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

We’re back with episode 2 of That Pokémon Podcast, and this one’s packed. Jim Viscardi, Megan Peters, are back from San Diego Comic-Con while Christian Hoffer held the fort down and kick things off with a deep dive into the Squirtle Squad plush chaos and the bizarrely edible vibes of Pikachu ice cream. We dig into the upcoming Shonen Jump x Pokémon collab, Pokémon Center merch madness (Geodude evolution plush, anyone?), and just how into Pokemon Friends we are.

Plus, we talk a possible TCG Pocket scandal, an upcoming Mega Charizard card, the mystery of multiplayer in Pokémon Legends ZA, and how the new Pokémon Play app might actually fix tournaments. The episode also covers a hand puppet line named Bite Buddies, a heartfelt community goodbye, and Megan gets strong-armed into finally playing Scarlet and Violet. Also, yes, we all pick a favorite Charizard forms.

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• (00:00) - Welcome Back
• (02:47) - SDCC Squirtle Squad plushes are HOW MUCH on the secondary market?
• (05:27) - Baskin-Robbins and Pokémon Collaborations
• (08:13) - Shonen Jump and Pokémon Crossover
• (13:47) - New Pokémon Center Merchandise
• (16:22) - Pokémon Trading Card Game Updates
• (19:05) - Mega Evolution Set Announcements
• (27:03) - Graveyard Hand Puppets and Pokémon Plushies
• (28:56) - Exploring Pokémon Play and Friends Apps
• (30:54) - The Future of Pokémon Multiplayer
• (37:04) - JustInBasil Tribute
• (41:34) - Discord Poll Results
• (45:47) - Charizard: Which form reigns supreme?

We’re back. Same crew, new name. Welcome to That Pokémon Podcast.

Jim Viscardi, Megan Peters, and Christian Hoffer are back and they're kicking things off with a breakdown of the latest Pokémon Presents, including Pokémon Legends ZA, Mega Evolutions (hi, Mega Dragonite), and all the weird vibes of Pokémon France. We talk the return of Pokémon Concierge, the surprise drop of Pokémon Friends (Megan’s full-blown obsessed), and how Pokémon Go has officially aged out of the kids demo, confirmed by a 7-year-old.

We also get into DJ Pikachu’s club bangers, the Wallace & Gromit-style Netflix show, and the just-announced PokéPark Kanto, aka the “let’s take a walk and look at statues” theme park. Plus, we launch our Patreon and shout out the Discord legends who kept the lights on.

New name, same energy. Let’s go.

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