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The '''''Pokémon Underground Champions League''''', also known as '''''PUCL''''' <small>(pronounced ''PUCK-uhl'')</small>, is a Pokémon-centric {{wp|podcast}} and fan site hosted and run by "Trainer Thatch". The podcast is known for its wacky humor, and is the successor to a short-lived podcast that debuted in March of that same year called ''PokéChat''.
The '''''Pokémon Underground Champions League''''', also known as '''''P.U.C.L.''''' <small>(pronounced ''PUCK-uhl'')</small>, is a Pokémon-centric {{wp|podcast}} and fan site hosted and run by Thaddeus "Tadj" Asel, better known as "Trainer Thatch". The podcast debuted on New Year's Eve 2007, barely beginning in the same year as another Pokémon podcast, ''[[WTPT - Pokémon Radio]]''. The podcast is known for its wacky humor, and is the successor to a short-lived podcast that debuted in March of that same year called ''PokéChat''.


==Podcast==
==Podcast==
The '''''Pokémon Underground Champions League''''' podcast or '''''P.U.C.L. Podcast''''' is known for its bizarre and eccentric humor, which includes fake commercials and interviews, a prolonged announcer intro, various cracks made towards Pokémon, their listeners and community members (who they call "PUCLonians"), and the hosts themselves; and several other recurring gags.
The '''''Pokémon Underground Champions League''''' podcast or '''''PUCL Podcast''''' is known for its bizarre and eccentric humor, which includes fake commercials and interviews, a prolonged announcer intro, various cracks made towards Pokémon, their listeners and community members (who they call "PUCLonians"), and the hosts themselves; and several other recurring gags.


It is also known for its many recurring co-hosts who joins host "Thatch" in many of his show's episodes, its longevity (more than four years as of their ninetieth episode on February 12, 2012), and its supposed rivalry with the late yet more popular ''WTPT''. Also, it is one of the few Pokémon-centric podcasts that is {{wp|profanity|explicit}}.
It is also known for its many recurring co-hosts who joins host "Thatch" in many of his show's episodes, its longevity (more than four years as of their ninetieth episode on February 12, 2012).


Despite its longevity, the podcast is considered subpar compared to other Pokémon podcasts by both Pokémon fans (outside of the show's dedicated listeners) and even host "Thatch" himself.<ref>"Thatch" [Thaddeus Asel]. "[http://www.puclpodcast.com/happy-birthday-p-u-c-l/ Happy Birthday P.U.C.L.!]" December 31, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2011.</ref>
The ''P.U.C.L'' Podcast, due in part to its longevity, is reportedly considered above average by both their listeners and the host, Thatch.<ref>"Thatch" [Thaddeus Asel] himself. "[http://www.puclpodcast.com/happy-birthday-p-u-c-l/ Happy Birthday P.U.C.L.!]" December 31, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2011.</ref>


===History===
===History===
Before ''P.U.C.L.'', Asel originally created a podcast called ''PokéChat'' that debuted in March 2007. The podcast ended after only a few episodes due to Asel's then-inexperience with podcasting and his dissatisfaction with the show's format.
Before ''P.U.C.L.'', Thatch created a podcast called ''PokéChat'' that debuted in March 2007. The podcast ended after only a few episodes due to Thatch's then-inexperience with podcasting and his dissatisfaction with the show's format.
 
Asel stated in an e-mail to a Bulbapedia user, "''P.U.C.L.'' was never actually intended to be a podcast."<ref name="email1">"Thatch" [Thaddeus Asel]. Message to "[[User:BulbaPediaAid|BulbaPediaAid]]". March 5, 2012. E-mail.</ref> When {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} were released, he had several friends playing the games in his high school during fall of the same year. He and his friends decided to try set up various Pokémon tournaments together and, jokingly, wanted to make a club out of it. They spent a couple days trying to come up with an acronym that made a "word", coming up with "Pokémon Underground Champions" or "P.U.C." <small>(pronounced "puck")</small> and using it for a couple of weeks. They then added "League" to the end, making the acronym "P.U.C.L." Asel treats the name as nonsensical and hopes no one takes it as serious.<ref name="email1" />
 
He returned to podcasting after hearing ''WTPT'' and noticing that "there really were no other options for a good[,] regularly updating [P]okémon podcast." One day after he and a friend returned home from school, they came up the pseudonyms "Cool Trainer Thatch" and "Professor Sycamore" and recorded a podcast. They posted the first episode of the ''P.U.C.L. Podcast'' two weeks later, and "Thatch" has been doing new episodes of the podcast ever since.<ref name="email1" />


====Supposed rivalry with ''WTPT - Pokémon Radio''====
Thatch stated in an email to a Bulbapedia user, "''P.U.C.L.'' was never actually intended to be a podcast."<ref name="email1">"Thatch" [Thaddeus Asel]. Message to "[[User:BulbaPediaAid|BulbaPediaAid]]". March 5, 2012. E-mail.</ref> When {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} were released, he had several friends playing the games in his high school during the fall of the same year. He and his friends decided to try to set up various Pokémon tournaments together and, jokingly, wanted to make a club out of it. They spent a couple of days trying to come up with an acronym that made a "word", coming up with "Pokémon Underground Champions" or "P.U.C." <small>(pronounced "puck")</small> and using it for a couple of weeks. They then added "League" to the end, making the acronym "P.U.C.L." Thatch treats the name as nonsensical and hopes no one takes it as serious.<ref name="email1" />
''P.U.C.L.'' and its listener base had scuffles with the more successful ''WTPT - Pokémon Radio'' that lasted until the latter podcast's end in 2010. The "rivalry" with the other podcast began when ''P.U.C.L.'' made fun of ''WTPT''.<ref name="email1" /><ref name="quote1">"Thatch" to "BulbaPediaAid": "We said a lot of stupid things we shouldn't have. [...] After [the tournaments] we kind of forgave each other and decided it [was] best not to mention other [P]okémon podcasts just as ''WTPT'' did."</ref> Eventually in the summer of 2008, Justin V. of The Pallet Tribune, then called The Pokémon Times, asked ''P.U.C.L.'' to stop ridiculing them. A flame war ignited between the two podcasts' listeners, with their bases mocking the other podcast in e-mails to their favorite podcast and writing negative podcast reviews about the other on iTunes. It reached its peak when the two Pokémon fan communities held the first of two separate tournaments to see which community was better at the Pokémon games, with ''WTPT''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s group winning both by a significant margin. After the tournaments, the two podcasts somewhat forgave each other and decided it would be best if they did not mention other [[:Category:Podcasts|Pokémon podcasts]] on their shows, and would later have a coexistence with each other.<ref name="email1" /><ref name="quote1" /> (This "rule" was broken for the first time on episode 90 when an e-mail mentioning other Pokémon podcasts was read.)
 
Upon the announcement of ''WTPT''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s end, ''P.U.C.L.''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s fans boasted on an unofficial Facebook fan page that they've won the "rivalry" by default, which was mocked by the host of [[It's Super Effective (podcast)|another Pokémon-focused podcast]] on Twitter and the nineteenth episode of that podcast. (At that time the then-new podcast, which debuted during the same year that ''WTPT'' ended, had already surpassed ''P.U.C.L.'' in popularity within their first few months.) Asel has since shut down the fan page and started an official Facebook page for ''P.U.C.L.''<ref name="email1" />


====100th Episode Celebration====
====100th Episode Celebration====
For ''P.U.C.L''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s one-hundredth episode on July 14, 2012, Thatch hosted a 12-hour long livestream in which he cleaned a friend's house and recorded the one-hundredth episode live. Members of the P.U.C.L. community that watched the livestream earned a special badge to show that they were there. Many members from the P.U.C.L. community watched the livestream in celebration of P.U.C.L.'s milestone.
For ''P.U.C.L''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 100th episode on July 14, 2012, Thatch hosted a 12-hour long live stream in which he cleaned a friend's house and recorded the one-hundredth episode live. Members of the P.U.C.L. community that watched the live stream earned a special badge to show that they were there. Many members from the P.U.C.L. community watched the live stream in celebration of P.U.C.L.'s milestone.


