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Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsCarter and Carl's Fantastic Episode | Littleroot Lessons Ep 271Carl is back to talk about his run at Milwaukee, and Carter is fresh off beating one of the hardest Generation 1 romhacks, Blue Kaizo! There's a lot to celebrate and talk about in this week's episode!If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support Follow us on bluesky --- https://bsky.app/profile/littlerootlessons.bsky.social | https://bsky.app/profile/muzikal.bsky.social | https://bsky.app/profile/mrmissouri25.bsky.social | https://bsky.app/profile/rhosetintedcheeks.bsky.social...
2025-05-121h 15Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLet's Take a Look At Pokémon Pocket! | Littleroot Lessons Ep 245Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT With LAIC next week, instead of beating a dead Mudsdale looking over the same data, Rho and Carl want to take listeners on a trip through the newest Pokémon game, Pokémon Pocket! This all new digital only collectible card game has reignited a lot of people's want to collect and play the TCG, and Carl and Rho are definitely included in that demographic! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are go...
2024-11-111h 21Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsHow Will YOU Qualify for Worlds '25? ft. Carl | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 226Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT The changes keep coming, and these upcoming changes are so big, Carl felt the need to join the podcast to help explain what all is happening for the 2025 season and what it all means to you! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com...
2024-07-011h 09Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsResults From The LARGEST VGC Regional Ever! | Littleroot Lessons Ep 153Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Orlando is in the books, and Wolfe Glick has shown us again why he is the best in the world! Carter and Carl are looking over a lot of the big trends to get you ready for OCIC and Knoxville! Check us out on Patreon! --- https://patreon.com/lrlessons If you want to support what we do now that our...
2023-02-061h 00Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsRanking TERA TYPES for SERIES 2! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 152Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com With Orlando being this week, Carter and Carl are looking at the shift in tera types as we start to gear up for our first  IRL Series 2 event! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twi...
2023-01-301h 00Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsDondozo & Tatsugiri win in Liverpool! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 151Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter is back, and he and Carl have a lot of catching up to do! We had the last official Series 1 event in Liverpool over the weekend, and Dondozo got the regionals win it missed out on in San Diego. They also talk a little bit about series 2 thoughts and some TCG! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are...
2023-01-231h 10Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsParadox Pokemon TIER LIST! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 150Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter is out this week, leaving Carl in charge! He's got 2 special guests this week in Rho, an LRL regular, and the wonderful PapiCantan! They are here to talk Paradox Pokemon and the Series 2 format as a whole before Orlando in a few short weeks! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to...
2023-01-161h 47Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsRanking the NEW Pokemon in SV! | Littleroot Lessons Ep 143Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter and Carl are talking about all the new Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet today, and ranking them overall in VGC! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://tw...
2022-11-281h 46Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsOur Thoughts on Pokémon Scarlet & Violet! | Littleroot Lessons Ep 142Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com The boys are ready for the new games! Carl has already completed the story (WOW!) and Carter is already head first into the new VGC format. Heads up now, spoilers for the story and gameplay! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    ...
2022-11-211h 13Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsSCARLET and VIOLET HYPE!!! w. Bauerdad and Rho | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 141Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carl is taking the reigns this week on the pod, and has recruited guests Bauerdad and Rho to chat about the new games, which release this weekend! It's a spoiler free, good vibes kind of episode!  Check out Rho! --- https://twitter.com/RhoVGC Check out Bauerdad! --- https://twitter.com/BauerdadVGC | https://twitch.tv/Bauerdad I...
2022-11-141h 07Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsRecapping the LDL and Future Events! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 139Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter and Carl are here to cover everything LDL! They have been hosting their first huge team event the last few months, and wanted to take time to cover all the  teams and their runs through the league! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/l...
2022-10-311h 09Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsDaycare PokéCup Takes Over LRL! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 135Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com DPeC has taken over the podcast this week! Carter and Carl are joined by their good fried JayMcG10, who's here to talk about this amazing format that looks to make baby Pokémon shine! Check out DPeC!! --- https://twitter.com/Daycare_Pokecup | https://discord.gg/YePc2zUS If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents a...
2022-10-031h 17Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsThe Future of Pokémon Events! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 122Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Now that most of the big IRL events are over, Carter and Carl think it's time to look at what the future holds for next season (spoiler warning: heavy topic ahead) in a post pandemic world, and talk about the future for Littleroot Lessons Events going forward! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this...
2022-07-0454 minLittleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsNAIC Top Cut Review! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 121Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com We just had the biggest event (and last event) before Worlds in August, and it was a great one at that! Carter and Carl are gonna look over the top cut and some of the more unique things out of the top 64 out of NAIC! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to...
2022-06-271h 08Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons REACTS TO the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Trailer! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 118Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter and Carl are excited to take a deeper look at the Scarlet and Violet trailer from last week and see what info they can find hiding in there!  If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on...
2022-06-061h 10Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsThe Episode Where Carl Went to Indy! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 114Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com With Carl still out at Indy for his birthday (Happy Birthday!), Carter is in complete control of the podcast, and he decided to bring friend to all and mod of the discord Swede to talk nuzlockes and draft leagues! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twitter...
