It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

The third Skill Week returns to Pokémon Sleep with a new Pokémon, Shuckle! Pokémon Scarlet and Violet begins to repeat old 7-Star Raids starting with Venusaur and will continue that for the next 20+ weeks. Meowth arrives to Pokémon UNITE. Pokopia gets a new pre-order bonus for US customers purchasing from Pokémon Center. We talk about how Champions can succeed and what it can do to flop. TIMESTAMP...

We look back on some of the Pokémon news that TPCi seemed to deem worthy to write in their retrospective. A neat Japanese Pokémon ecology book is getting an English translation and coming out this Spring. Pocket gets some updates. Pokémon teases a 30th Anniversary logo with a small trailer. We speculate why older games still might not come to the Switch or Switch 2. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introductio...

Please make sure you finish the credits for the Mega Dimension DLC of Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about some of the standout moments of the DLC and some of the weird choices this DLC makes. We talk about the Darkrai fight and the Mega Rayquaza fight, along with other Mega Pokémon we enjoyed seeing. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky....

Pokémon TCG Pocket gets a brand new set to end off the year and it features Charizard. The Pokémon Company acknowledges Mega Zygarde for the first time outside of the main series games. Spoiler-free talk about the Legends Z-A DLC that includes Hyperspace thoughts, the grind, and donuts. Pokémon Sleep gets a 2-week long NY event. Nintendo is releasing more sizes of cartridges for the Switch 2 maybe...

Pokémon GO finally introduces long distance trading and it seems balanced! GO Fest is coming back to Chicago to celebrate the 10 year anniversary. We share our spoiler free thoughts on the Mega Dimension DLC and if it's worth $30 compared to past DLCs. We get the revenue of pretty much every Pokémon mobile game for 2025 and even some data about how many HOME users there could be. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:...

Pokémon announces both Mega Lucario Z and Mega Mewtwo in Pokémon Legends Z-A before the DLC this week. We talk about how Mega's stats work or have worked in the series. Pokémon Friends gets a surprising winter update that adds 10 new puzzles and 50 new plushes. Pokémon TCG Pocket didn't get a monthly set, but one should be around the corner. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:40-Mega Lucario Z...

Pokémon Sleep adds Spirtomb to the game. Pokémon Works opens a brand new studio in Kyoto to continue to work on Pokémon Sleep. Niantic announces Kalos Tour and a brand new night event at the Rose Bowl to feature Mega Pokémon. Nintendo buys the studio that made New Pokémon Snap. Legends Z-A goes on to be the best selling physical game of the year so far. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:50- P...

Pokémon Legends Z-A: Mega Dimension is set to arrive on December 10th. The trailer shows that we will stay in Lumiose City, but it'll be a new dimension of it. The trailers gave us three new Mega Pokémon to look forward too, donut making, and a new battle system that pushes our levels past level 100. Rank mode in Legends Z-A has adjust the rewards for playing. Pokopia gave us a new 10 minute...

Now that Pokémon Legends Z-A has been out for about a month, here are our thoughts on some of the stuff not covered on the podcast and/or some topics we want to revisit from the mini-series. This episode does contain some spoilers of the game, so it's best that you at least get to Rank A before listening. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:45-The Museum 00:16:30-New Models & Animations 00:...

Mega Pokémon spoilers for Legends Z-A. We go over all the Mega Pokémon in Legends Z-A and rank them on a tier list. This is our list, so if you have your own opinions, please share them in our Discord, Slack, or on YouTube. No news this week as there was travel. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Mega Pokémon, Part 1 00:30:40-Mega Pokémon, Part 2 01:05:45-Mega Pokémon, Part 3 01:44:50-Credi...

Pokémon Legends Z-A is giving players another chance at the Greninja Mega Stone and adjusting the rewards for next season so it's even easier to earn. We have information that a couple bugs will be fixed in Z-A sometime this November. There are some glitches and ways to play that may be patched, but that wouldn't be talked about ahead of time. Pokémon TCG Pocket celebrates 1 year with a video and...

Final episode of SBC. Please make sure you finish the credits of Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the ending of the game, the final battle, the characters coming together, and some moments after the credits of the game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.tw...

Returning to an old cafe in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk two characters that the game decides to expand on in our search to get to Rank A. We also get a new building to go into and we see a new Mega Pokémon this episode. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twi...

The tournament storyline in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk two new characters and two new Megas that show up in this episode. We also have some complaints with our rival's choices. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸  www.instagram.com...

Finishing the Rust Syndicate storyline in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about more story stuff as we head to Rank C. We also circle back to inside of building and the lack of going inside buildings.   AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twitch.tv/pkmncast...

No Legends Z-A talk or spoilers. Pokémon Sleep added two new ingredients and a new Pokémon for the Halloween event this week. Pokémon TCG Pocket officially announces it's new set and announces fixes for Deluxe ex, but those fixes won't come for 8-9 months. We found out that Pokémon Friends is a reskin of an old mobile game called ThinkThink. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30- Pokémon Sleep...

Start of the Rust Syndicate storyline and more Rouge Alpha battles in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about multiplayer for Rouge Mega Battles (we call them Raids here) could be the future of Pokémon games since they pull mechanics from current day games that have group raids. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/...

Ghost girl and Fighting guy from Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the two puzzles in this episode and how they could have been solved differently. We also talk about the two new Mega's shown this episode. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twitch.tv/pkmncas...

The quiz show in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the two battles you have to do here which introduce two new Mega Pokémon to us. We also talk about some past issues that still bother us after being 20 hours into these games. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾 ...

The Post Rank V "Mega Issue" in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about the three mega Pokémon that appear around the map and how those battles feel and play-out. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸  www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝  ww...

First big story reveal in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about a mission that gives you a Shiny Pokémon and we talk about the first, in our opinion, big story beat in the game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸  www.instagram.com/pkm...

Talk on how catching works and the Canari charms in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Talk about the first Mega fight, but no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about collecting the purple screws and start diving into the opening story of this game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  w...

Pokémon Sleep updated to 3.0 and fixed another healer class, upgraded bag, and set up halloween prep. Pokémon TCG Pocket is adding gift cards, more cards to trade, and better Wonder Pick before their 1-Year anniversary. Pokémon GO launched level 80 and a new feature that broke right away. We talk about how even if you are bad at battles, you should be able to get your Greninjite in less than an ho...

Early Impressions of Pokémon Legends Z-A. No major story spoilers and no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about the music, Pokémon Center Lady, and the Poké Lids in the game. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸  www...

Early thoughts on the battle system of Pokémon Legends Z-A. No story spoilers and no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about going from Rank Z to Rank Y, testing sneaking, and the new action combat. AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS https://www.twitch.tv/glowl https://bsky.app/profile/glowl.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/glowl LINKS 🌐  www.pkmncast.com 👾  www.twitch.t...