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Route 223, Victory Road, Elite Four, & Chasing Waterfalls (#192) from 2023-12-05T11:05

The #GrimSeason comes to its end. Will Crystal Ball & Shadow Josh suffer any further losses at the Pokémon League? Will either one play through all the postgame, or simply give up? Join us a...

Lake Acuity, Team Galactic HQ, Mt. Coronet, Route 222, Sunyshore City & Gym (#191) from 2023-11-28T16:00:52

What a leg! Really, so much happened this week, there’s almost not enough time to cover it all, and there’s certainly no room to get into all the specifics here in the episode description. These...

Lake Acuity, Team Galactic HQ, Mt. Coronet, Route 222, Sunyshore City, Sunyshore Gym (#191) from 2023-11-28T16:00:52

What a leg! Really, so much happened this week, there’s almost not enough time to cover it all, and there’s certainly no room to get into all the specifics here in the episode description. These...

Lake Valor, Lake Verity, Route 211, Mt. Coronet, Routes 216-217, Snowpoint City, Snowpoint Gym (#190) from 2023-11-14T11:05

Crystal Ball foresees a long trek ahead, and her soothsaying powers once again do not disappoint. She and Shadow Josh spend some time at the Canalave Library hoping to beef up on the Legendary G...

Fuego Ironworks, Iron Island, Route 218, Canalave City, Canalave Gym (#189) from 2023-11-07T16:08:58

We decided to get out ahead of some pretty labored metaphors while we’re paying our quarterly taxes and getting out ahead of our waterfalls this season, you know, like a Basculin swimming upstre...

Route 210, Celestic Town, Hearthome Gym (#188) from 2023-10-31T14:24:30

After a particularly dark chapter in the #GrimSeason last week, our heroes/antiheroes are blessed with a short and relatively painless jaunt. That's thanks to Cynthia, who comes out of nowhe...

Route 214, Route 213, Route 212, Pastoria City, Pastoria Gym (#187) from 2023-10-24T14:43:25

Crystal Ball chose to take the road less traveled this week by bee-lining down the Valor Lakefront and right into the hungry battlefields of the Seven Stars Restaurant. Shadow Josh, on the other...

Route 206, Wayward Cave, Routes 207-208, Hearthome City, Route 209, Solaceon Town, Route 210, Route 215, Veilstone City, Veilstone Gym (#186) from 2023-10-17T10:05

Traversing like a fifth of the map this early on in a Nuzlocke is no small feat, and regrettably some small feet on someone's team didn't make it through the other side of Mt. Coronet pa...

Route 204, Ravaged Path, Floaroma Town, Valley Windworks, Route 205, Eterna Forest, Grand Underground, Eterna City, Eterna Gym (#185) from 2023-10-10T11:00

Some of us tried our best but we STILL didn’t succeed this week, but that’s okay, because we’re taking the long view as we look ahead to, well, a very easy gym in Eterna City. The road was a lit...

[Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl] Twinleaf Town, Route 201, Sandgem Town, Route 202, Jubilife City, Route 203, Oreburgh City, Oreburgh Gym (#184) from 2023-10-03T10:05

Welcome to the Grim Season. Not only have we dragged ourselves back to Sinnoh for 2021's kawaii/chibi/uwu overhaul, but we've decided to doubly punish ourselves with another take on the ...

New Pokémon Snap (#183) from 2023-09-12T11:00

Hi, it’s us, Todd Snap. (Not the hunk, a different one.) We didn’t want to leave you all high and dry for three weeks so we met up to play through the new Pokémon Snap! Then we had a few too man...

The Crown Tundra: Legendary Clue #2, Legendary Clue #3, Galarian Star Tournament (#182) from 2023-09-05T10:05

In the season 8A (that's right, we're calling it now) finale, our podcast titans recount their trials and travails conquering the Crown Tundra; attempts to land that hot date with Miss H...

The Crown Tundra: Dynamax Adventures and Legendary Clue #1 (#181) from 2023-08-29T14:59:43

This week we downloaded some content from the eShop to continue our journeys for the hefty sum of $29.99 American, but you know what they say: do it for the Vine. And we’re glad we did, because ...