With the publishing of episode 100, ''P.U.C.L.'' became the first Pokémon audio podcast to produce and release 100 episodes.
With the publishing of episode 100, ''PUCL'' became the first Pokémon audio podcast to produce and release 100 episodes.


===Segments===
===Segments===
As aforementioned, the podcast has made up many segments and running gags throughout its run. These include:
As aforementioned, the podcast has made up many segments and running gags throughout its run. These include:
*'''Intro''' - The introduction to the show is normally goes in the following order:
*'''Intro''' - The introduction to the show normally goes in the following order:
**'''{{wp|Cold open|Teaser}}''' - The podcast begins with either a humorous phrase spoken by one of the hosts or a scene skit that the hosts set up as a joke. One of the podcast's most notable teases came on episode 89 when an exhausted Sarge came in and explained to listeners that the reason why they have not made a new episode since episode 88 was supposedly because he and Thatch went on a very inexpensive vacation to {{wp|Mexico}} that went horribly wrong which supposedly ends up with Thatch dying at the U.S.-Mexico border, only for Thatch to come in yelling that the story was a lie and that he's just lazy.
**'''{{wp|Cold open|Teaser}}''' - The podcast begins with either a humorous phrase spoken by one of the hosts or a scene skit that the hosts set up as a joke. One of the podcast's most notable teases came on episode 89 when an exhausted Sarge came in and explained to listeners that the reason why they have not made a new episode since episode 88 was supposedly because he and Thatch went on a very inexpensive vacation to {{wp|Mexico}} that went horribly wrong which supposedly ends up with Thatch dying at the U.S.-Mexico border, only for Thatch to come in yelling that the story was a lie and that he's just lazy. Other segments include the hosts pretending to forget what their segment was going to be about, and sometimes puns revolving around the week's topic.
**'''"Theme song" of the episode''' - A random song is played as the theme tune for the episode, with mostly various non-Pokémon-related {{wp|rock (genre)|rock}} and {{wp|popular music|pop}} music played at the beginning. Pokémon-related songs have been played before, including official songs such as the original [[Pokémon Theme]] for the English dub and parodies of popular songs such as "{{wp|Party Rock Anthem}}" by {{wp|LMFAO (group)|LMFAO}}; some in their entirety. Occasionally, the intro song would just be sung by the podcast's hosts.
**'''"Theme song" of the episode''' - A random song was once played as the theme tune for the episode, with mostly various non-Pokémon-related {{wp|rock (genre)|rock}} and {{wp|popular music|pop}} music played at the beginning. Pokémon-related songs have been played before, including official songs such as the original [[Pokémon Theme]] for the English dub and parodies of popular songs such as "{{wp|Party Rock Anthem}}" by {{wp|LMFAO (group)|LMFAO}}; some in their entirety. Occasionally, the intro song would just be sung by the podcast's hosts. Since 2013, an official PUCL theme song was recorded by the band Bocefus and the Thunder Types. The transitions between segments were also recorded by this band led by one of PUCL's announcers, Bocefus.
**'''Announcer''' - After the intro song of the episode is played, a campy announcer (usually Thatch using an echo effect) gives an introduction to the show in a humorously prolonged and ever-changing tone. The phrase as it currently is usually starts by saying a location in the Pokémon world where the podcast is supposedly being recorded, then goes to its slogan, "It's the one, the only, ''{{tt|PUCL|Spelled without periods for pronunciation-based reasons.}} Podcast''!"
**'''Announcer''' - After the intro song of the episode is played, a campy announcer (Currently the voice of former comic Sarge) gives an introduction to the show in a humorously prolonged and ever-changing tone. The phrase as it currently is usually starts by saying a location in the Pokémon world where the podcast is supposedly being recorded then goes to its slogan, "It's the one, the only, ''{{tt|PUCL|Spelled without periods for pronunciation-based reasons.}} Podcast''!"
*'''News''' - After the introduction, ''P.U.C.L.'' starts with a typical Pokémon news segment, with the hosts recapping recent Pokémon-related events. Currently, this segment starts and ends with a low-quality playing of "{{wp|The Mission (theme music)|The Mission}}", a piece originally composed by {{wp|John Williams}} for {{wp|NBC News|NBC's news programs}}.
*'''News''' - After the introduction, ''P.U.C.L.'' starts with a Pokémon news segment, with the hosts recapping recent Pokémon-related events. Once, this segment started and ended with a playing of "{{wp|The Mission (theme music)|The Mission}}", a piece originally composed by {{wp|John Williams}} for {{wp|NBC News|NBC's news programs}}.
*'''Main topic''' - The typical topic of the episode segment, which provides the titles for the podcast's episodes and is discussed by the hosts.
*'''P.U.C.L.'s Pokéquiz''' - Thatch quizzes his co-hosts on their innate Pokémon knowledge with 5 questions. There are up to 7 points available each week, with one of the five questions being worth 2 points and an additional bonus point being awarded if the contestants can correctly answer all of the questions without using their hint. The scores carry over from week to week in a race to 30 points. The co-hosts can receive additional points for their appearances on the supplementary podcasts that P.U.C.L. produces.
*'''Interviews''' - Mock interviews have been a part of the ''P.U.C.L. Podcast'' since the second episode, when the [[Day-Care Couple|Day-Care Man]] from [[Four Island (town)|Four Island]] was the first "interviewee" as the episode focused on [[breeding]]. These interviews happened early on in the podcast's run, but have been become less common later on, only being done on occasion when the hosts feel like it. The interviews tend to have over-exaggerated versions of various characters.  
*'''Main topic''' - The topic of the episode segment, which provides the titles for the podcast's episodes and is discussed by the hosts.
*'''Interviews''' - Mock interviews have been a part of the ''P.U.C.L. Podcast'' since the second episode when the [[Day-Care Couple|Day-Care Man]] from [[Four Island (town)|Four Island]] was the first "interviewee" as the episode focused on [[breeding]]. These interviews happened early on in the podcast's run, but have been become less common later on, only being done on occasion when the hosts feel like it. The interviews tend to have exaggerated versions of various characters.  
*'''Commercials''' - ''P.U.C.L.'' always has a commercial break filled with fake commercials during each episode, normally after the topic of the episode. The commercials start after one of the hosts says, "We will catch you on the flip-flop!" Some of the more notable "commercials" include:
*'''Commercials''' - ''P.U.C.L.'' always has a commercial break filled with fake commercials during each episode, normally after the topic of the episode. The commercials start after one of the hosts says, "We will catch you on the flip-flop!" Some of the more notable "commercials" include:
*'''"[[Pokémon (species)|Poke]]" of the Episode''' - As with any other Pokémon podcast, ''P.U.C.L'' has a segment focusing on a Pokémon of the hosts' choosing. Often introduced as the listeners' least favorite part of the podcast, the hosts look at their chosen Pokémon's [[Bulbapedia]] article and often read off the Pokémon's stats and "Trivia" section from there.
*'''"[[Pokémon (species)|Poke]]" of the Episode''' - As with any other Pokémon podcast, ''P.U.C.L'' has a segment focusing on a Pokémon of the hosts' choosing. Referencing [[Smogon]] University's competitive usage articles, the hosts also look at their chosen Pokémon's [[Bulbapedia]] article and often read off the Pokémon's stats and "Trivia" section from there. Afterwards, they discuss their personal opinions of the chosen Pokemon.
*'''Mailbag''' - As typical of any Pokémon-centric podcast, e-mails and feedback are sent to ''P.U.C.L.'' and are read on the air as part of the "Mailbag" segment. Also like other Pokémon podcasts, ''P.U.C.L.'' asks a "Mailbag Question" that is answered in most e-mails for the next episode. Currently, the mailbag is introduced as the listeners' most favorite part of the podcast and starts with a low-quality playing of "Mailtime" from the Nickelodeon children's show ''{{wp|Blue's Clues}}'' before Thatch and his co-hosts read the e-mails. Starting with episode 97, after they've read all the e-mails for the episode, the hosts award an "Email Badge" to an e-mailer who they think wrote the best e-mail of the episode based on grammar and content. The badge is added to the user's P.U.C.L. profile, provided that they have a profile on the website.
*'''Mailbag''' - Listeners of the ''P.U.C.L.'' send in e-mails and feedback and are read on the air as part of the "Mailbag" segment. ''P.U.C.L.'' then asks a "Mailbag Question" that is answered in most e-mails for the next episode. While it is still recorded as the listeners' most favorite part of the podcast, the theme song for it is no longer a playing of "Mailtime" from the Nickelodeon children's show ''{{wp|Blue's Clues}}'' before Thatch and his co-hosts read the e-mails. Starting with episode 97, after they've read all the e-mails for the episode, the hosts award the "Green Tauros Badge" to an e-mailer who they think wrote the best e-mail of the episode based on grammar and content. The badge is added to the user's P.U.C.L. profile, provided that they have a profile on the website.
*'''Outro/"{{wp|Closing Time (Semisonic song)|Closing Time}}"''' - The podcast ends with Thatch giving a new "Mailbag Question" for the next episode and mentioning the e-mail address for listeners to send their feedback. After a bit of chatter, Thatch usually says, "Until next time on the ''PUCL Podcast'', I'm Trainer Thatch," then after the co-host(s) mention their names, Thatch continues, "And here at [the ''PUCL Podcast'' or a location in the [[Pokémon world]] where the podcast has supposedly been recorded], it's closing time." Normally, during or after these final lines, the song "Closing Time" by alternative rock band {{wp|Semisonic}} plays (with the first verse usually coming in right after Thatch says "it's closing time") until it fades out after the first chorus.
*'''Outro/"{{wp|Closing Time (Semisonic song)|Closing Time}}"''' - The podcast ends with Thatch giving a new "Mailbag Question" for the next episode and mentioning the e-mail address for listeners to send their feedback. After a bit of chatter and encouragement to check out the podcast's various social media outlets, Thatch usually says, "Until next time on the ''PUCL Podcast'', I'm Trainer Thatch," then after the co-host(s) mention their names, Thatch continues, "And here at Lavender Town Radio Tower [where the podcast has supposedly been recorded], it's closing time." Before a recording of a ''P.U.C.L.'' unique closing song was made, during or after these final lines, the song "Closing Time" by alternative rock band {{wp|Semisonic}} played (with the first verse usually coming in right after Thatch says "it's closing time") until it faded out after the first chorus.


