Hopes for Pokémon Champions

[Featuring JoeUX9] The 2026 rules are now out with some updates and changes, but it also hints that Mega Pokémon are coming back to VGC? We talk about Pokémon Champions and how it can go really well or really bad depending on how they launch it. Pokémon TCG is also getting Mega news on July 10th. Pokémon did a gameshow and $20 seems too much for a single Golden Bottle Cap in GO. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:40-2026 Championship Series 00:25:30-Pokémon Champions Talk 00:49:30-Mega Pokémon TCG Announcement 00:52:00-Pokémon Game Show 00:58:50-Golden Bottle Caps 01:17:20-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.