2022-05-091h 14Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsGetting YOU Ready for IRL Events! |Littleroot Lessons Ep. 113Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com With Indy Regionals this weekend, Carter and Carl are wanting to get everyone ready for the largest event post pandemic! Whether you're a battle-tested veteran of the format or you're going to your first IRL event, this episode is here to give you all the tips and tricks you'll need to enjoy the event to it's fullest! If you want to support what we do now...
2022-05-021h 13Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsThe Mess that is New Jersey Regionals! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 111Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com There was a huge mishap with the New Jersey Regionals registration over the weekend, and it has upset a lot of players! Carter and Carl are gonna look at that mess for a little bit, and then talk about how each generation of Pokémon has impacted VGC! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use t...
2022-04-181h 29Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsSeries 12 Refresher Course! | Littleroot Lessons Podcast Ep. 110Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter has been out of the loop for a while, and Carl is giving him (and anyone else that needs it) a refresher course about what restricteds are doing well, the popular team archetypes, and more!  If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    ...
2022-04-1157 minLittleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsInterview with A SLC Top 8 Player! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 108 feat. Jeremy BoydJoin the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter and Carl have a very special guest this week, fresh off their top 8 run at Salt Lake City, Jeremy Boyd!  Go check out Jeremy --- https://twitter.com/jeremyedboyd | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXPGkUHXt9rf9SWcxv7mu8Q | https://victoryroadvgc.com/2022/03/23/jeremy-boyd-slc-report/ If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! U...
2022-03-281h 02Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsBrisbane Regionals Data! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 107Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com Carter and Carl have the top 16 from Brisbane as SLC Regionals were getting ready to get underway! So many teams to cover with so little time! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twitter --- ht...
2022-03-211h 01Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsA Dip into the LRL Archives! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 105Carter and Carl took a week off from recording this week, so today y'all get a special treat! This week's episode is a recording from a few weeks ago, and looks back at all the formats for Sword and Shield, and allows the guys to reminisce a bit in the process! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow...
2022-03-071h 18Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLRL Top 5s! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 103As the format has begun to settle, Carter and Carl thought it'd be cool to go over some of the cooler parts of the format, and what better way to do that than with some Top 5 lists! The guys rank their top 5 Restricted pairs, sleeper picks, and overhyped Pokémon in this super packed episode! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our a...
2022-02-211h 16Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsPokémon Legends Arceus! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 100Carter and Carl are very excited to talk about Pokémon Legends Arceus, the newest game to grace the Pokémon community! From Alpha Pokémon to getting sidetracked completing the Pokédex, the boys cover all of their experiences thus far Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow...
2022-01-311h 01Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsVictory Road VGC Tournament Results! Littleroot Lessons Ep. 99Carter and Carl have a special gift from Mod Evan this episode, as he has gone through and collected all the teams from the VictoryRoadVGC event that had well over 500 players! That's a lot of data! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support   ...
2022-01-241h 10Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsSeries 12 Hype! + Restricted Tier List | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 97Carter and Carl ended last week thinking about what Series 12 could be, but they didn't have to wait long! Now that the rules are out, Carter and Carl are excited to share their thoughts on the format and even rank the restricted Pokemon for you! It's a Series 12 mega episode! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you...
2022-01-101h 05Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsBDSP Draft Prep! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 96 With the start of the next season of the LRL Draft League, Carter and Carl thought it wise to go over the Tier List we will be using for the draft! Evan did a fantastic job with it, so it felt like a crime not to show it off! With the start of the next season of the LRL Draft League, Carter and Carl thought it wise to go over the Tier List we will be using for the draft! Evan did a fantastic job with it, so it felt like a crime not...
2022-01-031h 09Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsBDPS Team Review! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 95Carter and Carl are reviewing the communities submitted teams for BDSP VGC! From the most standard of teams to some of the most extraordinary, they are here to help everyone optimize their teams! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    ...
2021-12-271h 32Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsHumble Draft League Beginnings! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 94#Pokemon #PokemonBrillinatDiamondShiningPearl Carter and Carl are excited to announce the start of their Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Draft League! Sign ups are open now on our discord server, and Carter and Carl are here to help guide newer players into the world of draft leagues! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone...
2021-12-201h 05Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsCatching Up with LRL! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 93Carter and Carl have a lot of housekeeping to cover on this week's episode! From BDSP Draft Leagues, to Pokemon Legends Arceus news, this episode is packed with information for everyone! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Fo...
2021-12-141h 13Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsBDSP Team Building! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 92Carter and Carl are here to help you get started on team building in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl! From what Pokemon to prepare for to getting into EVs, this episode is great for those looking to dip their toes into BDSP VGC! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us...
2021-12-0658 minLittleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsBDSP VGC Tier List! Littleroot Lessons Ep. 91Carter and Carl are so excited to explore the world of Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl VGC with you all! Today's episode will touch on every fully evolved Pokemon available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (minus Restricteds), and rank them based on their overall power in this limited format! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can...
2021-11-291h 52Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl HYPE!! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 90We finally got our hands on BDSP, and after about 10 hours of play time between Carter and Carl, they have some things about the games they would like to talk about, and they even dip into the potential of VGC moving to the new games! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to...
