It's Super Effective: A Pokémon Podcast

Greg & Steve return back to Pokémon UNITE. While still fun, many of the same issues exist. Pokémon GO adds Alola Pokémon and changes spawns. A store in Minnesota gets robbed due to Pokémon merchandise and more. The Daybreak update for Pokémon Legend Arceus adds a method hunt called Massive Mass Outbreaks and we talk about the ups and downs of this. We also talk about people who gate-keep shiny hunting. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:50 - Pokémon UNITE Thoughts00:24:20 - Shiny Zapdos00:26:50 - Europe Tournament00:28:20 - Pokémon GO Alola 00:38:30 - Break00:40:00 - Massive Mass Outbreaks 00:57:30 - Gatekeeping Shiny Pokémon01:16:40 - Store Break-in 01:22:00 - Question of the Week01:24:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:29:00 - Post Credits

Pokémon Day shocked everyone with the reveal of Generation 9, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Before the big reveal, we talk about the Daybreak update to Pokémon Legends, the 2.5 Year Anniversary event in Pokémon Masters EX. Season of Alola is coming to Pokémon GO and Cafe Remix is getting some updates too. Pokémon Day did not seem to disappoint, although we have no Pokémon games planned in between now and Gen 9. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:03:30 - Light Promotion00:05:30 - Pokémon 25 Recap 00:09:50 - Pokémon GO Alola + Johto Tour00:28:30 - Pokémon Masters EX00:36:00 - Cafe Remix00:37:10 - Pokémon UNITE Update 00:38:10 - Pokémon BD/SP Update00:42:50 - Break00:45:10 - Pokémon Legends Daybreak01:00:00 - Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet01:42:30 - Pokémon of the Week01:48:00 - Post Credits

With the announcement of the 3DS and Wii U eShop closing, we speculate if The Pokémon Company is planning a long term solution after March of 2023 to keep moving Pokémon forward into Pokémon HOME. We talk about getting into and building a competitive team. Pokémon GO Johto Tour is around the corner. A Canadian Beta of Pokémon TCG Live is coming soon. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:04:20 - Wii U and 3DS eShop Closing00:14:00 - Pokémon Bank Goes Free00:28:00 - Pokémon Tournament00:32:50 - Building a Team 00:56:10 - Break00:58:00 - Johto Tour 01:08:20 - PTCG Live Beta 01:15:10 - Questions of the Week01:21:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:27:20 - Post Credits

Legends is the fastest selling Pokémon game on the Nintendo Switch, but will it catch up to Sword/Shield? We talk about if Legends has legs and what this means for games going forward. Florida events gets canceled, but new dates are added to the World Championship circuit. Pokémon UNITE gets a new character and Brilliant Stars is gearing up to release. Happy 500! 00:00:20 - Introduction00:04:30 - World Championship Circuit 00:15:00 - Pokémon UNITE News00:18:30 - Pokémon SwSh News00:25:10 - Brilliant Stars TCG00:33:45 - Break00:36:20 - Pokémon Legends News01:19:20 - Break 01:20:20 - Questions of the Week02:00:00 - Pokémon of the Week02:03:00 - Post Credits

We talk about the story of the game up to the credits! We talk about the ups and downs of the characters and the plot points. We also talk about the pros and cons of the game compared to past games and the battle system of the game. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:15 - Thoughts on Story00:40:00 - Favorite New Things00:58:20 - Battle System Woes 01:25:40 - Post Credits

The Wand Company and the Pokémon Company are making more metal Poké Balls. Pokémon GO cancels one of their events and also announced a TCG Set coming this summer. Speaking of TCG sets, Brilliant Stars is around the corner. We talk about some minor complaints in Pokémon Legends, specifically how Pokémon evolutions are just not fun anymore. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:30 - Canceled Pokémon GO Events00:06:45 - Pokémon GO x TCG00:10:50 - Metal Poké Balls 00:16:20 - Pokémon UNITE Battle Pass00:20:20 - Pokémon Masters Update00:24:30 - Brilliant Stars 00:28:40 - Break00:31:50 - Legends Talk 01:03:20 - Question of the Week01:13:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:20:40 - Post Credits