===Episode list===
===Episode list===
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! colspan="4"|''P.U.C.L. Podcast'' episodes
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| 31
| [[Trainer Card]]
| {{ga|Trainer Card}}
| "{{tt|Thatch and Sycamore talk about the trainer card and how to change its color.|Originally, 'Learn how to get the black trainer card!'}}"
| "{{tt|Thatch and Sycamore talk about the trainer card and how to change its color.|Originally, 'Learn how to get the black trainer card!'}}"
| January 11, 2009
| January 11, 2009
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| 33
| [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Pokemon Stadium 1]] & [[Pokémon Stadium 2|2]]
| [[Pokémon Stadium|Pokemon Stadium 1]] & [[Pokémon Stadium 2|2]]
| "{{tt|Thatch and Sycamore talk about the old pokemon stadium games and how great they were.|Originally, 'Thatch and Sycamore talk about the best console games in the series.'}}"
| "{{tt|Thatch and Sycamore talk about the old pokemon stadium games and how great they were.|Originally, 'Thatch and Sycamore talk about the best console games in the series.'}}"
| February 9, 2009
| February 9, 2009
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| 52
| [[Generation V|5th {{tt|Generation|Originally written as just 'Gen'.}}]] [[Future generations of Pokémon|Speculation]]
| [[Generation V|5th {{tt|Generation|Originally written as just 'Gen'.}}]] Speculation
| "Thatch and Speezi speculate about the 5th Generation."
| "Thatch and Speezi speculate about the 5th Generation."
| February 18, 2010
| February 18, 2010
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|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| 53
| 53
| [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Pokemon {{tt|the 1st Season|Originally written as 'Season 1'.}}]]
| [[S01|Pokemon {{tt|the 1st Season|Originally written as 'Season 1'.}}]]
| "{{tt|Thatch and Sarge Nartker talk about their impressions of the 1<sup>st</sup> season of the anime.|Originally, 'Thatch and Sarge discuss the first season of the pokemon anime.'}}"
| "{{tt|Thatch and Sarge Nartker talk about their impressions of the 1<sup>st</sup> season of the anime.|Originally, 'Thatch and Sarge discuss the first season of the pokemon anime.'}}"
| February 25, 2010
| February 25, 2010
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| 63
| [[Rival]]s
| [[Rival]]s
| "Thatch and Sycamore discuss rivals and even get an {{tt|exclusive|Originally misspelled without the 'lu'.}} interview with {{ga|Wally|one of Hoenn’s finest!}}"
| "Thatch and Sycamore discuss rivals and even get an {{tt|exclusive|Originally misspelled without the 'lu'.}} interview with [[Wally|one of Hoenn’s finest!]]"
| July 9, 2010
| July 9, 2010
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| 83
| [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|{{tt|The Second Season Orange Islands Saga|Originally spelled with a colon between the words 'Season' and 'Orange'.}}]]
| [[S02|{{tt|The Second Season Orange Islands Saga|Originally spelled with a colon between the words 'Season' and 'Orange'.}}]]
| "Thatch and Sarge go over the exciting happenings in the [[Orange Archipelago|orange islands]] in the Second Season of the Anime."
| "Thatch and Sarge go over the exciting happenings in the [[Orange Islands|orange islands]] in the Second Season of the Anime."
| June 18, 2011
| June 18, 2011
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| 101
| 101
| [[Pokémon Dream World|Dream World]]
| {{pkmn|Dream World}}
| "Thatch and Sarge discuss this extra 5th gen feature that apparently no one likes. Also the music sucks."
| "Thatch and Sarge discuss this extra 5th gen feature that apparently no one likes. Also the music sucks."
| July 29, 2012
| July 29, 2012
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| 102
| 102
| [[Pokémon Dream Radar|Dream Radar]]
| {{pkmn|Dream Radar}}
| "Thatch and Sarge haven't quite finished Ash Gray so they talk about upcoming side features!"
| "Thatch and Sarge haven't quite finished Ash Gray so they talk about upcoming side features!"
| August 6, 2012
| August 6, 2012
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| 103
| 103
| [[Black and White 2|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]]
| [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black and White 2]]
| "Thatch, App, and {{tt|a new host|P.U.C.L.'s first female co-host, the Mystery Maiden, or “Misty” for short.}} discuss the new game that was just released internationally and their opinions of it."
| "Thatch, App, and {{tt|a new host|P.U.C.L.'s first female co-host, the Mystery Maiden, or “Misty” for short.}} discuss the new game that was just released internationally and their opinions of it."
| October 20, 2012
| October 20, 2012
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| 104
| 104
| [[Pokémon X and Y|Pokémon X and Y]]
| [[Pokémon X and Y]]
| "Thatch, Sarge and Misty discuss the newest addition to the Pokemon series!"
| "Thatch, Sarge and Misty discuss the newest addition to the Pokemon series!"
| January 21, 2013
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| [[Starters|Starters]]
| [[First partner Pokémon|Starters]]
| "Thatch,Sarge, and App talk about all of the starters across every generation."
| "Thatch,Sarge, and App talk about all of the starters across every generation."
| February 3, 2013
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| "Thatch and Sarge talk about their Nuzlocke journeys!"
| "Thatch and Sarge talk about their Nuzlocke journeys!"
| March 24, 2013
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| More X and Y News
| "Thatch, Sarge, and App discuss all of the X and Y news since the last episode! New Music provided by Bocefus and the Thunder-types."
| June 8, 2013
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| E3 Pokemon X and Y News
| "X and Y news from E3 is discussed."
| June 17, 2013
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| Fan Conspiracies
| "Thatch and Bocefus talk about fan conspiracies."
| July 9, 2013
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| How the Pokemon World Works
| "The intricacies of the Pokemon world are discussed."
| July 16, 2013
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| More X and Y News
| "More news about the sixth generation games."
| September 16, 2013
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| [[Transportation in Pokémon|Transportation in Pokemon]]
| "Thatch and Sarge talk about transportation in pokemon."
| September 29, 2013
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| Pokemon X and Y Initial Reactions
| "Thatch, Bocefus, Cleary, App, Mr. Thingy, and Infinity all discuss their first impressions of the new game."
| October 17, 2013
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| Pokemon X and Y review
| "Thatch and Sarge discuss the brand new games after having them for 2 weeks."
| October 26, 2013
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| The Metagame after X and Y
| "Thatch and Scizorkick discuss the metagame and the effect X and Y are having on it thus far!”
| November 9, 2013
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| [[Pokémon Origins]]
| "Thatch and Sarge talk about Pokemon Origins and how awesome it was to relive the old Pokemon games!”
| November 24, 2013
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| Breeding
| "Thatch, Sarge, and Bocefus discuss all the changes made to breeding this past generation.”
| December 8, 2013
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| Little things in X and Y
| "Thatch and Sarge talk about the small aspects of X and Y they like and reveal a new tournament that PUCL is hosting next month!”
| December 14, 2013
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| Future Pokemon Games Speculation
| "Thatch, Sarge and Misty talk about what they think will be the next Pokemon releases.”
| January 16, 2014
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| The VGC’s
| "Thatch and Bocefus discuss every aspect of the Pokémon Tournaments, both VGCs and TCG.”
| January 26, 2014
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| [[Pokémon Bank|Pokemon Bank]]
| "Thatch and Scizorkick discuss the Pokemon Bank!“
| February 18, 2014
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| [[Twitch Plays Pokemon]]
| "Thatch and Scizorkick join forces once again to discuss the current Twitch Play Pokemon fad.”
| March 2, 2014
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| Can’t Live With ‘Em Can’t Live Without ‘Em
| "Thatch, Scizorkick, and Cleary all discuss those Pokemon that they think are awesome, but are horribly unusable in the metagame.”
| March 17, 2014
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| 3rd Gen Remake Speculation
| "Thatch, Bocefus, and Ethan (Mr.Thingy) Discuss the possibility of 3rd get remakes!”
| March 31, 2014
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| [[Pokémon Battle Trozei|Trozei]] and Other Topics
| "Thatch, Scizorkick, and Cleary all come in to discuss the new Trozei game and various other aspects of their video game histories.”
| April 14, 2014
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| Top 10 Competitive Pokemon
| "Thatch, Cleary, and Dr. Shamu discuss P.U.C.L.’s favorite competitive Pokemon”
| April 28, 2014
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| {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}
| "Thatch, Cleary, Ethan and Dr. Shamu discuss the recently revealed remakes and what they hope to see from it.”
| May 12, 2014
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| [[Legendary Pokémon|Legendaries]]
| "Thatch, Scizor, and Ethan update the legendaries episode from 2008.”
| May 19, 2014
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| Regional Devices
| "Thatch, Bocefus, and newcomer Ransom discuss all the regional devices in the video games.”
| May 27, 2014
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| TeamBuilding
| "Thatch, Shamu and Scizor all talk about ways to build a competitive Pokemon team!”
| June 3, 2014
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| Speculation of Future Pokemon Games
| “Bocefus, Scizorkick, and Ethan gear up on this special episode of PUCL to discuss what games they think Game Freak and Nintendo are going to throw at us.”
| June 9, 2014
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| Not Fully Evolved Pokemon
