What happens in Australia, stays in Australia. Recaps for episodes 1×33 “The Flame Pokémon-athon” and 1×34 “The Kangaskhan Kid.”

-Growlithe arrives on the scene, acting much like Bublasaur did when we first met it.

-What are the properties of the fire on Ponyta?

-Lara’s story was refreshing, because she was a good person who deserved to have good things happen to her.

-Ponyta = Hippogriffs

-The properties of what actually happens during an evolution are revealed during Ponyta’s evolution.

-Tommy’s parents = the worst parents ever (AKA, Steve Irwin).

-This “raised by a den of wolves” story is somewhat reminiscent of the movie 'Mama.'

-Poké Fun: Shedinja highlight, a unlicensed iTunes app that lets you create Pokémon, Poké Memories for Ponyta and Kangaskhan, and more banned episode trivia.

-News: Announcement of the X/Y anime series, an August X/Y demo event in Tokyo, the closure of B/W B2/W2′s wifi capabilities, and a new wave of toys at Japanese McDonald’s.

-The hosts discuss when it’s okay to get rid of wifi gameplay for a series, and why B2/W2 were on the DS as opposed to the 3DS.