Pokescience

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We are a podcast dedicated to the study of of the physical and social sciences in Pokemon and having a whole ton of fun along the way.

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Ultra Beast Mode

04.09.2021

Creatures from another Dimension, is it even possible? What science is there, if any, to multiverse theory? Giant bugs, walls with eyes, and a splash of Eldritch Horror, we got it all in this beastly episode! Pokemon Snap Stream April ...

Pokescience episodes:

04.09.2021 Ultra Beast Mode Creatures from another Dimension, is it even possible? What science is there, if any, to multiverse theory? Giant bugs, walls with eyes, and a splash of Eldritch Horror, we got it all in this beastly episode! Pokemon Snap Stream April ...
04.02.2021 Lucas Lectures: 1 Billion Lions Quantity vs Quality? Who wins in a battle between 1 billion lions and one of every Pokemon. How many rules do we have to bend for the lions to come out on top? Pokemon Snap Stream April 2nd 9pm est: ...
03.26.2021 Field Of Dynamaxes Gyms are a staple of most games, with each one having its own themes and construction. Our world is no stranger to massive stadiums, but what can our guest teach us about how a city gets one and how they ...
03.19.2021 Lucas Lectures: Gen 2 Showdown We're back at it again, with another look a the starters and deciding which one would be the best fit for you. The Johto region has some fine starters, but depending on which you pick, you can either start a ...
03.12.2021 Tyranitar, King Of Pokemon Godzilla and Kong are doing battle on the big screen once again, so let's celebrate the Kaiju that made their way into the Pokemon world. Shirts: pokescience.threadless.com/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/
03.05.2021 Lucas Lectures: Legendary Hype Pokemon Legends being announced has opened up a whole new way for the Pokemon world to be explored. What should pokemon add to this open world adventure and what real life inspirations should they add? Shirts: pokescience.threadless.com/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: ...
02.26.2021 Don't Skip Leg Day Maddison sits down with Krista , a herpetologist with a specialty in legless lizards. Take the time to learn not just about these weird noodles, but also evolution and why some animals with no relation can end up looking the ...
02.18.2021 Lucas Lecture: Pokéjobs For the Pokemon world to run, you're going to need more than trainers to keep day to day life going. What jobs in our world exist in the Pokemon world and how do Pokemon change those jobs. Shirts: pokescience.threadless.com/ Youtube: ...
02.12.2021 Viva la Eevelution!! By request, we are starting our discussion on Eevee and its many evolutions. These pokemon may be cute, but they pack a ton of science, lore, and a bit of horror under their adorable/lethal fur. Shirts: pokescience.threadless.com/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: ...
02.05.2021 Lucas Lecture: Kanto Starter Showdown An argument 25 years old and still on going, the debate always revolves around "best". Its our turn to take a crack at it, as Lucas takes a scientific look at what each starter has to offer, and which starter ...
01.29.2021 Fishing For Trouble Don takes us on a fishing trip to go into the history, styles, and technology of catching fish. If you ever wanted to learn to fish, this is the episode for you. How does fishing gear in the games stack ...
01.22.2021 Lucas Lecture: Co-Fossil Failure Many have dreamed of seeing extinct animals come back to life, but what would it take to accomplish and what would it cost. Would fossil Pokemon have the same limitations? Shirts: pokescience.threadless.com/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/
01.17.2021 Perfectly Normal This time, we take a fan request and finally do an episode on the baseline of all Pokemon, normal types. We promise an average episode, with no surprises of any kind whatsoever.... https://pokescience.threadless.com/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: ...
01.08.2021 Lucas Lecture: Set In Stones The stones in Pokemon can have some wild effects on many different monsters, but how does it work and should you be carrying those things in your backpack at all? Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/
01.01.2021 Delibird In A Pinap Tree For our first episode of the new year, we show up to Christmas fashionably late and discuss where some of your favorite holiday traditions come from and how they snuck into the Pokemon world! Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience ...
12.18.2020 For The Love Of Lava With the help of our new friend Ed, we take a look at the volcanos of the real world and how the ones in game stack up. Sit back and enjoy as we describe just how hot tempered some of ...
12.11.2020 Lucas Lectures: Beyond The Starmies We have quite a few aliens among us in Pokemon and they are all quite sus. However where exactly are they coming from? What could their home planet be like and what clues can we find from these out of ...
12.10.2020 SPECIAL CHARITY ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We have a new charity event coming up on December 19th!! We hope you can join us!!
12.04.2020 Gotta Cast 'em All The guys meet up with Dr.John Friel, an expert on fish, to discuss the freshwater beauties of the lakes and rivers of the worlds. Catfish, bass, karp, and a plenty of fish stories are here for you to pond-er over. ...
11.27.2020 Lucas Lecture: The First Trainer With ancient civilizations all over the pokemon world, it stands to reason that someone must have been the first to train Pokemon. Who were they and how do they compare to our early ancestors? Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience ...
11.20.2020 My Lethal Pony Saddle up as the boys take a closer look at some of the real world horses in the Pokemon world. From tiny critter, to war machine, see what these mighty beast have given us and what the Pokemon gains from ...
11.13.2020 Lucas Lectures: Would TMs actually work? TMs have been a staple to getting a Pokemon ready to fight, but how does this technology work and would it work irl? Plug in and see what the future holds for education and whether a CD can teach you ...
11.06.2020 Tundras Of Fun Crown Tundra is out and ready to be explored. The guys talk about every new Pokemon added to the game, how the Tundra compares to the real deal, and learn just how bad Don's singing is Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience ...
10.23.2020 Got Miltank? Nothing says trauma like Whitney's Miltank. Join us and our special guest Jim in learning how these animals get the energy they need and how the real deal stack up to that evil bovine from Johto. Jim's Twitter @james_vinyard Lab ...
10.16.2020 Lucas Lectures: How To Train Your Dragapult. Want to train undead creatures to do your biding without giving into, or being born with dark powers from beyond the grave? This episode gives you the chance to speculate on how a ghost type can be trained by your ...
