519 Recap of Milwaukee Regionals

519 Recap of Milwaukee Regionals

Steve recaps the Milwaukee Regional event that took place. Niantic is bringing more Ultra Beasts to Pokémon GO and updating their cheating policy in the game. The Pokémon TCG has a weird rotation format this year. Pokémon Café Mix has a new scam costume pack you can buy. Finally, there was a brand new Raid event in Sword and Shield to celebrate two years of Isle of Armor.

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434 The Pyramid Scheme of the Pokémon World

434 The Pyramid Scheme of the Pokémon World

We dive into more Crown Tundra, addressing some complaints with the DLC and comparing it to the Isle of Armor. What went well here, what didn't. Vivid Voltage, the next Pokémon TCG set, arrives this week! We talk about the new "fad" in the Pokémon world involving the card game. Pokémon Center finishing launching it's Christmas stuff, we chat about what gets the Pokémon tax and what doesn't. Finally, more competitive stuff is happening in both the TCG and the VGC and it's both exciting and worry-some.

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Legendary Version Exclusives for Pokémon Sword and Shield

Legendary Version Exclusives for Pokémon Sword and Shield

The Crown Tundra DLC for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield has a couple of version exclusives, including Legendary Pokémon. Don’t worry! Due to the online play of Sword and Shield, a random player or a friend can help you get the Legendary Pokémon not native to your game. On top of that, you can remember up to three encounters, meaning you can save a Pokémon (even not found in your game normally) and hunt it anytime you want or host it yourself!


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419 Pokémon Mobile App Updates and Shutdowns

419 Pokémon Mobile App Updates and Shutdowns

Pokémon Masters, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon Cafe Mix all gets updates this week. Pokémon Rumble Rush, on the other hand, gets shutdown. Pokémon GO Fest was this past weekend, but we don't talk about it this episode due to recording early. Two sets of Pokémon TCG items sell for a nice chunk of change. Pokémon lays out all the features for why you should pick up the Isle or Armor DLC.

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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.

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415 Pokémon UNITE Drama

415 Pokémon UNITE Drama

Pokémon UNITE, a new MOBA Pokémon game, got announced this week and it was oddly received by the community. Some are not happy it's not a remake, some are upset it's being made by Tencent, and others are upset they had to wake up at 6AM to see the news, but we talk about it all. We also cover the short story aspects of the Isle of Armor DLC. Pokémon Masters gets a new Egg system and Niantic randomly canceled a Raid Day event with no reason why.

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414 Sword/Shield DLC Coverage & New Pokémon Snap

414 Sword/Shield DLC Coverage & New Pokémon Snap

We talk about all the new features and our thoughts on the Pokémon Sword & Shield DLC. Kubfu, the Dojo, the new Wild Area, and the Cram-o-matic all get our thoughts after spending the last couple days on the Isle of Armor. We also cover the New Pokémon Snap announcement, Pokémon Smile, and Pokémon Café Mix news too. Mega Evolution is coming to Pokémon GO and Shiny Zeraora is an event right now in Sword/Shield. This episode does *not* cover the story of the DLC.

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413 Traveling to the Isle of Armor

413 Traveling to the Isle of Armor

The Isle of Armor drops in just 72 hours, and we talk about what to expect, Pokémon HOME maintenance, and the upcoming VGC friendly tournament. A new TCG box is coming for new players trying to learn the game. Pokémon GO is going to stop working on any Android phone running 32-bit. The new Pokémon anime is out on Netflix this week! Finally, we chat about the upcoming changes to Pokémon Masters.

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412 Isle of Armor Release Date, New Pokémon, Cram-o-matic

412 Isle of Armor Release Date, New Pokémon, Cram-o-matic

June 17th is the release date to the Isle of Armor! We learn about Max Soup, the Cramorant bot, new abilities, moves, and more! We also learn about what we get to see this Fall with the Crown Tundra. Hidden Ability Galar Starters got released through Pokémon HOME. Pokémon Battle Academy is coming exclusively to Target first this summer. Finally, both TPCi and Niantic donated a lot of money towards current events happening in the world, we talk about it.

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402 New Isle of Armor Information

402 New Isle of Armor Information

New Trailer for the Isle of Armor was shown off in the Nintendo Direct Mini, we go over what's new. Pokémon GO is having a lot of people just lose battles on purpose in GO Battle League, plus they updated their Twitter bio recently. Pokémon Masters gets two new characters from Team Skull. The Pokémon TCG has two new booster boxes that came out! Finally, we talk about the gold Burger King cards.

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