Nintendo has no new mobile apps planned as their current apps are not doing very well. Niantic and DeNA, on the other hand, have been pushing forward with in-sync Team Rocket events this past week. A rare Pokémon card sells for $90,000 and if you upgrade your phone to a new Samsung phone, you can get a free shirt/hat in Pokémon GO. We finally talk about Pokémon Café Mix this week too! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Café Mix 00:14:30 - Nintendo's Mobile Apps 00:26:40 - Break Music 00:28:40 - ...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 417
Lots of new events, challenges, and tasks for the lead up to the 2020 Pokémon GO Fest. We talk about Stickers being added, the "bragging right" challenges, and more in regards to GO. The Pokémon Company talks about which charities they plan to use their 5 million dollar donation on. Pokémon also has some new wedding stuff for trainers in love. Finally, we cover all the current 2020 rules and regulations for battles and the upcoming 2021 rules. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:30 - Wedding Season 00...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 416
Pokémon UNITE, a new MOBA Pokémon game, got announced this week and it was oddly received by the community. Some are not happy it's not a remake, some are upset it's being made by Tencent, and others are upset they had to wake up at 6AM to see the news, but we talk about it all. We also cover the short story aspects of the Isle of Armor DLC. Pokémon Masters gets a new Egg system and Niantic randomly canceled a Raid Day event with no reason why. 00:20:00 - Introduction 00:02:40 - Pokémon Unite 00...
Jun 29, 2020•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 415
We talk about all the new features and our thoughts on the Pokémon Sword & Shield DLC. Kubfu, the Dojo, the new Wild Area, and the Cram-o-matic all get our thoughts after spending the last couple days on the Isle of Armor. We also cover the New Pokémon Snap announcement, Pokémon Smile, and Pokémon Café Mix news too. Mega Evolution is coming to Pokémon GO and Shiny Zeraora is an event right now in Sword/Shield. This episode does *not* cover the story of the DLC. 00:20:00 - Introduction 00:03:00 -...
Jun 22, 2020•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 414
The Isle of Armor drops in just 72 hours, and we talk about what to expect, Pokémon HOME maintenance, and the upcoming VGC friendly tournament. A new TCG box is coming for new players trying to learn the game. Pokémon GO is going to stop working on any Android phone running 32-bit. The new Pokémon anime is out on Netflix this week! Finally, we chat about the upcoming changes to Pokémon Masters. 00:20:00 - Introduction 00:04:00 - Pokémon HOME Update + DLC 00:17:40 - Pokémon Masters Changes 00:33:...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 413
June 17th is the release date to the Isle of Armor! We learn about Max Soup, the Cramorant bot, new abilities, moves, and more! We also learn about what we get to see this Fall with the Crown Tundra. Hidden Ability Galar Starters got released through Pokémon HOME. Pokémon Battle Academy is coming exclusively to Target first this summer. Finally, both TPCi and Niantic donated a lot of money towards current events happening in the world, we talk about it. 00:20:00 - Introduction 00:06:40 - Isle of...
Jun 08, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 412
The Pokémon anime returns in Japan in June. Dawn arrives in Pokémon Masters. Pokémon GO Fest gets announced and June seems a bit more laid back then months before it in exciting events. Pokémon Center gets a huge update of merch. Finally, Darkness Ablaze, the next TGC set arrives in the US on August 1st. 00:20:00 - Introduction 00:03:30 - Anime Returns in Japan 00:08:00 - Dawn Comes to Pokémon Masters 00:12:00 - Pokémon GO News 00:36:30 - Break Music 00:37:20 - More Pokémon GO News 00:51:30 - Mi...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 411
Pokémon Sword & Shield gets four new Mystery Gifts as we gear up for the Isle of Armor DLC. Pokémon HOME gets adds friend trading finally, but only temporary for some odd reason. Pokémon GO is brining the box Legends to 5-Star Raids starting this week. Pokémon Masters added another Johto favorite Sync Pair to the game. 00:01:15 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon Masters News 00:04:40 - New SwSh Mystery Gifts 00:19:20 - New DLC Moves 00:26:30 - Break Music 00:27:10 - Pokémon HOME Update 00:52:20 -...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 410
Featuring CybertronVGC aka Aaron Zheng (interview starts at 40 mins into the episode). TPCi announced three summer tournaments revolving around the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, Pokken Tournament DX, and Pokémon Sword/Shield. Pokémon GO announces a new Community Day. Aaron talks with us about Dynamax Pokémon, old VGC, and steps getting into VGC. 00:01:15 - Introduction 00:08:00 - May Online Competition 00:11:20 - Pokémon Players Cup 00:39:30 - Break Music 00:40:30 - Interview with Aaron Zhen...
