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Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 154: A Goldenrod Opportunity

Recording Date: 10/13/2026

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The time has finally come. After what felt like an eternity, Ash and friends finally arrive at Goldenrod City. Ash wastes no time and heads straight to the Gym, only to find a note on the door stating that the Gym was closed. With a Gym battle no longer on the agenda, the crew decides to explore the city where they meet Whitney. Yes, the notorious Whitney from the main series games, and yes, she has her Milltank.

Team Rocket doesn’t have too much screen time in this episode, with an act one blast off with no return to the screen. We do get to see Whitney’s Clefairy use Metronome, which is a ton of fun to see. After blasting off Team Rocket, the truth comes out that Whitney is in fact the Gondenrod City Gym Leader, and before long, the stage is set for an official Johto League Gym Battle.

Ash’s Cyndaquil makes quick work of Whitney’s Nidorina, so she brings out Clefairy and immediately uses Metronome.This episode ends up being filled with action and great visuals, and some pretty aggressive battling. Once Whitney’s Milltank enters the battlefield, things turn sharply in her favor. We all learned how nasty Roll Out is, with Milltank taking out Ash’s team, leaving Ash needing a rematch.

Pokémon the Series original air date -

Japan: 8/3/2000

USA: 8/18/2001

Learn more about A Goldenrod Opportunity on Bulbapedia! https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP158

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Gotta Watch’em All Podcast

Recording Date: 10/6/2026

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Last week we saw Ash and the crew stumble upon Len town, which was overrun with aggressive Ghost-Type Pokémon! The citizens even had to arm themselves with Psychic-Types, simply to keep the Ghosts away. It was a fun episode but didn’t advance our storyline at all. We went into this episode hopeful, but after learning that it was actually the final episode on the Johto Journey’s run, we know that Goldenrod was also not in our immediate future.

What this episode does bring us is a more human look at our characters, with many of them showing different sides of themselves than we are used to. Specifically Misty and James have some great scenes as we see everyone become obsessed with their Pokémon horoscope.The fun twist is that the book they are holding in such high regard is actually a phony. We learn that well after the fact, so we get the privilege of seeing James go full Moltres, with some amazingly classic one liners.

Out of nowhere we are also treated with the return of Butch and Cassidy, and we are reminded what competent Team Rocket members can actually do. We get some great Team Rocket on Team Rocket battling, and some fresh looking battle animations that help keep you engaged with the story.

The real treat is Moltres James, which we are confident, will be the most memorable part of the episode and maybe, all of Johto Journeys!

If you can’t be out there catching them all, hang out with us and watch’em all!

Pokémon the Series original air date -

Japan: 7/27/2000

USA: 5/19/2001

Learn more about The Fortune Hunters on Bulbapedia! https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP157

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Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 152

Recording Date: 9/30/2026

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As we prepare to watch another episode of our beloved anime, we have high hopes that the crew will reach Goldenrod City. That was however, until Ken crushed their dreams with some factoids he found when researching this week’s show. While the last few episodes have some differences in release schedule compared to Japan, this one was a little different. While The Psychic Sidekick’s is the next episode that follows Forest Grumps, in the US, audiences had to wait two full months to see it, whereas those in Japan only had to wait a week. This episode lands right before the dreaded summer break, which was filled with two full months of reruns.

With things back on track (albeit a bit delayed), the crew comes across a sign with a Trainer’s Tip that reads that Ghost Pokémon are in the nearby woods, and Psychic Type Pokémon are recommended for protection. The crew should have nothing to worry about as they can be protected by, Psyduck! OK, maybe that is wishful thinking, but at least we know there is at least one Psychic Pokémon with them.

The crew curiously stumbles upon a Girafarig and its Trainer, Cherry. Most Trainers in the neighboring Len Town train Psychic Type Pokémon, with Cherry deciding to train Girafarig. The party initially thinks that Girafarig is a Ghost Pokémon, due to the way the head on its tail looks. Cherry helps them learn about her Pokémon, before challenging Ash to a battle. We get our first glimpse of Future Sight, which is played out in a pretty cool way. Pikachu does end up making easy work of Girafarig, though.