10.09.2020 Meet Your Dhelmise In honor of the spookiest of months, Don and Chris go into more of the ghost stories of the Pokemon world. We look at why we like horror to begin with and what horror can teach about ourselves and our ...
10.02.2020 Lucas Lectures: Worst.Plan.Ever. Team Aqua or Team Magma? Which plan was worse? Which plan would have caused more damage to both humans and Pokemon? Two teamss. one podcaster. Let's do this! Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/ Discord: discord.gg/ZmhZm87
09.24.2020 Moves Like Jangmo-O They guys get together for another round of move discussion. Learn about the scariest plant on Earth, why smelling salts are illegal, and why we think Sky Drop should be brought back from the void. Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: ...
09.11.2020 Lucas Lectures: Ranger Danger Lucas takes a crack at the Pokemon Ranger games, comparing them to real life rangers and their jobs protected the world's national habitats. https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/workwithus.htm https://www.parkrangeredu.org/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/ Discord: discord.gg/ZmhZm87
09.04.2020 Mankeying Around Lucas returns to the main episodes to discuss primates. We take a closer look at some of our closest relatives to see just how these strange mammals can possess the skills to take over a planet. Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience ...
08.28.2020 Lucas Lectures: Going Viral Pokérus is every Pokémon trainers best friend, but what does this helpful virus even do, what relation does it have to real world viruses, and where would such a virus even come from? Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: ...
08.18.2020 Urchin for a Win Sea Stars, Urchins, and more! We take a closer look, with help from some new friends, at these amazing creatures and how they and their crazy adaptation made it into the Pokemon world Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: ...
07.31.2020 Lucas Lectures: War Pignite! Strap up those boots, solider, cause we are talking about Pokemon warfare. The games, movies, and fan theories bring it up quite a bit, but a battlefield with monsters isn't exactly as crazy as it sounds. www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: ...
07.22.2020 Riding the Tailwind We take to the skies to talk about some of our favorite bird Pokemon, specifically birds that travel quite the long ways. Our new friend Matt gives us all the details on just how this winged friends go where they ...
07.18.2020 Lucas Lectures: Pokémon Snack Lucas takes a crack at Pokemon diets, showing how diets are a lot more complex than just meat and veggies, and how Brock and real world zoo keepers keep their favorite creatures healthy and strong. We got Videos, y'all!: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ ...
07.10.2020 Little Pokemon Home on the Prairie We hitch up our wagons and head out to the American Great Plains, where many Pokemon we take for granted get their inspiration. bison, prairie dogs, and more survive in this unique ecosystem and its our job to tell you ...
07.04.2020 Lucas Lectures: The Very Worst We've settled the best, but let's talk worst. Instead of punching down on the most hated Pokemon, Veteran Lucas tries to give them some love, because Arceus knows no one else will! We got Videos, y'all!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrXBG8Dju6HRr8bU4-3YkQ Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: ...
06.25.2020 The Land Before Explorers of Time The guys from "The Common Descent Podcast" pay us a visit, to discuss ancient Pokemon. The twist, no fossil Pokemon. Luckily, Jurassic Park jokes are still packed into this one as we discuss the Pokemon that time forgot and what ...
06.20.2020 Lucas Lectures: The Very Best Who is the very best, like no one ever was? Is being the best Pokemon subjective, or can it be proven with science? Take a listen to what survival of the fittest really means and what it takes to be ...
06.09.2020 ZZ Toxicroack On this episode, we go back to the world of amphibians. This guys have been around so long, that they have come up with some of the coolest ways to survive. Make sure to stay tuned for announcements of our ...
06.02.2020 Lucas Lectures: Rate My Professors! The professors in Pokemon seem to have as many jobs as their are generations. What jobs do they have that related to our world the most and who would be the best at their chosen carriers Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience ...
05.27.2020 Flower Power On this episode, we talk about the grass types with our friend Jared. Flowers have an important role in our ecosystems, as well as in the games. We hope you enjoy this not so garden variety episode. Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: ...
05.18.2020 Bugs on the Brain The team brings in a special guest to learn about learning. How does the human brain process information and what the pokemon world has to teach us? Take a deep dive into a dragonflies brain and more in this mind ...
05.16.2020 Summer 2020 Charity Series Announcement An update on up coming charity events! https://www.pokecastersnetwork.com/ https://twitter.com/PokeCasters
05.12.2020 On Your 10th Birthday Our special guest, Dr.Jennifer Pope, sits with us to discuss child development. Would sending a 10 year old into the wild be ok and what cultures have similar practices? Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/ Discord: discord.gg/ZmhZm87
05.08.2020 Lucas Lectures: How To Train Your Dragonite Let's think of our favorite Pokemon and see if you have what it takes to raise it in the real world. Let's learn some animal training techniques and what it takes to take care and teach some of the animals ...
04.19.2020 Madam Butterfree This episode, a very adorable guest returns to give us some help discussing the world of butterflies. These amazing insects are not just beautiful to look at, but are the vary basis of Pokemon evolution in the games. Stay safe ...
04.11.2020 Lucas Lectures: Bird calls Lucas takes a closer look at a few bird Pokemon, to see how their calls compare to their real life counter part. Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/ Discord: discord.gg/ZmhZm87
04.05.2020 Blasting off again!!! On this episode, the take a crash course in physics and learn that what goes up, may not have to come back down. Learn about how some of your favorite Pokemon spit in the face of gravity Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: ...
03.20.2020 Lucas Lecture's - Shiny Types Our first "Lucas Lecture's" and we are starting of shining! Where do shiny types come from and where can I find one in real life! Patreon: www.patreon.com/pokescience T-shirts: www.teepublic.com/user/pokescience Twitter: twitter.com/pokemonscience Facebook: www.facebook.com/PokeScience-154569195131952/ Discord: discord.gg/ZmhZm87

