It's Super Effective: A Pokémon Podcast

NO SPOILERS! Huge episode about some of the mechanic changes that Pokémon Scarlet & Violet compared to Pokémon Sword and Shield. We talk about clothes, Pokérus, Tera Raid Battles, and more without spoiling Pokémon, plot, or story. We also talk about the Ultra Beast invasion coming, new plushes, and the beta launch of TCG Live. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:10 - Pokémon TCG Live 00:09:00 - Pokémon GO News00:15:40 - Squishmallows00:18:00 - UNITE and Masters Updates 00:25:00 - Break00:27:00 - Scarlet & Violet Talk 01:11:00 - Post Credits 

Greg, Bobby, and Steve give first impressions of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. We talk about the new stuff, the stuff removed, and the frame rate issues. This has no Pokémon spoilers, no story spoilers, and just general feel of these new games.

Spoiler-free! One of our biggest episodes of the year! Let's talk about Charizard returning, Eevee Raids, Ash winning and his future, and more! We talk about the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet trailer and what everything means as we gear up for this Friday. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:05:10 - UNITE News00:08:40 - Tera Raid Battles00:44:20 - Break00:48:00 - New Donphan01:23:00 - Pokémon HOME Update01:34:30 - Break01:38:30 - Ash's Victory02:14:40 - Teddiursa Build-a-Bear02:20:00 - Question of the Week02:36:30 - Post Credits

A new Pokémon was shown off in Pokémon GO and now we know about it in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! We talk about Gimmighoul and the future interactions it will have between both games. Knowing this now, we also know that HOME integration for these games will come sometime in 2023. Campfire comes to the US with a slow rollout still for other areas. Another TCG set gets announced, Crown Zenith. Pokémon Center gets new holiday merchandise. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:04:00 - Gimmighoul 00:20:30 - Broken Poké Ball Plus00:42:00 - Break00:46:05 - Crown Zenith00:49:30 - Pokémon x PUMA00:54:20 - Campfire Rollout00:59:00 - Pokémon Center Update01:09:10 - Question of the Week01:20:50 - Pokémon of the Week01:30:20 - Post Credits

We talk all about the new Ghost dog Pokémon, Greavard! With the announcement of Greavard, we also talk about how the marketing for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has been. The Sword and Shield TCG sets are coming to an end, we talk about what is on the horizon for the TCG. Zoroark gets added to Pokémon UNITE, but this is more of a trick than a treat. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:05:00 - Greavard00:24:30 - Zoroark in UNITE 00:37:20 - TCG Update00:44:00 - Break00:46:40 - Scarlet and Violet Talk01:41:40 - Question of the Week01:49:40 - Pokémon of the Week02:02:00 - Post Credits

Hands-on with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! Steve was invited out to New York to play Pokémon SV early! We give you 90 minutes of the thoughts on how the game played and what to expect. Pokémon GO has a huge Halloween event, we talk about what you can get as a free player or a paid player. Sword and Shield is coming to an end, but so are the in-game events. Glastrier and Spectrier appear in Max Raid Battles. Episode 536 Full. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:11:30 - Glastrier and Spectrier Raids00:20:00 - Pokémon GO Halloween Event00:47:00 - Break00:50:00 - Scarlet and Violet Exclusive Talk02:22:40 - Break02:24:50 - Question of the Week02:32:10 - Pokémon of the Week02:45:10 - Post Credits

We got 4 new Scarlet and Violet trailers to talk about! Three trailers in regards to Iono and her new Pokémon, plus the trailer from last week showing off some new mechanics of the game! We go in-depth about the TM Machine, Firagarif, Iono, and more! We also talk about the Hoopa Elite Raids in Pokémon GO, but this is a very, very heavy Pokémon Scarlet and Violet episode this week! 00:00:20 - Introduction00:06:00 - Meet Farigiraf and More!00:57:30 - Break01:00:50 - The Iono Zone01:22:00 - The New Mini Map Pokémon01:30:00 - Elite Raids01:47:30 - Question of the Week01:53:10 - Pokémon of the Week02:00:00 - Post Credits

