Another Pokémon Podcast

S1 EP02 | Hello Trainers, and welcome to the wonderful world of Another Pokémon Podcast! In this episode, Becs and Galutrad discuss what their dream Pokémon teams would be, and why they chose the team they did, if Pokémon were real.
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Creators & Guests

Host
Becca "Becs" Jewell
Dog Mom. Bookworm. Pokémon Master.
Host
Jacob "Galutrad" Taylor
Fluffy haired content creator with golden retriever energy.
Producer
David Geisler

What is Another Pokémon Podcast?

It’s super effective! | Another Pokémon Podcast is a show wherein we talk about all things regarding the Pokémon series!

Becs:

Welcome back to another episode of Another Pokémon Podcast. My name is Becs.

Galutrad:

And my name is Galutrad.

Becs:

And today we're gonna be talking about the Pokémon that we think would be helpful in real life. But before we get into it, Galutrad, how are you?

Galutrad:

I'm doing okay. You and I both are a little bit under the weather.

Becs:

A little bit.

Galutrad:

But I am recovering from actually having COVID, and then you have a

Becs:

A sinus infection.

Galutrad:

Yeah. You're suffering from a sinus infection. So our household, Another Pokémon Podcast household is definitely struggling with some sickness a little bit. But

Becs:

We are, but we're I think we're feeling better this week, but it's just, you know, when there's a difference between I'm feeling better, I'm feeling well enough to go to the grocery store, head back to work, and I'm feeling well enough and perfect enough to record a podcast.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Where we do a lot of talking

Becs:

Right.

Galutrad:

Especially when our sicknesses involve us being

Becs:

Like, throat, vocal.

Galutrad:

Sinus. So if we sound a little off, that's that's why. But we really enjoyed doing these episodes for y'all, and we love the community that we are building. So

Becs:

We will persevere.

Galutrad:

We will persevere at any and all costs, but that's how I've been. And I know I know, Becs, you've been sick too. But more than that, how have you been?

Becs:

I've been good. My day job's definitely stressful right now, but, this is not my day job, and I enjoy this job.

Galutrad:

Yeah. And there's nothing better than getting home from your 9 to 5 and starting your 5 to 9 that you actually enjoy.

Becs:

No. We yeah. We this isn't I don't even feel like this is a job. I mean, it's it's it's so much more fun talking about Pokemon than it is talking about what we do. So I think I think this is I think this is, this is good.

Becs:

No. I'm doing much better. I'm sure you can tell. I I know last time we recorded, not to date. Not to put a date on this.

Becs:

But last time I recorded, I was not fully great, but I I'm getting better every day. So thank you for asking. Yeah. Yeah.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Absolutely. And, of course, that's how we're doing, but we always wanna know how y'all, the community of Another Pokémon Podcast, are doing as well. This is normally where we would have our listener feedback, provided by y'all, which you can leave feedback either on your podcast service app of choice by leaving a review, which would be super grateful to us. We'd we'd really appreciate that.

Galutrad:

Or you can follow us and leave comments and messages on our socials at anotherpkmnpod.

Becs:

Unless you're not enjoying us, then please don't leave us a review.

Galutrad:

Well, as long as you've got positive feedback. You know? What could we do to help you enjoy the episode more? Obviously, we're just getting started. We don't quite have a full amount of listener feedback yet, but I'm sure by episode 4, maybe, we'll we'll start getting some.

Galutrad:

And and I'm I'm glad that all of you have been listening and enjoying it so far and and can't wait to start interacting with y'all.

Becs:

Totally. Absolutely. We're excited to be here, excited to hear your opinions, and and, excited to know what you think about the topics we're choosing.

Galutrad:

Absolutely.

Becs:

And so, like, just kinda starting to get into this real quick, but but before we jump in, Galutrad, we talked. We briefed a little bit before we started recording and, kind of had a chuckle because I think that we I think that, the common goal is is we're aligned on, but I think there's there's a difference in how we we may have chosen our team. So why don't why don't you tell us, like, what was, like, the deciding factor for you before we jump in?

Galutrad:

Yeah. Absolutely. So when we were discussing Pokémon in real life and what the topic of this episode and how we would go about it would be. I very much took my team with the thought process of what Pokémon could I have on my team that would be the most useful for everyday activities or for nullifying a problem that I deal with, or just like a day to day task that I don't want to have to struggle with anymore, don't wanna have to think about that could be solved very easily by having a Pokemon on my my team. And you, I think

Becs:

Mhmm. I I did do that. And I even the Pokémon, I was just like, no. I need it. I may I did I did make it work for that goal.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

However, I am still me, and I still very much I picked Pokémon that I also just like. For sure. I do have I I will say, and I wonder if this is gonna be a problem for me given our my track record, but I do have a significant list of honorable mentions that didn't make the cut or make the cut. Things that, like, things that, like, I think I I like, oh, well, what about this? Like, when I was thinking about this because this was a this was a fun topic.

Galutrad:

I I think so too.

Becs:

But I I don't know if you I don't know if you'll have honorable mentions or or or if you didn't come up with them, maybe, like, we could talk about, like, things we we thought about. We were like, at the end of the day, they're not gonna make the cut.

Galutrad:

Yeah. So I think it's it's kind of in that vein is I know that so some of my Pokemon, there are a lot of Pokémon that could fill the same role, but I chose these ones specifically. Sometimes down for the aesthetic, sometimes down for, like, what the Pokédex entry mentioned about them. But there there was definitely I don't wanna get, like, too into it, but there was definitely, like, an example of, oh, well, there's a lot of Pokemon that I love that could fill this or solve this problem. But, specifically, I wanna use this one because I like it the most.

Becs:

Okay. I think I think we're more aligned than we think we are, but we can there is a comment. I'm gonna chuckle when I start talking about my team later after after you talk about yours, but there is a comment that you made earlier that is gonna make me absolutely blush with shame when I start talking. But, yeah, why don't you go why don't you go ahead? Why don't you start and tell us, so just so everyone knows, we did choose teams of 6.

Becs:

So, like Just

Galutrad:

like in the Pokémon games.

Becs:

Right. In the Pokémon games, you're limited to having 6 Pokémon that you can take on your journey with you. And that is what we that's the rules that we set for ourselves. So we'd have 6 Pokémon that we narrow it down to. So Galutrad's gonna talk about his 6 Pokémon, why he picked them, and then I'll and then I'll talk about my team and why we picked ours, and then we can talk about, like, some Pokémon that that just didn't

Galutrad:

make the cut. Yeah. Absolutely. I will say I'm a little ashamed of myself for not thinking

Galutrad:

about

Galutrad:

this earlier. Oh. But I 100%, It never even crossed my mind of, like, hey, there's this great movie, Detective Pikachu, that showcases Pokémon, quote, unquote, in real life as most in real life as we could get because they technically, it's the same ideas, like, in a Pokémon game. That's their real that's their real life in the games. But I just I'd never once I was like, oh, yeah.

Galutrad:

That's that's how they use this Pokémon in Detective Pikachu.

Becs:

And well, to be fair to you, there's also, like, there's moments in the games where you can see, like, in real life. Like, one that came to mind for me was, like, when you're moving in the Hoenn region games, the, I don't I don't remember if it was Machoke or Machamp that's helping you move your stuff out of into your mom's and dad's house.

Galutrad:

It's Machamp and Yeah. Or I'm sorry. No. It's it is Machoke.

Becs:

It's Machoke.

Galutrad:

Yeah. But then it's also Vigoroth in, I think, Emerald, I wanna say. I'm Oh. I'm, yeah, I'm pretty sure

Becs:

Or in the Alpha

Galutrad:

Or maybe in the Alpha Omega games. It's been a little while since I played them, but I know I do know that it changes at some point.

Becs:

And Pokémon transportation modes have they've always been a thing. And all Pokémon, they're they're a little more casual now. Right? You're not using an move to to trans to transport, but but they're still there. So so Detective Pikachu is definitely a good example of, like, what it would be like in in, like, our world.

