It's Super Effective: A Pokémon Podcast

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-some. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:04:30 - Pokémon Journey's New Episodes00:15:30 - More Horse Talk00:37:00 - Break Music00:38:30 - Pokémon TEAM Challenge00:57:10 - Vivid Voltage Release01:19:00 - Pokémon GO XP Change01:23:40 - Pokémon Masters Egg Event01:27:50 - Pokémon Christmas Merch01:43:10 - Question of the Week01:50:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:56:00 - Post CreditsSword/Shield Giveaway

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 - Introduction00:07:20 - Pokémon Masters News00:10:20 - Sword/Shield Halloween Event00:17:30 - Pikachu Hats00:20:00 - GO to HOME00:44:30 - Break Music00:47:50 - Pokémon GO  News00:57:00 - Crown Tundra Thoughts (again)01:24:30 - Pokémon Center Holiday Merch01:33:10 - Players Cup II 01:40:50 - Pokémon of the Week01:48:20 - Post CreditsSword/Shield Giveaway

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 - Introduction00:04:00 - Crown Tundra Impressions00:56:30 - Break Music00:57:10 - Twilight Wings Bonus00:58:20 - Pokémon GO News01:16:00 - Champions Path News01:21:50 - Pokémon HOME Update01:31:00 - Crown Tundra Thoughts Again01:46:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:51:20 - Post CreditsSword/Shield Giveaway

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 - Introduction00:03:00 - Pokémon Masters News00:07:00 - Strange Eggs00:26:20 - Break Music00:27:20 - Pokémon x Grubhub00:42:00 - Dynamax Adventure00:58:30 - Koko (Coco) Card01:01:00 - Stantler Surprise01:03:00 - Question of the Week01:15:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:22:00 - Post Credits

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 - Introduction00:02:00 - Pokémon GO News00:05:00 - New TCG Set00:08:00 - Pikachu Camera 00:15:40 - Break Music00:16:10 - PokéJungle Interview 00:56:30 - Post Credits

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 - Introduction00:03:20 - Pokémon GO News00:11:20 - Pokémon HOME News00:37:10 - Stay-at-Home Changes00:51:20 - Break Music00:54:30 - New Max Raid Battles00:58:00 - Crown Tundra News01:45:30 - Pokémon of the Week01:51:00 - Post Credits> Switch Lite Giveaway

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 - Introduction00:01:40 - Champion's Path Released00:08:50 - 3DS is Dead 00:15:40 - New Nintendo Hardware00:22:50 - Break Music00:24:00 - HGSS Trademarks 00:27:10 - Café Mix Update00:31:10 - Pokémon GO News00:55:20 - Question of the Week01:03:30 - Pokémon of the Week01:16:10 - Post Credits> Switch Lite Giveaway

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 - Introduction00:04:40 - Pokémon Center Updates00:17:40 - Champion's Path00:20:00 - Players Cup II 00:27:40 - Break Music00:28:20 - Pokémon Masters News00:32:40 - Pokémon GO News00:35:10 - Shiny Max Raid Event00:47:30 - Entei Gets Trademarked00:54:30 - Question of the Week01:17:40 - Pokémon of the Week01:27:20 - Post Credits> Switch Lite Giveaway

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. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:06:00 - Pokémon Masters Update00:17:50 - Pokémon Center Update00:31:50 - Break Music00:32:30 - Netflix Gets More Episodes00:40:40 - Pokémon GO Bug Week00:44:50 - Pokémon Players Cup II 01:01:30 - Question of the Week01:12:06 - Pokémon of the Week01:21:40 - Post Credits> Switch Lite Giveaway

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 - Introduction00:03:30 - Pokémon GO Events00:21:00 - Mega Evolution Changes00:47:10 - Break Music00:47:30 - New TCG Products00:59:50 - Pokémon Masters Eggs01:24:30 - Question of the Week01:33:40 - Pokémon of the Week01:43:20 - Post CreditsBuy a Shirt

