We discuss the prevalence of Shadow Rider Calyrex and its impact on the metagame, as well as other strong teams. We also talk about potential counters to Shadow Rider and anticipate that it will be a prominent team at the upcoming NAIC tournament. Our conversation covers the strength of Lunala in the current metagame, potential dual restrictions in future formats, the release schedule for upcoming Pokémon games, the experience of shiny hunting, and our preference for Pokémon Showdown over the main series games. We jokingly discuss the idea of implementing bans in VGC tournaments. In the final part of our conversation, we talk about other video games we've been playing, including the Thousand Year Door remake and Guild Wars, and briefly touch on MOBAs like League of Legends and Project Loki. Come say hi if you see us at NAIC! Thanks for your support! Want more of us? Check us out below! ============================================ https://linktr.ee/thegamecorner ============================================ Thank you to Game Chops and RobKTA for the use of our theme song "Goldenrod Game Corner" from the Ultraball album. Go give it a listen! Chapters 00:00 Counterplay and Regional Meta in VGC 20:46 The Fascination with Shiny Hunting 31:54 Speculating on Future Pokemon Games and VGC Format Changes 34:19 Exploring Gaming Preferences and Experiences 41:30 Announcement of New Guild Wars Expansion and Monster Hunter Wild Trailer 49:15 Light-Hearted Meandering Conversation on Gaming and Personal Anecdotes