

It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast
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It's Super Effective is a weekly Pokémon new podcast that covers information on Pokémon games (such as Pokemon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet, as well as, Pokémon GO and Pokémon TCG Pocket). The podcast also talks about the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Sleep, the Pokémon anime, Pokémon merchandise and more! It's Super Effective is an award-winning podcast and one of the most downloaded Pokémon-based podcasts on the web. We're dedicated to bringing unique and fresh Pokémon discussions to the internet.
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Apr 6, 2023 • 1h 6min
The State of Pokémon UNITE
ZOINKS from the Overdunk Podcast joins Greg and Steve to talk about the current state of Pokémon UNITE. We talk about the recently added characters, updates, gameplay changes, and what Pokémon we'd like to see in the future. ZOINKS was also the Pokémon UNITE commentator for Worlds 2022. Find ZOINKS here: https://twitter.com/ZOINKScasts Enter Giveaway here: https://gleam.io/v7evv/pokemon-nintendo-oled-switch-giveaway🌐 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 Patreon
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Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 16min
New Events for Scarlet & Violet
We recap Samurott Raids, talk about the new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet tournament happening, and a Cherish Ball Lechonk is here to grab! Side note, the tournament does give an exclusive in-game bag for your character. Before all of that Scarlet and Violet news, we talk about Niantic's changes to Remote Raid Passes in Pokémon GO. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Changes to Remote Raids Passes0038:40 - Break00:42:10 - GameStop Lechonk00:46:40 - Online Competition + Backpack00:53:00 - Pokémon TCG Symbol Update01:04:40 - Bug Update 01:15:00 - Post Credits Enter Giveaway here: https://gleam.io/v7evv/pokemon-nintendo-oled-switch-giveaway🌐 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 PatreonAd this episode brought to you by Brilliant! Brilliant's mission is to inspire and develop people to achieve their goals in STEM — one person, one question, and one small commitment to learning at a time. It’s Super Effective listeners get 20% off a year of Brilliant Premium.Ad this episode was brought to you by Squarespace. You can head over to squarespace.com/pkmncast and use promo code pkmncast at checkout to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.
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Mar 27, 2023 • 1h 9min
New Paldea Anime, TCG, and Raids
We get the title of the new Pokémon series without Ash taking place in Paldea. Spoilers about Ash leaving and our thoughts on the future of the anime series. While the first Paldea TCG drops this week, we already know the next Pokémon TCG with Paldea cards coming later in June of 2023. Blissey Raids in Scarlet and Violet drop out of no where, we talk about those and the rare Herba Mystica drops in the game. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Anime Talk00:17:40 - Next Pokémon TCG Set00:23:40 - Break00:28:20 - Blissey Raids00:51:20 - Best Character01:07:50 - Post Credits 🌐 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 PatreonAd this episode was brought to you by ExpressVPN! Visit ExpressVPN.com/pkmncast and you can get an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package.Ad this episode was brought to you by Honey! You can install Honey for no cost! Get PayPal Honey for FREE at joinhoney.com/pkmncast
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Mar 20, 2023 • 1h 20min
Goodbye 3DS & Wii U Games
We recap Decidueye Raids and our thoughts on the established formula so far. The Nintendo eShop is closing on the 3DS and the Wii U, meaning hundreds of games will be unaccessible going forward. This makes Pokémon fans worried about both Bank and HOME capability with older games, since Pokémon hasn't said much since their initial statements. Ball Guy comes to Masters EX. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Decidueye Raids0039:30 - Break00:43:30 - eShop Shut Down 00:58:30 - Judge Ban01:06:40 - Ball Guy comes to Masters EX01:18:20 - Post Credits 🌐 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 PatreonAd this episode brought to you by Brilliant! Brilliant's mission is to inspire and develop people to achieve their goals in STEM — one person, one question, and one small commitment to learning at a time. It’s Super Effective listeners get 20% off a year of Brilliant Premium.Ad this episode was brought to you by Squarespace. You can head over to squarespace.com/pkmncast and use promo code pkmncast at checkout to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.
