Project Deckbox Podcast
Welcome to the Project Deckbox Podcast, where each week we dive into all things Pokemon, ranging from the OG 151 that we all know and love, to the newest cards and video game releases that we’re all excited about! We are lifelong Pokemon fans and are excited to set off on a new journey with you! So, if you’re Pokenerds like us who love learning about all things Pokemon and looking to join an interactive community where you can let your inner child flourish, then this is the place for you. New episodes each Monday!
Episodes

Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Join us as we discuss the current state of affairs in the Pokemon TCG World. The perfect storm that is currently brewing consists of the following aspects:
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
Allocation Strains
Investors
Holidays
Desirable Upcoming Sets
Pokedex Entry of the Week: Bidoof
And don't forget to send us a DM and share your some of your thoughts on the current state of the TCG market!
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LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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2025 Standard Format Rotation Announced
2025 is the Year of Eevee at The Pokemon Center
Prismatic Evolutions - Pokemon Center ETB Pricing - TCG Player
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Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Join us as we catch everyone up on what has happened in the Pokemon world over the last couple of months including:
Passing of Rachel Lillis
CT Scanning Packs
Illustrator Contest 2024
Heroes For Kids Comic Con 2024
Changes to the 2025 Pokemon Competitive Season
And more...
Pokedex Entry of the Week: Abra
And don't forget to send us a DM and share your some of your thoughts on the massive changes over the past few months!
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LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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Pokemon Horizons - Part 3 on Netflix
Rachel Lillis Passes Away at Age 46
2024 Trainer's Toolkit
Pokemon Illustrator Contest 2024
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![77. Pokemon Topic Roulette: 5 for 5 [#11]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15977939/1600x1600_New_Logo_retry_tmazv6_300x300.png)
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Join us as we do our 11th 5 for 5 episode and spin the wheel to determine what 5 Pokemon topics we will discuss for 5 minutes each. This week we riff on the following topics that were randomly selected:
Most annoying Pokemon character?
Least favorite Pokemon that is popular?
What would have happened if Brock and Misty never left with Ash?
Slabs vs raw cards?
Least favorite episode from Indigo League?
Pokedex Entry of the week: Greninja
We continue our Crack-a-Pack segment where we each open a pack live on the episode.
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And don't forget to send us a DM and share your thoughts on the topics we covered today!
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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Enjoy.

Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Join us as we do our 8th "Iconic Episodes" episode where we do a deep dive into a single episode that had a lasting impact on the franchise. This week we cover S1 E23 from the Indigo League series, entitled "The Tower of Terror". Aspects we discuss include the following:
Key Points in the Episode
Themes in the Episode
Fun Facts about the Episode
Why we believe this episode should be considered as an "Iconic Episode"
Pokedex Entry of the week: Haunter
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And don't forget to send us a DM and share your thoughts on this episode of the anime!
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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Stellar Crown TCG Set Announced
"The Glory of Team Rocket" and "Terestal Festival" Set Names Trademarked
Pokemon GO Set Gets Exclusive Artwork in China
"Night Wanderer" Secret Rare and Pull Rates Revealed
The Tower of Terror Episode Overview

Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Join us as we discuss which Pokemon make the cut for our Johto Region Dream Teams and nerd out on some interesting facts about each of these pokemon categories:
Final Evolution of a Starter Pokemon
Regional Bird
Pseudo Legendary
Any Eeveelution
Legendary, Mythical, or Paradox Pokemon
Any Pokemon that does not fall into one of the above categories.
Pokedex Entry of the Week: Skarmory
We kick off Round 2 of our Side Quest!! Tune in each week to catch the latest update on our progress as we play through HeartGold and SoulSilver.
And don't forget to send us a DM and share your some of your thoughts on our Dream Teams and who you would have on your Dream Team for the Johto Region!
Follow us on all social media platforms for more Pokemon content and to stay up to date as our journey unfolds Project Deckbox Podcast LinkTree
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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Twilight Masquerade Pull Rates
Giant Lapras Plushie Available for Pre-Order
Pokemon North American International Championship (NAIC)
Bulbapedia
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Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
Join us as we dive into the brand new Scarlet & Violet - Twilight Masquerade set including:
Basic facts about the set
Details about the packaging
New Mechanics and Moves Introduced in this set
Art details about some of the cards
Playability of certain cards in the competitive TCG
Pokedex Entry of the week: Blood Moon Ursaluna
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And don't forget to send us a DM and share your thoughts on the the new set!
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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Patreon - Support Project Deckbox Podcast
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Twilight Masquerade Set Overview
Twilight Masquerade Set Guide
FBI Arrests Two Men For Forging PSA Cards
Pokemon TCG Printed Record 11.9 Billion Cards in 2023

Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
Unique Emporium
4530 Lemay Ferry Rd.
Suite F
St. Louis, MO 63129
(314) 200-9862
https://www.uecards.com/
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Whatnot - Unique Emporium
Want to learn about the current TCG market and what it takes to be success as a Local Game Shop (LGS)? If so, join us as we chat with Arif and Dave from Unique Emporium, one of our favorite local game shops here in St. Louis. They drop some serious industry knowledge and we have an absolute blast while chatting about their passion for Pokemon.
Some of the topics we cover in this episode include:
How Unique Emporium Started
Events and Services Unique Emporium Provides to the Community
Current Trends in the Pokemon TCG Market
Midnight Releases, Trade Nights, and more...
Pokedex Entry of the week: Slowking
We also continue our Crack-a-Pack segment and continue to chase AMAZING CARDS!!!
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And don't forget to send us a DM and share your thoughts on today's interview!
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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Patreon - Support Project Deckbox Podcast
Additional Links
Pokemon Center Online Store Coming to Australia and New Zealand
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Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Join us as we do our 4th QUICK ATTACKS EPISODE where we discuss what we would do if we were the Pokemon CEO for a day including:
Banned Collection Box
Review the Pokemon Archives
Set a Minimum Time Requirement for Game Development
Mandate Spin-Off Games
Bringing Back Pokemon Pop-Tarts and Secure Residuals
Revamp TCG ETBs
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And don't forget to send us a DM and let us know what you would do as the Pokemon CEO for a day!
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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![71. Pokemon Mad Lib Madness [#3]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15977939/1600x1600_New_Logo_retry_tmazv6_300x300.png)
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
Join us as we crack open the book "Pokemon Mad Libs" and craft some goofy stories. We laughed so hard during the first episode that we had to give this format another go. The titles of the two Mad Libs we do include:
"Approaching Wild Pokemon"
"My Perfect Pokemon Battle"
Pokedex Entry of the week: Metang
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And don't forget to send us a DM and share your thoughts on this new format!
Send us an email to projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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Additional Links
Pokemon Mad Libs - Eric Luper
New Episodes of Pokemon Horizons Available on Netflix
GameStop Will Begin Buying and Selling Graded Cards
English Gym Stamp Cards Coming to Twilight Masquerade
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Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Join us as we do our 3rd QUICK ATTACKS EPISODE where we share some of the collectibles we purchased and got burned on including:
Pokemon Video Games
Brilliant Stars TCG Set
Evolving Skies TCG Set
Autographed POP Figures
Selling our Collection for Almost Nothing
Pokemon Diorama
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And don't forget to send us a DM and share your stories on items you bought but got burned on!
LISTENER COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT
To have your collection showcased on one of our episodes, send us an email at projectdeckbox@gmail.com and include pictures of your favorite piece of your collection and the story behind it! Just be sure to add "Listener Collection Spotlight" in the subject line of the email!
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