It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

Cheating in Pokémon Sleep. Multiple $4.99 tickets coming to Pokémon GO to before the Global Wild Area weekend. We talk about the battle system in Pokémon TCG Pocket and how Misty feels very unfair for players and why. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:04:00-Pokémon Sleep Talk00:21:20-GO Wild Area01:01:00-Battles in TCG Pocket  01:42:40-Post Credits  Ad this episode brought to you by Mint Mobile! Check out MintMobile.com/pkmncast to start your new wireless plan for just $15 a month!  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 Sarumi

After spending more time with Pokémon TCG Pocket, we compare the game against Pokémon Sleep. Lots more Pokémon TCG Pocket talk as some opinions on the game have changed since last week. Shiny Rayquaza has been announced as a Tera Raid battle at the end of December and Japan gets a new Mythical event. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:04:45-Pokémon Sleep Updates00:19:30-Pokémon TCG Pocket Talk01:07:30-Shiny Rayquaza Raids 01:33:40-Post Credits  Ad this episode was brought to you by EveryPlate! Get started with EveryPlate by going to www.EveryPlate.com/podcast and enter code supereffective599. 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 Sarumi

Revisiting the Gigantimax conversation now that Gengar has arrived this past weekend. Prismatic Evolutions got announced and already sold out. Pokémon TCG Pocket is here and there is even a new Wonder Pick event to go along with it. We talk the pros and cons of Pocket and if it's worth putting money into. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-Gigantamax Fixed Now?00:39:40-Prismatic Evolutions00:55:15-Release of TCG Pocket01:48:00-Post Credits  Ad this episode brought to you by Mint Mobile! Check out MintMobile.com/pkmncast to start your new wireless plan for just $15 a month!  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 Sarumi

Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, and Gigantamax Blastoise make their Pokémon GO Debut. We talk about the experiences we've had including both pros and cons of the system. Because this system is a fresh start in Pokémon GO, we also talk about the future gameplay loop it creates. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet gets two new events this week!  00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-Is Gigantamax Fun? 00:43:40-The Future of Gigantamax? 01:24:45-Scarlet & Violet Updates01:51:00-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Thoughts on the Stellar Maze Pokémon event in New York city. Pokémon Sleep gets Mimikyu before Pokémon GO during their Halloween event. Pokémon HOME gets an update that includes the ability to unlock Shiny Meloetta for the first time ever in the series. We also are getting a free Shiny Pelipper during LAIC. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-Stellar Maze00:35:25-Pokémon Sleep Halloween00:48:00-Dynamax & Gigantamax01:21:20-Shiny Meloetta01:52:00-LAIC Shiny Pelipper02:04:00-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep gets a surprise Pokémon added to it mid-week. Nintendo announces an alarm clock that tracks your sleep. While this features 5 Nintendo games, it doesn't feature anything Pokémon and doesn't seem to have any plans to work with Pokémon Sleep. Pokémon sponsors a basketball game here in the United States. Halloween comes to Pokémon GO soon. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:10-Pokémon Sleep News00:20:00-Nintendo Alarmo00:44:15-Basketball Event00:57:45-Pokémon Run!01:12:00-Pokémon GO Halloween01:31:30-Scarlet & Violet Events01:40:40-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep players get a warning about cheating in the game. Pokémon UNITE is getting banned in some countries due to their loot boxes in the game. A Pokémon Maze event is coming to New York City. Terry Crews loves Hydrapple? Recap of the Incheon Safari Zone event and how the new Wild Area event is looking for players. Pokémon Center is going down the path of $50 Mystery Boxes, which could be considered a scam. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:10-Pokémon Sleep News00:14:00-Stellar Maze Event00:18:50-Terry Crews Love Hydrapple00:28:20-Incheon Safari Zone Recap00:50:00-Wild Area Event01:14:10-UNITE Shutting Down01:22:30-$50 Mystery Boxes01:53:00-Post Credits  PlayPodcast.net is a free podcast player you can use on any device in your browser. You can listen to episodes from your favorite hosts. You don't need an account, an app, or to download anything to listen to the best free podcasts. PlayPodcast.net.Ad this episode brought to you by Mint Mobile! Check out MintMobile.com/pkmncast to start your new wireless plan for just $15 a month!  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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep gets it's 2.0 update and a brand new island. Pokémon TCG Pocket is now out in one country as a soft-launch and some people are already done completing the game. Steve went to Jakarta to play Pokémon GO and found out there was an official  Pokémon EDM show happening. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:20-Pokémon Sleep News 00:18:30-TCG Pocket Soft Launch00:42:00-Pikachu's Indonesia Journey01:35:40-Post 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 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 Sarumi

