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Published by Frank Anastasi, Joachim Bowers
Join Frank and Joachim on their weekly romp into the Pokémon Universe where they'll dive deep into a new Pokémon evolution line, dissecting the fascinating aspects, hidden gems, and unique traits of each new Pokémon! Whether you're a seasoned trainer or new to the wonderful world of Pokémon, tune in every week to discover something exciting!
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Given all our previous episodes, I feel like you’d expect Joachim to hate this Pokemon and Frank to find some redeeming qualities about it… but no, BOTH hosts like this set of funky birds quite a bit! They’re pretty, unique, and all kinds of fun gimmicks only they have!
Due to some unfortunate circumstances with a lost recording… Frank and Joachim decided this was the perfect time to do a more chill episode and finally talk about the new ZA Mega Evolutions introduced after their OG Pokémon got their episode! Come and hangout while we rant AND rave!
AH HELL YEAH! Electivire is one of the absolute coolest gen 4 evolutions! Elemis is cute, Electabuzz is… ok… but Electivire is a total badass of a Pokemon! The only downside is this beast isn’t a fighting type!
This Pokemon STINKS! Like, literally, it smells like hot rotting garbage - which, Weezing happens to love! Even one of the most unappealing Pokemon out there can still be endearing!
The big Sumo of Hoenn! Despite Hoenn being Joachim’s favorite generation, not even that can save Hariyama from his dislike… but Makuhita? He’s just a silly little guy!
Here we have one of Kanto’s many Pink Blob Pokémon… a subsection of Kanto’s Orb/Blob Pokémon… have we mentioned we don’t like Kanto Pokémon very much? But hey, Jigglypuff is iconic and Wigglytuff ain’t that bad… except for those damn giant eyes!
We’ve hit yet another fan-favorite Kanto Pokemon: BIG GYARADOS! A monster so cool, even a couple Anti/Genwunners gotta admit he’s pretty cool! But Magikarp? We agree with the Pokedex.
Our first Sword of Justice! … and that’s just about all there is to say about this brave warrior goat. I’m sure you noticed just how short this episode is… sorry Cobalion fans!
In a forgotten Pokemon contest, Silvally probably conned out in at LEAST the top 3… but Frank still loves this cute little chimera! Joachim though… can he learn to love it?
WHOOPS! The “Cry’s” portion of the episode didn’t get edited correctly, sorry! The rest of the episode proceeds as normal, don’t worry! Everyone loves Heliolisk! He’s one of the most memorable Pokemon from the 3D Pokemon era! Right…? Well, even if he’s not the most memorable, he still holds a special place in our hosts hearts! But not Helioptile. He’s weird.
We’ve been looking forward to talking about one of the creepiest Pokemon ever conceived for a long time! Cofagrigus is as cool as his name is controversial (apparently) and the newer addition to this line, Runerigus, is absolutely a welcome, if not needlessly complex, addition to the family!
We started this episode with one host having low-neutral feelings on this Pokemon and the other host absolutely despising it. By the end, do we come around on Slurpuff and its sticky, candy hair? Or do we double down on our feelings of disgust?
Would ya look at that! It’s everyone’s favorite “Can’t seem to get a mega evolution” Pokemon! Flygon is absolutely a top-five Dragon Type Pokémon! Peak design, lore, and halfway-decent stats! … BUT WHY CAN’T IT JUST GET A MEGA?!
Alola! Comfey is an often forgotten Pokemon, but it’s very important in the world building of Alola! Watch as one of our hosts opinions on this Pokémon’s standing as “Dex Filler” changes before your very eyes - or, ears, rather.
We’ve reached another starter Pokemon - and it’s our first Sinnoh Starter! Empoleon is imposing, regal, and narcissistic. Basically he has a Napoleon comple-HEY WAIT A MINUTE!
Did somebody say CYNTHIA?! Garchomp is an amazing Pokemon in its own right, but being connected to such an iconic trainer only boosts its cool factor! But does it break one of Pokémon’s biggest design rules…?
We’ve hit the KICKEN CHICKEN! Everybody and their grandmothers love Blaziken! And with this guy, we’ve finally discussed all three Hoenn Starters lines!
What an iconic line of Pokemon! From incredible cries to eye-queries, Magnezone is a beacon of discovery waiting to be drawn to you like some sort of… magnetic thing.
DITTO?! In the height of Pokopia?! We didn’t do this on purpose y’all, we actually rolled this wonderful pile of goo! But when all a Pokemon can do is become other Pokemon… will we even have enough we can say about it?
If there’s ever been a fan-favorite… Gengar is it! Another classic Gen 1 orb-boy, even Joachim and Frank (who’re super hard on Kanto) can’t resist this goofy ghost!
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