The space launch didn't bring us new Pokémon games, but it brought us a new Pikachu for Pokémon Sword and Shield. This week Pokémon GO kicks off Unova week! A life-size Appletun plush arrives in Japan. We talk about the rumors regarding the "Master Collection," but keep in mind there are not a lot of strong signs pointing to these games as real as of this recording. We revisit an old interview before Sword and Shield was released to see how it holds up. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:00 - Space P...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 442
The International Space Station will feature something Pokémon related on New Year's Eve. While we don't know the details, we know that Pokémon, Coke, and Twitter have sponsored the Sunrise Event that will be streamed on Twitter and YouTube. An interview with the Pokémon TCG creator talks about Darkness Ablaze. Pokémon GO is getting a lot of January events. Gen 5 favorite, N, arrives to Pokémon Masters. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:07:20 - Vuplix Raids in SwSh 00:12:25 - Pokémon GO News 00:30:00 -...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 441
The Pokémon TCG is adding Single Strike attacks and Rapid Strike attacks as a new mechanic. Players Cup III just got announced for December. Pokémon Cafe Mix adds new characters, while the $8 Mr. Mime event in Pokémon GO came and went. Tencent is looking for a Pokémon expert to join their team, presumably for Pokémon Unite. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:08:50 - Cafe Mix Update 00:13:00 - The Mr. Mine Event 00:34:30 - Break Music 00:35:30 - Battle Styles TCG Update 00:44:00 - Players Cup III 00:46:2...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 440
Shiny Mew is coming for the 25th Anniversary of Pokémon and to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Pokémon GO. Not only is there a Shiny Mew celebration event coming, a Mr. Mime event is coming out of nowhere, and it's paid too. Pokémon Masters gets a new paid-only banner that no one seems to like. ASMR Pikachu is on the Japanese YouTube page, as well as, a very big Ditto chair arrives in Japan. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:10:30 - Ditto Chair 00:14:00 - Pokémon ASMR 00:21:40 - Pokémon Masters News 0...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 439
Pokémon GO's weekend Community Day event arrives with returning moves and returning Pokémon from earlier this year. Kalos is here and we talk about the new Pokémon in game. Shining Fates, the newest Pokémon TCG set got announced for February of 2021. Direwolf Digital, developer on The Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, responses to tweets about them making a bad game and how their hands are tied, we dive into that. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:06:40 - Pokémon GO News 00:26:00 - Break Music 00:27:10...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 438
There hasn't been a Kadabra card in the Pokémon TCG in almost 20 years because of Uri Geller. With news of the 25th Anniversary, Geller came out to apologize about the card ban. TCG sets are still impossible to find. Cafe Mix getting a Slowpoke update. Pokémon GO launches Generation 6 this week. Pokémon Masters brings Galar trainers finally to the game starting with Gloria and Zacian. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:40 - 25th Anniversary News 00:16:50 - Pokémon GO News 00:26:50 - Break Music 00:30...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 437
The biggest update to Pokémon GO in the past four years, according to Niantic! We go over the new Level 50 cap, Seasons coming to Pokémon GO, and Kalos Pokémon arriving very soon. With Sword and Shield news, we talk about the Berry event this past weekend! Also in this episode, Galar Trainers coming to Pokémon Masters and Pokémon Cafe Mix got nominated for best Mobile Game of 2020. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:20 - Berry Event Sword/Shield 00:19:50 - Cafe Mix Game of the Year 00:26:30 - Pokémon...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 436
Pokémon GO and Pokémon HOME can now connect. We talk about the ups and downs of this finally arriving to Trainers. Pokémon GO also plans on adding new ways to get Mega candy and testing long distance trading. Pokémon Masters added two new characters from the Unova region. Zarude is finally coming to other countries outside of Japan this Fall, but they're a few hoops to jump through. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:40 - Pokémon GO News 00:18:30 - Pokémon GO x HOME 01:06:30 - Break Music 01:07:20 - ...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 435
