss our teams, runs, and the highs and lows of TPCi's first attempt at an official online tournament. We also review the teams that did manage to make it through to the Players Cup finals and analyze the state of the Series 5 metagame. If you've read this far, go ahead and give the episode a listen already!!!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @SoulSurVGC @SeacoVGC
Follow them on Twitch to catch the next time they are live:
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
https://twitter.com/EVtraingg/status/1290001302924038145?s=20
CableCast Episode: 9 New Tutor Moves and Series 5 Early Thoughts ft. Ashton Cox and Jeremy Rodriguez
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by a returning guest to the cast in that of Ashton Cox (fresh off his 4th place finish in the Players Cup Invitational!) as well as a new addition to the show, Ashton's trusty teambuilding partner and 2018 NAIC Champion Jeremy Rodriguez! We discuss the new move tutors and their ramifications on the meta as well as some early week 1 thoughts on some of the new Pokemon from the Isle of Armor Pokedex. With the DLC meta right around the corner with Series 5 starting on July 1st, will players be ready for the vast changes to come? Listen and find out what our thoughts are!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @AshtonCoxGAZ @JeremyRodriGAZ
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
reddit.com/r/VGC
swordshield.pokemon.com
https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/expansionpass/theisleofarmor.shtml
CableCast Episode: 8 Players Cup and Isle of Armor DLC Discussion ft. James Baek and David Mancuso
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by a returning guest to the cast in that of David Mancuso as well as a new addition to the show yet another Worlds semi-finalist, James Baek! We discuss the upcoming Players Cup and its stream schedule then hop right into the further details announced about the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra DLCs. With the DLC meta right around the corner with Series 5 starting on July 1st, will players be ready for the vast changes to come? Listen and find out what our thoughts are!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @JamesWBaek @yoMancuso
Go follow all of them on Twitch to get notified when they next go live!:
www.twitch.tv/cablevgc
www.twitch.tv/jameswbaek
www.twitch.tv/yomancuso
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
reddit.com/r/VGC swordshield.pokemon.com https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/expansionpass/theisleofarmor.shtml
CableCast Episode: 7 VGC CANCELLED?! Playing in a World Without Events with Collin Heier and Edu Cunha
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by a returning guest to the cast in that of Collin "BattleRoom" Heier as well as a new addition to the show and fellow Worlds semi-finalist, Edu "EmbcPT" Cunha! It has been quite a rollercoaster of a time with events being cancelled due to concerns with the current COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing and just two weeks ago we got the news that the rest of the TPCi run circuit including NAIC and WCS 2020 has been cancelled. In the wake of that however there have been a plethora of online competitions and both my guests this week have been making quite the splash over on Twitch continuing to streaming the game, so not all hope is lost for our game this year! Caleb brings upon more speculative talk (as per usual) and really gets discussion going on what to expect moving forward. Hope you all enjoy :)
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @BattleRoom @MeninoJardim
Go follow all of them on Twitch to get notified when they next go live!:
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
CableCast Episode: 6 Cat's Out of the Bag! OCIC Recap and Incineroar's Return
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by two new guests and more close friends from the scene (who have notably not ever lived in Texas) Tommy Cooleen and Andrew Burley! Andy did a team report video with Caleb on his Youtube channel where Tommy was unable to schedule to be at but was able to make an appearance together for this podcast episode. Coming just a week after the Oceania International Championships have completed, current state of the meta is talked about in regards to results and performances of certain teams from said tournament. Half this episode is about said teams before talk shifts to focus on the upcoming Battle Series 3 ruleset shaking up the meta with some impactful GMax forms and most notably the additions of Pokemon like Venusaur and Incineroar to the format! Hope you all enjoy :)
**DISCLAIMER** Yes I know now that Galarian Slowpoke can make use of Eviolite don't worry **DISCLAIMER**
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @TmanVGC @isAndrewElite
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/
CableCast Episode: 5 January Recap: Bochum, Dallas, and a lot of Togekiss!
