002 Connecting With Fans

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002 Connecting With Fans from Pokémon Podcast on Vimeo.

In this episode, SBJ and Catie PKMN battle on the big screen. We also show some clips from our LIVE Show, episode 025. On top of that, we through in another YouTube video. Review us and e-mail your review prior to Feb 1st to WIN a Pikachu Charger!!

 

AOTW: Snow Cloak and Sand Veil

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Weather effects were an insane addition to the Pokémon franchise back in 2000 (1999 for Japanese players- jerks) with the release of Gold and Silver Versions. Weather conditions debuted with three possible effects as we took our first excursion through the Johto region: intense sunlight, sudden downpours, and damaging sandstorms. In generation three, hailstorms became a possibility, and we would find our paths obscured with fog in generation four. The most obvious uses for weather involved improving moves like Solar Beam and Thunder, but of course, Abilities that generated and took advantage of the weather were sure to follow. We already discussed Dry Skin a few weeks ago, and this week it’s a twofer! Get your Mamoswines and Garchomps out, because this is Ability of the Week: Snow Cloak AND Sand Veil!
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027 Pokémon Silver Version

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Do we talk about Pokémon Silver? Not really... we just wanted to use another cool color. This week we cover not one, but two featured teams! We also go over some PKMN NEWS and we go over the PKMN of the week. All this and more on the best Pokémon Podcast around, "It's Super Effective!"

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 Host: Steve || Guests: Catie and Wil and Juan

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PokéFact: Sparkling and Mouse Squeaks

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Happy Tuesday, Pokénerds. How are all of you today (: I am wondering what kind of facts you prefer, longer ones, where I go into I go into detail (and get off topic *cough*) or short ones where I just get to the point. Leave your thoughts down below.

Well, todays fact will be a short one, just because I don't feel like typing a long one. But it will be about the Pokémon we all know and love Pikachu! (Serious, is is possible to hate him?) Ever wonder where the name "Pikachu" came from? Guess what? You get to find out now! Pikachu is named after after the Japanese onomatopoeia for sparkling and mouse squeaks, because the word sparkling creates the sound "pika-pika" and the sound of a mouse squeak translate to "chu," therefore we get the word Pikachu. Pikachu was also the hardest to name out of all the Pokémon.

And that was your fact for today. Now I have to go and try to sleep, because I start school again tomorrow o.O I really have no idea how to end this now... So umm yeah. Goodbye. 

PKMN of the Week: Skarmory

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Skarmory are tall birds with long necks and long legs. They have red feathers under sheaths that cover their very sharp wings. Their skin and feathers are hard because they live and are raised in very harsh conditions. Their nests are usually found in thorn bushes, where continual scratching of their skin will eventually harden it into an iron-like state. Skarmory, like most Steel-type Pokémon, are silver-gray except for their red feathers, yellow eyes, and metallic-blue neck, talons, and tail. Their feet both have three toes on them, two in front and one in back, and their tail has hooked ends. Skarmory also possesses a pointed, triangular crest on its head, and, although Skarmory are otherwise birdlike, several teeth in its lower jaw. Their wings are actually hollow, despite their appearance, allowing them to travel up to 190mph.

  • No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Skarmory.
  • Skarmory is the only Pokémon to learn Steel Wing via level-up, and is one of only three Pokémon that get STAB from it. The other two are Scizor and Empoleon.
  • Skarmory has the highest base Defense of all Flying-types.

SOURCE: BULBAPEDIA

Pokemon Concept Corner: Fossil Fuel

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Fossils. That's right, fossils. Introduced in the very first game, fossils have always been an interesting sub-category of Pokemon, mainly because of how diverse they are. Rather than just being dinosaur after dinosaur, fossil Pokemon over the years have been based on all sorts of fossilized species, both extinct and still living. And today, that's our topic, so jump into the time machine, because we're going back to prehistoric times in this week's Concept Corner!
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Sunday Recap for Jan 23

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The Recap for this week! Remember to get your iTunes Reviews in prior to Feb 1st and send e-mail to win!
PKMN of the Week: Sandslash - PKMN of the Week
MOTW: Sand Attack - Weekly Move
AOTW: Motor Drive - Weekly Ability
Saturday Sketch - Saturday Sketch