It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

Event registration is now live for Pokémon XP with your schedule being sent to you in August. Pokémon Sleep brings the Sinnoh starters to the game to celebrate the 3rd anniversary this July. Pokémon Champions announces a Pokémon Champions tournament with Champions of records that have nothing to do with Pokémon. We get a small sample of the mobile player base of Pokémon Champions now that the firs...

Everyday Wonders comes Pokémon TCG Pocket. Pokémon UNITE gets Legendary Pokémon added throughout the Summer. Pokémon GO gets more in-person events for September and an exclusive invite-only event next week in New York City. Pokémon Sleep gets what seems to be a rework of levels and sub-skills for the game before the 3rd Anniversary. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:01:50-Single Day Pokémon XP T...

A Pokopoia event about Jirachi starts this week to kick off summer! Rumors about it being tied to Ruby & Sapphire Switch versions are addressed here. Pokopia also gives us a hint at what we can expect with the DLC, including dressing up our Pokémon. Pokémon Company in Japan is running an AI contest to make the TCG cpu feel more like a Chess cpu in the games, more or less. Pokémon Champions com...

Our thoughts on the Pokémon Fossil Exhibit at the Field Museum, including the gift shop. Pokémon Pokopia gets $35 DLC announced in three parts, with two of the parts having new areas to build in! We talk about what's free and what's paid, alongside the new updated that added more electricity. Pokémon Champions gets a mobile release date this week and we learn Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y's abil...

Dual episode with GOCast! We talk about both city play and park play of Chicago Pokémon GO Fest. Some ups and downs, but overall it felt great to return to Chicago to play Pokémon GO with everyone again! Our thoughts were recording live in a Chicago studio and published here. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-Pokémon LEGO Sets 00:04:45-Fossil Museum Thoughts 00:14:30-GO Fest, Part 1 00:27:...

Human Made in Japan did a second drop of Pokémon merch featuring Farfetch'd and Pikachu. The Pokémon Museum opens and has a limit on merch in person and on the Pokémon Center website. Dragonite Delivery animation gets English version. Pokémon in Japan will start requiring ID to help combat scalping. Pokémon TCG Pocket announced Paradox Drive. Some mobile game sales talk. TIMESTAMPS 00:00...

Season 2 of Pokémon Champions is here and it's... the same! We talk about the new Battle Pass and our wishes for it to be better. We spend some time this episode talking about why Z-A and Arceus doesn't sell as well as games like Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet. Most of the episodes goes in and out of Hoshino's answers about Pokémon Champions with some good and bad news for the game. T...

We finally get some Winds and Waves news! While it was just focused around the main theme, there seems to be a small hint in the 3 minute video shown. Pokémon Sleep announces new changes possibly coming this Summer, along with Drampa and a Dragon week coming to the game. Our bonus segment is free this week on Patreon and we'll be talking about the Pokémon Airport opening! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Intro...

After 5 years, we now have new merch! You can get it right here:  pkmncast.shop A new Pokémon Center will be opening in Bangkok later this year. Pokémon Worlds tickets keep on rolling out and it seems that maybe the stadium is full already. Pokémon Pokopia sells 4 million copies in 4 weeks and FireRed/LeafGreen sells 4 million copies in 5 weeks. Season 2 of Pokémon Champions stats later this...

After 5 years, we now have new merch! You can get it right here: pkmncast.shop A Pokémon event in South Korea get canceled by the government due to safety concerns. Thousands of people showed up just to get a Magikarp card with the intent to resell it for profit. Shiny Volcanion can now be redeemed if you finish your Pokémon Legends Z-A dex in Pokémon HOME. Pokémon Champions gives a very off-putti...

Pokopia gets a new event with Sableye appearing and an update to fix bugs, plus a great change of being able to move your Pokémon Center during an event. Pokémon Champions also gets a bug update and then an emergency bug update to fix the original update. You can also get a free Venusaur in Champions next weekend. The Pokémon anime gets a "filler season" and people are speculating Winds and Waves...

Pokopia gets a small update to fix some weird bugs you probably didn't see. Pokopia also gets a Jump Rope event to earn a trophy! The London and LA EDM Pokémon Night Out shows went on sale and ended up selling out. The Day events have not been confirmed fully yet. Some small Pokémon Champions talk! Pokémon Center will start inviting people to buy products with exclusive links. Pokémon GO is gettin...

