AGP#128 – Pokémon: Breath of the Wild Area with Kallie Plagge

Evan and David are joined by Pokémon superfan and GameSpot reviews editor Kallie Plagge for a deep dive into the latest Pokémon games: Sword and Shield. This is a long episode, covering the ins and outs of the new Pokédex, the introduction of the Wild Area and Dynamaxing, various quality-of-life improvements over previous games, and the new battling and breeding meta. We recorded this before the Pokémon Direct, so some of our speculation is a little out of date! Topics include: playing Pokémon in the park, communicating via Pokémon nicknames, and Evan getting mercilessly made fun of. Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton It’s all Pokémon Sword and Shield all the time this episode. A summary: We summarize how the games fit into the larger franchise. David dives into the controversies around the game, namely the much-publicized Pokémon cuts. Kallie and David spend a lot of time talking about in-depth Pokémon metagame stuff while Evan asks questions about all the terminology he doesn’t understand. We also chat about the Wild Area and Dynamaxing, as well as the game’s story. Name drops: Nintendo, Game Freak, Earthbound. Twitter: Evan, David, Kallie, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan, David Kallie is reviews editor at Gamespot. Check out her articles. She even wrote the review for Pokémon! Kallie is one of the hosts of the GameSpot After Dark podcast. Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time. David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel! Check out Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!