- 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
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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
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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
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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
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EPISODE CREDITS
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13 April 2026, 9:00 am - 2 hours 1 minuteBehind 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.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:30-Pokémon Worlds Tickets
00:13:30-Pokopia News
00:19:20-Pokémon 30th Thoughts
00:42:15-Pokémon HOME 4.0
01:17:40-New Mega Abilities
01:36:00-More Champions Talk
02:01:00-Credits
LINKS
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EPISODE CREDITS
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6 April 2026, 8:00 am - 2 hours 7 minutesEverything We Know about Pokémon Champions
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.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:03:55-Behind the scenes at TPCi
00:14:40-Basics of VP
00:23:45-Pokémon "Limit" from HOME
00:27:30-Phone Version of Pokémon Champions
00:36:15-How Accessible is Champions
01:02:40-The $9.99 Starter Pack
01:16:50-The Cost of Pokémon Champions
01:43:50-Future Updates to the Game
01:47:40-VGC is Failing to Grow
02:07:00-Credits
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EPISODE CREDITS
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30 March 2026, 10:00 am - 1 hour 40 minutesTips & Tricks for Pokopia
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.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00-Introduction
00:03:40-Pokopia Tips and Tricks
00:44:20-Champions at PAX East
00:54:20-TCG Pocket News
01:03:10-More Pokopia Talk
01:09:40-Hyundai
01:14:40-Gale of Darkness XD
01:33:30-Changes to FireRed/LeafGreen
01:40:20-Credits
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