Becs:

But, like, there's still some fantastical elements there, like talking Detective Pikachu.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Well but and but it's stuff like Jigglypuff is performing at a coffee venue. Oh. And and

Becs:

Oh, that's cute.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Like, so but I I totally spaced and didn't think about that. But getting into my team, in no real particular order, because this is just a team and and so it was solving things that I wanted to solve, the first Pokémon that immediately came to mind was, in fact Machoke.

Becs:

Oh, sorry.

Galutrad:

No. No. For I mean, that's exactly that's a that's kind of like the I think the poster child example of how Pokémon could benefit real life situations is Machoke is great for a moving company. And so, like, I would keep one around to help me move all of my heavy furniture or loading. I've done a lot of I mean, I I moved states, and and that was a ton of fun.

Galutrad:

I've moved pianos before. I've moved, I've moved a lot of heavy stuff before, and having Machoke would be great.

Becs:

I mean, he is John Cena, the Pokémon.

Galutrad:

He is John he is you can't even see him. He he is John Cena, the Pokémon. I I will say I did specifically choose Machoke over Machamp because I think that Machoke

Becs:

There's too many arms.

Galutrad:

Yeah. I feel like Machamp would almost be I don't know. There's something about it that I was like, I at that point, the way I envision it is I am helping Machoke. Like, I'm carrying the other side, even though Machoke could probably just lift up a couch because I'm I'm I guess I'm thinking of, like, Pokémon equality. I'm thinking, oh, yeah.

Galutrad:

Well, my Machoke will get that side, and I'll get the other side of the couch.

Becs:

I do have a question for you. Yeah. And I'm I'm sure you do because we've we've discussed this. You're I mean, we're both clearly nerds, but you're like a like a data nerd. Did you know that you are taller than Machamp?

Galutrad:

I did not know that.

Becs:

Okay. So Machamp and Machoke are actually short kings.

Galutrad:

Wow.

Becs:

I don't remember how tall they are, but they're not They're

Galutrad:

not tall.

Becs:

Not very tall. They're just they just

Galutrad:

they just they both feel good. Machamp looks like he's taller because his, his upper arms are usually raised up in

Becs:

the air. Right.

Galutrad:

That makes a lot of sense, though. That's that's kind of interesting. No. But I do know that Machoke is the superpower Pokémon, and it's like I said, it's he's my go to moving buddy from rearranging the layout of our home and office space to handling just intense any sort of intense physical activity, stuff like if we ever needed to, like, rip a stump out of the yard or things like that. I feel like Machoke would be great at doing that sort of thing.

Becs:

Right.

Galutrad:

So he's there for me when I need him. A couple Pokédex entries from Red and Blue, it's his muscular body is so powerful, it must wear a power saver belt to be able to regulate its its motions, which is why Machoke is always seen wearing that, like, wrestling style belt. This is something that I think is a fan theory, but it might also be just there might be evidence of it in Pokédex entry somewhere. But the idea is that the red lines on Machoke's arms are its muscles that expanding so much that it's literally ripping through its skin. Ew.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Ain't that kinda ain't that kinda gross? Ew. I think it's neat. I think it's kinda Thought

Becs:

it was just like a like a tattoo

Galutrad:

or something. It's it and it's I think that's why that's why I think it is just a theory.

Becs:

Yeah. I hope I hope so.

Galutrad:

But I I thought that either way, I think it's kinda cool. So, yeah, machoke for any sort of physical activity, and then I would have Pidgeot.

Becs:

Okay.

Galutrad:

Okay. Pidgeot would serve as my mode of transportation

Becs:

Solid.

Galutrad:

Obviously. He's featured several times doing as such in the anime, carrying around trainers, so I'd have Pidgeot assist me in that way, making pretty much any commute anywhere an enjoyable experience, because I'd be flying through the air on the mountain.

Becs:

You sound like a man that's flown on a Pidgeot before?

Galutrad:

Well, I have. No. I just I don't know. And it's Pidgeot is one of those specifically I chose because it is the OG flying bird Pokémon. But And he seems trustworthy.

Galutrad:

He does seem trust.

Becs:

There's something about Pidgeot that makes me think that he's trust.

Galutrad:

There's something about Pidgeot that makes

Becs:

me think that

Galutrad:

he's very loyal. Yeah. It's a very loyal Pokémon. The original bird Pokémon number 18 from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's Pokédex entries. This Pokémon has a dazzling plumage of beautifully glossy feathers.

Galutrad:

Many trainers are captivated by the striking beauty of the feathers on its head, compelling them to choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon. And I guess I'm captivated by it too. I kind of envision sitting on the back wings and holding on to its plumage as, like, rains almost.

Becs:

Yeah.

Galutrad:

That's where Pidgeot would come in for me. Next up, this is solves a so now we're getting into, like, more of a problem situation for me. You know that I suffer incredibly from both insomnia and night terrors. So I and there I went there was a couple different Pokémon that I looked at for this one, but I went with Hypno

Becs:

Oh, okay.

Galutrad:

As as my Pokémon of choice to help me get out of having bad sleep and having so not only having issues falling asleep with insomnia, but having bad sleep through my night terrors because Hypno actually feasts on dreams, which I interpreted as those dreams would be going away. Like, I wouldn't have them anymore because Hypno is is consuming them as energy.

Becs:

That's so funny that that's your interpretation because I think, like, as a kid, the only when you hear, like, they eat dreams Mhmm. I think as a kid, you're like, oh, no. That seems spooky. That's so scary. But, actually, that as an adult that just wants to sleep,

Galutrad:

that's Yeah.

Becs:

That's pretty helpful.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Right? I'd I'd have, yeah, I'd have hypno be able to take me into dreamland no matter where I am, and I could just get a good night's rest, not have to worry about it. I would assume maybe this is me making a bad assumption, but I'd assume that would be able to then wake me up on top of that from the sleep. I feel like it's a thing that it controls.

Becs:

I will say, I think if you had picked drowsy

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

I wouldn't I would not like, we know how we just said, for some reason, Pidgeot has our trust.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Drowsy

Becs:

Drowsy would not have trust.

Galutrad:

Seems like Drowsy grew up and realized, like,

Becs:

oh, I can't be. Yeah. Yeah. Because his drowsy kind of gives, like, a loafing around, like, kinda lazy energy. I think Drowsy would nap with you, and you'd both be in trouble.

Becs:

Yes. Yeah.

Galutrad:

And then one one Pokémon that I thought of for this that I personally didn't go with was, like,

Becs:

Do you do you wanna save that for honorable mentions, or do you wanna Oh,

Galutrad:

yeah. Yeah. You're right. I will save that for honorable mentions. Okay.

Galutrad:

But, yeah, I just I feel like Hypno would serve me really well in that regard. Plus, I I like Hypno a lot. I think it's kind of a cool looking Pokémon.

Becs:

He's cool. I he's grown on me.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

I have a did you, do you know this? I have a shiny Hypno in, Sword and Shield.

Galutrad:

I did not know that.

Becs:

Yeah. It's, like, one of the only now, Violet, we we talked about this recently, like, shiny for days. Yeah. So many shinies.

Galutrad:

You can easily run across them.

Becs:

But I feel like Sword and Shield, it wasn't quite as easy to shiny hunt. Okay. And I I have a I have a shiny Hypno on on the hand.

Galutrad:

That. Yeah. Yeah. It's all it's pink. It is pink.

Galutrad:

I I also I kind of love that Hypno looks, to me, looks kinda like, like an Elizabethan, because their little fluffy collar around its neck reminds me of, like, the Shakespeare call. I don't know. It just I like Hypno's vibe, and it did definitely grow on me because growing up, Hypno was, like,

Becs:

not. Scary.

Galutrad:

Yeah. It was, like, a little weird. It was kinda like, like and especially from kind of from both aspects because, like, then you think about, like, typing, and Alakazam is, like, the way better psychic type Pokemon than

Becs:

you know. If you, like, if you look at, like, the like, how it looks when it attacks too, it's just very like, an Alakazam is kinda the same way. It's very serious. Yes. And so it's like, oh, I don't wanna mess with that Pokémon.

Becs:

And Drowsy just looks kinda like a dumb elephant

Galutrad:

Yeah. Idiot. Yeah.

Becs:

You just like Very true. I you guys can't see me, but I definitely just wiggled my hands like a weirdo.

