Good grief, Gowler.

I'm your host, S.B.J., bringing you our audio journey through Pokemon Sword and Pokemon

Shield with me is Irene and Micah.

I'm your host, S.B.J., bringing you our audio journey through Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield with me is Irene and Micah.

I don't even remember anything about Elzor's sentence.

I've been in a bad mood for a long time since Red and Blue when I was a young boy played on the Game Boy with no backlight and I played under a lamp in my living room and I've been infatuated ever since.

Pretty much it. I don't know what else to say. I have consumed and enjoyed pretty much all available Pokemon content.

I'm my favorite Pokemon, or Chickarita and Mimikyu and I like Zelda a lot too. I guess maybe that's something people want to hear.

I feel like a lot of people can connect by what was your first Pokemon game and probably your favorite Pokemon.

So Irene, that question for you, first Pokemon game, maybe a couple favorite Pokemon.

My first was it. One of them. I think I played Blue. I never remember. But Gen 1, Hi, I'm Irene. I go out of order.

Have you played them all? No. I have not. I stopped after Gen 3 and then I didn't think about Pokemon really until 2011 when I met my husband and now I think about Pokemon almost every day.

So that was black and white 2011. It's not always black and white.

It's not a good right? Hard always knows what's right. My name is SBJ. I've been hosting a Pokemon podcast.

The one you're listening to right now for nine years. I also started with Red and Blue.

I've played every single Pokemon game except Pokemon Emerald. That was the one I skipped. Still haven't played it to this day. I played both Ruby and Sapphire.

I don't know why just never played Emerald. I guess I don't know. Interesting. Oh Irene, your three favorite Pokemon.

Regis steel, Mawile and Gourmoney. All right. No, I don't know.

Boney has been thrown to Ashawat. Ashawat's real good though. I also love Pop Leo.

My three favorite Pokemon as of this recording are probably Cramorant, Barfetch and Shine Mecko. Interesting.

Nice. No ducklet. No ducklet. No ducklet. No gold duck. No, not no. Sideux never. It's not even top 100.

Okay, well, let's get into things. We all played the first hour or so of the game. I guess without where do you where do you want to start?

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