Behind the Scenes of the Pokémon HOME 4.0 Update

The lottery system is now open for Pokémon Worlds, we give you all the information you need to know! Pokopia gets a Sudowoodo event on April 1st. We suggest there will probably be more this year as nothing is planned after Champions. We dive into the 4.0 Pokémon HOME update and why Pokémon that touch Legends Z-A can't go backwards. We get abilities for some new Mega Pokémon and talk about Champions before release. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:02:30-Pokémon Worlds Tickets00:13:30-Pokopia News00:19:20-Pokémon 30th Thoughts00:42:15-Pokémon HOME 4.001:17:40-New Mega Abilities01:36:00-More Champions Talk02:01:00-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After playing Pokémon Champions, we now know the release date and some of the pricing that may come on launch day. This entire episode is dedicated to our excitement and concerns around Pokémon Champions. Marketing of this game has seemed to pick up with the focus being for people who have never really battled before.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:03:55-Behind the scenes at TPCi00:14:40-Basics of VP00:23:45-Pokémon "Limit" from HOME00:27:30-Phone Version of Pokémon Champions00:36:15-How Accessible is Champions01:02:40-The $9.99 Starter Pack01:16:50-The Cost of Pokémon Champions01:43:50-Future Updates to the Game01:47:40-VGC is Failing to Grow02:07:00-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More Pokopia talk around the storage system in the game and how to water bend. This episode we also compare just the general feel around people's comments to this game vs the last couple of Pokémon games like Legends Z-A's online reception. Pokémon Champions will be playable at PAX East, but we still don't have release date or pricing. Pokémon TCG Pocket has hit the Shiny button again. Hyundai partners with Pokémon. Gale of Darkness XD drops on the Switch 2. We cover the minor changes in Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:03:40-Pokopia Tips and Tricks00:44:20-Champions at PAX East00:54:20-TCG Pocket News01:03:10-More Pokopia Talk01:09:40-Hyundai 01:14:40-Gale of Darkness XD01:33:30-Changes to FireRed/LeafGreen01:40:20-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first event of Pokopia had a moment of confusion. There is a bug patch coming to Pokopia soon to fix areas in the game where you could stop progression and to fix a Bug Pokémon. There are no story spoilers in this episode. Pokémon Sleep gets a new Legendary event and a new partnership with Garmin watches. Pokémon TCG seems to be getting some smaller sets, but also Pokémon bought a trading card distributor. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:02:50-Pokopia Sales00:09:30-The First Pokopia Event00:35:00-Pokopia Bug Fixes00:37:40-More Pokémon Champions Talk00:49:40-More Pokopia Talk00:52:40-Pokémon Sleep News01:00:40-Garmin Watch01:09:30-Chaos Rising Expansion01:13:00-Pokemon Company Acquires Card Distributor01:30:00-New Pokopia Merch01:32:25-GO Fest Tickets01:37:30-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk about how good Pokémon Pokopia is. There are no story spoilers in this episode, but we do talk about what is on the first three areas of the game you can explore. Pokopia has sold out at several stores and has early signs of proving to be a Nintendo Switch 2 system seller. In this episode, we dive into habitats, the size of the game, and comparing it to other cozy games like Animal Crossing New Horizons. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:03:55-Game Key-Cards & Selling Out00:10:30-First Impression of Pokopia 00:33:30-The Scope of this Game00:38:00-The Habitats 00:49:10-Housing Your Pokémon01:07:00-Game Freak's Markings01:20:15-Pokopia Vs. Animal Crossing02:02:00-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pokémon Day brought us the announcement of Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves! These two titles will arrive in 2027 and we learn the three starters are Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. We see very little of Pokémon Champions, but we know it arrives this April. Pokopia introduces both a cooking mechanic and a prop hunt mode. TPC also revealed a Game Boy toy that plays 45 songs in an inconvenient way. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:05:00-Pokémon Winds & Waves00:44:00-Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua00:49:10-Mega Garchomp Z00:52:50-Pokémon Champions01:08:10-Pokémon XP Tickets01:14:10-Final Pokopia Trailer01:35:40-Gale of Darkness01:41:50-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A local Pokémon TCG shop was asked by Nintendo to change their name and logo after a recent robbery. Our honest thoughts on Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos in LA. FireRed and LeafGreen are coming on Pokémon day and we talk about nostalgia being a prison. Was the add-on for Mega Night worth the cost of admission and time after playing for 8 hours all day? Podcast recorded live in a studio with our friends over at GoCast. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:02:00-TCG Shop Name Change00:13:10-GO Tour Kalos00:40:00-FireRed & LeafGreen Returns00:59:00-Mega Night01:26:30-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Details about the Pokémon Pinball machine by Stern arrives with Pokémon, gameplay, pre-order information, and more. TCG Pocket seems to be losing players rapidly and DeNA is working on a fix to retain them. Preview of Pokopia are now going around. We see new footage, new gameplay, more details about multiplayer, and find out there should be a hefty post game after you roll credits. TPCi announced Pokémon Day and Pokémon Night around the time the SuperBowl ad debuted. We talk about what these events could offer for the 30th anniversary. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:03:40-Pokémon Pinball00:16:00-TCG Pocket Issues00:28:50-New Pokopia Details01:28:40-Pokémon Day and Night01:50:50-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pokémon Friends gets a brand new update to make puzzles easier and to make getting plushes easier. Both Nintendo Stores are hosting Pokémon Day events at the end of the month. Stern Pinball has announced that an official Pokémon pinball table is on the way, but we haven't seen it. Sirfetch'd comes to Pokémon UNITE. New Ultra Beast information surfaces from an ex-Game Freak artist. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:03:10-Super Bowl 6000:11:20-Pokémon Friends Update00:23:00-Pokémon 3000:34:45-Pokémon Pinball Machine00:49:00-Sirfetch'd in UNITE00:57:00-New Ultra Beast Info01:20:10-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ascended Heroes gets pushed back from Jan 30th to February 20 in the US and Canada. This messes up upcoming tournaments and Pokémon TCG Live. Universal Studio in Japan is getting more Pokémon stuff. The Pokémon Legends Z-A Music collection comes out in April. Ishihara accepts the NYVGCC Legend Award and we talk about the "ownership" of The Pokémon Company.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:02:30-Ascended Heroes00:22:45-Universal Studio Japan00:35:00-Pokémon Legends Z-A Music Collection00:48:35-Pokémon Masters EX News01:02:45-Ownership of The Pokémon Company01:34:30-CreditsLINKS🌐 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.