Galutrad:

It does wiggle its hands, though. Yeah. It does. In its fingers, especially. But so that's that's my 3rd Pokémon.

Galutrad:

And I I promise, that is my last Pokémon from gen 1. I

Becs:

Oh, I didn't you snuck that in there.

Galutrad:

I yeah. I was being very much a gen oner, in starting with someone like,

Becs:

oh, no. Been here since the beginning.

Galutrad:

Indeed. But no. That I I just like those ones a lot. My 4th Pokémon on my team is the bug and electric type Pokémon, Charjabug. I so I think Charjabug number 1, I think I personally think it's just very cute.

Galutrad:

But also, it's if you read its Pokédex entries, it is literally a portable charger. Like, that's what it's used for. From Pokemon Sun, its body is capable of storing electricity. On camping trips, people are grateful to have one around. And then in Ultra Moon, its stout shell provides excellent defense from attacks.

Galutrad:

It uses electricity on persistent opponents. So not only could it be, like, a little, like

Becs:

What what sorry. Will you refresh my memory? What evolves into Charjabug? Because I thought it was Joltik, but Joltik evolves into the

Galutrad:

Galvantula

Becs:

thing. Yeah.

Galutrad:

Grubbin evolves into Charjabug. Oh.

Becs:

At level 20. Is a good choice.

Galutrad:

Thank you.

Becs:

Yeah.

Galutrad:

Yeah. And then Charjabug evolves into Vikavolt, which is a super cool Pokémon, but not what I need it for. I'm Charjabug to me is like both a portable charger and also because it's got its little, like, fangs, you could use it as, like, a self defense thing of, like, a cha chao, like a like a

Becs:

I'm kind of laughing, though, because you're just like, I'm gonna use this Pokemon

Galutrad:

as I Yeah. Instead of instead of telling it to I'm like, I'm holding charger bug in my hand and Charge

Becs:

my phone.

Galutrad:

Well, yeah. I, I think in this digital and electronic age, I think everyone is gonna want a Charger Bug on their team because you would never you wouldn't ever have to worry about, like, oh, no. My my phone is dying. My laptop is dying. Like, you just have Charger Bug there to Yeah.

Galutrad:

Charge it up. That's true. And it gets it gets electricity or it powers itself through eating and and through the sun. Just by taking care of it, you would be charging it up to then later charge your devices, and so I think it would be super useful. Useful.

Becs:

Very cool.

Galutrad:

But, yeah, I I think that everyone is gonna have a Charjabug on their team. My next Pokemon is a Pokemon that I think is just going to have great employment rates overall if if, if Pokemon are ever

Becs:

Highly employable.

Galutrad:

Highly employable Pokemon, this one, and that is Loudred, the big voice Pokemon.

Becs:

Loudred?

Galutrad:

Loudred evolves from Wismur.

Becs:

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Galutrad:

So and I'd he evolves into xbloud, but I specifically went with Loudred because I just think he looks cooler.

Becs:

Oh, xbloud looks terrifying.

Galutrad:

He does. It's incredibly scary looking xbloud, which maybe is what you want for what I'm envisioning, but I like Loudred more because Loudred is going to be my home security system. So I

Becs:

am so sorry. I'm laughing because for some reason, I thought, wow. You didn't trust Hypno to wake you up, so you employed the loudest alarm clock.

Galutrad:

Well, he could do that too. He could do that too. But specifically, Loudred is gonna be making sure that I feel safe at home. He's gonna be guarding my home. He's going to go off if ever there is a he's gonna keep a watchful eye and just go nuts if ever there's somebody trying to get in.

Galutrad:

And that somebody better be ready to risk everything because from from Pokedex's or from, Pokemon Emerald's Pokedex entries for Loudred, It positions its round speaker on its head to assail foes with ultrasonic waves at a massive volume. It builds power by stomping around. From Pokemon Sword's Pokedex entry, Loudred's ears serve as speakers, and they can put out sound waves powerful enough to blow away a house. So Oh my gosh. They he is going to be not only just the alarm, but also the defense system.

Becs:

I need I need hold on. I need to take you all on a journey real quick. So I'm envisioning this Pokemon sitting on the roof of our house

Galutrad:

Absolutely.

Becs:

Gazing, but, like, not gazing, like, just watching the horizon. Like, you know the monkey with the symbols in Toy Story 3?

Galutrad:

That's exactly how I envisioned it. Watchful, big, round eyes slowly turning, looking at anything that moves, and then just ready to if everybody spots anybody.

Becs:

Do you know how scary that would be if we were just asleep and he was like, hey, intruder, because it wouldn't be, hey, intruder. It would be, what?

Galutrad:

Yeah. Oh my god. I think he would do great. I think everyone's gonna get a loud loud drip.

Becs:

I love I I that's not even something I thought of. Like like, we have been like I'm like, okay. We've we're taking the same needs, but this was phenomenal.

Galutrad:

Great choice. Thank you. I I was super proud of myself for the Louderick as a pick. I was looking over all of the Pokemon and was like, I saw it and just immediately was like, I have a vision. That vision is a home security system

Becs:

That's amazing.

Galutrad:

Called Loudred and Company or, like, Loudred and

Becs:

Sam. You should do?

Galutrad:

Loud and proud.

Becs:

And let I'm sorry if this is an honorable mention. If it is, we can cut this. But you should have you should have Loudred. But then, like, on top of his head, you should have, like, what's that, like, a patch rat? The red eyes.

Becs:

Just a pet rat sitting there. Watch. So he could do he could, like, scurry down and be like, hey.

Galutrad:

Or, like, watch hog?

Becs:

Or Watchhog. Yeah. That would be a good one. Would

Galutrad:

be good.

Becs:

Just I'm just I'm now I'm thinking about all of the home security Pokemon that they're gonna be.

Galutrad:

There's so many great ones.

Becs:

That's hilarious. I love it. Wow. You really were like, how can I improve my life? I was just like That's

Galutrad:

the goal.

Becs:

How do I live my life right now and how I could make it sort of better?

Galutrad:

If you because, like, if you think about how how our life is right now, it's it's if Pokemon got introduced, yeah, of course, I'd want Pokemon like like Raichu, my favorite Pokemon.

Becs:

Right.

Galutrad:

But then, like

Becs:

Or even Charjabug. Like, Charjabug is a convenience.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

You're like, how how do I set myself up for ultimate success?

Galutrad:

Yeah. Exactly. I just wanna make sure that my team can get me even if I fail at being a Pokemon trainer and, like, a a Pokemon master, I can survive in the real world of Pokemon with us with, like, business success and just living, like, my best life.

Becs:

I'm really pleased right now. I'm really happy with this. This is hilarious.

Galutrad:

Oh, Sorry. And then for my final Pokemon, do you do

Becs:

you Wait. How are we at your final? Are we didn't you just give me 4? Have you given me 5?

Galutrad:

I've given you 5 already. Pidgeot, Machoke, going back over it. Pidgeot, Machoke Okay. Hypno

Becs:

Alright.

Galutrad:

Chargebug

Becs:

Okay.

Galutrad:

Loudred

Becs:

Okay.

Galutrad:

And finally Oh. Do you hear that? Come on, get that money. It's Gold Dango. Because what way Oh.

Galutrad:

To make sure that you have all the money you need without having the Pokemon that's literally made up of a 1,000 coins. Signature move, make it rain. It's fantastic. It is a walking bank, and it can just generate money for me.

Becs:

Gayutrad, you know how in Harry Potter, for instance

Galutrad:

Yes.

Becs:

Hermione is, like, elf rights. Gayutrad should never do anything for Pokemon rights. Gayutrad is just in this

Galutrad:

for the money. I don't like I I famously don't like Dobby as a character.

Becs:

Oh, no. It's all coming together again.

Galutrad:

But, yeah, Goldengo. He's he's like terrible. He's a he's like a dude. He's like a surfer dude.

Becs:

Believe I'm dating Giovanni in real life.

Galutrad:

Well, you know, maybe. But I just yeah. I goal. Oh my god. I would love to just be, like, walking around shopping and be like, Goldengo, pay the pay the cashier and just make it rain all over the cashier with the goal.