Isle of Armor: Three Trials, Tower of Darkness, Tower of Waters (#180) from 2023-08-22T10:05

Wellington Smithsmith & Drew England make landfall on the Armor of Isle—sorry, that is, the Isle of Armor. They're immediately accosted by a couple of escaped circus freaks, who inadvert...

Chasing Waterfalls in the Galar Region (#179) from 2023-08-15T11:20:19

It’s that time of the season once more are we set aside our goals and ambitions and finally just wander around the Galar region aimlessly just trying to find stuff we missed during our playthrou...

Wyndon Stadium, Rose Tower, Postwick, Slumbering Weald, Hammerlocke, Energy Plant, Championship (#178) from 2023-08-08T10:05

30+ hours into the game, it appears that Pokémon Company finally remembered that they needed to have some bad guys in this game. So they crammed both the criminal syndicate and corporate overlor...

Hammerlocke, Hammerlocke Gym, Route 10, Wyndon (#177) from 2023-08-01T11:00

A brief leg this week that we’ve bulked up with plenty of Wild Area shenanigans and by playing ahead to Wyndon JUST A LITTLE BIT. But you’ll be glad we did, because there was PLENTY to take care...

Route 9, Spikemuth, Spikemuth Gym (#176) from 2023-07-25T10:05

It's been a generation or two, but eventually the water routes come for us all. Fortunately, this time we have the aid of a beleaguered doctor who mysteriously controls all of the bike techn...

Route 7, Route 8, Circhester, Circhester Gym(s) (#175) from 2023-07-18T11:00

Lock up your Hot-Mom-loving spouses and loved ones this week—at least, if you’re playing Shield, because Circhester (pronounced see-sir-shrrr-sr) Gym has plenty to go around! You ever just start...

Glimwood Tangle, Ballonlea, Ballonlea Gym (#174) from 2023-07-11T11:00

Tough week for Drew England as we check in on all the various Wild Area competitions, but can he redeem himself in a head-to-head battle with Smithsmith’s team of titans? To find out, you'll...

Hammerlocke, Route 6, Stow-on-Side, Stow-on-Side Gym (#173) from 2023-06-27T10:05

Drew England spends some time chilling in the Wild Area, and Wellington Smithsmith recruits a new entrepreneur there after learning about another one of Chairman Rose's sham companies while ...

Galar Mine 2, Motostoke Outskirts, Motostoke Gym, Return to Wild Area (#172) from 2023-06-21T11:00:25

Drew & Wellington push on this week into new ventures and new areas as they finish what they now know was essentially the opening tutorial sequence. With just Kabu left to stop them, a pitif...

Route 5, Hulbury, Hulbury Gym (#171) from 2023-06-13T10:05:42

The route was short and yet, it was still full of terrors. Or maybe that's just the bit when we tried to figure out how to battle each other online for the first time. You be the judge, but ...

Route 3, Galar Mine 1, Route 4, Turffield, Turffield Gym (Ft. Greg Leatherman) #170 from 2023-06-06T13:03:19

We’re joined by Greg Leatherman this week, aka Madison Sinclair, who is busy, busy, busy building the most fabulous team of “Pokémon Drag Race” stars. Meanwhile, Drew England and Wellington Smit...

[Pokémon Sword/Shield] Postwick, Slumbering Weald, Route 1, Wedgehurst, Route 2, Wild Area, Motostoke (#169) from 2023-05-30T11:00:56

‘Ello guv! Welcome to a new season of EXP. Share on an all-new system, in an all-new region, and on a lovely emerald isle (close enough) FILLED with all-new Barfies and Sweeties. Join wealthy in...

Route 23, Victory Road, Indigo Plateau, Elite Four, Cerulean Cave (Ft. David Sims) #168 from 2023-05-09T07:05:30

Season 7B/C draws to a close, even if maybe everyone participating in it didn't quite make it to the finish line. We've cleared the runway for David Sims, aka GringusD, to join us again ...

