It's Super Effective: A Pokémon Podcast

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 - Introduction00:03:00 - Pokémon Smile00:06:00 - Pokémon Café Mix00:11:00 - Pokémon Snap 200:35:00 - Pokémon GO Mega Evo00:37:00 - Zeraora in Raids00:43:30 - Break Music00:44:20 - Isle of Armor Thoughts01:43:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:49:10 - Post CreditsSwitch Lite Giveaway 

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 - Introduction00:04:00 - Pokémon HOME Update + DLC00:17:40 - Pokémon Masters Changes00:33:40 - Break Music00:34:30 - TCG: Trainer’s Toolkit00:43:40 - 5 Million to Charity00:48:00 - Pokémon GO News00:58:00 - International Friendly Competition01:14:00 - Question of the Week01:18:40 - Pokémon of the Week01:24:00 - Post Credits

June 17th is the release date to the Isle of Armor! We learn about Max Soup, the Cramorant bot, new abilities, moves, and more! We also learn about what we get to see this Fall with the Crown Tundra. Hidden Ability Galar Starters got released through Pokémon HOME. Pokémon Battle Academy is coming exclusively to Target first this summer. Finally, both TPCi and Niantic donated a lot of money towards current events happening in the world, we talk about it.00:20:00 - Introduction00:06:40 - Isle of Armor Information00:45:00 - Break Music00:45:50 - Crown Tundra Information00:56:00 - Hidden Ability Starters01:00:00 - Pokémon Battle Academy01:08:10 - Pokémon Charity Donations 01:18:10 - Question of the Week01:24:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:34:00 - Post CreditsDonate to BLM

The Pokémon anime returns in Japan in June. Dawn arrives in Pokémon Masters. Pokémon GO Fest gets announced and June seems a bit more laid back then months before it in exciting events. Pokémon Center gets a huge update of merch. Finally, Darkness Ablaze, the next TGC set arrives in the US on August 1st. 00:20:00 - Introduction00:03:30 - Anime Returns in Japan00:08:00 - Dawn Comes to Pokémon Masters00:12:00 - Pokémon GO News00:36:30 - Break Music00:37:20 - More Pokémon GO News00:51:30 - Mister Donuts00:53:30 - Darkness Ablaze01:05:50 - Pokémon Center Update01:10:15 - Question of the Week01:23:45 - Post CreditsMystery Gift Graphic

Pokémon Sword & Shield gets four new Mystery Gifts as we gear up for the Isle of Armor DLC. Pokémon HOME gets adds friend trading finally, but only temporary for some odd reason. Pokémon GO is brining the box Legends to 5-Star Raids starting this week. Pokémon Masters added another Johto favorite Sync Pair to the game. 00:01:15 - Introduction00:02:00 - Pokémon Masters News00:04:40 - New SwSh Mystery Gifts00:19:20 - New DLC Moves00:26:30 - Break Music00:27:10 - Pokémon HOME Update00:52:20 - Reshiram coming to GO00:57:20 - Question of the Week01:01:15 - Pokémon of the Week01:09:10 - Post CreditsMystery Gift Graphic

Featuring CybertronVGC aka Aaron Zheng  (interview starts at 40 mins into the episode). TPCi announced three summer tournaments revolving around the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, Pokken Tournament DX, and Pokémon Sword/Shield. Pokémon GO announces a new Community Day. Aaron talks with us about Dynamax Pokémon, old VGC, and steps getting into VGC. 00:01:15 - Introduction00:08:00 - May Online Competition00:11:20 - Pokémon Players Cup00:39:30 - Break Music00:40:30 - Interview with Aaron Zheng01:14:40 - Break Music01:15:00 - Pokémon GO Community Day01:19:40 - Pokémon Master's Update01:25:15 - Question of the Week01:30:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:36:40 - Post CreditsAaron on Twitter

Pokémon Sword/Shield sells 17 million copies. Pokemon Masters is getting some new changes to how you play the game. Pokémon GO is adding more events and re-working the coin system. Pokémon Center gets FREE shipping on all their stuff. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:03:00 - Pokémon Center Free Shipping00:07:15 - Pokémon Masters Update00:31:30 - Break Music00:32:20 - Nintendo Hardware/Software Sales00:44:00 - Pokémon GO News01:03:30 - Question of the Week01:09:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:18:00 - Post Credits

