A couple people have been asking for the podcast on YouTube, so the latest episode is on YouTube! If you're interested in that, there you go! I am going to try this year to provide some extra content on YouTube starting this Spring, but for now, I'll see if I can keep up posting the podcast there as it's a bit of extra work compared to the just pure audio feeds.
Speaking of making the podcast more ...
2020-01-08 21:33:50 +0000 UTC View Post
From Irene and myself, have a great New Year! I hope 2020 starts off great for all of you! I appreciate the continued support over the years, and I hope we can grow as a community in 2020 and beyond.
Thank you! Safe it up!
- Steve
2019-12-31 18:39:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
I hope you all had a great holiday this past week! I just want to thank you for the continued support in 2019. 2020 is around the corner and I hope that we have another amazing year together. I have a couple updates for you going into 2020!
Irene and I finished Season 20 of the anime before Sword & Shield came out, all those episodes can be found in the Pr...
2019-12-27 21:31:16 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
I just double-checked Slack access for a bunch of people over the past week. I know a couple people were returning to Slack, so accounts should all be reactivated. If you didn't get back into Slack, please let me know, and I'll be able to get that resolved!
Once in Slack, if you are suppose to be in Gold, Addict, or Producer (based on your Tiers), please just let me know! Since Patreon and Slack don't communicate that well together, some of this has to be done m...
2019-12-01 18:26:57 +0000 UTC View PostIgnore the message of "former" patreon. I accidentally didn't separate the list properly because I pulled a Psyduck. Sorry! It's the same message regardless.
Best,
Steve
Starting tomorrow, the first episode of our mini-series will kick off! We are calling it Good Grief Galar and it will feature Micah, Irene, and myself! Estimating that we are going to hit around 10-12 episodes for this series. Shoutout to Micah for the amazing background art he did for the podcast.
If you didn't hear, I am giving away a Pokémon Nintendo Switch Lite! You can enter the giveaway right here: 2019-11-14 21:42:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Will, Greg, and SBJ talk about how XY, Sun/Moon, and now Sword/Shield have all been leaked. Is there a way to stop this? Should it be stopped? We don't talk about new Pokémon, but we give our thoughts on the recent events.
2019-11-04 08:10:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm super bad at writing, so I wrote something! If you are curious of how many people listen to It's Super Effective, and how I (think) grew that audience, I put some words together!
Read on Medium
2019-10-30 16:01:24 +0000 UTC View PostNo streams this weekend, as planned, since TwitchCon is here. I’ll be gone Thursday to Sunday, BUT I have two streams this weekend planned thanks to Intel and StreamElements.
Both these streams start at 12PM Pacific / 2PM Central / 3PM Eastern.
Saturday: https://www.twitch.tv/events/ZcOQxFECTqGi4tCkGksQWg
Hello!
I'll keep this short and sweet. I am giving away a Nintendo Switch Lite on PlayrGG. Completely free to enter, you just have to follow the Twitch, which most of you are doing. As a bonus for being a Patreon and reading these posts, the first 50 people to enter TeamYell-98 gets a bonus 200 entries! First come, first serve on this code!
Good Luck!
2019-09-10 18:05:37 +0000 UTC View Post
You probably signed up for Patreon to get bonus podcasts, but can't find the feed? This is simply to help people where to look and what to do. If you've already done this, then you can skip this post!
At the $5 a month level, I offer Pokémon Anime podcast! Once you sign up, go to https://www.patreon.com/itssupereffective and look near the top, right area of the page. In the screenshot used in this p...
2019-09-09 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIf you haven't gotten Slack access, please let me know here or on Twitter! We are gearing up for Sword and Shield, so just making sure the Duckletts are in a row for this November.
Also, there is a Nintendo Direct in 90 mins from this message. 3PM/5PM PT/CT. You can watch it live with me over at twitch.tv/pkmncast!!
It is SUBtember...
2019-09-04 20:27:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg and I recorded a 1-Shot with the team over at Dungeons & Randomness. This was recorded back in 2017 with a release of Fall of 2017, but due to me losing my job around then, the project was temporary scrapped. Since then, Dungeons & Randomness had time to take on the editing themselves and publish this! You can find Part 1 on their feed now, with Part 2 coming on Monday!
Enjoy!
2019-08-09 22:54:47 +0000 UTC View PostTo celebrate my Birthday coming up, I figured I'd give you all a chance to win a $100 Nintendo eShop Gift Card. This should work on either the 3DS or the Switch, in case you didn't have one of the two.
Good luck! Winner drawn in a week from today!
2019-07-24 20:21:54 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
I hope everyone is doing well! I just wanted to provide an update on the content since it's the start of the month. Some of this stuff you may care about, some other stuff you can skip, but either way, just know I appreciate the support you all provide.
The website hasn't really been changed since the 7 year anniversary of the podcast. Episodes on there have been sporadic, but recently, episodes have been posted there weekly!! I...
2019-07-09 22:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This episode covers both (E42) Alola, Kanto! and (E43) When Regions Collide! of the Sun and Moon anime. SBJ and Irene talk about both these Kanto-based episodes and our thoughts and feelings of both Misty and Brock returning and meeting their Alolan friends.
Alola, Kanto!
Ash’s Pokémon School class is taking a field trip to the Kanto region! Principal Oak is excited to visit his famous...
Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 have a hardmode built into the games! We are going to test tonight if this was a worthy feature to return to future Pokémon games!
twitch.tv/pkmncast - Starts at 9PM CST tonight!
