Regional Variants: A Pokémon Podcast

Regional Variants
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Hello everyone! Welcome to the Regional Variants Pod. We aim to bring fresh new takes on the world of Pokémon from video games, anime, TCG, merch, and all the current news, and brilliant guest interviews. So please sit back, relax, and enjoy Pokémon from Abra to Zygarde! This platform will feature Matthew (Gmeister) and Hovi (Trashman) as your main hosts. Please don't forget to follow us on our socials @variantsregional (Insta) or email us, regionalvariants@gmail.com Twitch: regionalvariantsYouTube: RegionalVariantsRegional Variants discord: https://discord.gg/nAZmpwzxAlso! Matt is a part of the Dark Nites, sister faction to D'Nair. If you wanna join us for a general chat in all things Pokémon, please join us there. https://discord.com/invite/EwCPezjQKN

  1. We like Airplanes! And Pokémon!

    APR 29

    We like Airplanes! And Pokémon!

    Send us Fan Mail Airbus Photo Credit: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times Target Merch: https://www.target.com/c/pokemon-x-target/-/N-x3oll https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXH4dvhDDuP/?igsh=dG90MDFiN3J0dGgx Zavvi: https://us.zavvi.com/c/franchises/pokemon/ Pokémon Orlando Regional Championships 2026: https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/23725 https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/23725 https://x.com/firestar73_/status/2046661631925444906?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg Pokémon All Stars 1025: https://x.com/pokemon_cojp/status/2046944645591044209?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg Hatsune Miku: https://x.com/pokemon_cojp/status/2030941413240701317?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg China Airlines Airbus A350 - 900:  https://x.com/gmeister117/status/2039942267008696706?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg https://x.com/airplusnews/status/2039903748017758384?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg (Scale Model): https://www.scalemodelstore.com/model/15746/ANA_All_Nippon_Airways_(Pok%C3%A9mon)-Boeing_747-400.html Pokémon Pocket: https://tcgpocket.pokemon.com/en-us/ Pokémon Night Out: https://30.pokemon.com/en-us/night-out/?utm_source=ptcnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20260413&utm_term=night-out-launch&utm_content=417562&subid=104818075  Chaos Rising: https://www.pokebeach.com/2026/04/many-chaos-rising-english-cards-revealed-all-cut-and-added-cards-now-known Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    1h 42m

  2. APR 1

    A Champions recipe to a Perfect Order. And Catching up with the Bois.

    Send us Fan Mail Sign up for Pokémon Worlds on April 2nd!!: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/play-pokemon-competitions-transition-to-pokemon-champions-on-april-and-may-2026 PSA Scandal Video Coverage: https://youtu.be/iiJyKOSu92w?si=S1baIzcJCqXCRYNq There are other content creators that cover this topic. But I wanted to at least highlight this content creator for their ingenuity.  Pokémon Center Japan: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/pokemon-shop-employee-stabbed-death-tokyos-commercial-district-2026-03-26/ Pokémon Champions:   https://www.pokebeach.com/2026/03/pokemon-champions-to-launch-on-april-8th https://victoryroad.pro/champions-regulations/ Known meta Pokémon for Champions ^ Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    1h 43m

  3. FEB 28

    Pokémon Day Prediction and Live Coverage with Gmeister and HandsomeGarabage ft Special Guests!

    Send us Fan Mail Happy Pokémon Day to all you beautiful listeners. Apologies for the rusty intro. It has been a while. This is your Host Gmeister (Matt) and HandsomeGarbage(Hovey) coming back with a fun prediction and Pokémon Day coverage episode. Please enjoy our special guest appearances from ZimmyKid, JetForceGemini(name pending change), and TacoDog8. Hit us up on our socials and email with any likes or dislikes from Pokémon Day. Pokémon Day Video (Nintendo) https://youtu.be/Dh2WcRJOVPU?si=XLtSEBDk6N3ZCkR6 Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    2h 21m

  4. JAN 21

    Special Guest Reis20cassion. Plus, the great Lego Debate!

