The Heat Factory

We discuss some new meta decks from the Pokemon Sword and Shield Fusion Strike set, some news of Pikachu in a mosh pit, and finally a little Gym Leader Challenge in the wake of the Full Grip Games 1k event. 

Music (news music) from zapsplat.com. Closing music is "Hack" by Col Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c)

Rob does a solocast here in the form of a trivia game -- can you figure out who the very best Pokemon (in the TCG) ever was? Like nopokemon else?

With Music by Col Friday ("Hack" -- Outro), and music/sounds (waiting music) from Zapsplat.com

Rob, Owen, Jesse Parker, and John Mostowy talk about strange Pokemon TCG news, then talk about how to get the most out of your Pokemon TCG regoinals experience.

With Music by Col Friday and Frank Percic. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com (news sound).

Worried about how to get your account ready for PTCG Live? We got you covered in this episode of the Heat Factory. We'll tell you how to prepare your account for the transition and give predictions about what we thing will happen with the online PTCGO trade market in the coming weeks.

With opening music by Frank Percic (@steakfrank on Twitter). Outro is "Hack" by Col Friday, which you can find on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c

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Twitter user and Hawaiian shirt man, @BrettStratton4 asks the competitive Pokémon player base; what would you pay for a totally unlocked account?

We answer that poll, twice; because we lost the audio on the first podcast. Another solo cast without audio engineer Rob, Owen discusses what caused everyone to pick the 'WRONG' answer.

Rob & Owen talk about this current meta and how to survive the player's cup three. 

Intro music by Frank Percic (@pokepercic on Twitter). Outro is "Hack" by Col Friday, which you can find on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c

Owen Rob posed a problem to social media the other day: What pill would Pokemon TCG players take to make their game better? (See original tweet here: https://twitter.com/HeatFactoryPod/status/1332410680964734983).

We talk about the results and how they would improve performance.

Intro music by Frank Percic (@pokepercic on Twitter).

Outro is "Hack" by Col Friday, which you can find on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c

Rob & Owen are joined by Frank Percic and John Mostowy to talk about the latest news in expanded: What these bans mean and why they happened, what deck archetypes to look out for, and what cards might become hot buys.

Intro music by Frank Percic (@pokepercic on Twitter). Outro is "Hack" by Col Friday, which you can find on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c

JP & John & Host Owen talk about PC II Runs, the resurgence of Pikarom and how to combat tilting during games. 

The Heat Factory is back! We audit regional champion and regional manager AJ Schumacher. We learn more about the man behind all the tournaments in Ohio. Break out your calculators and call your accountants, we dive into the good old days and possibly breaking fire code at an Arbys.

We meet and talk with a Pokemon Gym Leader. The master of the Tricky Gym, Andrew Mahone, sits with the Heat Factory and talks about the good old days of Pokemon, Skateboarding, influential people and inventing a broken deck. Andrew had so much to talk about this is just PART 1. Part 2 coming soon!

Owen Rob & Professor Dr. Rob take a pod to reflect on their first season and talk about some exciting preview for Season 1.

Owen and Rob discuss the pros and cons of buying singles vs. buying sealed product for the Pokemon TCG. And a special surprise after the episode -- Rob reveals the contents of a booster box he opened. Featuring music by Machine Learner and Marzie.

Kiernan Wagner joins us to talk about the origins of Team Gas, what a scholar of Pokemon TCG is, and some hot takes on the current expanded meta. With music by Marzie and Machine Learner.

Owen Rob and Professor Dr. Rob Stephens, PhD discuss their favorite recent rogue decks as well as rogue decks they've played at major tournaments or created. They then talk about the ingredients for a successful rogue deck, why you should try everything, and what metas are good for such decks. With music by Marzie and Machine Learner.

Owen Rob and Rob S. make predictions on what decks they think will top 8, what players they think will top 8, and what the heck Frank Percic is up to.

Owen and Rob are joined by Jesse Parker, who is a master of local tournaments -- in quarter 1 of 2019, Jesse went to 10 League Cups, placed at 7 of them, and won 5 of them. He's here to tell you his secrets to dominating your locals. Featuring music by Marzie and Machine Learner.

Jesse Parker, who was 20th in North America in CP this quarter, joins the Heat Factory to discuss his insane first quarter, his mom helping him decipher an Unown code, and why he isn't watching more Ocarina of Time speed runs. With music by Marzie and Machine Learner.

The Heat Factory spills the tea! We unveil Chester Wakefield, the up-and-coming player from Ohio, and his real identity! Gather around as 3 friends talk about this mythical Pokemon player in the newest episode of The Heat Factory Podcast.

Our take on the cards from Cosmic Eclipse. Featuring music by Marzie and Machine Learner.