Pokémon Sleep's new Latias event is ongoing and we give a recap of how we feel about this event. Pokémon Champions is here and we talk about VP, the Battle Pass, the Yearly Membership, and recruitment from the Ranch. Champions launched with a lot of issues and bugs and a couple have already gotten fixed with an acknowledgment of another fix to come at an unknown date? The game seems very solid for...

The lottery system is now open for Pokémon Worlds, we give you all the information you need to know! Pokopia gets a Sudowoodo event on April 1st. We suggest there will probably be more this year as nothing is planned after Champions. We dive into the 4.0 Pokémon HOME update and why Pokémon that touch Legends Z-A can't go backwards. We get abilities for some new Mega Pokémon and talk about Champion...

After playing Pokémon Champions, we now know the release date and some of the pricing that may come on launch day. This entire episode is dedicated to our excitement and concerns around Pokémon Champions. Marketing of this game has seemed to pick up with the focus being for people who have never really battled before. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:55-Behind the scenes at TPCi 00:14:40-Bas...

More Pokopia talk around the storage system in the game and how to water bend. This episode we also compare just the general feel around people's comments to this game vs the last couple of Pokémon games like Legends Z-A's online reception. Pokémon Champions will be playable at PAX East, but we still don't have release date or pricing. Pokémon TCG Pocket has hit the Shiny button again. Hyunda...

The first event of Pokopia had a moment of confusion. There is a bug patch coming to Pokopia soon to fix areas in the game where you could stop progression and to fix a Bug Pokémon. There are no story spoilers in this episode. Pokémon Sleep gets a new Legendary event and a new partnership with Garmin watches. Pokémon TCG seems to be getting some smaller sets, but also Pokémon bought a trading card...

We talk about how good Pokémon Pokopia is. There are no story spoilers in this episode, but we do talk about what is on the first three areas of the game you can explore. Pokopia has sold out at several stores and has early signs of proving to be a Nintendo Switch 2 system seller. In this episode, we dive into habitats, the size of the game, and comparing it to other cozy games like Animal Crossin...

Pokémon Day brought us the announcement of Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves! These two titles will arrive in 2027 and we learn the three starters are Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. We see very little of Pokémon Champions, but we know it arrives this April. Pokopia introduces both a cooking mechanic and a prop hunt mode. TPC also revealed a Game Boy toy that plays 45 songs in an inconvenient way. TIMEST...

A local Pokémon TCG shop was asked by Nintendo to change their name and logo after a recent robbery. Our honest thoughts on Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos in LA. FireRed and LeafGreen are coming on Pokémon day and we talk about nostalgia being a prison. Was the add-on for Mega Night worth the cost of admission and time after playing for 8 hours all day? Podcast recorded live in a studio with our friends o...

Details about the Pokémon Pinball machine by Stern arrives with Pokémon, gameplay, pre-order information, and more. TCG Pocket seems to be losing players rapidly and DeNA is working on a fix to retain them. Preview of Pokopia are now going around. We see new footage, new gameplay, more details about multiplayer, and find out there should be a hefty post game after you roll credits. TPCi announced...

Pokémon Friends gets a brand new update to make puzzles easier and to make getting plushes easier. Both Nintendo Stores are hosting Pokémon Day events at the end of the month. Stern Pinball has announced that an official Pokémon pinball table is on the way, but we haven't seen it. Sirfetch'd comes to Pokémon UNITE. New Ultra Beast information surfaces from an ex-Game Freak artist. TIMESTAMPS 00:00...

Ascended Heroes gets pushed back from Jan 30th to February 20 in the US and Canada. This messes up upcoming tournaments and Pokémon TCG Live. Universal Studio in Japan is getting more Pokémon stuff. The Pokémon Legends Z-A Music collection comes out in April. Ishihara accepts the NYVGCC Legend Award and we talk about the "ownership" of The Pokémon Company. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30...

[Featuring  Alcremie Sundae ] Pokémon Legends Z-A gets a patch to fix some issues with the game and to let you buy bulk berries and hold more Mega Shards. Pokémon TCG Pocket will finally add stadium cards to the game. We talk about ticket prices, rides, food, and the forest limitations of PokéPark KANTO that opens next month. Two new Megas from Legends Z-A will come to Pokémon GO Tour: K...

The first five sets of Pokémon LEGO are here! Two of those sets cannot be purchased outright and apparently more sets will come later this year. We compare the prices of these sets to other LEGO sets and talk about the Pokémon tax. The Switch 2 gets an update to fix crashing on BDSP. The London History Museum sold out all 4 months in advance. Deluxe Pack EX returns to Pokémon TCG Pocket. TIMESTAMP...