May 18, 2020•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 409
Pokémon Sword/Shield sells 17 million copies. Pokemon Masters is getting some new changes to how you play the game. Pokémon GO is adding more events and re-working the coin system. Pokémon Center gets FREE shipping on all their stuff. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Pokémon Center Free Shipping 00:07:15 - Pokémon Masters Update 00:31:30 - Break Music 00:32:20 - Nintendo Hardware/Software Sales 00:44:00 - Pokémon GO News 01:03:30 - Question of the Week 01:09:10 - Pokémon of the Week 01:18:00 -...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 408
A Pokémon cake delivered for accidentally calling the police. Max Raid battles rotate again with popular VGC Pokémon. Niantic really pushing major updates and events for May in Pokémon GO. Rebel Clash, the latest Pokémon TCG set, has arrived. Pokémon Masters gets Ho-Oh and Silver update. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:02:40 - Police Called for Pokémon GO 00:05:15 - Remote Raids, May Events 00:23:20 - Break Music 00:25:20 - Unova Coming to Pokémon TV 00:27:10 - Pokémon Masters Update 00:32:30 - Rebel...
May 04, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 407
The 23rd season of the Pokémon anime is coming to Netflix. That same anime is being delayed in Japan currently. We talk about some issues with the fourth episode of Twilight Wings, the Nintendo account hacks, and Pokémon Rumble Rush getting canceled. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Pokémon Center Update 00:06:00 - Pokémon Anime to Netflix 00:38:40 - Break Music 00:39:30 - Anime Delayed 00:44:40 - False Advertising 00:53:00 - Rumble Rush Canceled 00:54:30 - Nintendo Hacks 01:02:00 - Question o...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 406
Community Day at home is coming up in Pokémon GO, we talk about that. A new Pokémon Masters update coming with the game adding eggs. We also talk about the new Original Stitch Pokémon shirts that arrived too. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Original Stitch Shirts 00:18:30 - Pokémon Master's Update 00:27:00 - Break Music 00:29:00 - Abra Community Day 00:38:30 - Pokémon Buddy Week 00:43:20 - Raiding at Home 00:49:30 - Question of the Week 00:57:20 - Pokémon of the Week 01:05:00 - Post Credits L...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 405
New Wild Area update added a breathe of fresh air to the current raid rotation! Pokémon GO got a new leaderboard and had a battle focused event. The Pokémon TCG is getting their new set of cards very soon. HBO gets a Detective Pikachu added to their lineup! Finally, Zarude's signature move gets shown off this past week. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:01:30 - New Max Raid Battles 00:06:30 - New Zarude Info 00:15:50 - Bans for Cheating 00:22:40 - Break Music 00:24:30 - Detective Pikachu on HBO 00:26:3...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 404
Some new TCG sets are arriving, but every Play Pokémon event, both TCG and VGC are canceled for the rest of the 2020 season. With events canceled and stay at home stuff being everyone's new life, Niantic is bringing Pokémon GO Raids to your house in the near future, as well as, a GO Fest of sorts this summer. Finally, we cover a bit of Animal Crossing too! 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:08:00 - TCGO Free Coins 00:12:20 - TCG Collectors Chest 00:16:20 - Animal Crossing Chatting 00:29:30 - Break Music...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 403
New Trailer for the Isle of Armor was shown off in the Nintendo Direct Mini, we go over what's new. Pokémon GO is having a lot of people just lose battles on purpose in GO Battle League, plus they updated their Twitter bio recently. Pokémon Masters gets two new characters from Team Skull. The Pokémon TCG has two new booster boxes that came out! Finally, we talk about the gold Burger King cards. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:05:30 - GO Battle League 00:14:20 - Safari Zone/Twitter Update 00:25:00 - P...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 402
TPCi put out a press release about upcoming events being canceled. Niantic is still trying to find and make a balance for players who cannot leave their houses. Pokémon Sword and Shield has another raid rotation and got a patch to fix surprise trade. Pokémon Masters gets a small update too! 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:04:30 - Pokémon GO Genesect 00:11:30 - Pokémon SwSh Raids 00:17:10 - Twilight Wings 00:19:20 - Virus News 00:25:30 - Break Music 00:26:20 - Sword/Shield Patch 00:31:30 - Pokémon HOM...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 401
To celebrate 400, we answer your questions about Pokémon and the podcast in general! We also kick off the podcast with first impressions on the new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game for Switch. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show over these past 400+ some episodes and we are sorry if we didn't get to your question! Enjoy! 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:04:00 - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon DX 00:30:40 - Break Music 00:31:30 - Listener Questions 01:12:30 - Break Music 01:13:20 - Listener Question...
Mar 16, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 400
The Pokémon Company decides to cancel some upcoming events. Pokémon HOME gets another update, but it still doesn't fix any major issues we've been having. Huge Maddy on the Move segment this episode to celebrate International Women's Day! We talk about some new merch, Mewtwo returning to Masters, and Will gives us your Pokémon of the Week! 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:04:00 - Pokémon HOME Fixes 00:31:20 - Maddy on the Move 00:52:00 - Update to VCG Rules 00:56:00 - Great Ball Guy 00:57:40 - Europe ...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 399
Pokémon Day brought us more Pokémon GO news, a Pokémon Masters update, and Mewtwo arrived in Pokémon Sword/Shield this past weekend. Pokémon Center updated it's store, Clone Pokémon appeared in GO, Red arrived in Masters, and we chat about who won Pokémon of the Year. Maddy on the Move returns and a new poem for Pokémon of the Week. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:07:00 - Mewtwo in Sword/Shield 00:26:00 - Pokémon Center Merch 00:28:20 - Break Music 00:30:40 - Pokémon Masters Update 00:41:40 - New Myt...