Galutrad:

It's so good. It's so good. And a huge shout out to Wolf Glick because the only reason I had this idea is his bit in one of his app in one of his talking about Mhmm. A tournament that he does where he deep dives into a tournament that he's been into, and he does that exact same joke of, like, wait. Do you hear that?

Galutrad:

And then the song a song like a dubstep beep that's like, and it's better get that money, and it's just Goldengo clips because Goldengo took over for a while, the competitive scene, because it's such a powerful Pokemon.

Becs:

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I I have a question for you.

Galutrad:

I have an answer.

Becs:

When you're playing games

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

And you have to make choices Yeah. And there's a not, clearly, there's, like, a, like, a, like, a a a good Yeah. Choice to make a a a a the nice way to go.

Galutrad:

Yeah. And then

Becs:

there's a choice that's not nice. Yeah. Do you ever pick the not nice one?

Galutrad:

Well, it depends. Sometimes.

Becs:

But you're capable of it. Like, you you, like, you don't you don't hold yourself to a standard.

Galutrad:

No. I mean, I I I I will be talking, like so I'm just

Becs:

just for science.

Galutrad:

I've been I've been playing through this is not Pokemon related, but I've been playing through Paper Mario on stream lately, and I very much if a character is saying something to me that I'm like, no, that's dumb, I bonk them on the head with Mario's hammer.

Becs:

Oh.

Galutrad:

So I I yeah. I I don't I don't have to be the good guy all the time, but I I sometimes I feel bad about it in the in the end.

Becs:

Okay. I just had to know because I I have a and I've heard I think I've heard other hosts of, like, YouTube and, like, other podcast hosts

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Saying, like, they have a hard time being mean to NPCs, and you don't, and I do. And I think that is gonna reflect I am all about my team.

Galutrad:

I am all about efficiency. My my community, the Otter Kingdom community for Galatrade, makes fun of me or picks on me because I like to build my pin in Minecraft. I like to build a 1 by 1 pin because it takes up the least amount of space, but none of the animals have space to do anything. But they're virtual, so I don't care. So

Becs:

Terrible.

Galutrad:

I know.

Becs:

I would like it known that in real life, Guy Tran is the nicest, and I and I am not. So would

Galutrad:

never ever do that in

Becs:

real life.

Galutrad:

These are these are ones and zeros to me. So

Becs:

He is an a a saint in real life. So it's funny to me that he's just like, yeah. I'm gonna use this Pokemon for my money.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Absolutely. I listen. Money would never be a problem if we have Goldengo. That's true.

Galutrad:

With that, though, I think that we take a little break.

Becs:

Yes.

Galutrad:

And then when we come back, you, Bex, can give us your 6 Pokemon for your in real life team.

Becs:

I'm so excited to be judged.

Galutrad:

Okay. Alright.

Becs:

See you then.

Galutrad:

We'll be right back.

Becs:

Yep. And we're back.

Galutrad:

And we're back.

Becs:

Welcome back.

Galutrad:

Welcome back.

Becs:

Did you enjoy your break?

Galutrad:

Did you enjoy your break? Sorry. You

Becs:

asking questions for I did enjoy my break. I had some water with lemon.

Galutrad:

Are gonna have a Pokemon in your team to get rid of me because I'm annoying.

Becs:

No. But just you wait.

Galutrad:

Oh, okay.

Becs:

Just you wait.

Galutrad:

Your water with lemon.

Becs:

I did. I did. And we and and and thank you for the wonderful, refreshing peppermint tea that you brewed us

Galutrad:

earlier Yes. Absolutely.

Becs:

To help us get through this podcast

Galutrad:

recording. Absolutely.

Becs:

No. Thank you, and, hope you all had a good break too. So, yeah, back to, being judged, aka me being judged

Galutrad:

because no judgment here.

Becs:

I hope not. Although, I think we're we could both truly be judged. You could be judged for your ruthlessness. I could be judged for my naivete. So we'll see we'll see how this goes.

Becs:

So unlike you

Galutrad:

You didn't think of security systems

Becs:

and your Pokemon? No. I I am literally laughing. I think my list I feel feel like my list gets better as it goes. Okay.

Becs:

I went with my heart.

Galutrad:

Of course.

Becs:

And you you did it.

Galutrad:

With with my brain.

Becs:

You went with your brain. So And

Galutrad:

if that doesn't describe us, then what does?

Becs:

That's true. So, of course, since I went with my heart, my first Pokemon in my team I'm laughing. My first Pokemon in my team is Espeon. Yeah. Yeah.

Becs:

Yeah. Because, of course, it is. Yeah. Of course, it is. Now other than I am gonna say why I picked her.

Becs:

As you all probably know from our episode 0 that dropped our promo episode, Espeon is my favorite. So you're I'm sure everyone's like, yeah. Of course, she picked Espeon.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

But other than her being best girl purple kitty cat and the fact that I get kitty companionship, for those of you that don't know, I I did, unfortunately, I lost my 14 year old cat last year. And so I am looking it's been long enough where I think that we are almost ready to get a kitten Mhmm. Which we'll happily talk about when that happens on the show, I'm sure. Right now, we have 2 beautiful dogs, Ganon and Zora. We're looking at getting rats.

Becs:

We're looking at getting a kitten. It's gonna be a fun circus eventually.

Galutrad:

Absolutely.

Becs:

But I do miss having my cat, and so I do think that's part of it truly. It's like that cat companionship. But other than that, I was like, how can I make Espeon work for this specific request? So I said, I think that S Pen could help with, like kind of like what you were saying about Machoke, but in a different perspective, like, around the house because she's psychic.

Galutrad:

That's true.

Becs:

So she could, like, telepathically help me reach things, help me carry things around. I I said she'd be my own little Pokemon accio spell. Yeah.

Galutrad:

Yeah. But

Becs:

without her having to, like, do anything just because she has that mental ability to to to transport things and and get things out of reach. I also made a note that in the sword Pokedex I'm sorry to sound like you.

Galutrad:

Oh, you are. I'm I'm converting you.

Becs:

In the sword Pokedex, it says that she can read or that Espeon can read air currents so it can predict weather.

Galutrad:

What? Right. I never would have thought that with of Espeon.

Becs:

How cool is that?

Galutrad:

That is incredibly cool.

Becs:

So I could be like, yo, girl

Galutrad:

You all the time are wondering what the weather is.

Becs:

Well, yeah. It's it's I it's important. When you're when you're traveling, you need to know what to pack. And even when you're about to leave the house, like, I'm I the first thing I do every morning other than be grumpy because it's morning

Galutrad:

Yes.

Becs:

Is I say to my at home device, what's the weather like today? I'm not gonna say the name because I don't want it to talk. And the at home device tells me the weather, and then I know, okay. Am I gonna sweat to death today? Like, what's going on?

Becs:

Because we we live in a very hot area of the country.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

And I like to be prepared. I think the assumption right now, since it's summer, is that it will always be hot.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

But if it's gonna rain, I wanna know that. So that's important to me. So I I thought that was a cool I didn't even know that about her. And she's my favorite Pokemon. And then Espeon can read minds.

Galutrad:

Oh, that would be very good for for you.

Becs:

It would be super helpful. I, I unfortunately have anxiety. Mhmm. And so it would be nice to be able to, like, get a feel of, like, what situation I'm walking into, what someone's feeling so that I can help with that. And that that actually comes from the, r s

Galutrad:

r Arceus? So we've talked about this before naming conventions in Pokemon. Even Pokemon themselves have said the name Arceus 3 different waves. They've said Arceus, Arceus, and Arceus in an official Pokemon thing.

Becs:

So And I put legends legends decks, but we're we we are about to get another legends game.

Galutrad:

Legends x y or legends y.

Becs:

So but it but it's it's in that too. So I was like I was like, that would be helpful too.

Galutrad:

I'm sorry. Legend z.

Becs:

Because I had

Galutrad:

some y. Yes. I just wanted to correct myself there. Yeah. Yeah.

Galutrad:

That's a that's a great and that's a great pick, and it makes a lot of sense for you.

Becs:

Yeah. This is where this is where the judgment comes from you, at least.

Galutrad:

Okay.

Becs:

My second pick is my Tiana.

Galutrad:

Wait. But you have a mighty so can I explain why this is a weird pick?

Becs:

You can absolutely explain.

Galutrad:

For, again, we mentioned this. We have 2 dogs right now, Ganon and Zora. We kind of jokingly refer to Ganon as Growlithe and Zora as Mightyena because if you if you were to see them, they'd kinda look like that a little bit.

Becs:

We'll probably post pictures. We have pictures on our personal socials, but we'll probably post pictures on the other socials. Yeah. It's

Galutrad:

definitely. But, like, so you already have a Mightyena. So why do you are you are you turning Zora into Mightyena?

Becs:

That's kind of what I was thinking. So so when I was envisioning I know it's like Pokemon in real life, but I I don't think I

Galutrad:

There aren't dogs, as far as I'm aware, in Pokemon That's

Becs:

what I was thinking. So I think I was thinking when they're in real life, like, our world's gonna merge, and there won't be animals because Pokemon

Galutrad:

Are the animals.

Becs:

The animals and and other things, companions.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

So I wrote down that I need I need a Zora in every reality. Yeah. So just like I'm not saying that might be Anna replaces it, but, like, that would be my Zora in this reality.

Galutrad:

In our before the episode, before we sat down to record, we were talking about it. My exact words were, well, I don't need Raichu because I already have Ganon, my actual dog.

Becs:

And I'm, like, giggling because I'm like, oh. Yeah. No. I I I did I I picked I picked my Tiana because then I have I have my cat, and I have my dog.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Absolutely.

Becs:

Just like I would just like I would want in real life. Yeah. So, of course, my Tiana brings that scary dog privilege.

Galutrad:

Yes. Absolutely.

Becs:

So that's, like, it's not home security, but it's but it's but it's a guard dog. He's he's very loyal. He's he he looks scary. He's a I mean, he's very he's he's fluffy, but he's a he can be a scary boy just like a just like another a a big dog in real life.

Galutrad:

Yeah. I'm I'm getting the sense that, like because when I was thinking about my Pokemon, I thought of keeping them in their Poke Balls most of the time, but I feel like for you, especially these 2 would be just out all the time.

Becs:

We have such different visions for this. Yeah. My my Pokemon, it would it's like, I'm home, Zuora's with me.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

My my Pokemon would be out, all of them, all 6 of them.

Galutrad:

Okay. Well, I'm interested to see what they remember.

Becs:

They just didn't want to. Like, if they preferred it Yeah. Then they could, like, you know, they could come back. But, yeah, I would want them out. Yeah.

Becs:

That's why I was laughing at the idea of them, like, sitting around my couch. Like, I was just like, wow. This is so funny to conceptualize

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

This episode. Yeah. So, yeah, scary dog privilege, loyal, obviously, doggy cuddles. Obviously. And then, I said if we were if we're if we're ever stranded on an island.

Galutrad:

Okay.

Becs:

According to the Y Pokedex, it implies that they're good at hunting.

Galutrad:

Okay. So it would help you stay alive on a desert

Becs:

island. Me stay alive on a deserted island. I'm I'm I told you. I was like, these 2, I, like, I wanted them. And so I was like, how can I make them work for this episode?

Galutrad:

Not to, like, poke holes in that theory at all, but do you have a, I don't know, a flying Pokemon on your team at all?

Becs:

Okay. Well, anyway, and then and and my Tiana has sharp teeth, so he can help me open things.

Galutrad:

Oh, like a can opener.

Becs:

A ravioli. A Tiana ravioli. If I if I want if I want if I want pickles and I can't open my pickle jar, Mightyena can help me.

Galutrad:

Open the pickle jar. Okay. No. I'm get I'm seeing it. I'm envisioning this.

Galutrad:

X Loudred, the security system, and mighty Anna, the can opener. This is perfect. This makes so much sense. I love it.

Becs:

Would love my can opener,

Galutrad:

though. You would love your can opener.

Becs:

But, yeah, that's the that's the reasons that I that I need my dog. Okay. So getting into more of the things, and I'm, deeply, deeply ashamed of my next one now because yours was so much better of a choice. And there's there's there's some bullets I made for this one where I'm like, why would you actually need that in real life? Especially given where we live, we don't live on the deserted island that I mentioned earlier.

Becs:

But I said I wanted a shiny ampharos.

Galutrad:

Okay. I I

Becs:

Specifically, a shiny one because it's cute, but, like, an I would take either one, an Ampharos. I and I even said I said shiny for no no other reason other than I just like shiny. Are you ready for your mind to be blown or for you to judge me further?

Galutrad:

As to why Ampharos, the electric Pokemon, would be good for you in real life? Yeah. Sure. Go for it.

Becs:

If I ever get lost Okay. Or or I'm trying to see in the fog or darkness

Galutrad:

Okay.

Becs:

Her tail will be a lighthouse for me.

Galutrad:

Yeah. I mean, that's canonically correct in the games. I love that. I love

Becs:

And I I

Galutrad:

Well, so hold on. I I know that you're I know that you're laughing about, like, how silly that is and how but do you remember that time that we were driving to Florida?

Becs:

No. I and I was gonna say, I'm now picturing her on top of the car. Like, I was picturing your Pokemon on top

Galutrad:

of Yeah.

Becs:

Owls. That's like a brights, like a like a fog light.

Galutrad:

Hold on. I gotta turn the Ampharos headlights on. Right.

Becs:

Right. I'd be like or, like, or even I when I was making my note, I started laughing because I pictured Rudolph the red nosed reindeer Santa Claus, and and my Ampharos would I'd be like, ho ho ho, Ampharos. I need you to guide my way. Ah. So it's like I guess it's not it's not as silly as I think it is, but it's it's it's not something I would need very often.

Becs:

I did I did say I did say, that she could help charge electronics. Because, really, what I was thinking was I need an electric Pokemon of some kind.

Galutrad:

Yes. Yeah.

Becs:

And Ampharos happens to be one that I enjoy Yes. A lot. So that's just why I picked Ampharos. Your your reason I I would I would want Ampharos for the same reason that you wanted Chargebook, but Chargebook makes a lot more sense for that reason.

Galutrad:

Literally has Charge in the name.

Becs:

Right. But that's it all electric Pokemon, I'm

Galutrad:

I'm assuming would all work.

Becs:

Would work as like a backup generator

Galutrad:

Yeah. Of some kind. Pretty much.

Becs:

And then I said, in the omega alpha Pokedexes, it says you can see her taillight from space.

Galutrad:

What?

Becs:

So I could use her to communicate with aliens. Oh, I sure makes you so happy.

Galutrad:

I love that for you.

Becs:

Just me, though? Yeah. Okay. I that was a stretch. But I but I'm like, the it's still cool that you could see it from space.

Becs:

I don't know why you would need that.

Galutrad:

I don't know either, but

Becs:

I think

Galutrad:

that it makes a whole lot of sense for what you're wanting to accomplish.

Becs:

So if we ever need to communicate with aliens, I would be covered.

Galutrad:

You would be. I wouldn't. I mean, maybe Loudred, but I think they'd probably just get annoyed.

Becs:

That's true.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Ampharos could at least do, like, Morse code in lights.

Becs:

I know. And I was I was even, like, why would how would it communicate? But, yeah, like, Morse code or, like, maybe we have space travel in the future, and I need you to know that I'm okay.

Galutrad:

True. Just go

Becs:

be going with you

Galutrad:

in space. To the sky and and or look down at Earth and see an amphorals flashing our secret love pattern.

Becs:

It's a super dumb reason to pick her, but the other reasons are valid. I just wanted to write that down. I thought it was funny.

Galutrad:

I completely thought of megaamferose where it has hair.

Becs:

Ew. What is that?

Galutrad:

Mega ampharos.

Becs:

Can you can you pull up a picture real quick?

Galutrad:

Yeah. Let me pull up a picture. But so mega ampharos, for those of you listening, basically, it it gains hair, and I 100% thought you were gonna say that you would use it as a cuddling Pokemon, but I'm I'm remembering now that you actually don't like the design of mega Ampharos.

Becs:

It looks scary. Also, it kind of looks like the hair almost looks like what's that, Swirl licks?

Galutrad:

Swirlix. Yeah.

