Hosts
Jowy
Level 40, Team Mystic
A veteran Pokémon podcaster, Jowy has been a fan of the franchise since even before the release of Red and Blue versions in the US. When he is not behind the mic, he can be found raiding in the Flatiron District and taking long walks filling his Pokédex.
Favorite Pokémon: Charmeleon
Favorite Generation: I
Adell
Level 40, Team Valor
A Pokémon card and video game enthusiast, Adell has played since Gen I. He spends much of his time hunting down the best battlers.
Favorite Pokémon: Scizor
Favorite Generation: IV
Episode 30 – Safari Gang
Jowy moderates a group discussion with several members of the L5R community who attended the Montreal Safari Zone. Featuring: ProfPandaBear, Bored, Chrisahtina, and Chels44
Topics:
- Travel plans
- Shiny report
- Other rare spawns
- PvP tournament
- Weird weather
Episode 29 – Blasting Off Again
Jowy and Adell are back after a not-so-brief hiatus to discuss Team Go Rocket battles, Go Fest 2019 and lots more.
Topics:
- Team Go Rocket and shadow Pokémon
- Mudkip Community Day
- New charge move mechanics
- Raid hours
- Go Fest Chicago 2019
Episode 28 – Pokémon Snapchat
Our fearless hosts discuss all the latest news including Go Snapshot and the Gen 8 announcement!
Topics:
- Swinub community day
- Clamperl research event
- Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Shiny Meltan event
- Go Snapshot review
- Pokémon Day
- New Safari Zone event
- Dialga raids
- Infestation
Episode 27 – Egg Hell
Adell and Jowy spend a good hour+ catching us up on all the latest, including several simultaneous events, new shinys, new raid bosses and much more.
Topics:
- Swinub community day
- Shiny Meltan event
- Lunar New Year event
- Smeargle tease
- Palkia raid boss
- Why the Hoenn Celebration sucked
- New Pokémon released
- The egg situation
- Youtuber meeting at Niantic HQ in San Francisco
- Go Snapshot
- Infestation
Episode 26 – Squad Goals
Chrisahtina joins Jowy and Adell to catch up with everything from the December community weekend, to January’s Totodile day.
Topics:
- Totodile day
- PvP thoughts
- Feebas research day
- New Ace Trainer outfits
- New raid bosses, eggs
- January and February research breakthroughs
- Safari Zone: Porto Alegre, Brasil
- Hatchathon event
- Holiday event
- Silph League Boulder Cup
- Niantic has new funding round and hold dev contest
Episode 25 – Better Late Than Never
This time we dive deep into the details Niantic has released about the long awaited PvP features in Pokémon Go. We also talk about this grab bag community weekend, and more!
Topics:
- Pokémon Go Trainer Battles
- December field research
- December community day
- Shiny check
- Sinnoh stone sads
- Adventure Sync and 10km eggs
- A 5G future
- New avatar accessories
- New special boxes in the shop
Episode 24 – Jet Lagged
Jowy is back with stories from Japan, Meltan and Let’s Go are here, and Gen IV evolutions are finally a thing!
Topics:
- Jowy in Japan
- Sinnoh Stones
- Let’s Go event
- Stat rebalance part deux
- Smaller events
- Gengar day
- Adventure sync
- Bug month
Episode 23 – Failure to Launch
We spent this Community Day with the gang and some really interesting things happened. We also chat about the Gen IV launch, the Halloween event, and a bunch more.
Topics:
- Beldum Community Day
- First Gen IV regional!
- Gen IV Launch
- Niantic messing up left and right
- WTF Bidoof Day?
- Halloween event
- Meltan gets an evolution
- Cyndaquil Community Day Nov 10
- New clothing accessories
Episode 22 – Introducing, Meltan
A new brand new Pokémon appears, the worlds top player gets a temporary ban, EX raids get shaken up and a whole lot more has happened since we last spoke. Join us as we catch up on the past month of Pokémon Go goodness.
Topics:
- Brandon Tan gets suspended
- Psychic event
- APK mine
- Another Pikachu with a hat
- Jowy’s Deoxys sob story
- Safari Zone Taiwan
- Beldum Community Day incoming
Episode 21 – Spicy Chicken
The Safari Zone event in Yokosuka, Japan has come to a close, and with it, summer. Moltres day was the last of the known Pokémon GO Summer Tour 2018 events, but what comes next?
Topics:
- Jowy completes his Pokédex
- Ultra bonus unlock
- Moltres Day recap
- New features
- Celebi special research progress
- Guaranteed lucky Pokémon
- Future travels?
- L5R meetup!