- 1 hour 45 minutesJirachi Comes to Pokémon Pokopia & Champions Comes to Mobile
A Pokopoia event about Jirachi starts this week to kick off summer! Rumors about it being tied to Ruby & Sapphire Switch versions are addressed here. Pokopia also gives us a hint at what we can expect with the DLC, including dressing up our Pokémon. Pokémon Company in Japan is running an AI contest to make the TCG cpu feel more like a Chess cpu in the games, more or less. Pokémon Champions comes to mobile with two new abilities for two meh Pokémon.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:06:50-Pokopia Jirachi Event
00:18:30-Ruby & Sapphire Rumors
00:24:30-Clothing & Dress Up in Pokopia
00:35:05-Pokémon AI Contest
01:00:50-Champions on Mobile
01:38:50-Sirfetch'd & Pichu
01:44:25-Credits
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22 June 2026, 11:00 am - 1 hour 39 minutesPokémon Pokopia DLC Finally Announced!
Our thoughts on the Pokémon Fossil Exhibit at the Field Museum, including the gift shop. Pokémon Pokopia gets $35 DLC announced in three parts, with two of the parts having new areas to build in! We talk about what's free and what's paid, alongside the new updated that added more electricity. Pokémon Champions gets a mobile release date this week and we learn Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y's abilities for the game. Pokémon TCG shows off some of the 30th anniversary cards. We get news around Pokémon Day Out.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:04:00-Pokémon Fossil Museum Thoughts
00:39:10-Pokopia DLC Announcement
01:02:55-Champions Mobile Release Date and Info
01:17:05-Pokémon TCG News
01:24:25-Pokémon Day Out, New York
01:38:30-Credits
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15 June 2026, 8:30 am - 55 minutes 23 secondsChicago Pokémon GO Fest Recap
Dual episode with GOCast! We talk about both city play and park play of Chicago Pokémon GO Fest. Some ups and downs, but overall it felt great to return to Chicago to play Pokémon GO with everyone again! Our thoughts were recording live in a Chicago studio and published here.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:00-Pokémon LEGO Sets
00:04:45-Fossil Museum Thoughts
00:14:30-GO Fest, Part 1
00:27:45-GO Fest, Part 2
00:54:30-Credits
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EPISODE CREDITS
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8 June 2026, 5:10 am - 1 hour 25 minutesFarfetch'd Way to Stop Pokémon Card Scalping
Human Made in Japan did a second drop of Pokémon merch featuring Farfetch'd and Pikachu. The Pokémon Museum opens and has a limit on merch in person and on the Pokémon Center website. Dragonite Delivery animation gets English version. Pokémon in Japan will start requiring ID to help combat scalping. Pokémon TCG Pocket announced Paradox Drive. Some mobile game sales talk.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:04:40-Pokémon Fossil Museum Merch and Limits
00:15:15-Human Made Farfetch'd Merch
00:24:45-The 100T Collaboration
00:33:40-Dragonite Delivery
00:44:40-Japan Stopping Card Scalping
01:00:30-Paradox Drive
01:08:15-Mobile Sales
01:25:00-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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1 June 2026, 6:00 am - 1 hour 39 minutesThe Wildest Pokémon Champions Interview to Date
Season 2 of Pokémon Champions is here and it's... the same! We talk about the new Battle Pass and our wishes for it to be better. We spend some time this episode talking about why Z-A and Arceus doesn't sell as well as games like Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet. Most of the episodes goes in and out of Hoshino's answers about Pokémon Champions with some good and bad news for the game.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:01:50-Season 2 Battle Pass for Champions
00:27:30-Turn Based Matters to Players
00:57:50-No Clothes & No Replays for Champions
01:38:35-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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25 May 2026, 7:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesMore Pokémon Winds & Waves News... Kinda...
