It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

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Strategy for Charizard Raids Dec 12, 2022

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NO SPOILERS! Charizard Raids will be returning to Scarlet and Violet this weekend! We talk about team strategy, solo play, playing with friends and playing with randoms. The Pokémon TCG gets some huge changes to design, format, and price. While prices are going up for booster packs, better cards should be in said packs. Pokémon GO is having an event in Indonesia and it included a Pokémon run! Finally, we talk clothes and the official #1000 Pokémon.

00:00:20 - Introduction
00:04:30 - South Korea Pokémon Hotel
00:09:00 - The Hundreds Collaboration
00:19:00 - Gholdengo
00:29:20 - Break
00:32:30 - Charizard Raids
01:08:20 - Break
01:10:30 - Big TCG Changes
01:28:00 - Pokémon GO News
01:50:00 - Post Credits

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Super Picnic Club 06 | Area Zero Dec 09, 2022

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Episode 006 of Super Picnic Club! The final episode out our mini-series. We open the door to Area Zero and we dive into the center of the Paldea Region. Here we meet the Professor and talk about the new zone, the music, and the final battle of the game.

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:45 - Area Zero (Part 1)
00:48:20 - Break
00:49:10 - Area Zero (Part 2)
01:17:50 - The Final Battle
01:29:00 - Credits

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Super Picnic Club 05 | Champion Path Dec 08, 2022

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Episode 005 of Super Picnic Club! We talk about all eight Gym Leaders and the Elite Four, as well as the two battles after the E4. We give our takes on the Gym Challenges, the Pokémon used, and the personalities of the characters created for these games. We also talk about the awkward quiz to even battle the E4 too.

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:45 - The Gym Leaders (Part 1)
00:46:30 - Break
00:47:30 - The Gym Leaders (Part 2)
01:02:00 - The Elite Four
01:30:20 - The Champion
01:37:00 - The Rival Battle
01:54:30 - Credits

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Why No Voice Acting In Scarlet & Violet Dec 05, 2022

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NO SPOILERS! We revisit why Pokémon Sword and Shield had no voice acting according to Ohmori. The 1.1.0 update for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are here, we go over what it fixed! Pokémon GO is getting a paid Keldeo event and the Hoenn Tour will kick off early next year! Steve recaps the Ultra Beast Arrival event in LA.

00:00:20 - Introduction
00:05:00 - 1.1.0 Update SV
00:19:00 - Voice Acting
00:33:00 - Break
00:37:30 - GO Tour Returns
00:52:20 - Ultra Beast Arrival
01:02:00 - Keldeo Arrival
01:27:10 - Post Credits

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Super Picnic Club 04 | Team Star Dec 02, 2022

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Episode 004 of Super Picnic Club! We talk about Team Star and the cars you have to battle! We also talk about the story and being bullied and how that all ties together. Team Star also introduces a level of difficulty that Gyms and the Titan fights do not. This episode will take about Team Star until story completes for them.

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:45 - Being Bullied
00:34:00 - Break
00:35:00 - The Cars
01:20:30 - Credits

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EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
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Super Picnic Club 03 | Open World Dec 01, 2022

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Episode 003 of Super Picnic Club! We revisit how this may have been the first time someone has played an open-world game. We talk about how "hiding" information can lead to a good experience or a poor experience. We start to talk about Team Star here, but I think revisiting how this is the first open-world Pokémon game was important!

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:45 - Best Open World Games
00:23:20 - Break
00:24:20 - Hidden Information
00:46:30 - Credits

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EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
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Scarlet & Violet Sells 10 Million in 3 Days Nov 28, 2022

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NO SPOILERS! Right before recording we found out that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sold 10 million copies in only 3 days. This makes it the fastest and besting selling game on a Nintendo system in that time frame ever. Pokémon Legends Arceus wins Nintendo game of the Year. Pokémon GO gets an Ultra Beast invasion and some more updates going into their new Season.

00:00:20 - Introduction
00:02:20 - Pokémon GO Updates
00:11:00 - Squishmallows, Sold Out
00:14:00 - Pokémon Masters Update
00:17:00 - Tera Raid Thoughts
00:25:40 - Break
00:28:30 - Legends Wins Game of the Year
00:38:30 - SV 10 Million Copies Sold
01:11:10 - Post Credits

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EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
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Super Picnic Club 02 | Five Titans Nov 25, 2022

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Episode 002 of Super Picnic Club! We tackled the Titan storyline first. While we don't talk about what happens after the first five Titans, we talk about which order we did and the overall world they dropped us into. This episodes also leans into if the open world is to hard or easy to explore and these Titans are in charge of more mobility for the overall game.

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:00 - The Open World
00:31:00 - Break
00:33:30 - The Titan Story
01:08:00 - Credits

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EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
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Super Picnic Club 01 | The Paldea Pokédex Nov 24, 2022

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Episode 001 of Super Picnic Club! This is our brand new mini-series to take you through the Paldea Region! This episode will talk and rank our personal favorites and least favorites in the new Pokédex. For spoiler purposes, we DO NOT talk about the new Legendary Pokémon or anything found in Area Zero of the game. Let us know what your favorite Pokémon are!

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:06:30 - Starter Pokémon
00:14:20 - Rest of Pokédex, Part 1
00:45:00 - Break
00:46:40 - Rest of Pokédex, Part 2
01:32:00 - Credits

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EPISODE CREDITS
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New Features in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Nov 21, 2022

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NO SPOILERS! Huge episode about some of the mechanic changes that Pokémon Scarlet & Violet compared to Pokémon Sword and Shield. We talk about clothes, Pokérus, Tera Raid Battles, and more without spoiling Pokémon, plot, or story. We also talk about the Ultra Beast invasion coming, new plushes, and the beta launch of TCG Live.

00:00:20 - Introduction
00:04:10 - Pokémon TCG Live
00:09:00 - Pokémon GO News
00:15:40 - Squishmallows
00:18:00 - UNITE and Masters Updates
00:25:00 - Break
00:27:00 - Scarlet & Violet Talk
01:11:00 - Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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