ASAPWeekly Pokemon Podcast

New Content:

Magic The Gathering Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/omenpath-journeys-an-asap-magic-the-gathering-podcast/id1791660473

Anime Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asapweekly-anime-podcast/id1737668992

Future Book Club Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/age-of-empires-the-definitive-history/id1496463064

Zelda: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asapweekly-legend-of-zelda-podcast/id1699388960

Completed Shows:

Pokémon: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/asapweekly-pokemon-podcast/id1555819587

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Link To Zelda Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/asapweekly-legend-of-zelda-podcast/id1699388960

Final Episodes are More Epilogue
Previous Season was more final for Ash
Nostalgia and random Pokémon Hunter
How do We Feel About Ash as a character

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Don't Click on this Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asapweekly-legend-of-zelda-podcast/id1699388960

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Enjoy one of our R and K episodes for free. For more go to: https://www.patreon.com/ASAPWeekly

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Topics

- First Impressions

- Technical issues

- New Pokémon

- Plot/Story

- Gyms

- Team Star

- Sandwich

- Area Zer0

- Post Game

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Topics:

- Ash

- Pokémon Arceus

- Pokémon Unite: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-88-pok%C3%A9mon-unite-smooth-mews/id1567397468?i=1000596888137

- Pokémon Scarlett and Violet Reception

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How each of the hosts got into the podcasts
General Video Game Discussion
Tough Questions for LeZer0

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Thank you for your continued support, Enjoy the wild ride:

Zodiak22

Too Much Space

Chaos Maker

Space Bear

Franc

Flux

Awsomniss

Caleb

Razz

Digital Toast

Paint

AUROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK

YaboiHuntee

Yung slug

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- Our First Thoughts

- Game Setup

- Lots of Menus

- Glitches and Problems

- Final Thoughts

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Tristan's Worst Games List

The Best 5 Games in Order

Future Plans for the Podcast

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We each choose 5 games to place at the bottom of the list in ranked order from least worst to worst. Enjoy!

Enjoy our pre-show and the Rob and Kyle show on our Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/ASAPWeekly

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Changes
How does it stack up to Platinum
Scarlett and Violet News

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Visual Style
What it does well
Pokémon Go Hype Train
Good Remakes and what makes a good remake
Story Differences
Who to recommend the game to?

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Topics:

Mechanics

All new elements

Aesthetic changes

Location changes

Gameplay changes

Story

Battles

Obtainable Pokémon/legendries

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Where does it rank?
Changes from the original game
Why is it so good
What are its faults

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Changes
Things that stand out
THE Definitive Pokémon Game

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9am Saturday Nuzlocke Livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/theasapweeklynetwork
VODs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfyjOFcSRNH1OkM_YCsFdAw
Scope
Catching Pokémon
Story
Scarlett and Violet Pokémon Starters

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Drama
10 Minute Spoiler Free before you buy
Best Pokémon Game EVVVEEEERRRR review

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Watch along, Pokémon season 2 episode 28,29 and 30.

We go into our childhood and discover a surprising connection to sun in moon and a bunch of other stuff we never knew!

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Plan for the show for the next couple of months
Major Game Releases from the Year
Perception vs Reception

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Welcome to our Christmas Party:

Pre-Dinner Banter
Boxer Saint from Aoe
Tristan and Matt from Pokémon
Tyswoogles and Chrsor from Rocket League
Raven from the Rob and Kyle Show
Jer and Combo from Mechanically Mediocre
Allize from the Rocket League
Chris from Aoe
Outro

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Part 1: Original Versions of the Game 8th-1st Place

Part 2: 1st Remake Versions of the Game 8th-1st Place

Part 3: Which Game are we most likely to revisit?

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First Reactions
Art Style
Difficulty Drama
Random Bugs
Comparing to the original game
Randomness

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Tristan's Take
What we think about it now that we revisit it
Cast is divided on their opinion on this one
Expansions, to have them or not?
Where do we rank it?

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We dive into some of the GameCube Pokémon Games that have come out this episode!

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Overall Game Impressions

Positive
Innovative
Story Driven with cutscenes

Story

Aether Foundation Story Line
Elite 4
Post-Game Ultra Beast cleanup simulator with Looker
Ultra-Sun and moon

Pokemon (Favourite, least favourite, starters, legendaries)

Alola forms
Favourite Starters
Favourites non-legendaries
Legendaries and Ultra Beasts

Final Thoughts

Z moves
Where does it stand for you now
Closing thoughts

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Were joined by Philip from the Gaming Together Podcast to talk about Pokémon mobile games!

Check them out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gaming-together-a-cooperative-podcast/id1567397468

Pokemon Go

The ultimate Pokémon Mobile game, extended discussion

Pokemon Unite

Predatory practices and MOBA pro's

Pokemon Masters Ex - 2019

Still Updated.
Dev The Pokémon Co and DeNA known for most Japanese large mobile games and other large Nintendo properties ex Animal Crossing Pocket Camp and Mario kart mobile.
Ultimate Pokémon Gacha game. Battle through a unique combat system while earning currency to rng your way to your favorite Pokémon characters from the games to the manga to the anime. You build a team of 3 sync pairs that consist of a trainer and usually one of the Pokémon they are known for ex Misty and Starmie.

Other Pokemon Mobile Games

CafeMix 2020

Pretty New
Dev by Genius Sonority same people that did Pokémon Shuffle, Poke Colosseum/GaleofDark
Incredibly cute. Still angry about Wibwobs being canceled.
Connect Pokémon orbs to score points to clear each level candy crush style. Besides art not much to see here.

