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Episode 433: Pokémon Generation 1, Pt. 1

Added 2022-01-28 13:00:00 +0000 UTC

Sometimes, the presence of the words "part one" in an episode title can seem like a goof where a topic got away from us. Or maybe sometimes it even sounds like a threat. In this case, it's an inevitability. We've talked about Pokémon before, of course, but never in significant depth—an oversight that changes today, right here, in this very episode. I called in the ringers for this one, too. Known pokémaniacs Kat Bailey (of IGN and Axe of the Blood God), Shivam Bhatt (of Casual Magic), and newcomer Casey DeFreitas (also of IGN!) join me to discuss the history of Pokémon's first generation, as well as their experiences with Red & Blue. But, as we all realized midway through the recording, this is all only the top of the monster-catching iceberg—there's far more to Nintendo's opening Pokémon salvo than we could capture in an hour and a half of recording! So, stay tuned.

Edits by Greg Leahy and illustration by Greg Melo.

Music selections this episode:

09:23 - Anime: Wild Pokémon Battle
18:50 - Red/Green/Blue Version: Gym
27:22 - Red/Green/Blue Version: Rival's Theme
38:46 - Red/Green/Blue Version: Professor Oak's Laboratory
45:50 - Anime Series: Come Along
53:08 - Anime Series: To Be Continued... | Red/Green/Blue Version: Opening & Title Screen
1:03:35 - Red/Green/Blue Version: Gym Leader Battle
1:13:09 - Red/Green/Blue Version: Pokémon Center
1:22:22 - Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition: Pikachu's Beach
1:30:20 - Red/Green/Blue Version: Hall of Fame
Closing - Anime: Meeting and Parting