The Complicated Road to Raikou

Pokémon GO gets a background refresh as part of the Rediscover campaign they have been running and it's actually very cool! Diancie returns to Pokémon GO for FREE for anyone who did not get one at GO Fest. This has been the only way to get a Diancie in a couple years. A new Mass Outbreak event with boosted Shiny chance has come to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, along with the return of Walking Wake and Iron Leaves Raids. Pokémon Sleep announced that Entei is coming and a Fire-type week will happen to prepare for the next Legendary Pokémon in Sleep. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-Pokémon GO Update00:23:10-Free Diancie00:30:00-Break00:32:15-Gold Mass Outbreak Events00:48:00-Vulpix & Entei Come to Sleep01:32:10-Post Credits Ad this episode was by Shaker & Spoon. You can save $20 off your first box by heading over to https://shakerandspoon.com/pkmncast and use the code, pkmncast, at checkout!  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 introduced the Flower Festival this week! Pokémon UNITE does another character balance, a new battle pass, and updates to the draft system. A man in Japan is arrested for selling digital Pokémon. Niantic launches one of its biggest updates yet for Pokémon GO and people hate it. We compare Mall of America to Disney for Pokémon GO players. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-Pokémon Sleep Flower Event00:18:30-Pokémon UNITE Updates00:30:00-Man Arrested00:39:00-Break00:40:15-Rediscover Pokémon GO01:13:00-Niantic Hears Us01:22:00-Disney01:38:10-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 prepares a new update. Netflix announces that we are getting the next episodes of Pokémon Horizons in May and also that we are getting more episodes of Pokémon Concierge. Necrozma and Ultra Beasts will be in raids during GO Fest this summer, all with the chance of being Shiny. Finally, the Nintendo Online Services for 3DS shutdown this week for good, but Pokémon Bank still operates. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:30-Pokémon Sleep 00:13:00-Pokémon GO News00:48:30-Break00:51:20-New TCG Set00:58:00-Netflix Anime Updates01:08:00-3DS Shutdown01:38:10-Post Credits Ad this episode was by Factor! Head over to factormeals.com/pkmncast50 and use code pkmncast50 to save 50% off your order of delicious food! 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 put out an article on how to shiny hunt in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. 7-Star Meganium Raids seem to be a pain for some trainers this past weekend. Pokémon Worlds 2024 dates were finally announced after EUIC this past weekend. The Bug event and Mega Heracross arrive this upcoming weekend! 00:00:00-Introduction 00:01:05-Pokémon Sleep Updates00:21:45-Worlds Dates Announced00:32:15-Break00:35:00-Shiny Hunting in SV00:50:20-Meganium Raids01:08:40-Pokémon GO Bug Out01:24:30-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! Ad this episode present by Bespoke Post and their Box of Awesome collection! Head over to boxofawesome.com and enter code pkmncast at checkout for a free gift.  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 messed up, but players weren't mad because of how they handled it. The first week of Raikou is over, we talk about how easy or hard it was to get, even for players who just picked up the game. Pokémon Works is a new thing between ILCA and the Pokémon Company and we don't really know what it means yet? There is some weird price things happening with the latest Pokémon TCG set. If you spent $10 on the Season Pass in Pokémon GO, we now know what part 2 is going to get you. 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:00-Pokémon Sleep Issues00:30:30-Pokémon Sleep Raikou00:58:25-Break01:01:20-Temporal Forces Manipulation01:11:00-Pokémon Works01:34:00-Pokémon GO April Announcements01:59:00-Post Credits  Ad this episode was by Factor! Head over to factormeals.com/pkmncast50 and use code pkmncast50 to save 50% off your order of delicious food! 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

PAX East 2024 recap with the Play Lab experience and the new additions to it. Pokémon Sleep information around catching Raikou and how free-to-play players can do it with no money or stress. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are getting a new Mass Outbreak with six baby Pokémon as the focus. Finally, we go over a short interview with an ex-Pokémon employee who handled removing fan-made games from the internet. 00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:30 - Catching Raikou00:17:30 - PAX East Recap00:46:50 - Break00:49:00 - Scarlet & Violet News00:58:30 - April in Pokémon GO01:04:00 - Removing Fan-made Games01:26:40 - Post CreditsAd this episode was by Shaker & Spoon. You can save $20 off your first box by heading over to https://shakerandspoon.com/pkmncast and use our code, pkmncast, at checkout!  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 might be surprising people in how simple, but also how deep the game is. Electric Week is over and now we wait a week until Raikou shows up! We go over what to expect when our first Legendary arrives in Pokémon Sleep. Temporal Forces, the next TCG set, drops this weekend at retail. We also get news about the next set, Twilight Masquerade.00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon Sleep: Raikou00:35:50 - Break00:39:00 - Temporal Forces01:00:00 - Zarude returns to Pokémon GO01:53:00 - Post Credits  Ad this episode was by MeUndies! You can save 20% off your first order and get free shipping by heading over to meundies.com/pkmncast and use code pkmncast. Ad this episode was by Factor! Head over to factormeals.com/pkmncast50 and use code pkmncast50 to save 50% off your order of delicious food!  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

Twelve episodes of Pokémon Horizons are now on Netflix and we talk about how it feels compared to the older anime. Light spoilers, but the focus is overall feel of the show, not plot. Interview with Pokémon employees about Ash and where he is. 7-Star Raids are still rotating from Pokémon Day. Toyota builds a Miraidon motorcycle just because they can? The location for the Pokémon World 2026 was leaked by the venue and Niantic announces three locations for Pokémon GO Fest 2024. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:45 - Pokémon Horizons00:28:30 - Will Ash Return to the Anime00:36:00 - Break00:38:20 - 7 Star Raid Battles00:43:10 - Miraidon Motorcycle00:45:10 - Worlds 2026 Location00:56:40 - Pokémon GO Fest01:19:00 - Nontendo Podcast01:24:00 - Post Credits  Ad this episode was by Shaker & Spoon. You can save $20 off your first box by heading over to https://shakerandspoon.com/pkmncast and use our code, pkmncast, at checkout!  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

Hannah hosts this week to celebrate women in the Pokémon scene for International Women's Day 2024! Joining her is Aislinn @AisTrainer and NHoff @GoddessNHoff to talk about their love of Pokémon and the franchise as a whole! Please enjoy this bonus episode!   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 Legends Z-A got announced and it's the next game by Game Freak coming in 2025. That means no main series game this year for 2024? Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is the next mobile game and that is coming this year. Pocket is being made by both Creatures Inc. and DeNA. We get updates for Masters EX, UNITE, Sleep, Pokémon GO, and Cafe Remix. Oh yeah, the anime is coming next week. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:00 - Pokémon Legends Z-A 00:40:00 - Break00:41:50 - Pokémon Masters EX Update00:46:30 - Media Literacy00:54:20 - Raid Update for Scarlet & Violet01:00:30 - Pokémon UNITE01:05:30 - Pokémon Sleep Updates 01:12:20 - Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket01:36:10 - 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