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The Creature Quorum
by Scanline Media
Rate that creature! Through Pokemon, Monster Hunter, Kingdom Hearts, Temtem, and more, hosts Six and Allen turn a critical eye to creature design, and decide what designs are worth keeping around.
Episodes
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Borrius Tourism Committee Episode 1 – From Frozen Heights to Dresco Town
So far, the Pokemon Tourism Committee has taken you on a few tours. Unova, Alola, Kanto. But one thing all those locations have in common? We've been there before. Which will be true for most of the tours, I expect- but not this one. No, this time we're headed to the frosty Borrius region of the...
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 8 – The Indigo Plateau
The original Victory Road, the original Elite Four, the original Champion. We roll into Kanto's finale across four different games: Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee, LeafGreen, and PureGreen. The teams are widely varied. The challenges are surprisingly different. But the end result is the same-...
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 8 – From Route 21 Back to Viridian City
Six has finally caught up on all three versions of the game they're playing, and so while the trip from Cinnabar Island back to Viridian City is relatively short and uneventful, there's plenty to talk about as we discuss the Power Plant, the Sevii Islands from LeafGreen, and PureRGB's numerous...
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 7 – From Route 19 to Cinnabar Island
Surf boards, boulder-pushing, and burglars?! Aw yeah, it's time for badge number 7, baby. Enjoy the groovin' beats of one of the best songs in the game as we head to the tiny town on the sea, and learn about a tragic scientist with a heartwarming origin, a terrible secret, and a disarming…
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 6 – A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2
Well, we did it one way, now we do it the other. A bit of a shorter episode as we check out the other side of our branching paths- Six goes to Saffron City, Allen goes to Fuchsia City, and they both leave ready to move on with their lives. It's good to close the loop, though. Next episode, we're...
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 5 – A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1
Ok. Get the Silph Scope. No problem. Head back to Lavender Town, fight your way through Pokemon Tower. Rescue Mr. Fuji. And then what? Two different answers from our two different hosts lead to a split pod, because Kanto isn't always straightforward. But wherever you go... prepare for a jarring...
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The Johto Quorum – Round 2, Gen 1
Nick was always nagging us about it. "Obviously, you're just going to do another round of the Quorum, and another, cutting until there's only one pokemon left." No. That's not the point. It's about pruning, not a battle royale. Hmm. But, y'know... what if? The Scanline Media Discord can be found...
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 4 – From Route 11 to Celadon City
It's time for a long, looooong stretch of game! Looping all around Kanto as try to make our way to Celadon City! And once we get there? Game Corner! Team Rocket Headquarters! Erika's Gym! A weirdly creepy old man (who is weirdly NOT creepy in one version of the game)! How can we survive all of...
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 3 – From Route 5 to Vermilion City
Tunnels and ships, here we come! Bit of a short segment of game this time, but that's ok because we have tons of news to talk about for Pokémon's 30th Anniversary! It's... kind of underwhelming stuff, but at least there's a lot of it! For next time, we're doing a really roundabout run- Diglett...
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 2 – From Mt. Moon to Cerulean City
With our first badge behind us, we now face the challenge of our first dungeon. And boy, across three iterations of the game, this dungeon is a wildly different experience! Once we exit Mt. Moon, it's Nugget Bridge, Bill's House, and closing it out with a challenge to the Cerulean City Gym, and…
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Kanto Tourism Committee Episode 1 – From Pallet Town to Pewter City
We still have Rainbow Rocket to fight back in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. But who IS Team Rocket? ...Listen, I know the answer, and I know you probably do too. But work with me here. Pretend that this is a good excuse to check out Kanto, the twice-remade original generation of Pokemon, spread across…
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The Johto Quorum – The Z-A Megas (Part 2)
There's nothing expressly called a "Part 1," it's just the beginning of our episode on the Alola Elite Four. So listen to that if you want to hear us begin the task of Quoruming the Z-A Mega Evolutions! Boy, they sure dumped a lot on us, huh? So many Mega Evolutions to rate. And our philosophy on...
