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.