It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast
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It's Super Effective is a weekly Pokémon podcast that covers news and information on Pokémon GO, the Pokémon anime, and the video games (such as Pokemon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet, as well as, Pokémon UNITE and Masters EX). The podcast also talks about battling, Shiny Hunting, the Pokémon TCG, Pokémon merchandise and more! While the show is mostly news focused, we cover listener e-mails, and in-depth Pokémon trivia! It's Super Effective is an award-winning podcast and one of the most downloaded Pokémon-based podcasts on the web. It's Super Effective is dedicated to bringing unique, creative Pokémon content on the internet.
- 1 hour 32 minutesHow Pokémon Champions Could Flop like Battle Revolution
The third Skill Week returns to Pokémon Sleep with a new Pokémon, Shuckle! Pokémon Scarlet and Violet begins to repeat old 7-Star Raids starting with Venusaur and will continue that for the next 20+ weeks. Meowth arrives to Pokémon UNITE. Pokopia gets a new pre-order bonus for US customers purchasing from Pokémon Center. We talk about how Champions can succeed and what it can do to flop.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:30-Pokémon Sleep News
00:24:55-Meowth in UNITE
00:27:30-The End of Scarlet and Violet
00:40:00-Thinking about Legends Arceus
00:51:00-Pokopia Pre-Order Bonus
01:02:50-More Pokémon Champions Thoughts
01:31:40-Credits
LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
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12 January 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 30 minutesThe 30th Anniversary of Pokémon Begins
We look back on some of the Pokémon news that TPCi seemed to deem worthy to write in their retrospective. A neat Japanese Pokémon ecology book is getting an English translation and coming out this Spring. Pocket gets some updates. Pokémon teases a 30th Anniversary logo with a small trailer. We speculate why older games still might not come to the Switch or Switch 2.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:06:30-Poké Ecology Book
00:14:10-TCG Pocket News
00:26:50-30th Anniversary Start
00:51:00-Red, Blue, Green
01:05:00-Look Back on 2025
01:29:40-Credits
LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
5 January 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 35 minutes014 Super Battle Club: Mega Dimension
Please make sure you finish the credits for the Mega Dimension DLC of Pokémon Legends Z-A. Steve and Austin talk about some of the standout moments of the DLC and some of the weird choices this DLC makes. We talk about the Darkrai fight and the Mega Rayquaza fight, along with other Mega Pokémon we enjoyed seeing.
AUSTIN (GLOWL) LINKS
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29 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 44 minutesThe Pros and Cons of Hyperspace in Legends Z-A
Pokémon TCG Pocket gets a brand new set to end off the year and it features Charizard. The Pokémon Company acknowledges Mega Zygarde for the first time outside of the main series games. Spoiler-free talk about the Legends Z-A DLC that includes Hyperspace thoughts, the grind, and donuts. Pokémon Sleep gets a 2-week long NY event. Nintendo is releasing more sizes of cartridges for the Switch 2 maybe?
