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Pokopia gets a small update to fix some weird bugs you probably didn't see. Pokopia also gets a Jump Rope event to earn a trophy! The London and LA EDM Pokémon Night Out shows went on sale and ended up selling out. The Day events have not been confirmed fully yet. Some small Pokémon Champions talk! Pokémon Center will start inviting people to buy products with exclusive links. Pokémon GO is getting another round of MLB events and there is some drama around the recent Silicobra event. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-New Pokopia Event 00:16:30-Pokémon Night Out 00:35:30-More Champions Bugs 00:53:40-Pokémon Center Access 01:12:40-May Community Day 01:16:10-Pokémon GO Returns to MLB 01:23:20-Silicobra Drama 01:40:40-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pokémon Sleep's new Latias event is ongoing and we give a recap of how we feel about this event. Pokémon Champions is here and we talk about VP, the Battle Pass, the Yearly Membership, and recruitment from the Ranch. Champions launched with a lot of issues and bugs and a couple have already gotten fixed with an acknowledgment of another fix to come at an unknown date? The game seems very solid for those who are mostly using Pokémon HOME to send over their team. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:04:00-Pokémon Sleep 00:09:40-Pricing Pokémon Champions 00:18:55-The Ranch / Recruitment 00:35:00-Known Issues w/ Game 01:10:00-Master Ranks w/ no HOME 01:33:10-Small Paywall in Champions 02:05:00-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The lottery system is now open for Pokémon Worlds, we give you all the information you need to know! Pokopia gets a Sudowoodo event on April 1st. We suggest there will probably be more this year as nothing is planned after Champions. We dive into the 4.0 Pokémon HOME update and why Pokémon that touch Legends Z-A can't go backwards. We get abilities for some new Mega Pokémon and talk about Champions before release. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Pokémon Worlds Tickets 00:13:30-Pokopia News 00:19:20-Pokémon 30th Thoughts 00:42:15-Pokémon HOME 4.0 01:17:40-New Mega Abilities 01:36:00-More Champions Talk 02:01:00-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After playing Pokémon Champions, we now know the release date and some of the pricing that may come on launch day. This entire episode is dedicated to our excitement and concerns around Pokémon Champions. Marketing of this game has seemed to pick up with the focus being for people who have never really battled before. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:55-Behind the scenes at TPCi 00:14:40-Basics of VP 00:23:45-Pokémon "Limit" from HOME 00:27:30-Phone Version of Pokémon Champions 00:36:15-How Accessible is Champions 01:02:40-The $9.99 Starter Pack 01:16:50-The Cost of Pokémon Champions 01:43:50-Future Updates to the Game 01:47:40-VGC is Failing to Grow 02:07:00-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More Pokopia talk around the storage system in the game and how to water bend. This episode we also compare just the general feel around people's comments to this game vs the last couple of Pokémon games like Legends Z-A's online reception. Pokémon Champions will be playable at PAX East, but we still don't have release date or pricing. Pokémon TCG Pocket has hit the Shiny button again. Hyundai partners with Pokémon. Gale of Darkness XD drops on the Switch 2. We cover the minor changes in Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:40-Pokopia Tips and Tricks 00:44:20-Champions at PAX East 00:54:20-TCG Pocket News 01:03:10-More Pokopia Talk 01:09:40-Hyundai 01:14:40-Gale of Darkness XD 01:33:30-Changes to FireRed/LeafGreen 01:40:20-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first event of Pokopia had a moment of confusion. There is a bug patch coming to Pokopia soon to fix areas in the game where you could stop progression and to fix a Bug Pokémon. There are no story spoilers in this episode. Pokémon Sleep gets a new Legendary event and a new partnership with Garmin watches. Pokémon TCG seems to be getting some smaller sets, but also Pokémon bought a trading card distributor. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:50-Pokopia Sales 00:09:30-The First Pokopia Event 00:35:00-Pokopia Bug Fixes 00:37:40-More Pokémon Champions Talk 00:49:40-More Pokopia Talk 00:52:40-Pokémon Sleep News 01:00:40-Garmin Watch 01:09:30-Chaos Rising Expansion 01:13:00-Pokemon Company Acquires Card Distributor 01:30:00-New Pokopia Merch 01:32:25-GO Fest Tickets 01:37:30-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk about how good Pokémon Pokopia is. There are no story spoilers in this episode, but we do talk about what is on the first three areas of the game you can explore. Pokopia has sold out at several stores and has early signs of proving to be a Nintendo Switch 2 system seller. In this episode, we dive into habitats, the size of the game, and comparing it to other cozy games like Animal Crossing New Horizons. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:55-Game Key-Cards & Selling Out 00:10:30-First Impression of Pokopia 00:33:30-The Scope of this Game 00:38:00-The Habitats 00:49:10-Housing Your Pokémon 01:07:00-Game Freak's Markings 01:20:15-Pokopia Vs. Animal Crossing 02:02:00-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pokémon Day brought us the announcement of Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves! These two titles will arrive in 2027 and we learn the three starters are Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. We see very little of Pokémon Champions, but we know it arrives this April. Pokopia introduces both a cooking mechanic and a prop hunt mode. TPC also revealed a Game Boy toy that plays 45 songs in an inconvenient way. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:05:00-Pokémon Winds & Waves 00:44:00-Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua 00:49:10-Mega Garchomp Z 00:52:50-Pokémon Champions 01:08:10-Pokémon XP Tickets 01:14:10-Final Pokopia Trailer 01:35:40-Gale of Darkness 01:41:50-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A local Pokémon TCG shop was asked by Nintendo to change their name and logo after a recent robbery. Our honest thoughts on Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos in LA. FireRed and LeafGreen are coming on Pokémon day and we talk about nostalgia being a prison. Was the add-on for Mega Night worth the cost of admission and time after playing for 8 hours all day? Podcast recorded live in a studio with our friends over at GoCast. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-TCG Shop Name Change 00:13:10-GO Tour Kalos 00:40:00-FireRed & LeafGreen Returns 00:59:00-Mega Night 01:26:30-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Details about the Pokémon Pinball machine by Stern arrives with Pokémon, gameplay, pre-order information, and more. TCG Pocket seems to be losing players rapidly and DeNA is working on a fix to retain them. Preview of Pokopia are now going around. We see new footage, new gameplay, more details about multiplayer, and find out there should be a hefty post game after you roll credits. TPCi announced Pokémon Day and Pokémon Night around the time the SuperBowl ad debuted. We talk about what these events could offer for the 30th anniversary. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:40-Pokémon Pinball 00:16:00-TCG Pocket Issues 00:28:50-New Pokopia Details 01:28:40-Pokémon Day and Night 01:50:50-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pokémon Friends gets a brand new update to make puzzles easier and to make getting plushes easier. Both Nintendo Stores are hosting Pokémon Day events at the end of the month. Stern Pinball has announced that an official Pokémon pinball table is on the way, but we haven't seen it. Sirfetch'd comes to Pokémon UNITE. New Ultra Beast information surfaces from an ex-Game Freak artist. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:10-Super Bowl 60 00:11:20-Pokémon Friends Update 00:23:00-Pokémon 30 00:34:45-Pokémon Pinball Machine 00:49:00-Sirfetch'd in UNITE 00:57:00-New Ultra Beast Info 01:20:10-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ascended Heroes gets pushed back from Jan 30th to February 20 in the US and Canada. This messes up upcoming tournaments and Pokémon TCG Live. Universal Studio in Japan is getting more Pokémon stuff. The Pokémon Legends Z-A Music collection comes out in April. Ishihara accepts the NYVGCC Legend Award and we talk about the "ownership" of The Pokémon Company. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Ascended Heroes 00:22:45-Universal Studio Japan 00:35:00-Pokémon Legends Z-A Music Collection 00:48:35-Pokémon Masters EX News 01:02:45-Ownership of The Pokémon Company 01:34:30-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[Featuring Alcremie Sundae] Pokémon Legends Z-A gets a patch to fix some issues with the game and to let you buy bulk berries and hold more Mega Shards. Pokémon TCG Pocket will finally add stadium cards to the game. We talk about ticket prices, rides, food, and the forest limitations of PokéPark KANTO that opens next month. Two new Megas from Legends Z-A will come to Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:20-Legends Z-A Patch 2.0.1 00:14:00-Fantastical Parade 00:23:25-PokéPark KANTO 01:01:05-GO Tour Kalos 01:20:00-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first five sets of Pokémon LEGO are here! Two of those sets cannot be purchased outright and apparently more sets will come later this year. We compare the prices of these sets to other LEGO sets and talk about the Pokémon tax. The Switch 2 gets an update to fix crashing on BDSP. The London History Museum sold out all 4 months in advance. Deluxe Pack EX returns to Pokémon TCG Pocket. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:04:30-LEGO Pokémon 00:40:30-BDSP Patch 00:47:00-London Museum Tickets 01:00:20-Deluxe Pack EX Returns 01:09:15-Pokémon Cake Balls 01:24:40-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The third Skill Week returns to Pokémon Sleep with a new Pokémon, Shuckle! Pokémon Scarlet and Violet begins to repeat old 7-Star Raids starting with Venusaur and will continue that for the next 20+ weeks. Meowth arrives to Pokémon UNITE. Pokopia gets a new pre-order bonus for US customers purchasing from Pokémon Center. We talk about how Champions can succeed and what it can do to flop. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Pokémon Sleep News 00:24:55-Meowth in UNITE 00:27:30-The End of Scarlet and Violet 00:40:00-Thinking about Legends Arceus 00:51:00-Pokopia Pre-Order Bonus 01:02:50-More Pokémon Champions Thoughts 01:31:40-Credits LINKS 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📸 www.instagram.com/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pkmncast 🎥 www.youtube.com/pkmncast 📀 www.tiktok.com/@pkmncast 💰 Support on Patreon EPISODE CREDITS Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess  Ad music comes from Evanto Elements  Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.