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Mar 15, 2023 • 1h 17min
Worth Traveling for Pokémon Events
A bonus podcast featuring Chris from GOCast: a Pokémon GO Podcast. You can find their show here: https://www.gocastpodcast.com/ We talk about our experience in Vegas for the Hoenn Tour. Ultimately, we answer the question of if it's worth traveling to these events.
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Mar 13, 2023 • 1h 36min
Scarlet & Violet Update Planned for April
Some people were not able to catch the new Paradox Pokémon with the v1.2 update, so another update is planned for April to fix this issue for these Trainers. More issues creep into Pokémon GO as Trainers couldn't catch Regidrago this weekend and the makeup day was plagued with similar issues. Detective Pikachu 2 rumors start again. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Can't Catch Regidrago 00:44:20 - Break00:48:10 - Can't Catch Paradox 01:21:40 - Detective Pikachu 201:33:50 - Post Credits 🌐 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 PatreonAd this episode was brought to you by EveryPlate! Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal by going to www.EveryPlate.com/podcast and enter code supereffective149.
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Mar 8, 2023 • 48min
Happy International Women's Day
To celebrate International Women's Day, Hannah, Codey, and Carina talk about their experiences with Pokémon! From the Nintendo Game Boy to Pokémon GO, these women talk about growing up with Pokémon and how it currently fits into their lives. Hannah: https://twitter.com/HannahsPixelsCodey: https://twitter.com/CodeyMathisCarina: https://twitter.com/pengumon
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Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 44min
Scarlet & Violet are Still Broken
After a full week with the 1.2 update for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, we can confidently report that the games are still pretty broken. While some things are indeed fixed, other things like getting stuck in the Cheer menu for Raids still is a problem for a lot of players. Pokémon Sleep is coming soon, we talk about the app and the new device, the GO++. Finally, we get a pretty awesome Community Day coming to Pokémon GO later this month. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Thoughts on the 1.2 Update00:44:50 - Break00:50:20 - Data Loss 01:13:40 - Pokémon Sleep 01:31:00 - Slowpoke Community Day 01:42:30 - Post Credits 🌐 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 PatreonAd this episode was brought to you by Squarespace. You can head over to squarespace.com/pkmncast and use promo code pkmncast at checkout to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.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! Ad this episode brought to you by Brilliant! Brilliant's mission is to inspire and develop people to achieve their goals in STEM — one person, one question, and one small commitment to learning at a time. It’s Super Effective listeners get 20% off a year of Brilliant Premium.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 6min
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! 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:30 - DLC Announcement00:15:10 - The Teal Mask 00:31:10 - Break 00:34:40 - New Pokémon in DLC 00:44:20 - Paradox Legendary 00:54:20 - No Kalos 01:03:30 - Post Credits 🌐 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 PatreonAd this episode was brought to you by Honey! You can install Honey for no cost! Get PayPal Honey for FREE at joinhoney.com/pkmncast. Ad this episode was brought to you by ExpressVPN! Visit ExpressVPN.com/pkmncast and you can get an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package.
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Feb 26, 2023 • 1h 1min
The Future of 7-Star Raids
7-Star Pikachu Raids showed to to celebrate the lead up of Pokémon Day. This was a very unique 7-Star Raid and sets the groundwork for what Legendary 7-Star Raids could hold if they ever arrive. Pokémon GO Hoenn Fest in Vegas thoughts compared to the Worldwide event this past weekend. 00:00:20 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Pikachu Raids00:17:00 - Break 00:21:40 - Hoenn Thoughts00:58:50 - Post Credits 🌐 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 PatreonAd this episode was brought to you by EveryPlate! Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal by going to www.EveryPlate.com and enter code supereffective149.Ad this episode brought to you but the Suuuper Anime Podcast! If you need another podcast in your life, especially an anime one, please check them out! Jason Paige episode here: https://www.suuuperanimepodcast.com/guests/jason-paige/
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