Also, in case you didn't hear, we have merch live too!
https://teespring.com/stores/pkmncast
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2019-06-22 01:35:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Irene and Steve talk about the Sophocles, Team Rocket's good looks, a new "bad" guy, and the Shiny Charjabug this episode! This is also the second "race" episode this season!
Sophocles has wanted to enter a Charjabug race for a long time, and now with Ash and Kiawe on his team, he finally can! The huge event features tough competitors, including the arrogant Red Comet team and a disguised Team Rocket.
2019-06-04 20:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post
What if an episode has a bunch of Pokémon you love, but the episode itself is bleh. Irene and Steve talk about the forgettable episode that whirlpools around us.
The treasure is guarded by a Dhelmise, who’s already annoyed after a run-in with Team Rocket and traps Kanoa’s boat in a powerful Whirlpool. Brionne goes up against it and loses, but after all that training, Popplio is ready. It uses Hydro Vortex to counter Dhelmise’s Whirlpool and send it far away!
2019-05-30 00:32:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the Anime Show featuring Irene and Steve where we talk about how the plot makes not a lot of sense!
Mallow wakes up in the care of a kindly Oranguru, who offers her a Pinap Juice, a sympathetic ear—and a battle partner when Team Rocket steals her Steenee! When Mallow’s dad comes to find her, he happily greets Oranguru, who’s an old friend, and then apologizes to Mallow for taking all her hard work for granted.
2019-05-22 07:25:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Warning: Spoilers for both video game and movie!
Irene and SBJ talk about our thoughts and feelings of the Detective Pikachu movie. We talk about how the actors played out their roles, the Pokémon that show up in the movie, and the plot differences between the game and the movie. We also chitchat about what we liked and the couple things we didn't like!
This episode is free for everyone and Alola Vacation will return next week!
2019-05-14 21:54:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Irene and Steve talk about the lore of Wobbuffet and what it actually is or is not? We also chat about how this episode was great until the last 2 mins of the episode. Lots of good character building and relationship forming for everyone but Ash.
When Team Rocket pounces, Ash is excited to show off his new Z-Move, but Lycanroc can’t quite make it work. After Kiawe steps up to send the villains blasting off again, Jessie and Mimikyu land in a shopping mall—and Mimikyu’s d...
2019-04-30 20:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post
This episode marks the reveal of a third Lycanroc, Dusk Form! Irene and Steve talk about Rockruff's journey to evolving, the island guardian, Tapu Lele, and how characters share traits in the anime with their video game counterparts.
This episode is FREE for everyone! If you'd like more weekly episodes of Alola Vacation, our Pokémon anime podcast, you can subscribe or upgrade to the 2019-04-23 20:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Steve and Irene talk about how this episode had a pretty shocking moment. We also talk about how great Z-Moves are animated and how Probopass is a weird Pokémon.
The day of Ash’s grand trial against Kahuna Olivia is finally here, and it’s a Double Battle! Olivia’s Probopass and Lycanroc face off against Ash’s Rowlet and a strangely aggressive Rockruff. After Olivia sets a trap on the battlefield, Ash instructs Rowlet to grab Rockruff by the scruff of the neck so they ...
2019-04-16 07:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Irene and Steve talk about how this episode really relates to the actual video game in parts. Ash is also a focus in this episode besides others and/or Popplio.
Ash and Mallow team up to look for herbs and berries in the forest, and they run into an unexpected challenge: the Totem Pokémon Lurantis! Ash defeats it, earning a Grass-type Z-Crystal—and when he gets back to Olivia, she reveals that the day’s activities were his preliminary trials in disguise. He passed with fl...
2019-04-03 09:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Irene and Steve talk about how cute this episode is with all the fire Pokémon. It's also another episode where Ash could have easily solved the problem, but they don't let him this time!
Our heroes attend the Wela Fire Festival, where Fire-type Pokémon line up to receive the Wela Crown—said to convey the power of Wela Volcano itself! Just as Ash’s Litten steps up, a feisty Alolan Marowak steals the crown from Kahuna Olivia and runs off. Kiawe pursues it, but Turtonator i...
2019-03-26 09:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post
SBJ and Irene are back to talk some fishing! We get into comparing Misty and Lana as both Water character companions to Ash & Pikachu.
While their friends visit Kiawe’s farm, Lana and Ash decide to go fishing. At Olivia’s suggestion, they head to Brooklet Hill, where a Totem Pokémon is rumored to live!
2019-03-20 01:17:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I ran a promotion for anyone who supported at the $5+ level would get a postcard from me when I got back from Japan. I purchased a ton of different postcards while I was there, but I need your shipping information to sent them.
I'd like to send these before I head off to PAX East, so please fill out the Google Form this week! If you miss it, then no postcard for you! :cry emoji:
Thanks for e...
2019-03-18 16:11:17 +0000 UTC View Post
A cute episode, but ultimately not terribly exciting. SBJ and Irene talk about how this episode will hopefully lead to more exciting episodes to come.
In the second round, Lana’s stubborn Stoutland comes around after she protects it from an angry Garbodor. Kiawe finds another fossil, and Sophocles’s persistence pays off with a rare Comet Shard. Lillie finally manages to climb up on her Stoutland—a big win for her! But Lana is the biggest winner after her Stoutland discov...
2019-03-12 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
After 30 episodes, we finally meet the Kahuna Olivia! Irene is a big fan and talks about why in this episode. We also can't help but notice this episode has a lot of awkward dialogue choices and decision making from the characters.
On the boat to Akala, Ash and Olivia discover a Wailmer, trapped in the rocks by an angry Bruxish! Everyone works together to drive Bruxish off and get Wailmer free, and when it starts to sink, Popplio comes to the rescue, floating it up to the surf...
2019-03-05 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post