Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 44th episode. The Host of the show will be Taj from TCG Taj and Co-Host Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode, Julian from okJLUV returns as a guest and takes over as host from Taj, and we have some exciting news to discuss. Pokemon Day left TCG fans divided with the reveal of Pokemon Trading Card Pocket, remember the name because this app could prove to be quite a success. This app will bring a new way to play the over 25 year old game, and brings back old art but also introduces a new type of Pocket exclusive Immersive Card. Exciting! Also the second set of 2024 comes with BloodMoon Ursaluna, making it's debut in the TCG with the set called Crimson Haze. This set will feature strong cards, but also very strong art so far! Let's discuss the impact of these cards, but also how pretty these look!  ’Ello, ’ello, hola! C---- stop it, you know who this is. Iono is getting a TPCi first exclusive Full Art promo here! Very exciting, the next Premium Tournament Collection is all about Iono!  Gardevoir ex League Battle Deck, such an amazing product, the best we have honestly ever seen, but is it too late with the format rotation coming? Let's discuss this.  Lastly, there's no better period now to visit Indonesia, because Pokemon is all in Bali right now, in 2024 events and shops that are participating with the Pikachu's Indonesia Journey campaign will hand out a special Pikachu in Batik Shirt promo, this is so cool and let's discuss this more!

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 43th episode. The Host of the show will be Taj from TCG Taj and Co-Host Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. We have a returning guest all the way from England on our episode: Ryan from Braysh Gaming and co-owner of Kādo Collectables.  Flutter Mane? Walking Wake? Iron Leaves?? What are these Pokemon? We discuss the upcoming Wild Force / Cyber Judge and English equivalent Temporal Forces which were revealed not too long ago, and how does this set stand? Will people get used to the new Future & Ancient Pokemon? Bianca making her return, and there is merch too?? Gengar merchandise? Lastly to end January, we have some tasteful merchandise to release with this set in Japan.  Moonbreon?? Yes Eevee Heroes again! We discuss the return of Eevee Heroes, but in Mainland China! Since its introduction in 2022, Simplified Chinese products have gained immense popularity, potentially marking a pivotal moment for international collectors. Stella Miracle? What is that? Yes, another fresh trademark for a potential TCG set, what could it be??? Lastly a Pikachu Art Rare that Japan still have not gotten yet? The Pokémon TCG: Paldea Adventure Chest might really be a chest full of nice stuff. https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1632827_pokeguardian-podcast-43-wild-force-cyber-judge-chinese-eevee-heroes-stella-miracle-trademark

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 42th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. In this episode, we dive into everything related to Shiny Treasure ex, the much-anticipated Japanese High Class Pack set of 2023! It's here at last, and we're eager to discuss every aspect of this eagerly awaited collection. What are our impressions of this set? Stay tuned to hear our full analysis.

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 41th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. In this episode, we talk about the very anticpated high class pack set shiny treasure, will it truly be a treasure for us? We also talk about the post release of Ancient Roar and Future Flash, which covers a majority of our Paradox Rift set releasing this week! https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1533908_pokeguardian-podcast-41-shiny-treasure-ex-ancient-roar-future-flash-paradox-rift 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Card Pickups 03:35 - Shiny Treasure ex 12:23 - Ancient Roar / Future Flash Release 19:33 - Paradox Rift

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 40th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. In this episode, we talk about the post release of 151, of which the English equivalent also got revealed, Obsidian Flames & Ruler of the Black Flame, is it being overshadowed by 151? Nearly 10 billion pokemon cards sold last year, we will discuss this and just how insane this is. Are you ready for Worlds 2023? We are drooling all over the Pokemon World Championships 2023 YOKOHAMA Deck -Pikachu-. Lastly any Lugia fans out there? You may wanna check out the Crown Zenith Special Collection - Unown V & Lugia V. https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1379786_pokeguardian-podcast-40-pokemon-card-151-launch-9-7-billion-pokemon-cards-sold-in-2022-2023 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Card Pickups 10:22 - Mercari and Pokémon Partnership 16:25 - Pokemon Card 151 Launch 23:46 - English Pokemon Card 151 30:12 - Obsidian Flames 34:34 - Ruler of the Black Flame 38:27 - Nearly 10 Billion Pokemon Cards Sold in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 47:05 - Pokemon World Championships 2023 YOKOHAMA Deck -Pikachu- 53:35 - Crown Zenith Special Collection - Unown V & Lugia V

