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?

This week on That Pokémon Podcast, Jim, Christian, and Megan dive headfirst into one of the wildest news weeks we’ve had in a long time. We kick things off by confronting the chaos that is Mega Lucario Z. Everything from the design, the colors, the… anatomy and whether the internet has completely lost its mind. From there, we jump into the new ZA mechanics, the reveal of Mega Mewtwo in Pokémon Legends ZA, and the absolutely gorgeous lineup of cards coming in Ascended Heroes.

We talk the Psyduck card that’s going to bankrupt Jim, the Charizard card that refuses to stop existing, and the secret rare that somehow isn’t Marnie this time.

Then things get even weirder: Pokémon boba tea collabs and a Diglett lore bomb we still don’t know how to process. And finally… yes… a man walked into GameStop and walked out with $30,000 for a single Pokémon card. We break down how the hell that happened.

It’s a chaotic one, it’s a fun one, and if you’ve ever stared at a Mega design and thought strange things, well… welcome home.

It’s a holiday-week edition of That Pokémon Podcast which means the chaos is dialed up even before the news starts. Jim, Christian, and Megan break down the latest trademark hinting at a 30th anniversary Pokémon TCG Celebration set, revisit Post Malone’s surreal Pokémon performance, and pitch who should do the next big crossover track. The crew talks about a competitive TCG disqualification stirring debate online, Phantasmal Flame’s price collapse, legendary donuts teasing the next Pokémon Legends update, and the very strange story of GameStop banning pack weighers. Plus: Pokémon vending machines, Kyogre vs Groudon nostalgia, a wild Niantic scandal, and a Venomoth fact you won’t believe. Perfect background noise for travel week or avoiding family conversations.

Mega Zeraora news dropped, Pokopia might be a ruined Kanto, plush makers are out here selling life-size Lucarios, and the new TCG set has Charizard cards hitting $800 before the ink is even dry. Jim, Megan, and Christian dig into all the news, all the weird variants, all the game speculation, and another extremely cursed Pokemon fact of the week. If you’ve ever wanted to hear three adults debate whether a tail can grow out of shoulder blades, this is your episode.