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Worth Traveling for Pokémon Events

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:02:53 GMT

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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Happy International Women's Day

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:47:20 GMT

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/HannahsPixels

Codey: https://twitter.com/CodeyMathis

Carina: https://twitter.com/pengumon

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First Impressions of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:00:36 GMT

Greg, Bobby, and Steve give first impressions of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. We talk about the new stuff, the stuff removed, and the frame rate issues. This has no Pokémon spoilers, no story spoilers, and just general feel of these new games.

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Official Pokémon Squishmallow Collab Announced

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:01:39 GMT

We talk about the changes in Pokémon UNITE after the one year anniversary and the impact of emblems on gameplay. Was Xurkitree accidentally released early at Seattle GO Fest? Ingo and Emmet return to Pokémon Masters EX - was Ingo able to return from Hisui? How many ways can you stuff a Pokémon? New collab announced with Squishmallow and Build-A-Bear releases new Pikachu for their 25th anniversary.

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Niantic Downsizing, Ash in Masters, and Bees

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:22:37 GMT

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.

Podvoices link Steve mentions at the beginning of the program: https://www.podvoices.help/get-help

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Pokémon GO is Bad

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:53:24 GMT

Niantic continues to make bad changes to Pokémon GO. While this upcoming Community Day has a lot of good things going for it, including the new Lure bonuses, it's overshadowed by poor decisions and communication. While Niantic is always open to feedback, it seems that they don't listen to any of it. Wee talk about Pokémon GO for April, Community Day, changes to current paid features, and "playing" at home.

00:00:20 - Introduction

00:04:00 - April Pokémon GO Events

00:10:00 - April Community Day

00:54:00 - Break

00:55:40 - Incense Change

01:00:00 - Playing at Home

01:20:00 - Pokémon GO Unfair

01:35:00 - Feedback to Niantic

01:41:00 - Question of the Week

01:51:00 - Pokémon of the Week

02:00:00 - Post Credits

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Third Impressions: Pokémon Legends Arceus

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:02:50 GMT

We talk about the story of the game up to the credits! We talk about the ups and downs of the characters and the plot points. We also talk about the pros and cons of the game compared to past games and the battle system of the game.

00:00:20 - Introduction

00:02:15 - Thoughts on Story

00:40:00 - Favorite New Things

00:58:20 - Battle System Woes

01:25:40 - Post Credits

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Second Impressions: Pokémon Legends Arceus

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:43:19 GMT

After a handful of days with the game, we talk about our thoughts on the second area, Shiny Hunting, the pasture, and the battle system of the game. This episode talks to everything up to getting Basculegion, so if you are past that point, you are story safe!

00:00:20 - Introduction

00:05:00 - Story Beats

00:17:30 - Jubilife City

00:25:00 - Shiny Hunting

00:43:00 - Battle System

01:29:00 - Pokédex Size

01:33:30 - Post Credits

Giveaway: https://gleam.io/HDTCB/nintendo-oled-switch-giveaway

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09 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Cynthia Finale

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 09:37:23 GMT

Spoilers! We talk about the entire Elite Four! Greg and Steve compare the original teams to the new teams and the changes they make leading up to the battle with Cynthia. We talk about prep for the battles, grinding, and a bit of post game. Overall, we end the series with our thoughts on these "faithful remakes."

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08 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Sunyshore City

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 07:45:21 GMT

Greg and Steve arrive to Sunyshore to battle the final Gym Leader. We also meet Flint, an Elite 4 member, who tells us about the issues Sunyshore has. Confusion around how bad Mount Cornet is vs Victory Road talk happens. Finally, we talk a bit about "difficulty" up to this point in the game.

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07 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Snowpoint City

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:00:09 GMT

We arrive to not only the best looking city and route in Sinnoh, but one of the best Gym Leaders in the region. Steve & Greg take on Canned-ice for our 7th Gym Badge. Afterwards, we have to resolve the issue with Team Galactic and Cyrus.

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06 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Canalave City

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:34:17 GMT

Time to battle the most unforgettable Gym Leader in all the games, Byron. Greg and Steve arrive in Canalave City to battle our rival, Byron, and to hear an explosion that hurts the Magikarp. A shorter episode as pacing here really picks up after getting our 5th Gym Badge and moving to the 6th.

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05 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Hearthome City

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:03:46 GMT

Cynthia arrives to tell us about fog and Psyduck. Greg and Steve talk about the bomb that the game casual throws at us. Mechanic changes with the fog and the marker on the map make things a bit easier to navigate to get back to Hearthome City for our 5th Gym Badge.

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04 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Pastoria City

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:34:12 GMT

After defeating Veilstone City, we make our way to Crasher Wake and the swamp land. Here we find the trophy garden, the safari zone, and all the rich kids on the beach. While these two Gym Leaders are very close together, this part of the game seems like there is so many trainers and routes packed in for two gyms to share similar levels.

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03 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Veilstone City

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:43:01 GMT

After battling 50+ trainers and Geodude, we head to get our third badge from Veilstone City! We talk about following Pokémon, character customization, and some more comparisons to older Pokémon games. No Irene this episode, but we still get the game covered between Greg and Steve.

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02 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Eterna City

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:24:22 GMT

We head through Eterna Forest, talk about how HMs are "fixed," and then battle Gardenia for our second badge! More comparing to other remakes, more thoughts on how the movement feels, and feelings on the first couple hours of this "faithful remake!" "Sincerely, Sinnoh" is our first impressions from Gym to Gym.

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01 Sincerely, Sinnoh - Oreburgh City

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:00:20 GMT

Greg, Steve, and Irene talk about the beginning of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. We talk about controls, graphics, how the game feels. We share thoughts on our original experience of the games, on top of, our comparison to other remakes. This series will follow our experiences from gym to gym.