Special Conditions - A Pokémon TCG Podcast

In this exciting episode of *Special Conditions*, Adam and Justin celebrate a major victory — *Special Conditions* won the European International Championship (EUIC)! They break down Ryuki Okada’s winning Brute Bonnet deck, the powerful combos with Sneasler, Bidoof, and Cloth, and how the poison-heavy strategy led to a championship win. Along the way, they share stories about o

Special Conditions Podcast Publish Date - 2/25/25In this week's episode, Adam and Justin dive into the Mirida Regionals to break down the first tournament results with Prismatic Evolutions now legal for Standard play. Justin has a surprise opening and some mail for his personal collection (PC). We also share our thoughts on the new line system on PokémonCenter.com, discuss the

In this episode of the Special Conditions Podcast, hosts Adam Tuttle and Justin Keller delve into the challenges of finding Pokémon cards anywhere. People are camping overnight! Surprise mail call brings Justin more cards than he knows what to do with. Also some never before seen cards! Pokémon Center is giving away the 2025 Pokémon Illustration Content cards with purchases w

Special Conditions Podcast 181 In this episode of Special Conditions, Adam and Justin delve into the state of the Pokémon TCG community amidst the chaotic launch of Prismatic Evolutions. They discuss their personal goals, the challenges of finding this highly coveted set, and how GameStop and Pokémon Company International are handling the situation. The duo also shares their e

Special Conditions Ep. 180: Unwrapping Goals for 2025 Recording Date - 01/08/25 Publish Date - 01/12/25 On this week's episode Adam and Justin return to the podcast with holiday updates! Justin opens some of Japan's latest high class set Terastal Festival while Delibird delivers some mail! Goals are set between the two of them and now to succeed in making these a reality for the n

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 12/04/24 Publish Date - 12/06/24 The new Eevee set is here, featuring incredible alt art cards of all your favorite Eeveelutions and some truly insane pulls, including Umbreon EX! We break down the must-have cards, the confirmed god packs, and what this set means for collectors. Plus, we cover TCG Pocket’s premium December offerings, M

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 11/05/24 Publish Date - 11/11/24 In this week's episode Justin and Adam are BACK to talk about TCG pocket! With help from Luis (Host of the Purified Podcast) they take a deep dive into the new world of competitive and collecting Pokemon cards DIGITALLY! Enjoy the new of a new Moonbreon alt art from the newest eeveelutions based set named

Special Conditions Podcast Recording Date - 9/29/24 Publish Date - 10/2/24 We have a special guest, Lane from Good Morning Johto! He’s in the house to discuss the dark underbelly of the card market. We get the inside scoop from the front lines of a local game shop (LGS) about pricing cards and what’s hot on the market right now. We speculate on the next group of cards to go

Special Conditions Podcast 176 Recording Date - 8/6/24 Publish Date - 9/19/24 Can you believe it? Adam was right about Iron Thorns! This episode was recorded before Pokemon Worlds had started. He kept playing the deck and was like I dunno it's pretty good. This could be a popular deck at worlds. And it won! Adam gets his long-awaited finale of his TGA submission—get ready for a

Special Conditions Podcast 175. The End of Vintage Products? Recording Date - 7/30/24 Publish Date - 8/14/24 On this week's episode Adam and Justin discuss some new fire products from the Pokemon Center as well as touch on the hot topic of CT scanning your booster packs and booster boxes! Discussion of the new Shrouded Fables set takes the duo into the mysterious world of the “