Hypable's Poké Chat: A Pokémon Podcast

Poké Chat returns for yet another Pokémon X and Y playthrough! The road to the second gym is paved in glitches… Shownotes: -Exp. all changes grinding forever! -The camera-no, the entire CITY of Lumiose City was horrible. -Thank God the power was out in the Northern Boulevard of Lumiose City. -We’re all not turtley enough for the turtle club when it comes to our fashion couture. -Arielle reveals an interesting French word that a gym leader is named after. -Lone Pokémon in a horde of others make us sad. -Cassis is the Bill of this generation. Wonder what his groupies do all day? -Apparently, we’re meant to be berry farmers. How rude. -Espurr needs to crawl back into whatever hole deep in the Earth it came from. -Why does everyone want us to tip them? Jeeze, are we made of money? -Ok, so the recent war in the Pokéverse theory is officially down the drain. -Mitch doesn’t do double battles with a partner right.

Poké Chat’s live playthrough reaction episodes kick off with the first Bug-Type gym leader battle! Listen or watch the episode to see their initial thoughts on Pokémon X and Y. Shownotes: -Mitch struggles to pronounce the French words in the games. -Doesn’t X/Y feel a bit like a N64 Legend of Zelda? -Orchestral music adds to the epic feeling of the games. -3D only turns on for battles and cutscenes? -Devin’s in-game friends wanted to call him a funny nickname! -Aaaaand we’re shipping Sycamore and your mom. -We can’t name our creatures using foul language. How sad! -Thank GOD the critical health sound doesn’t play forever now. -Mitch picks a few bones about the elemental monkeys and Pikachu at level 3. -They created sprites but only to show up during Poké Center healing? -Mitch gives tips and tricks for how to get along faster on the rollerblades. -We were held captive in the first gym!

The final episode before Pokémon X and Y… The gang’s all here as we give our final predictions! Recaps for anime episodes 1×45 “The Song of Jigglypuff“ and 1×46 “Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon“ -The announcement of our exciting live X/Y playthrough reaction episodes! Live YouTube streams on Wednesdays at 7pm EST and Saturdays at noon EST. -Did we watch the Japanese release of Pokémon Origins? If not, why? The international release is also confirmed! -Charmander's screeching in that scene is horrific. -The new TCG rules stir up Mitch’s anger over the online game still not working properly on Mac OS. -Mega Charizard X has what typing?! FINALLY! -Two new food-like Pokémon revealed right before the Pokémon X and Y release. -Pokémon X and Y leak early on the streets of Canada and Italy. Instagram leakers then follow (and no, we won’t be linking to those accounts) -Pokémon X and Y are receiving great reviews! Did we expect any different? -Jigglypuff can’t sing. Good thing Brock is also great at medicine! -Was Neon Town supposed to be Las Vegas? -Why couldn’t Squirtle just aim above where the fuse was burning? -Why send out Charmeleon if you know it’s not going to obey, Ash? Oh that’s right: for plot convenience. -Soooo… does Charizard care about Ash, seeing as it saved him? -Poké Fun includes a Bouffalant highlight, a Bayleef Poké Fact, Poké Memories for Jigglypuff and Kabutops, and our most anticipated things about Pokémon X and Y.

Masuda asks us to “please understand” what X and Y really mean in the latest episode of Poké Chat! Recaps of 1×43 “March of the Exeggutor Squad” and 1×44 “The Problem with Paras” -We had a great live episode! Devin’s really becoming one of the gang now. -Charmander was the real star of “March of the Exeggutor Squad.” -The plot of “March of the Exeggutor Squad” took FOREVER to get to the real meat of the story! -You think Ash would know by now that it’s not wise to insult a Pokémon… -Meowth’s unrequited love for Cassandra was a nice mature theme for “The Problem with Paras.” -Are Brock’s crushes on girls feministic or anti-feministic? They do always turn him down, but he DOES objectify them. -We sure hope Parasect’s mushroom can grow back! -Are the mushrooms on Paras’ back controlling it ala The Last of Us? -Poké Fun includes a Girafarig highlight, a Kabutops Poké Fact, Poké Memories for Paras and Exeggcute, and a anchor Pokémon screenshot idea by Devin! -News covers a Japanese eShop trailer, an IGN demo review, and the reveal of two more fossil Pokémon.