Route 21, Pallet Town, Viridian Gym (#167) from 2023-05-02T11:00:49

This long and storied saga is finally drawing to a close. It was months in the making, but we’ve finally pushed through and all it took was some light penis trauma along the way. We are, of cour...

Route 19, Seafoam Islands, Route 20, Cinnabar Island, Pokémon Mansion, Cinnabar Gym (Ft. Daniel Golson) #166 from 2023-04-25T10:05:39

Apparently seeking to clean up a Saffron City that's rotten to the core, Dorito Doug decides to burn it to the ground. After making such a move that's clearly not on-brand for Doritos, h...

Power Plant, Saffron City, Fighting Dojo, Silph Co., Saffron Gym (#165) from 2023-04-18T11:00:39

Look forward to some, frankly, phoned-in eulogies because Dorito Doug lost a ‘mon none of you had even MET yet and Caprica-Six can’t manage to keep the ‘mon she lost this week alive even if the ...

Pokémon Tower, Routes 12-15, Fuchsia City, GO Park, Fuchsia Gym (#164) from 2023-04-11T10:00:05

First, the Rules Court convenes once again to look at the eligibility of our request for rerolls last week. To resolve the issues with Josh's Favorite Pokémon Is Mewtwo clause, we're joi...

Route 11, Diglett’s Cave, Route 9, Rock Tunnel, Route 10, Lavender Town, Routes 7-8, Team Rocket Hideout, Celedon Gym (#163) from 2023-04-05T11:00:17

The leg was long and our legs are tired. Yours must be too, traveler. Take a seat and rest your weary body. We’ll get you a warm meal and a cold drink. Just sit back and enjoy a wonderful evenin...

Route 5, Underground Path, Route 6, Vermilion City, Route 11, S.S. Anne, Vermilion Gym (#162) from 2023-03-28T10:00:04

After a frankly disturbing experience on the Cerulean Cape, our trainers needed the kind of mind-clearing reprieve only the open sea can offer. Or, at least being on a nice big boat that's a...

Route 3, Mt. Moon, Route 4, Cerulean City, Route 24, Route 25, Cerulean Gym (#161) from 2023-03-22T11:00:02

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[Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee] Announcing EXPLocke: Our Ruleset & Characters, Pallet Town, Route 1, Viridian City, Route 2, Viridian Forest, Pewter City, Pewter Gym (#160) from 2023-03-14T10:00:34

We might somehow still be in Gen VII, but we're finally on the Switch, baby! And we're doing it big. We've put together our own Nuzlocke variation we're calling "EXPLocke," and in this epis...

[Detective Pikachu, Pt. III] Chapter Seven: Ryme Wharf, Chapter Eight: Where R Goes, Chapter Nine: Pokémon Carnival (#159) from 2023-03-07T12:01:38

The week starts with a little light teen murder and only somehow gets more explicitly illegal as Detective Tanner Greenring and his trusty “concierge” Fjillish manage to sneak themselves aboard ...

[Detective Pikachu, Pt. II] Chapter Four: Cappucci Island, Chapter Five: Fine Park, Chapter Six: GNN (#158) from 2023-02-28T11:00:49

After closing a slew of successful cases and nursing their celebratory hangovers, Detectives Tanner and Feebosh find their next lead: one Dr. Waals, who a tortured scientist reveals is the real ...

[Detective Pikachu, Pt. I] Chapter One: Tahnti Park, Chapter Two: Litwick Cave, Chapter Three: PCL (#157) from 2023-02-21T12:00

The gleaming neon streets of Ryme City were buzzing with excitement as the detective duo of Tanner Greenring and his loyal Pokemon companion, Fjeloette, took the case in an exciting new episode ...

Melemele Island, Akala Island, Ula'ula Island, Poni Island, Battle Tree, Tapu Hunting, Ultra Wormholes, Pokémon League Champion Title Defense (#156) from 2023-02-14T11:00:28

In our final Alolan episode, we might not be able to go chasing waterfalls, but we do chase just about every dang other thing. We go island-hopping and check in on all our old friends and foes; ...