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The Johto Quorum – PizZ-A Party
We can't let a new Pokemon release go without coverage! As a treat, we invited Jen and Kyrie to join us and discuss the latest, and perhaps the greatest, from the world of Pokemon. ...Ok, not the greatest. But charming, thought-provoking, and distinctive, is how I would describe Pokemon Legends...
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Alola Tourism Committee Episode 10 – The Elite Four
Ultra Necrozma? Done and dusted. Mina's Trial? Did it. Hapu's Grand Trial? Completed. Mt. Lanakila? Climbed it. The Elite Four? Smoked 'em. Hau? Bested. On this episode, we ran through the last stretch of Alola like a runaway train, smashing every remaining obstacle between us and the credits....
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Alola Tourism Committee Episode 9 – Truly Vast Poni Canyon
The way our discussion breaks down does not always imitate how our play sessions went. Sure, we spend a third of the pod talking about Aether Paradise. We talk Hapu and Seafolk Village, we talk the Altar of the Sunne and the Altar of the Moone, we talk Trials and Necrozma. But most of our time?…
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Alola Tourism Committee Episode 8 – Peril in Po Town
Team Skull. The island challenge dropouts have hounded us since the beginning of the game, kidnapping pokemon, blocking public roads, harassing bystanders. Oh, and trying to beat us up, though their efforts have been pretty laughable. But this week, they go too far. And it's up to us to head to...
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Alola Tourism Committee Episode 7 – The Ghosts of Ula’ula Island
A haunting experience this week as we tool around Ula'ula, finally fighting the leader of Team Skull and challenging a throwback in the form of the Nugget Bridge, but it's all building to a shopping experience we won't soon forget. Sure, the Haunted Thrifty Mega Mart is spooky. But it's also…
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Alola Tourism Committee Episode 6 – Onward to Ula’ula Island!
New island, new us! Ok, I lied. Same us. Gardens, community centers, tile puzzles (???), even a gym ala Kanto, Ula'ula Island is immediately serving up some fresh and engaging spots for our tour guides. We get to the top of a nearby mountain at the end, but it's the rest of the island that's…
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The Alola Tourism Committee Episode 5 – Concluding Akala Island
Leaving the volcano behind, we head for the coast and cooler climates. Then it's back into a hot and humid jungle to pick ingredients for a soup. We make some time for science and golf, head through tunnel taken over by an invasive species, meet the Ditto Five, fight Team Skull's strongest…
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The Alola Tourism Committee Episode 4 – Akala Island, Continued
A shorter piece of game gives us time to linger and explore, and we're all the better for it. Akala Island has a lot to offer, from ?evil? scientists to definitely deranged influencers to our main topic- a friggin' volcano with a dance contest at its peak! Boy howdy, lot to dig into there. Plus:...
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The Alola Tourism Committee Episode 3 – Beginning Akala Island
We're leavinggggg! On a Mantine! Don't know why cuz I'm back again! ...Hold me like you'll never let me go? Or is that part BEFORE the chorus? I don't know the song that well. We finish our first island, leave, and then turn around and come back because hey we weren't actually done. But THEN it...
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The Creature Quorum – The Alola Tourism Committee Episode 2 (Melemele Island Grand Trial)
An interesting theme of empty homes this week as our journey through the Trial and Grand Trial of Melemele Island sees us stopping by the homes of both Ilima and Guzma. We start sticker collecting, learn to do Z-Moves, and... have Metal Gear Solid 3 flashbacks? Alola means "hello," "goodbye," and...
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The Creature Quorum – The Alola Tourism Committee Episode 1 (Welcome to Alola!)