2021-11-221h 13Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsInterview with a Champion! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 89Carter and Carl are joined by Rowan Hall (a.k.a. Mocha in the discord) and his wonderful Invitational winning team! From thoughts on Sword and Shield to some nitty-gritty team building tips, this episode is packed with information! Not to mention some thoughts on a certain pair of games coming out on Friday... Check out Rowan Hall --- https://twitter.com/rowanwhall  https://youtube.com/user/rhall1705 Check out his team report on our website! --- https://www.lrlessons.com/the-power-of-the-sun-an-invitational-report Join the L...
2021-11-151h 09Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsComing to a Regionals Near You! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 86We got some great news about Premier Pokemon Events for 2022, and Carter and Carl are excited to head to a Regionals event near you! Also, Carter and Carl cover some fun stuff happening this past weekend and talk about Series 11 a little! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow...
2021-10-251h 12Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsBig Brave Beebs Cup! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 85Today, Carl and Carter look over the results from the charity event they helped out with, The Big Brave Beebs Cup! It was a blast helping ATX out with their event, and it was good practice for the upcoming Invitational! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https...
2021-10-181h 30Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsInvitational Prerequisites | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 83On today's episode, Carter and Carl talk about the upcoming Invitational and it's potential formats! It's time to hype up the Littleroot Cup! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LR...
2021-10-041h 16Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsTeam Building in Series 10! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 81Now that Series 10 is calming down some, you can actually start to make informed decisions about the meta when building your teams! Carter and Carl look at team building in Series 10 with an exercise with Yveltal and using no Pokemon with more than 10% usage! Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io End result from the Team building! --- https://pokepast.es/43f5c8bdd1e4575e Check out the Website! --- h...
2021-09-201h 24Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsInitial Series 10 Data! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 79Carter and Carl have been compiling event data throughout August, and are finally ready to share with everyone how the Littleroot Lessons Community views Series 10 overall! Lots of cool trends to notice in this episode! Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to h...
2021-09-061h 13Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsSeries 10 Tier List Recap! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 78After a month (technically) of series 10, Carter and Carl thought it would be a great time to look back at their tier list to see how they thought the format would develop and how their opinions have changed! New Tier List! --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/881722742670516284/my-image_1.png Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you w...
2021-08-301h 20Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsPokémon Presents Recap! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 77We had a great week of info last week, and Carter and Carl decided to give us their two cents on everything presented to us from the Pokémon Presents! source video --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdja9m4YlT4 Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now th...
2021-08-231h 29Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsSeries 10 Tier List! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 73With Series 10 fast approaching, Carter and Carl have gotten their initial tier list for what they expect to be the main Pokemon of the format! They also talk the launch of Unite and their 4th season of Draft League. Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a long episode! End Result from the tier list ---  https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/868969513117417492/my-image.png Go check out Bauerdad on his channel on Tuesday for the Pokemon Crystal KIR race! --- https://twitch.tv/Bauerdad Go check o...
2021-07-261h 51Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsAlready Bored of Series 10!? | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 72Series 10 hasn't even come out yet, but Carter and Carl seem a little over some of the unique things the format has to offer! It's not that it's bad, just that the new toy feeling is already wearing off! Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! U...
2021-07-191h 24Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsThe Good, Bad, and Ugly of Series 10! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 71We've gotten a small look at some of what Series 10 has to offer, and Carter and Carl are ready to make some hot takes! They look at some of the big winners, losers, and some future hopefuls for this new format!  Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, yo...
2021-07-131h 31Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsSeries 10 First Look! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 70We've got a new ruleset for VGC, and boy is it exciting! No Dynamax means we're in for a very defensive format, and adding Restricteds to boot! There's a ton to look at, and Carter and Carl are super excited to cover it!   Go check out the website! --- https://lrlessons.com  Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now that our ad cen...
2021-07-051h 28Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsTime to Wind Down! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 68Carter and Carl have been hyper focused on Series 9 VGC for so long, that they are taking a mental break to look at E3 news and relax before this week's multiple events coming up! Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Fol...
2021-06-211h 14Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsMentally Preparing for PC4! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 66Carter and Carl have a ton of stuff on their minds this week. From the VGC twitter drama, to the Rumble data, to prepping for PC4 in a few weeks, Carter and Carl are here to support you all! Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    ...
2021-06-071h 11Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsNo Incineroar Top Cut!? | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 65With it being Memorial day in the US, Carter and Carl take a short break from hard data and have ask a few what ifs about some Pokémon, and look at a top cut that has 0 Incineroar in it? Never thought we'd see that! Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow...
2021-05-311h 19Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsSeries 9 Data Dive! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 64We had a ton of competitive events this past week, so Carter and Carl get to cover all the data and sweet teams from said events! Series 9 is both so diverse yet predictable at the same time! Team of the Week! --- https://twitter.com/rowanwhall/status/1394021077496569863?s=20 Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you c...