Hau'oli Outskirts, Ancient Poni Path, Poni Grove, Episode RR (Ft. Greg Leatherman) #155 from 2023-02-07T11:00:53

Greg Leatherman, this season’s over/Guzzlord joins us again to keep Tanner in check and also tell us what exactly goes on in the Sun/Moon story versus what we’ve just experienced now that we’re in ...

Mount Lanakila, Pokémon League, The “Elite” Four, Credits (#154) from 2023-01-31T17:03:45

Skull Lord has crushed the Alolan Region under his boot at last and Parrothead has kept the good vibes and good GOOD Pinap Berry juice flowing from sea to shred-worthy sea. Ther...

Altar of the Sunne/Moone, Ultra Warp Ride, Ultra Megalopolis, Megalo Tower, Mina's Trial, Hapu's Grand Trial (#153) from 2023-01-24T11:00:29

We take a quick moment to address the controversy spread 'round the internet last week, and finally give into popular demand for our official comment on Gholdengo's appointment as National Dex P...

Mantine Surf’s Up!, Ancient Poni Path, Vast Poni Canyon, Kommo-o's Trial (#152) from 2023-01-17T12:00:01

Welcome to Mantine Surf's Up! An honest-to-goodness quarter hour dedicated to the greatest Pokémon mini-game athlete(s) this side of Wela Volcano: Skull Grunt. And Parrothead wa...

Seafolk Village, Poni Beach, Poni Wilds, Ancient Poni Path, Poni Breaker Coast, Ruins of Hope, Exeggutor Island (#151) from 2023-01-10T15:39:07

The Aether Foundation is in ruins, Team Skull is under new management, Guzma is trapped in the Hell dimension, and little Nebby the Cosmog– er... Cosmoem is in the wind, but that’s not going to ...

Aether Paradise (#150) from 2023-01-03T11:00:34

Join us for "#150—the Mewtwo Episode" as we spend the entirety of our journey this week inside of the kind of place that Mewtwo hates—a big, sterile, human-controlled lab! Where we are dragged i...

Haina Desert, Ula'ula Meadow, Po Town, Malie City, and Kahuna Nanu's Grand Trial (Ft. Greg Leatherman) #149 from 2022-12-27T12:00:08

We’ve added another host from PKMNcast to our collection with Greg Leatherman (also of vre.show and Listen

Routes 11-12, Blush Mountain, Ula'ula Beach, Route 13, Tapu Village, Route 15, Aether House, Route 14, Abandoned Thrifty Megamart, Acerola's Trial (#148) from 2022-12-20T11:00:26

Parrothead & Skull Grunt head back down one mountain and up another this week, where while Skull Grunt is spreading disinformation about how dirty geothermal power plants are, he also finall...

Malie City, Malie Garden, Route 10, Mount Hokulani, Hokulani Observatory, Sophocles’ Trial (Ft. Fionnuala Jones) #147 from 2022-12-13T12:00:42

We’re joined by Fionnuala Jones again this week, and she’s brought a whole island’s worth of trashy Pokémon with her. (And, weirdly, we’re not talking about the islands of Ireland, Cork, or Bain...

Hano Beach, Hano Grand Resort, Aether Paradise, Our First Ultra Beast (#146) from 2022-12-06T11:00:32

We're trying out the "route by route" versus "gym by gym" thing this season, and maybe we got it wrong this episode. The leg is short. We spend a lot of time discussing whether or not Pokémon li...

Route 5, Dimensional Research Lab, Diglett's Tunnel, Route 9, Konikoni City, Memorial Hill, Ruins of Life, Kahuna Olivia’s Grand Trial (#145) from 2022-11-29T12:00:44

To partially quote Rob Thomas feat. Santana: man, this is a hot one. Like, hot as in stolen because there’s a bit of a stir this week when it’s uncovered that Tanner is playing on non-regulation...