Mar 02, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 398
Featuring Dr. Lava (interview starts at 30 mins into the episode). Interview with Dr. Lava about the content cut from Gen 4, the starter design of Gen 5, and old Shiny Pokémon designs. Will, Greg, and SBJ go over the updates to Pokémon HOME. We talk about the new TCG expansion coming out, more new Funko's coming out, and the changes to the upcoming egg event for Pokémon GO. Pokémon Masters also getting a bunch of new content for Pokémon Day! 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:02:20 - Niantic Listens 00:...
Feb 24, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 397
Pokémon HOME is a bit underwhelming with inconsistency between UI, broken Wonder Trade, broken GTS, and issues with login, we cover it all. Pokémon Masters has a new Mew event. Funko is partnering with TPCi again for more figures, this time it's Eevee. Two legal issues come to light, one regarding Nintendo and the leaks for Pokemon Sword and Shield, the other is Niantic with Pokémon GO pricing in the UK. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:50 - SwSh Lawsuit 00:12:30 - Fans Contact ASA 00:32:00 - Break...
Feb 17, 2020•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 396
Still no word on Pokémon HOME, but we are getting four new Pokémon Funko Pop figures? Pokémon GO is stacking even more events for February on top of an already busy month. Gigantamax Toxtricity arrives to Max Raid battles (along with Kingler, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, and Orbeetle) for the next couple weeks. Pokémon Masters is getting a new Sync Pair that involves Professor Oak! Voting for Pokémon Day has opened up this month too! 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:02:20 - Gigantamax Toxtricity 00:32:00 - ...
Feb 10, 2020•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 395
Pokémon HOME is coming and we now know the details. Pokémon Masters gets a Gen 3 fan-favorite pair, Pokémon GO is dropping event after event this February. Milcery is now taking over Max Raids in Pokémon Sword and Shield with two new sweets you can collect. Pokémon Sword/Shield also passed Pokémon Sun/Moon in sales numbers after only two months of being on the market, we dive into that before HOME is released. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:10 - New Mythical Pokémon Coming 00:08:30 - Milcery Raid...
Feb 03, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 394
Food Network Challenge featured Pokémon cakes and we talk about the aftermath. A new GX box for the Pokémon TCG is now on sale. The long awaited Mewtwo movie is coming to Netflix. Pokémon GO announced new Safari Zones and events, including a different Community Day we haven't really seen before. Niantic also brags about their tourism money they created in 2019. Finally, we talk about the Pokémon Global Link shutting down. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:10 - T ourism Money 00:06:30 - Safari Zones ...
Jan 27, 2020•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 393
Pokémon Masters gears up for the 6 month anniversary. Max Raid dens in Pokémon Sword and Shield rotated earlier this month, we let you know what you can find where. Pokémon GO got a new trading feature and more Unova Pokémon were recently added. The crew talks about some side content in games we enjoyed in the past too. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:30 - Pokémon Masters News 00:45:10 - Break Music 00:46:00 - Max Raid Rotation 00:53:00 - Pokémon GO News 01:36:00 - Question of the Week 01:50:20 - ...
Jan 20, 2020•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 392
Episode 01 of Pokémon: Twilight Wings. Irene and Steve recap "Letter" which is the first episode of the mini-series. We meet John as he tries to let Chairman Rose know that one day he'd like to see a live battle with Leon and Charizard. Future recaps will be on Patreon! 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 ...
Jan 20, 2020•22 min
The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra is the first Pokémon DLC coming to Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield in 2020. With new Legendary Pokémon, new Galarian Pokémon, and with 200 old Pokémon returning, you will be able to purchase this DLC for $30. The Isle of Amor arrives in June, The Crown Tundra in the Fall of 2020. Three new Legendary Pokémon have been shown such as Kubfu, Urshifu, and Calyrex. Gigantamax Forms of Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon have also been shown off. Changes to the Sw...
Jan 13, 2020•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 391
To celebrate the new year, The Pokémon Company pushed a new promoted event to Max Raid battles, Shiny Magikarp! We talk about that event and Season 2 of the Ranked Battles in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Pokémon GO kicked off their Adventure Sync Hatchathon event with party hat Wurmple and friends! Pokémon GO also ranked high in revenue after 2019 ended, we go over their truckload of money here. Also, Pokémon Masters has a new event to dive into! 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:02:50 - Build-a-B...
Jan 06, 2020•2 hr 40 min•Ep. 390
Lance (and soon to be Cynthia) arrive to Pokémon Masters. We cover the new Poffin item in Pokémon GO and the recent 11-7 event that happened on Saturday. The official Pokémon Galar guidebook has over 60 errors in it and TPCi apologized in Japan for the issues with the book. We cover the two new Pokémon Facebook games that arrived out of no where. Finally, the crew talks about the last 10 years of Pokémon games this episode. 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:03:20 - Pokémon GO News 00:24:50 - Buddy Feat...
Dec 30, 2019•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 389