2021-05-241h 06Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsMechanics Run Down! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 63Carter and Carl get a lot of mechanics and rules questions on any given week in the discord, so they thought it was high time for an informative episode where they cover some of the harder interactions to figure out in Pokémon! The team of the week picture didn't get in the video version of the episode, so here's a link to the picture! --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687105970765430787/842076810556735489/FB_IMG_1620837118326.jpg Check out the Youtube! --- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqtyV3SpWqE4ImNnhMS6KHQ
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Littleroot LessonsSeries 9 (Mostly) Tier List! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 61We've got a long episode today, cuz we're ranking most of the playable Series 9 Pokemon! There's a lot to interpret data wise, and Carter and Carl are here to wade through the chaff and get to the strongest Pokémon in the new format! Tier List Results - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/838582912575471626/my-image_1.png Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now th...
2021-05-031h 41Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsWho's Ready for Qualifiers!! | Littleroot Lessons Ep. 60On today's episode, Carter and Carl talk about their strategy of choice for the first Littleroot Qualifier, cover a Mt Silver series 9 event, and talk about what to expect for the first Qualifier this Saturday! If interested in participating, click the discord link! Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Go check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now t...
2021-04-261h 06Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 59: So You've Qualified For PC4...Welcome back to some more Littleroot Lessons! Today's episode is here to help you get ready for Series 9, which looks to be a lot like Series 7! Carter and Carl are here to tell you what is here to stay from Series 8, and what looks to come back from Series 7! Make sure to check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use t...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 57: Getting You Prepped to Win PC4!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! Today, Carter and Carl got a bunch of data from the Double Elimination stage of the North America Region, and the teams that made it into the Global Qualifiers for PC3, all so you can be prepared for PC4! Check out Nimbasa City Post on twitter! --- https://twitter.com/NimbasaCityPost Make sure to check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want t...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 56: Player's Cup 4?!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons. Today, Carter and Carl get sidetracked on Player's Cup 4 reactions, and almost forget what they were planning on talking about! Make sure to check out Arcadex, it's the tool we use for all our data gathering and calculations ---  https://arcadex.io If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twitter...
2021-03-291h 01Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 54: Player's Cup 3 Deep Dive!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! Today's episode brings about change and new beginnings, as Carter and Carl look ahead to Player's Cup 3 and what the meta looks like right now. They also look at an Eternatus team for team of the week (it's back!) and talk a little bit about Carl's new youtube series!  If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on...
2021-03-151h 15Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 52: Pokemon 25 and Beyond!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! We just got new info about the future of the Pokemon video game franchise, and the future looks bright! Between the new Pokemon Snap game, Generation 4 remakes, and the Pokemon Legends: Arceus title, Carter and Carl have you covered!  If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muz...
2021-03-011h 19Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 51: Pokemon Week!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! Today marks the first day of Pokemon's 25th anniversary celebration! To celebrate, Carter and Carl cover some of the information from the direct, and what they expect from The Pokemon Company, inc.  To wrap up the episode, Carter and Carl talk about prepping for the 2nd PokePod Cup, and their draft league matches from the previous week. If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/s...
2021-02-221h 17Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 50: Deep Dive into the Series 8 Meta!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl look at the Pokemon behind the curtain that are supporting all these powerful Legendary Pokemon! Come join the guys on a quest of finding the good, the bad, and the ugly! Stats provided by Arcadex, a new tool designed to help all VGC players aspire to their dreams (not sponsored)! Go check them out, they did a great job with the site and we can't recommend them enough! --- https://arcadex.io/ If you want to...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 49: AKA Episode 48 BHello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl play catch up after last week's extremely long tier list episode with week 1 draft league results, the first Series 8 Rumble statistics, and overall feelings of the way Series 8 as a whole is shaping up! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support    Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Mu...
2021-02-081h 21Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 46: Draft Analysis and Player's Cup 3!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! It's been a busy week this past week for the guys. With Player's Cup 3 and Draft League getting started, there's a lot to cover. This week, Carter and Carl have a tier list created by Evan, one of their mods, that rated everyone's draft! Then, they got a bunch of teams from the community to talk about this week, and even have Carter's PC3 team on the docket.  There's too many teams to feasibly list here! Big shoutout to everyone that participated. and we'll have the e...
2021-01-181h 37Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 44: Reminiscing and Looking at Old Teams!Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! With 2020 coming to a close over the weekend, Carter and Carl look back at some of their favorite and popular Laddering teams, talk about future plans, and just relax as the year comes to a close.  This has been a great 9 months with y'all, and we wouldn't be doing any of this without your constant support. Thanks to all of you that listen, lurk, or just hang out with us in the discord. It means the world to us, so again, big thanks to you all.
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 43: It's a Holly Jolly Podcast!Hello Everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons. This week's episode is a special one, as it was recorded live on twitch! Since it was the holiday week for most people, Carter and Carl thought they would spend some time with the listeners and answer any and all questions they had! Littleroot Rumble 10 results ---https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/762676961238712320/791148739620110336/LRR10.jpeg Team of the Week ---https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/791803666649972756/image0.jpg Paste for Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/4eefd89b4...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 42: Tier List Update and Draft League TalkHello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, we have WolfeyVGC's winning team from PC 2, a sweet Politoed team that isn't rain, and Carter and Carl look back over their Crown Tundra tier list, and look at what was right, and what was wrong. Wolfe Glick's team --- https://youtu.be/uAmEJ0W5W4A Ceelytoad --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687105970765430787/788879979940151347/image0.jpg Updated tier list --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/790425146325860382/CT_Tier_list.PNG ...
