Happy Bidoof Day! July 1st, we all celebrated the greatness of Bidoof, so let's talk about it. Pokémon Masters introduces two characters that no one expected to arrive to the game. As the 25th Anniversary continues, we get a Pokémon collaboration with Oreo of all brands? Series 10 is coming to Pokémon Sword and Shield and there will be no Dynamax for three months! Finally, Pokémon GO will have IRL events come GO Fest?? 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:50 - Pokémon Masters News 00:17:00 - Series 10,...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep 468•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon GO is rolling back changes and the original state of the game, and some Trainers are unhappy with this. Two Pokémon Sword and Shield leakers are fined $150,000 from The Pokémon Company for early pictures of the guidebooks. A new TCG set is coming this October featuring Charizard. Finally, we learn more details about GO Fest. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:40 - Pokémon Lawsuit 00:08:50 - Pokémon Celebrations TCG 00:30:15 - Break 00:31:00 - Pokémon GO News 00:52:40 - Pokémon GO Drama 01:22:...
Jun 28, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Ep 467•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon UNITE comes out this July, let's talk about the latest trailer and the information given to us on the official website. We talk Battle Pass, paid currency, character roster, and our overall thoughts on what to expect next month. Pokémon GO, after 5 years, update their website. Shiny Bidoof is also coming to GO too! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:10:40 - Pokémon UNITE (Part 1) 00:36:50 - Break 00:39:40 - Pokémon UNITE (Part 2) 01:03:30 - Break 01:04:40 - Show Updates 01:08:40 - Pokémon GO New...
Jun 21, 2021•2 hr 54 min•Ep 466•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Center adds $600 pens, new beach stuff, and wave 3 of the Bear Walker skateboards. We talk about Pokémon Snap, some light Pokémon GO news, and the new gimmick in the Pokémon Trading Card game, V-Union. Question of the week leads to some long discussion about Easy vs Hard in Pokémon games. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:06:30 - Pokémon Center Updates 00:29:00 - Break 00:31:45 - Pokémon Snap Talk 00:41:30 - V-Union Gimmick 00:53:40 - Pokémon GO News 01:01:10 - Question of the Week 01:31:10 - P...
Jun 14, 2021•2 hr 37 min•Ep 465•Transcript available on Metacast Nintendo officially announced their E3 plans, but will it include Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl? A $450 Slowpoke arrives in the Pokémon Center and Niantic is bring Galarian Slowpoke and Mega Slowbro to Pokémon GO this week. Target brought back Pokémon cards and it was very easy to pre-order the newest set off Pokémon Center. Pokémon Masters gets a Hoenn update featuring Team Aqua and Team Magma! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:07:00 - Fair and Square Tournament 00:09:30 - Pokémon Masters Update...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep 464•Transcript available on Metacast The Pokémon Company randomly dropped release dates for Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Pokémon Shining Pearl out of no where. We now know when those games are coming at the end of this year and early next year. Niantic also gave us the dates, price, and details of Pokémon GO Fest 2021 this week too! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:50 - Release Dates 00:27:00 - Pokémon HOME Update 00:36:10 - Break 00:38:50 - Squirtle/Bulbasaur 00:40:00 - Pokémon GO Fest 2021 01:03:00 - Quest...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep 463•Transcript available on Metacast After Target removed Pokémon and sports cards from their shelves, we get a video of fans rushing to buy cards at a Walmart. While Battle Styles has been easier to get, Evolving Skies was announced as the next set after Chilling Reign. Pokémon Sword & Shield has a Shiny Wooloo event this past weekend. Pokémon GO news, including the upcoming Gible Community Day. Finally, Al shares their opinion on New Pokémon Snap! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:40 - Shiny Wooloo Event 00:16:00 - Pokémon GO News 00...
May 24, 2021•2 hr 45 min•Ep 462•Transcript available on Metacast The Katy Perry song is here with a time travel Pikachu music video. We talk about some ups and down in New Pokémon Snap. Greg and Will talk about their Community Day experience. Pokémon Masters adds new Galar Sync Pairs. Pokémon GO finally brings Sylveon to the game. Target is removing sports cards and Pokémon cards from their stores. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon GO Community Day 00:13:20 - New Pokémon Snap Talk 00:40:30 - Break Music 00:43:10 - Katy Perry x Pikachu 00:57:00 - Targ...
May 17, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Ep 461•Transcript available on Metacast Gible Community Day was announced and with the announcement, we see Pokémon fans gatekeeping Shiny Pokémon. We talk about the 2021 Pokémon GO Fest announcement. Will gives their impressions on Pokémon Snap, while Greg and Steve talk about the amount of content after the credits. We go in-depth about DLC and if Snap should or should not have it. The Pokémon anime starts back up later this year and another TCG box got released over the weekend to collect. 00:01:00 - Introduction 00:05:20 - Pokémon...
May 10, 2021•2 hr 56 min•Ep 460•Transcript available on Metacast After 20+ years, New Pokémon Snap is here! We talk about if this game is worth $60! We go over the online functions, the leaderboard, the boss levels, and the amount of Pokémon in the game. We skip over most story stuff and we don't talk about any Legendary Pokémon in the game to help people avoid spoilers. This episode is 90% New Pokemon Snap talk and some about Greg saving a mouse. 00:01:00 - Introduction 00:03:40 - Golden Week 00:09:20 - Pokémon Snap Talk 00:31:40 - Shaker & Spoon Ad Read 00:...
May 03, 2021•2 hr 56 min•Ep 459•Transcript available on Metacast Fujifilm and Nintendo partnered together to make an app for an old printer on the market. With the release of New Pokémon Snap, the timing means you can print out your pictures to this $99 printer at home. Pokemon GO fixed a couple bugs (Lucky Eggs & Team Rocket) before Friendship Day! A Pokémon Fossil exhibit is coming to museums in Japan. Shiny Eiscue Raids were in Pokémon Sword and Shield to celebrate World Penguin Day! 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:07:20 - New Pokémon Snap Printer 00:21:20 - Po...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep 458•Transcript available on Metacast New Pokémon Snap is right around the corner! We got new information on Pokémon Snap from IGN and Game Informer interviews with the director. Nintendo's YouTube channel also posted a 6 minute video showing off things from Pokémon Snap we haven't seen before. Pokémon GO will be celebrating the release of New Pokémon Snap with an in-game event and GO Snapshot. TPCi released Primer books for young children. Chilling Reigns had some cards released early (in Japan), and we talk about those horses. 00:...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep 457•Transcript available on Metacast A new Pikachu line of collectable figures comes to Pokémon Center, sells out day 1. Chilling Reigns, the next Pokémon TCG set, got announced. SBJ, Will, and Greg talk about the issues, again, with the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. A giant Nintendo Switch was built, then donated. Rival's week comes to Pokémon GO. 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:06:00 - Player's Cup III 00:10:40 - PTCGO Issues 00:38:30 - Break Music 00:39:20 - Pokémon Center Updates 00:46:00 - Oversized Nintendo Switch 00:48:00 - R...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep 456•Transcript available on Metacast We talk about buying Pokémon cards local, how PSA is halting grading, and how Battle Styles is a bit easier to find compared to past Pokémon TCG sets. With the new Pokémon Masters EX Easter event, we talk about that, the Sword & Shield Easter event, and the freshly started Pokémon GO event too! Pokémon Center released some kids books, which already sold out, and we are still in a waiting period of what is to come of this 25th anniversary? 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:04:30 - PSA Halts Grading 00:1...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep 455•Transcript available on Metacast What if we had Pokémon GO, but with Pikmin? Nintendo and Niantic announced a new AR Pikmin game coming. Player's Cup IV was announced and takes place in two weeks with $45,000 on the line between the VGC, TCG, and Pokkén Tournament. Pokémon Sword & Shield got a new Shiny event over the weekend. Pokémon Center keeps putting out new merch, but Butter Pikachu sold out last week. 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Pokémon Center + TCG 00:23:40 - Pokémon Masters News 00:32:20 - Break Music 00:34:00 -...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep 454•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Center gets a new collection of Pikachu kitchen merchandise. Three bugs were discovered recently and named after Pokémon. Diantha finally comes to Pokémon Masters, as well as, Champion Iris too. Pokémon TV gets a free movie added for now. Pokémon GO has an India event and we talk about the changes to the Mew Quest that happened. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:07:00 - Pokémon Masters News 00:16:50 - Pokémon TV Update 00:28:40 - Pokémon Kitchen Merch 00:48:40 - Break Music 00:49:40 - Pokémon G...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep 453•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon cards are in cereal boxes and there is an actual Pokémon cereal too! Pokémon GO gets a refer-a-friend system, a new Electric-event, and Eggs now show some probability to them. Korea is getting the Phantom Challenge Mythical event that Japan got late last year. We talk fan-made games and a new $250 Charizard item added to Pokémon Center. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:50 - Pokémon GO Referral 00:07:30 - GO Electric Event 00:10:30 - Japan Earthquake 00:14:10 - Egg Rates Shown 00:20:00 - Pok...
Mar 15, 2021•2 hr 35 min•Ep 452•Transcript available on Metacast New Shining Fates are here and still impossible to find. Battle Styles, the newest Pokémon Trading Card Game set, is coming later this month. Pokémon GO is getting a Shiny Nosepass event and the make-up event for the Kanto Tour seems to need another make-up event due to issues from Niantic. Pokémon TCG is crossing over with Pokémon GO this summer, featuring Professor Willow! Leon has come to Pokémon Masters, we talk about new characters arriving later this month. A non-Dynamax competition in Pok...
Mar 08, 2021•2 hr 40 min•Ep 451•Transcript available on Metacast After 15 years, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are being revisited on the Nintendo Switch. Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will take us back to the Sinnoh region, the twist is that these games are not being made by Game Freak. Game Freak instead is working on a game that takes place before the events in Diamond/Pearl called Pokémon Legends: Arceus. This game will have trainers try to build the very first Poké Dex with seamless battles and an action-RPG system in place. Pokémon Snap gets a brand new...
Mar 01, 2021•2 hr 21 min•Ep 450•Transcript available on Metacast With Pokémon Day around the corner, The Pokémon Company announced that a digital concert featuring Post Malone will happen this Saturday night. The 2021 Pokémon World Championship event is canceled, again. Produce of Pokkén interested in a sequel, but not up to him. Ambrella, makers of the Pokémon Rumble series, gets bought and then shutdown. Pokémon UNITE gets a Beta program for Canada! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:30 - Post Malone Concert 00:15:50 - World Canceled This Year 00:15:50 - Pokkén ...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 449•Transcript available on Metacast The Pokémon Pass app is going to be used again after a year of nothing, for Shiny Toxtricity. Shiny Mew, in Pokémon GO, got the details revealed in regards to the Masterworks quest you'll have to complete. McDonald's is having scalper issues and TCG woes after the new Pokémon cards arrive and limits have to be set on Happy Meals. Pokémon HOME is now a year old, and it got a fresh update to celebrate. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:30 - McDonald's Issues 00:30:00 - TPCi Sorry About TCG 00:34:15 - ...
Feb 15, 2021•2 hr 38 min•Ep 448•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon cards coming to McDonald's. Pokémon cards coming to General Mills cereal. Pokémon clothing coming to Levi's. A Shiny Cramorant event happened this past weekend. Pokémon launched the Top Deck Academy on YouTube. Pokémon Journey's is coming to a warp-up on Netflix. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:15 - Pokémon Journey's News 00:06:10 - McDonald's x Pokémon 00:19:00 - Levi's x Pokémon 00:27:00 - Break Music 00:27:40 - Top Deck Academy 00:30:10 - Shiny Cramorant Event 00:42:20 - Pokémon Scam Ar...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 447•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon toys and cards are coming back to McDonald's. The Pokémon TCG drought is still real, and Shining Fates seem impossible to pre-order and find before it's launch. We go more in-depth why cards are so hard to find. Pokémon Center updated with Hoenn (Gen 3) Sitting Cuties. Pokémon Masters get a Valentine's Day event. Pokémon GO has a loaded February, plus the Kanto Day with Shiny Mew coming soon. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:40 - McDonald's x Pokémon 00:07:30 - Shining Fates + Card Drought ...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep 446•Transcript available on Metacast We see new playable characters and outfits for Pokémon UNITE, a game which is in early access for Chinese players. Pokémon GO is gearing up for Johto week. The Pokémon Center went down due to demand for the 25th Anniversary skateboard. Series 8 will add new Legendary Pokémon to Sword/Shield VGC starting February 1st. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:25 - Pokémon Center Issues 00:09:15 - Year of the Ox 00:14:40 - Pokémon TV Update 00:17:20 - Pokémon GO News 00:30:10 - Break Music 00:31:40 - VCG Seri...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 445•Transcript available on Metacast New Pokémon Snap arrives this April! We go over the trailer and our thoughts on the sequel to the loved N64 version of the game. Pokémon GO wins a lawsuit, someone in Europe gets fined for playing GO, and we find out just how much money GO made in 2020. Pokémon's 25th Anniversary starts soon, and to kick it off, Katy Perry will be headlining some music project for the year. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:08:50 - Pokémon GO Ticket 00:14:30 - Pokémon GO Lawsuit 00:17:30 - 2020 Pokémon GO Revenue 00:20...
Jan 18, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Ep 444•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon GO gears up for the Sinnoh throwback week. We talk about The North Face x Gucci and Pokémon GO collaboration and how it's not the best one they've done. Pokémon Masters has a new login bonus. We talk about how a scammer tried to make fake popsicle sticks to get and sell $500 Zarude cards and we talk about how a Pokémon scam went down in Singapore too. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:40 - Pokémon GO News 00:23:10 - Pokémon Master News 00:26:40 - Break Music 00:29:30 - New TCG Boxes 00:34:00...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep 443•Transcript available on Metacast 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 23 min•Ep 442•Transcript available on Metacast 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 17 min•Ep 441•Transcript available on Metacast 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 9 min•Ep 440•Transcript available on Metacast 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•2 hr 43 min•Ep 439•Transcript available on Metacast 
