Team Yap: The Pokémon Podcast - Episode 29 - LEGOs, TCG, and Video Games, Oh My!

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, Hello everyone and welcome back to Team Yap the Pokemon podcast. I am your host Emily Brewer >> and I'm your co-host Chris Lavallet >> and this is episode 29 of Team Yap the Pokemon podcast. Kind of hard to believe. I was just thinking about this before we started. Episode 30 is next. So, we have to do um either something super exciting or a visual episode or both. >> Yeah, we'll have to figure something out. I mean, um who knows? Maybe chance for recording some things in the future. I'm trying to think of some things that we could potentially do. There's sky's is the limit apart from, you know, being limited by remote access, but otherwise >> apart from the distance and zoom, but you know, we'll figure something out. >> Apart from limitations, the sky's is the limit. Yeah. >> Well, from the ceiling, I don't I uh if I have the right equipment, like I maybe we could I could like screen we could do another game thing and screen record something, but >> put some thought into it and talk to Jordan and figure that out. But either way, stay tuned for a very exciting 30th episode. >> We won't we won't miss out on making making this something special. >> Exactly. But this is episode 29. We can't keep talking about episode 30. >> That's right. We got to we got to yap about >> this is this episode and uh you know it's been a minute since we've had just a proper >> yap about news and what's going on. Uh cuz before we came back to things with uh going back to the movies. >> We did Celibby. And you know what's funny about our movie episodes is we always like end up like yapping in the beginning for like too long and then we don't have enough time to >> and then we have to like rush through. I feel so rushed to get through any of my notes that I have for the movie and it's just like I feel like I didn't do this thing justice, which is like kind of how I feel about last episode. Like I always think we do a great episode, >> but I personally I would have >> I would have liked to talk about the movie for longer. I we have a time limit. >> We need to we need to block out more time for the movie episodes or be really disciplined and not yap in the beginning. >> Well, it's fine. And what we'll do is we'll just when we finish off the main timeline of the Pokemon movies, we do one episode where we rank them all. >> Ooh, like the S tier, A tier. >> Yeah. >> Yep. We'll have to do that. >> Stay tuned, folks. >> Um, >> well, we've got quite a I, you know, we've got a decent amount of news to talk about. Although Chris and I were just discussing before the uh episode started that >> we've come across quite a bit of news on our timelines that we were both like, "Oh man, this would be perfect for the YAP." and then neither of us took note of it or remembered what >> just both of us being way too busy to dive in depth onto these things. So, you know, casual team yap, we'll be yapping given our thoughts on the surface level stuff that we've got and then maybe diving deep into some things that we feel more passionate on. >> Sure. Well, I think we might as well start with Pokemon Go. I feel like that's there's some interesting things that have happened in there that are >> fresh in our minds and definitely having not just done a raid right before the recording of this podcast. >> We did do a raid right before and you know what I'm sorry that you didn't get to experience that with us. Um so that being said it was a mega scarmmorary. What I I personally have not been playing Pokémon Go that much. Um I should be playing this week because of the event that's going on and I probably will now. But what have I what have I missed out on? Like what what are the new all of the new megas that are in the game? >> So, right now, from my knowledge, again, like I said, I haven't looked fully into it, so I don't have all the deets, but uh they seem to be rotating through the new megas that they added in in Legend ZA >> and then recently added into Pokémon Go through the new super mega raids. >> They seem to be rotating some of them through uh a regular raid cycle. So, um, having not done a super mega raid, I don't know exactly how it goes, but I've been told it's like you have a certain amount of people, you have a certain amount of people join in with mega evolved Pokemon, and that uh, like breaks a shield that the raid boss has, >> um, which allows you to do more damage, too. >> I remember I have done those before. >> Yeah, I've I've never done one myself, but um, the raids in rotation right now are not like that. They are just your standard four-star mega evolution raids. You just go in with however many people you have and beat it. We just beat it with three people, two one person being remote. Um, so not too difficult. I uh would imagine super mega raids are much much more difficult. Um, >> yeah, if I recall correctly, like I there was a super mega raid that I did that like we even with enough people and then some. Maybe it wasn't and then some. I think maybe like the base amount >> we didn't get it. So, um it it's it's kind of nice that they have dropped that requirement and it makes it >> it certainly makes them more accessible. >> Yes. Um >> very much so. Cuz like before this I had never had a Mega Dragonite and just the other day we did two Mega Dragonite raids here at the office and >> now I've got uh now I've got the ability to get one. I have not mega evolved one yet because I think I want to mega evolve my shiny one, but I also got a Dragonite with a cool background. So, >> oh, nice. >> Um, >> tough decision. >> I do kind of want that blue shiny dragonite, so I might have to do that. >> Uh, >> it's hard. I I almost always will choose the shiny, but that's >> that's me, the shiny fiend. >> Uh, yeah, it's fair. Makes sense. Um, so yeah, they had added in, what have they added in all at this point? It was Mega Dragonite was running the other day. I can't remember if any of the other new Oh, uh, Mega Victory Bell was also running. Okay. >> The mega I don't know if it was both Les, but either one of or both of Latios