568 Protesting The Pokémon Company

568 Protesting The Pokémon Company

The South Korean tournament circuit has been run so poorly this year that the top 4 Korean VGC players decided to protest The Pokémon Company and all 4 got disqualified from the event. Pokémon HOME 3.0.0 is here and not much has changed. Regulation D starts on July 1st and this will be the official format for Worlds. Pokémon GO gets a very good start to the Hidden Gems season and we cover the ZoëTwoDots interview with Niantic.

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567 Shadow Mewtwo, Clothing Shutdown, Cute Charmander

567 Shadow Mewtwo, Clothing Shutdown, Cute Charmander

We talk about the pros and cons of the Shadow Mewtwo weekend! With Raids still being pumped out in Pokémon GO, it seems that Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are still on hold. We got sad news of Original Stitch closing down. Pokémon UNITE and Pokémon Masters EX both gets updates. Another 190 cards are coming, including another Charizard, with Obsidian Flames now detailed out. Finally, Pokémon HOME is around the corner.

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566 Pokémon HOME Soon, But Lots of Bugs

566 Pokémon HOME Soon, But Lots of Bugs

Pokémon HOME got a release date, and then that release date got pulled the next day? We at least know what v3.0.0 of Pokémon HOME will have when it comes out. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was supposed to have new Raids, but they also got pulled this weekend. Speaking of Pokémon SV, competitors in Korea and Japan ran into bugs resulting in unfair tournament results. Pokémon GO is getting the Master Ball and new Team Rocket Raids this week!

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562 Scarlet & Violet Update, Hisui and HOME

562 Scarlet & Violet Update, Hisui and HOME

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet got updated to v1.3.0, but no performance updates were applied. We go over what did change and what didn't change. Pokémon HOME still doesn't have a date, just Spring for now, but we talk about how Hisui Pokémon would make the most sense after Regulation C is over. Speaking of VGC, the Global Challenge 3 got announced and starts very soon! Finally, we kick off the episode talking about how the Scarlet and Violet TCG sold out in Japan and how theft is happening in America.

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557 Goodbye 3DS & Wii U Games

557 Goodbye 3DS & Wii U Games

We recap Decidueye Raids and our thoughts on the established formula so far. The Nintendo eShop is closing on the 3DS and the Wii U, meaning hundreds of games will be unaccessible going forward. This makes Pokémon fans worried about both Bank and HOME capability with older games, since Pokémon hasn't said much since their initial statements. Ball Guy comes to Masters EX.

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539 Scarlet & Violet Launch Week

539 Scarlet & Violet Launch Week

Spoiler-free! One of our biggest episodes of the year! Let's talk about Charizard returning, Eevee Raids, Ash winning and his future, and more! We talk about the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet trailer and what everything means as we gear up for this Friday.

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538 The Coin Chest Pokémon: Gimmighoul

538 The Coin Chest Pokémon: Gimmighoul

A new Pokémon was shown off in Pokémon GO and now we know about it in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! We talk about Gimmighoul and the future interactions it will have between both games. Knowing this now, we also know that HOME integration for these games will come sometime in 2023. Campfire comes to the US with a slow rollout still for other areas. Another TCG set gets announced, Crown Zenith. Pokémon Center gets new holiday merchandise.

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514 Holes in the Pokémon HOME Update

514 Holes in the Pokémon HOME Update

The Pokémon HOME 2.0 Update is here! We talk about what works and what doesn't work in this update. Seems like Alpha is preserved, but Spinda is forever stuck in BD/SP. Niantic makes the Pokémon GO community upset again by removing the discount for the 3 Remote Raid Pass bundle. To compromise, Niantic added better rewards for in-person raids to encourage Trainer to go outside and not rely on Remote Raids. Finally, we see some powerful cards in the Pokémon GO TCG Expansion coming this July.

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513 Pokémon HOME 2.0

513 Pokémon HOME 2.0

Pokémon HOME gets a planned update in the coming weeks to finally work with Legends: Arceus and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl. We talk about the pros and cons of what was said for this upcoming patch. The Pokémon anime continues to update on Netflix. Pokémon Masters EX, GO, and UNITE get updates this past week. Tickets to the Japanese GO Fest went on sale.

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501 Pokémon Bank Goes Free (3DS eShop Closing)

501 Pokémon Bank Goes Free (3DS eShop Closing)

With the announcement of the 3DS and Wii U eShop closing, we speculate if The Pokémon Company is planning a long term solution after March of 2023 to keep moving Pokémon forward into Pokémon HOME. We talk about getting into and building a competitive team. Pokémon GO Johto Tour is around the corner. A Canadian Beta of Pokémon TCG Live is coming soon.

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