It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

You Can Now Get Shiny Volcanion After 13 Years

04 May 2026

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After 5 years, we now have new merch! You can get it right here: pkmncast.shopA Pokémon event in South Korea get canceled by the government due to sa...

New Event and Update to Pokémon Pokopia

27 Apr 2026

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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 ev...

Pokémon Night Out Ended Up Selling Out

20 Apr 2026

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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 ED...

Ups and Downs of Pokémon Champions

13 Apr 2026

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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...

Behind the Scenes of the Pokémon HOME 4.0 Update

06 Apr 2026

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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 ...

Everything We Know about Pokémon Champions

30 Mar 2026

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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 t...

Tips & Tricks for Pokopia

23 Mar 2026

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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 comm...

The First Scandal of Pokopia

16 Mar 2026

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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 progre...

Pokémon Pokopia is Amazing

09 Mar 2026

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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 ...

Pokémon Winds & Waves Revealed, Gen 10

02 Mar 2026

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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 ar...

FireRed and LeafGreen Isn't $30 and Freezing

23 Feb 2026

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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 i...

New Pokopia Details, Postgame Confirmed, and Hopes

16 Feb 2026

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Details about the Pokémon Pinball machine by Stern arrives with Pokémon, gameplay, pre-order information, and more. TCG Pocket seems to be losing pl...

What We Know About Pokémon 30

09 Feb 2026

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Pokémon Friends gets a brand new update to make puzzles easier and to make getting plushes easier. Both Nintendo Stores are hosting Pokémon Day even...

Mega Evolution: Ascended Heroes Delayed

02 Feb 2026

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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. Univers...

Everything About PokéPark KANTO

26 Jan 2026

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[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...

Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise Arrive in LEGO Form

19 Jan 2026

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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 c...

How Pokémon Champions Could Flop like Battle Revolution

12 Jan 2026

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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 wi...

The 30th Anniversary of Pokémon Begins

05 Jan 2026

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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 ge...

014 Super Battle Club: Mega Dimension

29 Dec 2025

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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 o...

The Pros and Cons of Hyperspace in Legends Z-A

22 Dec 2025

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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 t...

Thoughts on the Mega Dimension DLC (No Story/Mega Spoilers)

15 Dec 2025

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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...

Mega Mewtwo Arrives to Legends Z-A

08 Dec 2025

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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 w...

New Night Event for Mega Pokémon

01 Dec 2025

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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 Ka...

Mega Dimension Release Date and New Details

24 Nov 2025

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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 d...

Ups & Downs of Pokémon Legends Z-A

17 Nov 2025

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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...

Z-A Mega Pokémon Tier List

10 Nov 2025

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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...

Upcoming Patch and Fixes to Pokémon Legends Z-A

03 Nov 2025

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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...

013 Super Battle Club: Rank A

31 Oct 2025

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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 b...

012 Super Battle Club: Rank B

30 Oct 2025

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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...

011 Super Battle Club: Rank C

29 Oct 2025

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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 hav...

010 Super Battle Club: Rank D

28 Oct 2025

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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...

Pokémon Reskin "Drama"

27 Oct 2025

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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 of...

009 Super Battle Club: Rank E

26 Oct 2025

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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 Bat...

008 Super Battle Club: Rank F

25 Oct 2025

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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...

007 Super Battle Club: Rank G

24 Oct 2025

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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...

006 Super Battle Club: Rank U

23 Oct 2025

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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 bat...

005 Super Battle Club: Rank V

22 Oct 2025

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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 ...

004 Super Battle Club: Rank W

21 Oct 2025

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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 e...

Three Big Pokémon Changes You Missed Because of Legends Z-A

20 Oct 2025

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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 ...

003 Super Battle Club: Rank X

19 Oct 2025

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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 ...

002 Super Battle Club: Rank Y

17 Oct 2025

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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 tal...

001 Super Battle Club: Rank Z

17 Oct 2025

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First Impressions of Pokémon Legends Z-A. No story spoilers and no new Mega Pokémon spoilers in this episode. Steve and Austin talk about catching, ...

Another Halloween Without Mimikyu

13 Oct 2025

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Pokémon Sleep changes how Darkrai works. Pokémon GO gets a new feature that seems to be copied right from Pikmin Bloom. Pokémon GO is also having t...

