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{{search|podcast|the in-game concept|Damage modification#Super effective|Damage modification}} ''For the webcomic, see [[Super Effective (webcomic)]].''
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'''''It's Super Effective''''' is a [[Pokémon]]-centric {{wp|podcast}} hosted by Steve Black Jr., also known by his initials SBJ, and is the flagship show of '''PKMNcast.com'''. ''It's Super Effective'' began on July 26, 2010, two days after the launch of the website, which began as [http://www.pokemonpodcast.com PokémonPodcast.com].
'''''It's Super Effective''''' is a [[Pokémon]]-centric {{wp|podcast}} hosted by Steve Black Jr., also known by his initials SBJ, and is the flagship show of '''PKMNcast.com'''. ''It's Super Effective'' began on July 26, 2010, two days after the launch of the website, which began as [http://www.pokemonpodcast.com pokémonpodcast.com].


==Podcast==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''It's Super Effective'' is currently the most popular Pokémon podcast on {{wp|iTunes}} and {{wp|Zune}}. On the Zune Marketplace, the podcast peaked at #55 on the service's "most subscribed podcasts" list and #48 on its "most subscribed audio podcasts" list.<ref name="Zune">As shown in "Marketplace → Podcast" section of Zune software on October 23, 2012. Software is required to view list.</ref> It became the leading Pokémon podcast after The Pallet Tribune's ''[[WTPT - Pokémon Radio]]'' ended production in 2010, the same year that ''ISE'' debuted. It won the third, fourth, and fifth annual {{wp|Shorty Awards}} (2011 - 2013) in the community-created category of "The Best Podcast in Social Media"<ref name="ShortyPodcast">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcast The Best Podcast in Social Media]". Shorty Awards.</ref> with 50, 145, and 67 votes, respectively. For the 2013 Shorty Awards, host Steve Black Jr. (under his Twitter handle [https://twitter.com/draggingalake @draggingalake]) placed second in the category of #podcaster with 747 votes as of March 1, 2013 and is currently waiting finalization for April 8, 2013.<ref name="ShortyPodcaster">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcaster The #Podcaster Shorty Award]". Shorty Awards.</ref>
''It's Super Effective'' is currently the most popular Pokémon podcast on {{wp|iTunes}} and {{wp|Zune}}. "It's Super Effective" was pulled from iTunes after having to move their servers in July of 2012. Once the server move was complete, "It's Super Effective" peaked at the #2 "Top Podcasts" in the "Video Game Podcasts" in the iTunes Store. On the Zune Marketplace, the podcast peaked at #55 on the service's "most subscribed podcasts" list and #48 on its "most subscribed audio podcasts" list.<ref name="Zune">As shown in "Marketplace → Podcast" section of Zune software on October 23, 2012. Software is required to view list.</ref> It became the leading Pokémon podcast after The Pallet Tribune's ''[[WTPT - Pokémon Radio]]'' ended production in 2010, the same year that ''ISE'' debuted. It won the third, fourth, and fifth annual {{wp|Shorty Awards}} (2011 - 2013) in the community-created category of "The Best Podcast in Social Media"<ref name="ShortyPodcast">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcast The Best Podcast in Social Media]". Shorty Awards.</ref> with 50, 145, and 67 votes, respectively. For the 2013 Shorty Awards, host Steve Black Jr. (under his Twitter handle [https://twitter.com/draggingalake @draggingalake]) placed second in the category of #podcaster with 747 votes as of March 1, 2013 and is currently waiting finalization for April 8, 2013.<ref name="ShortyPodcaster">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcaster The #Podcaster Shorty Award]". Shorty Awards.</ref>
 
"It's Super Effective" sits with 268 reviews in the iTunes Store putting it at a solid 5-Star Podcast. It is the most and highest reviewed Pokémon podcast of all time. Since debuting on Stitcher Radio in April of 2012, the show has had a total listening time of 220,000+ mins alone using Stitcher Radio. [https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/13382_521845694533756_1865127046_n.jpg]


==Staff==
==Staff==

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It's Super Effective
PKMNcast.com
"What's up, everybody?"
ISE.jpg
It's Super Effective's podcast art, which features Ken Sugimori art of Gengar and is derived from Red and Blue's box art.
Language English
Status Podcast Active
Website Active
Run Podcast July 2010 - Present
Website July 2010 - Present
Podcast debuted July 26, 2010
Last episode published {{{final}}}
Website opened July 24, 2010 (as PokémonPodcast.com)
Website closed {{{site_close}}}
Reason {{{reason}}}
Creator(s) Steve Black Jr.
Host(s) Steve Black Jr. et al.
Number of Episodes 106 (as of April 1, 2013)
Forum PokéTalk
Mascot Gengar (podcast art)
Slow Nyan Poke
Website PKMNcast.com
Feed It's Super Effective RSS feed It's Super Effective on Apple Podcasts It's Super Effective on Google Podcasts It's Super Effective on SpotifyIt's Super Effective can be found on the Zune Marketplace.
Stitcher
This article is about the podcast. For the in-game concept, see Damage modification. For the webcomic, see Super Effective (webcomic).