After a handful of days with the game, we talk about our thoughts on the second area, Shiny Hunting, the pasture, and the battle system of the game. This episode talks to everything up to getting Basculegion, so if you are past that point, you are story safe! 00:00:20 - Introduction00:05:00 - Story Beats00:17:30 - Jubilife City00:25:00 - Shiny Hunting00:43:00 - Battle System01:29:00 - Pokédex Size01:33:30 - Post Credits

We do not talk about any story progression after the Kleavor fight! Will, Greg, and Steve talk about the ups and downs of Pokémon Legends! We talk about graphics, the Noble fights, the "open world" part of the game. From the opening story to the changes to the battle system, we cram a lot in this 2 hour episode about the new direction of the series. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:04:00 - Opening Moments 00:13:00 - The Old Wild Area00:17:10 - Jubilife City00:24:15 - Side Quests00:29:15 - Obsidian Fields00:54:10 - Break00:58:00 - Should You Buy? 01:05:30 - Graphics01:13:20 - The Catching Mechanic 01:32:00 - The Nobles 01:45:40 - Closing Thoughts01:51:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:56:40 - Post Credits

SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERSWe talk about the leaks that happed for Pokémon Legends Arceus. We *do not* talk about any story spoilers or any story beats. We talk about the size of the Poké Dex, the new Pokémon, the new forms, some new mechanics, and our thoughts on if this means Generation 9 is coming this Fall. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:04:00 - Marketing the Game00:12:00 - New Pokémon Talk00:24:00 - Alpha Pokémon 00:34:00 - Poké Dex Size00:50:30 - Break00:53:00 - More New Pokémon Talk01:04:20 - Lack of Competitive Stuff 01:12:30 - New Mechanics 01:27:40 - The Game Director01:35:40 - Shiny Pokémon01:43:30 - More New Mechanics 02:02:00 - Closing Thoughts 02:04:00 - Pokémon of the Week02:08:40 - Post Credits

13 minutes of gameplay footage was shown of Legends Arceus and we now have somewhat of a better understanding of what to expect when this game arrives at the end of the month. It seems like Sword and Shield is coming to an end with Season 12 competitive rules and 3 new Shiny Legendary Birds as trophies for those who want to compete this Spring. Pokémon UNITE gets a new character and gets added to the World Championship for 2022. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:40 -  Spring 2022 Competitive VGC00:17:20 -  Legends Trailer Thoughts00:42:50 - Break00:45:10 - LAPD Pokémon Arrest00:49:20 - Pokémon UNITE News00:54:50 - Question of the Week01:16:00 - Question of the Week01:22:20 - Post Credits

A bit confused after a 6 min Pokémon Legends Arceus trailer, this game is right around the corner. Tetris 99 is getting a Legends event as we lead up to the release of that game.  Converse x Pokémon merch has arrived and already sold out. Pokémon Snap gets some more details talked about in the making of that game. Pokémon GO has a new rock event with Mega Aerodactyl making it's debut. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:30 -  Legends Trailer00:11:10 -  Tetris 99 x Pokémon 00:19:40 - Converse x Pokémon00:25:20 - VStar Glaceon & Leafeon00:33:40 - Break00:38:10 - Pokémon Snap Creation00:50:30 - Pokémon GO News01:12:00 - Question of the Week01:25:00 - Post Credits

First episode of 2022! We talk about how Game Freak reflects on making Pokémon Sword and Shield. India gets 500K new PokéStops. Pokémon Masters EX celebrates their New Year event. Secret Labs is making two new $400 Pokémon gaming chairs. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:03:30 -  Secret Labs Chairs00:13:40 -  New Year SwSh Luck Event00:16:00 - GS Cup for SwSh00:21:20 - Pokémon GO News00:25:30 - Pokémon Masters EX News00:35:40 - Break00:39:20 - Reflecting on Making SwSh01:00:10 - Question of the Week01:07:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:14:30 - Post Credits

