Face Scanning to Stop Pokémon Card Scalpers

It's Super Effective | A Weekly Pokemon Podcast by Steve Black Sarumi

Aug 3, 202601:08:14Games & Hobbies

Play! Pokémon announces new prizes for attending local events. Pokémon GO returns the Marathon Pikachu during the Fire & Chill event. Now that the first week of Nap Island is done in Pokémon Sleep, we share our thoughts...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from It's Super Effective | A Weekly Pokemon Podcast.

FireRed & LeafGreen Update for HOME this Week

Oct 5, 2026 - 01:51:19

Pokémon HOME gets its first storage update since it debuted. We'll be going from 6,000 slots to 9,000 slo...

Game Freak's New Weather-Based "Laundry Game" Announced

Sep 28, 2026 - 01:07:10

After selling 5 million copies, Pokopia goes on to win Game of the Year in Japan. We talk if it's able to...

Champions Has No Plans For Additional Modes Like Pokémon Stadium

Sep 21, 2026 - 01:23:22

Another Pokémon Champions Interview. Hoshino talks about how they have zero plans for solo content for th...

How Would Zubat Wear Glasses

Sep 14, 2026 - 02:01:12

We get a minute of new footage for the next Pokopia DLC, including glasses and bowties. Pokémon Night Out...

More Than Half the People Who Applied for Pokémon XP Didn't Get Invited

Sep 7, 2026 - 01:37:45

130,000 people applied to attend Pokémon XP, but only 50,000 people got accepted. For Pokémon Worlds in A...

[Bonus] After 7 Years, A New Pokémon Movie Announced

Sep 3, 2026 - 00:41:02

Recap of the announcements made on the final day of Pokémon XP and Pokémon Worlds. We cover the UNITE new...

We Went to Pokémon XP So You Didn't Have To

Aug 31, 2026 - 01:18:59

After two full days of Pokémon XP, we sit down and talk about our favorite parts of the "first ever Pokém...

Game Freak Worried About Core Battle Systems Changing

Aug 24, 2026 - 01:38:48

Big Pokémon Champions interview talking about the first couple months of the games, paying attention to p...