Littleroot Lessons
@littlerootlessons.bsky.social
A weekly Pokemon VGC Podcast hosted by Carter Noble, Jay McGarrity, and Angelo James Pagano. Executive produced by Carl Wilken.
Contact us through our email [email protected] or join our discord https://discord.gg/qRrQz96Yfj
Contact us through our email [email protected] or join our discord https://discord.gg/qRrQz96Yfj
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Carl and Angelo are back with a new episode of Littleroot Lessons! This week we talk about the new mega Pokemon showcased in the DLC trailer and then revisit 10 different Regulation F teams!
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Sneak Peek at the Future of Reg F! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg F | Littleroot Lessons Ep 297
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Carl and Angelo are back with a new episode of Littleroot Lessons! This week we talk about the new mega Pokemon showcased in the DLC trailer and then revisit 10 different Regulation F teams!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Carl and Angelo are back with another episode of Littleroot Lessons! This week we cover both Brisbane and Gdansk regionals, the return of Regulation F, the inevitable debut of Champions, and more Pokemon ZA!
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A Mirror Match in Gdansk! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 296
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November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Carl and Angelo are back with another episode of Littleroot Lessons! This week we cover both Brisbane and Gdansk regionals, the return of Regulation F, the inevitable debut of Champions, and more Pokemon ZA!
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Happy Friday everyone! Carter is back with another episode of TCG Live laddering, this time with a really fun Alakazam deck! The most fun thing to do in a TCG is draw cards and this deck allows you to draw so much!
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Drawing Cards is Fun! | Littleroot TCG Laddering
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October 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Happy Friday everyone! Carter is back with another episode of TCG Live laddering, this time with a really fun Alakazam deck! The most fun thing to do in a TCG is draw cards and this deck allows you to draw so much!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Carter, Carl, and Angelo are all back to discuss Lille regionals! This event featured exciting new team compositions, brand new support Pokemon finding success, and a player continuing to stake his claim to be the next GOAT.
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Ribombee Does it All in Lille! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 295
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October 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Carter, Carl, and Angelo are all back to discuss Lille regionals! This event featured exciting new team compositions, brand new support Pokemon finding success, and a player continuing to stake his claim to be the next GOAT.
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Good morning and happy Laddering Friday everyone! However this laddering has a new look! Carter has dove into the TCG and is bringing his TCG Live laddering sessions to the channel! This week brings VGC meta staple Goldengo to the table, supported by the sun and moon!
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Gholdierocks is Just Right! | Littleroot TCG Laddering
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October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Good morning and happy Laddering Friday everyone! However this laddering has a new look! Carter has dove into the TCG and is bringing his TCG Live laddering sessions to the channel! This week brings VGC meta staple Goldengo to the table, supported by the sun and moon!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone!! Carl and Angelo are here to celebrate Pokemon ZA!! In this episode we first dive into the new battle mechanics with LIVE FOOTAGE from Carl's switch. Then, we break down the stats of every single new mega pokemon!!
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Pokémon Z-A Is Here With New Megas! | Pokémon Reg H 2026| Littleroot Lessons Ep 294
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October 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone!! Carl and Angelo are here to celebrate Pokemon ZA!! In this episode we first dive into the new battle mechanics with LIVE FOOTAGE from Carl's switch. Then, we break down the stats of every single new mega pokemon!!
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HAPPY ZA DAY EVERYONE!! Carl is home from work and ready to dive into the Kalos region! Join him on our YouTube stream!!
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Pokemon ZA Time! | Current Rank: Y
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October 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
HAPPY ZA DAY EVERYONE!! Carl is home from work and ready to dive into the Kalos region! Join him on our YouTube stream!!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone!! Our second NA regional just took place in Milwaukee, and everyone was ready for spooky season! Tune in as Carl talks about the disguises, dancing ghosts birds, and the top teams that made this weekend so memorable!
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A Halloween Spooktacular in Milwaukee! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 293
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October 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone!! Our second NA regional just took place in Milwaukee, and everyone was ready for spooky season! Tune in as Carl talks about the disguises, dancing ghosts birds, and the top teams that made this weekend so memorable!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! We are back with ALL THREE HOSTS for the first time in months! Carter, Carl, and Angelo are here to dive into a Milwaukee regionals preview! Which teams are you going to see on stage this weekend? Tune in to find out!