A Pokémon cake delivered for accidentally calling the police. Max Raid battles rotate again with popular VGC Pokémon. Niantic really pushing major updates and events for May in Pokémon GO. Rebel Clash, the latest Pokémon TCG set, has arrived. Pokémon Masters gets Ho-Oh and Silver update. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:02:40 - Police Called for Pokémon GO00:05:15 - Remote Raids, May Events00:23:20 - Break Music00:25:20 - Unova Coming to Pokémon TV00:27:10 - Pokémon Masters Update00:32:30 - Rebel Clash, Pokémon TCG00:44:00 - Max Raid Update00:47:00 - Question of the Week00:52:00 - Pokémon of the Week00:58:40 - Post Credits

The 23rd season of the Pokémon anime is coming to Netflix. That same anime is being delayed in Japan currently. We talk about some issues with the fourth episode of Twilight Wings, the Nintendo account hacks, and Pokémon Rumble Rush getting canceled. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:03:00 - Pokémon Center Update00:06:00 - Pokémon Anime to Netflix00:38:40 - Break Music00:39:30 - Anime Delayed00:44:40 - False Advertising00:53:00 - Rumble Rush Canceled00:54:30 - Nintendo Hacks01:02:00 - Question of the Week01:07:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:13:20 - Post Credits

Community Day at home is coming up in Pokémon GO, we talk about that. A new Pokémon Masters update coming with the game adding eggs. We also talk about the new Original Stitch Pokémon shirts that arrived too. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:03:00 - Original Stitch Shirts00:18:30 - Pokémon Master's Update00:27:00 - Break Music00:29:00 - Abra Community Day00:38:30 - Pokémon Buddy Week00:43:20 - Raiding at Home00:49:30 - Question of the Week00:57:20 - Pokémon of the Week01:05:00 - Post CreditsLeave a Review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/its-super-effective-a-pokemon-20230 

New Wild Area update added a breathe of fresh air to the current raid rotation! Pokémon GO got a new leaderboard and had a battle focused event. The Pokémon TCG is getting their new set of cards very soon. HBO gets a Detective Pikachu added to their lineup! Finally, Zarude's signature move gets shown off this past week. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:01:30 - New Max Raid Battles00:06:30 - New Zarude Info00:15:50 - Bans for Cheating00:22:40 - Break Music00:24:30 - Detective Pikachu on HBO00:26:30 - Rebel Clash TCG News00:39:00 - GO Battle Event Thoughts00:55:00 - Question of the Week01:01:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:07:50 - Post CreditsAnimal Crossing Podcast: https://acl.simplecast.com/

Some new TCG sets are arriving, but every Play Pokémon event, both TCG and VGC are canceled for the rest of the 2020 season. With events canceled and stay at home stuff being everyone's new life, Niantic is bringing Pokémon GO Raids to your house in the near future, as well as, a GO Fest of sorts this summer. Finally, we cover a bit of Animal Crossing too! 00:00:25 - Introduction00:08:00 - TCGO Free Coins00:12:20 - TCG Collectors Chest00:16:20 - Animal Crossing Chatting00:29:30 - Break Music00:30:20 - 2020 Season Canceled 00:37:00 - Great Ball Guy T-Shirt00:40:00 - Easter GO Event00:47:10 - GO Spotlight Hours00:52:30 - GO Raids at Home01:10:00 - Pokémon of the Week01:15:30 - Post CreditsAnimal Crossing Podcast: https://acl.simplecast.com/

New Trailer for the Isle of Armor was shown off in the Nintendo Direct Mini, we go over what's new. Pokémon GO is having a lot of people just lose battles on purpose in GO Battle League, plus they updated their Twitter bio recently. Pokémon Masters gets two new characters from Team Skull. The Pokémon TCG has two new booster boxes that came out!  Finally, we talk about the gold Burger King cards. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:05:30 - GO Battle League00:14:20 - Safari Zone/Twitter Update00:25:00 - Pokémon Masters Team Skull00:33:00 - Break Music00:35:30 - New TCG Boxes00:43:00 - Max Raid Rotation00:48:00 - Isle of Armor 01:01:20 - Pokémon of the Week01:08:20 - Pokémon of the Week01:15:20 - Post CreditsAnimal Crossing Podcast: https://acl.simplecast.com/Animal Crossing Giveaway: https://playr.gg/giveaway/JFDTemY

TPCi put out a press release about upcoming events being canceled. Niantic is still trying to find and make a balance for players who cannot leave their houses. Pokémon Sword and Shield has another raid rotation and got a patch to fix surprise trade. Pokémon Masters gets a small update too! 00:00:25 - Introduction00:04:30 - Pokémon GO Genesect00:11:30 - Pokémon SwSh Raids00:17:10 - Twilight Wings00:19:20 - Virus News00:25:30 - Break Music00:26:20 - Sword/Shield Patch00:31:30 - Pokémon HOME Sales00:34:00 - Pokémon Masters Update00:42:00 - Pokémon of the Week00:52:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:00:10 - Post Credits

