The Hyper Voice

The time has come to close the door on Season 4 of the show so here is our season finale! We discuss everything we know about October’s Pokemon Global Exhibition and ponder what is going on with Pokemon right now. We then close the episode with an important announcement from The Hyper Voice. A special thank you and shoutout to Justin Burns who we missed during season acknowledgements!

Justin Burns is back once again as we share news of the Pokemon Asia Players Cup and briefly cover more live grassroots events! We then revel in the showcase of the Pokemon Players Cup 25th Anniversary Invitational and its surprise Final Boss! We finish the show by discussing what we have learned from the recent Pokemon Presents about Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Pokemon Shining Pearl, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and the future of competitive Pokemon on the Nintendo Switch!

We are back as we recap the Pokemon Players Cup IV Global Finals! We also discuss who’s moving on to the Global Exhibition in October and all of the live grassroots events popping up! We close up by talking about the spectacular Pokemon Players Cup 25th Anniversary Invitational and its star-studded roster!

The state of competitive Pokemon is in a very strange place right now and in this show we bounce between different games and different formats! We share our impressions of Pokemon Unite, cover the 2021 Japan National Championships and more grassroots tournaments, and review Pokemon’s COVID-19 guidelines for potential live events in the future!

We finally have information about the Pokemon Players Cup IV stream so we cover that to kickoff the show! We then discuss a large grassroots tournament in the brand new format to see how the metagame is shaping up! It seems that no Dynamax means no problem!

Nick Sefranek has arrived as we wrap-up the Pokemon Players Cup IV Region Qualifiers! We discuss who’s moving on to Global Finals as well as the announcement of the 25th Anniversary Invitational! We also share our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) and the removal of the Dynamax mechanic from the next format!

Matthew Verive is here to discuss the local grassroots event held in-person in your hosts’ hometown of Chicago! We also discuss an important news update regarding the 2022 season and how it feels waiting for Pokemon Players Cup IV to resume!

Arsal Puri has joined the cast as we discuss Pokemon Players Cup IV after its first action-packed weekend! We also cover a few other games like Pokemon Unite and the reveal of the Pokemon Global Exhibition happening in October later this year!

We’re here for more as we start heading deeper into Pokemon Players Cup IV! We discuss grassroots tournament results and even a live tournament which will probably be played on actual grass! We close out the show covering some of what we saw from the Nintendo Direct presentation during E3 2021!

Justin Burns and Elisa “Salami” are here ready to talk about Pokemon Players Cup IV as it is coming up soon! We also dive into some recent grassroots tournaments and discuss the upcoming Fair and Square Online Competition!

We discuss updates about a couple upcoming Nationals and cover other tournaments this week! We also mention the Sinnoh games’ release dates and what the game feels like right now!

We’re back with another metagame and news roundup during a rather slow, quiet month of Pokemon! We cover some grassroots tournaments and attend to some important items!

We start this show on a brief detour talking about the recently released game New Pokemon Snap! However, we quickly get to a slew of tournament results to cover the exciting format back in full swing!

The Pokemon Players Cup III has officially concluded so we recap its Global Finals while we are already amid the next tournament cycle! We also share plentiful playing opportunities and start conversations about the current metagame revisiting familiar territory in a whole new light.

We keep it brief this time around as we cover Pokemon Players Cup III, upcoming grassroots events, and the imminent return to a previous competitive format!

This week we are recapping several aspects of the recent online competition which served as a qualifier for both Pokemon Players Cup IV and Japan’s National Championships! We also discuss news about another National tournament happening in Taiwan!

Justin Burns, Enosh Shachar, and Rajan Bal are all here to talk about the final stage of a grassroots tournament circuit! We then cover online competitions from the past and some tips for making it through the Pokemon Players Cup IV Qualifier!

Collin Heier is back after a phenomenal performance in the Pokemon Players Cup III Region Qualifier! We discuss his tournament run, team, who has qualified for the upcoming Global Finals, and what Pokemon they used to do so! We close out the show with more exciting Pokemon Players Cup IV conversations!

Jon Hu and Kyle Geffner are here to talk about what went down during the first weekend of Pokemon Players Cup III action! We then cover astounding news about the recently revealed Pokemon Players Cup IV and all the infrastructural changes it brings to this tournament series!

Aaron Traylor returns at last and we start off with a discussion about competitive Pokemon on Reddit! Several grassroots tournaments and a Regional in Taiwan were held over the past weekend so we dive into these results too with Pokemon Players Cup III looming large!

The Pokemon Players Cup III is just around the corner! We first cover the promising potential of the Spikemuth Cup and more grassroots tournaments! We then discuss what else we’ve learned about Pokemon Players Cup III so far, like the stream schedule, commentary team, and a notable change for the latter stages of Global Finals!

Alyssa Smith has reappeared just like the Sinnoh Region! We talk some more about Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl before covering the past weekend’s grassroots tournaments and the ever developing format! We then discuss the hopeful and promising news about small in-person events returning to Australia and New Zealand!

We hope you all had a Happy Pokemon Day! Pokemon is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and boy did that Pokemon Presents deliver! We start by discussing the current format before talking about the newly revealed titles Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Pokemon Shining Pearl, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Finally, we try to sort out whether official competitive play will return to the Sinnoh Region or if we are destined to continue in Galar in the future!

Adi Subramanian joins the cast as we discuss a new special move on Pikachu and more grassroots tournaments! We also talk about the next format which was announced way sooner than expected, reverts to an old one, and doesn’t start until May after we’re finished with the Restricted Legendary Pokemon!

Elisa “Salami” returns as champion of the second Women’s Tournament! We discuss her team, her experience of the event, and more of the current format! We then close with the disheartening but expected news about the cancellation of the 2021 World Championships.