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back you lovely Regional Variant listeners & fans! We appreciate your patience while we went through the most chaotic holiday season we have ever had in the history of Regional Variants. But fret not, we are back this year stronger than ever. We hope you enjoy listening to our special guest this week. He is a professional Pokemon Go player, Shout caster (announcer) for the Play! Pokémon Go circuit, and has a unique YouTube channel in the Go scene. Down below you will find his links to his socials:  YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@Reis2TheOccasion X: Chris Reisner or https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=channel_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1JMOGF5b2VTZ0h6ZzFPSk5HbUczaUtXSkVvUXxBQ3Jtc0ttV1loZGtsTFc5NFNVRFZPN0ttMkg1REh3clgzbms1Q3ZHR1ZiSmtfTWl6NkNPWGwxa0ZKTERGTkd6aURXQW1MTk82a3o4alpqQlVrM0pwM05oNU1MOVdENzBQREZ1X0M5SjB3Vmw0bV9ZVUZkN3cxOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FReis2Occasion Twitch: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=channel_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm16VDVrc1hWUjVBeXVhOGZQWG45Uy1RZ3RaZ3xBQ3Jtc0trNlN3MW5CTkF5VkpBcmZwRjcwZzl1OEh3N2ZwOHpaMVhKdUQ5RlY3REhPUFNHS2J5NzlwbTNDY0RLd2Q3cDNSem1zV2YwRjRkVFZqSHVUV05ndm1Wb09BT2cyZjhyZ0cyc3BhZThLTUJLYW9yRklVOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Freis2occasion Perfect Order TCG: https://www.pokebeach.com/2026/01/perfect-order-product-lineup-revealed McDonald's Collab: https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/12/mcdonalds-pokemon-tcg-promotion-coming-to-the-u-s-for-franchises-30th-anniversary Pokémon Lego Collab: https://www.serebii.net/lego/ Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    3h 9m

  5. 10/29/2025

    Regional Variants After Hours!

    Send us Fan Mail Happy PokeWeen ya'll! I hope you all have a cozy and safe Halloween! We'll cover some PokeWeen in the next episode. Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    21 min

  6. 10/27/2025

    Legends Z-A is finally out! TCG & Shiny Legendary Shenanigans.

    Send us Fan Mail New Shiny Legendaries: https://x.com/serebiinet/status/1966372663259242503?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg https://x.com/serebiinet/status/1966291194859676125?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg https://x.com/phillybeatzu/status/1971648760133701797?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg Legends Z-A LATAM Promotion:  https://x.com/pokemonlatam/status/1971404148081115369?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg https://x.com/carlosc34566529/status/1971427894867231115?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg TCG Shenanigans:  https://x.com/gmeister117/status/1963574291686961472?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg https://x.com/moore33gaming/status/1967681478143381637?s=46&t=Tg-glGx6PsdGZMs7gifWLg Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    2h 25m

  7. 10/10/2025

    Regional Variants Update: Exciting and Upcoming News!

    Send us Fan Mail Hello Regional Variants' enjoyers and listeners. This is your Host Matt (GMEISTER) just checking in with everyone. It's a small update in what is to come this month leading up to the release of Legends Z-A, we hope you all are excited! Thank you for checking in and we'll catch you in the next episode! Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    14 min

  8. 09/17/2025

    *Spoilers for Z-A*, Nintendo Direct and the "Mega" Discussion

    Send us Fan Mail Hello Regional Variant listeners; this week Hovey and Matt have a special coverage of the recent Nintendo Direct. Please join us for an in depth break down on what we are looking forward to and the "controversy" with the new DLC announcements. There are some links listed bellow for your leisurely viewing. Please view links while you are stationary. Be safe and have a wonderful September! Nintendo Direct:  https://www.youtube.com/live/tWIEv_aksvo?si=a3zRzjSIPVGBnpQI Pokopia:  https://pokejungle.net/2025/09/12/pokemon-pokopia-and-new-legends-z-a-information-and-dlc-announced-during-todays-nintendo-direct/ Legends Z-A:  https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/story-world/pokemon Patreon: patreon.com/regionalvariants Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/regionalvariants YouTube: https://youtube.com/@regionalvariants?si=0jqla9DitwvhpS1V Regional Variants Discord: https://discord.gg/F2csFNzf Instagram: https://instagram.com/variantsregional?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Mad Rabbit Promo: https://sldr.page.link/7XL9 Use this promo code at check out to help support our show: BEAUTYININK Reach us at: regionalvariants@gmail.com Opening and Closing Theme: "Bit Mac" by Nu Alkemi$t (ep 1 - 46) "Chillwave Serenity" by Movavi (ep 47 onward)

    2h 5m
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Hello everyone! Welcome to the Regional Variants Pod. We aim to bring fresh new takes on the world of Pokémon from video games, anime, TCG, merch, and all the current news, and brilliant guest interviews. So please sit back, relax, and enjoy Pokémon from Abra to Zygarde! This platform will feature Matthew (Gmeister) and Hovi (Trashman) as your main hosts. Please don't forget to follow us on our socials @variantsregional (Insta) or email us, regionalvariants@gmail.com Twitch: regionalvariantsYouTube: RegionalVariantsRegional Variants discord: https://discord.gg/nAZmpwzxAlso! Matt is a part of the Dark Nites, sister faction to D'Nair. If you wanna join us for a general chat in all things Pokémon, please join us there. https://discord.com/invite/EwCPezjQKN

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