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198. Sleepers, Steals, and Binder Deals
Friday, 23 January, 2026
New year = new segments! In Episode 198 of Special Conditions, we roll out Burned or Learned, Behind the Booth, Sleeve it or Leave it, Sleepers & Steals, and Status: Recommended—plus a festive Card of the Day to kick things off. 🔥 In this episode Card of the Day: Delibird Holiday Calendar promo (snowflake stamp!) Burned or Learned: Light Toxtricity grading gamble (PSA vs CGC talk), Hisuian Growlithe binder copy pickup (customer service win) Sleeve it or Leave it: League Cup recap + Festival Grounds deck talk Sleepers & Steals: budget art rares + a Full Art item pickup Status: Recommended: Britney Spears “Oops” Whatnot swipes + Tricky Gym on Expanded 🗳️ Prompts Delibird: Binder or Pass? Burned or Learned: Burned… or Learned? What are you sleeving up next? What should we watch next? 02:00 Card-of-the-Day — Delibird Holiday Calendar Promo (snowflake stamp) 07:30 Burned or Learned? — Light Toxtricity grading gamble (PSA vs CGC) 13:30 Burned or Learned? — The “just ask” pickup (Hisuian Growlithe binder copy) 16:00 Behind the Booth — NE Card House (Jan 18) + table talk 18:20 Behind the Booth — Whatnot stream: OBS, shipping fixes, and workflow lessons 22:36 Back from break — Delibird canvas + gift/trade stories 28:00 Patron shoutouts + PokemonProfessor.com plugs 28:45 Sleeve it or Leave it — Festival Grounds deck + League Cup recap 36:00 Pack opening break — Twilight Masquerade pulls (Secret Box!) 39:30 Sleepers & Steals — Budget pickups segment intro 40:00 Sleepers & Steals — Ludicolo AR (Phantasmal Flames) 41:10 Sleepers & Steals — Ambipom AR (Phantasmal Flames) 42:30 Sleepers & Steals — Helioptile AR (Mega Evolution) 45:00 Sleepers & Steals — Buddy-Buddy Poffin Full Art 46:35 Status: Recommended — segment intro 47:00 Status: Recommended — Britney Spears / “Oops I did it again” Whatnot swipes 48:15 Status: Recommended — Tricky Gym: “What Happened to Expanded?” Tricky Gym — Expanded video: https://youtu.be/HGCs8nLeThk?si=ZERQ35QMAzFMikPE More links: https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork This episode is brought to you by our Patreon—shoutout to the community that keeps the Pokémon Professor Network rolling. For $1/month, you can support the network and hop into our Patron-exclusive Discord: patreon.com/pokemonprofessor Huge thank you to our Executive Producer Tish Smith, and our Gym Leaders: Ben, Espeon Willow, Herbert, Matthew, and SushiSlayer, as well as the other Executive Producers on the Network: Xander, Monkeybread, and KateTheKonz! Check out PokemonProfessor.com for links to everywhere you can connect with Special Conditions, grab merch, and connect with all the other shows on the Pokémon Professor Network. SpecialConditions@PokemonProfessor.comVoicemail/Text/Pics: 732-835-8639 Music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons Intro Music: Trapped In A Pokéball — Dj CUTMAN and Belthesar (GameChops - Ultraball)Break Music: He Walk - Furret / Accumula Town Remix — Dj CutmanOutro Music: Kanto Trainer Battle — Mykah (GameChops - Ultraball) ▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾http://instagram.com/GameChopshttp://twitter.com/GameChopshttp://soundcloud.com/GameChopshttp://facebook.com/GameChopshttp://youtube.com/GameChopshttp://www.gamechops.com Adam TuttleJustin Keller Pokémon and all respective names are trademark & © of Nintendo 1996–2024.Pokémon Professor and Special Conditions are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, or Nintendo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
