[Featuring Alcremie Sundae ] Pokémon Legends Z-A gets a patch to fix some issues with the game and to let you buy bulk berries and hold more Mega Shards. Pokémon TCG Pocket will finally add stadium cards to the game. We talk about ticket prices, rides, food, and the forest limitations of PokéPark KANTO that opens next month. Two new Megas from Legends Z-A will come to Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:20- Legends Z-A Patch 2.0.1 00:14:00- Fantastical Parade 00:23:25-...
Jan 26, 2026•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 705
The first five sets of Pokémon LEGO are here! Two of those sets cannot be purchased outright and apparently more sets will come later this year. We compare the prices of these sets to other LEGO sets and talk about the Pokémon tax. The Switch 2 gets an update to fix crashing on BDSP. The London History Museum sold out all 4 months in advance. Deluxe Pack EX returns to Pokémon TCG Pocket. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:04:30- LEGO Pokémon 00:40:30- BDSP Patch 00:47:00- London Museum Tickets ...
Jan 19, 2026•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 704
The third Skill Week returns to Pokémon Sleep with a new Pokémon, Shuckle! Pokémon Scarlet and Violet begins to repeat old 7-Star Raids starting with Venusaur and will continue that for the next 20+ weeks. Meowth arrives to Pokémon UNITE. Pokopia gets a new pre-order bonus for US customers purchasing from Pokémon Center. We talk about how Champions can succeed and what it can do to flop. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30- Pokémon Sleep News 00:24:55- Meowth in UNITE 00:27:30- The End of ...
Jan 12, 2026•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 703
We look back on some of the Pokémon news that TPCi seemed to deem worthy to write in their retrospective. A neat Japanese Pokémon ecology book is getting an English translation and coming out this Spring. Pocket gets some updates. Pokémon teases a 30th Anniversary logo with a small trailer. We speculate why older games still might not come to the Switch or Switch 2. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:06:30- Poké Ecology Book 00:14:10- TCG Pocket News 00:26:50- 30th Anniversary Start 00:51:00-Re...
Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 702
Please make sure you finish the credits for the Mega Dimension DLC of Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about some of the standout moments of the DLC and some of the weird choices this DLC makes. We talk about the Darkrai fight and the Mega Rayquaza fight, along with other Mega Pokémon we enjoyed seeing. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram...
Dec 29, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 14
Pokémon TCG Pocket gets a brand new set to end off the year and it features Charizard. The Pokémon Company acknowledges Mega Zygarde for the first time outside of the main series games. Spoiler-free talk about the Legends Z-A DLC that includes Hyperspace thoughts, the grind, and donuts. Pokémon Sleep gets a 2-week long NY event. Nintendo is releasing more sizes of cartridges for the Switch 2 maybe? TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:10-Crimson Blaze 00:11:25- TCG Featuring Mega Zygarde 00:15...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 701
Pokémon GO finally introduces long distance trading and it seems balanced! GO Fest is coming back to Chicago to celebrate the 10 year anniversary. We share our spoiler free thoughts on the Mega Dimension DLC and if it's worth $30 compared to past DLCs. We get the revenue of pretty much every Pokémon mobile game for 2025 and even some data about how many HOME users there could be. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:05:30-Forever Friends 00:23:10-GO Fest Chicago 00:32:00-Mega Dimension Thoughts 0...
Dec 15, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 700
Pokémon announces both Mega Lucario Z and Mega Mewtwo in Pokémon Legends Z-A before the DLC this week. We talk about how Mega's stats work or have worked in the series. Pokémon Friends gets a surprising winter update that adds 10 new puzzles and 50 new plushes. Pokémon TCG Pocket didn't get a monthly set, but one should be around the corner. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:40-Mega Lucario Z 00:19:50-Mega Mewtwo Arrives 00:29:10-Pokémon Friends Update 00:47:40-TCG Pocket News 01:07:00-Acce...
Dec 08, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 699
Pokémon Sleep adds Spirtomb to the game. Pokémon Works opens a brand new studio in Kyoto to continue to work on Pokémon Sleep. Niantic announces Kalos Tour and a brand new night event at the Rose Bowl to feature Mega Pokémon. Nintendo buys the studio that made New Pokémon Snap. Legends Z-A goes on to be the best selling physical game of the year so far. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:50- Pokémon Sleep News 00:10:00-Pokémon Works Kyoto Studio 00:27:10- Kalos Tour 00:45:00- Shiny Keldeo Ad...
Dec 01, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 698
Pokémon Legends Z-A: Mega Dimension is set to arrive on December 10th. The trailer shows that we will stay in Lumiose City, but it'll be a new dimension of it. The trailers gave us three new Mega Pokémon to look forward too, donut making, and a new battle system that pushes our levels past level 100. Rank mode in Legends Z-A has adjust the rewards for playing. Pokopia gave us a new 10 minute trailer that showed off never before seen Pokémon that will be coming to the game in March of 2026. TIMES...
Nov 24, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 697
Now that Pokémon Legends Z-A has been out for about a month, here are our thoughts on some of the stuff not covered on the podcast and/or some topics we want to revisit from the mini-series. This episode does contain some spoilers of the game, so it's best that you at least get to Rank A before listening. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:45-The Museum 00:16:30-New Models & Animations 00:32:00-Jumping Ranks 00:47:10-Battle System Thoughts 01:00:20-Credits ADS This episode is brought to ...