We're picking starters. We're Deciding If We're A Boy Or A Girl (TM). We're walking into tall grass obliviously. Yes, it's time to start a new Pokémon game, and a new tour. As summer gets underway, we take things to the sunny side in Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, and the island chain of the…
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Finale
We've taken the League Challenge, and fought our way through eight gyms to the Elite Four, beaten them, and then the champion. (Kind of.) We've beaten N, and proved he should have more faith in humanity. We bonded with two ancient dragons of legend, and used their might to beat Team Plasma. Then…
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The Johto Quorum – Pokémon Heroes
Here we are- the reason Magellan encouraged us to pick up our watch pods of the Pokemon movies to begin with. Are you READY. To see LEGENDARY POKEMON LATIAS. Kiss a HUMAN BOY. We're heading to PokeVenice, we're shapeshifting, we're corrupting gems, we're solving ancient sliding tile puzzles. If…
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 17 (Wave Badge)
It's dungeon time, baby. A nothing town with a weak gym (though the inside is cool!) lasts as long as a Mento before we're off to a cave, then a floating fortress, then a cave, then a floating fortress, then a cave, then a cave. I hope you brought Surf. And a lot of patience. It's time for the…
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 16 (Legend Badge… Again)
The road to Opelucid City is paved with good intentions. And stones. And gravel. And clay! And grass. And sand. And interrupting legendaries (plural). And... well look, it's a long friggin' road. A pretty interesting one, too! We enjoy the small towns we missed in Black & White, relax on Village...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 15 (Jet Badge… Again)
Through caves, along balance beams, up a tower, through a wind tunnel... this leg of our tour takes us to some interesting places, though most are alarmingly familiar. Perhaps this is a calm downbeat to set up for some dramatic surprises next week? I can't be sure. For all its quality, Black 2 &...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 14 (Quake Badge… Again)
You know, I used to live in a former mining town. Carbondale, it was called. Gives away the game a bit, the "carbon" part. "Driftveil City" may not have any minerals in the name, but it's a former mining town through and through. Clay has turned this blue collar burg into a gentrified pocket of...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 13 (Bolt Badge… Again)
Last episode was our first time revisiting a city from Black & White now that we're in 2. It was a little underwhelming, to be honest. I began to think that maybe this was gonna be a bit of a letdown. But the Nimbasa City area? Hoppin', jumpin', bumpin'. The heck with Castelia, this is the REAL...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 12 (Insect Badge… Again)
Your first time in the Big City, you're wowed. Perhaps even blown away. But your second time? ...You're probably still blown away in a real city, I guess. In Pokemon, it's a bit... eh. We've already done Castelia City, and while there have been a few interesting changes, it mostly hasn't learned...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 11 (Toxic Badge)
P! O! M! E! M! O N! POMEMON! It's time to rock out in Virbank City, the town with kinda nothing to do! We'll pass back through Route 20 on the way there, swing by the ol' Virbank Complex, have our fifteen turns of fame at the Pokestar Studios, and of course enjoy the musical stylings of Roxie and...
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The Creature Quorum – Regional Trainer Draft
We've got a bit of a different one for you this time. We're joined by Magellan, Allen's best friend and cohost on Chatz: A Television Podcast for a special draft episode. We've got a whole menu of regions, a plethora of trainers, and a trio of visions to make real. Let's. Get. Snake Drafting! Our...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 10 (Basic Badge, Again)
It's time for round 2! Many Pokemon generations have an extra game that comes out after the initial two, but only Black & White got full-on sequels, aptly titled Black 2 & White 2. Two years have passed in game! The world has changed! Team Plasma hides in the shadows, and the cast of the first…
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The Creature Quorum – Pokedex 1018, 1020-1024
And once again... we're caught up! The Paldea Pokedex is done, and we await a new challenger. Probably Legends XY, but I guess we'll see! On this episode of the Quorum: Archaludon, Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, Iron Crown, Terapagos, and some pre-B2W2 Q&A. Our podcast art is done by…
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The Creature Quorum – Pokedex 1011-1017, 1019, 1025
It's time to get back to our original duties! Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, released in two parts, bringing some two dozen new pokemon with it. (EDIT: No, Six. That's 14. Not 24. Please learn to count.) Neither of us had completed the main game, nor touched the...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 9 (The Elite Four)
We had a score to settle with N. And then, spoilers... we did. This week on the Unova Tourism Committee, the Eight Badge Gates, Victory Road, the Elite Four, N's Castle, and a man impersonating our mom! That's it for round 1 of this tour, and we'll take a few eps doing other things before we jump...