Latios as a mega evolution. So, it was like a six-star raid. >> Yep. >> We weren't doing that. >> No. Um >> you need more than three or four people for that. >> Not a not a new ZA mega, but still a cool thing that they were running. Uh and then of course just today there's Mega Scarmmory in the raids. I'm sure there's going to be other ones available. I am now thinking about it. I don't know if it was recently featured in a super mega raid day, so maybe it'll be part of this rotation. I really want a mega star me. >> So, is that not in the that hasn't been officially added into the Pokémon Go yet? >> I think it is in Pokémon Go. It did just have a mega raid day. >> Oh. Oh, you just you literally >> a week or two ago. Yeah, >> it's all good, >> you know. >> It's all good. >> That one is cool. I do like him. >> Yes, I He's just a silly guy. I just want my silly walking star. Um, would love that. I I believe uh Mega Star Raid Day was actually just announced, so that one's probably not in the rotation right now. I don't think that's in the game yet. >> Um, which is unfortunate. That would be a really cool one to get. Love me. Mega Mega Starraptor. >> And I'm not the only one that got this vibe, but like it just gives me the vibes of a uh a Scarlet Paradox Staraptor. I hope >> just a much more primitive savage looking Starraptor. >> Let me look him up. Mega Starraptor. >> I would say you would know if you played the game, but you wouldn't cuz it's in the DLC. >> Oo. >> Yeah, look at that. >> Oh yeah, I like him. >> And that's a flying fighting type. >> September 19th. Okay. >> Okay, gotcha. >> Good to know. Good to know if it's if I'm able to do a super mega raid. We'll see. >> Um you I mean the only limitation of that raid app that I was talking about is like I mean >> well I guess it's not a limitation because you can host and join raids. >> Mhm. >> But the hosting can kind of be a pain in the butt. Um because then you have all these people adding you and then you need to add them and then you need to invite them and there's a time limit and this and that and so joining is much easier but then you obviously have to use a remote raid pass, >> right? Of course. But it like I mean the Pokemon Go community in Burlington was always so robust. I'm sure that there are still big groups that go around and do stuff. >> I'm sure it's just a matter of like I got to get engaged with those systems and Yeah, exactly. >> Yeah. But >> um well that's exciting. I um >> like I said, I haven't been playing Pokemon Go a lot lately. I did tune in >> um partially because I wanted to make sure I secured that Hundo Mewtwo. >> Oh, yep. Yep, I've got that. >> I did get that. I will say my cousin um texted me and she excited and was like, "Oh my god, look what I just got." And I was like I was like, "Dude, that's so cool." And I did not have the heart to say everybody gets a hundo. >> Oh, okay. I thought you were about to say that they got the shiny. I'm like >> a shiny. No. And I wasn't I wasn't lucky enough to get the shiny either cuz I actually don't have a shiny Mewtwo at all. >> At all. >> At all. I know. And I have like a ton of Mewtwos, too. >> Well, this weekend is your chance to do it. They're running Mewtwo X and Y in raids uh Saturday, Sunday. Yep. >> Okay, good to know. >> Uh and then I I don't know if it's a paid thing, but coming up there's another chance at the armored Mewtwo. >> What? >> Yep. I don't know if it's just a paid research, but >> it'll probably be paid. >> Probably. >> Knowing um Well, now it's not Niantic. knowing Scopley. Um >> I think Scopy had a much more checkered past in terms of the uh microtransactions and all that. I I could be wrong, but I believe I remember hearing that around the time of the acquisition, >> but that's not what this episode's about. >> That is not what this episode's about. Um we will not we will not complain about that. Um >> nothing but positivity around here. >> What' you say? >> Nothing but positivity around here. >> Yeah. No, no negativity. Please don't please don't strike us. Please don't um do anything bad to us because we will speak nothing but good things about you. Scopably, please. I'm sorry. Please don't send the CIA on us. >> Never been a negative thing said on this show and it's not about to start now. I feel like that's one of the things I wanted to talk about is like I feel like I got a YouTube video recommended to me about how Pokemon Go was is and I knew this like I knew this >> but I never like really thought about it because like and now I don't have the actual information but like Pokémon Go was used to like >> train AI and like fun like and I'd heard a little bit for like >> war or something I don't I like basically the scanning of everything. >> It It was like the scanning of your like the AR scanning >> of your actual surroundings >> was like building a database of all this information of like cities and towns and stuff and like something about the founder of Pokemon Go or like the guy who created it like used to work for Google or something and then he worked for I don't know. I'm gonna have to do more re now that I'm like so mad that I didn't think of this until now because that is like such a rabbit hole. We can talk about that. And >> hey, now we've got a nice little juicy thread to follow through to the next episode. >> That would be a good one to like do some deep dive research on our own and like do an actual like kind of like not necessarily like a video essay, but like have some discussion on it. I feel like that would be cool. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, but I also because I haven't played Pokémon Go, I turned it on the other day and I was like, "What's this thing that's like flashing in the corner that looks like a Pokemon Go Plus?" >> Your um >> my Explorer gadget. >> Thank you. That's what it's called. >> Have you used it yet? I haven't cuz I have >> I haven't because it's still like it's the same thing as um it's it's like Adventure Sync. It's it's asking you to turn on your your background functions and all that which I just don't I still just have not messed with on my phone really and haven't been bothered to. Um >> is it cuz you're worried about like the processing power or something or >> that pretty much was my concern was like processing power battery. Yeah, don't blame you because I'm pretty sure it does eat at your battery and stuff like that like crazy >> because even worse with the Explorer gadget I've seen or I've heard is that you have to still have your phone open like you just have the game on either in the background or off and you're doing other stuff on your phone and then it will like catch and spin for you. >> At least with the plus and like like even the official plus and the the um unofficial ones, you could have your screen turned off, >> right? You can have your phone off. >> That's kind of like the draw and like whole point of something like that. Like if I have to have my app open, why am I autocatching? Like >> silliness. I'm >> It's a free thing. So like fine >> and play with it and see how see how successful it is. I'd be curious to see what the success rate of catches is with that versus my what my experience has been with a Pokemon Plus or Poke whatever plus >> from uh discussing with a mutual friend of ours and their experience with it. Not great. Like seemingly less than likely of a regular Pokeball throw. And it only uses your regular Pokeballs. Like if if you run out, it stops. >> But it will also spin stops for you. So, it's getting those balls back. >> Say that last part again. Do you get those? You don't. >> Yeah. So, it'll throw your regular Pokéballs, but it also spins stops as you go by. So, it'll be getting those back at least, >> potentially. >> But then again, it's like if your game has to be open, >> right? Well, that's the thing I'm not 100% sure of. Either way, if your game has to be open or your your phone has to be open, you have to be doing something else on your phone, >> right? I can't remember if the app has to be open in the background or not, but either way, >> I So, it's like, okay, like I'm guess I'm just going to like walk and like be on Facebook then, I guess, and just >> let me just walk down the sidewalk and stare down at my phone. >> I want to play Pokémon Go like >> and I've walked face first into a light pole. I've walked directly into another person. >> Yep. Yep. Oh my god. Okay, another seemingly useless feature rolled out, but okay. >> But yeah, it's fine. and weird uh interesting bit about the roll out. It seems like with the I guess this is just a soft launch of it. Um your attempts for spins and Pokeballs is based on your level. >> That's right. So mine So that's why like I opened mine. >> So like I have 59 of each >> and I have 69. And I >> Nice. Actually, I actually screenshotted it and sent it to one of my other buddies cuz he's been playing Pokémon Go a lot lately. Um cuz his car his car broke and so he's been walking and taking the bus. >> He's like, "Oh my god, taking the bus is actually kind of great to play Pokémon Go." >> Yeah. >> Welcome to the meta. >> Yep. Yep. >> How do you think I carry all of our like spin 150 Pokéstop uh team challenges? >> Say that again. How do you think I managed to carry the spin 150 Pokéstop team challenges? >> Yeah, party challenge. >> True. There are perks to riding the bus, but not in Burlington, Vermont. I'd say >> that is also true. >> Uh someone >> when I come up this weekend, we're going to have to talk about the uh the Maple and Pine intersection. >> Oh, the traffic lights. >> No, I don't even want to think about it. >> Brace yourself for that. But yeah, this explore gadget thing, I open it up. I'm like, why is my limit 69? I was like, why would they ever choose that number and it's because I'm level 69. >> It was just so funny. I think that's how I found out about it, too, is like somebody made the same kind of post of like, why do I have this many attempts and my friend has like 80 or something like that? And the person who posted had like 69 attempts. >> That's so funny. >> Yeah. >> Um, and then Yeah. No, it makes sense that it's level based. Um, so yeah, I'm curious to check that out and see what happens with that and what my experience is with that, but >> don't foresee myself using that very much. I will say my Pokeball Plus, Pokey, whatever Plus, I have no idea where that is. >> Um, so clearly I have not used that in a long time, but didn't they >> Oh, >> stopped supporting them or what's the deal with that? >> We cut out for a bit there. We're back, but we lost you for a second. >> What's the last thing you heard from me? >> Uh, >> can you hear me? >> You Yeah, I can hear you now. It's just you kind of froze up. >> What was the last thing you heard me say? >> It was about your Pokeball your your Pokeball Plus and it disappearing and that was about it. You froze. >> Um, didn't they discontinue like it or are they still selling it? >> I don't know. Uh, well, I guess that was a thing before Scopely. So wouldn't Scopi have to pick up? >> I'll have to look into that cuz it's like >> selling that >> the ch like I don't know. I I just like the constant changing and the constant like this and that. Like I get that you have to like >> update things and bring new things in and discontinue old things, but like it it gets to a point where it's like, man, just stop. >> My immediate guess would be it's probably discontinued. >> Yeah. But I'm unsure. >> Yeah, I'll have to look into it. >> Given I'm I'm sure you can probably find them online on eBay for however stupid amounts of money because of the Didn't one of them have a Pokemon attached to it that you could get? >> Oh, I don't remember that. >> Wasn't there something with like a Snorlax with a cap or something? >> Um Oh, or Pokemon Sleep. >> No, no, yes, that's Pokemon Sleep. I'm uh the talking about now. Yes, because They released it partially for Pokemon Sleep. I remember cuz I used to use it for Pokemon Sleep and I have not played that game in a long time. I do get ads for it occasionally and I'm like, "Oh, maybe I should do that." And no, no, no. >> I've I've never touched Pokemon Sleep. It's never really been my thing. My phone's already at risk of dying when I >> lay it next to me at night, so like I >> Yeah. No, I wouldn't I wouldn't go there with it. Um, well, one thing