The team at Hypable is passionate about a lot of things, including the classic video game and television series Pokémon.

Poké Chat is our first Hypable experimental podcast.

Our “experimental podcasts” are pilot shows that we want to test out with an audience before we give it the regular podcast treatment on Hypable. Your feedback and interest is critical to its continuation here on the site!

Our first one is Poké Chat, which we think will resonate with many people in our audience who have followed Ash and his friends over the years. You can listen to Episode 1, hosted by Glee Chat and Smash Chat’s Mitch Chow, below! Hit the comments to let us know what you think of the show. And most importantly: Enjoy!

Shownotes:

Join Mitch, Jack, Simone, Ben, and Arielle for all of the Poké fun you could ever dream of!

The podcast will follow the following format:
-new episode every other Monday
-each podcast episode will cover 2 episodes of the TV show, starting from the beginning
-we’ll also cover news of the video games, movies, and card game

In the first exciting episode, we go through the first two episodes of the Pokémon show, “I Choose You” and “Emergency!”

-Harry Potter comparisons are abundant.
-It was odd that we didn’t learn what Gary’s starter was from the get-go.
-Is Professor Oak really an intelligent man? And just how durable is the Pokédex?
-As Ash has adventures trying to capture his first wild Pokémon, Jack appropriately names Ash’s Pokédex “Sasha.”
-Arielle shares some information on the origin of Pikachu’s name.
-Why did Officer Jenny think that it was all right to drive up to the front counter of the Poké Center?
-We wonder the exact physics of water Pokémon on land.
-Was it ethical to use those Pikachu to power up the Poké Center?
-News covers the Japanese release date of the newest Mystery Dungeon game, a clip for the upcoming Cartoon Network movie Pokémon The Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, and a 3DS Pokédex app.

Thanks for joining us for the first episode! Look for the next one to come out in about a week’s time! Make sure to watch the next two episodes in the TV show to stay caught up every week!

And the album art: