Game Freak released a brand new game in Japan, which looks visually similar to Pokémon Quest. We prep for Global GO Fest, talk about Ho-Oh coming to Pokémon UNITE, and talk about 4 years of Café Remix. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:40- Pokémon Sleep News 00:12:00- Café Remix 00:24:50-Break 00:27:30- UNITE Anniversary 00:40:30- Pokémon GO Fest Global 00:59:00-Break 01:03:30- The New Game Freak Game 01:19:00-Post Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.in...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep 625•Transcript available on Metacast We get another stab at Elite Raids, featuring Mega Rayquaza this time. Campfire App is good now? The AI art drama last week gets a follow-up by the Pokémon Company. After dipping back into Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, the upcoming Pocket App is making more sense. The 2025 Play Pokémon season gets announced with changes, and players are not happy. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-House Cleaning 00:15:20-Elite Raids Return 00:49:00-Break 00:50:20- AI Update 01:00:00-Trading Card Game Live 01:24:2...
Jul 01, 2024•2 hr 47 min•Ep 624•Transcript available on Metacast A new event is coming to Pokémon Sleep and we are about a month out from the 1 year anniversary. The Pokémon Illustrator contest has moved onto the first 300 picked, but there are signs that the rules of this contest have been broken with the use of AI art. Pokémon GO is about to celebrate 8 years of their game, but this event doesn't seem very exciting. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30- Pokémon Sleep 00:25:20- Halloween Booster Packs 00:29:00-Break 00:30:00- AI Art Sneaks Pass 01:12:00-Break 01:1...
Jun 24, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Ep 623•Transcript available on Metacast Cramorant's Main Skill is revealed! Talk on both Pokémon Masters EX and Pokémon UNITE. 7-Star Electric Emboar arrives to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. There is an exclusive Gyarados drink in Japan. The Pokémon Company has shown off more of what to expect at the 2024 World Championships in Hawai'i! 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:10-Pokémon Sleep 00:16:40-Gyarados Drink 00:19:50-Break 00:20:00-Electric Emboar 00:23:50- Pokémon Masters EX 00:31:10-Pokémon UNITE 00:46:20-Break 00:47:50- Pokémon Worlds 20...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep 622•Transcript available on Metacast Cramorant is being added to Pokémon Sleep! The Summer Festival will increase Water, Flying, and Bug-type Pokémon during the event. The FBI investigated a Pokémon scam involving $2,000,000 worth of cards. Pokémon Center gets new merch. Pokémon GO launches a new season with a free seasonal pass as we head into Summer. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:01:50- Pokémon Sleep 00:36:10-Break 00:38:00- FBI Card Scam 00:50:20- New Pokémon Center Merch 01:05:50- New Season in Pokémon GO 01:27:30-Post Credits LINKS...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep 621•Transcript available on Metacast Reporting back from Sendai GO Fest in Japan. Thoughts on the four day event and what went wrong and what went well. Since being a bit more Northern in Japan, we talk about experiencing the limited-ticket Pikachu Train out of Ichinoseki. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-Pokémon Sleep 00:12:20-GO Fest Sendai, Part 1 00:29:20-Break 00:31:20-GO Fest Sendai, Part 2 00:45:00-The Pikachu Train 01:49:10-Post Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com...
Jun 03, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Ep 620•Transcript available on Metacast Joe Merrick of Serebii joins us this week to talk the state of Pokémon mobile games, their current thoughts on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and what we think (so far) of Legends Z-A. We go over every mobile game from Pokémon GO to UNITE. We also talk about the mess that was BD/SP and how Scarlet and Violet should have been delayed. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:20-Pokémon Sleep 00:13:20-Pokémon Masters EX 00:15:30-Pokémon GO 00:30:30-Break 00:31:20-Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 00:46:30-Legends Z-A 01...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep 619•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep's Entei event is right around the corner. Australia and New Zealand get their own Online Pokémon Center. Pokémon GO wins the most buggiest game in the App Store? The next TCG, Shrouded Fable, gets announced. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-Pokémon Sleep 00:13:00- Buggiest Apps 00:29:00-Break 00:30:40- Colour Pop Collaboration 00:37:40-New Pokémon Center 00:40:30- Shrouded Fable 00:44:45-Sendai GO Fest News 00:51:45-SV Distributions 01:06:00-Post Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.c...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 618•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep gets a small update to help new players and a couple Pokémon receive a small buff. Twilight Masquerade is right around the corner with 160 new cards. GameStop is working directly with PSA to now buy and sell graded Pokémon cards. Part 2 of Pokémon Horizon's dropped on Netflix this past week. Finally, we talk about how Pokémon GO wants you to give them $2 so they can give you $3 back. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:01:40-Pokémon Sleep News 00:17:00- Part 2 of Pokémon Horizons 00:28:40-Bre...
May 13, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Ep 617•Transcript available on Metacast The Entei event has been details and explained to us! We breakdown how you should prepare. Pokémon Pocket gets a small update, which hopefully means good things coming. A brand new merch set with James Turner art dropped on Pokémon Center. Rika comes to Pokémon Masters EX. Pokémon players cheat to find Wiglett. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00- Pokémon Sleep Entei Event 00:16:45-Rika in Masters EX 00:26:40-Break 00:31:00- Pokémon Pocket D 00:36:00- TCG Lounge in Japan 00:51:00- NAIC Pokémon Center...