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Pokescience episodes:

Ultra Beast Mode

Lucas Lectures: 1 Billion Lions

Field Of Dynamaxes

Lucas Lectures: Gen 2 Showdown

Tyranitar, King Of Pokemon

Lucas Lectures: Legendary Hype

Don't Skip Leg Day

Lucas Lecture: Pokéjobs

Viva la Eevelution!!

Lucas Lecture: Kanto Starter Showdown

Fishing For Trouble

Lucas Lecture: Co-Fossil Failure

Perfectly Normal

Lucas Lecture: Set In Stones

Delibird In A Pinap Tree

For The Love Of Lava

Lucas Lectures: Beyond The Starmies

SPECIAL CHARITY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Gotta Cast 'em All

Lucas Lecture: The First Trainer

My Lethal Pony

Lucas Lectures: Would TMs actually work?

Tundras Of Fun

Got Miltank?

Lucas Lectures: How To Train Your Dragapult.

Meet Your Dhelmise

Lucas Lectures: Worst.Plan.Ever.

Moves Like Jangmo-O

Lucas Lectures: Ranger Danger

Mankeying Around

Lucas Lectures: Going Viral

Urchin for a Win

Lucas Lectures: War Pignite!

Riding the Tailwind

Lucas Lectures: Pokémon Snack

Little Pokemon Home on the Prairie

Lucas Lectures: The Very Worst

The Land Before Explorers of Time

Lucas Lectures: The Very Best

ZZ Toxicroack

Lucas Lectures: Rate My Professors!

Flower Power

Bugs on the Brain

Summer 2020 Charity Series Announcement

On Your 10th Birthday

Lucas Lectures: How To Train Your Dragonite

Madam Butterfree

Lucas Lectures: Bird calls

Blasting off again!!!

Lucas Lecture's - Shiny Types

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