We dive into more Crown Tundra, addressing some complaints with the DLC and comparing it to the Isle of Armor. What went well here, what didn't. Vivid Voltage, the next Pokémon TCG set arrives this week! We talk about the new "fad" in the Pokémon world involving the card game. Pokémon Center finishing launching it's Christmas stuff, we chat about what gets the Pokémon tax and what doesn't. Finally, more competitive stuff is happening in both the TCG and the VGC and it's both exciting and worry-s...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 434
Week with the Crown Tundra DLC, we have more thoughts! Niantic forgets to turn back on some Shiny Pokémon, two Community Days for November, and an anime week coming to Pokémon GO. Sword & Shield gets a promoted pumpkin event for the holiday this past weekend. We talk about some more impressions on the Crown Tundra including the two new horses added, the new Galarian Birds, and the new Regis. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:07:20 - Pokémon Masters News 00:10:20 - Sword/Shield Halloween Event 00:17...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 433
The Crown Tundra is here! While we don't talk about story spoilers, we talk about the Legendary paths you can explore, our initial impressions, and spend a lot of time talking about Dynamax Adventure, the new co-op feature in this expansion. Some Halloween stuff happening in Pokémon GO, some new Champion's Path TCG sets released, and Pokémon HOME gets updated too. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:00 - Crown Tundra Impressions 00:56:30 - Break Music 00:57:10 - Twilight Wings Bonus 00:58:20 - Pokémon...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 432
We learn more about Dynamax Adventure based off some new information off Pokemon.com! Pokémon GO partners with Grubhub and also releases some new 12K eggs with Team Rocket. Pokémon Masters gets two new holiday characters to celebrate the spooky season. A promotion card in Japan hints at you being able to battle as a human. We give some final thoughts before we arrive at the second DLC for Pokémon Sword / Shield. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Pokémon Masters News 00:07:00 - Strange Eggs 00:2...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 431
Featuring Paul of PokéJungle.net. Before the interview, we cover Pokémon GO news, a new black/gold TCG set coming out in November, and Canon Pikachu camera dropping in Japan. PokéJungle comes on the show to talk about living in Japan, moving back to the United States, and running one of the most popular Pokémon news sites out there. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon GO News 00:05:00 - New TCG Set 00:08:00 - Pikachu Camera 00:15:40 - Break Music 00:16:10 - PokéJungle Interview 00:56:30 -...
Oct 12, 2020•59 min•Ep. 430
The Crown Tundra gets a release date of October 22nd, 2020. We talk about the latest trailer and information dump from this past week. From worries about Co-op Raids, to Galarian Slowking, and seeing Melmetal return, we cover it all. Pokémon GO is giving out free Raid Passes every Monday, they rolled back their stay-at-home changes, and Deerling is finally coming to the game. Pokémon HOME to GO arrives before the end of the year? 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:20 - Pokémon GO News 00:11:20 - Poké...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 429
The 3DS is dead, production has stopped. On a recent call, Nintendo said they are not done making new hardware, but gives no date to when that will arrive. Pokémon Café Mix gets groups and Snorlax got added to the game. HeartGold and SoulSilver gets their trademarks renewed. Champion's Path is now in stores, if you can find them. Finally, we talk about the many updates coming to Pokémon GO this Fall. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:01:40 - Champion's Path Released 00:08:50 - 3DS is Dead 00:15:40 - Ne...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 428
New merch featuring Gym Leaders are hitting shelves in Japan. New Pokémon skateboards are arriving soon (again) for your collection? Champion's Path, the newest TCG set, drops this Friday. The Players Cup II is still Series 5, you can sign up now. Shiny Clefable arrives in a Max Raid event in Pokémon Sword and Shield over the weekend. Entei gets trademarked for probably NOT game purposes. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:40 - Pokémon Center Updates 00:17:40 - Champion's Path 00:20:00 - Players Cup ...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 427
The 2nd Pokémon Players Cup has been announced and oddly enough, it's using old rules for banned Pokémon. Pokémon Center releases new Halloween merch, including a spooky village you can purchase. Pokémon GO has a bug-event right now with the goal to unlock new Mega Pokémon in the game. Netflix gets 12 more episodes of the new Pokémon anime, Journeys. The Family Ties event has arrived in Pokémon Masters, and they touch on the issues with the Sun/Moon story of Lusamine being a terrible mother. 00:...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 426