Poké Chat went live for the latest Pokémon X and Y breaking news! Get the audio version of that YouTube stream now! Mitch and Devin deliver their thoughts on the GottaCatchEmAll promotion, and the latest press release, which revealed the second evolution stages for the Gen. VI starters. Highlights: -Were we disappointed by the GottaCatchEmAll promotion being the big announcement? -Mitch recalls how all of Twitter banded together to share the unlock codes with the hashtag “GottaCatchXY.” -Each evolution for the Gen. VI starters seems to reveal more of what may be their types. -The Team Flare leaders and a movie star character were the latest NPCs detailed. -We do a run through of all of the new Pokémon announced. Yay, Tyrunt! -The new type matchup mechanics and gameplay elements added to Pokémon X and Y will change the series up both solo and competitively. -We take YOUR thoughts on both big news stories!

On this episode of Poké Chat, Jack debuts as host and change begins to happen as we discuss another week of news, anime and tangent running. Recaps of episodes 1×41 “Wake Up Snorlax!” and 1×42 “Showdown at Dark City” Shownotes: - Welcome brand new host Devin Boyce! - Simone offers some advice to the traveling old man - Many other instances pop culture also include the protagonists and antagonists working together to overcome a common enemy. - The worlds fastest episode recap award goes to 1×41 “Wake Up Snorlax!”| - Are the battling gyms equivalent to Ying and Yang? - Don’t mess with Pikachu’s ketchup! - Devin recreates the Pokemon cries (turn down the volume at this part) - Poké Fun this week includes Donphan as the highlight, an interesting Mew fact, as well as some commentary track finds from the first Pokemon movie. - Jack elaborates on the philosophical intentions from the First Movie and discusses how it can relate to mankind as a whole. - Devin is happy that Snorlax is a prominent part on his first ever episode, with Snorlax and Scyther being the featured Pokemon from “Who’s that Pokemon?!” - News covers New X/Y information, the end of the Gen V anime, and a confirmation of the Shiny Trio for European regions.

Many a genwunner was riled up with the announcement of the Gen. I starters getting their own Mega evolutions! Brand new host Devin joins Mitch for a live episode, discussing the following topics: -What do we think of the new looks for Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur? -When will we get the Gen. VI starters? -What is the Pokémon Bank, and how does it work? -Will we be able to trade Pokémon up from the Gen. IV games? -What other Mega Evolutions do we hope to see? -We read the live comments of our listeners!

We analyze the finer lines of double meanings of select words in this exciting episode of Poké Chat, where we also discuss the amazing future of the podcast! Recaps of episodes 1×40 “Pikachu’s Goodbye” and 1×41 “The Battling Eevee Brothers.” Shownotes: -We’re going to have a new permanent host next episode! -When we’ve finished our Movie 1 recap, we will start to recap the Pokémon Adventures manga. -Announcing… our X/Y series! We’ll be doing live googlehangouts when the games come out! -While recapping the anime episodes, we quickly decide that we’re going to go on tangents of much more interesting things in the Poké-verse. -Wow. What a cheesy “goodbye to Pikachu” song. -Come on, like we bought for a second that Pikachu was really going to leave. -Those battling Eevee brothers spur many-a interesting conversations about Eeveelutions. -Which Gen. I Eeveelution is the best? -We’re appreciative that the original Eeveelutions didn’t follow the exact types of the starters. -Poké fun includes a Lucario highlight, a trivia fact about the Gen. II starter Cyndaquil, and hilarious memories of Pikachu and Eevee. -Arielle recalls her frustration at the Nintendo 64 game Hey You Pikachu! -Mitch tells of a time where his mom tricked him while buying him Pokémon Yellow Version. -News covers mega evolutions rumors, a probable Pokémon Fighting-type game, and a release date for the anime special Pokémon Origins.