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:03:10-Crimson Blaze
00:11:25-TCG Featuring Mega Zygarde
00:15:25-Expanding Card Printing
00:27:30-Mega Dimension Talk (Spoiler-free)
01:09:20-Pokémon Sleep News
01:24:30-Switch 2 Carts
01:43:50-Credits
ADS
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LINKS
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22 December 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 52 minutesThoughts on the Mega Dimension DLC (No Story/Mega Spoilers)
Pokémon GO finally introduces long distance trading and it seems balanced! GO Fest is coming back to Chicago to celebrate the 10 year anniversary. We share our spoiler free thoughts on the Mega Dimension DLC and if it's worth $30 compared to past DLCs. We get the revenue of pretty much every Pokémon mobile game for 2025 and even some data about how many HOME users there could be.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:05:30-Forever Friends
00:23:10-GO Fest Chicago
00:32:00-Mega Dimension Thoughts
00:49:00-DLC Difficulty
01:10:40-Action Based Battles
01:24:30-Who Actually Uses Pokémon HOME
01:51:50-Credits
ADS
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LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
15 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesMega Mewtwo Arrives to Legends Z-A
Pokémon announces both Mega Lucario Z and Mega Mewtwo in Pokémon Legends Z-A before the DLC this week. We talk about how Mega's stats work or have worked in the series. Pokémon Friends gets a surprising winter update that adds 10 new puzzles and 50 new plushes. Pokémon TCG Pocket didn't get a monthly set, but one should be around the corner.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:40-Mega Lucario Z
00:19:50-Mega Mewtwo Arrives
00:29:10-Pokémon Friends Update
00:47:40-TCG Pocket News
01:07:00-Accended Heroes
01:20:30-Credits
LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
8 December 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 25 minutesNew Night Event for Mega Pokémon
Pokémon Sleep adds Spirtomb to the game. Pokémon Works opens a brand new studio in Kyoto to continue to work on Pokémon Sleep. Niantic announces Kalos Tour and a brand new night event at the Rose Bowl to feature Mega Pokémon. Nintendo buys the studio that made New Pokémon Snap. Legends Z-A goes on to be the best selling physical game of the year so far.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:50-Pokémon Sleep News
00:10:00-Pokémon Works Kyoto Studio
00:27:10-Kalos Tour
00:45:00-Shiny Keldeo Added
00:57:10-Max Mushrooms
01:03:20-Nintendo Singapore
01:09:30-Legend Z-A Sales
01:25:10-Credits
ADS
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LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
1 December 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 30 minutesMega Dimension Release Date and New Details
Pokémon Legends Z-A: Mega Dimension is set to arrive on December 10th. The trailer shows that we will stay in Lumiose City, but it'll be a new dimension of it. The trailers gave us three new Mega Pokémon to look forward too, donut making, and a new battle system that pushes our levels past level 100. Rank mode in Legends Z-A has adjust the rewards for playing. Pokopia gave us a new 10 minute trailer that showed off never before seen Pokémon that will be coming to the game in March of 2026.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:03:45-Mega Dimension DLC
00:24:10-New Mega Pokémon
00:36:20-Ranked Battles
00:51:30-Primal Donuts
00:58:45-Pokopia News
01:29:40-Credits
LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 November 2025, 10:00 am - 1 hour 1 minuteUps & Downs of Pokémon Legends Z-A
Now that Pokémon Legends Z-A has been out for about a month, here are our thoughts on some of the stuff not covered on the podcast and/or some topics we want to revisit from the mini-series. This episode does contain some spoilers of the game, so it's best that you at least get to Rank A before listening.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:45-The Museum
00:16:30-New Models & Animations
00:32:00-Jumping Ranks
00:47:10-Battle System Thoughts
01:00:20-Credits
ADS
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LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
17 November 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 45 minutesZ-A Mega Pokémon Tier List
Mega Pokémon spoilers for Legends Z-A. We go over all the Mega Pokémon in Legends Z-A and rank them on a tier list. This is our list, so if you have your own opinions, please share them in our Discord, Slack, or on YouTube.
No news this week as there was travel.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:30-Mega Pokémon, Part 1
00:30:40-Mega Pokémon, Part 2
01:05:45-Mega Pokémon, Part 3
01:44:50-Credits
LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10 November 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesUpcoming Patch and Fixes to Pokémon Legends Z-A
Pokémon Legends Z-A is giving players another chance at the Greninja Mega Stone and adjusting the rewards for next season so it's even easier to earn. We have information that a couple bugs will be fixed in Z-A sometime this November. There are some glitches and ways to play that may be patched, but that wouldn't be talked about ahead of time. Pokémon TCG Pocket celebrates 1 year with a video and stats about players. Pokémon GO Wild Area finalizes details.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:06:05-Legends Z-A Ranked Changes
00:25:10-Turbo Controllers
00:51:45-TCG Pocket News
01:06:10-Pokémon GO News
01:21:20-Credits
ADS
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LINKS
📝 www.reddit.com/r/supereffective
EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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