2020-12-211h 29Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 41: PokePod Finals, Player's Cup Finals, and Season 3 Draft League!Hello Everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! Today's episode is all about endings and new beginnings, starting with the final results from the PokePod Cup and data from that event, and then Carter and Carl look at the Player's Cup Global finals teams. To wrap up the podcast, Carter and Carl have a fantastic announcement about the next draft league starting in January!  Due to privacy, we are not sharing Laz's rental code. If this changes, this will be updated and posted here. Xeno's team --- https://cdn.d...
2020-12-141h 35Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 40: What ever happened to...Hello everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl take a trip on memory lane about what was good in previous series that is no longer popular in series 7! They also talk about a dragonite team and catch everyone up on their current progress of the Soullocke! Dragonite team --- https://pokepast.es/9453239465f83734   Make sure to check out Pikalytics, which is where we got our data from! --- https://www.pikalytics.com   Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.co...
2020-12-071h 18Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons | Episode 38: PokePod Cup Data and A HUGE Announcement!Hello Everyone! and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl go and look at the data from the PokePod Cup, specifically looking at usages and the trends for each community. Also, Carter and Carl have a huge collaboration opportunity that they are excited to tell you about!  PokePod Cup Data! --- https://www.reddit.com/r/VGC/comments/junhsb/pokepod_cup_group_stage_usage_stats/  Golduck team for Collab with Jeff --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/742405190770229280/780238302602199050/image0.jpg  KNUT Team for...
2020-11-231h 13Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 37: Player's Cup 2 results and PokePod Cup starts!Hello everyone! and welcome back to the Littleroot Lessons Podcast! This week's episode focuses in on the Top 16 teams that qualified for each region in the Player's Cup 2, and they look at the trends for each region and some of the more standout threats in each region's meta. To wrap up the end of the episode, Carter and Carl talk about their PokePod Cup teams that they are (or would) be playing in their big community event! LATAM T16 --- https://twitter.com/ambrosio_mx/status/1325244793564377088?s=20 EU T16...
2020-11-161h 26Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 36: Series 7 Tier List and A Big Tournament Announcement!Hello everyone, and welcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl rank the popular series 7 Pokemon, talk about three (yes three!) teams for Littleroot Laddering, and they have a fantastic announcement for everyone looking for some serious series 7 competition! Team(s) of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/411b2c2b26f1eee3 | https://pokepast.es/b2bb78e79040ca73 | https://pokepast.es/13d6b04f35ab84c9 Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33 | https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25                    You can also find us on Twitch! --- https...
2020-11-091h 42Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 35: Looking at Series 7 Cores and Draft League TalkWelcome back to Littleroot Lessons! This week's episode takes a look at potential Series 7 cores and what has been good for Carl in his early testing, and Carter talks about his successes in season 3 of the draft league. They also have a team from Slacking using the less popular Regi, Regirock! Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/b1b9602e5af3183f Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33 | https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25                  You can also find us on Twitch! --- https://twitch.tv/Muzikal  |  https://twitch.tv...
2020-11-021h 32Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 32: Series 7 Meta Deep Dive!Hey all, and welcome back to the latest episode of Littleroot Lessons! This week, Carter and Carl look over the movers and shakers coming into Series 7 from the Crown Tundra, recap the past Littleroot Rumble, and look at a very unique team that managed to win the rumble in depth. Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/102fb1963e73da07 Littleroot Rumble 6 Graphic --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723632831728975892/762706894409564170/LRR6.jpeg Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33 | https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25             You can a...
2020-10-121h 16Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 31: Crown Tundra News and Series 7 Speculation!Hey everyone, and welcome back to the Littleroot Lessons Podcast! With the Player's Cup 2 safely behind us, it's time to start looking ahead towards the Crown Tundra DLC and what that means for VGC, and wouldn't you know it, TPCi happened to have dropped a ton of news this past week. From the release date of Crown Tundra to Series 7 and more, Carter and Carl will break down what it all means for the average player and what to look for when it all goes live! Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/2dffda3217acef4...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 30: Player's Cup team review and Rumble 5!With the Player's Cup 2 qualifier being this past weekend, we take a deep dive into all the teams that our discord shared with us, and also go over the results from the 5th Littleroot Rumble. Chasing's Team --- https://pokepast.es/86f59932ea89418b CJL78's Team --- https://pokepast.es/84d168731cbacb6f Jeebitz's Team --- https://pokepast.es/ae5369c819772025 Atomic Penguin's Team --- https://pokepast.es/9defd6d90314196e Carl's Team --- https://pokepast.es/a74bb8fa09dfa146 Carter's Team...
