It's Super Effective: A Pokémon Podcast

Starting June 30th, tune in during the live broadcast of the 2023 North America International Championships to receive some  digital distributions! Team Rocket is really using inflation to their advantage, we talk about the recent clothing drop on Pokémon Center. Niantic launched a web store to save money on Pokémon GO purchases. Scarlet & Violet—151, the latest TCG set, is already selling out everywhere. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:00 - NIAC Gifts00:20:20 - Team Rocket Merch00:38:20 - Break00:40:40 - Scarlet & Violet—15100:50:40 - Pokémon GO Web Store 01:11:30 - New UNITE Gimmick01:31:00 - Post Credits  Greg's New Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leathermangames/the-mystery-business

The Pokemon Trading Card Game Online is over and sunsetted. Unfortunately, Pokémon Trading Card Game Live isn't a good enough replacement and it's all we have. A huge 30-piece Team Rocket collection is on its way to the Pokémon Center soon. Leafeon arrives in UNITE. Pokémon GO Fest showed off new details of what the event will host. Raid events are returning to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet this weekend! 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:20 - Pokémon Trading Card Game Live00:23:30 - Break00:27:00 - Pokémon GO Fest Details00:56:00 - Break00:58:20 - Team Rocket Collection01:10:10 - Scarlet and Violet Raids Return 01:17:20 - Leafeon in UNITE01:23:30 - Post Credits  Greg's New Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leathermangames/the-mystery-business

The South Korean tournament circuit has been run so poorly this year that the top 4 Korean VGC players decided to protest The Pokémon Company and all 4 got disqualified from the event. Pokémon HOME 3.0.0 is here and not much has changed. Regulation D starts on July 1st and this will be the official format for Worlds. Pokémon GO gets a very good start to the Hidden Gems season and we cover the ZoëTwoDots interview with Niantic. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Pokémon HOME Update00:17:00 - Regulation D00:32:00 - South Korea Tournaments01:05:00 - Break01:09:00 - Hidden Gems Season01:31:20 - ZoëTwoDots Interview02:30:00 - Post Credits  

We talk about the pros and cons of the Shadow Mewtwo weekend! With Raids still being pumped out in Pokémon GO, it seems that Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are still on hold. We got sad news of Original Stitch closing down. Pokémon UNITE and Pokémon Masters EX both gets updates. Another 190 cards are coming, including another Charizard, with Obsidian Flames now detailed out. Finally, Pokémon HOME is around the corner. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:30 - Shadow Mewtwo Recap00:27:20 - No Raid Update for Pokémon SV 00:52:00 - Break00:55:00 - Original Stitch Closing01:11:00 - Pokémon UNITE Update01:14:00 - Obsidian Flames01:18:40 - Pokémon Masters EX Update 01:23:40 - Pokémon HOME 01:33:20 - Post Credits  

Pokémon HOME got a release date, and then that release date got pulled the next day? We at least know what v3.0.0 of Pokémon HOME will have when it comes out. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was supposed to have new Raids, but they also got pulled this weekend. Speaking of Pokémon SV, competitors in Korea and Japan ran into bugs resulting in unfair tournament results. Pokémon GO is getting the Master Ball and new Team Rocket Raids this week! 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:50 - Raids Get Pulled from Scarlet and Violet00:17:00 - Pokémon HOME v3.0.0 00:40:30 - Break00:43:30 - VGC Issues for Japan and Korea 00:52:30 - Kung Fu Tea00:59:50 - The Master Ball 01:11:30 - Shadow Mewtwo Returns01:29:30 - #HearUsNiantic01:51:20 - Post Credits  

Chesnaught Raid recap and thoughts! Three new characters, including an all Eevee event, coming to Pokémon UNITE. One of the biggest Pokémon fan websites, The Silph Road, is closing their doors after seven years. What does that mean for the Pokémon GO Community? We go over some prep for the North American International Championships in Ohio and if you should go? 00:02:00 - Introduction 00:04:40 - Chesnaught Raid Recap00:26:40 - 3 New UNITE Characters00:37:40 - Break00:41:10 - The Silph Road01:05:30 - Pokémon Masters EX News 01:10:10 - NAIC Information01:28:00 - Post Credits  

