521 Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Expansion

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521 Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Expansion

The Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion is now here! Not only can you search for Shiny Charizard or Mewtwo VStar, but you can hunt for the Ditto card that you need to peel to find. These packs also come with in-game items for Pokémon GO that you can redeem after you open your TCG packs. Ash finally arrives to Pokémon Masters EX, but not as a playable character (yet). What if you take the world's most expensive TCG card and make it an NFT?

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520 Niantic Downsizing, Ash in Masters, and Bees

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520 Niantic Downsizing, Ash in Masters, and Bees

Steve is in Germany this week so Will and Greg take over the program with special guest Codey Mathis, (soon to be) PhD. Ash Ketchum will be added to Pokémon Masters EX and is generating a lot of controversy. Niantic is cutting projects and staff, generating a slot of controversy. Bandai Namco and ILCA have formed a new partnership - is Pokémon Katamari Damacy coming soon? Plus, you will learn bee facts that will shock and amaze you.

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519 Recap of Milwaukee Regionals

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519 Recap of Milwaukee Regionals

Steve recaps the Milwaukee Regional event that took place. Niantic is bringing more Ultra Beasts to Pokémon GO and updating their cheating policy in the game. The Pokémon TCG has a weird rotation format this year. Pokémon Café Mix has a new scam costume pack you can buy. Finally, there was a brand new Raid event in Sword and Shield to celebrate two years of Isle of Armor.

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518 Top Grossing Media Franchise in the World

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518 Top Grossing Media Franchise in the World

Where does all that money the Pokémon Company come from? We talk about the break dow of revenue TPC makes compared to other big bands like Super Mario, Hello Kitty, and Star Wars. We talk about the PokéToons coming to the US, a Pokémon Center update, and a Pokémon GO update.

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517 Masuda Leaves Game Freak

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517 Masuda Leaves Game Freak

Masuda has left Game Freak to work directly for the Pokémon Company. On top of that, James Turner, the first non-Japanese Pokémon designer, has left Game Freak to start his own game studio. We talk about both departures. Niantic has announced Deino Community Day with a new twist, you can extend it if you rope your friends in.

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516 LECHONK & More Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Talk!

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516 LECHONK & More Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Talk!

Five new Pokémon shown in the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet trailer this past week. This will be the first game with two professors and the first "open-world" Pokémon game too. We talk about everything shown in that 3 minute trailer from top to bottom! If we missed anything, we'll circle back next week to cover it!

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515 Ultra Beasts, Membership Passes, Sableye

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515 Ultra Beasts, Membership Passes, Sableye

Ultra Beasts are coming to Pokémon GO this Summer. We gear up for GO Fest this upcoming weekend to kick it off. Netflix gets a new batch of Pokémon anime episodes. GameStop gets another exclusive TCG promo to celebrate the release of Astral Radiance this past weekend. Three new Sync Pairs arrive to Pokémon Masters EX. Pokémon UNITE gets it's $9.99 Membership, but is it worth it?

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514 Holes in the Pokémon HOME Update

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514 Holes in the Pokémon HOME Update

The Pokémon HOME 2.0 Update is here! We talk about what works and what doesn't work in this update. Seems like Alpha is preserved, but Spinda is forever stuck in BD/SP. Niantic makes the Pokémon GO community upset again by removing the discount for the 3 Remote Raid Pass bundle. To compromise, Niantic added better rewards for in-person raids to encourage Trainer to go outside and not rely on Remote Raids. Finally, we see some powerful cards in the Pokémon GO TCG Expansion coming this July.

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513 Pokémon HOME 2.0

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513 Pokémon HOME 2.0

Pokémon HOME gets a planned update in the coming weeks to finally work with Legends: Arceus and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl. We talk about the pros and cons of what was said for this upcoming patch. The Pokémon anime continues to update on Netflix. Pokémon Masters EX, GO, and UNITE get updates this past week. Tickets to the Japanese GO Fest went on sale.

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512 Details on GO Fest Germany & End Arc of Pokémon Journeys

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512 Details on GO Fest Germany & End Arc of Pokémon Journeys

We finally get Mega Legendary Pokémon in GO and the new Mega revamp feels so great! Niantic released details for GO Fest Germany, so we can use that as a guide of what to expect for Seattle. Pokémon GO is crossing over with the TCG this summer! More TCG stuff coming and we cover that. Finally, we get a preview of what the final arc of Pokémon Journeys will entail (spoilers) because of a Japanese tweet.

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