Mega Evoultions have rocked the Poké-verse! Join Poké Chat episode 23 as we discuss all of the possibilities of this new mechanic, along with recaps of 1xNA “Holiday Hi-Jynx” and 1xNA-2 “Snow Way Out!” -Mega Evolutions. Will this break the Pokémon mechanics? -Mitch is recording during an epic hide-and-go-seek match. -The new gym leader Korrina draws comparisons from other series. -Super training changes up the EV training field! -A host pikas themselves, lending to a 2319 reference from Monsters Inc. -Jynx is much creeper than we remember. -One of our hosts is SUPER excited about Lapras! -Ridiculous plotlines lead into a tangent: should Poké Chat start to recap the more substantial manga for the series after our recap of Pokémon: The First Movie in the near future? -What’s this?! Ash is deciding to put his Pokémon to good use for once?! -Who in the world would eat snow as food? Blech. -We realize that a LOT of people would be dead in this anime if it wasn’t for Bulbasaur’s vine whip. -Bristy were getting cozy in the hot springs all night long… -Poké Fun includes a Scizor highlight, a mention of the movie 16 recap and a dub of officially released prologue , more Azalea town trivia, and Poké Memories of two inconsequential Pokémon to their respective episodes, Pidgeotto and Muk. -News include a Mega Evolution Torchic giveaway, the Pokémon Rumble U release date, confirmation of the Shiny Gen. IV legendary trio for more countries, and the addition of Mega Kangaskhan to the growing Mega list. -We sing the outro. Listen in, people, it’s some really beautiful music. -BONUS AUDIO: The hide-and-seek war rages, and Australia explodes.

Jack and Mitch express their sadness that a Pokémon Jumbo Jet was taken out of flight patterns in episode 22 of Poké Chat. Listen in as they discuss 1×37 “Ditto’s Mysterious Mansion” and the banned seizure episode, 1×38 “Electric Soldier Porygon.” -Why was Jesse so creepy with trying to get Ditto to transform into that boy? -”Electric Soldier Porygon” is the most dangerous episode of Pokémon to watch. For real. People had seizures because of it. -We discuss the long-term repercussions of the flashing red and blue lights in Porygon’s episode. -Why was Porygon banned, but Pikachu was only given a faux goodbye episode? -We go in depth of the banned episode, making sure that you don’t feel the need to watch this dangerous episode yourself! -There are correlations between Porygon’s digital world and that of Tron. -Poké Fun includes a highlight of the mother of all tanks Blissey, the infamous Gen. I Mew glitch, the “Problems with Gen. I” infographic analysis, a Cranidos Poké Fact, Poké memories for Porygon and Ditto, and our first birthday shoutout. -News includes plenty-a generic X/Y screenshots and footage, a rumor control for Gamefreak’s trolling post, a Gen. IV shiny legendaries event, a (lame) preorder bonus for UK X/Y players, and the saddest tale of an airplane ever told. -We do some housecleaning announcing how we’ll be handling the upcoming anime episodes, what with the Porygon episode messing up the episode order. “Holiday Hijinx” and “Snow Way Out!” are for the next Poké Chat!

It’s Mitch’s birthday, and as a gift, CoroCoro scans were leaked! Tune in as Mitch, Jack, and Simone talk about the new Pokémon X and Y news, along with recaps for the banned episode 1×35 “The Legend of Dratini” and 1×36 “The Bridge Bike Gang.” -One of the new gym leaders remind us of Spiderman’s Doc Ock. -The legendaries’ types are unveiled, with one of them being a pure Fairy type, thus giving more credence to the new type. -The evil team for Gen. VI is Team Flame, which reminds us a bit of Gen. III’s Team Magma. -One of the new Pokémon is based off of cotton candy. Jack is not pleased. -It was actually refreshing to watch an episode with English subs and Japanese dubs. -We can see why “The Legend of Dratini” was banned. See: pointing guns at the heads of children. -Dratini isn’t a legendary Pokémon, no matter how much Oak of Sasha want it to be. -Wait… Pokémon actually continued on a storyline with Misty’s bike? What is this sorcery?! -Team Rocket’s back story is touched upon in “The Bridge Bike Gang.” What’s so cool about unicycles, anyways? -Poké fun includes: A Spiritbomb highlight, trivia about Four Island’s music in the games, and Poké Memories of Tauros and Cloyster. -News includes special edition Pokémon X and Y 3DS and the airing of Movie 16 on July 16. -Mitch didn’t notice until after they were done recording that they recorded episode 21 of Poké Chat on his 21st birthday. Weird how life works out like that, huh?

