After a week off, we return to a pile of Pokémon news… and unfortunately, not all of it is good. 

Pokémon Champions is finally here, but the launch has been rough. We’re talking missing features, weird limitations, technical issues, and whether this whole thing feels more like a beta test than an actual release. Is this a misstep, or is The Pokémon Company quietly trying to reset competitive play?

From there, we shift gears to something a little lighter… and somehow just as disappointing. The new Pokémon pinball machine is out in the wild, and it’s not exactly lighting the world on fire. We break down what works, what doesn’t, and why it feels like a missed opportunity.

We also hit on:

•  Pokémon GO teaming up with MLB (and somehow also helping people get engaged) 
•  A LEGO Pokémon contest that’s about to get very competitive 
•  The ongoing chaos around Pokémon cards 
•  And a surprisingly heated debate about Pokémon evolutions that spirals in the best way possible 

It’s a fun one, it gets a little unhinged, and yeah… we definitely go off the rails at the end.