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by his first returning guest in that of Blake Hopper joined by a wonderful close friend of their's, Jake Muller from the podcast Soundproof. A lot has been going on with VGC 2020 being in full force and two record breaking regionals from Europe and North America respectively needing to be analyzed. Before talks start about how the meta has shaped up so far, discussions on the upcoming Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion passes take place for thoughts on what they could mean for VGC going forward! Regarding January and the meta analysis given in this episode, I would think the title of the episode would key into it all well, so I don't want to spoil anything else. Give it a listen!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @BopperVGC @MajorBowman_ (@SoundproofCast)
Helpful links referenced on the cast:
www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/
CableCast Episode: 4 VGC 2020 IS HERE! ft. Angel Miranda and Nick "Nails" Navarre
Welcome to CableCast! CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players. This week Caleb is joined by Angel Miranda and Nick "Nails" Navarre, close friends and strong VGC players with very similar Twitter profile pictures who associate with the Smogon VGC crew. With the VGC 2020 ruleset coming out the very day they were scheduled to record, all the new information flooded the cast with strong opinions on the viability of the Gigantamax Pokemon that will be legal (starting January 4th) as well as concerns over the reimplementation of an ingame timer of 15 minutes. Furthermore they discuss their thoughts on how the game has been so far with good things shared about Dynamax as far as its competitive merit and balance in the doubles format. Usage stats from the Galar Weekies hosted by @vgcstats on r/VGC prove to be an important asset to look into a window of the metagame as it develops as Caleb and the cast recommend you keep an eye of those tournaments and do your best to try one yourself! I don't want to give away too many details about what is said, so do go listen and see how these players who have been grinding since day 1 feel about the game! Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @AngelJMiranda @NailsOU This was streamed live at twitch.tv/cablevgc Follow me there or Twitter to find out whenever I go live! Helpful links referenced on the cast: twitter.com/vgcstats reddit.com/r/VGC swordshield.pokemon.com www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-pokemon-video-game-championships-vgc-format-rules/ -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/cablevgc
Episode:3 Raising Pokémon Easier Than Ever! + Leaks Discussion ft. David Mancuso and Ashton Cox!
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by David Mancuso and Ashton Cox two childhood friends and experienced VGC competitors since 2011 who plan to continue their tenure in the game going forward with Sword and Shield. They talk about the news regarding features added to the games to making obtaining and training Pokémon for competitive use even easier with the inclusion of mints that change your nature, new EXP candies you can obtain from raids, and much more! The real meat of the podcast however involves Sword and Shield spoiler talk regarding recent leaks and discoveries from early looks at the game, and Caleb and co go about pointing out what we know and how they think the new Pokémon will fare in VGC20 along with some of the leaked Galar Pokédex!
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @yoMancuso @Linkyoshimario
Helpful links that were mentioned on the cast:
@khalidVGC's VGC20 Pokémon spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2kH6052
Serebii's Galar dex info: https://serebii.net/swordshield/galar...
Official Pokémon Sword and Shield Website: https://swordshield.pokemon.com
If you want to find leaks or spoilers yourself, they aren't exactly hard to find so do with this information what you will.
Episode:2 Gigantamax and Galar Dex First Impressions ft. Collin, Kimo, and Raghav!
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by Collin "BattleRoom" Heier, Kimo Nishimura, and Raghav "Mudhiman" Malaviya, a group of players who have practiced and built teams together for a good portion of VGC'19 with great momentum going into the new format and games. They talk about the news (or lack there of...) from October regarding new Gigantamax forms and their attack's effects as well as their viability within VGC. As even more Pokémon have been confirmed to be returning within the Galar Dex Caleb has everyone pointing out the obvious favorites and powerhouses going into that game from previous generations and further discussions on Dynamax and its place in the meta are made.
Follow the host and guests on Twitter: @CableVGC @BattleRoom @TapuKimo @MudhimanVGC
Helpful links that were mentioned on the cast:
@khalidVGC's VGC20 Pokémon spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2kH6052
Serebii's Galar dex info: https://serebii.net/swordshield/galar...
Official Pokémon Sword and Shield Website: https://swordshield.pokemon.com
Episode: 1 Dynamax and Early Analysis of VGC'20 ft. Blake and Cedric!
Welcome to CableCast!
CableCast is a Pokémon VGC Podcast hosted by Caleb "Cable" Ryor whose goal is to delve deeper into the official Pokémon competitive circuit and its meta-game by showcasing thoughts, opinions, and analysis from an always changing cast of guest VGC players.
This week Caleb is joined by Cedric "Talon" Bernier and Blake "Bopper" Hopper, two very well established Texan VGC players, who share in Caleb's passion for the new format that awaits us in VGC's transition onto the Switch with Pokémon Sword and Shield releasing soon. They talk about the dangers coming ahead with Dynamax's impact on VGC as well as an early look on what to expect from the Galar dex and its impact on what we will see used.
Follow the host and guests on Twitter:
@CableVGC @TalonVGC @BopperVGC
Helpful links that were mentioned on the cast:
@khalidVGC's VGC20 Pokémon spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2kH6052
Serebii's Galar dex info: https://serebii.net/swordshield/galarpokedex.shtml
Official Pokémon Sword and Shield Website: https://swordshield.pokemon.com