The march to Pokémon Day continues, and while the news cycle is a little light, the headlines are anything but small. This week we break down Logan Paul flipping his Pikachu Illustrator card for a record-shattering $16.492 million and debate whether that price will ever be matched again. We also dive into Stern’s newly announced Pokémon pinball machine, why it feels surprisingly generic, and whether The Pokémon Company might have played it a little too safe with the design.

On the competitive side, Pokémon TCG Pocket officially stays casual, as The Pokémon Company confirms it won’t become a mainstage esports title. We talk about why that might actually be the best possible outcome for the game. Plus, we react to the underwhelming 30th Anniversary Pokémon Center merch, the surprisingly massive dev team behind Pokémon Pokeopia, multiplayer server details that sound suspiciously Minecraft-inspired, and close things out with a PokéFact that confirms Victorybell is absolutely terrifying.

Pokémon showed up at the Super Bowl with a star-studded commercial featuring Lady Gaga and a tease of mysterious “Pokémon Day Out” and “Pokémon Night Out” events, and we break down what it all means as the 30th anniversary approaches. We also react to early previews of the new Pokémon LEGO sets, where Eevee looks incredible and Pikachu… doesn’t, dig into strong first impressions of Pokéopia’s surprisingly robust 20–40 hour experience, and debate a spicy rumor that FireRed and LeafGreen could be returning on Switch. Plus, we talk Mewtwo’s long absence from Pokemon GO, and Christian delivers a swole PokéFact of the Week about Machop casually throwing Geodude for gains.

Theme parks, LEGO leaks, and some fun Pokédex lore. This week on That Pokémon Podcast, the crew breaks down first impressions of Poké Park Kanto in Japan, including the rides, merch, and why it already feels like an influencer’s dream. We also dig into Pokémon’s museum takeover with the Natural History Museum’s Pokécology exhibit, plus what Universal Studios’ new Pokémon “experience” could actually look like when it eventually comes stateside.

On top of that, we talk Pokémon Legends ZA sales numbers, LEGO Pokémon leaks, smart bricks, Yu-Gi-Oh sneaking into the LEGO conversation, and why Geodude keeps winning. We wrap things up with a Pokémon Fact of the Week that takes a dark turn as we explore the very human origins of Kadabra.

Buckle in. Pokémon Month is officially here.

Fat Pikachu is back and honestly, thank Arceus.

This week on That Pokémon Podcast, Megan Peters makes her long awaited return and immediately chooses violence against Pokémon LEGO pricing. We break down the wildly expensive Pokémon LEGO sets, why Pikachu got done dirty, and why the best Pokémon LEGO sets aren’t even available for sale unless you jump through hoops.

Then things get weird, as they should. We celebrate the return of the original chunky Pikachu plush, talk Pokémon store robberies becoming a trend, try to wrap our heads around Pokémon Champions and transferable Pokémon, and attempt to process one of the most uncomfortable Pokémon Company news stories in recent memory.

We close things out the only way we know how, with a Pokémon Fact of the Week that will absolutely ruin Poliwag for you forever.

Tell a friend about the show, jump into the Discord, and prepare to never look at Pokémon anatomy the same way again.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the first episode of 2026. We’re back with a jumbo-sized Pokémon show, even if Megan is out this week.

We’re breaking down the first official LEGO Pokémon sets, including the massive Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise build, why the Eevee set works, and why Pikachu… kind of doesn’t. We also talk about LEGO’s new Smart Bricks, what they mean for future Pokémon sets, and why prices might get wild fast.

Plus, a $300,000 Pokémon card robbery at gunpoint, a museum promo Pikachu card that looks completely broken, Logan Paul pitching a Pokémon remake that already exists, and why Pokémon events keep choosing Chicago.

We wrap things up with the Pokémon Fact of the Week, focusing on Growlithe and Arcanine, one of the most universally loved Pokémon lines that somehow still gets under-served on merch.

It’s the final episode of the year, and Pokémon news decided to show up all at once.

Jim & Christian break down a wave of Pokémon rumors and leaks, from a potential Pokémon pinball machine to a massive list of upcoming LEGO sets. With the franchise’s 30th anniversary on the horizon, the two dig into what might be coming next and what feels inevitable.

They also discuss McDonald’s Pokémon card promotions, Gen 10 leaks and battle gimmicks, Pokémon Go bugs wiping out shiny Pokémon, and the growing chaos around Pokémon card collecting and so called “investments.” Plus, a Pokémon fact of the week that pays off decades of lore in one extremely angry evolution.

It’s another packed episode of That Pokémon Podcast, and somehow it still all comes back to Charizard.

This week, Jim, Christian, and Megan break down everything from Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Crimson Blaze to a jaw-dropping $550,000 sale of a first-edition Charizard at auction. The crew digs into why PSA grading continues to dominate the high-end collector market, what CGC’s price gap really means, and why Charizard will never stop being the main character.

They also run through the full list of newly revealed Mega Evolutions in Mega Dimension, including Mega Absol Z, Mega Garchomp Z, Mega Heatran, Mega Golisopod, Mega Scovillain, and the extremely unhinged debut of Mega Starmie in the anime. Along the way, there’s discussion of Pokémon Christmas pop-ups in Japan, Pokémon GO’s New Year event, and what it would actually take to make anyone excited about GO again.

Plus, a new official Pokémon ecology book is on the way, complete with some deeply unsettling facts, and Christian delivers a Psyduck-focused Pokémon Fact of the Week that almost changed Pokémon history forever.

This week on That Pokémon Podcast, Jim and Christian dive into one of the weirdest hobby stories of the year: the Kabuto King, a collector who bought nearly every Kabuto card from the Fossil era and accidentally created a $20 micro-economy… before auctioning a custom card for $51,000 and somehow Logan Paul was involved. We talk market manipulation, charity, and why this absolutely should not inspire you to buy 1,800 Omanytes.

Then we jump into the news, including the reveal of Perfect Order, the next Pokémon TCG set featuring Mega Zygarde, Mega Gallade, and maybe Mega Greninja. We also break down Pokémon GO’s new remote trading system, the return of GO Fest to Chicago in 2026, and which friendships you need at level five to make it all work.

The boys also react in real time to the drop of the Alpha Charizard mystery gift and try to make sense of its massive size. Plus: Meowth’s inconsistent anatomy becomes the Pokémon Fact of the Week nobody was prepared for.

As always, join the Discord, send us your gameplay pics and help us settle the new community poll: Meowth, better on two legs or four?