We found out the hatch rates for Larvesta and it's not... good. On top of that, Niantic sent a push notification that felt a bit insulting to players. It's been reported that Pokémon GO had a downfall in profits, but we go more in-depth about that. Pokémon Trading Card Game Live gets an official release date, but that means the sunset of Pokémon Trading Card Game Online is coming. Finally, we talk about t-shirts and anime. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:40 - Larvesta Hatch Rates00:14:20 - Falling Prices00:28:30 - Break00:32:00 - PTCG Live Release Date00:42:00 - Pokémon Masters EX T-Shirts00:50:00 - Hisuian Snow01:02:00 - Post Credits  

We know that Delphox, Chesnaught, and Rillaboom are the last 3 starters still left to come through 7-Star Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Unsure if Game Freak is waiting for the release of these three before Pokémon HOME, but we talk about possible Tera types for these three coming. Niantic finally announced Pokémon GO Fest 2023, we talk about that and the remaining events for the lackluster Rising Heroes season.00:03:00 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Scarlet & Violet Raid Talk00:23:20 - Upcoming SV Events00:34:40 - Break00:37:00 - Interview00:50:30 - Break00:52:00 - Pokémon GO Fest 202301:21:30 - Rising Heroes Events01:39:00 - Post Credits  

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet got updated to v1.3.0, but no performance updates were applied. We go over what did change and what didn't change. Pokémon HOME still doesn't have a date, just Spring for now, but we talk about how Hisui Pokémon would make the most sense after Regulation C is over. Speaking of VGC, the Global Challenge 3 got announced and starts very soon! Finally, we kick off the episode talking about how the Scarlet and Violet TCG sold out in Japan and how theft is happening in America. 00:01:30 - Introduction 00:03:40 - TCG Sold Out00:18:20 - Fusion Strike Card Theft00:36:10 - Break 00:39:40 - Global Challenge 300:48:20 - Patch Notes for v1.3.001:11:20 - New Pokémon, Still No Anime  01:35:30 - Post Credits  

Pokémon Masters EX has a detective storyline happening right now with some returning favorites being featured as Sync Pairs. Pokémon UNITE gets Lapras as the latest playable character! Lapras may add new waves that UNITE needs to shake things up. The Pokémon Global Challenge II is happening very quickly with the return of Typhlosion Raids this weekend. Speaking of Typhlosion, we talk about our experience with these Raids. Finally, the Pokémon anime just randomly showed off a new Pokémon in Japan. 00:02:30 - Introduction 00:04:40 - Pokémon Masters EX00:12:40 - Lapras in UNITE00:41:10 - Break00:46:10 - Typhlosion Recap01:17:10 - Global Challenge II 01:25:20 - New Pokémon in Anime01:36:00 - Post Credits  

Typhlosion is the final starter from Pokémon Legends to be added to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, so does this mean Pokémon HOME is around the corner? Pokémon GO raised and limited Remote Raid passes, we talk about how this might affect the future of the game. Unova Sitting Cuties have arrived on Pokémon Center, we talk about the ones you should buy or avoid. Also, some company news regarding Creatures, Inc. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon GO Woes 00:35:45 - Break00:39:40 - Typhlosion Coming00:49:40 - Monster Energy vs Pokémon00:59:10 - Unova Sitting Cuties01:08:20 - CEO of Creatures, Inc. 01:21:20 - Post Credits  Enter Giveaway here: https://gleam.io/v7evv/pokemon-nintendo-oled-switch-giveaway

ZOINKS from the Overdunk Podcast joins Greg and Steve to talk about the current state of Pokémon UNITE. We talk about the recently added characters, updates, gameplay changes, and what Pokémon we'd like to see in the future. ZOINKS was also the Pokémon UNITE commentator for Worlds 2022. Find ZOINKS here: https://twitter.com/ZOINKScasts Enter Giveaway here: https://gleam.io/v7evv/pokemon-nintendo-oled-switch-giveaway