May 06, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Ep 616•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon GO gets a background refresh as part of the Rediscover campaign they have been running and it's actually very cool! Diancie returns to Pokémon GO for FREE for anyone who did not get one at GO Fest. This has been the only way to get a Diancie in a couple years. A new Mass Outbreak event with boosted Shiny chance has come to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, along with the return of Walking Wake and Iron Leaves Raids. Pokémon Sleep announced that Entei is coming and a Fire-type week will happen ...
Apr 29, 2024•2 hr 33 min•Ep 615•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep introduced the Flower Festival this week! Pokémon UNITE does another character balance, a new battle pass, and updates to the draft system. A man in Japan is arrested for selling digital Pokémon. Niantic launches one of its biggest updates yet for Pokémon GO and people hate it. We compare Mall of America to Disney for Pokémon GO players. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00- Pokémon Sleep Flower Event 00:18:30- Pokémon UNITE Updates 00:30:00- Man Arrested 00:39:00-Break 00:40:15- Redisco...
Apr 22, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep 614•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep prepares a new update. Netflix announces that we are getting the next episodes of Pokémon Horizons in May and also that we are getting more episodes of Pokémon Concierge. Necrozma and Ultra Beasts will be in raids during GO Fest this summer, all with the chance of being Shiny. Finally, the Nintendo Online Services for 3DS shutdown this week for good, but Pokémon Bank still operates. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Pokémon Sleep 00:13:00- Pokémon GO News 00:48:30-Break 00:51:20- New ...
Apr 15, 2024•2 hr 39 min•Ep 613•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon put out an article on how to shiny hunt in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. 7-Star Meganium Raids seem to be a pain for some trainers this past weekend. Pokémon Worlds 2024 dates were finally announced after EUIC this past weekend. The Bug event and Mega Heracross arrive this upcoming weekend! 00:00:00-Introduction 00:01:05-Pokémon Sleep Updates 00:21:45- Worlds Dates Announced 00:32:15-Break 00:35:00- Shiny Hunting in SV 00:50:20- Meganium Raids 01:08:40- Pokémon GO Bug Out 01:24:30-Post Cre...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep 612•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep messed up, but players weren't mad because of how they handled it. The first week of Raikou is over, we talk about how easy or hard it was to get, even for players who just picked up the game. Pokémon Works is a new thing between ILCA and the Pokémon Company and we don't really know what it means yet? There is some weird price things happening with the latest Pokémon TCG set. If you spent $10 on the Season Pass in Pokémon GO, we now know what part 2 is going to get you. 00:00:00-In...
Apr 01, 2024•2 hr•Ep 611•Transcript available on Metacast PAX East 2024 recap with the Play Lab experience and the new additions to it. Pokémon Sleep information around catching Raikou and how free-to-play players can do it with no money or stress. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are getting a new Mass Outbreak with six baby Pokémon as the focus. Finally, we go over a short interview with an ex-Pokémon employee who handled removing fan-made games from the internet. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:30 - Catching Raikou 00:17:30 - PAX East Recap 00:46:50 - Break...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep 610•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep might be surprising people in how simple, but also how deep the game is. Electric Week is over and now we wait a week until Raikou shows up! We go over what to expect when our first Legendary arrives in Pokémon Sleep. Temporal Forces, the next TCG set, drops this weekend at retail. We also get news about the next set, Twilight Masquerade. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon Sleep: Raikou 00:35:50 - Break 00:39:00 - Temporal Forces 01:00:00 - Zarude returns to Pokémon GO 01:5...
Mar 18, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Ep 609•Transcript available on Metacast Twelve episodes of Pokémon Horizons are now on Netflix and we talk about how it feels compared to the older anime. Light spoilers, but the focus is overall feel of the show, not plot. Interview with Pokémon employees about Ash and where he is. 7-Star Raids are still rotating from Pokémon Day. Toyota builds a Miraidon motorcycle just because they can? The location for the Pokémon World 2026 was leaked by the venue and Niantic announces three locations for Pokémon GO Fest 2024. 00:00:00 - Introduc...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep 608•Transcript available on Metacast Hannah hosts this week to celebrate women in the Pokémon scene for International Women's Day 2024! Joining her is Aislinn @AisTrainer and NHoff @GoddessNHoff to talk about their love of Pokémon and the franchise as a whole! Please enjoy this bonus episode! 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 ...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Legends Z-A got announced and it's the next game by Game Freak coming in 2025. That means no main series game this year for 2024? Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is the next mobile game and that is coming this year. Pocket is being made by both Creatures Inc. and DeNA. We get updates for Masters EX, UNITE, Sleep, Pokémon GO, and Cafe Remix. Oh yeah, the anime is coming next week. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon Legends Z-A 00:40:00 - Break 00:41:50 - Pokémon Masters EX Update...