Justin Burns returns for a shake down of the current format! We discuss results from a recent grassroots tournament guiding the way for popular Restricted Legendary Pokemon and which teams are the ones to beat early on!

We’re on the verge of another new format with the Restricted Legendary Pokemon returning to competitive play for the first time in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield! The key difference is that they are flying solo, and there is also Dynamax, among other things. We break down how fun the format is shaping up with their presence and how important the other team members are!

Santino Tarquinio returns and we begin by discussing the champions’ teams from the first two Pokemon Players Cup tournaments! We then recap the recent online competition we all played in before pondering upcoming format possibilities. After a day’s break, we reconvene to share preliminary thoughts on the newly confirmed format change allowing the return of restricted Legendary Pokemon!

The Pokemon Players Cup III kicks off its cycle with an online competition and this is where our conversation begins this week! We also talk about some grassroots tournaments before highly anticipating what Pokemon has in store for its 25th anniversary celebration!

Happy New Year! It’s 2021 and we start off positive by discussing a live, in-person Regional event in Taiwan! The Pokemon Players Cup III is coming up soon so we also share our thoughts about the double-elimination structure and the open information rule of its previous tournament editions!

A year slated for so much potential was instead filled with so much anguish. For our last episode of 2020, we review the year in Pokemon which will be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. We discuss the immense changes Generation 8 brought to the game, our Pokemon of the Year, and more as we say goodbye and good riddance to 2020!

The Pokemon Players Cup II has concluded so we break down the finalists and teams from the Global Finals! Even though the sequel is over, we’re immediately moving on to the third installment, the recently announced Pokemon Players Cup III coming to you in 2021!

The Region Finals for the Pokemon Players Cup II have aired so we can finally talk about the end of this portion of the tournament! We cover Alex’s run, a small update to Pokemon TV, and preview the Global Finals!

It’s morphin’ time! Justin Burns, one of the Pokemon power rankers, is back and we have another edition of power rankings for the Pokemon Players Cup II. We also discuss the current state of the format and close with a fun conversation about what we’d like to see from the franchise for its 25th birthday celebration next year!

Donald Smith Jr. has appeared on the cast and we begin by briefly discussing his involvement with Magic: The Gathering! We then shift gears to the Pokemon Players Cup II Region Qualifiers, which have ended, and talk about what we are legally allowed to. We cover the cast’s teams, overall usage statistics, and Pokemon’s monthly updates regarding a potential return to live competitions!

Nick Navarre is here and we’re covering the Pokemon Players Cup II Region Qualifiers! We discuss surviving the action-packed opening weekend as well as details for the official stream!

Alessio Yuri Boschetto returns as we continue our coverage of the format with the new Crown Tundra additions! We break down which Pokemon are looking strong at the start and what to look out for. We also discuss the upcoming Pokemon Players Cup II and how things are shaping up for this exciting tournament!

Kimo Nishimura arrives in style with the Crown Tundra now in hand! We begin to unravel the most significant format change on the Switch to date by discussing the new legendary regional variants and Pokemon, including some unexpected noble steeds!

Collin Heier is here and we’re talking about practice! We delve into some of the differences and nuances between Pokemon Showdown, a popular online simulator, and Battle Stadium, the official in-game ladder! We discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using each platform when preparing for tournaments as we impatiently wait for the release of the Crown Tundra!

The specifics of the next format update complementing the Crown Tundra remain a mystery! We talk about what we expect to see in November and continue to cover even more Legendary Pokemon, including Mythical Pokemon and the Ultra Beasts!

The Crown Tundra is coming soon and the competitive Pokemon format on the Switch will likely be expanding in a big way yet again! We recap the recent pre-qualifier tournament for Pokemon Players Cup II before breaking down the significant details from the Crown Tundra presentation! We discuss Legendaries, the Ability Patch, and their impacts on another format update.

Justin Burns returns for the Season 4 opener of The Hyper Voice! We begin with the upcoming online battle competition serving as a pre-qualifier for the Pokemon Players Cup II! We then cover an official update about the status of live events for the remainder of the 2020 calendar year.

Get ready for more action! We have made it to another season finale of the show and we’re dissecting all of the details of the newly revealed second edition of the Pokemon Players Cup! We conclude by covering what this tournament means for competitive Pokemon moving forward.

Elisa has arrived on the cast after finishing as the runner-up in the Women’s Tournament! We recap one of the first major events since the new bans went into effect by discussing the top Pokemon and teams.

Alyssa Smith is here! We start by talking about the upcoming Women’s Tournament before diving into the newly updated format! We brace ourselves for this next phase of the game by covering what Pokemon and strategies are primed to take center stage due to the absence of the banned Pokemon.

Santino Tarquinio is here with the coals still burning hot after winning the 2020 Pokemon Players Cup! It’s time to start your steam engines as we talk about his team and his dominant, undefeated run through the tournament! We then shift gears and our focus to the next significant format update removing several high usage Pokemon from competitive play.

Gabby Snyder returns as we share some of our cherished memories from previous World Championships! We also discuss the iconic first World Championship title that Ray Rizzo won ten long years ago before doing a brief preview of the Pokemon Players Cup Finals.

We have finally made it to our 100th episode! We celebrated this monumental milestone by walking you through the history and origins of the show while also answering your questions in this two-hour special!

The Pokemon Players Cup finishes at the end of August so we naturally started looking ahead! We talk about the prospect of the open team sheet rule for future events as well as potential format updates we may see in the coming months, including those from the Crown Tundra.

Justin Burns, Adi Subramanian, and Rajan Bal are here to talk about the end of the Pokemon Players Cup in July! We discuss the players moving on into the August phase and the experience of playing in a tournament with open team sheets. We then have a fun conversation about team building and the team used by the cast featuring Comfey.