Explore every episode of the podcast The 0-2 Drop
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Biggest Unofficial Pokémon VGC Tournament Ever! | 10 Dec 2025 | 01:29:43 | |
Season 3 - Episode 24 This week on The 0-2 Drop we look at the results from the worlds largest unofficial Pokemon VGC event ever! The 'Balan's VGC Wonderworld' Limitless Tour, packed with a $1500 price for the winner. This Even is only (currently) surpassed by EUIC 2025 (1257 players), NAIC 2025 (1129 players), and EUIC 2024 (974 players)! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Good Riddance to Regulation H! | 03 Dec 2025 | 01:41:46 | |
Season 3 - Episode 23 This week on The 0-2 Drop we celebrate the end of Regulation H by going through Stuttgart Regional results, and going over our new favourite toy, Pokémon Legends Z-A! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Pittsburgh, Monterrey, and Worlds with Marcus Dion | 01 Oct 2025 | 01:51:37 | |
Season 3 - Episode 14 This week The 0-2 Drop is very lucky to be joined by Marcus Dion, one of Canada's emerging great players. We chat to Marcus about his World's experience, his best results, the pain of not being able to go party when he attends Regionals in the USA. Trigger Warning: The Department of Homeland Security's 'Gotta Catch Them All' tweet and video is discussed late in this episode as "Tweet of the Week". Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Pokemon VGC Regional Results from Pittsburgh | 24 Sep 2025 | 01:37:17 | |
Season 3 - Episode 13 This week on The 0-2 Drop, we look at the results from Pittsburgh Regionals, and one of the most recent Victory Road Tours! (One in our timezone!?!) And of cause, we get sidetracked on the way. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Pokemon VGC Regional Results from Frankfurt and Monterrey | Alister Sandover | 17 Sep 2025 | 01:50:40 | |
Season 3 - Episode 12 This week on The 0-2 Drop we look at the results from the first Latin American and European Regionals of the 2026 season, Monterrey and Frankfurt, with the help of 3 Time Perth Regional Champion, Alister Sandover! We also talk about Alister's 2025 Worlds experience, and upcoming games such as Champions and Pokemon Legends Z-A! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Pokémon VGC Worlds 2025 and GC1 with Kiran Singh | 10 Sep 2025 | 02:11:09 | |
Season 3 - Episode 11 This week The 0-2 Drop is joined by Perth's favourite son, Kiran Singh, aka, mevlad. Kiran joins the team to share his experience and stories from Worlds 2025, as well as discuss Global challenge #1 for the 2026 season! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Inside the Competitive Pokémon VGC Ecosphere | Brady Smith (VGCCorner) | 03 Sep 2025 | 02:16:00 | |
Season 3 - Episode 10 This week on The 0-2 Drop we're joined by 2025 Worlds Competitor, 3-time Regional Champion, and Professional Pokémon Player, Brady Smith! Brady is incredibly giving with his stories of his Pokémon career including being a player and a coach! We had a great time with Brady, and we hope you do to! Thinking about getting a VGC coach, consider checking out Brady --> Book a 1:1 Coaching Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| We Rate the Mega Pokémon! | 27 Aug 2025 | 01:56:03 | |
Season 3 - Episode 9 This week on The 0-2 Drop we get started with rating the Mega Pokémon, including discussing the most recently revealed Mega's such as Dragonite and Victreebel! Tune in to hear our hot takes! Stick around to the end to hear about our giveaway! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| 2025 Pokemon World Championships Review | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:34:32 | |
Season 3 Episode 8 This week on The 0-2 Drop we discuss in detail the Good, the Bad, and The Ugly of the 2025 Pokemon World Championships! From Kevin Han scoring back-to-back World Championships in two divisions for the first time ever! To the woeful execution of the Pokemon Centre pop-up. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| The Best Mythicals to Play in Regulation J | 13 Aug 2025 | 02:06:49 | |
Season 3 - Episode 7 This week on The 0-2 Drop we discuss the latest Regulation announcements for Pokemon VGC, Regulations H (take 2) and J. We look back at previous Reg H results and hypothesise what will do well this time, and also go through the list of Mythical Pokemon to see what is going to be top of the charts in Regulation J. This is the first time we're having two different regulations for ladder and in-person events, an interesting season is ahead of us! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Regulation J and Worlds Prep with JoeUX9 | 06 Aug 2025 | 02:00:26 | |
