Episode 383: Perfect Partnership!

 Max meets his ideal partner Pokemon... and somehow manages to recreate Ash's first day as a Pokemon trainer! Yes, it's Max and Raltz, the meeting and the separation that broke all of our hearts. Max tries to take on some responsibility and learns a few things about himself, and makes a friend that he'll hopefully come back to train some day. (Better drop a pin on that PokeNav...) Click here to listen!

Episode 382: Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful!

 Ash and Pikachu are separated Yet Again, and Ash earns himself both a new teammate and another concussion in the process. Unlike Snow Way Out, his friends seem a little worried about him this time, and Ash doesn't have to deal with hypothermia on top of it all. But he really needs a more secure badge case... Tune in to meet Snorunt! 

Episode 381: Communication Breakdown!

 In a world where the Zoom call was invented long before ours, where the Pokemon center can connect traveling trainers with their loved ones and forward messages, it seems almost deliberate when a trainer decides not to contact their families and let them know what's up. Perhaps this character of the day has reasons for not contacting his family? At any rate, Nikki and Gordon's family is more disasterous than Absol... Tune in to hear what I'm talking about! 

Episode 380: A Hole in One!

 We're headed for some underground adventures today, folks! Underground-ish. I can see the sky. But we meet some new friends and new pokemon, witness an evolution and Ash and Pikachu get to be mushy. All part of a balanced meal! How often do Pokemon prefer group evolutions anyway? Click here to ponder that mystery...

Episode 379: The Course of True Love Runs A ZigZag...

 It's spring, so love has found our friends today, or at least something like it. The gang meets a very romantic Mawhile, and while Lombre wants none of it, Corphish and Brock want all of it! There's also some thievery (but not from Team Rocket) and an evolution! Ash just wants to train... Tune in to watch Brock's Pokemon commit crime!

Episode 378: Cosplay Convention!

 Today our heroes and villians assemble to make a dating simulator for a giant Claydol. Who is the most eligible bachelorette? Is it Ash the Eggplant? Meowth the Cheerleader? Sigourney the Sage? I don't know, but this episode will have you in stitches and answer absolutely none of you questions. Click here to listen to the chaos.

Episode 377: A Prickly Personality!

 Harley has arrived! I know that's a mixed bag, but he is a character that brings a lot of drama and flair to the show. May's less impressed with him. This episode covers May's contest battle and newest rival. Will she get her fourth ribbon? Tune in to listen!

Special Episode: A Case Of Mistaken Paternity!

 Another Chronicles Episode featuring everyone's favorite Ash clone! Ritchie may have stumbled upon Ash's father, something Ash himself hasn't managed to do in over two decades. Or maybe Ritchie found the rival character of Gold/Silver/Crystal fame? Or, most likely, Ritchie found some random guy. And a Moltres.

Tune in to listen, and the comment to debate the identity (and child support owed) of this strange man named Silver!

Special Episode: Seventh Season Stretch!

 It's a Pokemon Chronicles episode! But that doesn't mean Ash is off the hook. I've got to speculate on how he does in reality survival challenges first. After that, we get baseball and maybe some exposure therepy. It's a lot for Casey to handle, but she does her best! Tune in to hear Casey meet her hero, Corey DiMaggio!

Eppisode 376: Evolution Abusion Confusion!

 If there are fossils, there will be a Jurassic Park reference. At least these scientists seem to have good intentions. I talk language and communication, Japan memories and my little brother's cross-dressing phase. Big sister energy right there, but we meet a whole lot of pokemon today, so buckle up! Tune in to listen!

Episode 375: Drakeside/Gone

 Ash is turning into a pretty seasoned competitor, and with that new confidence from the Mossdeep Gym, he faces off against his truest rival: Hubris. A member of the Elite Four shows up, and thinks Ash could use a little mentoring. Luckily, the second hand embarrassment is not quite as bad as it's been before, so, Character Growth! Click here to hear how it all plays out!

Episode 374: Necessity Is The Mother Of Move Invention!

 Ash invents a move. It's bonkers, it's dumb, I love it. And it happens mid gym battle in a golden blaze of glory. Tune in to hear about Thunder Armor! 

Episode 373: Star Trek, Advanced Generation!

 Corphish almost gets launched into space, Max and half of the new gym leader recreate the plot of Space Camp, nepotism is rampant in Mossdeep City and Ash is just sick over not being able to have a gym battle. Through it all, we never actually see an alien. It's a whole lot of chaos, here on Pikapi Podcast! 

Episode 372: The World In Which They Clash!

 What is Evil!Pikachu's goal, or is it really that evil at all? The epic two parter concludes, with some Team Leaders not having a change of heart, Lance not having any spare men in the G-men, and Ash having to do very little heroing but still finding a way to put himself in danger. Misty, this was your chance to claim your destiny... Tune in to listen!

Episode 371: Lest These Titans Wreak Destruction...

 The main bads of the region are getting together for a parlay, and it feels a lot like the plot of a certain movie. There's ocean gods, glowing orbs, clashing titans... it probably sounds familiar to Ash, and since Actual!Chosen One Misty isn't stepping up, it might be up to him to do something about it. But something's in the water in Hoenn, Pikachu's going crazy again? How much friendly fire can one trainer take? It's the Hoenn two-parter, so click here to listen!

Episode 370: The Twerps Go Blasting Off!

 Today's episode seems like it would be skippable except for the last five minutes where plot comes barreling in like Ash's herd of Tauros. There's a double battle, some skill polishing before the gym in moss deep, team rocket shenanigans, a long diatribe about how invested was Pikachu in this whole Pokemon Journey thing and then the Twerps go blasting off and we have a rare cliffhanger! It's an episode full of twists and turns, but you won't wanna miss it! Click here to listen!

Episode 369: An Evolution On Both Your Houses!

 Bickering kids and Shakespearean drama find us today as we get to spend more time with Clamperl evolutions! Why doesn't it happen like the games? Eh, who knows, but the animation team is stretching themselves almost as far as Nurse Joy's job description! Tune in to listen!

Episode 368: Diving Deeper!

 The kids meet an enthusiastic diver with a dream, and maybe some reclusive pokemon! A lot of fun to be had as we explore the tiny islands of Hoenn, here on Pikapi Podcast.

Episode 367: Two-Headed Clamperl!

 It's not Halloween yet, but that two-pearled Clamperl is giving me some spooky vibes... Spoink is back, causing its usual mayhem, but at least Torkoal is a good friend to help it out. Ash might regret letting his pokemon be so helpful here, but Spoink manages to out thief Team Rocket and that's an accomplishment. Tune in to hear all of those Shenanigans, now podcasting from a poor trainer's Alola! jk

Episode 366: Learn The Rules To Break Them!

 Off the main path, we find a pokemon school, but not one that caters to trainers. Kids, we're gonna learn about the referee industry! And I am so stoked for it, give me the world building! Do you have what it takes to be a ref at the Pokemon League? Could you call a match with an unknown alien? I couldn't, but click here to listen!