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speculation is a little out of date!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


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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!