I'm interested in talking about that I only just found out when I looked it up when I looked up Pokemon news yesterday so we could have something to talk about um is the um Pokemon uh trading card game movie. >> Yes. I that was um just unexpected. I did not think that we would get a a TCG movie. Um, >> when did they announce >> wild card? >> Just uh Oh, I'm trying to remember cuz I What was that for? Right. It came in with a slew of announcements one night I saw getting in on my phone. Um, >> it wasn't like a Pokemon presents or anything, was it? >> No, I can't remember what it was. I don't think it was a >> I don't think it was a specific showcase. They might have uh Oh. Well, it might have been announcements for Worlds. >> Oh, >> cuz Worlds either is still going or was still going. >> That That would make sense. Uh particularly because of trading card game. >> Yes. Oh. Oh, yes. >> Um >> um >> so >> I would love to know your initial thoughts on it. >> I only barely saw the initial like teaser where you get the little like mimicu on the screen and then it cuts to >> this guy in a hood and then it's >> back and forth. Are we going to send people to the shadow realm? Is that >> looks cool. I just say it looks so >> I will say it does look interesting. I'm curious how much how far cool animation is going to go for a card game. >> Yeah. >> Movie. >> Well, the curious about what they're going to do for me is this. It's like, okay, we're we are obviously like in a universe. Well, maybe obviously is not the right word, but we It seems to be that we are in a universe where Pokemon exist outside of the cards, >> but we still have the card game >> because the Mimikyu is there. So, why do we have the card game? And why are we playing the card game in a universe with Pokemon? I wonder if they're going to do just cuz so like uh Demon Slayer, that anime. I don't know if you've seen any clips from it or familiar with it at all, >> but >> it's I'm trying to find something for more synopsis on this Pokemon Wild Card thing. Um, Demon Slayer. Uh, one big thing about all of the fights is a lot of the characters have elemental effects coming off of their attacks like you like, >> uh, fire, water, lightning. That is all purely for the audience. >> So, like in universe, there is no elements or anything coming off of their weapons, stuff like that. I wonder if this is going to be like a we're just sitting down at a table playing a card game, but the audience gets to see a like animated representation of an actual battle between these Pokemon. >> Yeah. Okay, >> that I could see. >> I can see that, too. >> But I >> I don't know if I would like that more or less than like we're playing cards and Pokemon also exist. I feel like I would like it more. >> Yeah, >> but the animation looks So, go ahead. Sorry, just you would like it more if it was Pokemon existing and the card game going on >> the other way around where if it's if it's just a representation of you would like that card, >> but also I'm a sucker for just the Pokemon world in general and so like I feel like >> first movie in seven years. >> Okay, that was I remember seeing something but I didn't realize it was seven years. >> I'm reading through >> a long time. >> I'm reading through a uh and this is one of very few times I'll ever say this. Shout out to IGN. Uh, reading an IGN article and they have it right here. It's in quotes. For the first time in seven years, new Pokemon movie is on its way. >> 7 years is a very long time. >> Yeah. Uh, let's see. During the Yeah. ceremony. So, yes, this is during Worlds. Uh, probably closing ceremony, I would take it. >> Oh my god. Imagine being at Worlds and you like see this announced. Oh my god, I'd lose my freaking mind. Uh, Pokemon cards animation will be done by animation done by Clover Works, who've done My Dressup Darling and Bochi the Rock. Neither of those I've watched, although I've seen clips from My Dress Up Darling. It's really good animation. >> Okay. >> Uh, >> even just from the little teaser that I saw, I was like, "Oh, this is hype. I'm ready for this." >> Directed by Katsuhiko Kit Kit and character designs by Ami Hayashi. movie teaser said it's set to release starting in 2027 and beyond. >> Yeah, that's the other part. I'm like, what is what does that mean? Like this is another whole universe that they're trying to start. >> Seeing I could see that. I I could very Well, I mean, yeah, cuz I mean this guy's outfit is super >> Well, it's very mimicuy. So, I mean, it's still mascot. Yeah. I think I had seen something, but it might have just been a Twitter post speculating on what it was going to be. I thought I had seen something about somebody saying it was a a movie about the underground world of the TCG, which I not sure fully what that means, but it to me read as like a somewhat darker movie, which I'm not sure how they would do with this, but I'd be interested to see that if that is the case. like a Pokemon like fighting ring thing like in that detective movie. Like that's what I >> But as far as I know, but as far as I know, that's not an official uh that's that's not something officially that's come out about it. That that I think that might be speculation type thing. >> I'd be very interested in that. Regardless, I'm very interested to see what comes of this cuz that teaser just looks really neat. Um, well I >> a movie around the TCG like they've never done I think this the first of any animation anything for the TCG outside of the TCG itself >> or the the outside of the the TCG the old card game for the Game Boy. >> Sure. >> Yeah. Well, I think that this is like really incredibly like creative. >> Uh Oh, yeah. I think it's a I think it's a cool move for them. I think playing off of >> the hype of the cards. Do you think we'll get Dan Green? >> Do we want Dan Green? >> I want Dan Green. >> If you're going to put Yu-Gi-Oh on my Pokemon, have it be a card game. Damn it. >> That is true. Fair enough. So, >> I want him to be the antagonist of this movie. >> Yeah, I would be surprised. Or I wouldn't be surprised if somebody like started a petition that was like, "Put Dan Green in the movie." >> Just have the antagonist wear