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 39th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. In this episode, Iono? Yeah, it certainly caused quite a commotion as anticipated. We delve into the chaotic launch of Clay Burst, which resulted in mayhem. Moreover, YU NAGABA returns and adds some excitement with the promo cards featuring eeveelutions! It's truly thrilling! Will you be able to acquire all nine? Are you ready for the Kanto frenzy? The Pokemon Card 151 set will bring back a wave of nostalgic feelings and will captivate both young and old. However, this set is also shaping up to be highly playable! Speaking of new releases, there's Raging Surf, a set that we don't know much about yet. However, it will be accompanied by merchandise featuring the Water Type Terastal Garchomp! Additionally, the ex Start Deck has finally been revealed, making it a fantastic product to entice new players following the launch of the 151 set. https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1328276_pokeguardian-podcast-39-clay-burst-release-yu-nagaba-eeveelutions-promos-pokemon-card-151-hype

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 38th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. In this episode, our discussion revolves around Triplet Beat, which is scheduled for release on March 10th. The set features some striking Art Rare and Special Art Rare cards, and there are some intriguing trademarks filed by Nintendo, Creatured, and Game Freak, which are expected to be associated with the TCG, with Shiny Treasure emerging as a potentially new High Class Pack set. If you're a fan of Pikachu, you'll be excited to hear about the Scarlet & Violet Starter Set featuring Pikachu ex & Pawmot, which was revealed last week, along with a PLUSH Pikachu deck box, making it a must-have for collectors. Finally, we conclude our podcast by discussing the highly anticipated and somewhat controversial Pokemon Trading Card Game Classic. With its exorbitant pricing, some speculate that it's a mere cash grab from Pokemon, while others believe there might be more to it. More on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1222003_pokeguardian-podcast-38-triplet-beat-pokemon-tcg-classic-shiny-treasure-trademark

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 37th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode we have a returning guest again from England on our episode: Stephen Kent from PlaySkape Games. Stephen is a jack of all trades in this hobby. He is a collector, a store owner, a Pokémon Professor and a player. He will share his insight about these topics with everyone. In this episode we will talk about post release of one of the most hyped releases already of 2023, a set that has been rumoured to contain all 151 original pokemon, Pokemon Card 151 set. We also will have a chat about the new generation of TCG that released with the Japanese Scarlet ex / Violet ex sets that released last week. These sets contain a very welcoming surprise with AR & SAR cards returning, some which are very expensive. Crown Zenith also released last week. How well does it compare to VSTAR Universe with the inclusion of the Galarian Gallery? If you would like to say hello to Stephen or want to check out his store or YouTube channel, you can find PlaySkape Games along with it's social media accounts here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PlaySkapeGames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySkapeGames/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/playskapegames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playskapegames/ Store: https://playskapegames.com/ Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1173951_pokeguardian-podcast-37-pok-mon-card-151-set-scarlet-ex-violet-ex-ar-sar-cards-signed-cards 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Card Pickups 07:28 - Scarlet ex / Violet ex Release 19:07 - Crown Zenith Release 31:44 - Pokemon Card 151 Set 43:12 - Signed Cards Discussion 1:12:11 - Outro