Pokémon Masters new egg event is here, where you can get Shiny versions of the Kanto Starter Pokémon. Pokémon Masters also seems to be the best mobile game TPCi has put out, besides Pokémon GO. Speaking of GO, Niantic says they are listening to the community, and slightly changes Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO, but the community doesn't seem to be happy. We are getting new TCG Tins and a new Eternatus collection this week, as well as a new Battle Deck for the Fall. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:30...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 425
Pokémon Masters finally gets Sygna Suit Blue and Leaf, and Red & Charizard returns to the game for the anniversary event. On top of that, 10 pulls in Masters now give you a bonus 11th pull for the event with the Elite Four stuff appearing this past week too. Pokémon GO added Mega Evolution this week and fans are not too happy with how it was implemented, so we talk about the ups and downs of the new system. GO Battle League also is a bit broken, but a GBL event is coming the end of September...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 424
Pokémon Masters gets a name change to celebrate it's 1 Year Anniversary. More seasonal characters are coming to the game, as well as, Lillie and family, 6-Star Sync Pairs, and the Kanto Elite Four. TPCi decides to ban 16 top used Pokémon in Sword & Shield for the Season 6 meta of the game. An employee at Creatures Inc. posted a tweet asking Pokémon fans for feedback on UI/UX as they continue to work on the upcoming Detective Pikachu game. Some minor Pokémon TGC news this week and a new Build...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 423
Featuring Joshua Yehl of IGN (interview starts ~36 mins into the episode). Joshua talks Detective Pikachu, Sword/Shield thoughts, Pokémon Snap excitement, and working for IGN. The Pokémon Company launches their own podcast. Pokémon GO is now running their Unova event this week. Pokémon Pass isn't dead yet? The PTGC's newest set, Darkness Ablaze, is here and two new SwSh TCG boxes are in store too. Finally, the new Pokémon movie, Coco, gets a Japanese release date. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:4...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 422
Since there was not a real life Pikachu Outbreak event, we get one in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Zarude, the newest Mythical Pokémon, is now available in Japan and we tell you how you can get one. Deoxys seems to be taking everyone's money due to it's Shiny. Twilight Wings is now over. Darkness Ablaze, the new Pokémon TCG set, arrives this week. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:07:00 - Pikachu Outbreak Wrong Dates 00:15:30 - Twilight Wings 00:17:15 - Pokémon GO Deoxys Week 00:41:40 - Break Music 00:42:...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 421
10 Years as a podcast!! This episode we talk about our thoughts on Pokémon GO Fest! We talk about the new changes that happened with Pokémon Masters and their summer event. Our Kickstarter for the 10 year celebration has launched! New Pokémon Sword and Shield raids are here for August. Finally, we talk about the upcoming Champion's Path for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:50 - Pokémon GO Fest Recap 00:41:30 - Break Music 00:42:20 - Kickstarter 00:55:50 - Champion's P...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 420
Pokemon Masters, Pokemon GO, and Pokemon Cafe Mix all gets updates this week. Pokemon Rumble Rush, on the other hand, gets shutdown. Pokemon GO Fest was this past weekend, but we don't talk about it this episode due to recording early. Two sets of Pokemon TCG items sell for a nice chunk of change. Pokemon lays out all the features for why you should pick up the Isle or Armor DLC. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:30 - Pokemon Rumble Rush 00:06:10 - Pokemon Master Eggs 00:13:30 - Cafe Mix Update 00:1...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 419
Max Raid Battles arrived to the Pokémon TCG. Pokémon GO Friendship week has begun. Pokémon Master's one year anniversary is right around the corner. Pokémon Center dropped over 30 shirts this past week. A Shiny Wailord event in Pokémon Sword and Shield came out of nowhere and now it's over that quick, but we talk about what the event was. Finally, ice cream and Pokémon cross paths once again in Japan. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:30 - TCG Max Raid Battles 00:16:30 - Pokémon Center Update 00:21:...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 418
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 2 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•1 hr 48 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:...
Jun 22, 2020•1 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