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Dr. Shamu get together and do an episode on these under appreciated Pokemon.”
| June 16, 2014
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| [[History of the Pokémon world|Pokemon Timeline]]
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Ethan gather to discuss what Pokemon fans know about the timeline.”
| June 23, 2014
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| Pokemon Geography
| “Thatch, Sarge, and App discuss how the real world and the Pokemon world are kind of one and the same.”
| June 30, 2014
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| Non-U.S. Pokemon Games
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Shamu get together for this great unplugged American Episode of PUCL.”
| July 7, 2014
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| Super Secret Chocolaty ORAS News
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Scron talk about all of the news revealed this past week.”
| July 14, 2014
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| Pre-Released Pokemon
| “Thatch, Scizorkick, and Dr. Shamu all talk about how Pokemon sometimes get released before Pokemon games.”
| July 21, 2014
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| Top 10 Competitive Items
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Scizorkick all discuss their top 10 competitive items!”
| July 28, 2014
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| Berries
| “Thatch, Scron, and Ethan discuss berries, what they are, what they can do, and how to grow them.”
| August 4, 2014
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| [[Mega Evolution]]
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Cleary all discuss mega evolution.”
| August 11, 2014
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| [[Villainous team|Pokemon Antagonists]]
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Scizorkick debate which team of villains in the Pokemon game were the best at their jobs.”
| August 17, 2014
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| The TCG
| “Thatch has Scron and Bocefus talk about the current state of the TCG and how the TCG has been taking over their lives.”
| August 25, 2014
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| To Hack or Not to Hack
| “Thatch, Shamu, and Scron discuss the ethics of Hacking.”
| September 1, 2014
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| OOOOOO [[Shiny Pokémon|Shiny]]
| “Thatch, Bo, and Ethan talk about Shinies and how to become a great shiny hunter.”
| September 8, 2014
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| PUCL Telethon
| “Bocefus and Scizorkick host a Telethon to get Thatch back on his feet! ”
| September 15, 2014
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| Female Perspective of Pokemon
| “Thatch has Misty and Switzy talk about their opinions of women in the Pokemon fanbase.”
| September 22, 2014
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| [[Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon|Pokémon Myths]]
| “Thatch has Scron and Ethan over in the Radio Tower today to discuss some of their favorite in game legends and myths.”
| September 29, 2014
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| PUCL Celebrations
| “Thatch, Sarge, Bocefus, Scron, Dr. Shamu, and Ethan all get together to celebrate PUCL in this live episode.”
| October 6, 2014
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| Origins of Pokemon
| “Thatch, Scizorkick, and Scron get together to discuss the origin of several Pokemon designs.”
| October 13, 2014
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| How X and Y Changed Pokemon
| “Thatch, Cleary, and Dr. Shamu talk about how Pokemon X and Y have changed Pokemon in the past year.”
| October 20, 2014
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| ORAS Hype
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Shamu talk about excited they are for these new games.”
| October 27, 2014
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| Creepy Pastas
| “A couple days late to Halloween Scizorkick, Ethan, and Thatch talk about these Spooky Stories.”
| November 3, 2014
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| Competitive vs Casual (Writer’s Appreciation Episode)
| “Thatch has Scron, Viger, Beorn, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott on the show to discuss their articles and just competitive vs casual Pokemon players on the show.”
| November 10, 2014
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| Pokemon Fan Games
| “Thatch, Scron, Gator, and the Indie Developer by the name of Dan Man discuss Pokemon fan games.”
| November 17, 2014
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| ORAS Launch Live Show
| “Thatch, Scizorkick, Scron, Ethan, Dr. Shamu, Viger, and Gator team up this episode to hang out and talk about the new Pokemon game that was released.”
| November 24, 2014
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| [[PokéNav Plus]]
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Viger discuss the newest tool in Pokemon, the Pokenav Plus.”
| December 1, 2014
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| [[Secret Base|Super Secret Bases]]
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, Gator, and Mikey from pokemoncrossroads.com discuss the ins and outs of secret bases.”
| December 8, 2014
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| ORAS Metagame Changes
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Misty discuss the changes made to the metagame due to the release of ORAS.”
| December 15, 2014
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| 2015 VGC Format
| “Thatch, Scron, and SublimeManic discuss the changes to the VGC format this upcoming year.”
| December 22, 2014
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| Super Smash Bros Wii U and 3DS
| “Ethan, Scron, and Viger discuss the recently released Smash Bros Game.”
| December 29, 2014
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| 2015 Speculation
| “Thatch, Scizorkick, and Viger discuss their predictions for what Game Freak might bring to us in 2015.”
| January 5, 2015
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| Pokemon Pinball Ruby and Sapphire
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Scizorkick discuss the Pokemon Pinball game. It’s addicting.”
| January 12, 2015
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| Pokemon TCG for GBC
| “Ethan, Bo, and Viger discuss the Pokemon Trading Card Game for the Gameboy and on the 3DS eShop.”
| January 19, 2015
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| Top 10 NPCs
| “Thatch, Scron, and Dr. Shamu all sit down and talk about their top 10 NPCs in the Pokemon games.”
| January 26, 2015
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| Intro to Competitive Battling
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Dr. Shamu get together to put this guide of how to get competitive battling together.”
| February 2, 2015
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| Top 10 Hidden Abilities
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Dr. Shamu discuss their top 10 Pokemon that were made viable due to their hidden abilities.”
| February 9, 2015
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| Pokemon X and Y Anime
| “Thatch, Viger, and  MickeyPanda get together to talk about their opinions on the recent Pokemon X and Y anime.”
| February 16, 2015
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| The Pokemon Economy
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, Gator, and Illusdark8 from Radio Whirlwind get together and talk how they believe the Pokemon economy works.”
| February 23, 2015
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| The Pokemon Multiverse Theory
| “Thatch, Scron, and Viger get together to discuss the popular Pokemon multiverse theory!”
| March 2, 2015
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| Top 10 Hated Pokemon We Like
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Scron discuss their favorite Pokemon that are not popular among other fans.”
| March 9, 2015
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| Eeveelutions
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Gator discuss some of the fandom’s favorite Pokemon.”
| March 16, 2015
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| Top 10 Legendary Pokemon
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Scizorkick get together and talk about their top 10 favorite legendary Pokemon.”
| March 23, 2015
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| Pokemon That Should Evolve
| “Thatch, Viger, and Gator discuss what Pokemon they think should have an evolution.”
| March 30, 2015
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| Easter Eggs
| “Thatch, Scron, and Viger discuss various easter eggs they have come across in the Pokemon franchise.”
| April 6, 2015
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| Type Matchups
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Viger talk about why they think type matchups work the way they do.”
| April 13, 2015
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| {{p|Mewtwo}}
| “Thatch, Shamu and Gator celebrate the release of Mewtwo DLC for Smash Bros by discussing everything Mewtwo”
| April 20, 2015
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| Pokemon Rumble World
| “Thatch, Shamu, and Viger all discuss the newest Pokemon release: Pokemon Rumble World.”
| April 27, 2015
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| Weird Pokedex Entries
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Shamu all share some of their favorite Pokedex entries”
| May 4, 2015
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| Pokemoms
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Scron talk about the mothers of Pokemon and discuss many aspects of the Pokemon Franchise.”
| May 11, 2015
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| Future Game Speculation
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Dr. Shamu get together and talk about what they hope to see for Pokemon in the next year.”
| May 18, 2015
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| Freeform Show: Things That Annoy Us
| “Thatch gets together with Shamu, Misty, The Fluffiest Whimsicott, and Beorn to do a special episode where all things Pokemon are mentioned.”
| May 25, 2015
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| Reminiscing Pokemon