The Pokémon Company International sent an invitation to play Pokémon TCG Pocket early. We got 2+ hours with the game including opening dozens of packs, checking out the UI, doing the new 20 card deck battles and more. After playing the game, we met with 4 people who worked on the game to ask them questions about development and what to expect in the future. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-The Venue 00:07:30-TCG Battle Mode00:28:30-Currency & Money 00:34:00-Cosmetics00:42:30-Trading00:47:10-Wonder Pick00:48:40-Offering Rates00:54:00-Genetic Apex 01:19:20-Post 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 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 Sarumi

ZoëTwoDots joins us this episode to talk about the BIG update to Pokémon GO. Beforehand, we talk about the Shiny boosted Clefairy event coming to Pokémon Sleep and a new pop-up store in South Korea featuring exclusive merch. A new "rarest" Pikachu might be a contender after a sports game? Play Pokémon is getting more stuff in Africa and we have some updates for tournament regarding Regulation H. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:04:30-Pokémon Sleep Talk00:19:55-South Korea Exclusive Merch00:28:40-Dynamax Talk w/ ZoëTwoDots01:31:30-MLB x Pokémon01:47:30-Play Pokémon Updates 02:00:20-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep talk. 7-Star Incineroar is here and we talk about the ups and downs around these Raids, again. Pokémon GO introduces a new POI in the game for the first time since launch. With that, we pre-game for the Max Raid Battles that should debut this week. Small TCG correction from last week, new Pokémon merch, and a revamp of a Pokémon Center in Japan. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-Pokémon Sleep Talk00:15:00-Incineroar 7-Star Raids00:42:20-Break00:44:00-Pokémon GO: Max Out01:28:20-Pokémon GO Events01:42:30-Hot Air Arena 01:46:10-Pokémon Center Nagoya01:47:30-SkinnyDip Cases 01:54:10-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep gets a new update with more quality of life features added! The Suicune event is here! Pokémon Masters EX celebrates it's fifth anniversary with Lance, Steven, and Cynthia returning in their new Arc Suits. Pokémon GO is finally adding both Galar and Max Raid battles. Niantic also adds a subscription pass, but it's not really a subscription pass still. Finally, we get new trademarks on a Japanese TCG set. Since the TCG usually lines up with current and future games, this makes it seem like Pokémon Legends Z-A will be a Summer 2025 game at the earliest, if not Fall. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-Timeless Woods00:07:10-Pokemon Sleep News00:28:30-Break00:29:50-Masters EX Celebrations00:37:20-Pokémon GO News01:02:20-Break01:04:00-Legends Z-A Release Date01:35:20-Post 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 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 Sarumi

After getting back from the Pokémon World Championships in Hawai'i, we go more in-depth about the new 500 point mode coming to Pokémon UNITE in Spring of 2025. Zoinks from UNITE Mics joins to give perspective on this new mode. Pokémon is getting a new TV app to host the episodes of the Anime. Suicune is coming to Pokémon Sleep. The Pokémon TCG is getting both Trainer cards and Rocket cards starting next year. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:20-Pokemon Sleep News00:23:20-Pokémon TCG News00:35:40-500 Point UNITE Mode01:20:20-Pokémon TV FAST App01:43:00-Scarlet/Violet Updates01:50:20-Pokémon GO News02:14:40-Post 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 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 Sarumi