We finally get some Winds and Waves news! While it was just focused around the main theme, there seems to be a small hint in the 3 minute video shown. Pokémon Sleep announces new changes possibly coming this Summer, along with Drampa and a Dragon week coming to the game. Our bonus segment is free this week on Patreon and we'll be talking about the Pokémon Airport opening!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:04:00-Going Back to Japan
00:22:55-Pokémon Winds & Waves Talk
00:48:50-Pokémon Sleep Changes
01:15:00-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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18 May 2026, 7:00 am - 1 hour 25 minutesPokopia Sells 4 Million Copies in 4 Weeks
After 5 years, we now have new merch! You can get it right here: pkmncast.shop
A new Pokémon Center will be opening in Bangkok later this year. Pokémon Worlds tickets keep on rolling out and it seems that maybe the stadium is full already. Pokémon Pokopia sells 4 million copies in 4 weeks and FireRed/LeafGreen sells 4 million copies in 5 weeks. Season 2 of Pokémon Champions stats later this week. A man sells his Audi for a Pokémon card collection. BOSS Coffee gets another Pokémon collaboration in Japan.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:04:20-New Pokémon Center Opening
00:06:30-Pokémon Worlds Talk
00:17:30-Pokopia Sells 4 Million
00:33:30-Season 2 of Champions
00:57:20-Sells Car for Pokémon Cards
01:14:45-BOSS Coffee Collab
01:25:30-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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11 May 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 33 minutesYou Can Now Get Shiny Volcanion After 13 Years
After 5 years, we now have new merch! You can get it right here: pkmncast.shop
A Pokémon event in South Korea get canceled by the government due to safety concerns. Thousands of people showed up just to get a Magikarp card with the intent to resell it for profit. Shiny Volcanion can now be redeemed if you finish your Pokémon Legends Z-A dex in Pokémon HOME. Pokémon Champions gives a very off-putting interview about graphics. Pokémon Pitch Black gets announced as the new TCG set. Pokémon TCG Pocket gets a good quality of life update!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:01:50-We Launched New Merch
00:11:20-New Pokémon Events
00:18:30-South Korean TCG Drama
00:38:10-Shiny Volcanion in HOME
00:54:40-Weird Pokémon Champions Interview
01:09:00-TCG Pitch Black
01:20:25-Good TCG Pocket Update
01:32:50-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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4 May 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 40 minutesNew Event and Update to Pokémon Pokopia
Pokopia gets a new event with Sableye appearing and an update to fix bugs, plus a great change of being able to move your Pokémon Center during an event. Pokémon Champions also gets a bug update and then an emergency bug update to fix the original update. You can also get a free Venusaur in Champions next weekend. The Pokémon anime gets a "filler season" and people are speculating Winds and Waves information based off that. We're launching new merch for the first time in almost 5 years!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:30-New Update to Pokopia
00:14:00-Sableye Arrives to Pokopia
00:29:25-Champions Bugs Fixes (Again)
01:00:10-New Champions Tournament
01:05:25-Winds & Waves "Rumors"
01:25:00-Pokémon Center SMS
01:34:45-New Merch Drop
01:40:40-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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27 April 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 41 minutesPokémon Night Out Ended Up Selling Out
Pokopia gets a small update to fix some weird bugs you probably didn't see. Pokopia also gets a Jump Rope event to earn a trophy! The London and LA EDM Pokémon Night Out shows went on sale and ended up selling out. The Day events have not been confirmed fully yet. Some small Pokémon Champions talk! Pokémon Center will start inviting people to buy products with exclusive links. Pokémon GO is getting another round of MLB events and there is some drama around the recent Silicobra event.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:03:00-New Pokopia Event
00:16:30-Pokémon Night Out
00:35:30-More Champions Bugs
00:53:40-Pokémon Center Access
01:12:40-May Community Day
01:16:10-Pokémon GO Returns to MLB
01:23:20-Silicobra Drama
01:40:40-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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20 April 2026, 9:00 am - 2 hours 5 minutesUps and Downs of Pokémon Champions
Pokémon Sleep's new Latias event is ongoing and we give a recap of how we feel about this event. Pokémon Champions is here and we talk about VP, the Battle Pass, the Yearly Membership, and recruitment from the Ranch. Champions launched with a lot of issues and bugs and a couple have already gotten fixed with an acknowledgment of another fix to come at an unknown date? The game seems very solid for those who are mostly using Pokémon HOME to send over their team.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:04:00-Pokémon Sleep
00:09:40-Pricing Pokémon Champions
00:18:55-The Ranch / Recruitment
00:35:00-Known Issues w/ Game
01:10:00-Master Ranks w/ no HOME
01:33:10-Small Paywall in Champions
02:05:00-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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