| “Thatch, Bo, and Scron get together and talk about the good old days of Pokemon.”
| May 31, 2015
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| [[Nickname|Nicknames]]
| “Thatch, Shamu, and Viger get together and discuss the concept of nicknaming everyone’s favorite pets.”
| June 8, 2015
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| Unused Dual Types
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Viger discuss unused dual types and which ones they think would be interesting to have.”
| June 15, 2015
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| Pokemon VGC
| “Thatch and Gator welcome a special guest Goomy to talk about his experience in the VGC after placing 4th in the UK Nationals in 2014.”
| June 22, 2015
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| Glitches
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Viger all talk about their favorite glitches from the Pokemon franchise.”
| June 29, 2015
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| PUCLcon!! (VGC Nationals Episode)
| “Thatch, Scron, Mr. Sniffles, Mr. Maximus, Reveneight, General VC, and Misty get together in a rather muggy hotel room to discuss all of the awesome things they saw at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, IN.”
| July 6, 2015
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| Pokemon International Survey
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Mr.Maximus all go through a survey that the Pokemon International Company has put out to better serve the community with Pokemon merchandise.”
| July 13, 2015
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| Pokemon Clones
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Ethan gather to discuss a variety of topics. Including the legacy of Satoru Iwata, the prospects of a new game, and Pokemon Clone games such as Yokai Watch.”
| July 19, 2015
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| Competitive Archetypes
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Scron discuss the basics of competitive Pokémon team archetypes.”
| July 27, 2015
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| Underappreciated Pokémon
| “Thatch, Viger, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott discuss under appreciated Pokémon and how to appreciate them.”
| August 3, 2015
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| [[Rival|Rivals]]
| “Thatch, Viger, and Mr. Maximus discuss the variety of rivals in the game series that have shown up over the years.”
| August 10, 2015
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| VGC Team Archetypes
| “Thatch, Scron, and Sublimemanic talk about VGC team archetypes just in time for the Pokémon World Championships.”
| August 17, 2015
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| {{MangaArc2|Red, Green & Blue|RGB Adventures Manga}}
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Dr. Shamu talk about the RGB Pokémon Adventures manga.”
| August 24, 2015
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| [[Pokémon Contest]]s
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Viger get together and talk about Pokémon contests and what they think about their return in ORAS.”
| August 31, 2015
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| The Post Game
| “Thatch, Ethan, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott get together and talk about the cool things to do after beating the elite four.”
| September 7, 2015
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| [[Pokémon Go]] and Pokémon Z
| “Thatch, Scron, and Viger go over a lot of the recent news that was revealed this week!”
| September 14, 2015
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| Favorite Pokémon
| “Thatch, Bocefus, Dr. Shamu, Ethan, Gator, Mr. Maximus, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott get together to produce a live episode where the gang talks about a variety of things, such as their favorite Pokémon and Scron and Viger’s quest to retrieve Thatch’s oil tanker.”
| September 21, 2015
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| Pokémon Types That Don’t Make Sense
| “Thatch, Mr. Maximus, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott discuss Pokémon they think have the wrong types.”
| September 28, 2015
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| [[Little Cup]]
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Viger get together and talk about little cup and how to succeed in it.”
| October 5, 2015
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| Top 10 Worst Abilities
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Scron all get together to discuss the worst abilities in all of Pokémon.”
| October 12, 2015
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| [[First partner Pokémon|Starters]]
| “Thatch, Whimsicott, and Mr. Maxiumus jump into a discussion of all of the starters to date and which one’s are awesome as well as some Pokémon news.”
| October 19, 2015
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| [[Kalos]]
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and The Fluffiest Whimsicott get together and gush over the beautiful Kalos region and the things they love about it.”
| October 26, 2015
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| Future Features We Want to See
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Viger get together and talk about the latest Pokémon news, including the U.S. {{p|Hoopa}} distribution. They also talk about features they would like to see in future episodes.”
| November 2, 2015
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| Unanswered Questions in Pokémon
| “Thatch, Scron, and Gator answer fan submitted questions about some mysteries that are left open ended in the Pokémon franchise.”
| November 9, 2015
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| [[Event Pokémon]]
| “Thatch, Ethan, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott discuss Ethan’s return to PUCL his delta episode playthrough, the recent [[Nintendo Direct|nintendo direct]], and event Pokémon.”
| September 7, 2015
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| [[Wonder Trade|Wondertrade]] and the [[GTS]]
| “Thatch, Gator, and Mr. Maximus discuss the latest and greatest ways to trade Pokémon: Wondertrade and the GTS.”
| November 22, 2015
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| Things That Should Be Retconned
| “Thatch, Scron, Viger, Mr. Maximus, and Snag get together for a shorter P.U.C.L. episode this week due to Thanksgiving. They talk about things they want to see come back in future video games.”
| November 30, 2015
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| Pokémon’s Big Year is 2016
| “Thatch, Ethan, and Dr. Shamu talk about all of the awesome stuff coming in 2016.”
| December 7, 2015
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| VGC 2016 Ruleset
| “Thatch, Bocefus, Mr. Maximus, and Sublimemanic all have a discussion about the VGC rules for 2016 and what Pokémon to look out for.”
| December 14, 2015
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| [[Pokémon GO]] Gyms and Teams
| “Thatch, Scron, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott discuss a recent interview done with Niantic about the production of Pokémon GO and their inclusion of Teams and Gyms.”
| December 21, 2015
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| Is Pokémon an Esport
| “Thatch, Ethan and Viger discuss whether Pokémon can be seen as an e-sport.”
| December 28, 2015
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| [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]
| “Thatch, Scron, and Viger give their thoughts on the latest Mystery Dungeon game. They talk about the new Patreon and new PUCL content coming this year.”
| January 4, 2016
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| [[Nuzlocke Challenge|Nuzlockes]] and More
| “Thatch, Mr. Maximus, and the Fluffiest Whimsicott discuss Nuzlockes and the various forms they take.”
| January 11, 2016
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| [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary|Pokémon’s 20th Anniversary]]
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Mr. Sniffles, all join together to talk about all the awesome things Pokémon is doing to celebrate its 20th Anniversary!”
| January 18, 2016
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| {{t|Fairy}} Type
| “Thatch, Maximus, and Sublimemanic discuss how the addition of fairy type.”
| January 24, 2016
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| [[Detective Pikachu (video game)|Detective Pikachu]]
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Sublimemanic discuss the newly announced Detective Pikachu game as well as cover a lot of the latest news.”
| January 31, 2016
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| [[Spin-off Pokémon games|Spin Off]] Capture Mechanics
| “Thatch, Dr. Shamu, and Scron discuss their favorite capture mechanics from the various Pokémon spin off games.”
| February 8, 2016
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| {{p|Magearna|Magiana}} and [[Generation VII|7th Gen]]
| “Thatch, Ethan and Viger talk about the newly revealed Pokémon Magiana and speculate on the future of the franchise!”
| February 15, 2016
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| Future Features
| “With the 20th anniversary of Pokémon on the horizon, Thatch, Maximus, and The Fluffiest Whimsicott discuss features they would like to see in the next game to be announced.”
| February 22, 2016
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| {{g|Sun and Moon}} Announcement!
| “With the announcement of new pokemon games Thatch, Scron, and Mr. Maximus join forces to discuss the newest addition to the franchise.”
| February 29, 2016
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| Where in the World is Pokémon Sun and Moon
| “Thatch, Whimsicott, and Gator, get together and talk about where they think Pokémon Sun and Moon might be located.”
| March 7, 2016
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| What We Hope Isn’t in Sun and Moon
| “Thatch, Bocefus, and Shamu discuss things that they hope don’t make it into Sun and Moon.”
| March 14, 2016
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==Reception==
''P.U.C.L.'' sits at 279 ratings in iTunes with a solid 4.5 star rating. Currently, it has 237 five star reviews, and 23 one star reviews.