This episode focuses on the Pokémon Center in Hawai'i and the announcements at the end of the World Championships. There is more to talk about in regards to Worlds, but only had access to a recording room for an hour this weekend. We talk Pokémon GO, UNITE, and Pokémon Pocket news that was freshly announced. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Pokemon GO00:07:50-New UNITE Mode00:17:40-Break00:19:20-Pokémon Pocket00:34:00-Pokémon Center00:47:30-General Worlds Thoughts00:51:20-The Genki Ala Wai Project00:54:00-Worlds Locations00:59:00-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Suicune is coming soon to Pokémon Sleep. Pokémon Masters EX has a gem rework to the game. Netflix gets more episodes of Pokémon Horizons. Game Freak is hiring new people for both Pokémon and non-Pokémon games. We talk about the pros and cons of Snacksworth and how catching has evolved in recent games. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:15-Pokémon Sleep News00:14:15-Masters EX Rework 00:18:00-No Pokémon Presents00:26:30-Break00:26:30-New Horizons Episodes00:46:40-Summer Outbreaks in SV00:53:50-Break00:54:00-Snacksworth Legends01:23:10-Pokémon GO News01:32:00-Post 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 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 Sarumi

For the past 3 years, there has been a Pokémon Presents in August. With the news of Pokémon Pocket, Worlds merch, Red Rescue Team, and Galar coming to GO, these would all be things included in that Presents. Some believe it's also the time to see a new trailer for Pokémon Legends Z-A too. The 1.1.0 update for Pokémon Sleep is here and a brand new Pokémon TCG TV Show debuts on Prime Video. his technology alone could really hinder the vintage market. An update on the AI art for the Pokémon Art Contest. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-Pokémon Sleep Update00:29:20-Break00:30:50-Trainer Tour TV Show00:36:30-Pokémon Presents: Z-A Talk 01:15:20-GBA Mystery Dungeon on the Switch01:35:40-Pocket Playable at Worlds01:40:40-Pokémon GO News, Galar02:05:00-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep is adding Ribbons to the game! Pokémon GO announces two different Safari experiences for South Korea and Indonesia. Pokémon UNITE is doing away with their monthly membership, kinda. Someone build an x-ray machine to scan packs of Pokémon cards to see what's inside before you open them. This technology alone could really hinder the vintage market. An update on the AI art for the Pokémon Art Contest. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:00-Pokémon Sleep Ribbons00:27:00-Break00:30:00-X-Ray TCG Machine00:53:20-New Pokémon Snap in China00:59:00-Pokémon GO News01:18:40-AI Art Update01:46:00-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep does a full week of gifts for players to celebrate their 1 year anniversary. Pokémon UNITE celebrates 3 years by removing EX Pokémon from the game and promising new balance updates. Roy's Fuecoco from the anime will be released soon in both Japan and at the San Diego Comic Con. Pokémon is doing another collaboration with Crocs, this time featuring less popular Pokémon like Gengar and Charizard. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:04:00-Pokémon Sleep Celebration00:31:50-Pokémon UNITE Changes00:46:30-Mega Lucario Coming00:57:10-Pokémon at Comic Con01:05:50-New Crocs01:24:30-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Pokémon Sleep announces their 1 year anniversary. It'll be a two week event! We got back from Pokémon GO Fest NYC and we talk about the experience both on and off the island. Pokémon announces two months of content for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet with 4 events that each last about two weeks before rotation to the next. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Pokémon Sleep Celebration00:19:50-NYC Pokémon GO Fest Recap01:06:00-Summer of Scarlet & Violet01:26:30-Post 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 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 Sarumi

Game Freak released a brand new game in Japan, which looks visually similar to Pokémon Quest. We prep for Global GO Fest, talk about Ho-Oh coming to Pokémon UNITE, and talk about 4 years of Café Remix. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:40-Pokémon Sleep News00:12:00-Café Remix00:24:50-Break00:27:30-UNITE Anniversary00:40:30-Pokémon GO Fest Global00:59:00-Break01:03:30-The New Game Freak Game01:19:00-Post 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 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 Sarumi