Season 3: Episode 6 This week The 0-2 Drop is joined by Joseph Ugarte, aka JoeUX9. Joe talks to us about his start in the Pokémon VGC circuit, his approach to Pokémon and a little about coaching! We get some great insight to how Joe approaches Pokémon and prepares for major events. And of cause we touch on the most recent Regulation announcements by PlayPokémon. Joe's training link --> X9Academy Link Shared by Joe late episode --> VGC 2018 Battle Spot - Twitch Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| World Championship Draft with AndyLaVGC | 30 Jul 2025 | 01:49:15 | |
Season 3: Episode 5 This week on The 0-2 Drop we are joined by one of our favourite Pokémon content creators, AndyLaVGC! The full team gets together to draft 11 Worlds qualified players each, 2 each from NA, EU, LA and Japan, and 1 each from OCE, APAC, and a Free pick! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Reviewing LAIC Results! | 26 Nov 2025 | 01:37:55 | |
Season 3 - Episode 22 This week The 0-2 Drop looks at the results from the Latin American International Championships, and shout out our favourite moments from the weekend! And you can count on the fact that we look at all the drama posted about it online. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Pokemon World Championships for Dummies | 23 Jul 2025 | 01:38:25 | |
Season 3 - Episode 4 This week on The 0-2 Drop we look at the upcoming World Championships from a VGC perspective. As well as talk about all the news from the most recent Pokémon Presents! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| 2024 NAIC VGC Champion Patrick Connors Interview | 16 Jul 2025 | 01:28:00 | |
Season 3 - Episode 3 This week on The 0-2 Drop we have the great privilege of speaking with the 2024 NAIC VGC Master Champion, Patrick Connors! Pat talks to The 0-2 Drop about his 2024 NAIC victory, 2025 Worlds Prep, and a few casual topics including best foods and Spiderman Movies. We thoroughly enjoyed speaking to one of the nicest guys in VGC, and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S3E02 - The 0-2 Drop Invitational | 09 Jul 2025 | 01:26:56 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we chat about our most recent event, The 0-2 Drop Invitational, VR July Tour #1, Generation 10 hopes, and immediately retconning our Best Pokemon Available In Generation 9 competition! Trigger Warning 1:25:00 - Burping Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S3E01 - OCE Stays Winning! And Other Cope! | 02 Jul 2025 | 01:24:48 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we look at some results from recent events including Victory Road June Tour #3, the St Jude's VGC Tour, and Singapore Nationals! Changes for the 2026 season have been announced and the Oceania Region continues to get left behind. We review the changes and discuss while TPCi likes serving pineapples to OCE players. We also preview the upcoming 0-2 Drop Invitational, happening in Perth on the 5th July! Check out link below to see start time for your local timezone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI7Kaq2_nmE Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E52 - Japan Nats and VR Tour Results | 25 Jun 2025 | 01:33:09 | |
This week on Th 0-2 Drop we look the results from Japanese National Chamionships, and the most recent VR Tour! We also discuss our Best Pokemon of Generation 9 competition which has been happening in our bonus content, The Bottom Cut, for the past year! We have reached a top 9, and our subscribers have been given the opportunity to boot one of them out to give us a clean top 8. We hope you enjoy! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E50 - NAIC Review with DimtheSim | 18 Jun 2025 | 02:02:26 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we are joined by one of our favourite Aussie players, Dimitri Koziaris, aka. DimtheSim! We chat to Dim about his introduction to Pokemon, his 2025 season, Worlds prep, and of cause, NAIC results. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E49 - NAIC Approaches | 11 Jun 2025 | 01:35:22 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop, we are joined by one of our favourite Perthians, Kiran Singh, who discusses some big upcoming events with the Team. The 0-2 Drop Invitational, coming in July, Mario Kart Comp and Draft League going on in The 0-2 Drop Discord, and of cause, NAIC and Worlds Prep! We hope you enjoy! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E48 - The Joinville Champ Drops In! | 04 Jun 2025 | 01:29:05 | |
This week The 0-2 Drop is joined by two great guests with 5 Regional Championships between them, Gabriel Agati, and Alister Sandover! We get to find out about Agati's starts to competitive Pokémon and have the opportunity to talk frankly about the current qualification system for Worlds 2025 (and beyond, maybe). We thoroughly enjoyed chatting to the champs, and we hope you do to! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E47 - We Try to Talk About Portland Regionals | 28 May 2025 | 01:41:42 | |