Melemele Sea, Seaward Cave, Kala'e Bay, Dividing Peak Tunnel, Route 8, Lush Jungle, Mallow's Trial (#144) from 2022-11-22T11:00:48

Parrothead & Skull Grunt go their own way this week, with Parrothead keeping himself and his flock roosted on Akala while Skull Grunt takes to the sky with Charizard Glide and goes off on so...

Route 6, Royal Avenue, Route 7, Wela Volcano Park, Kiawe's Trial (Ft. Daniel Dockery) #143 from 2022-11-15T11:00:02

Josh & Tanner are joined by actual Pokémon Lore Master, Daniel Dockery, author of the book "Monster Kids"! They chat about their own Pokémon origin stories; some of the most interesting anec...

Heahea Beach Surf Spot, Heahea City, Route 4, Pikachu Valley, Paniola Town & Ranch, Route 5, Lana's Trial at Brooklet Hill (#142) from 2022-11-08T12:00:54

We say “Heya!” to Heahea City and the surrounding area this week, including what remains of Westworld now that HBO has decided they’re done with it; a big, mean spider who really put the hurt on...

Route 3, Melemele Meadow, Seaward Cave, Kahuna Kala’s Grand Trial, Ten Carat Hill (Ft. Tony Smith) #141 from 2022-11-01T11:00:24

Okay, so we’re still calibrating with the whole “no gyms” thing, so an oddly short leg this week, made to feel fuller and richer by the presence of our guest, Tony Smith, returning for his Gen S...

[Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon] Hau'oli Outskirts, Iki Town, Route 1, Trainers’ School, Hau'oli City, Route 2, Hau’oli Cemetery, Big Wave Beach, Verdant Cavern, Ilima’s Trial (#140) from 2022-10-25T10:00:50

Alola, Bug Catchers! We've made landfall on Melemele Island, and after a sort of strange interaction with a shirtless professor and his little sweetie Rockruff, we'll tell you about our new char...

Pokémon Go Interstitial Finale (Ft. David Sims) #139 from 2022-10-18T10:00:10

We’ve been tirelessly catching, training, battling, and in some cases even falling in love with Pokémon Go behind the scenes for the past 12 weeks, and we’ve brought our friend and Pokémon Go li...

Delta Episode, S.S. Tidal, Battle Resort, & Elite Four Rematch (#138) from 2022-10-11T10:00:18

With the Primal titans put back to bed, the criminal syndicate dispatched, and Steven still as sultry as ever, Admiral Squirt thought he and his beloved Mrs. Squirt could finally enjoy their gol...

Mauville Hills, New Mauville, Routes 129-134, Pacifidlog Town, Ever Grande City, Victory Road, Pokémon League, & Elite Four (#137) from 2022-10-04T11:00:29

“And so we’ve come, to the end of [Victory] Road.” –Boyz II Men.

A jam-packed leg and a jam-packed episode this week and we see ourselves to the...

Shoal Cave, Routes 127-128, Seafloor Cavern, Sootopolis City, Cave of Origin, Sootopolis Gym (#136) from 2022-09-27T10:00:54

Hot on the heels of Team Magma/Aqua, the time has come for Hoenn's endless ocean-faring leg, folks. Even in 3D with the addition of scuba divers and overworld Pokémon sprites, it's still no picn...

Routes 120-121, Safari Zone, Mt. Pyre, Slateport Harbor, Lilycove City, Team Magma/Aqua Hideout, Route 124, Mossdeep City, Mossdeep Gym (#135) from 2022-09-20T11:00:20

We didn’t have to look very hard to find Team Aqua/Magma’s secret headquarters outside of Lilycove City and we didn’t have to work very hard to unravel their entire criminal syndicate, but it wa...

Route 123, Route 119, Weather Institute, Fortree City, Fortree Gym (#134) from 2022-09-13T10:00:55

With Surf and their HM Friends in tow, Papa Cultura & Admiral Squirt head over into eastern Hoenn and begin to settle into what could be their endgame teams... if no-one dies, that is. (Spoi...

Route 111, Petalburg Gym, Route 118, Southern Island (#133) from 2022-09-06T11:00:01

Although it's a short leg this week as we cruise down Mt. Chimney en route to Petalburg Gym to take on Daddy, we first make a quick detour through the desert wasteland of Route 111. Unfortunatel...

