WTPT - Pokémon Radio: Difference between revisions

WTPT - Pokémon Radio KTPT - Pokémon Radio The Pallet Tribune
"Stay out of the Tall Grass!"
WTPT's last podcast art, with a banner that has the name of its site and an illustration of Ho-Oh on it. A dark blue radio tower is transmitting signals in the background.
Language		English
Status	Podcast	Defunct (WTPT and KTPT)
	Website	Ending
Run	Podcast	July 2007 - October 2010 (WTPT) October 2011 - March 2012 (KTPT)
	Website	July 2007 - 2013
Podcast debuted		July 3, 2007 (WTPT) October 18, 2011 (KTPT)
Last episode published		October 31, 2010 (WTPT's "penultimate" episode.) March 12 or 14, 2012 (KTPT)
Website opened		July 3, 2007 (as The Pokémon Times) November 2008 (as The Pallet Tribune)
Website closed		{{{site_close}}}
Reason		See below for one of WTPT's reasons. Unknown in KTPT's case. Website closing in 2013 due to relative community inactivity and to focus on a new website.
Creator(s)		Joseph Romano and Keith C. Smith, a.k.a. "Jowy" and "KC" (WTPT) "Ducky-von-Karma" and "Bubman" (KTPT)
Host(s)		Jowy and KC (WTPT, former) "Ducky-von-Karma" and "Bubman" (KTPT, former)
Number of Episodes		77 (WTPT) 6 (KTPT)
Forum		The Pallet Tribune Forums
Mascot		Ho-Oh (WTPT and website) Lugia (KTPT)
Website		The Pallet Tribune website
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WTPT - Pokémon Radio was a Pokémon-centric podcast hosted by long-time Pokémon fans from Brooklyn, New York, Joseph "Jowy" Romano and Keith C. "KC" Smith. It originally debuted on July 3, 2007. It was usually released once a week. 'W' is the first letter used in the call letters for United States radio stations east of the Mississippi River and "TPT" are the letters that stand for the website that hosts the podcast, The Pallet Tribune, which was originally called The Pokémon Times. The site features include news, fan art, blogs, and a chat room.

On their Halloween Special 2010 episode,^[1] the podcast announced that it was going to end by saying that the Halloween Special was the penultimate episode and that full details on why they're ending it will come in their final episode. This news came after KC announced that he was going to leave the show for job-related issues (which were further described in the Halloween Special) near the end of the podcast episode that focused on banned episodes,^[2] and after releasing a 4.0 version of their site back in August and having released only four episodes in 2010 prior to their blog entry about TPT 4.0.^[3] They have not released an official final episode since the Halloween Special 2010 episode was published.

In 2011, a new "sister podcast" created by two of The Pallet Tribune's community members took WTPT's place on the website. KTPT - Pokémon Radio made its debut on October 18, 2011,^[4] with Jowy popping in at the beginning with an update on what had happened since WTPT's last episode. Despite promising more episodes, they've only produced six episodes including the pilot. A couple of episodes that were recorded in December 2011 were not published until March 2012, after which they publish one last more recent episode before going on another abrupt hiatus. They have not published another episode since.

In 2013, it was announced that Romano will be shutting down The Pallet Tribune website to focus on a new website called The Pocket Players after one of the year's Penny Arcade Expos (probably PAX East).^[5] Romano and Smith are expected to record the long-overdue final episode of WTPT before the site's closure, which is expected to be published on both The Pallet Tribune and The Pocket Players.^[5]

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WTPT

WTPT - Pokémon Radio was the podcast of The Pallet Tribune website. It used to be updated approximately every two weeks. One of the reasons why it ended was that Smith's employer, who found out about him being in WTPT, told him to stop participating in the podcast as it was considered a breach in his contract.^[1]

Podcast art

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  The first ever WTPT podcast art, which lasted until circa September 2007.

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  The WTPT podcast art from September 2007 to November 2008

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  The WTPT podcast art from November 2008 to July 2009

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  The last WTPT podcast art, which is little different from the "TPT 2.0" art