To celebrate 400, we answer your questions about Pokémon and the podcast in general! We also kick off the podcast with first impressions on the new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game for Switch. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show over these past 400+ some episodes and we are sorry if we didn't get to your question! Enjoy! 00:00:25 - Introduction00:04:00 - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon DX00:30:40 - Break Music00:31:30 - Listener Questions01:12:30 - Break Music01:13:20 - Listener Questions02:00:00 - Post Credits

The Pokémon Company decides to cancel some upcoming events. Pokémon HOME gets another update, but it still doesn't fix any major issues we've been having. Huge Maddy on the Move segment this episode to celebrate International Women's Day! We talk about some new merch, Mewtwo returning to Masters, and Will gives us your Pokémon of the Week! 00:00:25 - Introduction00:04:00 - Pokémon HOME Fixes00:31:20 - Maddy on the Move00:52:00 - Update to VCG Rules00:56:00 - Great Ball Guy00:57:40 - Europe Event Canceled01:08:00 - New Pokémon Merch01:10:00 - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon01:12:40 - Pokémon Masters Update01:15:40 - Pokémon of the Week01:23:30 - Post CreditsLeave a Voicemail (262) 404-7010Team Code:  0000 0007 5LX3 PD

Pokémon Day brought us more Pokémon GO news, a Pokémon Masters update, and Mewtwo arrived in Pokémon Sword/Shield this past weekend. Pokémon Center updated it's store, Clone Pokémon appeared in GO, Red arrived in Masters, and we chat about who won Pokémon of the Year. Maddy on the Move returns and a new poem for Pokémon of the Week. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:07:00 - Mewtwo in Sword/Shield00:26:00 - Pokémon Center Merch00:28:20 - Break Music00:30:40 - Pokémon Masters Update00:41:40 - New Mythical Pokémon00:55:00 - Maddy on the Move01:00:00 - Pokémon of the Year01:31:20 - Break Music01:32:00 - Pokémon GO New01:59:00 - Pokémon of the Week02:03:30 - Post Credits

Featuring Dr. Lava  (interview starts at 30 mins into the episode). Interview with Dr. Lava about the content cut from Gen 4, the starter design of Gen 5, and old Shiny Pokémon designs. Will, Greg, and SBJ go over the updates to Pokémon HOME. We talk about the new TCG expansion coming out, more new Funko's coming out, and the changes to the upcoming egg event for Pokémon GO. Pokémon Masters also getting a bunch of new content for Pokémon Day! 00:00:25 - Introduction00:02:20 - Niantic Listens00:09:00 - New Funko Pops! 00:15:00 - TCG Rebel Clash00:19:30 - New Masters Sync Pairs00:29:50 - Break Music00:30:30 - Dr. Lava Interview01:18:00 - Break Music01:19:00 - Pokémon HOME Updates01:51:45 - Question of the Week01:59:40 - Pokémon of the Week02:08:00 - Post CreditsLava Cut Content

Pokémon HOME is a bit underwhelming with inconsistency between UI, broken Wonder Trade, broken GTS, and issues with login, we cover it all. Pokémon Masters has a new Mew event. Funko is partnering with TPCi again for more figures, this time it's Eevee. Two legal issues come to light, one regarding Nintendo and the leaks for Pokemon Sword and Shield, the other is Niantic with Pokémon GO pricing in the UK. 00:00:25 - Introduction00:03:50 - SwSh Lawsuit00:12:30 - Fans Contact ASA 00:32:00 - Break Music00:24:20 - Eevee Funko00:30:00 - Pokémon HOME Talk01:22:20 - Break Music01:25:00 - Pokémon Masters Mew Event01:51:45 - Question of the Week01:59:40 - Pokémon of the Week02:08:00 - Post Credits

Still no word on Pokémon HOME, but we are getting four new Pokémon Funko Pop figures? Pokémon GO is stacking even more events for February on top of an already busy month. Gigantamax Toxtricity arrives to Max Raid battles (along with Kingler, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, and Orbeetle) for the next couple weeks. Pokémon Masters is getting a new Sync Pair that involves Professor Oak! Voting for Pokémon Day has opened up this month too! 00:00:25 - Introduction00:02:20 - Gigantamax Toxtricity00:32:00 - Break Music00:32:40 - Pokémon Pop Figures00:41:30 - International Challenge00:50:50 - Pokémon Day Voting01:01:00 - Pokémon Masters News01:09:20 - Break Music01:10:10 - Pokémon GO Events01:25:30 - Question of the Week01:33:45 - Pokémon of the Week01:42:00 - Post Credits