573 Pokémon Sleep is Around the Corner

573 Pokémon Sleep is Around the Corner

Pokémon Sleep should be out this month and the Pokémon GO Plus + is coming out this Friday. We have more information about the app, including that it'll contain micro transactions. Niantic fired 230 employees and then went on to celebrate 7-years of Pokémon GO. Thoughts on NAIC and the Pokémon Center down in Ohio too! 

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554 (2) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

554 (2) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

Pokémon Day 2023 brings up The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero ​​​​​​DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero will take fans deeper into the world of Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet and consists of two different adventures—Part 1: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Teal Mask, launching in fall 2023, and Part 2: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Indigo Disk, releasing at a later date. We give our thoughts on this news! 

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525 The Terastal Phenomenon & Tera Raid Battles

  525 The Terastal Phenomenon & Tera Raid Battles

Welcome to Paldea! All Pokémon can Terastallize and we cover this new battle gimmick! We talk about Tera Raid battles, the new characters, the new Pokémon; including a brown Wooper! Scarlet and Violet confirms a true open-world game where gyms can be done in any order. Instead of 1 main story, there are apparently 3 stories to follow and complete. This episode covers the entire August Pokémon Presents from start to finish.

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494 Reflecting on Making Sword & Shield

494 Reflecting on Making Sword & Shield

First episode of 2022! We talk about how Game Freak reflects on making Pokémon Sword and Shield. India gets 500K new PokéStops. Pokémon Masters EX celebrates their New Year event. Secret Labs is making two new $400 Pokémon gaming chairs.

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Legendary Version Exclusives for Pokémon Sword and Shield

Legendary Version Exclusives for Pokémon Sword and Shield

The Crown Tundra DLC for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield has a couple of version exclusives, including Legendary Pokémon. Don’t worry! Due to the online play of Sword and Shield, a random player or a friend can help you get the Legendary Pokémon not native to your game. On top of that, you can remember up to three encounters, meaning you can save a Pokémon (even not found in your game normally) and hunt it anytime you want or host it yourself!


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18 Vivillon Region-Based Forms, 2 Event Forms: GTS Helpful Guide

18 Vivillon Region-Based Forms, 2 Event Forms: GTS Helpful Guide

Now with Pokémon HOME being out, you might be able to do trades over the GTS that seems more difficult back during the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y era. Vivillon was introduced in Generation 6 and encouraged GTS and Wonder Trades. Vivillon’s forms were decided through the region originally set on the 3DS, so trading is your best way to collect them all.

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The Odds of Mark Hunting in Pokémon Sword & Shield

The Odds of Mark Hunting in Pokémon Sword & Shield

Pokémon Sword and Shield introduced another thing to collect in the Pokémon World. Marks are like Ribbons, they appear on the Ribbon tab for a Pokémon, but cannot be earned like a Ribbon can. Instead, Marks appear on any Pokémon caught in the wild. These Marks do not appear on Egg Pokémon or Raid Pokémon.

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Chance of Getting an Apricorn Ball in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Chance of Getting an Apricorn Ball in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Everyone loves the Apricorn Balls that were introduced in Johto back in Pokémon Gold & Silver. These unique balls returned to Pokémon Sword/Shield through both Ball Guy and the Champion’s Cup rewards. There is now another way in Sword/Shield to get these Apricorn Balls and that is via the Cram-o-matic. There seems to be a 1% chance of getting the special Poké Balls by putting your Apricorns into it.

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How to Get Hidden Ability Scorbunny, Sobble, Grookey in Pokémon Sword/Shield

How to Get Hidden Ability Scorbunny, Sobble, Grookey in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Starting Tuesday, June 2, 2020, if you transfer one or more Pokémon between Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield and the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME, you'll be able to receive a Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble with Hidden Abilities as Mystery Gifts in the mobile device version of Pokémon HOME.

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344 Pokémon Platinum Woes [Featuring Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb]

344 Pokémon Platinum Woes [Featuring Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb]

Featuring Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb (interview starts at 36 mins into the episode). Jan talks about his time with Pokémon GO and his thoughts and feelings on Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee. We also touch on Jan's history with the Pokémon series. After putting 40+ hours into Pokémon Platinum, SBJ expresses how the game doesn't feel unique compared to Pokémon Black & White or Pokémon X/Y. Pokémon GO news is upon us, with more Sinnoh Pokémon being added. Finally, if we had to erase one Pokémon forever, who would we pick? 

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