Episode list

WTPT - Pokémon Radio episodes
No.	Subject/Title	Publish date	Description/Notes	Artwork
1	Pokémon Battle Revolution	July 3, 2007	"This episode we talk about the making of this podcast and the website. Today’s topic of the day is Pokémon Battle Revolution. We also discuss pokémon [sic] breeding and a whole lot more." This is the debut episode of WTPT - Pokémon Radio. The podcast was introduced in the intro as WTPT - The Pokémon Times. KC and Jowy claimed to have done a show called WTPT around eight or nine years before the podcast, before the concept of podcasts existed. They stated that they've lost interest in the franchise around the Gold and Silver era, but they've gotten back into Pokémon with Diamond and Pearl and wanted to get into a Pokémon podcast, but couldn't find anything recent or worth listening. This prompted them to start their own Pokémon podcast. Since this was the first episode of WTPT, this episode included the debut of the "News", "Topic Discussion", "Pokémon Spotlight" (then "Pokémon of the Day"), and "Trainer Tips" segments. The first "Pokémon of the Day" was Roserade.
2	Training a Party for Battle	July 11, 2007	"Our main discussion topic this episode is building a pokémon [sic] party from the ground up, made specifically for battle. Other features include news, Pokémon Spotlight, Trainer Tips: Berries and WTPT Mailbag." As this was the podcast's second episode, the "Mailbag" segment, where listeners' e-mails were read on the show, debuted in this episode.
3	Pokémon: The First Movie	July 19, 2007	"This week we talk about the original Pokémon movie! Features include a new Trainer Tip about catching shiny pokémon,[sic] WTPT mailbag and more."
4	Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pokémon Preview	July 24, 2007	"Jowy goes solo this week! Features include a Trainer Tip, Pokémon Spotlight: Charmeleon, news and the main discussion topic on the new Smash Bros. game." This was the first episode recorded without KC (although KC's intro still plays at the beginning) and Jowy's first solo episode.
5	Battle Etiquette	August 3, 2007	"KC’s back! This episode we talk about pokémon [sic] battle etiquette, Otakon, the new trading figure game and more! Features include trainer tips and WTPT mailbag."
6	Retrospective: The Beginning of the Pokécraze in America	August 9, 2007	"We decided to structure this episode a bit differently for a change of pace. This time around we reminisce about the past of the Pokémon universe and WTPT itself. In addition, we have a new Pokémon Spotlight and new commercials. We also announce our first WiFi Meetup [sic] time, when we will battle and trade with listeners online!"
7	Pokémon Jobs	August 15, 2007	"Lots of fun stuff going on this episode! There’s a new Trainer Tip, Pokemon [sic] Spotlight, WTPT Mailbag, commercial, news and a bunch more. Our main topic this time is pokémon [sic] jobs. Inquire within."
8	Pokémon Move Combos	August 23, 2007	"This episode we have lots of great features including news, WTPT Mailbag, a Trainer Tip, Pokémon Spotlight, a new commercial and lots more! Our main discussion, though, is pokémon [sic] move combinations."
9	Pokémon TCG	August 30, 2007	"The discussion topic this time around is the Pokémon Trading Card Game. We also have all the usual features, including WTPT Mailbag, Trainer Tip, Pokémon Spotlight, News and more."
10	Pokémon the Movie 2000	September 6, 2007	"This episode we speak about the second movie. We also have all the usual features!"
11	The Electric Tale of Pikachu	September 15, 2007	"This episode includes all your favorite features, plus a discussion about the Pokémon manga: The Electric Tale of Pikachu."
12	GTS Website	September 21, 2007	"We’re back this week with a brand new sound, coming from our brand new headquarters, The Pokemon [sic] Times Tower. This week’s discussion topic is the Global Trade Station’s new website. As always, we’ll have a News Update, Trainer Tip, Pokemon [sic] Spotlight, WTPT Mailbag and much more.. [sic]"
13	Trading Figure Game	September 28, 2007	"This week we review the brand new Trading Figure Game. There’s also a new Trainer Tip, WTPT Mailbag and lots more!"
14	Advanced EV Training	October 5, 2007	"This episode is jam packed with good stuff! We have a new Pokémon Spotlight, Trainer Tip, WTPT Mailbag, and lots more. For the main discussion topic this week, we delve into EV training."
15	The Mailbag Episode	October 15, 2007	"In this episode we catch up with you, our listeners! We answer a bunch of mail we haven’t been able to get to and go through the responses to our first listener poll question. We also have a Trainer Tip, News and lots more!"
16	Pokémon Ranger	October 18, 2007	"In this episode of WTPT, we review Pokémon Ranger. We also have a new Trainer Tip, Pokémon Spotlight, WTPT Mailbag and a new commercial!"
17	Pokémon Chronicles	October 26, 2007	"This week we review Pokémon Chronicles. We also have a bunch of the usual features. Enquire within."
18	Halloween Special 2007	October 31, 2007	"In this spooktacular episode of WTPT we talk about ghost pokémon. [sic] Lots of surprises await you inside the show." This is first of the podcast's annual Halloween special episodes.
19	Finding Fellow Trainers	November 15, 2007	"Parts of this special episode of WTPT were recorded on the scene at the Super Mario Galaxy release party at the Nintendo World Store in New York City. This one is chock full of good stuff!"