GameStop is Ruining Pokémon For Everyone

06 Oct 2025

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GameStop gets a second wave of Shiny Koraidon or Shiny Miraidon codes, but it feels worse than the first drop. GameStop is blaming Pokémon for the li...

Exclusive 1 Hour Hands-On with Legends Z-A

29 Sep 2025

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The Shiny Koraidon and Shiny Miraidon codes at GameStop ended up being incredibly disappointing for fans as most stores ran out within hours of openin...

The Recent Pokémon Patent Actually Explained

22 Sep 2025

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Pokémon Sleep is bringing Natu and Xatu to the game with a new berry burst event. A new Pokémon Center opens in Japan next month. Pokémon and Ninte...

Six New Mega Pokémon for Legends Z-A & DLC Announced

15 Sep 2025

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Pokémon announces paid DLC for Legends Z-A that will feature Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y. We get a final trailer for Legends Z-A which shows off ...

Ribbons on Mythical Pokémon

08 Sep 2025

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Pokémon released a trailer that highlighted people's love of Malamar. Regulation J has started in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The backend of Pokémo...

Mega Hawlucha Announced

01 Sep 2025

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Pokémon made a 4 minute video to announce Mega Hawlucha. On top of Mega Hawlucha's debut, there is a wrestling event in Mexico to celebrate this Sept...

Mega Victreebel Announced

25 Aug 2025

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More details to clear up about Pokémon XP and what tickets you should buy if you plan to attend this revamped World Championships next year. Ting-Lu ...

We Played Pokémon Legends Z-A

18 Aug 2025

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Pokémon Worlds 2025 has ended and we talk about the highlights around Pin Trading, Pokémon Center, the Gotta Catch 'Em All Game Show, and the Arena....

How to Play Pokémon Legends Z-A Early

11 Aug 2025

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With Pokémon Worlds around the corner, we learn how to actually play the Legends Z-A demo early if you are attending (and yes, it'll only be for peop...

More Details about Pokémon Legends Z-A

04 Aug 2025

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[Featuring AjentVee] Is Pokémon Friends worth $10 - $30 if you like puzzle games? A new Play Pokémon app is coming to both North/South America today...

Mega Dragonite & Alpha Pokémon Return

28 Jul 2025

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We celebrate 15 years of being a podcast while talking about the entire July Pokémon Presents that happened. We talk about the new PokéPark opening ...

Demo for Pokémon Legends Z-A Coming

21 Jul 2025

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[Featuring Jordan Fringe] We learn that there will be a demo of Pokémon Z-A at Gamescom this year. This news may mean that we'll get a demo at t...

The Mega Evolution Era

14 Jul 2025

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[Featuring Jogada Excelente] Pokémon GO gets multiple events with Dynamax Latias and Latios debuting in Max Raid Battles. Pokémon Sleep celebrates i...

TCG Player and the Pokémon Market

07 Jul 2025

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[Featuring Danny Phantump] Black Bolt and White Flare arrives soon! Pokémon Pocket drops in revenue, but is still making 50x the amount as Poké...

Hopes for Pokémon Champions

30 Jun 2025

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[Featuring JoeUX9] The 2026 rules are now out with some updates and changes, but it also hints that Mega Pokémon are coming back to VGC? We talk...

Pokémon Legends Z-A Preorder Details and Upgrade Packs

23 Jun 2025

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[Featuring ZOINKS] Pokémon TCG Pocket gets a new Eevee-based set called Eevee Grove. Pokémon Legends Z-A has a release date, price details, upg...

The Performance of the Switch 2

16 Jun 2025

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[Featuring Glowl] Pokémon TCG Pocket feels bloated. We finally get our hands on a 60 FPS version of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and have first i...

Frame Rate Arrives to Scarlet & Violet v4.0.0

09 Jun 2025

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Scarlet and Violet does get a 60FPS bump on the Switch 2 with some other added bonuses. This free update was rolling out as we recorded this episode. ...

Pokémon Island Challenge

02 Jun 2025

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What if we were stuck on an Island with a limited amount of Pokémon games? This week we pick and choose which games we'd want to survive with. No new...