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 36th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. In this episode we will talk about post release of VSTAR Universe, huge changes coming next year with Scarlet & Violet TCG, yellow borders are gone?!? Also upcoming April dual set Clay Burst & Snow Hazard are coming, Iono is going to be the spotlight for it! Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1132948_pokeguardian-podcast-36-huge-changes-with-scarlet-violet-vstar-universe-snow-hazard-clay-burst 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Card Pickups 11:18 - VSTAR Universe Release 20:07 - Japanese Scarlet & Violet - Scarlet ex / Violet ex 27:08 - English Scarlet & Violet, Increased MSRP, Yellow Borders Are Changed to Silver 36:27 - Scarlet & Violet Dual Set Snow Hazard & Clay Burst 39:18 - Snow Hazard & Clay Burst Pokemon Center Gym Set, Iono Merchandise 41:36 - Marnie Extra Battle Day Promo Card 47:11 - Illustration Contest Promos Coming to Pokemon Center UK/US/CA 51:40 - Outro

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 35th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. In this episode we will talk about VSTAR Universe, Crown Zenith, and we are entering a new generation soon in the TCG, with Scarlet & Violet. We have the product line-up. Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1094244_pokeguardian-podcast-35-vstar-universe-crown-zenith-2023-scarlet-violet-sets-product-line-up 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Card Pickups 04:40 - eBay Japan, Lost Abyss best selling product 07:54 - Play! Pokémon Prize Packs 13:30 - Pikachu on The Ball 17:58 - Pokémon TCG 2022 World Championships Decks Coming 21:38 - Pokemon Trading Card Game Live Beta Available Globally 24:34 - [Japan] Price Increase Starting at Scarlet & Violet 30:17 - [Japan] Scarlet & Violet Upcoming Sets & Product Line-up 35:21 - VSTAR Universe Reveal 43:25 - Illustration Contest 2022 Promos 45:57 - Crown Zenith 54:54 - Outro #PokeGuardian #PokemonTCG

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 34th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And yes, FOMO will reach new heights in this episode as the Ultra Premium Collection - Charizard promos are revealed. They are Special Art promo cards. You mean another Ultra Premium Collection is coming? Yes! Everything revolves around Arceus! Will it outperform the Charizard? With Scarlet / Violet due out next month, a Full Art Pikachu featuring the Paldea starters has been revealed, and it's free with your videogame! The only catch is that it will only be available to certain Asian countries. Charizard again???? A new iteration of the Sword & Shield Special Deck Set has been revealed, featuring Charizard VSTAR vs Rayquaza VMAX; will it be worth going insane for? Team Galactic has taken control! As Boss Cyrus revealed himself as a Full Art card, they appear to have distorted the Pokémon TCG Card Dex! However, we do not yet know what product the Team Galactic Boss will be releasing. Tired of worrying about resealing Japanese Booster boxes? This should change now that Creatures is changing the box design of Japanese Booster boxes! The Paradigm Trigger has been revealed. Lugia finally earns its due by completing the final main set of the Sword & Shield generation! Everyone has been shocked by Mitsuhiro Arita's illustrated Lugia V, and we're going to talk about Paradigm Trigger. Finally, the Pokemon Trading Card Game is coming to (mainland) China! This is huge news, much bigger than you realize! Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1049325_pokeguardian-podcast-34-charizard-upc-special-arts-paradigm-trigger-pokemon-tcg-china-releasing

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 33th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode, Taj returns from the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in London with some interesting stories to share with everyone. Also, they teased the upcoming Scarlet & Violet TCG cards during Worlds, and with ex cards returning, this has a lot of potential! The highly anticipated Incandescent Arcana set was released on September 2, and it turned out to be a nice set, with some cards being extremely expensive at launch. Along with this set launch, a plethora of merchandise caused the Pokemon Center Online site to crash so hard at launch that Pokemon is taking precautions against popular products. Lugia? Lugia??? Is it finally going to happen? Yes! Lugia VSTAR is on its way. Silver Tempest has been announced for an international release in November; we will discuss what has been revealed thus far and speculate. Charizard? Charizard??? Is there another Charizard? Yes! A Charizard fan's fantasy! Charizard will be the focus of this year's Ultra Premium Collection! Things are about to get even crazier, as a very limited Lucario VSTAR HR has been revealed for Japan; this one will be very cool, expensive, and highly sought after! Finally, TPCi outdid themselves once more by displaying the Mew VMAX League Battle Deck. Incredible value for a competitive deck at only $29.99! Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/1013069_pokeguardian-podcast-33-worlds-2022-silver-tempest-incandecent-arcana-launch-merchandise