==Website==
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===Badges===
===Badges===
"Badges" were introduced in P.U.C.L. 5.0 along with improved user profiles for users. Similar to {{wp|Achievement (video gaming)|video game achievements}}, they are awarded to users to do P.U.C.L.-related things, such as following the podcast and website on social networking sites, writing a P.U.C.L. Podcast review on iTunes, and winning P.U.C.L. League tournaments. Some badges require users to send an e-mail to P.U.C.L. stating that they've completed the task required to earn the particular badge, while others are given out for certain one-time-only events, such as the "PUCL 100 Badge" for watching the 100th Episode Celebrations live. Badges also have points attached to them, similar to {{wp|Xbox Live}} Gamerscores; the top ten users with the most badge points are shown on a leaderboard on the website's sidebar.
"Badges" were introduced in P.U.C.L. 5.0 along with improved user profiles for users. Similar to {{wp|Achievement (video gaming)|video game achievements}}, they are awarded to users to do P.U.C.L.-related things, such as following the podcast and website on social networking sites, writing a P.U.C.L. Podcast review on iTunes, and winning P.U.C.L. League tournaments. Some badges require users to send an e-mail to P.U.C.L. stating that they've completed the task required to earn the particular badge, while others are given out for certain one-time-only events, such as the "PUCL 100 Badge" for watching the 100th Episode Celebrations live. Badges also have points attached to them, similar to {{wp|Xbox Live}} Gamerscores; the top ten users with the most badge points are shown on a leaderboard on the website's sidebar.
'''Badges''' as of now represents someone's ability to enter the U.U.T.C. which is a P.U.C.L tournament. However only specific badges will allow the player accesses to the tournament, most of them gained by winning Pokémon battles against the staff members of P.U.C.L, or doing things involving there social media pages.
===Badge list===
{| class="roundtable expandable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #C0C0C0; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #0B345F;"
|- style="{{roundy|10px}}"
! colspan="4"|'''''P.U.C.L Badges'''''
|- style="background: #1078D9"
! {{tt|Name|Badges name}}
! Description
! {{tt|Points Value|Show case how many points can be received for said badge.}}
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Combee O’s Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CobeeOs-copy.png
| Are you eating a well balanced breakfast? No Combee O’s? Then You’re Not!
Earn this badge by coming to the chatbox when a mod is there 5 separate days
| 100
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Donation Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/donation-copy.png
| Earn this badge by donating to PUCL and earn our eternal gratitude.
| 150
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Entei Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Entei-Badge-copy.png
| When Entei barks volcanoes erupt.
Staff can earn this badge by providing 3 months of service to PUCL
| 25
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Facebook Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Facebook-Badge-copy.png
| Receive this Badge for Liking PUCL on Facebook.
This badge counts towards the entrance to the 2015 U.U.T.C.
| 25
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Feraligatr Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Feraligatr-Badge-copy.png
| Feraligatr is a ferocious Pokémon with powerful Jaws.
Earn this badge that counts toward the 2015 U.U.T.C. entrance by defeating Thatch anytime throughout the year
| 50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Geodude Rag Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/geodude-rag2-copy.png
| It’s just a geodude and you wipe up the mess until it gets really mad.
You can earn this badge by having accrues 20 posts on the forums.
This badge counts towards entrance into the 2015 U.U.T.C.
| 10
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Green Tauros Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/GTBadge-copy.png
| Drink the Energy Drink that gives you Hooves!
You can receive this badge when the hosts think you have the best email of the episode.
This Badge counts towards your entrance into the 2015 U.U.T.C.
| 50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Hoothoot Spotlight Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hoothoot-copy.png
| Hoothoot Spotlights are great for hosting movie Premiers!
Earn this badge by attending a P.U.C.L. Movie Night!
This badge counts toward entrance into the 2015 U.U.T.C.
| 30
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Houndoom
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/HoundoomBadge-copy.png
| Upon hearing its eerie howls, other Pokémon get the shivers and head straight back to their nests
You get this Badge for defeating Cleary in the PUCL 2014 Summer League. This counts 2015 U.U.T.C. Entrance.
| 50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Jolteon Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JolteonBadge-copy.png
| Jolteon is the fastest of the Eeveelutions
Earn this badge that counts toward the 2015 U.U.T.C. entrance by defeating Bocefus anytime throughout the year.
| 50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Raikou Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Raikoubadge-copy.png
| Raikou has been known to run across the land shooting lightning bolts at will.
Staff members can earn this badge by contributing to PUCL for one month.
| 25
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Roggenrola Roller Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/roggenrola-copy.png
| Its a roggenrola that you kinda just roll around.
This Badge is can be obtained by hitting the 150 post mark on the forums.
This Badge counts towards the entrance to the 2015 U.U.T.C.
| 40
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Scizor Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Scizorbadge.png
| Scizor is a Pokémon whose body is the hardness of steel.
Earn this badge that counts toward the 2015 U.U.T.C. entrance by defeating Scizorkick anytime throughout the year.
| 50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Shuckle Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Shuckle-badge-copy.png
| Shuckle is a Pokémon that loves to store berries in its shell.
Earn this badge that counts toward the 2015 U.U.T.C. entrance by defeating Dr. Shamu anytime throughout the year.
| 50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Suicune Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Suicune-Badge-copy.png
| Suicune has been seen walking across water.
Staff can obtain this badge by providing 6 months of service to PUCL.
| 50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
| Twitter Badge
http://www.puclpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Twiiter-copy.png
| Receive this Badge when you have followed PUCL on twitter.
This Badge Counts towards your entrance to the 2015 UUTC.
| 25
|}