the same iron mask. Yeah, >> that the Marauder has. It's got like a Team Rocket deck. >> I I'm very curious to see where they take this and like how they like what the kind of like um plot is going to be. Like who's the antagonist? Like are there multiple like what's the you know problem in the movie? Like I just there are so many like cool ways that I think they could go with it. >> And I love the like mimicu idea. >> Yeah. And which makes me seem like makes it seem like it's going to be really up your alley like with like some ghosty type things. >> Oh, for sure. And I'm I'm hoping so. I hope our protagonist here uses a whole slew of ghosts for his deck. >> That would be awesome >> because that's my that's my guess. It's probably uh going around because it's a Mimikyu deck that he uses would be my guess. >> Mhm. >> I'm curious how that runs. >> Yeah. I don't know. I'm curious how the rules are going to translate. Like cuz you know, old school Yu-Gi-Oh when it was at its best. >> Yeah. the rules. >> I'm going to summon my blue eyes and you're going to deal with it. I'm going to summon three blue eyes in one turn and fusion summon my dragon. Deal with it. >> Um, >> see, I like know nothing about Yu-Gi-Oh. So, >> cuz like I saw a funny tweet like are they going to get energy locked for three turns? Are they going to like, you know, round one? Uh, actually I don't know if you can win in one round in Pokemon like you can in Yu-Gi-Oh because of how the prizes work, but I I don't know. I'm very curious how the rules are >> going to represent energy. Like are they and if the if it's the Pokemon just like battling like they're not actually battling that's just for our audience. Like are they like tired and they can't do the thing? Like you know there's just so many different like ways that they could go about portraying it that you know how to begin like speculating. That would be more of why I'd be interested to see the um the uh the just framing the Pokemon battle for the audience because I'd be very curious to see how the other cards that they play actually imp they implement it into an animated Pokemon battle like that >> trainers and stuff >> like with train using a trainer card to search your deck for another card like what's going to happen? I I don't know. I guess I guess in some ways it really seems not that interesting at all when they say that. Okay, the more we talk about this, like >> how are they going to show off shuffling through my deck to draw an extra card? Like, >> oh my god. >> Well, I should have to wait and find out. But, um, there this movie could be either really really good or really really bad. >> Yeah, I'm I'm frankly on that boat now. It's like it Yeah, >> but it hoping by like the animation quality, I'm hoping it's going to be really really good. Yes, I'm I'm sure regardless it's going to look great. >> And if they're advertising it as and beyond, they have to have some hope that people are going to really like it. >> Well, I'm sure they had some hope that people were really going to like BDSP. >> True. I mean, I still have never played it, but I like the fact that I've never played it and I'm like their target audience because Pearl was my f my first game and favorite game. >> Yeah. But that's the thing. You're good. You played Pearl. >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't Why would I need to play the shittier remake? >> Yeah. >> Play the better remake. Play Platinum. >> I also like Platinum. >> Um >> what else we got here? Let's see. >> I think that's about all we've really got for Wild Card. >> Oh yeah. So this so my um our buddy texted me and mentioned something about um Burlington Pokecon Fest. Um >> yes that that AI generated sounding ass name. >> Yes. So, I looked I looked it up and the funny thing is you go to like when you look it up and you're on the website, you get a little like um connection is not secure warning. >> Great. >> Um but so essentially what it is is I'll read it here. says, "Pokeon is the Pokemon Collector's Mecca one-day trade show conventions across the USA, striving to be best and truest Pokemon convention featuring fandoms of multiple genres. As a longtime collector of Pokemon items, the promoter brings you an event that will satisfy all Pokemon fandom." So, to me, that sounds like somebody who doesn't speak English wrote that and translated it. Um, which is fine, but it's just interesting. Pokecon will have exhibitors that cater to a wide spectrum of interests, including Pokemon Candy. Why is Pokemon Candy the first thing listed? That is so funny. Um, Pokemon Candy, magazines, toys, video games, retro, voice actors, artwork, artwork, sketches, apparel, and jewelry, TCG, and and manga. In addition, a roster of Pokemon industry professionals and fandom related celebrities are guaranteed in attendance for fans to meet and greet. >> This will be one show not to miss if you love Pokemon. And so the only, it looks like the only voice actor in attendance, maybe maybe not the only one, but the only one listed is Danny Kramer who voiced whoever that is. Is that a Pokemon? Uh, >> that's that's Ryhan. That's from uh >> Shield. Sword and Shield. >> Sword and Shield. Yep. He was the eighth gym leader. >> Um, so now that I'm actually looking at this website, >> in the anime, it's Pokemon Journeys. Yeah. >> Now that I'm actually looking at this website, I'm like, "Oh, okay." Um, >> extremely low-key. They're trying it. It seems legit. It does seem legit. Um, at least the ticket link goes to an Eventbrite page, so you're not like just putting your card information into their website. >> That's good. >> Tickets are um $24. >> Okay, >> that's a lot of money. >> Okay, just just out of curiosity, how much is a ticket to the fair? >> Um, not as much as that. >> Yep. Okay, that's all. No worries. >> Um, so yeah, not cheap. >> I'll be curious if anybody in the Pokémon Go community up there is talking about that and what that's all about before I come up there and go to that because I feel like I would rather just like go to the mall on a day when they have like their >> like the card show and all that out and about. Yeah. So, that's a little sketchier than I thought