Mar 04, 2024•2 hr 37 min•Ep 607•Transcript available on Metacast Was the flight and hotel worth the cost to travel to LA to play Pokémon GO and experience the Sinnoh Tour? We bring on Chris from the GOCast podcast to talk about this event and to compare it to recent GO Fests and event in Vegas last year. We talk about the park, shiny rates, the new adventure effects, and the Spiritomb stops! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:01:30 - Culture Shock 00:07:00 - The Rose Bowl 00:35:30 - Break 00:38:20 - Jumbo & Shiny 01:06:00 - Unova Tour 01:15:00 - Party Play 01:35:30 -...
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Ep 606•Transcript available on Metacast With the 2024 Pokémon Day around the corner, we talk about what makes the most sense to show up and what we would like, even if that's probably not possible. Our conversations go from Pokémon UNITE to Pokémon GO to the new Pokémon and more! We talk about the potential of a new Main Series game being announced to even having nothing that big announced as it could be a lighter year. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Pokémon Anime 00:22:10 - Black & White Remakes 00:51:10 - Break 00:54:20 - Someth...
Feb 19, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Ep 605•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Day is approaching fast and TPCi just gave us our first hint at what to expect. A Ceruledge TCG stamped with the Pokémon Day logo will be coming next week, which debuted with a small short. This hints at the Ceruledge in the anime and the rumors of Ceruledge coming to Pokémon UNITE as well. Pokémon sales numbers got updated, Pokémon collaborated with 100 Thieves, and we have a new pin collection for the Year of the Dragon. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:40 - New Raid Events 00:11:00 - 100...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep 604•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep is getting a Valentine's Week event with boosted Shiny Pokémon. We get the 3.0.1 patch notes for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. They fixed what they said they would, but also patched the Smeargle issue too. Pokémon GO is getting one of the rarest Legendary Pokémon in the game. Pokémon UNITE gets "kinda" gets 3 new characters announced. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon Sleep Event 00:14:40 - New Elite Raids 00:37:00 - Break 00:40:20 - New UNITE Characters 00:51:30 - Scarlet a...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep 603•Transcript available on Metacast Two players got banned at the Liverpool tournament this past weekend for using cloned Pokémon on their teams. This sparked a conversation that they didn't have enough time to make the Pokémon properly because the games have become "pay to win" because of needing to trade or buy the DLCs. Paldean Fates, the newest Shiny TCG set, has arrived. The Pikachu Van Gogh situation gets another update. Pokémon GO makes some good quality of life changes. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Cheating in VGC 00...
Jan 29, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep 602•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon TV shuts down after running for 10 years, making it harder to find Pokémon anime episodes. Pokémon GO is bringing Shadow Kyogre to the game soon and Shadow Ho-Oh returns. Pokémon Sleep preps us for the new event and new island coming next week. We dive deep in the Epilogue: Mochi Mayhem and talk about our thoughts on the new Mythical Pokémon. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:20 - Pokémon Sleep News 00:15:30 - Pokémon TV Shuts Down 00:24:40 - Pokémon GO News 00:37:00 - Break 00:38:50 - Epilo...
Jan 22, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Ep 601•Transcript available on Metacast Pokémon Sleep gets a new island this month! Pokémon Masters EX adds the first Paldea character to the game. Niantic announces more surprises for Sinnoh Tour and two new gameplay mechanics for hardcore players. The Epilogue for Scarlet and Violet dropped this week, but we'll be doing a spoiler episode for that in 601. To celebrate 600 episodes, we talk about 600族 aka the 600 Club aka Pseudo-legendary Pokémon! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Pokémon Sleep News 00:10:20 - Iono in Masters EX 00:2...
Jan 15, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Ep 600•Transcript available on Metacast We go over both the most searched for Pokémon Cards and the most expensive Pokémon cards for 2023. Thoughts on Pokémon Concierge and if it's worth signing up fro Netflix. People are (once again) saying that Pokémon GO is dying, we talk about it and what Niantic did introduce for 2023 and what expectations are for 2024. Pokémon Sleep recap too. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:40 - Pokémon Sleep 00:10:00 - Most Expensive Pokémon Cards 2023 00:30:00 - Break 00:33:10 - Most Searched for Pokémon Cards ...
Jan 08, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Ep 599•Transcript available on Metacast No spoilers for Pokémon Concierge, but we do talk about how everyone seems to really like it! On top of that, Netflix added Pokémon profile icons you can use! Pokémon GO has a New Years event featuring Jigglypuff with a bow. Pokémon Sleep also has a New Years event and this episode we compare free to play to premium and where everyone is at. Finally, there are some events ending in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet you should do ASAP. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon Sleep 2024 00:22:50 - Pok...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep 598•Transcript available on Metacast HUGE Spoilers for those who didn't finish the story! We talk about the characters of the Indigo Disk and the continuation of the story from the Teal Mask into this. We also talk about the upcoming Epilogue that was announced and the secret story that you can access after the credits. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Item Printer 00:17:10 - The BB Elite Four 00:37:30 - Break 00:39:10 - Kieran's Story 01:50:45 - Bugs & Oversights 01:58:30 - Post Credits Ad thi...
Dec 25, 2023•2 hr 59 min•Ep 597•Transcript available on Metacast 