===Chat===
===Chat===
The website has a chat room that is powered by xat.com.
The website currently runs its chat through Discord.


===''P.U.C.L. Block''===
===''P.U.C.L. Block''===
The ''P.U.C.L. Block'' is a live video show hosted by Thatch and his co-hosts.
The ''P.U.C.L. Block'' was a live video show hosted by Thatch and a number of past staff members, with Infinity the show's "Conan O'Brien" aka Big Kahuna would end with either small news segments or just a story of his adventures in Pokémon.


===League===
===League===
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;Thatch
;Thatch
:Host, webmaster, and co-founder of ''P.U.C.L.''.
:Host, webmaster, and co-founder of ''P.U.C.L.''.
;Bocefus
:Current Secretary of ''P.U.C.L.'', and Musical Consultant
;Misty
:Occasionally a co-host.
;'''"Artist formally Known as Mister Thingy"''' A.K.A Ethan
: Admin / Author
;Scron
:Editor in Chief and Recurring Cohost
;Viger
:PokéNews article writer and Recurring Cohost
;DrShamu
:Tournament Organizer and Recurring Cohost
;GatorMaximus
:Social Media Outreach Professional
;Beorn, LordJushiro, MickeyPanda, TheFluffiestWhimsicott, and SublimeManic
:The remaining members of the ''P.U.C.L'' Writing Team.
===Past===
All past staff mentioned here have been co-hosts on the podcast.
;[[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] Sycamore
:First recurring co-host and co-founder of ''P.U.C.L.''
;{{tt|Sarge|Formerly 'Nartker'.}}
;{{tt|Sarge|Formerly 'Nartker'.}}
:Recurring co-host and "funny man".
:Recurring co-host and "funny man".
;The Apprentice
;The Apprentice
:Recurring co-host.
:Recurring co-host.
;[[Misty|Misty]]
;Cleary
:Occasional a co-host.
:Recurring co-host.
;{{p|Scizor}}Kick
;Scizorkick
:Pokémyth article writer.
:Recurring co-host
;Matthew Cleary
:Badge designer.
;Pokeman
:Forums moderator/administrator.
 
===Past===
All past staff mentioned here have been co-hosts on the podcast.
;[[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] Sycamore
:First recurring co-host and co-founder of ''P.U.C.L.''.
;Mister Thingy
;Mister Thingy
:Writer/"Legman".
:Writer/"Legman".

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PUCL Podcast
Pokémon Underground Champions League
"It's the one, the only, PUCL Podcast!"
PUCL.jpg
The Pokémon Underground Champions League's podcast art, featuring a close-up on the podcast's mascot, Suicune.
Language English
Status Podcast Active
Website Active
Run Podcast December 2007 - Present
Website 2009 - Present
Podcast debuted December 31, 2007
Last episode published {{{final}}}
Website opened April 2, 2009 (Current website as presumed by the host on Episode 90; the first website was a Webs.com site.)
Website closed {{{site_close}}}
Reason {{{reason}}}
Creator(s) Thaddeus Asel (a.k.a. "Thatch") and "Professor Sycamore"
Host(s) "Thatch" et al.
Number of Episodes 562 (as of September 2022)
Forum {{{forum}}}
Mascot Suicune
Website PUCLPodcast.com
Feed PUCL Podcast RSS feed PUCL Podcast on Apple Podcasts PUCL Podcast on Google Podcasts PUCL Podcast on Spotify

The Pokémon Underground Champions League, also known as PUCL (pronounced PUCK-uhl), is a Pokémon-centric podcast and fan site hosted and run by "Trainer Thatch". The podcast is known for its wacky humor, and is the successor to a short-lived podcast that debuted in March of that same year called PokéChat.

Podcast

The Pokémon Underground Champions League podcast or PUCL Podcast is known for its bizarre and eccentric humor, which includes fake commercials and interviews, a prolonged announcer intro, various cracks made towards Pokémon, their listeners and community members (who they call "PUCLonians"), and the hosts themselves; and several other recurring gags.

It is also known for its many recurring co-hosts who joins host "Thatch" in many of his show's episodes, its longevity (more than four years as of their ninetieth episode on February 12, 2012).

The P.U.C.L Podcast, due in part to its longevity, is reportedly considered above average by both their listeners and the host, Thatch.[1]

History

Before P.U.C.L., Thatch created a podcast called PokéChat that debuted in March 2007. The podcast ended after only a few episodes due to Thatch's then-inexperience with podcasting and his dissatisfaction with the show's format.

Thatch stated in an email to a Bulbapedia user, "P.U.C.L. was never actually intended to be a podcast."[2] When Diamond and Pearl were released, he had several friends playing the games in his high school during the fall of the same year. He and his friends decided to try to set up various Pokémon tournaments together and, jokingly, wanted to make a club out of it. They spent a couple of days trying to come up with an acronym that made a "word", coming up with "Pokémon Underground Champions" or "P.U.C." (pronounced "puck") and using it for a couple of weeks. They then added "League" to the end, making the acronym "P.U.C.L." Thatch treats the name as nonsensical and hopes no one takes it as serious.[2]

100th Episode Celebration

For P.U.C.L's 100th episode on July 14, 2012, Thatch hosted a 12-hour long live stream in which he cleaned a friend's house and recorded the one-hundredth episode live. Members of the P.U.C.L. community that watched the live stream earned a special badge to show that they were there. Many members from the P.U.C.L. community watched the live stream in celebration of P.U.C.L.'s milestone.

With the publishing of episode 100, PUCL became the first Pokémon audio podcast to produce and release 100 episodes.