2020-09-281h 12Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 29: Player's Cup Response and Rebuilding of teamsBad news everyone! Player's Cup was confirmed to be Series 5 after we recorded last episode, so this episode is a little bit of a downer compared to most. Carter isn't very happy with the decision, and Carl is a little bit indifferent, since he gets to play with all his favorite mons again. To wrap up the episode, Carter and Carl have a Volcarona Team that HowardOnThePost shared on the discord, and talk about their new plans for Littleroot Laddering.   Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/66033e2a35342d07   Carter's PC2 Team (Series 5...
2020-09-211h 01Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 28: Player's Cup 2 Confusion and Rumble 4!Hey all, this week's episode is a fun one, with a big announcement about the next big tournament from TPCi, the 2nd Player's Cup! Unfortunately, Carter and Carl were under the impression the qualifier was Series 6, but it was confirmed to be Series 5 after the recording of the episode (which they will cover next week), and they have the results from the latest Rumble. Finally, we got a sweet perish trap team for Team of the Week, which goes all in on the strategy. Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/3d1a8d9f8b7767...
2020-09-141h 09Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 27: Early Peek at the Series 6 Meta Game!Hey everyone, welcome to the latest installment of the Littleroot Lessons Podcast! This week's episode is a great one for newer players and veterans alike, as Carter and Carl take a deep dive into the popular teams of the early Series 6 meta! Pokepastes for all the teams are below, and even more can be found on VictoryRoadVGC's website, which is also linked below. Finally, they cover the very unique team of the week, featuring Tentacruel and Dugtrio for some cute shenanigans.    Wolfe's Team --- https://pokepast.es/d30a811d6da226c8  Osi...
2020-09-071h 16Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 26: Series 6 HYPE!!!Series 6 is upon us! Carter and Carl go over the 3rd Littleroot Rumble results, which was played on the Series 6 rules, and talk about the Player's cup teams. Finally, they wrap up the episode with a really sweet throwback to the early episodes with a Team of the Week featuring Gengar and Bisharp!  Littleroot Rumble 3 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723632831728975892/747515568227090512/image0.jpg   Player's Cup Teams ---https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/08/25/players-cup-results/   Team of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/f5a3b24148248ffd   Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | http...
2020-08-311h 22Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 25: Series 6 and the Ban List!?What an announcement! Series 6 is gonna be wild, as Pokemon has banned the top 10 Pokemon from both singles and doubles, and it's going to cause major shake-ups to the meta! Carter and Carl have their reactions and thoughts to the bans and more!   Boltund TotW --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/742405190770229280/745755522044788766/IMG_20200819_171816.jpg   @NimbasaCityPost Ban Image --- https://twitter.com/NimbasaCityPost/status/1296446896358084610?s=20   Littleroot Rumble 2 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723632831728975892/741875224722538556/image0.jpg   Player's Cup Article --- https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-players-cup/vgc-finals-preview/   Follow us on...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 24: PZ Sweeps and Failing QuizzesHello all! This week's episode focuses in on our Littleroot Laddering Series, which features Porygon-Z and Clefairy. Carter and Carl also go over the Player's Cup week 3 usage stats to get you all up to date and ready for the finals this coming weekend, and take a shot at their pokemon knowledge about the poison type!   Pokemon Quizzes! --- https://www.sporcle.com/games/bubblegumkitty/normalpokemon?playlist=pokemon-type-quizzes&creator=bubblegumkitty&pid=2o00cb00Z   Join the Discord --- https://discord.gg/4Qz29gx  TotW...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 23: Old Friends Return!Hello everyone! This week's episode has a lot of old things returning to the spotlight! Swede returns from their hiatus with a team report featuring Indeedee/Drifblim combo, Carl has a new team that feature's his old favorite Pokemon, and Mannix and Sebber team up for our Team of the Week!   TotW --- https://pokepast.es/18969fe919efd691   Carl's new Team --- https://pokepast.es/5667e34f9b1ef794   Swede's Powerpoint --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687105970765430787/740257938148687982/VGC_July_2020_Team_Report.pdf   Discord --- https://discord.gg/4Qz29gx   Follow...
2020-08-101h 17Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 21: Team Talk!You want teams? We got them! As we're reaching the midway point of Series 5, we're looking at a few from listeners, and Carl's Rain TR team he's been working on for the past month, and an electric/psychic terrain team using Alolan Raichu! Discord --- https://discord.gg/4Qz29gx TotW --- https://pokepast.es/54b0585b394db90b Intimidate Cycle --- https://pokepast.es/eaf4cbb9430e98b5 Rain TR --- https://pokepast.es/f8fa47f3c0d3ec9c
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 20: Draft League, Ready, Start!Hey everyone! This week, Carter and Carl go over their start of the Littleroot Lessons Draft League Season 2, look at a very decent Hail Team for Team of the Week, and talk about the start of a new core, featuring a lot of the new pokemon from the Isle of Armor expansion. Keep an eye and ear out for draft league matches coming down the pipeline on youtube, and don't forget to check out the discord, links for all are below! Discord --- https://discord.gg/4Qz29gx
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 19: Draft League Prep and Strange (S)TeamsHey everyone! We got a cool episode this week, with 2 teams from our discord, one is a little too weird for Carter and Carl, the other is on the other end of the spectrum. They also look at RoseTowerVGC's Clash #12, and take their first Pokemon Deep Dive into Porygon-Z, a very strong special attacker that is starting to take over the ladder. TotW #1 --- https://pokepast.es/7b37d1bbda0347cc  TotW #2 --- https://pokepast.es/030ae0dc15b74a1b   RoseTower Clash #12 --- https://twitter.com/RoseTowerVGC/status/1279236999749103616?s=20   Joi...
