Regional Variants: A Pokémon Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Hello Regional Variants fans! I hope you are all excited for today's episode! We have a special collaboration between the Regional Variants and the 0-2 Drop. This was a fun episode to record, and we hope you all enjoy listening through it. Some disclaimers (Chris-Claimers), there are a few sensitive topics and suggestive topics that are briefly discussed. So fair warning to a...

Send us Fan Mail Pokémon Worlds Events https://www.mlb.com/giants/tickets/specials/pokemon-worlds-night Lego News & "Leaked Sets" https://www.reddit.com/r/PokeLeaks/s/IosAStvZTX https://www.pokebeach.com/2026/05/lego-announces-five-finalists-for-pokemon-tcg-card-building-contest-voting-now-open Pokémon Aerospace News https://x.com/pokemon_cojp/status/2059847132455018600?s=46&t=Tg...

Send us Fan Mail Airbus  Photo Credit: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times Target Merch:  https://www.target.com/c/pokemon-x-target/-/N-x3oll https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXH4dvhDDuP/?igsh=dG90MDFiN3J0dGgx Zavvi:  https://us.zavvi.com/c/franchises/pokemon/ Pokémon Orlando Regional Championships 2026: https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/23725 https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/237...

Send us Fan Mail Sign up for Pokémon Worlds on April 2nd!!: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/play-pokemon-competitions-transition-to-pokemon-champions-on-april-and-may-2026 PSA Scandal Video Coverage: https://youtu.be/iiJyKOSu92w?si=S1baIzcJCqXCRYNq There are other content creators that cover this topic. But I wanted to at least highlight this content creator for their ingenuity.  Pokémon C...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Pokémon Day to all you beautiful listeners. Apologies for the rusty intro. It has been a while. This is your Host Gmeister (Matt) and HandsomeGarbage(Hovey) coming back with a fun prediction and Pokémon Day coverage episode. Please enjoy our special guest appearances from ZimmyKid, JetForceGemini(name pending change), and TacoDog8. Hit us up on our socials and email with any...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back you lovely Regional Variant listeners & fans! We appreciate your patience while we went through the most chaotic holiday season we have ever had in the history of Regional Variants. But fret not, we are back this year stronger than ever. We hope you enjoy listening to our special guest this week. He is a professional Pokemon Go player, Shout caster (announcer) for...

Send us Fan Mail Happy PokeWeen ya'll! I hope you all have a cozy and safe Halloween! We'll cover some PokeWeen in the next episode. Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregiona...

Send us Fan Mail New Shiny Legendaries: https://x.com/serebiinet/status/1966372663259242503?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg https://x.com/serebiinet/status/1966291194859676125?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg https://x.com/phillybeatzu/status/1971648760133701797?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg Legends Z-A LATAM Promotion:  https://x.com/pokemonlatam/status/1971404148081115369?s=46&t=Tg-gl...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Regional Variants' enjoyers and listeners. This is your Host Matt (GMEISTER) just checking in with everyone. It's a small update in what is to come this month leading up to the release of Legends Z-A, we hope you all are excited! Thank you for checking in and we'll catch you in the next episode! Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch:  https://www.twitch...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Regional Variant listeners; this week Hovey and Matt have a special coverage of the recent Nintendo Direct. Please join us for an in depth break down on what we are looking forward to and the "controversy" with the new DLC announcements. There are some links listed bellow for your leisurely viewing. Please view links while you are stationary. Be safe and have a won...

Send us Fan Mail  Hello Regional Variant fans! This will be the final Guest featured episode of the year. We hope you enjoy and if you have any guest recommendations, please let us know. I also posted the GoFundMe for Justin Basil in case anyone was interested in supporting his family during this difficult time. Poke Park:  https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/prepare-for-pokepark-kantos-grand-...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Regional Variant fans! This month's interview was in the works for a while. We hope you all enjoy this episode. Have a pleasant day/ night wherever you are located in the world. Thank you for your continued support. James Carter Cathcart: https://mynintendonews.com/2025/07/10/pokemon-voice-actor-james-carter-cathcart-has-passed-away/ https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net...

Send us Fan Mail How's it going Regional Variant fans and family! As we stated in the episode, we just wanted to test out a short segment that Hovey and I will plan on covering for a short while and see how this new format works for us.  We hope you all enjoy this new format to the podcast channel. Please send us any suggestions for pop culture series you'd like to hear us cover! Patreon...

Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! Thank you for tuning in for this month's episode. As we get into ramping up the summer festivities, we wanted to take the time to share a wonderful episode with you all! If anyone of our listeners are attending NAIC, please feel free to say hello if you spot me in the crowd. Good luck to all the Trainers attending New Orleans this week! JoyCon for Switch 2 Art...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Trainers! This weeks episode will be a bit longer than most other episodes. But I promise you'll enjoy this months extended recording with JetForceGemini. Sitting Cuties gets Regional Variant and Alolan debut: https://pokejungle.net/2025/04/25/alolan-pokemon-sitting-cuties-plushies-revealed/ Mecha Japan Alola Merchandise:   https://discord.com/channels/@me/1368000393304...

Send us Fan Mail Beginner To Winner PvP Links: https://linktr.ee/btwpvp MLB x Nintendo merch Collaboration:  https://x.com/cubs/status/1901952216875061588?s=46 https://x.com/mariners/status/1902725566542774493?s=46 https://x.com/nintendoamerica/status/1902706809691103249?s=12 Pokémon TCG News: https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/03/pokemon-center-singapore-and-pokemon-vending-machines-implement-new-ant...

Send us Fan Mail If you liked our interview with FishOnAHeater and are looking to follow his content and Pokemon Go Journey. Here are a plethora of outlets where you can find him. Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/pallettownpvp Discord Server (PalletTownPVP):  https://discord.gg/e6fApWwqR3 Twitter/ X:  https://x.com/FishOnAHeater_ Go Cast Podcast (also available on ApplePod):  https://open.spotify.co...

Send us Fan Mail Honda Motor Sports X Pokémon:  https://x.com/pokemon_cojp/status/1894915355526463509?s=46 Serebii Web Page:    https://www.serebii.net/ Pokémon Day Presents Video '25:    https://youtu.be/W7FTkUFU7nw?si=9ICJnyUUkZ0-Odf5 Pokémon Japan's Twitter Pokémon Day Countdown: Day 7:  https://x.com/pokemon_cojp/status/1892499468617916913?s=46 Day 6:  https://x.com/pokemon_cojp/stat...

Send us Fan Mail No show notes today folks. Thank you for you patience and we hope you enjoy this beautiful episode that Hovey and Matt got to share with the loves of their lives. Happy month of February. Please look forward to our special Pokémon Day coverage episode. Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@regionalvaria...

Send us Fan Mail American Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ PalWorld: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/palworld-drops-a-massive-update-that-further-distances-the-survival-game-from-pokemon-following-the-nintendo-lawsuit-and-fans-couldnt-be-more-proud-justice-for-palworld/ Year of the Eevee: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2025-is-the-year-of-eevee-at-the-po...

Send us Fan Mail TCG Pocket:  https://x.com/serebiinet/status/1856822730475155572?s=12 https://x.com/serebiinet/status/1867200314245357768?s=12 https://x.com/pokemonrestocks/status/1867229630698246197?s=12 https://x.com/pokemon_cojp/status/1859518408754430451?s=12 https://x.com/re_riam/status/1863418316779671729?s=12 https://x.com/pokemondealstcg/status/1863490830524408085?s=12 What's New wit...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Fall season and month of Thanks! We hope you all are able to stay safe and warm. Please enjoy this episode and share with those you think will enjoy our format of Pokémon podcasting. Pokemon Go arrives in Saudi Arabia: https://x.com/bhebe_ganda/status/1854959506289312217?s=46 Pokémon Lets Go debut in China: https://github.com/abcboy101/notes/blob/main/LGPE/README.md Rain Cit...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Early Halloween to all of our listeners. Please stay safe on your night out and we hope you enjoy this months episode. Stay Spooky ya'll! Rain City Showcase:  https://www.climatepledgearena.com/event/rain-city-showcase-24/ Pokémon x FRGMNT:  https://x.com/pokemonrestocks/status/1833301275259052145?s=12 https://snkrdunk.com/en/streetwears/109963?slide=right Pokémon Merch...

Send us Fan Mail Fall is upon us and it's your Hosts' favorite time of year! Get your spooks on, 'cause we're bringing that Halloween Fear! (I mean cheer) If you would like to skip the Statistics segment at the backend of the podcast, please skip to 1:45:00 for the rest of the non-Pokémon/ somewhat Pokémon segment. (Haha) Pokémon Go Updates/ Concerns: https://x.com/niantichelp/...

Send us Fan Mail Rachael Lillis:  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/arts/television/rachael-lillis-dead.html Nintendo Museum Direct:  https://www.youtube.com/live/JApUMBscKOc?si=qoWLnYF3zCylzGry Hanafuda:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafuda Karuta:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuta Pokémon Worlds Top 8 from all divisions:  https://worlds.pokemon.com/en-us/news/world-championships-winn...