We recap Samurott Raids, talk about the new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet tournament happening, and a Cherish Ball Lechonk is here to grab! Side note, the tournament does give an exclusive in-game bag for your character. Before all of that Scarlet and Violet news, we talk about Niantic's changes to Remote Raid Passes in Pokémon GO.  00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Changes to Remote Raids Passes0038:40 - Break00:42:10 - GameStop Lechonk00:46:40 - Online Competition + Backpack00:53:00 - Pokémon TCG Symbol Update01:04:40 - Bug Update  01:15:00 - Post Credits  Enter Giveaway here: https://gleam.io/v7evv/pokemon-nintendo-oled-switch-giveaway

We get the title of the new Pokémon series without Ash taking place in Paldea. Spoilers about Ash leaving and our thoughts on the future of the anime series. While the first Paldea TCG drops this week, we already know the next Pokémon TCG with Paldea cards coming later in June of 2023. Blissey Raids in Scarlet and Violet drop out of no where, we talk about those and the rare Herba Mystica drops in the game. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Anime Talk00:17:40 - Next Pokémon TCG Set00:23:40 - Break00:28:20 - Blissey Raids00:51:20 - Best Character01:07:50 - Post Credits  

We recap Decidueye Raids and our thoughts on the established formula so far. The Nintendo eShop is closing on the 3DS and the Wii U, meaning hundreds of games will be unaccessible going forward. This makes Pokémon fans worried about both Bank and HOME capability with older games, since Pokémon hasn't said much since their initial statements. Ball Guy comes to Masters EX. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Decidueye Raids0039:30 - Break00:43:30 - eShop Shut Down 00:58:30 - Judge Ban01:06:40 - Ball Guy comes to Masters EX01:18:20 - Post Credits  

A bonus podcast featuring Chris from GOCast: a Pokémon GO Podcast. You can find their show here: https://www.gocastpodcast.com/ We talk about our experience in Vegas for the Hoenn Tour. Ultimately, we answer the question of if it's worth traveling to these events.  LINKS

Some people were not able to catch the new Paradox Pokémon with the v1.2 update, so another update is planned for April to fix this issue for these Trainers. More issues creep into Pokémon GO as Trainers couldn't catch Regidrago this weekend and the makeup day was plagued with similar issues. Detective Pikachu 2 rumors start again. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Can't Catch Regidrago 00:44:20 - Break00:48:10 - Can't Catch Paradox 01:21:40 - Detective Pikachu 201:33:50 - Post Credits  

To celebrate International Women's Day, Hannah, Codey, and Carina talk about their experiences with Pokémon! From the Nintendo Game Boy to Pokémon GO, these women talk about growing up with Pokémon and how it currently fits into their lives. Hannah: https://twitter.com/HannahsPixelsCodey: https://twitter.com/CodeyMathisCarina: https://twitter.com/pengumon LINKS

After a full week with the 1.2 update for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, we can confidently report that the games are still pretty broken. While some things are indeed fixed, other things like getting stuck in the Cheer menu for Raids still is a problem for a lot of players. Pokémon Sleep is coming soon, we talk about the app and the new device, the GO++. Finally, we get a pretty awesome Community Day coming to Pokémon GO later this month. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Thoughts on the 1.2 Update00:44:50 - Break00:50:20 - Data Loss 01:13:40 - Pokémon Sleep 01:31:00 - Slowpoke Community Day 01:42:30 - Post Credits  

Pokémon Day 2023 brings up The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero ​​​​​​DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero will take fans deeper into the world of Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet and consists of two different adventures—Part 1: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Teal Mask, launching in fall 2023, and Part 2: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Indigo Disk, releasing at a later date. We give our thoughts on this news! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:30 - DLC Announcement00:15:10 - The Teal Mask 00:31:10 - Break 00:34:40 - New Pokémon in DLC 00:44:20 - Paradox Legendary 00:54:20 - No Kalos 01:03:30 - Post Credits