Pokémon GO introduces the Evolving Stars event! There is a Trafford Centre Treasure Hunt Art Trail happening at the end of this month. VGC is removing Mythical from ranked. We spend our focus talking about Pokémon and the Licensing Partnerships they have recently secured the last couple of years. Nothing on the new trailer as this was recorded before that debut, we'll cover that next episode. 00:02:40 - Introduction00:06:00 - Evolving Stars Event 00:19:00 - Trafford Centre Treasure Hunt Art Trail00:30:10 - VGC Update00:32:50 - Break00:39:20 - Pokémon x Licensing Partnerships01:03:50 - Collection Sale01:11:40 - Question of the Week01:21:30 - Post Credits

The Pokémon Company shows off a brand new Pokémon in a fake Zoom call, we talk about it. Ed Sheran releases a new song that will appear in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on YouTube. Pokémon Journeys gets renewed for another new Season on Netflix this Fall. After the break, we talk about new characters getting added to Pokémon UNITE, including Zoroark and Sableye. With TemTem being released officially for the last two weeks now, we compare it a bit to Pokémon and talk about how it hit 1 million users.00:01:40 - Introduction00:06:00 - Wiglett00:19:00 - Ed Sheran New Song00:30:30 - Pokémon Journey’s on Netflix00:39:00 - Break00:44:30 - Pokémon UNITE News01:09:30 - TemTem01:36:30 - Question of the Week01:50:30 - Post Credits

All the hype for the Fashion Week themed Pokémon GO event and the upcoming Pokémon GO October Community featuring Litwick, tied in with the Season of Light.  Steve writes in about his experience in Korea and we discuss availability of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet themed OLED Switch and the new Hori Pikachu, Mimikyu, and Gengar themed controllers.  Ed Sheeran will have a new Pokémon song out this week.

A lot of misinformation this week that we need to clear up! Some Pokémon games won awards at TGS this past week. Drama about Pokémon hating Nuzlockes hit Twitter by storm. Dodrio comes to UNITE and Rosa & Shaymin arrive to Pokémon Masters EX. Lots of Sword and Shield distributions are happening right now, including Shiny Eternatus. Finally, cheating and gaslighting in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:06:00 - Best Selling Games TGS00:16:50 - Dodrio in Pokémon UNITE00:23:50 - Rosa & Shaymin00:27:40 - GameStop Eternatus00:35:50 - Break00:39:30 - Nuzlocke Drama00:52:30 - Cheating in the Pokémon TCG01:16:30 - Question of the Week01:24:20 - Pokémon of the Week01:31:30 - Post Credits

A brand new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer dropped and we talk about the new Pokémon, Team Star, new characters and if that bus/car is a Pokémon itself. We talk about the new Champion of the region, other champions, the "open world" of the region, level scaling, and the new "Let's Go" feature that the trailer skipped over. There are also a few distributions in Pokémon Sword and Shield we talk about, as well as, the Snom Raid event. 00:02:00 - Introduction00:08:00 - Pokémon Music00:10:40 - Shiny Snom Event00:14:30 - EU Mythical Event00:24:30 - Shiny Eternatus Event00:32:10 - Pokémon GO Update 00:34:50 - Break00:40:10 - Scarlet & Violet News01:09:00 - Break01:21:40 - More Scarlet & Violet Talk02:00:00 - Question of the Week02:08:00 - Pokémon of the Week02:14:30 - Post Credits

Pokémon UNITE changes it's map, the ultimates, their emblems, and Mr. Mime gets an entire rework. Was all this work to bring back players upset about the Zapdos mechanic? Shiny Eternatus is coming to GameStop later this month. Pokémon GO gets a nighttime event for Clefairy and Mega Alakazam arrives later this week. Grafaiai makes it's Pokémon Scarlet and Violet debut! Finally, we talk about how Pokémon Legends Arceus and Pokémon Sword and Shield both had 3 years of development time. 00:02:00 - Introduction00:05:00 - Pokémon UNITE Changes00:38:10 - Break00:43:00 - Shiny Eternatus 00:47:40 - Grafaiai00:50:50 - Pokémon GO News01:06:30 - Development Cycles01:22:10 - Question of the Week01:36:00 - Post Credits

Every GO Fest is now completed! We talk about Day 3 of the Worldwide GO Fest and if it stacks up to the first 2 days and the pros and cons of that event itself. Ash has now arrived in Pokémon Masters, as well as, the Trainer Lounge! We compare the Trainer Lounge to Fire Emblem and other light-dating sims. Steve is back from London, so we recap Worlds and go back over the new items they showed off in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:50 - Pokémon GO Fest Recap00:23:20 - Thoughts on Worlds, London00:40:30 - Break00:42:20 - Secrets of the Jungle00:43:10 - MINI x Pokémon 00:46:10 - Mega Blocks Pikachu 00:49:10 - TCG Lost Origin00:50:50 - Pokémon Masters EX Update 01:08:40 - Scarlet & Violet Talk 01:46:30 - Question of the Week01:50:10 - Pokémon of the Week01:56:30 - Post Credits