Nov 17, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 696
Mega Pokémon spoilers for Legends Z-A. We go over all the Mega Pokémon in Legends Z-A and rank them on a tier list. This is our list, so if you have your own opinions, please share them in our Discord, Slack, or on YouTube. No news this week as there was travel. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Mega Pokémon, Part 1 00:30:40-Mega Pokémon, Part 2 01:05:45-Mega Pokémon, Part 3 01:44:50-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.c...
Nov 10, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 695
Pokémon Legends Z-A is giving players another chance at the Greninja Mega Stone and adjusting the rewards for next season so it's even easier to earn. We have information that a couple bugs will be fixed in Z-A sometime this November. There are some glitches and ways to play that may be patched, but that wouldn't be talked about ahead of time. Pokémon TCG Pocket celebrates 1 year with a video and stats about players. Pokémon GO Wild Area finalizes details. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:06:...
Nov 03, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 694
Final episode of SBC. Please make sure you finish the credits of Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the ending of the game, the final battle, the characters coming together, and some moments after the credits of the game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥...
Oct 31, 2025•42 min•Ep. 13
Returning to an old cafe in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk two characters that the game decides to expand on in our search to get to Rank A. We also get a new building to go into and we see a new Mega Pokémon this episode. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 ...
Oct 30, 2025•24 min•Ep. 12
The tournament storyline in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk two new characters and two new Megas that show up in this episode. We also have some complaints with our rival's choices. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com...
Oct 29, 2025•27 min•Ep. 11
Finishing the Rust Syndicate storyline in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about more story stuff as we head to Rank C. We also circle back to inside of building and the lack of going inside buildings. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncas...
Oct 28, 2025•23 min•Ep. 10
No Legends Z-A talk or spoilers. Pokémon Sleep added two new ingredients and a new Pokémon for the Halloween event this week. Pokémon TCG Pocket officially announces it's new set and announces fixes for Deluxe ex, but those fixes won't come for 8-9 months. We found out that Pokémon Friends is a reskin of an old mobile game called ThinkThink. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30- Pokémon Sleep News 00:20:40- Pocket TCG Updates 00:33:40- Pokémon Friends Drama 00:59:30-Credits ADS This episode...
Oct 27, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 693
Start of the Rust Syndicate storyline and more Rouge Alpha battles in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about multiplayer for Rouge Mega Battles (we call them Raids here) could be the future of Pokémon games since they pull mechanics from current day games that have group raids. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddi...
Oct 26, 2025•27 min•Ep. 9
Ghost girl and Fighting guy from Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the two puzzles in this episode and how they could have been solved differently. We also talk about the two new Mega's shown this episode. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.co...
Oct 25, 2025•22 min•Ep. 8
The quiz show in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the two battles you have to do here which introduce two new Mega Pokémon to us. We also talk about some past issues that still bother us after being 20 hours into these games. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmnc...
Oct 24, 2025•28 min•Ep. 7
The Post Rank V "Mega Issue" in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the three mega Pokémon that appear around the map and how those battles feel and play-out. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support...
Oct 23, 2025•22 min•Ep. 6
First big story reveal in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about a mission that gives you a Shiny Pokémon and we talk about the first, in our opinion, big story beat in the game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pk...
Oct 22, 2025•24 min•Ep. 5
Talk on how catching works and the Canari charms in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Talk about the first Mega fight, but no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about collecting the purple screws and start diving into the opening story of this game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective...
Oct 21, 2025•25 min•Ep. 4
Pokémon Sleep updated to 3.0 and fixed another healer class, upgraded bag, and set up halloween prep. Pokémon TCG Pocket is adding gift cards, more cards to trade, and better Wonder Pick before their 1-Year anniversary. Pokémon GO launched level 80 and a new feature that broke right away. We talk about how even if you are bad at battles, you should be able to get your Greninjite in less than an hour of playing Legends Z-A (no spoilers). TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:40- Pokémon Sleep Ne...
Oct 20, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 692
Early Impressions of Pokémon Legends Z-A. No major story spoilers and no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about the music, Pokémon Center Lady, and the Poké Lids in the game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 ...
Oct 19, 2025•22 min•Ep. 3
Early thoughts on the battle system of Pokémon Legends Z-A. No story spoilers and no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about going from Rank Z to Rank Y, testing sneaking, and the new action combat. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.y...
Oct 17, 2025•26 min•Ep. 2
First Impressions of Pokémon Legends Z-A. No story spoilers and no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about catching, graphics, the lack of voice acting, and other little things to kick off this series. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 ww...
Oct 17, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1
Pokémon Sleep changes how Darkrai works. Pokémon GO gets a new feature that seems to be copied right from Pikmin Bloom. Pokémon GO is also having three more events this year, with one being in Australia. The Halloween event in Pokémon GO this year is still missing Mimikyu's debut. Netflix announces season 3 of the Horizons anime. The 7-Star Raids were broken and TPCi kind of communicated about it. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:30- Darkrai "Fix" 0009:40- Weekly Challenges 00:24:30- Garbo...
Oct 13, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 691
GameStop gets a second wave of Shiny Koraidon or Shiny Miraidon codes, but it feels worse than the first drop. GameStop is blaming Pokémon for the limits. Pokémon GO gets a Legends Z-A event and brings back Mega Rayquaza to the game. Chris shares his thoughts on the new Megas in Legends Z-A. We talk about the pros and cons of the newest Pokémon TCG Pocket set. Scarlet and Violet has a new issue that prevents players from participating in 7-Star Raids. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-Ga...
Oct 06, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 690