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Regulation H Meta Round-Up! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 292
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October 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! We are back with ALL THREE HOSTS for the first time in months! Carter, Carl, and Angelo are here to dive into a Milwaukee regionals preview! Which teams are you going to see on stage this weekend? Tune in to find out!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Rho is back from his vacation and is ready to dive into the news of Pokemon with Carl. Tune in to hear them discuss the GC sign up drama, GameStop Code cards, and the Legends-ZA news from the Nintendo Direct!
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Megas, Shiny Legends, and a VR Event! | Pokémon Reg H 2026| Littleroot Lessons Ep 291
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September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! Rho is back from his vacation and is ready to dive into the news of Pokemon with Carl. Tune in to hear them discuss the GC sign up drama, GameStop Code cards, and the Legends-ZA news from the Nintendo Direct!
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Good Morning everyone!!! We are excited to announce that this Thursday at 7PM Eastern we are hosting another Regulation H ladder tournament!! We'd love to see you all there ☺️
September 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Good Morning everyone!!! We are excited to announce that this Thursday at 7PM Eastern we are hosting another Regulation H ladder tournament!! We'd love to see you all there ☺️
Happy Autumn and good morning! Pittsburgh regionals are in the books, and while we weren't expecting a ton of change, there ended up being some wild meta calls in just a week's time! If you had some of these nifty techs on your bingo board, let us know!
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Pittsburgh Regionals' Wild Meta Calls!! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 290
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September 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Happy Autumn and good morning! Pittsburgh regionals are in the books, and while we weren't expecting a ton of change, there ended up being some wild meta calls in just a week's time! If you had some of these nifty techs on your bingo board, let us know!
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Good morning y'all! Regulation H is in full swing after having 2 regionals this past weekend, and Pittsburgh coming up this weekend! That means the official meta is starting to take shape, with Maus Ape taking the format by storm! (again)
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Annihilape Went Bananas In Frankfurt! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 289
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September 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Good morning y'all! Regulation H is in full swing after having 2 regionals this past weekend, and Pittsburgh coming up this weekend! That means the official meta is starting to take shape, with Maus Ape taking the format by storm! (again)
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We've got a VGC double header this weekend, with events in both Frankfurt and Monterrey! That means it's time to break down what teams should be good going into these opening events for the VGC season!
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VGC Double Header Loading! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 288
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September 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We've got a VGC double header this weekend, with events in both Frankfurt and Monterrey! That means it's time to break down what teams should be good going into these opening events for the VGC season!
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Hello everyone!! We're excited to announce that tonight at 8PM Eastern/7PM Central (0:00 UTC) we will be hosting a Regulation H ladder tour!! The winner will receive a shiny Litten from one of our wonderful hosts!! Please make sure to join the discord if you want to participate!
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September 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hello everyone!! We're excited to announce that tonight at 8PM Eastern/7PM Central (0:00 UTC) we will be hosting a Regulation H ladder tour!! The winner will receive a shiny Litten from one of our wonderful hosts!! Please make sure to join the discord if you want to participate!
discord.gg/NXGVZBCF
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Victory Road had a 350+ player event this past weekend, and with @muzikal.bsky.social by himself this week, he went and covered all the cool teams he found (plus all the top cut teams!)
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Data From Victory Road's Reg H Event! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 287
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September 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Victory Road had a 350+ player event this past weekend, and with @muzikal.bsky.social by himself this week, he went and covered all the cool teams he found (plus all the top cut teams!)
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Small update, there is no episode being posted today! We were waiting for VR to post the data from their event this past weekend, and by the time they got it up, it was really late. So keep an eye out this time tomorrow, because we are getting our first real look at the Reg H 2.0 meta this week!
September 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Small update, there is no episode being posted today! We were waiting for VR to post the data from their event this past weekend, and by the time they got it up, it was really late. So keep an eye out this time tomorrow, because we are getting our first real look at the Reg H 2.0 meta this week!