Arriving at Len Town, we see Team Rocket up to no good, with a giant Gengar contraption that is scaring the townsfolk and kidnapping Pokémon. Because the giant fake Gengar is not actually a Ghost Pokémon, the Psychic attacks being hurled at it do nothing, and in fact, are mirrored back thanks to the fake Gengar’s mirrored eyes.

After a prolonged battle, we see Girafarig and Pikachu Team up in an awesome way. Girafarig ends up using COnfusion on Pikachu, which allows him to essentially fly Pikachu around. Chetty and Girafarig begin to communicate psychically, and then it is time for another Future Sight, this one finally blasting off Team Rocket!

This sidewinder episode was fun, but again didn’t have any impact on the journey to Goldenrod City. Who knows, maybe we will run into Cherry and Girafarig again down the road!

Learn more about The Psychic Sidekicks! On Bulbapedia: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP156

Pokémon the Series original air date -

Japan: 7/13/2000

USA: 8/11/2001

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Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 151

Recording Date: 9/21/2026

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We really didn’t know what we were getting into with this episode. We’ve been on our way to Goldenrod City for what seems like a million years, we’ve met an insane cast of characters, and have encountered tons of new Pokémon. We have to get to Goldenrod this episode… Right?

We start the episode off with one of a bunch of really cool moments that we get throughout this episode. The group lets all of their Pokémon out of their Pokéballs for a little relaxation and fun. While the Pokémon play, Team Rocket is getting set up for an epic heist. With all the Pokémon in one spot, this was a great opportunity for them to strike!

It turns out that they have stumbled upon an Ursaring breeding grounds and hilarity is soon to ensue. We pretty much get a nonstop barrage of Hyper Beams from the Ursaring all episode long, which keeps everyone on the run. There is plenty of humor, action, and some pretty great character development afoot.

Later in the episode we see a really cool dynamic that splits both our party and Team Rocket up into groups, and we get to see a different side of both groups. Team Rocket gets a taste of what companionship and caring looks like, and our party gets to take care of instead of battle with Team Rocket.

Learn more about Forest Grumps on Bulbapedia! - https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP155

Pokémon the Series original air date -

Japan: 7/6/2000

USA: 6/2/2001

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Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 150: Fowl Play!

Recording Date: 9/7/2026

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The long, slow…. Really slow journey to Goldenrod City continues! We noticed a small detail that right away proved that we would not be making it to Goldenrod this episode. Apparently there were some episodes that didn’t follow the Japanese release schedule, with Fowl Play actually releasing almost a month before Love, Totodile Style! Not sure why this episode broke the timeline, but never the less, we journey on!

The episode begins with Ash and the crew finding a birdhouse tucked into a tree, when they suddenly see a Noctowl! When Ash pulls out his Dex to scan it, he ends up seeing a man, hidden in the tree shooing the Noctowl away! A small scuffle ensues and we are introduced to Dr. Wiseman, who is studying and watch to catch a Shiny Noctowl! While we have seen unique variants of Pokémon like the Crystal Onix and the Pink Butterfree, this is the debut of an actual Shiny Pokémon. It coincides with the release of Shiny Pokémon in Gold & Silver.

It isn;t long before we Team Rocket takes a liking to Shiny Noctowl, and it becomes a free for all to try to catch it. We even see Team Rocket blast off Dr. Wiseman, leaving it up to Ash to save the day. He ends up using multiple Pokémon like Bulbasaur, Chikorita, and Cyndaquil to take on Team Rocket’s giant Noctowl Machine, before sending in Pikachu to finish the job.

After Team Rocket is taken care of, Shiny Noctowl challenges Ash to a battle. We see some cool move combinations and battle animations, which lead to an epic battle between Noctowl and Pikachu. Will Pikachu and Ash be able to defeat Noctowl! Check out this week’s episode to find out!

Learn more about this Fowl Play! on Bulbapedia: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP154

Pokémon the Series original air date -

Japan: 6/29/2000

USA: 4/28/2001

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