Segments

As aforementioned, the podcast has made up many segments and running gags throughout its run. These include:

  • Intro - The introduction to the show normally goes in the following order:
    • Teaser - The podcast begins with either a humorous phrase spoken by one of the hosts or a scene skit that the hosts set up as a joke. One of the podcast's most notable teases came on episode 89 when an exhausted Sarge came in and explained to listeners that the reason why they have not made a new episode since episode 88 was supposedly because he and Thatch went on a very inexpensive vacation to Mexico that went horribly wrong which supposedly ends up with Thatch dying at the U.S.-Mexico border, only for Thatch to come in yelling that the story was a lie and that he's just lazy. Other segments include the hosts pretending to forget what their segment was going to be about, and sometimes puns revolving around the week's topic.
    • "Theme song" of the episode - A random song was once played as the theme tune for the episode, with mostly various non-Pokémon-related rock and pop music played at the beginning. Pokémon-related songs have been played before, including official songs such as the original Pokémon Theme for the English dub and parodies of popular songs such as "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO; some in their entirety. Occasionally, the intro song would just be sung by the podcast's hosts. Since 2013, an official PUCL theme song was recorded by the band Bocefus and the Thunder Types. The transitions between segments were also recorded by this band led by one of PUCL's announcers, Bocefus.
    • Announcer - After the intro song of the episode is played, a campy announcer (Currently the voice of former comic Sarge) gives an introduction to the show in a humorously prolonged and ever-changing tone. The phrase as it currently is usually starts by saying a location in the Pokémon world where the podcast is supposedly being recorded then goes to its slogan, "It's the one, the only, PUCL Podcast!"
  • News - After the introduction, P.U.C.L. starts with a Pokémon news segment, with the hosts recapping recent Pokémon-related events. Once, this segment started and ended with a playing of "The Mission", a piece originally composed by John Williams for NBC's news programs.
  • P.U.C.L.'s Pokéquiz - Thatch quizzes his co-hosts on their innate Pokémon knowledge with 5 questions. There are up to 7 points available each week, with one of the five questions being worth 2 points and an additional bonus point being awarded if the contestants can correctly answer all of the questions without using their hint. The scores carry over from week to week in a race to 30 points. The co-hosts can receive additional points for their appearances on the supplementary podcasts that P.U.C.L. produces.
  • Main topic - The topic of the episode segment, which provides the titles for the podcast's episodes and is discussed by the hosts.
  • Interviews - Mock interviews have been a part of the P.U.C.L. Podcast since the second episode when the Day-Care Man from Four Island was the first "interviewee" as the episode focused on breeding. These interviews happened early on in the podcast's run, but have been become less common later on, only being done on occasion when the hosts feel like it. The interviews tend to have exaggerated versions of various characters.
  • Commercials - P.U.C.L. always has a commercial break filled with fake commercials during each episode, normally after the topic of the episode. The commercials start after one of the hosts says, "We will catch you on the flip-flop!" Some of the more notable "commercials" include:
  • "Poke" of the Episode - As with any other Pokémon podcast, P.U.C.L has a segment focusing on a Pokémon of the hosts' choosing. Referencing Smogon University's competitive usage articles, the hosts also look at their chosen Pokémon's Bulbapedia article and often read off the Pokémon's stats and "Trivia" section from there. Afterwards, they discuss their personal opinions of the chosen Pokemon.
  • Mailbag - Listeners of the P.U.C.L. send in e-mails and feedback and are read on the air as part of the "Mailbag" segment. P.U.C.L. then asks a "Mailbag Question" that is answered in most e-mails for the next episode. While it is still recorded as the listeners' most favorite part of the podcast, the theme song for it is no longer a playing of "Mailtime" from the Nickelodeon children's show Blue's Clues before Thatch and his co-hosts read the e-mails. Starting with episode 97, after they've read all the e-mails for the episode, the hosts award the "Green Tauros Badge" to an e-mailer who they think wrote the best e-mail of the episode based on grammar and content. The badge is added to the user's P.U.C.L. profile, provided that they have a profile on the website.
  • Outro/"Closing Time" - The podcast ends with Thatch giving a new "Mailbag Question" for the next episode and mentioning the e-mail address for listeners to send their feedback. After a bit of chatter and encouragement to check out the podcast's various social media outlets, Thatch usually says, "Until next time on the PUCL Podcast, I'm Trainer Thatch," then after the co-host(s) mention their names, Thatch continues, "And here at Lavender Town Radio Tower [where the podcast has supposedly been recorded], it's closing time." Before a recording of a P.U.C.L. unique closing song was made, during or after these final lines, the song "Closing Time" by alternative rock band Semisonic played (with the first verse usually coming in right after Thatch says "it's closing time") until it faded out after the first chorus.

Episode list

Reception

P.U.C.L. sits at 279 ratings in iTunes with a solid 4.5 star rating. Currently, it has 237 five star reviews, and 23 one star reviews.

Website

The website is also called the Pokémon Underground Champions League, but is actually located at and called on the podcast, PUCLPodcast.com. The site has been redesigned several times; the most recent site renovation, called P.U.C.L. 5.0, was completed on June 20, 2012.

Badges

"Badges" were introduced in P.U.C.L. 5.0 along with improved user profiles for users. Similar to video game achievements, they are awarded to users to do P.U.C.L.-related things, such as following the podcast and website on social networking sites, writing a P.U.C.L. Podcast review on iTunes, and winning P.U.C.L. League tournaments. Some badges require users to send an e-mail to P.U.C.L. stating that they've completed the task required to earn the particular badge, while others are given out for certain one-time-only events, such as the "PUCL 100 Badge" for watching the 100th Episode Celebrations live. Badges also have points attached to them, similar to Xbox Live Gamerscores; the top ten users with the most badge points are shown on a leaderboard on the website's sidebar.

Badges as of now represents someone's ability to enter the U.U.T.C. which is a P.U.C.L tournament. However only specific badges will allow the player accesses to the tournament, most of them gained by winning Pokémon battles against the staff members of P.U.C.L, or doing things involving there social media pages.

Badge list

Chat

The website currently runs its chat through Discord.

P.U.C.L. Block

The P.U.C.L. Block was a live video show hosted by Thatch and a number of past staff members, with Infinity the show's "Conan O'Brien" aka Big Kahuna would end with either small news segments or just a story of his adventures in Pokémon.

League

The "P.U.C.L. League" is the competitive battling portion of the Pokémon Underground Champions League. It has recently been redone for the new P.U.C.L. 5.0 site redesign.

Staff

Current

Thatch
Host, webmaster, and co-founder of P.U.C.L..
Bocefus
Current Secretary of P.U.C.L., and Musical Consultant
Misty
Occasionally a co-host.
"Artist formally Known as Mister Thingy" A.K.A Ethan
Admin / Author
Scron
Editor in Chief and Recurring Cohost
Viger
PokéNews article writer and Recurring Cohost
DrShamu
Tournament Organizer and Recurring Cohost
GatorMaximus
Social Media Outreach Professional
Beorn, LordJushiro, MickeyPanda, TheFluffiestWhimsicott, and SublimeManic
The remaining members of the P.U.C.L Writing Team.

Past

All past staff mentioned here have been co-hosts on the podcast.

Professor Sycamore
First recurring co-host and co-founder of P.U.C.L.
Sarge
Recurring co-host and "funny man".
The Apprentice
Recurring co-host.
Cleary
Recurring co-host.
Scizorkick
Recurring co-host
Mister Thingy
Writer/"Legman".
Infinity
Writer/"Podcast Preparation Specialist".
Speezi
Site sponsor.
Toast
Writer.
Ecko
Site developer from P.U.C.L. 2.0 to 4.0.
Green Tauros Guy
Former forums moderator.

References

  1. "Thatch" [Thaddeus Asel] himself. "Happy Birthday P.U.C.L.!" December 31, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Thatch" [Thaddeus Asel]. Message to "BulbaPediaAid". March 5, 2012. E-mail.
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