Portland was our most recent Regionals for competitive Pokemon! We try to talk about it, but get horribly sidetracked thanks to our B-Team ring in, Jamie Hodge! Frequent listeners of the show will remember Jamie from previous episodes, and look forward to the distraction he brings! Please enjoy this ADHD fueled episode of The 0-2 Drop Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E46 - Post Melbourne Debrief | 21 May 2025 | 01:55:50 | |
We're back from Australia's biggest Pokémon event, the Melbourne Regional Championships. We look back at our results from this tournament, and celebrate our newest Oceanic Region Champion, Kuro! We also look at results from the other events from this weekend, including Santiago, Utrecht, and Thailand Master Ball League. We hope you enjoy! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Las Vegas Regional Review w/Henry Rich | 19 Nov 2025 | 02:10:21 | |
Season 3 - Episode 21 This week on The 0-2 Drop we are joined by Australian VGC Royalty, Henry Rich, aka HobbitVGC. We get to talk to Henry about his start in Pokémon VGC, experiences in the game, and of cause, results at Las Vegas Regionals! Outro Music by AUTILUS Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E45 - The Melbourne Preview | 14 May 2025 | 02:17:40 | |
Thank you for tuning into The 0-2 Drop again, as we prepare for the biggest event in Australia's history! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E44 - Drama in Milwaukee!? | 07 May 2025 | 01:56:53 | |
Hello Friends! Thank you for tuning in to The 0-2 Drop! The team also explores some underloved Restricted Pokemon, and workshop ways we can make them better competitively. PSA for Listeners; If you're at a Pokemon Tournament and a decision gets made that you disagree with, Twitter/X is not where you submit a Support Ticket! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E43 - Hell's Kitchen, and Other Regionals | 30 Apr 2025 | 01:23:14 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we discuss South Africa's first Special Event, as well as Seville, and importantly, the names of Pokemon Duo's for Regulation I. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E42 - The Return of the Chris | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:37:24 | |
This week The 0-2 Drop is back to full strength with Chris returning from his solo travels in Japan! Chris has plenty of stories to share, along with his recount of his arrival gift from the other panelists! We take an opportunity to review results from Monterrey, and talk upcoming regulations. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E41 - The B Team Review Atlanta | 16 Apr 2025 | 01:28:44 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop, everyone is out, tragedy has struck, but fear not, the ring-ins are hear to save the day, and review results from Atlanta Regionals. We get heavily sidetracked along the way, we hope you enjoy! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E40 - The Calm Before the Storm | 09 Apr 2025 | 01:12:50 | |
We sit in No Man's Land for VGC currently, Regulation I is looming, we however have a Global Challenge and 3 more Regionals in Regulation G, and Pokemon Z-A is leaking slowly online. We present our terribly mid takes in these troubling times Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E39 - Post Brisbane Debrief | 02 Apr 2025 | 01:30:05 | |
This week The 0-2 Drop crew returns from Brisbane in low spirits after a very tough Regional Championship. Luckily, friend of the show, and one of Perth's best VGC players, Alister, joins us to discuss all things Brisbane Regionals, and the upcoming Regulation I ruleset! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E38 - The 0-2 Drop Turns 1! | 26 Mar 2025 | 01:36:46 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we celbrate our Birthday! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E37 - Ace Trainer Rewards and Regionals We Missed | 19 Mar 2025 | 01:31:51 | |
Hello Friends! thank you for joining us again! We also take a look back at results from Vancouver and Fortaleza, which we missed chatting to our previous guest Jeudy! We hope you enjoy this episode! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E35 - Global Challenge and Pokemon Presents | 05 Mar 2025 | 01:22:36 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop, the team discusses our results in the most recent Global Challenge! Who do you think is going to win the 'veto' for our best Pokemon competition? We also discuss the most recent Pokemon Presents, and what it could mean for the future of VGC! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| RIP Perth Regionals 2014-2025 | 12 Nov 2025 | 01:45:52 | |