What happens in Australia, stays in Australia. Recaps for episodes 1×33 “The Flame Pokémon-athon” and 1×34 “The Kangaskhan Kid.” -Growlithe arrives on the scene, acting much like Bublasaur did when we first met it. -What are the properties of the fire on Ponyta? -Lara’s story was refreshing, because she was a good person who deserved to have good things happen to her. -Ponyta = Hippogriffs -The properties of what actually happens during an evolution are revealed during Ponyta’s evolution. -Tommy’s parents = the worst parents ever (AKA, Steve Irwin). -This “raised by a den of wolves” story is somewhat reminiscent of the movie 'Mama.' -Poké Fun: Shedinja highlight, a unlicensed iTunes app that lets you create Pokémon, Poké Memories for Ponyta and Kangaskhan, and more banned episode trivia. -News: Announcement of the X/Y anime series, an August X/Y demo event in Tokyo, the closure of B/W B2/W2′s wifi capabilities, and a new wave of toys at Japanese McDonald’s. -The hosts discuss when it’s okay to get rid of wifi gameplay for a series, and why B2/W2 were on the DS as opposed to the 3DS.

Poké Chat episode 19 delves into all of the E3 2013 news, along with recapping episodes 1×31 “Dig That Diglett” and “Poké-Ninja Showdown.” Highlights of this episode include: -We talk about the new Gen. VI Pokémon, NPCs, and features. -Will Poké-aime’s ability to increase evasiveness cause troubles in competitive battling? -Can you tell how strong a Pokémon is, just by looking at it? -How will horde battles be activated? -How will Sylveon evolve from Eevee? -EV training will be more visible! Arielle rejoices. -Gary Oak makes a half-epic return to the trio’s story. -Arielle has to leave to deal with her demonic transformation, NBD. -When will we see those two other trainers from Pallet Town? -Are Jesse and James really able to force their Pokémon to evolve? -Leach seed is a creepy looking move. -There were too many battles in “Poké-Ninja Showdown.” Too much of a good thing! -Poké Fun includes a highlight of Ampharos, and Poké memories of Diglett and Venonat. Mitch traded what for a Diglett? -There’s no news, because we covered it all in last week’s breaking news episode!

E3 2013 resulted in a TON of Pokémon X and Y news for the Poké Chatters to discuss! Join them for their breaking news episode! We delve right into the biggest news released, including: -The pre-E3 2013 show/Nintendo Direct news, which gave us a taste of what was to come during the rest of the E3 press conference. -The at least TEN new Pokémon we were introduced! -The brand new type “Fairy” that Sylveon will be! -The new types of battling, called Sky Battles and Herd Battles. -The E3 2013 conference, which was reported on mainly in tweets. -The gen. VI improvements, such as the ability to change music per specific battle, an updated system for the creatures’ cries, a new riding Pokémon, the accessibility to many languages in every country’s game, and the increased visibility of EVs and IVs in-game. -Will we even take advantage of the new multiplayer features? -The Pokémon X and Y games release worldwide on October 12, 2013! But when exactly will it release in Australia? Jack hopes it releases on the 11th there, so that it comes out on his birthday! -We wrap up the show by discussing the CoroCoro magazine scans that leaked (right on schedule). A new gym leader, along with 4 new Pokémon are revealed in these scans!

The Poké Chatters get frisky in a very Rule 34y episode of Poké Chat. Listen in as we recaps episodes 1×29 “The Punchy Pokémon” and 1×30 “Sparks Fly for Magnemite”. -A certain Team Rocket song can be heard throughout this episode… -We come up with our own names for the boxing dad and his daughter. -Are all Hitmonchan born with punching gloves on? -Primeape sure started to trust Ash very quickly. -Magnemite rule 34′s all over Pikachu. -Do Grimer and Muk only exist when there is sludge around? -The Nurse Joy in Gringy City is surprisingly unenthusiastic. -And thus starts the Muk/Oak relationship. -Poké fun includes a Hitmontop highlight, a fact about a shared Gen I Pokémon cry, Poké memories of Hitmonchan and Magnemite, and a revealing quiz of Jack’s accord. -News includes more X/Y news than you can shake a stick at, and a limited edition Eevee 3DS.