It's Super Effective is a Pokémon-centric podcast hosted by Steve Black Jr., also known by his initials SBJ, and is the flagship show of PKMNcast.com. It's Super Effective began on July 26, 2010, two days after the launch of the website, which began as pokémonpodcast.com.

Podcast

Segments

  • Introduction - Steve usually begins with "What's up, everybody?" and introduces the cast members.
  • News - The hosts discuss recent events in the Pokémon community.
  • ExtremeSpeed - Steve and occasionally another cast member grill another cast member (usually a new guest) with a string of questions, usually pertaining to a personal preference between two Types, Pokémon, or Items.
  • Featured Team - Steve and the cast give comments and constructive criticism on a listener's submitted team of Pokémon. Steve has said that this is reminiscent of a similar feature in Nintendo Power magazines he read in his childhood.
  • Pokémon of the Week - Steve and the cast usually end the show with talking about one Pokémon in particular. This sometimes relates to the weekly articles on the website. The chat ranges between facts of the Pokémon, movesets recommendations, and sometimes debates on whether or not the shiny form is cool.

Guests

These people have made one or two appearances on the show, either as a co-host or as an interviewee.

Episode titles

Since its debut in 2010, the podcast has followed a naming convention for the titles of each episode, which changes every ten episodes:

Episodes Naming theme
1-10 "[Subject A] to [Subject B]"
11-20 "The [Subject]"
21-30 "Pokémon [Color or Object] Version"
31-40 "S.U.B.J.E.C.T."
41-50 Jay-Z songs
51-60 "[Letter] as in [Subject starting with letter]" (Sesame Street)
61-70 Films
71-80 Palindromes
81-89 The Simpsons episode titles
90-99 Video games
100 One Hundred
101 - ??? Pokémon X and Y Names


Related podcasts

Critical Hit
A video podcast that is either consisting of various Pokémon-related things happening in Black Jr.'s life or a video version of the main audio podcast, depending on the episode. In the former's case, the podcast finishes off with a Pokémon-related YouTube video before the credits.
Leftovers
Steve's uncensored side project. Leftovers was hosted by Black Jr. and his friend Chris. Leftovers dealt with a more adult side of the Pokémon fandom, but is currently on hiatus. Also called "It's Super Offensive."

Reception

It's Super Effective is currently the most popular Pokémon podcast on iTunes and Zune. "It's Super Effective" was pulled from iTunes after having to move their servers in July of 2012. Once the server move was complete, "It's Super Effective" peaked at the #2 "Top Podcasts" in the "Video Game Podcasts" in the iTunes Store. On the Zune Marketplace, the podcast peaked at #55 on the service's "most subscribed podcasts" list and #48 on its "most subscribed audio podcasts" list.[1] It became the leading Pokémon podcast after The Pallet Tribune's WTPT - Pokémon Radio ended production in 2010, the same year that ISE debuted. It won the third, fourth, and fifth annual Shorty Awards (2011 - 2013) in the community-created category of "The Best Podcast in Social Media"[2] with 50, 145, and 67 votes, respectively. For the 2013 Shorty Awards, host Steve Black Jr. (under his Twitter handle @draggingalake) placed second in the category of #podcaster with 747 votes as of March 1, 2013 and is currently waiting finalization for April 8, 2013.[3]

"It's Super Effective" sits with 268 reviews in the iTunes Store putting it at a solid 5-Star Podcast. It is the most and highest reviewed Pokémon podcast of all time. Since debuting on Stitcher Radio in April of 2012, the show has had a total listening time of 220,000+ mins alone using Stitcher Radio. [1]

Staff

Website

Current

Staff members that are listed in italics are also current recurring hosts of It's Super Effective.

Steve Black Jr.
Creator/host of the It's Super Effective podcast and webmaster of PKMNcast.com
David Thomas
"Lore" editor; previously "PKMN of the Week" editor
Travis Wheeler
"Rare Article" editor; previously "Item of the Week" editor
William Anderson
"PKMN of the Week" editor
Wil Brendel
"Ability of the Week" editor
Saul Coronado
Tumblr editor
Kay Street
"Saturday Sketch" editor
Jay Petrequin
"Shattered Gemstones" editor; previously "Concept" editor
Kenny McKee
"Move of the Week" editor
Marc "Tytanious" Webb
"Featured Team" editor
Justin Vidal
Anime editor

Past

Former staff members that are listed in italics were also past recurring hosts of It's Super Effective.

Catie Lackovich
From Press Pause Radio; former "Saturday Sketch" editor

Recurring co-hosts

Current

  • Irene Sarumi
  • Aaron Spriggs

Past

  • Justin Vidal of StriatonRadio
  • Wil Brendel
  • Brownkidd of Albotas
  • GeorgieBoy of Press Pause Radio
  • Matt Kane of Intrepid Audio

References

  1. As shown in "Marketplace → Podcast" section of Zune software on October 23, 2012. Software is required to view list.
  2. "The Best Podcast in Social Media". Shorty Awards.
  3. "The #Podcaster Shorty Award". Shorty Awards.


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