Pokémon Fossil Museum Leaves Japan for the First Time

26 May 2025

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[Featuring Glowl] Pokémon TCG Pocket gets more Alola cards being added including Ultra Beasts coming to the game. Pokémon GO gets new costume P...

The Incineroar Meme Arrives [Featuring SimplyGabby]

19 May 2025

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[Featuring SimplyGabbly] The Scarlet and Violet Switch 2 Update will arrive on launch day! We get two new photos which shows more Pokémon on the Swit...

Pokémon Pocket is Being Watered-Down

12 May 2025

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Pokémon TCG Pocket has a new event happening. We revisit the conversation about how Shiny Cards may be too much in the newest Pocket setting leading ...

Pokémon Black Bolt & White Flare Announced

05 May 2025

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Celestial Guardians have arrived in TCG Pocket and adds the new Rare Candy meta. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet gets two new events to celebrate Golden W...

Rare Candy Changes Everything [Featuring GlitchxCity]

28 Apr 2025

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[Featuring GlitchxCity] Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders happened and it was a mess! Pokémon Sleep is adding two new salads and the Chansey line to the g...

Hopes for Pokémon on Switch 2

21 Apr 2025

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Pokémon Sleep gets a new update to help with finding Shiny Pokémon and adjusting skills. Pokémon GO brings back Mega Kangaskhan and we talk about N...

Serebii Gives Thoughts on Legends Z-A and Switch 2 [Featuring Joe Merrick]

14 Apr 2025

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[Featuring Joe Merrick] Darkrai arrives in Pokémon Sleep with new music and a new mission for players. Pokémon GO gets a new Stamp Rally feature for...

Switch 2 Edition of Pokémon Legends Z-A [Featuring StephOfAnime]

07 Apr 2025

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[Featuring StephOfAnime] Pokémon TCG Pocket passes every gacha game out there and continues to rake in the cash. The Cresselia event in Sleep is good...

The Day & Night Twist of Legends Z-A [Featuring RealBreakingNate]

31 Mar 2025

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[Featuring RealBreakingNate] Pokémon tells us that they are working hard to reprint current Pokémon TCG set and future sets to meet the demand of th...

Pokémon Made a Deal with LEGO

24 Mar 2025

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We now have more details for the Cresselia vs Darkrai event in Pokémon Sleep. The US Pokémon website finally acknowledged the Pokémon Manga. Pokém...

Second Guessing Pokémon Red & Blue

17 Mar 2025

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Pokémon Worlds has announced sign-ups to enter a lottery to purchase tickets for the event in Anaheim. Tickets went up in cost and now have new limit...

The $87,000 Cheetozard

10 Mar 2025

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Cresselia soon arrives to Pokémon Sleep and we get Munna as we get closer to that event. Honda makes a Koraidon, but you cannot sit on it. Pokémon G...

First Look at Legends Z-A & Pokémon Champions

03 Mar 2025

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We run through the entire Pokémon Presents. The first segment of the podcast covers Pokémon mobile titles such as Sleep, Masters EX, UNITE, and TCG ...

Pokémon GO is Being Sold for $3.5 Billion Dollars

24 Feb 2025

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Bloomberg is reporting that Niantic is in talks to sell Pokémon GO to Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely for $3.5 billon dollars in a few weeks. We talk abou...

Our Pokémon Day 2025 Predictions

17 Feb 2025

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Shiny Meltan and Shiny Keldeo added to Pokémon HOME. EUIC is around the corner and will have 4 distributions you can collect. Our Pokémon Day 2025 p...

Pre-Gaming Pokémon Day 2025

10 Feb 2025

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The Space-Time Smackdown meta is nothing but chip damage right now. DeNA gifted everyone 1,000 trade tokens and we anticipate something more around Po...

The Darkrai Debut in Space-Time Smackdown

03 Feb 2025

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Space-Time Smackdown makes it's debut and Darkai seems to be the dominate card of the set for far. We talk about new cards and we also talk about how ...

TCG Pocket Announces Space-Time Smackdown Expansion

27 Jan 2025

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Pokémon TCG Pocket announces their newest expansion, Space-Time Smackdown, which will debut later this month. On top of that, trading will arrive to ...