20	Event Pokémon	November 22, 2007	"Back to the usual format this week! We’ve got news, a new Pokémon Spotlight, Trainer Tip, commercial and lots more. The new discussion topic is about Pokémon that are only obtainable through special events."
21	Pokémon Websites	November 29, 2007	The description shown on the website is actually the description for episode 30. Because of this error, the actual description for this episode is lost.
22	Winter Extravaganza	December 14, 2007	"In what is possibly our longest episode ever, we pack all the usual great segments, plus a great new one called Blaine’s Gym. Happy holidays!"
23	Pokémon Christmas Bash	December 30, 2007	"In this episode we review Pokemon [sic] Christmas Bash with Steve from PIRN, a streaming internet radio station."
24	Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unown	January 11, 2008	"We finally get around to reviewing the third Pokemon [sic] movie this week. In addition, we have a lot of the great regular features, including a new Blaine’s Gym Quiz Show!"
25	Pokémon Mythology	January 21, 2008	"We change it up a bit this week with an episode on the mythology of the Pokémon universe."
26	Adult Pokémon Trainers	February 13, 2008	"This weeks episode is all about adults that play Pokemon [sic] with special guest Joe C."
27	Thousands of Mile Apart Edition	February 21, 2008	"You will notice right away the quality difference of this episode. That is because we recorded from two totally different locations. We go through voicemails, e-mails, a new Blaine’s Gym and more!"
28	Misconceptions About Pokémon	March 11, 2008	"This time we take a turn from talking about adults who play Pokémon to adults that just don’t get it!"
29	The Myth Contest Episode	March 19, 2008	"At long last, we finally go through your myth contest entries!"
30	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	March 31, 2008	"Smash is back! We spend the entire episode reviewing the game and going over the fortnight question responses. Plus… a new Blaine’s Gym!"
31	WTDP - Digimon World Dawn and Dusk	April 1, 2007	"We hope you like the new format of the show!" This April Fools' Day episode had the podcast shift its focus from Pokémon to Digimon.
32	Hacking	April 4, 2008
33	The Catch-up Show	May 14, 2008
34	Pokémon Fanfics	June 2, 2008
35	My Pokémon Ranch	June 16, 2008
36	First Anniversary Special	July 3, 2008
37	Pokémon Special Manga: Yellow	July 16, 2008
38	Female Trainers	July 30, 2008
39	Mewtwo Returns	August 16, 2008
40	Pokémon Snap	August 23, 2008
41	PAX 2008	September 6, 2008
42	Berries	September 15, 2008
43	2.B.A. Master	October 5, 2008
44	Pokémon Platinum Preview	October 27, 2008
45	Halloween Special 2008	October 31, 2008
46	Pokémon Contests	November 18, 2008	This is the last episode released during the site's run as The Pokémon Times.
47	DSi Implications	December 5, 2008	This is the first episode released under The Pallet Tribune.
48	Haters	January 7, 2009
49	Fan-made Pokémon Games	January 26, 2009
50	LeafGreen and FireRed	February 9, 2009
51	Puzzle League	February 12, 2009
52	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	March 6, 2009
53	Pokémon Heroes	March 19, 2009
54	PikaBelleChu	April 1, 2009	The hosts interview Pokémon cosplayer Belle "PikaBelleChu" Starenchak. Starenchak was famous in the fandom for being the former Guinness World Records holder for having the "Largest Pokémon Merchandise Collection", which she held at the time of this episode's recording. She was also a member of The Pallet Tribune's forums at the time.
55	Team Rocket	April 15, 2009
56	Pokémon Platinum Review	May 1, 2009
57	EV Training Redux	June 4, 2009
58	Jack DeVries	June 14, 2009	The hosts interview the IGN editor and ask him questions relating to him, his job for the site, and his passion for Pokémon.
59	Second Anniversary Special	July 3, 2009
60	Otakon 2009 Convention Special	July 20, 2009
61	Monster Battler Games	August 3, 2009
62	Pokémon 4Ever	August 20, 2009
63	PAX 2009	September 9, 2009
64	International Trainers	September 15, 2009
65	Pokémon iPhone Apps	October 1, 2009
66	Pokémon Remix Album	October 15, 2009	This episode was recorded over a year before the album's release.
67	Jirachi: Wish Maker	October 29, 2009
68	Halloween Special 2009	October 31, 2009
69	HeartGold/SoulSilver Preview	November 16, 2009
70	Art of the Capture	December 8, 2009
71	Pokémon Rumble	December 17, 2009
72	Christmas Crafts	December 24, 2009	This was the only video episode of WTPT.
73	Banned Episodes	February 4, 2010
74	PAX East 2010	April 2, 2010
75	First Movie Soundtrack	May 18, 2010	"Steve a.k.a. Yoshi1001 from PIRN guest hosts with Jowy to talk about the first Pokémon Movie soundtrack."
76	Purple Kecleon Interview	August 1, 2010	This episode was about three months outdated upon its publishing; the news segment of this episode made mention of what was then-news of the revelations of Black and White's starter Pokémon in Japan and later on in the episode, a drawing of Ampharos using Signal Beam done by her was described as recent. According to Herring in a reply to a deviantArt user's question, the episode was recorded in mid-May.[6]
77	Halloween Special 2010	October 31, 2010	This was the last WTPT episode ever released, although it was supposed to be the penultimate episode.