Verdanturf Town, Routes 111-113, Fiery Path, Fallarbor Town, Route 114, Meteor Falls, Route 115, Mt. Chimney, Jagged Pass, Lavaridge Town, Lavaridge Gym (#132) from 2022-08-30T10:00:56

The extreme imbalance between the gyms continues this week, with Josh & Tanner bringing a chaotic, nearly defeated energy. The road from Mauville City to the very top of Mt. Chimney tested t...

Routes 107-109, Slateport City, Route 110, Trick House, Mauville City, Mauville Gym (#131) from 2022-08-23T10:00:02

Papa Cultura & Admiral Squirt traverse the ocean to arrive in Slateport City, and the rest of their journey is a bloodbath. They beat up a bunch of beachgoers, get beat up by grunts in the O...

Rustboro City, Route 116, Rusturf Tunnel, Devon Corp, Dewford Town, Dewford Gym (#130) from 2022-08-16T11:00:24

A little jaunt this week as we make our way down to Dewford Town to take on Brawly, by way of a madcap side quest to take down some Team Bad Guy grunts. But it’s not all fun and games, because J...

[Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire] Littleroot Town, Route 101, Oldale Town, Route 103, Route 102, Petalburg City, Route 104, Petalburg Woods, Rustboro City, Rustboro Gym (#129) from 2022-08-09T10:00:52

The boys are back in Hoenn, and this time they're playing it not just in 3D—but under the rules of their brand-new, improved, and reclaimed "Wedlocke." Josh's husband Bobby and Tanner's wife Jai...

[Pokémon Go, Pt. II] Live from Chicago and the Park by Tanner’s House (#128) from 2022-08-02T11:00

What’s that sound? Why it’s the single worst audio experience we’ve ever published! We both took to the streets this week for some live Pokémon Go-ing – Josh from vacation in Chicago (which he insi...

[Pokémon Go, Pt. I] New Characters(ish), Catching Up with Go, Rants, Lore, and More (#127) from 2022-07-26T11:00:25

It’s a new very brief interstitial season as we travel through the REDACTED region hunting Pokémon right in our own backyards. We’re getting caught up on Pokémon Go for the next couple weeks, wh...

Chasing Waterfalls: Kiloude City, Looker Bureau, Sea Spirit's Den, Unknown Dungeon, Terminus Cave (Ft. David Sims of Blank Check) #126 from 2022-07-19T11:00:39

A new iteration of Gringus, aka David Sims, joins us to chase waterfalls across Kalos for the Pokémon X/Y finale. Joshy takes the wheel for this one, because Tanner couldn't be bothered to do al...

Route 21, Route 22, Victory Road, Kalos Pokémon League (Ft. Anthony Smith) #125 from 2022-07-12T11:00:08

Our heroes enjoy a well-deserved respite after an extremely long leg last week, as well as (always) the company of Anthony "Bud Light" Smith, who joins us to take on Kalos's Elite Four. They lea...

Lysandre Labs, Geosenge Town, Team Flare Secret HQ, Route 18, Couriway Town, Route 19, Snowbelle City, Route 20, Pokémon Village, Snowbelle Gym (Ft. Steve Sarumi of It’s Super Effective) #124 from 2022-07-05T11:00:46

Well, we would walk 500 miles, and we would walk 500 more just to be the guys who walked 1,000 miles just to beat down Wulfric’s door. No, seriously, it was a really long leg. It took hours. We’...

Poké Ball Factory, Route 15, Lost Hotel, Route 16, Dendemille Town, Frost Cavern, Route 17, Anistar City, Anistar Gym (Ft. Alex Bugg of Gotta Snatch 'Em All) #123 from 2022-06-28T11:00:02

Another long leg stretches out before our podcast heroes, but fortunately they are joined by Alex Bugg from Gotta Snatch ‘Em All once again, to help lighten the load. They take on a classic crim...

