Pokémon put out an article on how to shiny hunt in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. 7-Star Meganium Raids seem to be a pain for some trainers this past weekend. Pokémon Worlds 2024 dates were finally announced after EUIC this past weekend. The Bug event and Mega Heracross arrive this upcoming weekend!
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00:01:05 - Pokémon Sleep Updates
00:21:45 - Worlds Dates Announced
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Here are the updated 7-Star Meganium Builds https://youtu.be/X4-m9VNCZJc
FAKE0UTEU1C - Iron Hands for Scarlet & Violet
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2024-04-05 13:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon Sleep messed up, but players weren't mad because of how they handled it. The first week of Raikou is over, we talk about how easy or hard it was to get, even for players who just picked up the game. Pokémon Works is a new thing between ILCA and the Pokémon Company and we don't really know what it means yet? There is some weird price things happening with the latest Pokémon TCG set. If you spent $10 on the Season Pass in Pokémon GO, we now know what part 2 is going to get you.&nbs...
2024-04-01 10:19:58 +0000 UTC View PostPAX East 2024 recap with the Play Lab experience and the new additions to it. Pokémon Sleep information around catching Raikou and how free-to-play players can do it with no money or stress. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are getting a new Mass Outbreak with six baby Pokémon as the focus. Finally, we go over a short interview with an ex-Pokémon employee who handled removing fan-made games from the internet.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:30 - Catching Raikou
00:17:30 - PAX Ea...
11 years ago I recorded my initial thoughts on Pokémon XY when it released. Here was the first of that series and my commentary on this episode! I'm honestly shocked how much I got incorrect and just went with back then.
2024-03-20 06:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon Sleep might be surprising people in how simple, but also how deep the game is. Electric Week is over and now we wait a week until Raikou shows up! We go over what to expect when our first Legendary arrives in Pokémon Sleep. Temporal Forces, the next TCG set, drops this weekend at retail. We also get news about the next set, Twilight Masquerade.
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00:02:00 - 2024-03-18 09:35:42 +0000 UTC
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Twelve episodes of Pokémon Horizons are now on Netflix and we talk about how it feels compared to the older anime. Light spoilers, but the focus is overall feel of the show, not plot. Interview with Pokémon employees about Ash and where he is. 7-Star Raids are still rotating from Pokémon Day. Toyota builds a Miraidon motorcycle just because they can? The location for the Pokémon World 2026 was leaked by the venue and Niantic announces three locations for Pokémon GO Fest 2024.
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2024-03-11 06:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostPlanning to record this week before I leave for PAX. Which would you prefer!
2024-03-09 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostHannah hosts this week to celebrate women in the Pokémon scene for International Women's Day 2024! Joining her is Aislinn @AisTrainer and NHoff @GoddessNHoff to talk about their love of Pokémon and the franchise as a whole! Please enjoy this bonus episode!
2024-03-08 09:31:45 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon Legends Z-A got announced and it's the next game by Game Freak coming in 2025. That means no main series game this year for 2024? Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is the next mobile game and that is coming this year. Pocket is being made by both Creatures Inc. and DeNA. We get updates for Masters EX, UNITE, Sleep, Pokémon GO, and Cafe Remix. Oh yeah, the anime is coming next week.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:00 - Pokémon Legends Z-A
00:40:00 - Break
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Was the flight and hotel worth the cost to travel to LA to play Pokémon GO and experience the Sinnoh Tour? We bring on Chris from the GOCast podcast to talk about this event and to compare it to recent GO Fests and event in Vegas last year. We talk about the park, shiny rates, the new adventure effects, and the Spiritomb stops!
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:01:30 - Culture Shock
00:07:00 - The Rose Bowl
00:38:20 - Jumbo & Shiny
01:06:00 - Unova Tour<...
Hello! I spent the last week working on this video. It's the biggest video I've ever recorded and edited for YouTube, so I'd appreciate if you could watch it and interact with it! It'd mean the world to me to see this do well before the 2024 Pokémon Day!
Watch here: https://youtu.be/H_-6K8AH9wM
Best, Steve
2024-02-24 15:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith the 2024 Pokémon Day around the corner, we talk about what makes the most sense to show up and what we would like, even if that's probably not possible. Our conversations go from Pokémon UNITE to Pokémon GO to the new Pokémon and more! We talk about the potential of a new Main Series game being announced to even having nothing that big announced as it could be a lighter year.
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:02:30 - Pokémon Anime
00:22:10 - Black & White Remake...
Pokémon Day is approaching fast and TPCi just gave us our first hint at what to expect. A Ceruledge TCG stamped with the Pokémon Day logo will be coming next week, which debuted with a small short. This hints at the Ceruledge in the anime and the rumors of Ceruledge coming to Pokémon UNITE as well. Pokémon sales numbers got updated, Pokémon collaborated with 100 Thieves, and we have a new pin collection for the Year of the Dragon.
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2024-02-12 10:20:48 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
I have restored the first 50 episodes into a downloadable ZIP file. You can grab this and put it into whatever podcast app you have or just play it on your PC/Mac.
All 50 episodes are free for anyone at the $10+ level here on Patreon. If you're not, you can get it by upgrading or just by purchasing the set for $5.
Because I have to suffer and listen to my 22 year old self while restoring these, the $5 purchase not only supports me, but helps me wade ...
2024-02-08 20:58:19 +0000 UTC View PostJust posting an early February update for everyone.
Postcards and holiday cards have all went out. If you don’t get yours in the next week (sans international patrons) please let me know.
I’ll be at Sinnoh Tour LA next week. If you’d like to say “hi” or even tag along depending, please reach out. I know there is both planning in Discord and Slack about next weekend, so I’ll probably post a follow up closer to the event.
The commentary episode of the first podc...