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 32th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode, Taj is back and some cool news has dropped since the last episode. McDonalds Pokemon cards are back??? Taj will show off what he got from his Happy Meals! The next set Incandescent Arcana has been revealed and will feature beautiful and strong Pokemon! Look how cool these cards are! Something very exciting for Pokemon Card art lovers, a Pokemon Trading Card Game: Online Illustration Exhibition will take place on August 10! You can see all the details of amazing Pokemon card artwork! Some exciting TPCi products are coming later too with Hidden Potential Tins coming this Fall with a new artwork of Giratina V?? Also Rotom V and Gallade V are featured. More new artwork?? Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR / Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR Premium Collection was revealed and the VSTARs in this box contain new artwork! And last already getting Halloween vibes? Well, TPCi got you covered! They are releasing a special Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle with Pokemon Cards! Japan is getting nice stuff, they are getting very cool pre-order bonuses and are getting a Full Art Pikachu early purchase bonus promo included with each copy of the Pokemon Scarlet or Violet videogame! Lastly Japan is getting a very cool lottery, a special Pokemon Card Game Merchandise Lottery 2022 will be available soon. Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/985937_pokeguardian-podcast-32-incandescent-arcana-mcdonalds-pokemon-trick-or-trade-booster-bundle 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Card Pickups 07:48 - McDonalds Pokemon Cards 12:58 - Incandescent Arcana 20:19 - Pokemon Trading Card Game: Online Illustration Exhibition 26:10 - Hidden Potential Tins 30:05 - Origin Forme Dialga / Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR Premium Collection 33:42 - Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle 40:05 - Scarlet / Violet Full Art Pikachu early purchase bonus promo 45:58 - Pokemon Card Game Merchandise Lottery 2022 57:50 - Outro

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 31th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode, Julian from okJLUV returns as a guest and takes over as host from Taj, and we have some exciting news to discuss. The ever-popular Eevee Heroes set, as well as Fusion Arts, Vivid Voltage, and Start Deck 100, will be reprinted. Also, since Lost Abyss was released last week, we must discuss the stunning special art cards. Special Delivery Charizard? Did you think it would never be released after nearly two years? It's finally here! The VSTAR Special Set and the VSTAR & VMAX High Class Deck Zeraora / Deoxys were also released on the same day as Lost Abyss. We'll go over Sword & Shield - Lost Origin and its products briefly, as well as the Holiday Calendar. Finally, VMAX Climax is doing very well on the secondary market, with eBay Japan publishing some very interesting data on it. Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/967881_pokeguardian-podcast-31-lost-abyss-special-delivery-charizard-eevee-heroes-reprint 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Card Pickups 11:39 - Eevee Heroes Reprint 24:38 - Lost Abyss Release 35:07 - Sword & Shield - Lost Origin 42:30 - Lost Origin Card Binders 45:17 - Special Delivery Charizard 51:51 - Pokemon Card Game Shoulder Bag 56:19 - Pokemon TCG: Holiday Calendar 1:02:00 - VSTAR Special Set 1:06:05 - VSTAR & VMAX High Class Deck Zeraora / Deoxys 1:10:27 - eBay Japan: 'VMAX Climax Best Selling Product' 1:19:00 - Outro

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 30th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode, we'll discuss the Pokemon GO set that was released last weekend in Asia, and if it will live up to the excitement after some extremely cool cards were revealed. There are some really cool future sets and items for Japan, with the main ones being the High Class Pack Set VSTAR Universe and the Paradigm Trigger Set scheduled for Q4 2022. There's also a Mystery Box with a promo pack that contains one of four V cards, with Lugia V confirmed. We also learned the first details on a Diamond Clan Special Set / Pearl Clan Special Set, with Adaman and Irida receiving their own unique product! Do you have an interest in finances? We'll talk about how over 9 billion Pokemon cards were sold in fiscal year 2021/2022, which is a tremendous quantity. Finally, we'll discuss promotions such as the P-Lab. Project Mischievous Pichu Promo and the surprising news that the Pikachu on the Ball promo will be available in Game UK stores later this year. And in this episode we have a returning guest all the way from England on our episode: Ryan from Braysh Gaming and co-owner of Kādo Collectables. Read more on PokeGuardian https://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/942751_pokeguardian-podcast-30-pokemon-go-tcg-set-9-billion-cards-sold-lugia-v-coming-vstar-universe