Lumiose City, Route 14, Laverre City, Laverre Gym (#122) from 2022-06-21T11:00:04

It was a short leg this week, made even shorter by the fact that Tanner has come down with something resembling Pokérus—an ailment that while debilitating, has somehow managed to turn him into a...

Route 13, Kalos Power Plant, Lumiose City, Lumiose Gym (#121) from 2022-06-14T10:00:40

As is a time-honored tradition in the Pokémon world, something has gone horribly awry at the regional power plant, and it's a child's job to fix it. But this time, you don't even get a cool elec...

Tower of Mastery, Route 12, Azure Bay, Coumarine City, Coumarine Gym (#120) from 2022-06-07T13:28:37

We finally learn everything there is to know about Mega Evolutions this week, but to be honest with you, we have more questions than answers at this point. Key among them: why is there a giant L...

Route 10, Geosenge Town, Route 11, Reflection Cave, Shalour City, Shalour Gym (#119) from 2022-05-31T10:00:43

After last week's sprawling journey, Joan of Arceus & LoveMaker69 cool their heels in Cyllage City for a while before sauntering back out. Heading north, they are immediately confronted with...

Route 4, Lumiose City, Route 5, Camphrier Town, Route 6, Parfum Palace, Route 7, Connecting Cave, Route 8, Ambrette Town, Route 9, Glittering Cave, Cyllage City, Cyllage Gym (#118) from 2022-05-24T11:00:50

We messed up. We thought this was a quick and tidy trip up to Lumiose City where we’d take on the gym and call it a week. That was not the case. Instead, we went on a Homeric journey across what...

[Pokémon X/Y] Vaniville Town, Route 1, Aquacorde Town, Route 2, Santalune Forest, Route 3, Santalune City, Santalune Gym (#117) from 2022-05-17T10:00:42

SALLY FORTH, BUG CATCHERS! Into season six, in Kalos, the noble land of beauty. We shall honor its simple elegance with our own, by having a season with no restrictions, baby! I...

Nixtorm Nation, Dragnor Nation, Infinity Tower, & Side Stories (#116) from 2022-05-10T11:00:43

What is likely our longest season to date has finally drawn to a close, and what did we learn along the way? For one thing, nobody really likes it when you don’t like what is clearly everyone’s ...

Avia Nation, Spectra Nation, Valora Nation (#115) from 2022-05-03T11:00:56

King Boo’s immense vassalage is ascending! All praise The God-Emperor KING BOO! His glory be known from the lawless wastelands of his upbringing in the south, where only the transient warriors r...

Cragspur Nation, Yaksha Nation, Viperia Nation (#114) from 2022-04-26T11:00:29

It only took King Boo and Joshua four weeks to finally figure out the game’s key mechanic and begin hunting down Perfect Links across the Ransei region, but please don’t let cancel culture get u...

Chrysalia (Chrysalis?) Nation, Terrera Nation, Illusio Nation (#113) from 2022-04-19T11:00

King Boo: So anyways, I was standing there waiting to use the payphone.

Joshua: Yeah, he was, seriously.

King Boo: And this guy w...

The Chrysalia Nation, Terrera Nation, and Illusio Nation (#113) from 2022-04-19T11:00

King Boo: So anyways, I was standing there waiting to use the payphone.

Joshua: Yeah, he was, seriously.

King Boo: And this guy w...

The Chrysalia (Chrysalis) Nation, Terrera Nation, and Illusio Nation (#113) from 2022-04-19T11:00

King Boo: So anyways, I was standing there waiting to use the payphone.

Joshua: Yeah, he was, seriously.

King Boo: And this guy w...

Fontaine Nation, Violight Nation, Pugilis Nation (#112) from 2022-04-12T11:00

King Boo and Joshua’s bloody conquest of the Ransei region continues this week, as they lay siege to Fortress Fontaine, known for its lovely fountains, which run red with the blood of the slain....

The Fontaine Nation, Violight Nation, and Pugilis Nation (#112) from 2022-04-12T11:00

King Boo and Joshua’s bloody conquest of the Ransei region continues this week, as they lay siege to Fortress Fontaine, known for its lovely fountains, which run red with the blood of the slain....