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The Creature Quorum – Ranking Pokemon’s Villainous Teams
We're so close to done... but alas, getting close to finished with the first half of our Unova journey is a lot of pressure. To relax a little, we're taking a quick detour. Team Rocket, Team Skull, Team Magma, Team Yell... and others, like... also Team Skull but different. So many villainous...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 8 (Legend Badge)
In search of answers as to how to revive the dragon pokemon of legend, we head to Opelucid City, home to Drayden and Iris, Dragon Gym Masters and protectors of the Legend Badge. And, of course, they don't know a SINGLE THING. Siiiiigh. Opelucid itself is a strange city separated by version, with...
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The Creature Quorum – Pokémon 4Ever (Pokémon Movie 4)
We thought we were done with Pokemon movies. Truly, Allen and I were like "okay, we've had our fun, but the rest aren't worth our time." But along came Magellan (@chatzpod), Allen's best friend and Pokécinéphile, to convince us that we were neglecting a magnificent body of work. Is that actually...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 7 (Freeze Badge)
Snow and ice conjure hardship to the human mind. Bitter winter, and its challenges- something so many of us know well. It's something we can all relate to, and find hard. That's why ice-type gyms are so often near the end, but not actually the last dungeon: you want a relatable challenge, and…
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 6 (Jet Badge Badge)
A quick jog to Chargestone Cave becomes a LONG slog through the cave itself as we deal with an onslaught of story, trainer battles, and an obnoxiously high encounter rate. Then it's on to Mistralton City, a city that- wait. That's it? There's no city here! Oh well. Off to Celestial Tower? Then…
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 5 (Quake Badge)
For all the hype about the music, Driftveil is no great shakes. Ha! Cuz Quake Badge? It's a... yeah, ok. Driftveil City is a quiet town, and this is a quiet episode, as we partially foil an unclear Team Plasma plot before being forced to surrender the culprits back to their organization, check…
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 4 (Bolt Badge)
After, let's face it, a down episode, we're back up as we head to Nimbasa City, the electric city! Sports! Musicals! A ferris wheel! A roller coaster! Plus sand, a castle (but not a sandcastle), a spoOoOoky forest, and lots of new pokemon! We're feasting this week, and even N being sorta...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 3 (Insect Badge)
Little trainers in the big city! Our journey through PokéNew York hits a milestone as we finally reach PokéNYC! Big streets! Huge buildings! Lots of people! S... urprisingly little to do! I mean, don't get me wrong- there's more to do here than like a, a Nacrene City, or an Accumula Town, or...
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The Creature Quorum – Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Five final monsters, and then the Hunters may rest. We've gone through every mainline Monster Hunter and talked about the big boss beasts, and now all that remains is Sunbreak. Will Malzeno make it big? Will Lunagaron pass our inspection? It's time to rate a few last friends, and then close down...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 2 (Basic Badge)
Our tour through the Unova Region continues! Travel Famous Route 3, see Complete Nothing Wellspring Cave! Drop by Nacrene City for a soda- but only if it's Wednesday, otherwise the local cafe won't serve you??? Check out the museum, see the home of famous artist Burgh! Then it's off to Pinwheel...
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The Creature Quorum – Unova Tourism Committee Episode 1 (Trio Badge)
Everyone is asking, "what will the Generation 10 Pokemon games be like?" Always, we look to the horizon. That's not a bad thing: to neglect the future is to neglect progress. But it hasn't always been a step forward, has it? Are you going to be the first person to claim Sword & Shield were better...
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The Creature Quorum – Monster Hunter Rise (Part 2)
It's time for the curtain to fall on Monster Hunter Rise. Six, Allen, Minovsky, and Crass assemble one more time to finish up the new monsters of Monster Hunter Rise. It's only four creatures, but we manage to go over an hour debating the merits of some particularly interesting beasts. Next time:...
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The Quorum That Never Was – Kingdom Hearts (Part 2)
It feels gross to start our pod with Monstro. Why is there a level of Kingdom Hearts set inside a whale's stomach? ...No, I get why literally speaking, I've seen Pinocchio, it's just... ah nevermind. Let's just talk Heartless, shall we? Oh, hang on, I'm getting a call.... Our podcast art is done…
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Rate that creature! Through Pokemon, Monster Hunter, Kingdom Hearts, Temtem, and more, hosts Six and Allen turn a critical eye to creature design, and decide what designs are worth keeping around.
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