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! We are fully back into Reg H mode at LRL with lower power levels and more bears! This week Carl, Carter, and Angelo are back to tier the format as we come back to it, along with discussing a ton of news from the past week!
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Regulation H Part 2 Tier List! | Pokémon VGC 26 Reg H | Littleroot Lessons Ep 286
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August 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! We are fully back into Reg H mode at LRL with lower power levels and more bears! This week Carl, Carter, and Angelo are back to tier the format as we come back to it, along with discussing a ton of news from the past week!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Tuesday (that's weird) folks!! Worlds 2025 was one of the most exciting events of the entire season! Carl and Angelo sit down to discuss all of the high end teams, story lines, and major announcements from this weekend!
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Here's Everything We Learned From Worlds! | Pokémon VGC 25 Reg I | Littleroot Lessons Ep 285
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August 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Tuesday (that's weird) folks!! Worlds 2025 was one of the most exciting events of the entire season! Carl and Angelo sit down to discuss all of the high end teams, story lines, and major announcements from this weekend!
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Hello everyone! Just a quick announcement. We're so excited to talk about this amazing weekend at worlds and our first American champion since Wolfe Glick in 2016, but for us to get the full picture we will be releasing our world's review episode on Tuesday. We are sorry for the delay ♥️♥️
August 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hello everyone! Just a quick announcement. We're so excited to talk about this amazing weekend at worlds and our first American champion since Wolfe Glick in 2016, but for us to get the full picture we will be releasing our world's review episode on Tuesday. We are sorry for the delay ♥️♥️
Once you're done listening to today's podcast, go subscribe to @mrmissouri25.bsky.social's Nuzlocke VOD channel!!!!
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August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Once you're done listening to today's podcast, go subscribe to @mrmissouri25.bsky.social's Nuzlocke VOD channel!!!!
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Good morning everyone and happy Podcast Monday!! It is finally the week of Worlds!! Angelo and Carl are here to discuss the results of what's been hot in the weekly VR tournaments leading up to the event. Then, Carter stops in to discuss his recent Nuzlocke projects!
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The Episode Where We Hype You Up For Worlds! | Pokémon VGC 25 Reg I | Littleroot Lessons Ep 284
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August 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Good morning everyone and happy Podcast Monday!! It is finally the week of Worlds!! Angelo and Carl are here to discuss the results of what's been hot in the weekly VR tournaments leading up to the event. Then, Carter stops in to discuss his recent Nuzlocke projects!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! It is new format week at LRL! We were not excited for reg J, but reg H is here to save the day! Tune in to hear Carl and Angelo break down the mythical Pokemon of Reg J and then a review of a dozen top reg H teams!
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New Regulation is Just Reg I With Extra Steps? | Pokémon VGC 25 Reg I | Littleroot Lessons Ep 283
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August 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! It is new format week at LRL! We were not excited for reg J, but reg H is here to save the day! Tune in to hear Carl and Angelo break down the mythical Pokemon of Reg J and then a review of a dozen top reg H teams!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! The July 22nd Pokemon Presents did not disappoint whatsoever! Tune in to hear Angelo and Carl break down all the news from new apps, a new mega, and the potential future home of VGC!
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A Jam Packed Pokémon Presents! | Pokémon VGC 25 Reg I | Littleroot Lessons Ep 282
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July 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone! The July 22nd Pokemon Presents did not disappoint whatsoever! Tune in to hear Angelo and Carl break down all the news from new apps, a new mega, and the potential future home of VGC!
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Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone!! We are back with part 2 of our late meta Reg I tierlist, this time featuring restricted Pokemon duos! Tune in to hear Carter and Angelo break down the restricted pairings you're most likely to see at the world championship!
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Be Sure to Use These Duos if You Want to Worlds! | Pokémon VGC 25 Reg I | Littleroot Lessons Ep 281
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July 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Good morning and happy Podcast Monday everyone!! We are back with part 2 of our late meta Reg I tierlist, this time featuring restricted Pokemon duos! Tune in to hear Carter and Angelo break down the restricted pairings you're most likely to see at the world championship!
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