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. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:11:00 - GO Battle League 00:14:00 - Mega Evolution Thoughts00:51:10 - Break Music00:51:50 - Pokémon Masters Anniversary01:19:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:28:30 - Post CreditsBuy a Shirt

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-a-Bear Pokémon too!   00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:40 - Sirfetch'd TCG Box00:06:30 - Free Gift Pokémon00:11:30 - Pokémon Masters Update00:41:50 - Break Music00:42:50 - Kickstarter Update00:43:40 - Season 6 VGC Bans01:05:20 - Detective Pikachu Update01:11:00 - Build-a-Bear01:12:00 - Question of the Week01:17:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:26:00 - Post CreditsBuy a Shirt

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 - Introduction00:02:40 - Pokémon GO News00:08:00 - Pokémon Pass Event00:11:00 - Play! Pokémon Podcast00:23:00 - New TCG Sets00:35:30 - Break Music00:36:00 - Joshua Yehl Interview01:14:10 - Break Music01:15:30 - Kickstarter Update01:18:00 - Coco Movie Update01:25:40 - Question of the Week01:35:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:44:20 - Post CreditsBuy a Shirt

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 - Introduction00:07:00 - Pikachu Outbreak Wrong Dates00:15:30 - Twilight Wings00:17:15 - Pokémon GO Deoxys Week00:41:40 - Break Music00:42:30 - BIG PODCAST NEWS00:50:30 - Pokémon Sales Numbers00:55:50 - Darkness Ablaze Release00:57:50 - Zarude Event01:09:50 - Question of the Week01:14:40 - Pokémon of the Week01:22:00 - Post CreditsVote for Podcast AwardsBuy a Shirt

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 - Introduction00:02:50 - Pokémon GO Fest Recap00:41:30 - Break Music00:42:20 - Kickstarter00:55:50 - Champion's Path01:02:00 - Pokémon Masters Update01:19:40 - Pokémon SwSh Raid Rotation01:22:40 - Question of the Week01:39:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:48:00 - Post CreditsBuy a Shirt

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 - Introduction00:03:30 - Pokemon Rumble Rush00:06:10 - Pokemon Master Eggs00:13:30 - Cafe Mix Update00:16:00 - Pokemon GO Battle League00:22:20 - Pokken Free Download00:26:10 - Break Music00:27:10 - Eevee Merch Talk 00:44:10 - Collection Sold in UK00:44:10 - Highest Priced Card00:46:00 - SwSh Tournament00:48:20 - Everything in the Isle of Armor01:10:10 - Question of the Week01:16:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:23:00 - Post CreditsPodcast AwardsBuy a Shirt

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 - Introduction00:05:30 - TCG Max Raid Battles00:16:30 - Pokémon Center Update00:21:30 - Ice Cream x Movie Koko00:34:30 - Break Music00:35:00 - Pokémon Masters News00:49:30 - Shiny Wailord Event in SwSh00:57:10 - Friendship Week in Pokémon GO 00:59:30 - Question of the Week01:07:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:12:45 - Post CreditsPodcast AwardsBuy a Shirt

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 - Introduction00:02:30 - Café Mix00:14:30 - Nintendo's Mobile Apps00:26:40 - Break Music00:28:40 - Pokémon GO News00:36:40 - Pokémon Masters News00:40:20 - $90K TCG Card00:43:40 - Samsung Shirt/Hat00:50:00 - Question of the Week00:54:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:00:10 - Post CreditsPodcast AwardsBuy a Shirt

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 - Introduction00:04:30 - Wedding Season00:09:30 - Podcast Awards00:09:30 - Rules 2020/202100:23:20 - Break Music00:24:30 - Pokémon GO News01:02:30 - Pokémon Charity01:08:20 - Question of the Week01:16:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:20:20 - Post Credits

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 - Introduction00:02:40 - Pokémon Unite00:42:30 - Tencent's History01:00:30 - Break Music01:01:00 - Isle of Armor Story DLC01:25:40 - Pokémon Master's Eggs01:35:00 - Pokémon GO News01:40:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:45:30 - Post Credits