Codey, Greg, and Will give a detailed review of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet competitive play trailer that was released as part of the Pokémon World Championships. They also cover Pokémon Masters EX third anniversary (Ash and Pikachu Sync Pair), Pokémon GO Fest Finale, and the McDonald's Pokémon X Space Jam crossover.

Lots of in-game events and IRL events surrounding the 2022 Pokémon World Championships this weekend. All trainers will be able to get Victini in Pokémon Sword and Shield this weekend. A special Pikachu and event is coming to Pokémon GO. Pokémon UNITE is still celebrating their 1 year anniversary, and Masters EX is about to celebrate year 3. BBC x Pokémon do a collaboration which sold out in 15 mins. Finally, we get price and details about the BOOster Packs! 00:00:20 - Introduction00:06:30 - Free Victini00:12:40 - Pokémon GO x World Championships00:16:00 - Netflix Arceus Show00:20:00 - TCG Lost Origin00:36:10 - Break00:38:30 - Grimmsnarl Raids00:42:00 - Build-a-Bear Pikachu Plush00:43:30 - BBC x Pokémon00:49:20 - Pokémon UNITE Emblems 01:07:40 - Pokémon Masters EX Update 01:10:30 - BOOster Packs01:28:10 - Question of the Week01:32:40 - Pokémon of the Week01:38:00 - Post Credits

Welcome to Paldea! All Pokémon can Terastallize and we cover this new battle gimmick! We talk about Tera Raid battles, the new characters, the new Pokémon; including a brown Wooper! Scarlet and Violet confirms a true open-world game where gyms can be done in any order. Instead of 1 main story, there are apparently 3 stories to follow and complete. This episode covers the entire August Pokémon Presents from start to finish. 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:45 - The Paldea Region00:14:40 - The New Characters00:33:40 - Break00:38:00 - Terastal Phenomenon01:15:40 - Tera Raid Battles01:24:10 - Break01:27:20 - Three New Pokémon 01:55:00 - The Rest of the Presents01:57:00 - Pokémon of the Week02:03:20 - Post Credits

Pokémon UNITE adds a new mechanic. We talk about their Membership pass, some changes to the game, and climbing ladder. Steve is back from Seattle GO Fest. We discuss the meet and greets, the split city and park experience, and how Niantic keeps improving their live events. A new TCG Halloween promotion is coming, Masters EX gets more characters, and another $100+ plush arrives! 00:00:20 - Introduction00:02:00 - Pokémon UNITE Update00:24:40 - Big Pokémon Plushes00:27:10 - Break00:29:20 - Pokémon GO Seattle Recap01:08:40 - Break01:11:00 - Pokémon Masters EX01:12:20 - Pikachu Tournament01:16:10 - Trick or Trade Booster Packs01:25:10 - Question of the Week01:32:40 - Pokémon of the Week01:39:20 - Post Credits

We talk about the changes in Pokémon Unite after the one year anniversary and the impact of emblems on gameplay.  Was Xurkitree accidentally released early at Seattle GO Fest?  Ingo and Emmet return to Pokémon Masters EX - was Ingo able to return from Hisui?  How many ways can you stuff a Pokémon?  New collab announced with Squishmallow and Build-A-Bear releases new Pikachu for their 25th anniversary.

Happy 1-Year Anniversary to Pokémon UNITE! We talk about the 3 known characters coming to the game, plus the new Boss Rush mode and the other bonus things happening. Pokémon GO Fest Seattle is around the corner! We talk about what the plans are that weekend if you have a GO Fest ticket. For some reason, Campfire is still not out yet, but we talk about what it is. Pokémon Puzzle League arrives to the N64 Expansion Pass. 00:02:00 - Introduction00:11:00 - Pokémon Puzzle League00:16:10 - Big Spheal Plush 00:21:40 - Pokémon UNITE 1 Year00:43:50 - Break00:48:10 - Campfire01:03:00 - GO Fest Seattle01:11:40 - Question of the Week01:31:30 - Pokémon of the Week01:35:40 - Post Credits