Becs:

Is that the right one with the with the ice cream on its head? That's what it kinda gives, which I guess is is just It

Galutrad:

it makes sense.

Becs:

It It it looks like it shouldn't have hair.

Galutrad:

No. And it doesn't. And it normally yeah.

Becs:

Right. Yes. But Yeah.

Galutrad:

That's I think because I went the route of, like, Marie counting sheep to be sleepy and then Ampharos cuddling with to be sleepy.

Becs:

I think my next Pokemon is gonna explain why I didn't That was not really a choice. Yeah. Yeah. I just really like Ampharos. Yeah.

Becs:

I I like I like Mareep a lot, and I like Ampharos a lot. I don't like Flaaffy that much.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

I I think it's fine. I think I think a lot of middle evolutions are fine. We should probably maybe that's another episode we could talk about some days. Middle middle evolutions.

Galutrad:

Think middle evolutions are mid.

Becs:

Well, I just I mostly meant we could talk about like that. But yeah. No. Or talk about, like, the ones that are not mid or something. I don't know.

Becs:

So we were on the same page totally with the next one too, but I went a different route.

Galutrad:

Okay.

Becs:

And once again, I think maybe yours was better. No. No. I I'm giving you credit where it's due. You should take it while you can because I'm not gonna give you credit on most episodes.

Becs:

No. I, I picked Jigglypuff for my Insomnia cure.

Galutrad:

That makes a lot of sense for you as well.

Becs:

I am Jigglypuff.

Galutrad:

You also you have a we you have a a Jigglypuff speaker.

Becs:

I do. I speaker. I think Jigglypuff might be in my top ten also.

Galutrad:

Sure.

Becs:

No. I just I've I've always really I mean, I you I like to I like to sing I I am a grump. Yeah. We we're the same. Yeah.

Becs:

I I actually cosplayed as Jigglypuff. This is when I was much younger, one of my first anime conventions. I cosplayed as Jigglypuff, and it was really fun. I I made my little marker microphone and Madvillas were really anyway, that's a side tangent. But now I picked her for there's not much to say.

Becs:

I picked her for insomnia, and I literally put that's it. That's

Galutrad:

the tweet. That's pretty much all you need for I know we talked about Hypno a lot, but it's mostly about, like, why Hypno is kind of a weird looking Pokemon Right. Who has grown on us. But Jigglypuff has always been a pretty, I think, famous Pokemon, especially because of the anime.

Becs:

Right.

Galutrad:

So that makes a lot of sense that you would want Jigglypuff on your team.

Becs:

I think that's why I'm I'm commending you on your choice because the reason I picked Jigglypuff is it's it's pretty on the nose. Like, it's just known renownedly known for putting people to sleep. Yep. And yours was more like, it could put me to sleep, but it could also do these other things. And I didn't even give that thought.

Becs:

I was just like, I just like sleep. So True.

Galutrad:

But you I mean, you do have bad dreams from time to time, but you don't like, I literally suffer from night terrors. Right.

Becs:

So So that that makes sense

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

For you. Yeah. For sure. Yeah. No.

Becs:

So we would we would we're double covered on

Galutrad:

some of our covered. We're gonna have the best night sleep in our life with our security system and our blinking Ampharos light in the room.

Becs:

I'm assuming that she could turn it off.

Galutrad:

Yeah. I'm assuming. Might have to go back up in her Poke Ball.

Becs:

I'm also assuming never. I'm also assuming we can just let her sleep in another room. I'm also assuming that her tail, like, she can, like, control, like, the brightness of it. Yeah. I don't know.

Becs:

We'll find out when we have this actually happen.

Galutrad:

Absolutely.

Becs:

My next one, I kind of, I went a little far. Once again, same same thought process. We're we're aligned, alright, you and I, with what we want in life. Sure. I took it a little extremely

Galutrad:

on this one. Okay.

Becs:

So my next Pokemon, because I guess I'm just all powerful, is Lugia.

Galutrad:

You you you went with the literal, I'm pretty sure, noted as, like, god of the sea.

Becs:

Yes.

Galutrad:

You are the 10 year old that's that's casually capturing mythical monsters and legends Yes. Gods of the Pokemon world in a in a ball? Yes. Okay.

Becs:

Do you wanna know why? Absolutely. So there are reasons. They're, like, normal, everyday reasons. But I was like, okay.

Becs:

Bottom line, I need transportation. We do not live we are in a landlocked area. There is we have, like, rivers and lakes, but we have no because at first, I and I don't wanna I don't wanna spoil the honorable mention, but at first, I was like, oh, yeah. I need this for surfing and this for fly. And I'm like, no.

Becs:

I no. I don't. Where am I gonna surf, really?

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Right now? In a pond? Like, where am I going? So I was like, I definitely want a flying Pokemon. Period.

Becs:

Stop. Transportation. Flying. And, like, I even thought, like I I even asked you. I don't know if you remember this because it was out of context.

Becs:

But I said, hey, when Pokemon use teleport, do they control? Like, do you think they would control where you end up? And you were like, oh, I don't know. Because in the game, when you teleport, you just teleport

Galutrad:

To the most recent Pokemon Center, but that's kind of more of a game mechanic y

Becs:

It's a game mechanic.

Galutrad:

Sort of thing.

Becs:

So I was like, well, I don't wanna I don't wanna rely on that then. If Espeon can teleport, great. But I don't wanna rely on Espeon if it's not if it's not reliable.

Galutrad:

Accurately controlled. Yeah.

Becs:

So I'm like flying. I know we it'll take longer, but I know exactly where we're going, and it'll still be easier than driving around. Yeah. The reason I picked Lugia as my flying Pokemon, other than the reasons I'm gonna get into in a minute, is because I was like, okay. The Pokemon that we see carrying people in the anime Mhmm.

Becs:

Are they're carrying 10 year old children.

Galutrad:

True.

Becs:

I am a grown woman.

Galutrad:

True.

Becs:

I want to be on my Pokemon. I want my Pokemon. I know Pokemon are strong, but I don't wanna be like a grown woman on a tricycle.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Right? I wanna be comfortable on my Pokemon. And what better way to be comfortable than as a grown woman than having a dragon to ride on?

Galutrad:

I mean, that and also looked

Becs:

up the sizes of Pokemon for this.

Galutrad:

You did. I clearly, because you knew Machoke and Machamp were smaller than I.

Becs:

I didn't. That's not why.

Galutrad:

Oh, okay.

Becs:

I looked up Pokemon that could fly Ah. And their sizes because I I didn't I didn't even put it as an honorable mention because I immediately, like, I was, like, nope, not big enough. I almost I wanted alteria. The cloud. Yeah.

Becs:

How great would that be? You just lay on a cloud.

Galutrad:

On the cloud. Yeah.

Becs:

Tiny. Tiny baby.

Galutrad:

Tiny baby.

Becs:

Very small. Not sitting on it. Would be tricycle.

Galutrad:

Just cloud.

Becs:

Just cloud. So I am Bex, first of her name, queen of the Andals, and the first men riding my dragon, Lugia.

Galutrad:

Also, it could carry you around in its hand wing.

Becs:

Alright. We don't have to ever talk about that again. Need. Ugh. Just the worst.

Galutrad:

That's that's a I didn't I I hope Pidgeot could carry me. I'm sure it probably could based off of how strong it is. But

Becs:

I think I think you're safe with Pidgeot. I I think, like, I just I didn't wanna pick Pidgeot because everyone

Galutrad:

That

Becs:

is, like, knows it as that.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

So I but that's not there's nothing wrong with that. I was just like, what can I pick that's not Pidgeot that I think could carry me? And Lugia was what I thought. So that's that's, like, the logic. That was my, like, deduction.

Galutrad:

Mhmm.

Becs:

But the other reasons are, other than travel, are one of them is just selfish. I just from the from the movie, it was cool. Yeah. It's a literal tornado machine.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Very much so. Tornadoes, whirlpools, that sort of thing.

Becs:

Right. So, like, there's there's power there. So, like, power is important. Yeah. Rain dance.

Becs:

So we have droughts here.

Galutrad:

We do. That's true.

Becs:

I could help.

Galutrad:

I never thought about that. Yeah.

Becs:

I could fix it.