it was going to be, but there are a lot of, excuse me, predatory like conventions that like predatory is a strong word, but like scammy type convention. >> Yeah. Where it's like they promise one thing and then they have the absolute bare minimum. >> Like you show up, there's barely even displays. It's mostly just an empty room. >> So, that's what worries me about the $24 admission fee. If it was cheaper, I feel like I'd be more excited to be like, "Yeah, let's just check it out." >> But like I don't know. Like I'm going to have to like see if anybody talks about that because >> part of me is like I would love to see what this is all about and part of me is like I'm going to save my money. >> Like let me go buy like three packs of Pokemon cards or whatever. Like >> Yep. Pretty much do it depending on the set. >> Yeah. Exactly. So that's that's an interesting one. Um, >> well, I'd be interested to see how that shapes out. And >> yeah, >> yeah, if if there's literally nothing else to do that day and $24 is thrown in my face. >> I'm kidding. Well, and I also feel like a lot of that stuff too is like the vendors that would be there are also the type of people that are at like a sci-fi fantasy like convention like like like you're showing up to shop. >> Say that again. >> You're showing up to shop. >> Yeah, exactly. Like I'm not going to show up just to meet the voice actor of Ryhan from Pokemon Journeys, >> right? Which like no disrespect to him, but I didn't watch Pokemon Journeys. I >> Yeah, it's insane. Like Ryhon and Sword and Shield had no voice and I I like I'm I'm fine. >> I wonder if he's >> I hope he has a great time >> cuz it sounds so it sounds like they do this all over the place and I wonder cuz it's like uh guaranteed to have a voice actor there. Like I wonder if this guy's just somewhat local and it's the only one that they could get to go. >> I think it's got to be like he's either somewhat local, not doing anything else or particularly partnered with the people organizing this event maybe. Yeah, that's true, too. All right, I'm gonna have to do some research and see what other people have said about past ones. Yeah, definitely curious in different areas. Um, anyways, so that's exciting. >> Shall we jump into some Pokemon Lego? >> Yeah, Pokemon Lego. Let's do it. >> Uh, let's see. What do we got? I don't think there have been >> I did see I did go to Walmart the other day and I did see a bunch of Lego sets. This is dope. I want the Rayquaza. >> Same. That is the one that I want. So, I think I was telling you and I told the podcast that I wanted the Pokeball real bad and then I found out it was $300. >> Oh my god. >> Yeah, I'm all good. Uh, that Rayquaza is 150 and I think that's way more reasonable. >> It's gorgeous, too. Like, it's really really cool. >> And you get a minifigure. Get a little Zenia. >> Oh, I don't think I saw that. >> I do I do wish the minifigures looked a little bit nicer just cuz the faces are very generic Lego minifigure. But I guess what else did I really expect? >> Yeah. >> Um I do wish they had more of like the the anime style eyes that the characters have in like the games. And >> I mean considering the set is $150, like you could do a custom little minifigure head like and then just reuse that for any other Pokemon minifigures you're going to do and just change the hair like >> Yeah. But it's like if I'm comparing that to a $300 Pokeball, I'll get this. >> Totally. Yeah. I think if if I were to get one right now, it would be that because I could justify >> 150 bucks, even though that's a lot of money. And I bet I could find a spot for it. >> Yes. And that's the thing. It's a lot more vertical space than like >> Yeah. >> out wide, which I feel for me certainly is easier. >> Yeah. >> Well, you remember I told you I was looking at houses and I saw and I uh >> That's right. I was like scrolling through and it's actually literally a house that's for sale on my road and I'm like looking through and like when you look at houses that are for sale, some of the houses are like either empty or they're staged which means like that's not their furniture. They brought in other furniture just to like make it look nice in the hotel. >> So you know what it would look like being lived in. >> Yep. Or it is just lived in and it's their stuff. And so this one is that. And so I'm scrolling through scrolling through >> unless that's staged like I would. >> Imagine >> if I was a house stager, I would stage it with po I would like put little um Easter eggs in every picture. Um and so this one was just somebody's house. Like it was all their in there. And I'm scrolling through and then all of a sudden I'm like look I'm like, "Oh, that's colorful." And I'm like, wait a minute, that's the um $600 something dollar um Charizard, Bulbasaur, and um Blastoise or Bul or Venusaur and Blastoise friaking Lego set. And it is large, but it's also funny because there was like as much as there like the room was kind of empty. Like it was still somebody's room like with their in it, but like it was kind of empty and then there's just this like big Pokemon figure in the corner and I was like, >> "Yeah, they don't have the money to own anything else. They had to sell everything else to them. >> They're like, um, I'm going to write to them and be like, um, >> does the Pokemon figurine come with the sale of the house >> for the price? It better. >> Yeah, exactly. So, anyways, that was funny. But >> I was like, damn, that's big. And I also And this is just a reminder that I don't need that. >> Same. And like it it'd be cool. I mainly wanted it because you get the badge set with it. I know. That was so >> Now you just can't get it. >> It's And it's a shame. I mean, they did that on purpose. >> Yeah, of course. They put something cool with it that it's, you know, you have to purchase with the thing >> and they do spend $650 for it. Um, >> and they did do another set like that. Um, there was a Squirtle. It was like a a small set of a Squirtle and like a a TV set or something like that, but it was a Ditto Squirtle. >> So, it had like the the Ditto face for the >> face panel. >> Um I think that was a pre-order bonus with the