[Pokémon Conquest] Aurora Nation, Ignis Nation, Greenleaf Nation (#111) from 2022-04-05T11:00

Welcome to a new interstitial season where the boys will be donning their traditional samurai armor and taking on the Ransei region in some pitched tactical RPG battles. But where to start? How ...

[Pokémon Conquest] The Aurora Nation, Ignis Nation, and Greenleaf Nation (#111) from 2022-04-05T11:00

Welcome to a new interstitial season where the boys will be donning their traditional samurai armor and taking on the Ransei region in some pitched tactical RPG battles. But where to start? How ...

Chasing Waterfalls: Southwestern Unova Revisited, Southeastern Unova Explored, & Elite Four Rematch (#110) from 2022-03-29T11:00

The boys—who are now the Unova region champs, by the way—bumped into Bad Josh/Mr. Wrong/Hugh in Undella Bay and picked up a little HM called Waterfall, so you know what’s going to happen in this...

Route 22, Route 21, Seaside Cave, Plasma Frigate, Giant Chasm, Route 23, Victory Road, & Pokémon League (#109) from 2022-03-22T11:00

Our time in the Unova region is drawing to a close, but there’s still plenty of time to get some truly punishing Kingslocke draws before we summit Victory Road and take on the Elite Four once ag...

Opelucid City, Marine Tube, Humilau City, Route 21, Seaside Cave, Route 22, Giant Chasm, & Humilau Gym (Ft. Alex Bugg from Gotta Snatch 'Em All) #108 from 2022-03-15T11:00

Alex Bugg is back for the penultimate leg of our second journey through the Unova region this week and his character Kindy has a whole gaggle of school-aged Pokémon ready to take on Marlon, Mr. ...

Lentimas Town, Strange House, Reversal Mountain, Undella Town, Route 13, Lacunosa Town, Route 12, Village Bridge, Opelucid City, Route 9, & Opelucid Gym #107 from 2022-03-08T12:00

This week Mr. Right and Slaanesh catch a ride to Eastern Unova where they revisit sights from post-games passed. The first thing on their agenda? Spooky haunted house, of course. After that, the...

Lentimas Town, Strange House, Reversal Mountain, Undella Town, Route 13, Lacunosa Town, Route 12, Village Bridge, Route 11, Opelucid City, Route 9, & Opelucid Gym (#107) from 2022-03-08T12:00

This week Mr. Right and Slaanesh catch a ride to Eastern Unova where they revisit sights from postgames' past. The first thing on their agenda? A spooky haunted house, of course. After that, the...

Pokémon World Tournament, Plasma Frigate, Route 6, Mistralton Cave, Chargestone Cave, Route 7, Celestial Tower, Mistralton City, & Mistralton Gym (Ft. Chris from Pokemaniacal) #106 from 2022-03-01T12:00

The boys slid into Pokémaniacal Chris’s DMs this week to call him out on his punishing Kingslocke rules, but he ended up being a really nice guy so they asked him to come on the show instead. Mu...

Route 16, Lostlorn Forest, Route 5, Driftveil Drawbridge, Driftveil City, & Driftveil Gym (#105) from 2022-02-22T12:00

The journey across Unova continues to be filled with familiar sights, lovable characters, and the return of some former enemies seeking redemption, but it’s far from a stroll down memory lane th...

Route 4, Desert Resort, Relic Castle, Join Avenue, Nimbasa City, & Nimbasa Gym (#104) from 2022-02-15T12:00

This week, Mr. Right’s path diverged from The Dark Prince of Pleasure’s path as they journeyed into Route 4. Mr. Right was met with crumbling ruins, tomb raiders, and villains who scavenged what...

Pokéstar Studios, Castelia City, Royal Unova, Castelia Sewers, & Castelia Gym (#103) from 2022-02-08T12:00

Mr. Right and Slaanesh have finally made it to the mainland, but to be honest, with all the clowns, undercover bosses, sewer dwellers, and stressed clerks, they probably wish they have s...