To Kill A Delibird - A Pokemon Rewatch & Analysis Podcast

It's a triple baby! This week on To Kill A Delibird Kellan and Graham are recapping and re-enjoying Ep. 153, “The Totodile Duel”, Ep. 154, “Hot Matches!”, and Ep. 155, “Love, Totodile Style” from Pokemon: The Johto Journeys anime. We meet Totodile and boy does he bring a new level of fun to the show. He's a likeable and (slightly) less problematic version of Brock! The first episode review...

It's the clash of the titans! At least it is if the titans are a singing puffball and a tail-obsessed bulldog. Welcome back to To Kill A Delibird where this week we recap Ep. 151, “Tunnel Vision” and Ep. 152, “Hour of the Houndour”! Listener discretion is definitely advised for the opening bit this week as we explore our degenerate sides. The first episode we review has our two trailing compan...

Did you know pioneers used to ride Geodude to school? That's right folks, TKAD is back with a bit of a Pokemon history lesson. We kick off the episode by going into Pokemon jobs all around the globe. Then we get into the real content of the episode by reviewing, reliving and recapping Pokemon Johto Journeys episodes 149, “The Fire-ing Squad!” and 150, “No Big Woop!”. When both episode titles h...

Wobbuffeta cheese! Get your Wobbuffeta cheese! That's right, this week we milk a Wobbuffet live on air. After the milking, we introduce our guest Curtis, who is a Wobbuffet fanatic (and our first guest in like 7 months), and put him to the test against Kellan. The episodes this week are Ep. 147, “A Farfetch'd Tale” and Ep. 148, “Tricks of the Trade”. Ep. 147 is a fantastic adaptation of th...

Azalea Town! That’s right folks, it has been one heck of a Johto Journey but Ash and the gang are finally at Azalea Town. This is the Azalea Arc on To Kill A Delibird as Kellan and Graham enjoy the ins and outs of Ep. 144, “A Shadow of a Drought”, Ep. 145, “Going Apricorn!”, and Ep. 146, “Gettin’ the Bugs Out”. Shauna gave the idea for the opening bit this week, which is all about Slowpoke Tails....

It's “Entitled Douchebags Who Wear Patagonia Vests Week” on To Kill A Delibird! Everyone's favourite Pokemon anime rewatch podcast is back at it again with Pokemon: The Johto Journeys Ep. 142, “Wired for Battle!” and Ep. 143, “Good ‘Quil Hunting“. Graham kicks off the podcast with some musings about computer analytics. The first episode reviewed features a person Kellan hates doing somethi...

This week on To Kill A Delibird we continue the Pokemon Johto Journeys adventure and find our self in Gotham City and then the set of the Sound of Music. Kellan and Graham relive, recap and review Ep. 140, “The Superhero Secret” and Ep. 141, “Mild 'n Wooly”. We start by talking about pokemon superheros. Ep. 140 introduces us to Gligarman who is part Adam West Batman and part Mermaid Man from Spong...

Nice. It's a trepidatious triple on To Kill A Delibird this week where Kellan and Graham psychoanalyse Ep. 137, “Grin to Win!”, Ep. 138, “Chikorita's Big Upset”, and Ep. 139, “Foul Weather Friends”. All of these episodes feature grass type Pokemon who undergo some form of cognitive behaviour therapy. How's that for a theme? Therapy and the number 69. Freud would have a festival with th...

It's the Murder of Tracey Sketchit finale! Find out who the killer is! This week it's a western and we had a ton of fun making it. After the preamble story we review, recap, and relive Ep. 136, “Tanks a Lot!” and Ep. 137, “Charizard's Burning Ambitions” of Pokemon: The Johto Journeys. The first episode features Sentret, a cute racoon ferret hybrid who excels at warning signals and thei...

If we had a nickel for every gym battle in The Johto Journeys so far, we would have one nickel. It's finally here folks! The journey to Violet City only took a million years but that's okay because this week's episodes are awesome! To Kill A Delibird is reviewing, recapping and reliving Ep. 133, “Fighting Flyer with Fire” and Ep. 134, “For Crying Out Loud”. The opening bit is about flying related...

To Kill A Delibird is a local radio show this week. We explore the duality of man by highlighting bliss and psychosis. This episode contains Chapter 3 of “The Murder of Tracey Sketchit”, followed by an exploration of Pokemon Johto Journeys episode 131, “Ignorance is Blissey” and episode 132, “A Bout With Sprout”. We've got old friendships. We've got wobbly towers. We have a revitalised spa...

It’s whistle week on To Kill A Delibird! What’s that? You’ve never heard of whistle week? It’s only the most important holiday in the galaxy! This week on To Kill A Delibird, Graham and Kellan relive and recap two whistle themed Pokemon anime episodes: Ep. 129, “Once in a Blue Moon” and Ep. 130, “The Whistle Stop”. Ep. 129 introduces us to one of Kellan’s (and your) favourite Pokemon, Quagsire! Gr...

