It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra is the first Pokémon DLC coming to Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield in 2020. With new Legendary Pokémon, new Galarian Pokémon, and with 200 old Pokémon returning, you will be able to purchase this DLC for $30. The Isle of Amor arrives in June, The Crown Tundra in the Fall of 2020. Three new Legendary Pokémon have been shown such as Kubfu, Urshifu, and Calyrex...

To celebrate the new year, The Pokémon Company pushed a new promoted event to Max Raid battles, Shiny Magikarp! We talk about that event and Season 2 of the Ranked Battles in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Pokémon GO kicked off their Adventure Sync Hatchathon event with party hat Wurmple and friends! Pokémon GO also ranked high in revenue after 2019 ended, we go over their truckload of money he...

Lance (and soon to be Cynthia) arrive to Pokémon Masters. We cover the new Poffin item in Pokémon GO and the recent 11-7 event that happened on Saturday. The official Pokémon Galar guidebook has over 60 errors in it and TPCi apologized in Japan for the issues with the book. We cover the two new Pokémon Facebook games that arrived out of no where. Finally, the crew talks about the last 10 years of...

Pokémon has provided an article about how to raise Pokémon in Sword and Shield for competitive purposes. A new updated Buddy system has been added to Pokémon GO. The Power of Us is being brought to Netflix, new Mystery Gifts are here for SwSh, and some old stuff was dug up about Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. We tackle rumors and speculation about the old stuff, while Maddy is back to bring us some ne...

The Pokémon GO and Pokémon Masters Holiday events are around the corner. We explain catch rate in Max Raids and just overall catch rate in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. TPCi announced Pokémon: Twilight Wings, a Galar Region Short Animated Series , which is coming early 2020. Jeopardy featured a Pokémon segment with questions for fans. Finally, we go over how the NPCs give their Pokémon nicknam...

We dive deep on how Niantic Wayfarer can improve Pokémon GO. We go over a ton of Max Raid information including rewards, strategy, and collecting watts. The 2020 Video Game Competition is around the corner and we prepare you with the updated rules. A new segment introduce on this show with a new voice! On top of all that, both Pokémon Masters and Pokémon Rumble Rush gets an update too.  00:01:20 -...

Normal episodes are back! Will, Greg, and SBJ talk about their thoughts on Max Raid battles, trading in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, the Curry Dex, and the Wild Area. We spend some time on people manipulating the Max Raids. We address the false information around "Ultra Shiny" Pokémon and how this incorrect news spreads. We tackle are favorite things from the games and our issues with the g...

Our trainers go on to solve the issue of the Darkest Day before we get to participate in our Champion Battle. After confronting the threat, we compare this situation to past games. We also talk about our overall thoughts on Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.  00:00:30 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Always Gets Lost 00:06:30 - The Darkest Day 00:33:40 - The Champion 01:05:00 - Overall Thoughts 01:18:00 -...

After collecting all eight Gym Badges, we head to Wyndon to get ready to challenge Leon. We talk about Wyndon and the issues that happen there that slow down our trainer from getting to fight the Champion right away.  00:00:30 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Wyndon 00:13:30 - Rivals 00:27:20 - Dinner Plans 00:42:30 - Rose Tower 01:06:00 - Round Two  01:13:00 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twi...

Headed to Spikemuth this episode to check out the Dark Gym and meet the Dark Gym Leader. After the battle, we then head to fight the Dragon Gym Leader. Before all this talking, we spend some time talking about the audio quality of the game overall. 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:02:30 - High-Quality Earbuds 00:11:00 - Gym Battle 7 00:49:00 - Gym Battle 8 01:08:00 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾...

Irene, Micah, and SBJ talk about the Wild Area finally. We talk Raids, the Vendors, the Digging Duo, and more. There is also a couple issues with the Wild Area that we address on top of that. Our crew then ventures to the 6th Gym Leader. Depending on which version, an Ice battle or a Rock battle awaits you. 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:02:45 - The Wild Area 00:37:10 - Gym Battle 6 01:06:00 - Post Cr...

We challenge and take on the fourth and fifth gyms in this episode. We find new fossils and talk about how they work. We see a couple new Pokémon on our way to Stow-in-Side, in which we talk about version exclusive Gym Leaders. Afterwards, we meet Bede again, and an unexpected turn of events happens. Finally, we challenge Opal for the Fairy Badge. 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Minor Story 00:...

We talk about the Water Gym and the Fire Gym this episode. Our journey brings to to getting the Rotom Bike and a new Baby Pokémon in the Daycare. We learn more about Chairman Rose and Bede. Sword and Shield also seems to dive into character development a bit more than past games with people like Kabu too. 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:04:30 - The Bike 00:08:00 - Baby Pokémon 00:20:00 - Gym Battle 2 0...

