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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495 Pokémon Legends Countdown

495 Pokémon Legends Countdown

A bit confused after a 6 min Pokémon Legends Arceus trailer, this game is right around the corner. Tetris 99 is getting a Legends event as we lead up to the release of that game. Converse x Pokémon merch has arrived and already sold out. Pokémon Snap gets some more details talked about in the making of that game. Pokémon GO has a new rock event with Mega Aerodactyl making it's debut.

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465 The Machine that is Pokémon Center

465 The Machine that is Pokémon Center

Pokémon Center adds $600 pens, new beach stuff, and wave 3 of the Bear Walker skateboards. We talk about Pokémon Snap, some light Pokémon GO news, and the new gimmick in the Pokémon Trading Card game, V-Union. Question of the week leads to some long discussion about Easy vs Hard in Pokémon games.

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462 Card Issue Fixed Before Evolving Skies?

462 Card Issue Fixed Before Evolving Skies?

After Target removed Pokémon and sports cards from their shelves, we get a video of fans rushing to buy cards at a Walmart. While Battle Styles has been easier to get, Evolving Skies was announced as the next set after Chilling Reign. Pokémon Sword & Shield has a Shiny Wooloo event this past weekend. Pokémon GO news, including the upcoming Gible Community Day. Finally, Al shares their opinion on New Pokémon Snap!

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461 Drama Stops the Sales of Pokémon Cards at Target

461 Drama Stops the Sales of Pokémon Cards at Target

The Katy Perry song is here with a time travel Pikachu music video. We talk about some ups and down in New Pokémon Snap. Greg and Will talk about their Community Day experience. Pokémon Masters adds new Galar Sync Pairs. Pokémon GO finally brings Sylveon to the game. Target is removing sports cards and Pokémon cards from their stores.

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460 Should New Pokémon Snap Get DLC?

460 Should New Pokémon Snap Get DLC?

Gible Community Day was announced and with the announcement, we see Pokémon fans gatekeeping Shiny Pokémon. We talk about the 2021 Pokémon GO Fest announcement. Will gives their impressions on Pokémon Snap, while Greg and Steve talk about the amount of content after the credits. We go in-depth about DLC and if Snap should or should not have it. The Pokémon anime starts back up later this year and another TCG box got released over the weekend to collect.

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459 Is New Pokémon Snap Worth $60?

459 Is New Pokémon Snap Worth $60?

After 20+ years, New Pokémon Snap is here! We talk about if this game is worth $60! We go over the online functions, the leaderboard, the boss levels, and the amount of Pokémon in the game. We skip over most story stuff and we don't talk about any Legendary Pokémon in the game to help people avoid spoilers. This episode is 90% New Pokemon Snap talk and some about Greg saving a mouse.

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457 Pokémon Snap Information + GO Snap Event

457 Pokémon Snap Information + GO Snap Event

New Pokémon Snap is right around the corner! We got new information on Pokémon Snap from IGN and Game Informer interviews with the director. Nintendo's YouTube channel also posted a 6 minute video showing off things from Pokémon Snap we haven't seen before. Pokémon GO will be celebrating the release of New Pokémon Snap with an in-game event and GO Snapshot. TPCi released Primer books for young children. Chilling Reigns had some cards released early (in Japan), and we talk about those horses.

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422 TPCi Debuts Play! Pokémon Podcast [Featuring Joshua Yehl]

422 TPCi Debuts Play! Pokémon Podcast [Featuring Joshua Yehl]

Featuring Joshua Yehl of IGN (interview starts ~36 mins into the episode). Joshua talks Detective Pikachu, Sword/Shield thoughts, Pokémon Snap excitement, and working for IGN. The Pokémon Company launches their own podcast. Pokémon GO is now running their Unova event this week. Pokémon Pass isn't dead yet? The PTGC's newest set, Darkness Ablaze, is here and two new SwSh TCG boxes are in store too. Finally, the new Pokémon movie, Coco, gets a Japanese release date.

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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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