Pokemon Quest - 2018

Still Updated.
Dev by GameFreak
Cube-based/Minecraft Based Graphics
Auto Battler Team Builder
Has a nice ascetic but is held back by how casual the game is. Game is pure grind combined with rng. Basic game flow is Spend energy to send Pokémon on expeditions which gather resources and progress the story. Use resources to make food to randomly attract new Pokémon with semi random stats. Stronger Pokémon being more rare and usually require multiple food chances to pull.

Magikarp Jump 2017 -

Still Available but not updated since 2017
Dev By Select Button Studio - Jap devs who make cute mobile games about animals.
Great Stylized artwork and good sense of humor. Raise a Magikarp by generations to have them compete in Magikarp jumping tournaments. Magikarp will either die or be retired. Shows a slice of Pokémon life we don't see much of in the main games.
Gameplay consists of raising a Magikarp to its max potential then putting it in a contest. Its performance changes based on how you raised it but has a set max. Every time you compete you earn currency to raise the max cap of your karp which places you on an endless grindy hamster wheel.(Use real world money to increase caps)
Overall cute but not worth playing. Just another idle clicker.

Pokemon Duel -Retired 2016-2019

Based on the Pokémon Trading Figure game 2007-2009 added new generations and Pokémon to the dead table top game of the past. A very creative and competitive team based table top game. I loved this one and they shut it down. Partially pay to win.

Pokemon Shuffle 2015

Still Updated
Dev by Genius Sonority same people that did Pokémon CafeMix, Poke Colosseum/GaleofDark
Match 3 energy based Pokémon candy crush. Nothing new here folks.

Closing - Comparing Mobile games to the rest of the franchise

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Topics:

Pokémon TV on Switch
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Features revealed
Pokémon Legends: Arceus trailer shows way more of the game and has us hyped!

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Topics:

Core Elements of Pokémon as a franchise
Core Elements of the main Pokémon games
What can be changed, what can't?

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Check out my guest appearance where I talk about Pokémon Let's Go Eevee around the 18 minute mark: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-13-age-empires-ii-asapweekly-humble-farmer/id1567397468?i=1000530493946

Segment 1: Story

Kalos Region
5 trainers move together, all of them have different focuses
Trying to solve the mystery of mega evolution
Lysandre wants a more beautiful world
Rich people poke flute
You get a mega ring from Tower of Mastery
Team Flare is stealing power from the city and pokeballs from the factory
Lysandre wants to get rid of everyone in the world, secret place under restaurant
Giant weapon was made by King AZ to restore his beloved Pokémon
Underneath the weapon you find legendary Pokémon powering weapon
Lysandre becomes doctor octopus?
Machine misfires and destroys itself
Finish badges and Pokémon League
AZ is reunited with his Pokémon (and is immortal btw)

Segment 2: The Safari Zone (unstructured segment)

We’ll start with our initial thoughts on the game followed by where it leads us

Similarities to Red, Rivals friend group
First game with fully rendered 3D polygonal graphics
First game with Customizable appearance
Super training for effort values visibly
Fairy Type added
Tristan’s Take on worse diamond and pearl, go from here
Robert’s take on Creative gyms
Matt’s take on revolutionizing the Pokémon game feel with shift to full 3D
Sky Battles and Horde Battles

Segment 3:

1 Favourite and 1 Least Favourite Pokémon
Robert: (Hawlucha and Malamar)
Matt: (Aegislash and Dedenne)
Pokémon Legendaries

SIDE TANGENT: Pokémon Z and Expansions

Pokémon Starters
Mega evolutions we like: https://www.serebii.net/xy/megaevolutions.shtml

Segment 4: Closing Credits

Can you Catch them all?
Where in the list do you rank this game at this point? (Higher or lower)
Final Thoughts

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Topics:

New Pokémon
Legendary Pokémon and Starters
Gen 5 New Mechanics and Things
Can you Catch them all?
Final Thoughts

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Host of topics for Pokémon in general:

What made Pokemon so successful
Caves and Dark caves in the games
Is Pokémon at its design space limit and some ideas (Playing as a gym leader for example)

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This episode focuses on the story of Black and White and Black and White 2. There will be a second episode that looks at the Pokémon, game play mechanics and other things.

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Topics:

Intro
Story Summary
Pokémon
Changes
Platinum
Comparing previous generations
Battle Frontier
Can you Catch them all?
Closing Thoughts

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Topics:

Plot
New Pokémon
New Additions
Favourite Legendary Pokémon
Contests
Pokémon Emerald Additions and Changes
Can you catch them all?
How does it stack against the previous generations

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Changes from Gen 1 to Gen 2:

100 new Pokémon (pre-evolution and evolved forms of Gen 1 included)
86 new moves (total is now 251)
Dark and Steel types added
Johto region
Genders for Pokémon and breeding
7 new types of poke balls made from fruit
Built in clock that allows for in-game events depending on time of day / day of week
Shiny Pokémon
Friendship introduced in Yellow, is a stat used by all Pokémon
Pokémon can now hold items and use them in battle
Pokémon virus... Apparently this is a thing
Special Attack and Special defense split
4 containers instead of 1 in your bag plus Pokegear
Can now use HM moves by interacting with an object

-Exp. Share is a held item

Gold and Silver Story:

Start in New Bark Town 3 years after Pokémon red and blue
get an egg, red hair boy steals one of the starters
Slowpoke tails, Kurt, team rocket is back
Meet Bill, get an Eevee
Red Garydos, Lance
Team rocket tries to connect to Giovanni, you fight them through the radio tower, Red hair boy is there
You disband team rocket, victory road, defeat red haired boy,
go through Kanto, beat Red