2024-02-07 22:26:41 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon Sleep is getting a Valentine's Week event with boosted Shiny Pokémon. We get the 3.0.1 patch notes for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. They fixed what they said they would, but also patched the Smeargle issue too. Pokémon GO is getting one of the rarest Legendary Pokémon in the game. Pokémon UNITE gets "kinda" gets 3 new characters announced.
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:02:00 - Pokémon Slee...
Two players got banned at the Liverpool tournament this past weekend for using cloned Pokémon on their teams. This sparked a conversation that they didn't have enough time to make the Pokémon properly because the games have become "pay to win" because of needing to trade or buy the DLCs. Paldean Fates, the newest Shiny TCG set, has arrived. The Pikachu Van Gogh situation gets another update. Pokémon GO makes some good quality of life changes.
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I've been working more with KingLotus to improve visibility on YouTube. I sketch out an idea and theme to King, then he gives me a sketch back and then I finalize it. I then take his finalized work and then I add background, text, adjust color, etc. to ideally help the videos get more clicks. Wanted to show my sketches to then King's sketches, to then my final thumbnail for YouTube!
Let me know if you'd like more BTS like this!
Best, Steve
2024-01-27 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been 600 episodes of It's Super Effective. I go back and listen to and react to the very first episode I produced and see how this whole thing started. We can listen to that episode together and I give my thoughts on it 13 years later.
2024-01-23 11:28:55 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon TV shuts down after running for 10 years, making it harder to find Pokémon anime episodes. Pokémon GO is bringing Shadow Kyogre to the game soon and Shadow Ho-Oh returns. Pokémon Sleep preps us for the new event and new island coming next week. We dive deep in the Epilogue: Mochi Mayhem and talk about our thoughts on the new Mythical Pokémon.
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:05:20 - Pokémon S...
Hello!
Over the past couple years I have struggled with loneliness. You’d think with having active communities in Slack or Discord, tens of thousands of people listening to your podcasts, and hundreds of people watching you play Pokémon would solve that, but it doesn’t.
I’ve actually written this before and deleted it, but the reason I am posting today is because I am sitting on all these holiday cards to still send out. On top of that, I have three huge videos from Japan t...
2024-01-20 21:54:48 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon Sleep gets a new island this month! Pokémon Masters EX adds the first Paldea character to the game. Niantic announces more surprises for Sinnoh Tour and two new gameplay mechanics for hardcore players. The Epilogue for Scarlet and Violet dropped this week, but we'll be doing a spoiler episode for that in 601. To celebrate 600 episodes, we talk about 600族 aka the 600 Club aka Pseudo-legendary Pokémon!
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00:02:10 - 2024-01-15 10:49:45 +0000 UTC
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We go over both the most searched for Pokémon Cards and the most expensive Pokémon cards for 2023. Thoughts on Pokémon Concierge and if it's worth signing up fro Netflix. People are (once again) saying that Pokémon GO is dying, we talk about it and what Niantic did introduce for 2023 and what expectations are for 2024. Pokémon Sleep recap too.
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:03:40 - Pokémon Sleep
00:10:00 - 2024-01-08 03:11:33 +0000 UTC
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No spoilers for Pokémon Concierge, but we do talk about how everyone seems to really like it! On top of that, Netflix added Pokémon profile icons you can use! Pokémon GO has a New Years event featuring Jigglypuff with a bow. Pokémon Sleep also has a New Years event and this episode we compare free to play to premium and where everyone is at. Finally, there are some events ending in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet you should do ASAP.
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00:02:00 - 2024-01-01 06:34:43 +0000 UTC
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HUGE Spoilers for those who didn't finish the story! We talk about the characters of the Indigo Disk and the continuation of the story from the Teal Mask into this. We also talk about the upcoming Epilogue that was announced and the secret story that you can access after the credits. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:03:00 - Item Printer
00:17:10 - The BB Elite Four
00:37:30 - Break
00:39:10 - Kieran's Story
01:50:45 - Bugs & O...
Hello!
Here is my yearly thank you to all of you! If you'd like a Holiday postcard, just fill out this form before Wednesday! [REDACTED]
Anyone over the $10+ Patreon does NOT NEED to fill this out, your stuff for the holiday is already ordered and I'm working on getting it packaged up and out the door in the next two weeks.
If you have any questions, please let me know, but I'll have one more update here before the end of the year.
Have a safe holiday ...
2023-12-22 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostNo character or storyline spoilers this episode. The Indigo Disk is here and we talk about the new Flying mechanic, the trails before each gym leader, the lack of a battle tower, becoming Pokémon, BBQs, the Legendary Pokémon being Shiny locked and more. This is our longest episode of the year, so I hope you really enjoy it.
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:02:00 - Flying
00:11:00 - The Dome
00:27:00 - The Elite 4 Mechanics
00:48:30 - Break
00:52:10 - Drayton...
For anyone signing up for the free Patreon membership "Join for Free," a link will go out with the next week to collect your address for a holiday postcard. The only thing you'll have to do is create a Patreon account and hit that "Join for Free" and then wait for the follow up post!
If you are already a $10+ Patreon, your Christmas Cards are separate and already in route to me. So anyone under $10 can take advantage of this when that post drops. $10+ is a card + goodies, but unde...
2023-12-14 00:35:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe final trailer for the Indigo Disk shows us more of what the DLC will include. A new feature where you can be Pokémon, a side quest mission related to something called BBQs, the ability to unlock flying for our Legendary Pokémon and more. This DLC seems much more packed than the Teal Mask. On top of that, Legendary Pokémon will be returning and there is a Shiny Mass Outbreak Event happening right now.
00:00:20 - Introduction
00:03:00 - Being a Pokémon
00:10:40 - The P...