This week on That Pokémon Podcast, Jim Viscardi, Megan Peters, and Christian Hoffer break down all the wild announcements coming out of Pokémon Worlds 2025. To maybe only a few people's surprise, we got a new Charizard card (already destined to break wallets)! We dive into Pokémon Legends ZA’s four-player battle mode, Pokémon Champions' new role as the go-to competitive platform, and the upcoming Pokémon XP fan event in San Francisco. Plus, giant Build-A-Bear Workshop Gengar plushes, Pokemon Unite roster updates, Scarlet & Violet raids, and the absolutely bonkers story of someone embezzling $140,000 for Pokémon cards. It’s a stacked episode, and yes, Charizard really might be the new global currency.

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This week on That Pokémon Podcast, Jim, Christian, and Megan dive into the wild world of Pokémon news you didn’t know you needed. From McDonald’s Japan pulling a Happy Meal promo after scalpers trashed the food for the cards, to Mega Gengar’s game-changing TCG ability, to a Milwaukee Brewers rookie pulling a base set Charizard on camera, it’s a mix of chaos and nostalgia. We rank the newest Pokémon Squishmallows, theres another Pokémon Center tangent, and debate the merits of a freshly released Pokémon sea shanty (spoiler: Megan wants more Sharpedo).

Plus, Palworld parodies, a Pokémon fact of the week, and a listener question on how we each first got into Pokémon.

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• (02:13) - McDonalds Pokemon Trading Card Scandal
• (08:44) - The Charizard Craze Continues
• (15:07) - New Squishmallows
• (20:18) - Pokemon Center Tangent (again)
• (24:42) - Pokémon Sea Shanty
• (28:22) - Crossover Confusion: Deadpool and Batman
• (30:31) - Palworld meet Palland
• (34:18) - Personal Pokémon Journeys
• (41:24) - Pokémon Fact: Caterpie has an external organ

We’re back with another jam-packed episode of That Pokémon Podcast! This week, Jim Viscardi, Megan Peters, and Christian Hoffer talk about Megan's new Violet playthrough, shiny terra-raids, and the latest Pokémon TCG updates! How about those sleek new Mega Rare gold cards?

We dive into the new Pokémon x Uniqlo fashion collab, why some Pokémon have unsettling gooey and dangly bits, the truth behind the TCG art plagiarism scandal (spoiler: Pokémon actually owned up to it), and how Shonen Jump’s changing IP strategy could influence the future of Pokémon anime.

Plus: Honda’s awkward Koraidon motorcycle, collectible Campbell’s soup, and a Blastoise fact that ties back to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

What more could you ask for?

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• (06:01) - Shiny Pokémon and Raids
• (08:14) - Pokémon Merchandise and Collaborations
• (11:35) - Art and Plagiarism scandal explained
• (16:05) - New Pokémon TCG Updates
• (22:19) - Mythical Pokémon in Ranked Battles
• (24:44) - Shonen Jump Pokémon Collaborations
• (36:48) - Pokémon Soup Cans
• (43:12) - Pokemon Fact of the Week