Uncapped Pokémon on Switch 2

20 Jan 2025

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Pokémon TCG Pocket says trading and a new booster pack set is coming this month. They pointed out that you'll need an item to trade, but didn't state...

Mega Brave & Mega Symphonia, What Does This Mean for Legends Z-A

13 Jan 2025

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Pokémon GO announces some new events, more details about Unova Tour, and the dates for the 2025 GO Fest this year. Pokémon Center announces the Year...

Selling Your Giratina

06 Jan 2025

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Pokémon TCG Pocket has two current events as we are waiting for trading to be added later this month. Two new sets of the physical TCG are coming, st...

Limited-Time Flair in Pokémon TCG Pocket

30 Dec 2024

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Should you care about limited-time flair in Pokémon TCG Pocket? Pokémon Sleep announced two weeks of events to celebrate the  New Year. One of the ...

Celebi is Fun, But Not Very Good

23 Dec 2024

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The big holiday for Pokémon Sleep begins with new bundles that may be worth it. On top of that, there is a new Sleep app on iOS that can read your sc...

TCG Pocket: Mythical Island Announced

16 Dec 2024

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Pokémon Sleep announces their holiday event. We are getting two new Pokémon lines, but a holiday Eevee added to the game. There is also going to be ...

The Downfall of Pokémon Sleep

09 Dec 2024

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Pokémon Sleep is moving to a new development team, Pokémon Works aka ILCA. ILCA is the ones who make both Pokémon HOME and they made Brilliant Diam...

Black & White Kyurem Soon

02 Dec 2024

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After getting back from Japan, we talk about the Wild Area experience both in-person and global. This talk leads into talking about Gigantimax Pokémo...

The Whales of Pokémon TCG Pocket

25 Nov 2024

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Pokémon vending machines are popping up everywhere in grocery stores around the United States. Pokémon TCG Pocket has been downloaded a lot and has ...

Why Misty is the Worst Card in Pokémon TCG Pocket

18 Nov 2024

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Cheating in Pokémon Sleep. Multiple $4.99 tickets coming to Pokémon GO to before the Global Wild Area weekend. We talk about the battle system in Po...

Shiny Rayquaza Coming to Scarlet and Violet

11 Nov 2024

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After spending more time with Pokémon TCG Pocket, we compare the game against Pokémon Sleep. Lots more Pokémon TCG Pocket talk as some opinions on ...

Did We Overhype Pokémon TCG Pocket

04 Nov 2024

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Revisiting the Gigantimax conversation now that Gengar has arrived this past weekend. Prismatic Evolutions got announced and already sold out. Pokémo...

Gigantamax Pokémon Arrived

28 Oct 2024

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Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, and Gigantamax Blastoise make their Pokémon GO Debut. We talk about the experiences we've had including bo...

Shiny Meloetta, First Time Ever

21 Oct 2024

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Thoughts on the Stellar Maze Pokémon event in New York city. Pokémon Sleep gets Mimikyu before Pokémon GO during their Halloween event. Pokémon HO...

Nintendo's New Hardware Missing Pokémon

14 Oct 2024

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Pokémon Sleep gets a surprise Pokémon added to it mid-week. Nintendo announces an alarm clock that tracks your sleep. While this features 5 Nintendo...

The Real Pokémon Scams

07 Oct 2024

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Pokémon Sleep players get a warning about cheating in the game. Pokémon UNITE is getting banned in some countries due to their loot boxes in the gam...

The Best Pokémon Event That Was Never Advertised

30 Sep 2024

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Pokémon Sleep gets it's 2.0 update and a brand new island. Pokémon TCG Pocket is now out in one country as a soft-launch and some people are already...

We Played Pokémon TCG Pocket Early

23 Sep 2024

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The Pokémon Company International sent an invitation to play Pokémon TCG Pocket early. We got 2+ hours with the game including opening dozens of pac...

Our Future of Dynamax with ZoëTwoDots

16 Sep 2024

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ZoëTwoDots joins us this episode to talk about the BIG update to Pokémon GO. Beforehand, we talk about the Shiny boosted Clefairy event coming to Po...

Welcome to Pokémon Max Out

09 Sep 2024

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Pokémon Sleep talk. 7-Star Incineroar is here and we talk about the ups and downs around these Raids, again. Pokémon GO introduces a new POI in the ...