Galutrad:

Pokemon on my team.

Becs:

Well and I I don't either. I have a a a psychic flying Pokemon.

Galutrad:

That's true. Yeah. Lugia, not water even though probably should be, but psychic is a stronger type

Becs:

Right.

Galutrad:

Way me mechanics.

Becs:

And I think that, like, Espeon could be like, hey, guys. There's gonna be a drought. And Louie could be like

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Bette, I got you

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

And Raindance. So I I'm I'm actually helping everybody.

Galutrad:

Coherence on your team.

Becs:

Yep. Wow. I said protection from storms because I'm not afraid of weather, but I but I don't particularly thunderstorms. I'm I don't particularly care for thunderstorms, and, we're in tornado alley. Tornadoes do tornadoes do spook me.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

So I know with Luke, yeah, I'll I'll be good. Mhmm. Right? Mhmm. And then, if I need to there we go.

Becs:

If I need to, there he Lugia could help me with sea travel, so it'd be more versatility if needed. Yeah. Like a seaplane.

Galutrad:

Okay.

Becs:

Because remember, because Lugia can go out on water. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Galutrad:

So I'm

Becs:

just, like, I'm just thinking through everything. But yeah. Yeah. So that's if I do need it, if I am traveling, like, if we go to the UK again, when we when we go to Japan Yeah. You could take us there.

Becs:

Absolutely. Yep. Cheaper than a cheaper than an airplane.

Galutrad:

Absolutely. We'd have to figure out how to survive underwater.

Becs:

You know, I'm sure that there's a sphere of protection that Lugia can fit around us or something. I don't know.

Galutrad:

I feel like no. I think you're right. I feel like in the I feel like in the

Becs:

Or am I thinking of Mewtwo?

Galutrad:

No. I I think in one of the maybe the Netflix it's like Pokemon Go. It features a kid named Go. I don't remember what the actual name of the actual name of the series is.

Becs:

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Galutrad:

I know. It's it's something that's it's not new, but it's, like, it's not I don't think it's technically I think it's kind of a spin off of the original Pokemon anime or of the Pokemon anime, the regular anime, but I also think it's some also, I'm it's confusing. I believe in the first episode, there's an instance where Ash meets up with Lugia again and Lugia is, like, swimming underwater for a long time with Ash and Ash is I think is able to breathe water or, like, able to breathe underwater. So I'm I'm sure Lugia has some way to protect us. So very, very good there.

Galutrad:

Yeah. No. That's a great pick.

Becs:

And then my last Pokemon

Galutrad:

But not least.

Becs:

But not least. I yeah. I don't think it's least, and I fought really hard about this one too. Is it's, Audino.

Galutrad:

Audino. Okay. Yeah.

Becs:

Or Audino?

Galutrad:

I I say Audino. Audino works too. I mean, it's just, like, there's plenty of ways to say it.

Becs:

Okay. The the cute one with the ears and the yeah. Okay. They they can detect medical issues.

Galutrad:

They can.

Becs:

Yep. Mhmm. So I thought about Chancey. Yeah. That is a spoiler for honorable mentions, but but I will just leave that one out.

Becs:

I did think about Chancey

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Because I was like, I what about I I'm I'm almost thinking of this as, like, a D and D team. Like, I need a I need a healer.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

And so I thought about t and c, but then I was like, well but Audino would be helpful because then it could help me detect medical problems before they happen. Mhmm. And but and it also heals. It knows heal it knows heal pulse.

Galutrad:

Mhmm.

Becs:

So it could use heal pulse. It could also oh, I did think about home security Oh. On accident. Hold on. It can detect medical issues, but it also one of its things that it's known for is mega hearing abilities.

Becs:

So it could be a guard.

Galutrad:

It could.

Becs:

It could be on on guard for things.

Galutrad:

It wouldn't be able to scream at them like loud.

Becs:

No. It wouldn't be the home security system of doom Yeah. Like loud it is. But it but it would be it would be able to detect. So it could be it could it could detect it could detect intruders, it could detect Santa, and it could detect aliens.

Galutrad:

The 3 the 3 things that all households need to worry about. Intruders, Santa Claus, and aliens.

Becs:

No. Just the just the terrible. I I'm terrible. Just the the the mega hearing, I think, would be would be helpful. Yeah.

Becs:

Totally. I I even had, I don't know if you I don't know if you ever had this when you were a kid, but when I was a kid, I used to go to the Discovery store, like, Discovery Channel store.

Galutrad:

Didn't even know that was a thing.

Becs:

Okay. I don't even know if it's a thing anymore. It's not a thing here anymore because the mall that it was at is is no longer.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

But I used to love to go there because I had, like, sciency tools for kids. And one of the tools that it had or one of the sections it had was, like, spy gear for kids.

Galutrad:

Oh.

Becs:

And so they had, like, this earpiece, which, please keep in mind, this is, like, the nineties or the early 2000 at best. So, like, probably not the greatest

Galutrad:

quality. A children's toy.

Becs:

Children's toy. Yeah. But I have, like, an earpiece that, like, would, like, amplify your hearing. Ah. And I would use it to, like, spy around my house.

Becs:

So that's just like a they had, like, other, like, night goggles and, like, stuff too. So I I thought that's when I I really wanted to be, like, Kim Possible, I guess, when I was a kid.

Galutrad:

So that's

Becs:

what I did. But, yeah, like, that that's, like, kind of what I was thinking. Like, just that super hearing. Yeah. That's my team.

Galutrad:

That's a great team. I love it. It all it all makes sense. I know you said that it was kind of a little silly, but it it I think it makes all perfect sense for for you and what you're wanting out

Becs:

of the community. Sense. It's just not like I feel like I wasn't no charge bug, but, you know no charge bug. I feel like I wasn't as, like, technical about

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

What I wanted, but I but, no, I I stand by I

Galutrad:

and I think facility. I think that perfectly encapsulates us as partners and hosts and and who we are as people. Yeah. Yeah.

Becs:

So what were, I know you you kinda touched earlier. There was, like, a couple Pokemon that you thought about picking that you didn't pick. So what were some of your honorable mentions?

Galutrad:

Yeah. So, like, Pidgeot, like, we talked about that, but, like, I I also would love or I I wouldn't I wouldn't say no to really any of the bird Pokemon, honestly. Talonflame, love that one. I'm a I'm a big fan of of this one's kind of less for flying, but I really do like Tayloh and and Swellow. But I feel like that that would be a perfect example of a Pokemon that probably wouldn't be able to carry me around because I feel like they're smaller than Pidgeot.

Becs:

They are. Yeah. I looked at them too.

Galutrad:

So there's that. I also like so Hypno, and and why I picked Hypno, I originally was thinking of, like, Musharna, and it's Oh, the originally was thinking of, like, Musharna and it's Oh, the Pokemon from Black

Becs:

and White Yes. From the from the dream garden? Yeah. Yeah. Because they are supposed to something.

Galutrad:

I but when I was reading their Pokedex entries, it was more along the lines of, like, displaying dreams or making you have good dreams or things like that, and I thought, okay. Well, the good dream parts would be helpful, but really falling asleep is also a big issue for me, so that's why I went towards Hypno. Charjabug, I would have glad been super glad to have Raichu on my team, but because Raichu is my favorite Pokemon as we talked about in episode 0, but I I I like Charjabug a lot too, and I think it makes a lot more sense like you'd said. It's it's very, like it just is really kind of form functional as well. If I were if I were being, like, really honest with, like, wanting to get a Pokemon, I mean, I I think this is kind of a, I guess, kind of a cop out, but, like, having Mewtwo, just having access to Mewtwo for all the different things

Becs:

that Mewtwo could do. Yeah.

Galutrad:

Tell We were we were talking about teleport. Mewtwo can teleport psychic powers defense system because it's just Mewtwo.

Becs:

Well and I I also think, like, if it if any Pokemon was gonna reliably teleport you somewhere, Mewtwo would

Galutrad:

be would probably be the one. Yeah. Yeah. So though those are my honorable mentions. But what about you?

Galutrad:

What did what do you have?