2020-07-131h 29Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 18: Draft League Conclusions and Series 5 TeamsHey everyone! This week's episode is a bit of a doozy! Carter and Carl first tackle a team report about their draft league winner's team, and how it can help you approach team building for ladder! Then they go over a bunch of teams from Series 5 events that happened in the past 2 weeks.   Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku   @NekkraGaming's PsySpam team --- https://twitter.com/NekkraGaming/status/1277053662213230592?s=20   @AshtonCoxGAZ's Terrain team --- https://twitter.com/AshtonCoxGAZ/status/1277064810098802688?s=20   @EakesTV's Porygon-Z team --- https://twitter.com/EakesTV/status/1277050668256161792?s=20...
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Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 17: Peek into the Early Series 5 Meta!Hey everyone! This week's episode is all about prepping you for series 5 next week! Carter and Carl rant about all the synergies and Pokemon that they have been seeing on the Showdown Ladder! They also look at the Player's Cup Invitational teams, and analyze that meta, which is filled with... Snorlax?! Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku Player's Cup Team Rundown --- https://twitter.com/NimbasaCityPost/status/1274843243021246470?s=20 Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33 | https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25    You can also fi...
2020-06-291h 23Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 16: DLC Day!Hello all! Hope you are all enjoying the DLC as much as Carl and Carter are! This episode, they give you all the new info, their expectations, and their highlights and lowlights from their streams! They also look at a unique take on a Cinderace Weakness Policy team that can always activate thier policy! Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku\  Check out the Draft League here ---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lJlklljGMU&list=PL0I1sO4-MiXwfS6Ik7p28DcH8k7fhMabb   Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.co...
2020-06-221h 32Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 14: Isle of Armor Hype!Hey all, this week's episode is all about the Isle of Armor Trailer we got last week! Carter and Carl go over all the new confirmed Pokemon for the Isle of Armor and talk about all the new features. They also look at some sweet teams of the week featuring the new HA starters, specifically Cinderace.   Giveaway Details! --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons/status/1264924045977370626   TotW 1 --- https://pokepast.es/8f796d8af5ada604   TotW 2 --- https://pokepast.es/7b416cbabe3ab607   TotW 3 --- https://pokepast.es/35fc6600eb24aff5   Join...
2020-06-081h 27Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 13: A Peek into the Future of VGCHello All! In this week's episode of the Littleroot Lessons Podcast, Carter and  Carl are hyped up about the Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC, specifically the first part, The Isle of Armor! They go over the Pokemon Home datamine that revealed a bunch of new moves, and they go over a few of the Pokemon confirmed to be in the expansion! They wrap up the episode by going over 2 teams for Team of the Week, one featuring a new take on G-Max Coalossal, the other featuring a tried and true favorite of the discord, Gengar and Bisharp!   Gi...
2020-06-011h 26Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 12: Of M(ay) IC and MenHello all! In this week's episode, it's all about the May International Challenge! We go a bunch of teams from our discord, most of them being used in the IC this past weekend, along with Carl and Carter's picks for the event. We also get back on track with results from the Rose Tower Clash #11, and we got a team of the week that is really unique featuring the fire/water pledge and a bunch of flinches! Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/rRyu3ku   Check out the Draft League here --- https://www.y...
2020-05-251h 21Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 11: Team building and News about upcoming Tournaments!Hello Everyone! In this episode of the Littleroot Lessons Podcast, Carter and Carl go over 3 teams from the discord, talk about the news from Play! Pokemon about their upcoming Player's Cup, and do a short team-building exercise to take a look into how they both approach team building, just in time for the May International Challenge!   Join the discord --- https://discord.gg/BWc7dVa   Team 1 --- https://pokepast.es/92c837df1cf3c844   Team 2 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/710634177271169064/EYAR_z4UEAEeOpk.png   Team 3 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/atta...
2020-05-181h 37Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 10: April Showers bring Machamp PowersHello All! In this episode, Carter and Carl go over a team of the week with a very big Drampa, Carl talks about his current G-Max Machamp team he's ben working on for ladder, and they have the results from the VictoryRoad VGC May Challenge.    VictoryRoad VGC Results --- https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/05/05/may-challenge-2020/   G-Max Machamp pokepaste --- https://pokepast.es/807423b23ee86cce   Team of the Week from Jigglydreams --- https://pokepast.es/3730e9c020fbab86   Join us on discord! --- https://discord.gg/kZEmckj   Follow us on Twitter --- ht...
