Let's up everyone. Welcome to the 360 first episode of the Pokemon podcast. It's super effective. I am your host S.B.J.

with me is Greg. Hello, hello, hello. Happy Pride. It started now. So be proud of all your

things. Be like Squirtle. Come on out. I am feeling four people got that book reference.

Like it's on my Twitter. Oh, there you go. Just make sure you're retweeting it every day.

I'm you took it away from me. I was going to be the happy pride guy. Ah, Will is here.

Well, happy second place pride. I guess.

Second place now. Here, happy closet pride for all of you who haven't quite come out yet,

but you're just ready to get through the door and enjoy your month. There you go. Happy

crack closet door pride month. He likes Squirtle. Be like Squirtle. Come out of your shell and

visit all your friends. What he didn't come out of his shell, but he was happy that he came out

today and then there was a rainbow in the sky. I can't believe how fast I got that reference.

I actually made that image into a t-shirt. Look, if you're not, that's a good idea. But Steve,

if your Twitch channel is labeled as LGBTQIA+. You have to have all of these things memorized.

So you're not allowed to put that little label on sticker on. We've got to give you an

examination. I have a moment, Marise. I don't know where I was going with this. What? Okay,

the real question is what the real question is. What book is the Squirtle from? I have it.

It's in my it's right here. Come out. As he knocks out, knocks over everything.

But is it? Wait, is this an official book? I mean, yes, it was. Yeah, it was an official book.

You can go on way back in the way back in the 90s when it was super popular. Here we go. Here we go.

Well, I mean, 2006, when it was published. Yeah, author was Tom Tomoaki. I'm a coony.

He McCoopy does have the Pokemon logo on it, but that doesn't mean wait, this kids. Oh,

it's it says Pokemon tales volume two came out Squirtle by Aki Hito Tota and Kaget Maru.

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