Becs:

I really truly was, like, merging my world right now in Pokemon world as I envision it.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

So I didn't. But, like, you know I love water Pokemon. So I I immediately when I fur when you first mentioned this to me, I was like, well, Lapras, duh. Oh, yeah. Or or Gyarados too would be a great one, but there's no point Yeah.

Becs:

In having it here. More. But, like, in my dream world, I would definitely have a Lapras at least or or or some or or or some water Pokemon that that is, like, that

Galutrad:

take you

Becs:

Yeah. On my team.

Galutrad:

Defenses. Yeah.

Becs:

There's something comforting too about Lapras. I don't know. But Gyarados would be a good choice too and definitely a powerhouse. This is you're gonna laugh so hard. Scyther because of the same thing I said about my Tiana.

Becs:

Like, he's got the sharp. He could he could give me hair. He could give me haircuts. Kids. He could give me haircuts.

Galutrad:

I would I do not think I would want Scyther to give me a haircut. I that that is a that is a very interesting choice for honorable mentions.

Becs:

He could he could do other things with his scissor hands. True.

Galutrad:

Great defense system. I'm sure.

Becs:

Toxtricity because we would just jam. You know?

Galutrad:

Yeah. Oh, that's a good one. Just like chilling, listening to music, playing music together. Yeah.

Becs:

And then just some ones that didn't make the cut that I considered with my needs that I had that I identified. I said cast form, but, like, once I found out Espeon could detect whether Yeah. Goodbye. I don't need you. Yeah.

Becs:

Like, what a useless Pokemon.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Because it was predicted because it would just turn. I'd be like, great. Thanks, Castform. Yeah. Like, I don't know.

Becs:

No offense. If you're a Castform stan, continue on. But I just

Galutrad:

Please do because every Pokemon needs love.

Becs:

Right. But I I don't need it. And then I almost I thought about even though it would be 2 Eeveelutions and it would reveal me as the basic person that I am, I almost picked Sylveon, but Audino can detect medical issues Mhmm. And can heal, and and Espeon can mind read. So, like, I don't Sylvian can, like, help sway mood changes.

Galutrad:

Mhmm.

Becs:

And so I was like, that would honestly be pretty helpful. Yeah. Not opposed to that, but I just that she didn't went out over the other 2.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Yep. And then I thought about Luxray for my electric Pokemon and also kind of for, like, the guard per Pokemon, but, like, I've got those covered by the other the other ones. And I like, amphoross better. I'm I'm actually shocked you didn't pick this one, but it is very on the nose. And I I was like, I don't know if that counts.

Becs:

I wrote Rotom down as an honorable mention. Technically, he's the most useful Pokemon to have in real life because you could have him turn into a lawnmower, and then you could have him

Galutrad:

Well, he doesn't turn into a lawnmower.

Becs:

What does he do?

Galutrad:

So, technically, he does in the game in the sense that, like

Becs:

Well, because I've only seen him as like a like a phone Yeah. Device. It

Galutrad:

I the idea getting lore wise, he Rotom is supposed to take over electronic devices. For game mechanic purposes, Rotom becomes like Rotom Mow, it's grass form, lawnmower form, through looking at a catalog, but that's just so that you you you don't have to

Becs:

So it doesn't but actually transform into the things?

Galutrad:

That's not how I've interpreted it my entire time. And it very maybe I'm wrong there, but I've always I've always interpreted that as a game mechanic.

Becs:

Okay.

Galutrad:

Originally, you would have to go to a room in the game that had these physical there was an actual washing machine, an actual refrigerator. Rotom would, like, connect with that and become the form.

Becs:

But once it does it once, we can it just do it again?

Galutrad:

I don't think that's how it works.

Becs:

Okay.

Galutrad:

Okay. But it would be good, though, in the sense of, like, if your washer was broken or or, like, I have a laptop, and I wanna be working and, like, kinda taking notes. But so Rotom could go into the laptop almost like having an assistant to dictate a speech or something.

Becs:

Okay.

Galutrad:

You know? Like so there there would definitely be uses for Rotom for sure.

Becs:

Okay.

Galutrad:

Technically, don't think that it I mean, it could. If if you had a lawnmower, you could just say, Rotom, go take the lawnmower and go mow the lawn.

Becs:

Yeah. Right. Right. Right. I did also I did kind of, I checked out Reddit to see what other people said they would want on in real life, and a lot of people did say Rotom, which I was like I I get that, but I also, like I just personally don't Rotom's kind of annoying.

Becs:

He's like he's like nav navvy. Yes. Like, that's Especially what we've

Galutrad:

done for him lately.

Becs:

Right. And then other people said, Meowth because, from the I'm assuming from the anime only because Meowth could talk to you

Galutrad:

Oh, well, it's definitely anime only then.

Becs:

And could, like, translate for you with other Pokemon. So and that's that's cool. But, like, I mean, Esplan can read minds. Like, I don't I don't really need like, and I feel like when you're, like, watching on the anime, when you're watching, like, Ash interact with this Pokemon, like like, there there's a there's an understanding and communication there.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Just like there is with pet.

Galutrad:

Yeah. I was gonna say is, like, we we know when Zora or Ganon wanna do something specific when we can ask them, like, are you hungry? Are you thirsty? And we can tell what they want.

Becs:

And I always say, it would be nice if when Zohra is not feeling well, if Zohra could tell me, hey. I don't feel good.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Or if he's clearly afraid, I could explain to him the vacuum is actually not gonna hurt

Galutrad:

you. Yeah.

Becs:

We did have a breakthrough with

Galutrad:

the vacuum, though. We did.

Becs:

That would be nice, but then I have Audino to be able to predict medical issues. And I don't necessarily think there needs to be a direct bridge of communication because we have a form of communication that I think would work fine.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Absolutely.

Becs:

Yeah. So just to recap, will you recap your your list?

Galutrad:

Yeah. Sure. So recapping my list of Pokemon that I would have on my team if Pokemon were real would be Pidgeot, Machoke, Hypno, Charjabug, Goldengo, and Loudred.

Becs:

And mine was Espeon, Mytiana, Ampharos, Jigglypuff, Lugia, and Audino.

Galutrad:

Excellent. Or Audino. Audino, Audino.

Becs:

You tell us.

Galutrad:

I've always said Audino.

Becs:

No. I meant the listeners. Tell tell us what it is. But, yeah, I I think I mean, I think these are pretty solid lists. I will say, it's unfortunate that we live together, and we are doubling up on some of our needs.

Galutrad:

I I yeah. I I I thought about that when we made the joke about sleeping with Jigglypuff and Hypno and then having Ampharos' light there. We could easily solve a lot more problems.

Becs:

May I petition for us to sleep with Jigglypuff? And Hypno could go somewhere else. Oh, yeah.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Jigglypuff would just put us to sleep.

Becs:

He kinda spooks me still.

Galutrad:

A little bit.

Becs:

I know I said, as a kid, he still spooks me.

Galutrad:

Yeah.

Becs:

Yeah. But we'd love to hear what Pokemon you all would have in your teams real in real life.

Galutrad:

And whether or not you thought our choices were good or bad or

Becs:

Please harshly judge our choices, critique our choices. No. We we love we would love to hear we'd love to hear from you all. How can they let us know what Pokemon they'd want on their teams?

Galutrad:

Yeah. You can let us know those answers by reaching out to us on our social media platforms, such as x in Instagram at another pkmnpod, or you can visit our website at another pokemon podcast.com.

Becs:

That's p as in Patrat, k as in Corviknight. Is that a c?

Galutrad:

Oh, that's a c.

Becs:

No. I failed. It's p k m n.

Galutrad:

Just like how you would think Pokemon would be kind of abbreviated. Yeah.

Becs:

Pikmin? Pikmin.

Galutrad:

You can find me, again, everywhere on the Internet, if you're interested in what I'm doing outside of another Pokemon podcast at galutrade, g a l u t r a d. And, Bex, where can they find you?

Becs:

You can find me everywhere on the Internet as rebelody, which is rebelody, except for Instagram where I am, unfortunately, I_am_rebelty. Alright. Alright. Well, thank you so much for tuning in, and we will see you next time.

Galutrad:

Yeah. Hopefully, we'll see you here in about, 2 weeks. Maybe. We will.

Becs:

Bye bye. Alright. Bye. Get out. The shiny version?