Welcome back folks to the top Digimon anime rewatch podcast on the internet! Graham the Digi-maniac and Kellan the Digimon novice are back at it and this is a special week as they are reviewing, recapping and reliving Digimon: The Movie. We start the episode with a deep dive into the true essence of Digimon: strapping things to other things. The movie itself gets special treatment. We break it dow...

We’ve got deers! We’ve got weird little grass dinosaurs! We’ve got a murder mystery to solve! Welcome back to To Kill A Delibird where we review Ep. 127, “The Little Big Horn” and Ep. 128, “The Chikorita Rescue”. We start the episode with a surprise visit from an old friend; Mew3 gives us an update on his latest adventures. Then we see a deer that can get people super high. Stantler seems like a f...

You’ve likely heard of shark week, but have you heard of rich people week? This week on To Kill A Delibird, we feature the other fierce blood thirsty predator: the extremely wealthy. That’s right, we have two back to back Pokemon: The Johto Journeys episodes that show the antics of the hyper elite in the form of Ep. 125, “Spinarak Attack” and Ep. 126, “Snubbull Snobbery”. Graham and Kellan kick of...

It's spooky week here on To Kill A Delibird (TKAD)! No wait, it’s actually dance week! Wait wait, no this time we got it, it’s actually twin week! This week on TKAD, join regular hosts Graham and Kellan as they relive Ep. 123, “Illusion Confusion!” and Ep. 124, “Flower Power” from Pokemon: The Johto Journeys. Kellan kicks off the week with a philosophical discussion about the role of a remake....

Would an elephant by any other name smell just as sweetly? Only if it's made of vulcanised rubber. This week on To Kill A Delibird, Graham and Kellan learn all about Heracross and Donphan while recapping Ep. 121, “A Sappy Ending” and Ep. 122, “Roll On, Pokémon!” of the Pokemon anime Johto Journeys. They start by talking about the sense of smelling. Don't worry, it makes sense. Sort of. The fun con...

A whole new world we live in! But you still gotta listen to them all. This week on To Kill A Delibird join Graham and Kellan on their intro into Johto as they review Ep. 119, “Don't Touch That 'dile” and Ep. 120, “The Double Trouble Header”! We kick off the Johto Journeys with a discussion on the Gen II games and some solid branding advice for sports team franchises. The first Pokemon epis...

It's the ending of the beginning and the beginning of the ending that leads to a new beginning. This week on To Kill A Delibird we are officially ending the Orange League arc and saying goodbye to Generation 1 of the Pokemon anime! The arc ends with Ep. 117, “A Tent Situation” and Ep. 118, “The Rivalry Revival”. We say goodbye to generation one by discussing our favourite generation one Pokemo...

Yeehaw and saddle up but also arrr matey?!? This week on To Kill A Delibird we encounter pirates and cowboys while we review and recap Pokemon anime Orange Island episodes Ep. 115, “Viva Las Lapras” and Ep. 116, “The Underground Round Up”. We kick this episode off with a unique challenge from Kellan unto Graham, and since Graham writes these descriptions, it must be stated that he rises to the cha...

Orange Island Orange League Orange Crew Big Battle Bonanza! That's right folks, Ash and gang are at the Orange League competition already! The Orange Islands arc has been short and sweet, like a really small, strong orange you can eat in one bite. The week of To Kill A Delibird, Graham and Kellan cover Ep. 113, “Hello, Pummelo!” And Ep. 114, “Enter The Dragonite”. The episodes are two parts of...

Welcome back to the podcast with the most badges (I think). In today’s episode, we join our boy Ash collecting his twelfth badge. What podcast would have more badges? Is there a badge podcast? Today on To Kill A Delibird we are recapping Ep. 110, “Pokémon Double Trouble”, Ep. 111, “The Wacky Watcher!”, and Ep. 112, “The Stun Spore Detour”. “Pokemon Double Trouble” features a loud anime mom, a reso...

Calling all podcast listeners! It’s a Pokemon emergency and we need some crappy comedy immediately! Send the emergency crews with their corniest puns! This week on To Kill A Delibird Kellan and Graham are reliving Ep. 108, “The Pokémon Water War” and Ep. 109, “Pokémon Food Fight!”. Corny puns arrive at the scene first, providing absolutely nothing and making the situation worse. Ep. 108 is all abo...

Grab your popcorn, it's a movie special week on To Kill A Delibird! This week we are covering Pokemon 2000: The Power of One (subtitled in the Japanese release as “Lugia’s Explosive Birth”, which is one of the best names of anything ever). We spend some time looking back on the past year of TKAD, which has been an explosive birth of its own. After that, Graham and Kellan recap the movie, which...

This week on “To Kill A Delibird”, two grown men discuss, in intimate detail, a dire situation in which an animated cat and mouse find themself elastically bound together and it IS NOT an episode of Tom and Jerry. The Pokemon anime recap adventure continues with Ep. 106, “Bound For Trouble” and Ep. 107, “Charizard Chills”. The first episode we recap features the aforementioned bondage scenario. Th...