How to level up and get money in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. We talk about the Niantic Recap and were games like GO or Pikmin Bloom are being played. We talk about the new Battle Pass for Pokémon UNITE. We also talk about the New Year event for Pokémon GO. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:03:40 -  Metronome Battles00:07:00 -  Battle Pass 4, UNITE00:12:30 - Pokémon GO New Year Event00:28:30 - Niantic Recap 202100:40:00 - BD/SP Update01:05:40 - Question of the Week01:13:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:20:00 - Post Credits

Diamond Clan and Pearl Clan were introduced for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. We learn about some new characters and a new Voltorb form in the game. It's possible these new Voltorb are different sizes. Pokémon Masters EX and Pokémon Sword and Shield both have Christmas events going on right now. While Pokémon GO is also having a holiday event, we get the three locations for the Kanto part of the Johto tour. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:03:00 -  Legends & Voltorb Talk 00:31:00 - Break00:33:00 - Shiny Delibird Raids00:34:00 - Holiday in Pokémon Masters EX00:37:00 - Johto Tour Update00:45:10 - Question of the Week01:00:05 - Pokémon of the Week01:05:30 - Post Credits

The Johto Tour is coming to Pokémon GO in February and Trainers will get to pick between Gold Version or Silver Version for their tickets. Pokémon GO also launched a photo book for your postcards. With Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl being almost 3 weeks old at this point, we find out it sold 6 million copies in it's first week. Pokémon UNITE brings Tsareena and Dragonite to the game this month, plus their Holiday event starts now! 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:40 - BD/SP Sells 6 Million Copies00:15:40 - Holiday Pokémon UNITE Update00:35:00 - Break00:37:20 - More BD/SP Thoughts 01:00:20 - Break01:01:20 - Pokémon GO Tour (Feb 2022)01:22:20 - Power-up PokéStops 01:29:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:36:40 - Post Credits

The first major update to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl are here! We talk about the bug fixes for the menu stuff and how they patched out duplication. We also dive deeper on post game with the Grand Underground and post game with Poffin making. TCG gets a new Eevee set. Pokémon Center stocks Get 4 Sitting Cuties. The Season of Heritage beings in Pokémon GO and we talk about all the news around that. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:01:40 - Update to BD/SP00:18:20 - Poffin Tips00:23:00 - Pokémon GO Frame Rate Update00:29:00 - Break00:30:50 - The Season of Heritage 00:40:30 - VMAX Collections00:45:40 - Gen 4 Sitting Cuties 00:52:30 - Question of the Week01:09:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:14:10 - Post Credits

A $420 Lucario plush is now in stock at Pokémon Center. Pokémon GO is ending the current season and if you didn't finish the quest, you'll have to pay $5 for being lazy. Pokémon UNITE releases a new playable character at seemingly the worst time. We just wrapped up a 9-part series on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, so we keep this episode spoiler free, but we do talk about the Underground. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:40 - Decidueye in Pokémon UNITE 00:09:40 - Converse Shoes x Pokémon00:17:30 - Pokémon GO Updates00:32:50 - Break00:34:30 - The Grand Underground01:00:00 - Question of the Week01:06:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:12:10 - Post Credits

Spoilers! We talk about the entire Elite Four! Greg and Steve compare the original teams to the new teams and the changes they make leading up to the battle with Cynthia. We talk about prep for the battles, grinding, and a bit of post game. Overall, we end the series with our thoughts on these "faithful remakes." 

Greg and Steve arrive to Sunyshore to battle the final Gym Leader. We also meet Flint, an Elite 4 member, who tells us about the issues Sunyshore has. Confusion around how bad Mount Cornet is vs Victory Road talk happens. Finally, we talk a bit about "difficulty" up to this point in the game. 

We arrive to not only the best looking city and route in Sinnoh, but one of the best Gym Leaders in the region. Steve & Greg take on Canned-ice for our 7th Gym Badge. Afterwards, we have to resolve the issue with Team Galactic and Cyrus.