Show Notes
Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 156
Recording Date: 10/29/2026
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After seeing Ash’s determination and resilience take center stage last episode, he walked away from his second battle with Whitney as the victor. To everyone’s surprise, he also left with the Plain Badge, even though he had a very non-traditional or official battle with Whitney. After taking dozens of episodes to get to Goldenrod, only to earn the Plain badge after just two episodes in town, we had no idea what to expect the crew to do next.
This episode was hilariously off the rails from the start and we loved every minute of it. We meet the unnamed producer of the Poké Talk Radio show and how he wanted to get Ash on the air with DJ Mary to talk about his battle with Whitney! Ash is completely unprepared for a scenario like this, but in the end, it is all part of becoming a famous Pokémon battler.
Team Rocket makes an early appearance in the episode, but there is a surprising lack of battling. We see them sneak into Goldenrod Radio Tower in search of free food samples, only to be mistaken for DJ Mary’s guests, the Dugtrio Trio. We assure you that hilarity ensues and we see some really funny dialogue from Team Rocket.
The highlight of the episode is when Ash, Misty, Brock and Team Rocket are voluntold to be a part of a live Radio Play, which is played out with excellent animation and style. It has to be one of the most creative scenes we have seen so far in the entire series. It of course isn’t long before Team Rocket reveals themselves and a proper battle ensues, but rest assured Ash is feeling better than ever coming off of his win against Whitney.
Learn more about Air Time! on Bulbapedia - https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP160
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USA: 9/8/2001
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Outro Music
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Hosts
Ken Pescatore
Lane Johnson
Writer and Producer
Ken Pescatore
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Gotta Watch'em All is a Pokémon anime podcast and the original show behind the Pokémon Professor Network. Hosted by Ken Pescatore and Lane Johnson, Gotta Watch'em All revisits Pokémon: The Series one episode at a time, starting from Episode 1. Each episode features watch-along commentary, reactions, and conversations about the characters, stories, and memorable moments that shaped the Pokémon anime. Remember watching Pokémon as a kid? Gotta Watch'em All revisits the original anime, bringing back old memories while discovering what we might have missed along the way. Join us as we watch, discuss, and rediscover the Pokémon anime, one episode at a time.
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