Pokémon TCG Pocket gets a brand new set to end off the year and it features Charizard. The Pokémon Company acknowledges Mega Zygarde for the first time outside of the main series games. Spoiler-free talk about the Legends Z-A DLC that includes Hyperspace thoughts, the grind, and donuts. Pokémon Sleep gets a 2-week long NY event. Nintendo is releasing more sizes of cartridges for the Switch 2 maybe?

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:03:10-Crimson Blaze

00:11:25-TCG Featuring Mega Zygarde

00:15:25-Expanding Card Printing

00:27:30-Mega Dimension Talk (Spoiler-free)

01:09:20-Pokémon Sleep News

01:24:30-Switch 2 Carts

01:43:50-Credits

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Pokémon GO finally introduces long distance trading and it seems balanced! GO Fest is coming back to Chicago to celebrate the 10 year anniversary. We share our spoiler free thoughts on the Mega Dimension DLC and if it's worth $30 compared to past DLCs. We get the revenue of pretty much every Pokémon mobile game for 2025 and even some data about how many HOME users there could be.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:05:30-Forever Friends

00:23:10-GO Fest Chicago

00:32:00-Mega Dimension Thoughts

00:49:00-DLC Difficulty

01:10:40-Action Based Battles

01:24:30-Who Actually Uses Pokémon HOME

01:51:50-Credits

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Pokémon announces both Mega Lucario Z and Mega Mewtwo in Pokémon Legends Z-A before the DLC this week. We talk about how Mega's stats work or have worked in the series. Pokémon Friends gets a surprising winter update that adds 10 new puzzles and 50 new plushes. Pokémon TCG Pocket didn't get a monthly set, but one should be around the corner.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:02:40-Mega Lucario Z

00:19:50-Mega Mewtwo Arrives

00:29:10-Pokémon Friends Update

00:47:40-TCG Pocket News

01:07:00-Accended Heroes

01:20:30-Credits

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Pokémon Legends Z-A: Mega Dimension is set to arrive on December 10th. The trailer shows that we will stay in Lumiose City, but it'll be a new dimension of it. The trailers gave us three new Mega Pokémon to look forward too, donut making, and a new battle system that pushes our levels past level 100. Rank mode in Legends Z-A has adjust the rewards for playing. Pokopia gave us a new 10 minute trailer that showed off never before seen Pokémon that will be coming to the game in March of 2026.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:03:45-Mega Dimension DLC

00:24:10-New Mega Pokémon

00:36:20-Ranked Battles

00:51:30-Primal Donuts

00:58:45-Pokopia News

01:29:40-Credits

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Now that Pokémon Legends Z-A has been out for about a month, here are our thoughts on some of the stuff not covered on the podcast and/or some topics we want to revisit from the mini-series. This episode does contain some spoilers of the game, so it's best that you at least get to Rank A before listening.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:02:45-The Museum

00:16:30-New Models & Animations

00:32:00-Jumping Ranks

00:47:10-Battle System Thoughts

01:00:20-Credits

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Mega Pokémon spoilers for Legends Z-A. We go over all the Mega Pokémon in Legends Z-A and rank them on a tier list. This is our list, so if you have your own opinions, please share them in our Discord, Slack, or on YouTube.

No news this week as there was travel.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:02:30-Mega Pokémon, Part 1

00:30:40-Mega Pokémon, Part 2

01:05:45-Mega Pokémon, Part 3

01:44:50-Credits

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Pokémon Legends Z-A is giving players another chance at the Greninja Mega Stone and adjusting the rewards for next season so it's even easier to earn. We have information that a couple bugs will be fixed in Z-A sometime this November. There are some glitches and ways to play that may be patched, but that wouldn't be talked about ahead of time. Pokémon TCG Pocket celebrates 1 year with a video and stats about players. Pokémon GO Wild Area finalizes details.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:06:05-Legends Z-A Ranked Changes

00:25:10-Turbo Controllers

00:51:45-TCG Pocket News

01:06:10-Pokémon GO News

01:21:20-Credits

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