Hello bug lovers! Today is a unique episode, where Mike and Jonathan talk about their history playing Pokemon games and what that has to do with entomology. Come learn all about virtual monsters that resemble arthropods and pick out a favorite one! Also, maybe ponder if Pokemon presents an opportunity for entomology educators to connect with their audiences in different ways! Mike's favorite bug-type Pokemon is the wonderful Butterfree Jonathan's favorite is the terrifying PinsirShow Notes American Entomologist Article on Pokemon and Entomologyhttps://academic.oup.com/ae/article/64/3/159/5098346Entomology Today interview on last articlehttps://entomologytoday.org/2018/10/22/how-pokemon-opens-door-entomology-education/The Entomological Diversity of Pokemonhttps://jgeekstudies.org/2018/10/12/entomological-diversity-of-pokemon/The Phylogeny of Pokemon https://www.improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume18/v18i4/Phylogeny-Pokemon.pdf Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through Apple Podcasts!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!   We're also on Stitcher! This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/