Pokeball. >> That's kind of cool. >> Again, cool things, but the really expensive things that you need to buy. Thank you, Lego. Screw you. But in in things that you can buy, you know, like you've been to Walmart. I've been to Barnes & Noble a few times lately, and they have a fairly good Lego stock. Of course, the Pokemon. >> I saw the Cubone. >> Yes. Yes. $90 for that set. >> We've gone over some of these prices before, but >> Well, what So, what is the What's the other ones? It's like something like What are the special ones called? >> Special ones? You mean like the the like the black box? >> They're like yellow. >> Oh, the yellow Oh, the um smart brick compatible sets. >> Yeah. What the hell's all that about? >> Uh it it's like you can use a They come with I I don't fully know how smart bricks work. I know they like have lights and sounds depending on the >> Lego panels that you put onto them. I just don't know how that works or how that like programs them or tells them what sounds to make. I'm sure there's electronics in the small pieces themselves that you put on. >> Yeah. >> Uh >> but yeah. >> Oh, that's kind of cool. So, you can like it you can play with them and like they make noises and and there's lights. >> Oh, I like that. >> I do like the Mewtwo one of the smart brick. Like that's a cool >> like the tube. That is really cool. >> Mewtwo. >> Mewtwo. The YouTube >> I do think I'm I'm curious what they will Oh, here's the ditto. The Squirtle Ditto. >> Yep. >> That is so cool. >> There is a Squirtle that's commercially available. Has a little buggy. >> Okay. But that's way cooler. >> That is way cooler. >> Um, it's so cute. I think I'll be curious to see what else they come out with. I'm actually like quite surprised by just the sheer volume of stuff they've already come out with. >> Mhm. Like it seemed like they released the first three and then all of a sudden it's like, "Oh my god, now there's like >> then they kind of spammed the smart brick sets." Yeah. And then and then they had the new wave of uh I guess premium sets is Yeah. I I don't fully know. Uh with like the Arcanine and >> actually was Arcanine part of the first wave. >> I'm not sure. >> I don't remember. Munchlax was in the second wave. I think Arcanine might have been the first. >> Mhm. >> Um yeah, all all those all around they seem to be getting pretty good distribution. So, at least when I do feel confident confident in getting my Cubone and Gengar, it should be available. >> Yeah, exactly. Well, um yeah, I'll be curious to see what else they come out with. Um and I'll be curious to see what happens with the like card ones. >> Oh, yes. Cuz still I don't know if there's been really any movement or updates on those. So, >> um those were really cool. >> Give me that Joltic. >> The Joltic was awesome. again like wish the RCS was a little cooler. >> Did we get a winner on that yet? >> Um the last thing I see is May announcing the five finalists. >> Oh, the winning design will be announced by February 4th, 2027. >> Okay, we got some time then. >> So far away. What the >> Damn. Well then. >> All right. Well, I can I can put that out of my mind and forget about it and be excited when that is announced. >> No need to worry. I won't miss out. Um, yeah, I think that's about it for the Pokemon Lego. I can't think of anything new other than those. Like, yeah, they're out in stores. They look really cool. Definitely want to get my hands on the Cubone set when I can. >> Yep. >> Oh, yeah. I just thought about a a little personal acquire acquirance. That's not a word. per personal pickup at some point in one of my many outings just Cubone related and I mean we're getting off the Pokemon Lego at this point. Um kind of back into the TCG. I told you before how I've been getting my Cubone cards here and there when I find them. >> Yep. >> Uh had I I don't know if I sent you the actual picture, but I did >> I have two Cubone cards that I've managed to pick up so far. I've always been on the lookout for any singles of Cubone Marowaks that I can find just whenever I go out my shopping. Um, recently it had been the first time I ever actually found any. And I found two uh in two visits to VGA, Vermont Gaming Academy, where I got the uh original I didn't even realize at the time when I picked it up. Original first edition jungle set Cubone. >> So like that that OG art where he's staring up at the night sky. >> I'm so happy. >> Oh my god, that's so cool. >> Only 10 bucks. Um, and then the next one, I don't know what set it's from. I don't remember off the top of my head, but I know it's a I think it's either Gen two or Gen 3 era card. Um, it's another cute little Cubone. Uh, like laid in a dark corner sleeping. >> Uh, that one was a little bit more I think. I can't remember. I think maybe like 15, 20. Um, and then I actually just the other day I I went out and about and found another one. I was going into the expansion right across from VGA, which is also their their store, their property. >> Yep. Um >> they sell cards over there. >> Yeah, they they have a little storefront. They sell cards, cards, accessories, and they they even have their own little um display for singles. >> Interesting. >> So, I go in, I grab a couple of things, and I start looking at the singles. Girl behind the counter asks, "Hey, you looking any for anything in particular?" I'm like, "Oh, always keep an eye out for Marowax Cubones." She's like, "Give me a second. I might have something." >> Oh, god. >> Goes to run take a look at the to be priced pile. So, the things that they had gotten in and haven't gotten a price on yet. >> Yep. >> And pulls out a hollow Cubone that was apparently part of a McDonald's promotion. >> Oh my god. Cool. >> Uh Yep. And like a $15 card, but I was like, "Sure, I'll take it. I want my guy." >> Um and so now I have my third Cubone has hit the shelf. >> Your collection has grown. Are you putting them in like hard plastic things and like >> Yes, as I get them. So, I've already got two of them in the magnetic cases, and I need to get another one for this new one that I just got. >> Nice. >> Um, and also just in promo cards. I picked up some from Barnes & Noble the other