Season 3 - Episode 20 This week on The 0-2 Drop we grieve the loss of our beloved Perth Regionals, sacrificed to Sydney for the long term improvement of the Oceanic Region! We also look at new mega's released for Pokemon Legend Z-A, and talk upcoming Regulation F! Submit a Support Ticket to Demonstrate Support for future Perth Regionals or Special Events --> https://support.pokemon.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000020293 Remember to be polite and constructive in your support ticket. There is a real person reading that, not some AI clanker! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E34 - EUIC Wasn't ENOUGH! | 26 Feb 2025 | 01:44:50 | |
Hello Friends! Thank you for tuning into The 0-2 Drop as we review the results of the European Internation Championships, that ran from 21st to 23rd Februrary, in London! We discuss the crowining of our newest IC winner, and the newest break-out player in the VGC world. We also take some time to discuss the upcoming Pokemon Presents, and the potential goodies we could be looking at from that broadcast! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E33 - Justin Tang Chats About San Antonio | 19 Feb 2025 | 01:18:51 | |
This week The 0-2 Drop is extremely fortunate to be joined by 3 time Regional Champion, one half of the Tang Gang, Justin Tang! Justin chats to us about his San Antonio experience, as well as some of his previous Regionals and Worlds experiences. We also explore the world of joining a team building group, and the efforts that go into preparation and coaching! We hope you enjoy! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E32 - Professor Sumo Judges US | 12 Feb 2025 | 01:54:27 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we catch up with local player, judge, and soon to be Pokedad, Anthony (aka Sumo)! We chat with Sumo about his Pokemon Journey, and cover some recent Regionals Results. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E31 - Hard Trick Room Isn't Hard Enough! | 05 Feb 2025 | 02:19:29 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we are joined by very special guest, Worlds 2024 Top 8 finisher, Diego Ferreira! Diego joins The 0-2 Drop to discuss his team building strategy, results, and some personal life! He also takes part in our "Type Chart Rebuild", helping us redesign the defensive interaction of the Dark Type! We hope you enjoy as much as we did! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E30 - We Catch Up on Birmingham and San Antonio | 29 Jan 2025 | 01:29:57 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop, the team reviews the some of the most recent Regional Championships, Birmingham and San Antonio! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E29 - Moxie Boosted and the Holy Snail | 22 Jan 2025 | 02:18:20 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we are extremely privileged to be joined by Marcos Perez, aka Moxie Boosted, Wo-Chien's Strongest Soldier! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E28 - Regulation G for Dummies | 15 Jan 2025 | 01:56:24 | |
The week on The 0-2 Drop we look at the results of one of our locals, plus some of the early Regulation G (2 Electric Boogaloo) Teams that have been shared by @CloverBells21 on X. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E27 - Australia's Best Runescape Player? | 08 Jan 2025 | 02:13:37 | |
The 0-2 Drop is back from our Christmas Break, and we are very excited to be joined by our first guest for 2025! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E26 - Toronto Recap, and a Merry Christmas | 18 Dec 2024 | 01:34:25 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we review results from Toronto Regional Championships, and prepare for the upcoming Christmas Season! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E25 - The Perth Debrief | 11 Dec 2024 | 01:50:19 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we review and debrief the most important event of the year (for us), Perth Regionals. Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| Brisbane Regionals Debrief | 06 Nov 2025 | 01:57:27 | |
Season 3 - Episode 19 This week on The 0-2 Drop, the boys review their time at Brisbane Regionals, talk about the winning team and their own runs! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E24 - Perth Preview | 04 Dec 2024 | 01:33:20 | |
Hello listeners! Thank you for tuning in! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E23 - Sacramento Regionals Review | 28 Nov 2024 | 01:32:25 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we review the results from Sacramento Regionals, and deep dive some of the more interesting Pokemon that got top finishes at the event! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E22 - Chats with AndyLaVGC Part 2 | 22 Nov 2024 | 01:06:50 | |
Surprise Listeners! This week is a double episode week, with part 2 of our chat with AndyLaVGC! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||
| S2E21 - Chats with AndyLaVGC Part 1 | 20 Nov 2024 | 01:08:23 | |
This week on The 0-2 Drop we were privileged to be joined by one of our favourite content creators, AndyLaVGC! Follow us on X (platform formally known as Twitter) on @The02Drop_vgc | |||