{"podcast":{"title":"The Shift Gear Podcast","slug":"the-shift-gear-podcast-6635584","podcast_index_feed_id":6635584,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-shift-gear-podcast/","website_url":"https://the-shift-gear-podcast.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f6b5385d-286f-4f2b-ad1f-9c19cf085753/P7hMcuCLHGWZHUB8fLem54GO.jpg","author":"Ciaran Farah & Aneil Saini","episode_count":133,"summary":"Here you'll find two long term Pokemon TCG players who want to share our thoughts on the meta, decks, and all things Pokemon TCG with our listeners. With a specific focus on providing high level content, we also like to take the time to bring on Canadian guests who are under-represented on the global stage and give them an opportunity to share their thoughts and shine! New episodes release weekly on Wednesdays at 12:00 :)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-11T04:17:47.283663+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shift-gear-podcast-6635584"},"episode":{"title":"The Retro Format You NEED To Try! A Walk Through Pokèmon History - 2018 Sun & Moon - Lost Thunder","slug":"the-retro-format-you-need-to-try-a-walk-through-pok-mon-history-2018-sun-moon-lost-thunder","published_at":"2025-12-17T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shift-gear-podcast-6635584/the-retro-format-you-need-to-try-a-walk-through-pok-mon-history-2018-sun-moon-lost-thunder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shift-gear-podcast-6635584","url":"https://the-shift-gear-podcast.captivate.fm/episode/dec-16","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d582bc92-ef38-4d21-bdbc-010a719bdac7.mp3","summary":"This week, the boys go over one of the best historical formats ever, 2018 SUM-LOT. This format is exceptionally diverse, and surprisingly still very cheap to build. In this video, we touch on some of the key cards, archetypes, mechanics, and must have decks. Let us know your thoughts down below on this format and your thoughts on this style of video 🤠 Some resources on this format to check out : https://www.justinbasil.com/retro/sum-lot https://www.pokebeach.com/2024/06/the-ultimate-past-format-guide-2 https://note.com/whimsicast/n/n10102af0d7ea https://alexwilsonnc.github.io/ptcg-legends-legacy/decks-by-era/2018/sum-lot Scoop some EndGames using the code \"SHIFTGEAR\" and follow this link to support the mandem : https://endgametcg.ca/discount/SHIFTGEAR Find us: Aneil: https://www.youtube.com/@AneilTCG Ciaran: https://www.ciarantcg.com/ Timestamps : 00:00 Intro 03:19 SUM-LOT Intro 06:50 Mechanics & Key Cards 19:02 Decks","meta_description":"This week, the boys go over one of the best historical formats ever, 2018 SUM-LOT. This format is exceptionally diverse, and surprisingly still very cheap…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3481,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-shift-gear-podcast-6635584/episodes/the-retro-format-you-need-to-try-a-walk-through-pok-mon-history-2018-sun-moon-lost-thunder/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shift-gear-podcast-6635584/the-retro-format-you-need-to-try-a-walk-through-pok-mon-history-2018-sun-moon-lost-thunder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}