Our Starters finally evolved into the middle evolutions. We made it to the first Gym Leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield. We talk about meeting the Gym Leaders formally after Leon introduces us. We meet our other two Rivals and talk about Hop a bit more. After knocking out a lot of the story stuff, we give initial impressions on the Wild Area. 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:03:20 - Starters Evolve 00:1...

We give our first impressions on Pokémon Sword and Shield. No spoilers past meeting Sonia for the first time. We discuss our starters, Leon, your rival, and comparing the beginning of this game to past Pokémon games like XY and Sun & Moon. Enjoy! 00:00:30 - Introduction 00:05:40 - The Opening 00:25:20 - Starter Picks 01:00:00 - Post Credits 🎟 Nintendo Switch Lite Giveaway 🌐 www.pkmncast.com...

Last podcast before Pokémon Sword and Shield drops! We talk about the Curry Dex, Mints, Max Raid Battles, and the clash of negativity vs positivity for these games. Giovanni finally appears in Pokémon GO. Japan cancels an upcoming event. The guy who made Undertale made some music for Pokémon. We talk the future of the PokéDex and how Pokémon HOME may or may not have an impact on future games.  00:...

Featuring RealBreakingNate (interview starts at 56 mins into the episode). Pokémon Sword/Shield leaks have happened, revealing most of the PokéDex, but we don't talk about it this episode. We tackle Cosmic Eclipse, the new TCG set, the anime is set to debut Pikachu's origin story as a Pichu, and the recent Pokémon GO event fell flat for a lot of fans. Healthy living returns this episode too!! A bo...

Another interview with Game Freak, in where they talk about connectivity from Pokémon GO to Pokémon Sword and Shield, Sirfetch'd, and how fans respond to them making games. Pokémon Masters gets a story update. The Pokémon TCG is already banning a new card from the upcoming set. Pokémon GO announced a new Battle Tournament for early next year and some new Team Rocket stuff on the horizon. Finally,...

Charizard, Pikachu, Meowth, and more get special BIG Pokémon treatment in the latest Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield trailer. Pokémon Masters has a roadmap based on last week's apology. Niantic is rolling out a map update to GO, as well as, a new $8.99 event that seems like a worldwide GO Fest. With Sword/Shield around the corner, an embargo lifted in regards to the first 90 mins of gameplay. We...

Even the producer of Pokémon Masters thinks that the game is boring and a grind, we talk about the apology letter. Speaking of flopping mobile games, why is Harry Potter: Wizard's Unite a dud compared to Pokémon GO? Galarian Ponyta was finally talked about by the Pokémon Company, so we can go over what they said. Ash gets a female friend added to his roster for the upcoming Pokémon anime in Japan....

Game Informer dropped a bunch of new Pokémon Sword and Shield information on us. Auto-save stuff, no HMs, why Pokémon were cut, new features, changing natures and more. A 24-hour live stream also showed off Impidimp and Galar Ponyta. Pokémon GO is doing Raid nights every Wednesday this month, and new shirts got added to the shop. Finally, Game Freak talks about how Max Raid battles were made befor...

Lots of Pokémon GO stuff happening again! Mobile Mario Kart got more downloads on day 1 of release than Pokémon GO, so does this mean anything? Shiny Charizard is still worth something to someone. A 24-hour looped video will be shown off soon to show some new stuff in Sword/Shield! 00:01:40 - Introduction 00:07:00 - Mario Kart vs Pokémon GO 00:23:00 - Upcoming Sword/Shield News 00:35:10 - Break Mu...

Sirfetch'd was unveiled as a Pokémon Sword exclusive Pokémon! Unova Pokémon have arrived in Pokémon GO. The Ultra Bonus week is ending, but Mewtwo is coming back! Trapinch Community Day was announced. Hidden Fates, the newest Pokémon TCG set, is still impossible to find. The season finale of the Japanese Pokémon anime wrapped up and people are talking about it, including us. 00:01:40 - Introductio...

Niantic just settled a 4 million dollar lawsuit regarding trespassing. A new, mysterious Pokémon was shown off, and the internet thinks they know what it could be. Pokémon Center got a new revamp of plushies, including every Pokémon from Johto, plus some Halloween merchandise. Pokémon Masters apologized to players by offering them 6,000 gems for their bug issues. 00:02:10 - Introduction 00:05:00 -...

Cramorant and Polteageist are the two newest Pokémon shown off this past week in a recent Nintendo Direct. We cover the new clothing styles and the Curry Dex in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Minor Pokémon GO news this episode, but we spend a good time talking about our thoughts on the new mobile game, Pokémon Masters. The new Sword and Shield TCG set also got announced this past week too. 00:00:20 - I...