day as well, and I guess there's a promotional Pikachu card being handed out sometimes. >> Oh, I saw something about that. >> Uh, so I I did get that. It's a world It's a world 2026 Pikachu. >> Nice. >> So, >> I remember seeing that and being like, "Oh, I should do that." And then didn't do that. Yeah, cute little thing that I've got. I might get a sleeve case for all that just because it's a world's cards. That's a little bit more >> um >> Yeah, but my my Cubone collection grows stronger. >> That's awesome. I'm glad you're I'm glad you're doing that and I'm glad you got some cool finds. I need to uh I need to figure out what I want to do like with mine because I've got quite a few like um like I've got the three you gave me that are in those magnetic cases. The Bulbasaur. >> Not the Bulbasaur. >> Was it the Gen four starters? >> Yeah, the Gen four starters, which why they're all names are all escaping me right now. >> Turwig. >> Um, and I have a quite a few Drifloons. >> Um, so that would be cool to like, but like I'm thinking like, oh, it'd be nice to like maybe get like a shadow box type thing and like put some in there and like >> Oh, definitely. like to hang up on the wall or something. So, you're giving me ideas and you're making me want to go buy cards. So, bad bad. >> Don't do that. Don't do that. >> Don't do that. >> Well, that is very exciting. That's that's awesome. Um, and I will keep my eye out for you when I because there's a couple of card places around here. I haven't been lately, but I am always on the lookout for some Cubone stuff for you. Like there that what was that thing that I got you for Christmas one year that was like Cubone? like >> it was a it was a graded Cubone like token from >> some Pokemon board game. I forget fully what it was, >> but it was like the super obscure thing that I still cherish very much. So, thank you for that. >> You're very welcome. Yeah, I think pretty sure I got that from >> It's just such an odd thing. I love it. >> I think I got that in Lake George actually at a Pokemon at some sort of >> I think you might have mentioned that to me because wasn't that um >> I'm trying to think. think I feel like you got me something else from Oh, yeah. You also got me the Pokemon trainer like ID thing. >> Yes. Yeah, that was like George very like >> um I can picture the place in my brain. Um but yeah, there's some cool places around here that I should um hit up a little bit more often, but >> we're getting towards that time of the year again. I gota I got to find another Cubone for you. >> Yeah. Well, thank you. It's always appreciated. >> Yes, of course. And I'll be sure to keep an eye out for any Drifloons, any Bulbasaurs >> or any of my uh Gen 4 Pokemon. >> Have you even opened ZA? >> Nope. And I know you have a note in there for me. >> Well, I'm just because I'm thinking about at this point, it's like there's more than a note in there. >> Oh, you put a present in there. >> There might be a card. >> Okay. Well, I'll try to remember. >> Like, I'm not even pressuring you to play the game. I'm just like, >> look at the thing. >> Okay. I will try to remember that when I go home. And >> you're totally good, friend. You're totally fine. >> Well, now I'm excited. So, um, and then that'll probably get me to play the game. So, >> there we go. >> Um, we do have a TV in the room now, so that would be >> that would be nice to get the Switch set up um to that. And >> so, yeah. And I feel like I'm in a I'm in a Pokemony mood. So, >> yeah. >> Yeah, I'm slowly but surely trying to work my way into like doing some more things. Like I I need to get a little bit on having some more notes for when we have news episodes like this. But also, I've just kind of been trying to play a little bit more. >> Uh my Switch 2 I'm playing right now, Pokemon XD, Gale of Darkness, because it's on the Gamecube like collection on the Switch. >> Uh so I've been absolutely blasting through that. I only just now added my fifth and sixth members to the team. It's taken me so long, but it's because the Pokemon selection in that game is so oddly limited. There's I don't know. And like every water type I've come up to up to this point, I haven't wanted to use Marowak is available in the game, but it's not until like right before the final boss battle that you can catch it. So >> Oh my god. Of course. >> H I want to use him so bad, but it's also like back in Gen 3, he's not going to be good. >> Yeah, but you know. >> Yeah. Uh, and then I I've started to try and kind of work up a a type nuzlock in Violet again. So, >> dope. >> See how that goes. >> You're having a lot of fun with Pokemon lately then. That's cool. >> Makes me uh Yeah, I should hop on and play some ZA. I think I think I would enjoy it. >> It's a matter of like >> doing it. >> There's a learning curve to it with a new battle system, but it's definitely a lot of fun. >> Yeah. And you know me, I'm I don't like learning curves. So, >> yeah, it's all good. >> Well, all right, my friend. I feel like we I'm like I'm always like surprised when we have like just a yapping episode. Like we didn't have that many notes today. >> Yeah. Like it doesn't feel like there's >> the whole hour. >> Exactly. Yeah. >> So >> I think we just about >> Well, all right. >> Yeah. I think that just about does us. >> I think that just about does us and we will um we will get together and figure out what exciting thing we are going to do for episode 30. >> Yes. Absolutely no idea, but we'll do it. >> We're gonna we're gonna figure something out for you, so stay tuned. Thank you for tuning in to episode 29, though. And uh I hope you enjoyed our yapping. I'm looking forward to the TCG movie, even though that's 2027. >> And probably the end of 2027 knowing Pokemon, but um >> Hey, that just means it's more time to cook. >> Exactly. Please take all the time you need to cook. >> All the time that Pokemon gets to cook is for the better. >> It really, really is. So again, thank you for tun Thank you so much for listening and tuning in to Team Y after the Pokemon podcast. I have been your co-host, Emily Brewer. >> I've been your co-host, Chris Lavallet. And as always, we will catch you next time.