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 29th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode we will talk about a bombshell of news that dropped with the upcoming Pokemon GO Special set, Dark Fantasma is confirmed to have CHR & CSR cards and yes do they look amazing! The Sword & Shield Precious Collector Box is making people already go crazy with luxury goods and a fantastic Pikachu promo card to end the Sword & Shield TCG generation with later this year. Lastly we will talk about the Pokemon Card Game May 2022 Merchandise that was revealed recently and upcoming Serena Merchandise for the Pokemon Gard Game? Now that's promising! Read more on PokeGuardian http://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/909741_pokeguardian-podcast-29-precious-collector-box-more-pokemon-go-cards-dark-fantasma-chr-cards

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 28th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode we will talk about the freshly trademarked VSTAR Universe name, what could it be? The rumoured Incandescent Arcana Set scheduled for September 2022 and talk about the SR/HR/UR Cards of Time Gazer / Space Juggler. TPCi agreed to Purchase Millennium Print Group, they responsible for printing pokemon cards for us for a long time. We will also talk about the Top 300 illustrations of The Pokemon TCG Illustration Contest 2022 and lastly we will talk about Dark Fantasma that has been officially revealed last friday. Read more on PokeGuardian http://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/896930_pokeguardian-podcast-28-vstar-universe-dark-fantasma-top-300-of-ptcg-illustration-contest-2022

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 27th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. And in this episode we have a special guest all the way from England on our episode: Ross Gilbert from the YouTube Channel PTCGRadio & Wossy Plays. Ross recently reached an incredible milestone of 100.000 subscribers on his channel PTCGRadio and as a follow-up to the interview on PokeGuardian from 2020, we are going to interview Ross again! We know more of the upcoming Pokemon GO TCG Special Set, it shapes up to be a nice set this Summer. New Alternate Artwork Promos of Leafeon V & Glaceon V have been revealed for Hong Kong & Taiwan, will we getting these here? We will talk about several upcoming Pokemon TCG products. And lastly within the community, fans seem not to be very fond of the latest Ultra PRO Pokemon products that are releasing. Let's discuss that. Read more on PokeGuardian http://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/876579_pokeguardian-podcast-27-ptcgradio-interview-pokemon-go-tcg-details-ultra-pro-merch-controversy

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 26th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. Dialga? Palkia? We will talk all about their Origin Formes in the upcoming set Time Gazer and Space Juggler. Our English equivalent has seen a partial reveal too with Astral Radiance. Let's talk all about it. And in this episode we have a returning guest all the way from England on our episode: Ryan from Braysh Gaming and co-owner of Kādo Collectables.  Read more on PokeGuardian http://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/860785_pokeguardian-podcast-26-time-gazer-space-juggler-astral-radiance-lost-abyss-giratina-set-

Welcome to the PokeGuardian Podcast. This is the 25th episode. The hosts of the show will be Taj from PokéTaj, Zakariya (PrimalLugia), the webmaster of PokeGuardian. Brilliant Stars and Battle Region are just around the corner, these two sets are releasing next week and we have the set lists. The Full set list of Brilliant Stars and the main set list of Battle Region has been revealed. Lastly a Pokemon GO TCG set has been teased. And in this episode we have a returning guest all the way from Australia on our episode: Julian from okJLUV. Read more on PokeGuardian http://www.pokeguardian.com/podcast/849329_pokeguardian-podcast-25-brilliant-stars-set-list-battle-region-set-list-pokemon-go-tcg-set