KTPT

KTPT - Pokémon Radio

KTPT - Pokémon Radio was the successor podcast to WTPT, hosted by two of The Pallet Tribune's community members, known as "Ducky-von-Karma" and "Bubman". The podcast debuted on October 18, 2011 as a pilot episode. Similar to WTPT's name, 'K' is the first letter for American radio stations west of the Mississippi River. The new podcast initially used WTPT's podcast feed, but it separated into its own feed by the second non-pilot episode.

KTPT went to hiatus after their belated Thanksgiving episode, although the hosts recorded two episodes during the holiday season which weren't released until March 2012. After a catch-up episode was released that month, the podcast fell into hiatus again and have not published anything new since, effectively discontinuing it after only five non-pilot episodes.

Episode list

Reception

WTPT was the most popular Pokémon podcast during its three-year run, having taken the top Pokémon podcast spot from Bulbagarden's own Bulbacast, which stopped producing new episodes the same year that WTPT debuted and later made a failed revival attempt in 2009. (Bulbacast would later return for another run in 2011 with a fifth season.) WTPT's popularity have influenced several Pokémon fans to start their own Pokémon podcasts, most of which were low in production quality and have died off after a brief run. Among them was Thaddeus "Thatch" Asel, the host of The Pallet Tribune's supposed rival podcast P.U.C.L., who got back into podcasting after hearing WTPT and seeing no other good Pokémon podcasts. Despite the clashes between their communities, Asel has stated that WTPT were "the best" of all Pokémon podcasts, especially long after WTPT's last episode. Conversely, Steve Black Jr. of the current most popular Pokémon podcast It's Super Effective, which started shortly before WTPT's second-to-last episode was published, was more critical of WTPT. He was not pleased with the quality of the podcast, especially during their abysmal final year in 2010, and at the time preferred another podcast called Pokémon Monday (which debuted a couple of months before his podcast) over WTPT.

Website

The logo and banner of The Pallet Tribune

The Pallet Tribune was the homepage of WTPT and KTPT. On the right there was a navigation menu that lead users to the site's forums, oekaki, chat rooms, competitions, store, donation button, Twitter feed, and an RSS feed of their YouTube videos. At the top were links to the site's login and about pages, the website's Twitter account, and an RSS news feed, as well as a search bar to search within the website.

Former content and features

News

The news was updated periodically and kept listeners updated in the world of Pokémon. They dealt with topics relating to Pokémon, including contest results, special events, and inside info.

Livre do Mestre and KC's Log

Livre do Mestre and KC's Log were Jowy and KC's respective, Pokémon-related, personal blogs.

The Tall Grass

Run by moderator BigRedLax, this webcomic featured Pokémon humor. The name derives from KC's closing catchphrase at the end of every podcast: "Stay out of the Tall Grass!" Its content has been moved over to The Pocket Players.

Ask Annie

Ask Annie was a question-based feature article run by Annie. Users would send usually non-serious questions to her, and she picked her favorites and answered them.

TCG Top Ten

This was a series of articles made by WaterRangerLara about the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It went in-depth about the top ten cards from certain sets, such as Base Set, Fossil, or the "Neo" sets. The first article talked about the top ten trainer cards from sets 1 - 3, and the second article talked about the top ten cards from the Neo sets.

Countdown to Platinum

Countdown to Platinum was a set of three articles made by Ducky-von-Karma in the weeks before Pokémon Platinum came out, detailing known information in a humorous way.

Competitions

The Pallet Tribune held a variety of competitions. Its most major one, called the WTPTC, was usually held quarterly. Additional tournaments were also hosted on occasion, such as one on "TPT Day", the anniversary of WTPT's creation. Another form of competitions on The Pallet Tribune is ladders. In these ladders, members could battle one another to get points, and everyone was ranked against each other by points; the top person received a digital medal.

Former staff

Joesph "Jowy" Romano

Main host of WTPT and a forum administrator.

Keith C. "KC" Smith

Co-host of WTPT and a forum administrator.

Justin V.

Creator of the final version of The Pallet Tribune as well as manager and administrator of the forums and main website.

References

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