629 Pokémon Presents before Worlds

/
629 Pokémon Presents before Worlds

For the past 3 years, there has been a Pokémon Presents in August. With the news of Pokémon Pocket, Worlds merch, Red Rescue Team, and Galar coming to GO, these would all be things included in that Presents. Some believe it's also the time to see a new trailer for Pokémon Legends Z-A too. The 1.1.0 update for Pokémon Sleep is here and a brand new Pokémon TCG TV Show debuts on Prime Video.

Read More

586 Future Pokémon Bank Closing & Seoul Safari Zone

/
586 Future Pokémon Bank Closing & Seoul Safari Zone

With the 3DS and the Wii U online services completely shutting down in April of 2024, we know that Pokémon Bank will still work for a "period of time" after that, but we don't know how much longer. This is the last bridge we can cross Pokémon over into the Switch. Thoughts on the new format of Safari Zones with a trip to South Korea to play that experience. Detective Pikachu arrives with very average reviews.

Read More

532 Furfrou, Arceus, Charizard, and Sheeran

/
532 Furfrou, Arceus, Charizard, and Sheeran

All the hype for the Fashion Week themed Pokémon GO event and the upcoming Pokémon GO October Community featuring Litwick, tied in with the Season of Light. Steve writes in about his experience in Korea and we discuss availability of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet themed OLED Switch and the new Hori Pikachu, Mimikyu, and Gengar themed controllers. Ed Sheeran will have a new Pokémon song out this week.

Read More

500 Milestones

/
500 Milestones

Legends is the fastest selling Pokémon game on the Nintendo Switch, but will it catch up to Sword/Shield? We talk about if Legends has legs and what this means for games going forward. Florida events gets canceled, but new dates are added to the World Championship circuit. Pokémon UNITE gets a new character and Brilliant Stars is gearing up to release. Happy 500!

Read More

456 Please Update the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

/
456 Please Update the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

A new Pikachu line of collectable figures comes to Pokémon Center, sells out day 1. Chilling Reigns, the next Pokémon TCG set, got announced. SBJ, Will, and Greg talk about the issues, again, with the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. A giant Nintendo Switch was built, then donated. Rivals' week comes to Pokémon GO.

Read More

428 New Nintendo Switch in 20XX

/
428 New Nintendo Switch in 20XX

The 3DS is dead, production has stopped. On a recent call, Nintendo said they are not done making new hardware, but gives no date to when that will arrive. Pokémon Café Mix gets groups and Snorlax got added to the game. HeartGold and SoulSilver gets their trademarks renewed. Champion's Path is now in stores, if you can find them. Finally, we talk about the many updates coming to Pokémon GO this Fall.

Read More

The Odds of Mark Hunting in Pokémon Sword & Shield

/
The Odds of Mark Hunting in Pokémon Sword & Shield

Pokémon Sword and Shield introduced another thing to collect in the Pokémon World. Marks are like Ribbons, they appear on the Ribbon tab for a Pokémon, but cannot be earned like a Ribbon can. Instead, Marks appear on any Pokémon caught in the wild. These Marks do not appear on Egg Pokémon or Raid Pokémon.

Read More

377 Sirfetch'd, Hidden Fates, Unova in Pokémon GO

/
377 Sirfetch'd, Hidden Fates, Unova in Pokémon GO

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.

Read More

373 We Played Sword & Shield

/
373 We Played Sword & Shield

Back from the Pokémon World Championships, Will and SBJ played Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. We also talk about the TCG drama that happened with the final matches. Hidden Fates is out now, Pokémon V coming soon! Unova is coming to Pokémon GO. We address questions regarding the competitive stuff they showed off for the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the upcoming Ranking system in HOME and the Switch games.

Read More

368 Nintendo Switch Lite Unveiled

/
368 Nintendo Switch Lite Unveiled

The Nintendo Switch Lite is coming this holiday and will feature a special Pokémon edition. Pokémon GO is teaming up with One Piece, but it's only really talked about outside of the United States. Pokémon Sword & Shield will feature customizable jerseys for Gym Battles. Mega Rayquaza was banned in the VGC (then unbanned). More minor Pokémon Masters details this episode. Finally, we look back at the development of XY and some information about the Gear projects that Game Freak does.

Read More