It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

A new trailer for Pokémon Sword and Shield has arrived. Pokémon has finally shown off Galarian forms including Weezing and Zigzagoon! We talk about KISS and how they seem pretty happy with what TPCi has shown off too. The TCG gets another card banned before the Pokémon World Championships, Funko is releasing a football Pikachu soon, and Pokémon GO is having an event in Canada this September. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:20 - TCG Card Banned 00:06:30 - Pikachu Funko Pop 00:11:20 - TCG Play & Trade Event 00:21:25 - Mewtwo Download 00:22:40 - Turtwig Community Day 00:26:30 - Pokémon GO in Canada 00:32:50 - Break Music 00:33:40 - Pokémon Sword/Shield News (Part 1) 01:05:50 - Break Music 01:06:40 - Pokémon Sword/Shield News (Part 2) 01:44:00 - Pokémon of the Week 01:45:30 - Housecleaning 01:49:00 - Post Credits 🐉 Dungeons & Randomness x Mythical 👕 Purchase a Shirt 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰 Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pokémon Worlds is coming up and the theme this year is museums. Pokémon also announced changes for the 2020 competitive format. The Team Rocket stuff in Pokémon GO is sticking around and new Shadow Pokémon have arrived. A $500 Mareep is coming to Pokémon Center for both the USA and Japan. Finally, Pokéomn released sales numbers for their games and it seems that Let's Go is on track to surpass Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire in total copies sold. 00:02:40 - Introduction 00:06:50 - Pokémon GO Event 00:16:00 - Zombies, Run 00:21:10 - Casify Cases 00:23:50 - BIG MAREEP 00:30:45 - Pokémon World's Part 1 00:40:10 - Break Music 00:43:50 - Pokémon World's Part 2 00:46:00 - 2020 Format 00:50:45 - Pokémon Sales Numbers 01:02:00 - Pokémon Manhole Covers 01:07:20 - Question of the Week 01:28:00 - Pokémon of the Week 01:33:30 - Housecleaning 01:38:00 - Post Credits 🐉 Dungeons & Randomness x Mythical 👕 Purchase a Shirt 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰 Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Team Rocket has invaded Pokémon GO. Shadow Pokémon need to be purified, and someone needs to battle these Zubat they brought with. Rumble Rush dropped on iOS, Pokémon Duel is disappearing this October, and Pokémon Masters can be downloaded in Singapore. This episode marks our 9th year of being a podcast, so thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years. 00:01:20 - Introduction 00:08:20 - Team Rocket in Pokémon GO 00:33:50 - Break Music 00:34:30 - Pokémon Duel Shuts Down 00:37:50 - Pokémon Rumble Rush on iOS 00:41:45 - Pokémon Masters 00:50:20 - Question of the Week 01:00:05 - Pokémon of the Week 01:04:10 - Housecleaning 01:08:30 - Post Credits 👕 Purchase a Shirt 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰 Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Nintendo Switch Lite is coming this holiday and will feature a special Pokémon edition. Pokémon GO is teaming up with One Piece, but it's only really talked about outside of the United States. Pokémon Sword & Shield will feature customizable jerseys for Gym Battles. Mega Rayquaza was banned in the VGC (then unbanned). More minor Pokémon Masters details this episode. Finally, we look back at the development of XY and some information about the Gear projects that Game Freak does. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:04:10 - Southwest x Nintendo 00:08:40 - Nintendo Switch Lite 00:28:00 - Break Music 00:29:10 - Pokémon GO x One Piece 00:36:50 - Sword & Shield Gyms 00:45:45 - Pokémon Masters 00:52:10 - Banning Mega Rayquaza 01:02:30 - Break Music 01:04:20 - Development of XY and Gear Projects 01:26:00 - Question of the Week 01:38:00 - Pokémon of the Week 01:43:30 - Housecleaning 01:47:40 - Post Credits $100 Nintendo eShop Giveaway 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰 Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

According to a Famitsu article from a month ago, Game Freak has stated that the models in Pokémon Sword & Shield are NEW and made from scratch (not taken from past games). A new trailer also debuted showing some new, creamy Pokémon to catch. Pokémon GO released an update to Trainer battles, but then pulled the update due to complaints. Pokémon Worlds is open for registration, and attendees can get a special Aerodactyl for showing up. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Pokémon Worlds 00:15:00 - Pokémon GO Trainer Battles 00:21:10 - New Pokémon 00:59:35 - Break Music 01:00:15 - New Characters 01:26:30 - Reused Models 01:48:40 - Pokémon of the Week 01:53:30 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰 Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We go over another interview with Ohmori and Masuda regarding Pokémon Sword & Shield. This interview also talked about having no plans for a Pokémon Snap 2 in the future. They also talk about why some features do not return to the games. We go over a cute TCG ruling regarding a Pikachu card. Niantic has shown off that Armored Mewtwo is coming to Pokémon GO on July 10th. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft speak out against Donald Trump's tariff, which they say will hurt the video game industry. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Armored Mewtwo in Pokémon GO 00:10:20 - PTCG Ruling 00:17:15 - Video Game Tariffs 00:26:45 - Break Music 00:28:00 - Taiwan PokéBall 00:31:00 - Metro Sword/Shield Interview 01:09:20 - Question of the Week 01:21:40 - Pokémon of the Week 01:27:10 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰 Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We get an update on the National Dex issue from Masuda directly! Pokémon GO celebrates it's 3rd anniversary by spawning Shiny Alolan Pokémon in the wild. Pokémon Masters gets a release date for this Summer and gave us an 8 minute trailer for the game, showing little gameplay footage. The TCG is getting another expansion right after Pokémon Worlds and more Pokémon phone cases are arriving soon too! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:45 - Pokémon TCG, Hidden Fates 00:13:30 - Casetify Restock 00:16:10 - Pokémon GO Anniversary 00:30:40 - Break Music 00:31:10 - The National Dex Issue 01:22:45 - Break Music 01:23:50 - Pokémon Masters 01:42:40 - Question of the Week 01:50:40 - Pokémon of the Week 01:57:50 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰 Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We take time this week to address the #BringBackNationalDex issue that surrounds Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Since Harry Potter Wizard's Unite is out (Niantic's new mobile game), we compare it to Pokémon GO. Japan is getting a new Pokémon Cafe. The PTCG is releasing a new set soon, called Unified Minds. Finally, we talk about if every Pokémon is truly someone's favorite. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:07:00 - Pokémon TCG Unified Minds 00:21:30 - Pokémon Cafe in Japan 00:26:30 - Break Music 00:27:10 - New EX Raids in Pokémon GO 00:30:40 - [Pokémon Sword/Shield Info] 00:55:55 - Break Music 00:56:40 - Harry Potter Wizard's Unite 01:11:00 - #BringBackNationalDex 01:43:10 - Question of the Week 01:52:00 - Pokémon of the Week 01:59:50 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We attended Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago for the third year, and we have a full report on how Niantic did this event compared to years prior. We talk about the Jirachi quest, the spawns, the weather, and the lack of issues we had playing. E3 was last week too! SBJ, Greg, and Will talk about the new Gym Leader in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Two new Pokémon, Impidimp and Yamper, were discovered during game play at E3. Masuda and Ohmori talk about the Wild Area and Max Raid battles and we have input on that as well. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Pokémon GO Fest Recap 00:47:25 - Break Music 00:48:35 - Nintendo Treehouse Recap 00:55:10 - Nessa Gym Challenge 00:59:40 - Two New Pokémon 01:04:30 - Max Raid Battles 01:19:20 - No Z-Moves or Mega Pokémon 01:23:00 - Break Music 01:23:45 - The Wild Area 01:40:40 - Question of the Week 01:50:30 - Pokémon of the Week 01:56:30 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Pokémon Sword and Shield Direct unveiled new Pokémon including Corviknight, Wooloo, Gossifleur, and Drednaw. The Wild Area brings what seems to be the raid mechanic from Pokémon GO into a Zelda-like environment for multiplayer action. Game Freak showed off characters such as your Rival, the Champion, and the Professor of Galar. We talk about how Dynamax can provide more possibilities over Z-Moves or Mega Stones. Finally, we talk about how the Legendary Pokémon may be related to CMYK. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:06:40 - Pokémon GO 00:12:20 - News 00:18:30 - Dynamax 00:29:25 - Pokémon Gyms 00:42:55 - Break Music 00:44:50 - The Galar Region 00:59:00 - NEW Pokémon 01:20:15 - Break Music 01:21:00 - Legendary Pokémon 01:33:10 - Overworld Encounters 01:38:15 - The Wild Area 01:55:20 - Rotom Phone 01:57:10 - Pokémon of the Week 02:05:00 - Post Credits 🌐 www.pkmncast.com 👾 www.twitch.tv/pkmncast 📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective 🐦 www.twitter.com/pokemonpodcast 💰Support on Patreon 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 PatreonEPISODE CREDITSHosted, edited, and produced by Steve SarumiTheme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess Ad music comes from Evanto Elements Podcast artwork by Steve SarumiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.