501 Pokémon Bank Goes Free (3DS eShop Closing)

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501 Pokémon Bank Goes Free (3DS eShop Closing)

With the announcement of the 3DS and Wii U eShop closing, we speculate if The Pokémon Company is planning a long term solution after March of 2023 to keep moving Pokémon forward into Pokémon HOME. We talk about getting into and building a competitive team. Pokémon GO Johto Tour is around the corner. A Canadian Beta of Pokémon TCG Live is coming soon.

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500 Milestones

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500 Milestones

Legends is the fastest selling Pokémon game on the Nintendo Switch, but will it catch up to Sword/Shield? We talk about if Legends has legs and what this means for games going forward. Florida events gets canceled, but new dates are added to the World Championship circuit. Pokémon UNITE gets a new character and Brilliant Stars is gearing up to release. Happy 500!

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499 Minor Gripes with Legends and Poké Ball Talk

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499 Minor Gripes with Legends and Poké Ball Talk

The Wand Company and the Pokémon Company are making more metal Poké Balls. Pokémon GO cancels one of their events and also announced a TCG Set coming this summer. Speaking of TCG sets, Brilliant Stars is around the corner. We talk about some minor complaints in Pokémon Legends, specifically how Pokémon evolutions are just not fun anymore.

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498 First Impressions: Pokémon Legends Arceus

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498 First Impressions: Pokémon Legends Arceus

We do not talk about any story progression after the Kleavor fight! Will, Greg, and Steve talk about the ups and downs of Pokémon Legends! We talk about graphics, the Noble fights, the "open world" part of the game. From the opening story to the changes to the battle system, we cram a lot in this 2 hour episode about the new direction of the series.

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497 SPOILERS! We Talk Leaks on Legends Arceus

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497 SPOILERS! We Talk Leaks on Legends Arceus

SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS / SPOILERS

We talk about the leaks that happed for Pokémon Legends Arceus. We *do not* talk about any story spoilers or any story beats. We talk about the size of the Poké Dex, the new Pokémon, the new forms, some new mechanics, and our thoughts on if this means Generation 9 is coming this Fall.

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496 The Gameplay Loop of Pokémon Legends Arceus

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496 The Gameplay Loop of Pokémon Legends Arceus

13 minutes of gameplay footage was shown of Legends Arceus and we now have somewhat of a better understanding of what to expect when this game arrives at the end of the month. It seems like Sword and Shield is coming to an end with Season 12 competitive rules and 3 new Shiny Legendary Birds as trophies for those who want to compete this Spring. Pokémon UNITE gets a new character and gets added to the World Championship for 2022.

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495 Pokémon Legends Countdown

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495 Pokémon Legends Countdown

A bit confused after a 6 min Pokémon Legends Arceus trailer, this game is right around the corner. Tetris 99 is getting a Legends event as we lead up to the release of that game. Converse x Pokémon merch has arrived and already sold out. Pokémon Snap gets some more details talked about in the making of that game. Pokémon GO has a new rock event with Mega Aerodactyl making it's debut.

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494 Reflecting on Making Sword & Shield

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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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493 Grinding Money & Experience in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

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493 Grinding Money & Experience in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

How to level up and get money in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. We talk about the Niantic Recap and were games like GO or Pikmin Bloom are being played. We talk about the new Battle Pass for Pokémon UNITE. We also talk about the New Year event for Pokémon GO.

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