2020-05-111h 13Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 9: New Innovations and Same Old StaplesHey everyone! Carter and Carl got some teams from the discord this week featuring some old staples and new innovations. They also go over some unique tech for their draft league matches this week and the Top 16 from the Rose Tower Clash! Team of the week from Jigglydreams --- https://pokepast.es/6b94df04e3df7f03 Team of the week from navier_strokes --- https://pokepast.es/1781f3abfad0390c Rose Tower Clash #9 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/706618692615798825/EWsBuR_U8AcNbGA.jpg Join us on discord! --- https...
2020-05-041h 22Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 8: Quarantine event, Series 4, and Draft League Beginnings!Hey everyone! In this week's episode, Carter and Carl got a team of the week featuring a few of Carl's favorite Pokemon. They also go over the results of Rose Tower's Quarantine fundraiser event, the rules for Series 4, and touch on the start of the Community Draft League! Team of the Week --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687105970765430787/702519434262085652/unknown.png Rose Tower top 16 --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/703333406238441522/EWIMMsEUcAISFHj.jpg Join us on discord! --- https://discord.gg/kZEmckj  
2020-04-271h 26Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsEpisode 7: Discord Teams, Draft League Results, and Making Masterball!Hey everyone! Episode 7 is here, bringing with it a bunch of teams from the Littleroot Lessons discord! We have 3 teams that Carl and Carter go in depth on, each featuring a unique Pokemon. They also talk about how their draft league match went (link is below). To wrap up the episode, Carl talks about the team that got him to Masterball tier, and how it's the complete opposite of the play-style he talked about last week. Teams of the Week --- https://pokepast.es/e901c58ad2155117                                          https://pokepast.es/f597286a7e137f56                                          https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/701569192138375228/unknown.png
2020-04-201h 16Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsLittleroot Lessons Episode 6: Champion of the Champion's Cup and a rambling on the metaIn episode 6, Carter and Carl look over the Team of the Week, which features a high flying Hawlucha with weakness policy. They also look over the Top 32 of the Champion's Cup hosted by aDrive and Wolfe Glick, and Carl rambles about how he is enjoying the Series 3 meta and how slower is better.   Team of the Week --- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/699063312637231325/EVchCvnU0AAhxhs.jpg  Champion's  Cup Top 32 ---https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/698315173961793546/IMG_20200410_183353.jpg    Join us on discord! --- https://discord.gg/kZEmckj   Follow us on Twitte...
2020-04-131h 14Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsEpisode 5 - Rose Tower and Unfezant Rising!In this week's episode, Carter and Carl look over a high flying team featuring Unfezant, the somewhat surprising results of the Rose Tower Open, and talk about their draft league results at the halfway point in the league.   Team of the Week ---   https://pokepast.es/796ff94a1c518dca  Rose Tower Open #2 ---  https://i.redd.it/xh619xig77q41.jpg Join us on discord! --- https://discord.gg/kZEmckj  Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons                                              https://twitter.com/Muzikal_33                                              https://twitter.com/CarterNoble25  You can also find us on Twitch! --- https://twitch.tv...
2020-04-061h 12Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsEpisode 4: Victory Road Spring ChallengeIn Episode 4 of Littleroot Lessons, Carter and Carl break down Team of the Week, the Victory Road Spring Challenge, new information about the DLCs, and what they've been working on this week.  Team of the Week:  https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/687105970765430787/693256441968197743/image0.png?width=325&height=703 Victory Road Spring Challenge: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/03/23/spring-challenge-2020/ There are many ways to contact us. You can find us on Twitter. https://www.twitter.com/LRLessons https://www.twitter.com/CarterNoble25...
2020-03-301h 15Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsEpisode 3: Singapore Open and Parth RegionalsIn Episode 3 of Littleroot Lessons, Carter and Carl break down Team of the Week, Singapore Open, Parth Regionals and talk about what they have been working on this week.  Team of the Week:  https://pokepast.es/cd269223d16cf53f Singapore Open: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/691050742378659870/IMG_20200315_175040_347.jpg Parth Regionals: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/458836684298125312/691050742378659870/IMG_20200315_175040_347.jpg What We are Working On: https://pokepast.es/abe6295ce3eb8607 ...
2020-03-231h 24Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsEpisode 2: Malmo RegionalsIn Episode 2 of Littleroot Lessons, Carter and Carl break down Team of the Week, Malmo Regionals and talk about what they have been working on this week.  Team of the Week: https://pokepast.es/21684fa628115411 Malmo Regionals: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/03/09/malmo-2020-teams-stats/ What We are Working On: https://pokepast.es/9451a5ce5fe92693 What's Been Good: https://pokepast.es/f6caa924b875f342 There are many ways to c...
2020-03-161h 40Littleroot Lessons
Littleroot LessonsEpisode 1: Introductions and Collinsville RegionalsIn Episode 1 of Littleroot Lessons, Carter and Carl give their introductions, talk about Collinsville Regionals, and what you can do about the Lapras sized problem in Series 3. There are many ways to contact us. You can find us on Twitter. https://www.twitter.com/LRLessons https://wwwtwitter.com/CarterNoble25 https://wwwtwitter.com/muzikal_33 You can find us on Discord! Feel free to join the server!  https://discord.gg/nq777kE You can also find Carter and C...
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