Mans Who Play Mons: A Pokemon Battle Recap Podcast

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep18-battle.html

Show notes:

[3:03] https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/pokemon Pokemon quiz

[5:53] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Professor_Oak/Quotes#Pok.C3.A9dex_evaluation Pokedex rating

[8:59] https://youtu.be/IgkZIXQS1xA Snorlax fucking owns

[11:45] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASMR ASMR shit

[50:30] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award Rookie of the Year

[51:07] https://pastebin.com/nFyDtX9m Quotes from the Netbattle Server (Content Warning: still written by awful teenagers circa 2006)

[51:21] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_NetBattle Netbattle

[52:13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_(video_games) Clans

[52:55] https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/ingle?langFrom=es The groins I am translating

[53:16] https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=legend&page=5 Why am I linking to this cesspool?

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep17-battle.html

Show notes:

[0:58] http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/trainers/benga.png Matt's avatar

[3:29] http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/trainers/medium.png Insane old lady

[3:28] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_Tower Pokemon Tower

[5:32] https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/pokemon Sporcle Pokemon quiz

[37:52] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punnett_square Punnett square

[53:20] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pokémon_by_base_stats_(Generation_I) Vulpix's attack is actually 16th worst

[54:54] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Bruno Bruno

[55:03] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fighting_Dojo The name is Kiyo (not Steve)

[1:01:26] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Link_Cable Game Link Cable

[1:01:29] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftTalHMjPRY Counter Desync explained better

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep16-battle.html

Show notes:

[4:55] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog It is in his nature

[6:06] https://legendsoflocalization.com/a-look-at-pokemon-and-comfy-shorts/ Analysis of the 'shorts youngsters'

[7:02] https://forums.serebii.net/threads/the-origins-of-mr-pokemon.449369/ Someone has incorporated the CARBOS trainer into fan fiction...

[28:03] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/p/psywave.htm Psywave (is garbage)

[30:51] https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/normal-types-cannot-be-paralyzed-by-body-slam.3525371/ Normal types can't be paralyzed by Body Slam

[49:06] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game Zero-sum game

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep15-battle.html

Show notes:

[2:36] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-banging_incident Khrushchev's shoe

[8:41] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/s/super_fang.htm Super Fang

[13:40] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/s/sand-attack.htm Sand-Attack (why is it hyphenated and Quick Attack isn't)

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep14-battle.html

Show notes:

[2:15] https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/764728163/the-ok-hand-gesture-is-now-listed-as-a-symbol-of-hate White supremacists ruin 'OK' sign

[7:59] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/pokedex/comp/ice.htm Check out Cloyster's defense

[15:01] https://pastebin.com/nFyDtX9m Netbattle quote archive (warning: teenagers on the internet circa 2006)

[35:16] https://www.smogon.com/dex/rb/pokemon/slowbro/ What one does with a Slowbro

[36:02] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_King Tiger guy from that Netflix thing

[52:15] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-22201666 Money still on pheasant

[56:00] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Cerulean_Cave Dumb cave

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep13-battle.html

Show notes:

[1:42] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gym_Leader Gym Leaders

[10:16] https://www.pokemoncenter.com/product/701-03770/koffing-sitting-cuties-plush-4-1-4-in Undeniably fun

[13:49] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Super_Nerd_(Trainer_class) Super Nerd

[14:10] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D10S4RtVAAAu3ZX?format=png&name=small School is fun... (there are no good pictures of the Grimer strategist Super Nerd, sorry)

[23:21] https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/31/strength/ Shut up jerk

[49:30] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Professor_Oak/Quotes#Red.2C_Blue_and_Yellow Trust and love

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep12-battle.html

Show notes:

[0:51] https://rby2k20.freeforums.net/board/7/tournament-discussion Tournaments

[1:59] https://75th.business.uconn.edu/2016/08/03/a-no-phony-gimmicks-guy/ Why Matt hates gimmicks

[20:13] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/s/substitute.htm Substitute

[55:31] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_World_Series Co-MVPs

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep11-battle.html

Show notes:

[1:14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophatic_theology It's this, but secular

[1:20] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Picnicker_(Trainer_class) Jr. Trainer♀

[1:26] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Brock Brock

[1:43] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie Cookies

[2:00] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gentleman_(Trainer_class) Gentleman

[9:10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary#Single-decade_rosaries It's this, but secular

[10:07] https://pokemonlp.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Pronunciation_Guide/Generation_I ruh-TA-tuh?

[15:22] https://www.smogon.com/dex/rb/pokemon/jolteon/ Double Kick is for Chanseys

[22:57] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/pokedex/comp/electric.htm Electabuzz's special is second lowest among electric types

[28:35] https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/09/right.html Right good

[38:40] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros George Soros

[41:25] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths The Smiths

[43:14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makaton Makaton

[45:10] https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/7ii2j1/trying_to_open_a_fantasy_roleplaying_themed/ Where to find Dragon Eggs Toast

[45:30] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon#Reproduction Eggs

[46:32] https://www.nba.com/top-nba-finals-moments-michael-jordan-flu-game-game-5-1997-finals The flu game

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep10-battle.html

Show notes:

[1:14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Stadium "Stadium"

[1:55] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/forum/buzz/ultimatebb.cgi One such forum

[1:58] https://www.smogon.com/rb/articles/rby_battling High level Generation 1 "metagame"

[2:04] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Status_condition "Status"

[3:48] http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/14/t_t/pokemon.tt/ Pokemon was a phenomenon

[12:15] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/compendium/typechart-printable.htm On the dorm room wall

[13:57] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-player_character NPCs

[14:08] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameShark Gameshark

[18:01] https://archives.glitchcity.info/wiki/Item_stack_duplication_glitch.html Item duplication

[18:03] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hall_of_Fame "Hall of Fame"

[20:11] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Effort_values It's "Stat Experience"

[21:31] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Celadon_Game_Corner "Game Corner"

[24:02] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Legendary_birds Legendary birds

[25:20] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Flinch Flinch

[27:00] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/t/toxic.htm Toxic

[28:55] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/forum/tuff/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=000520

Satire of the standard Generation 1 team

[31:00] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/compendium/training.htm Training to maximize stat experience

[31:35] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/m/minimize.htm Minimize

[31:39] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/comp/evacc.htm Evasion

[32:50] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/l/light_screen.htm Light Screen

[35:05] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/d/double_team.htm Double Team

[36:36] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sleep_(status_condition)#Generation_I Sleep is shorter in Pokemon Stadium

[1:15:33] http://rby.psim.us/ New (to us) server

[1:17:53] https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Accuracy#Generation_I_and_II Pokemon Stadium handles the accuracy check differently

[1:20:33] https://www.ssbwiki.com/Throw#In_Super_Smash_Bros. Throws in Super Smash Brothers

Replay (with spoilers): http://manswhoplaymons.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/battles/ep9-battle.html

Show notes:

[15:04] https://www.seattleaquarium.org/animals/harbor-seals Real-life seals

[27:24] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5O7KjZgJIo What the heck?!

[32:28] https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/attacks/comp/confuse.htm Best and Worst Pokemon to Confuse

[1:02:51] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator#Physical_phenomena_with_random_properties Random Number Sources