The Making of Pokémon w/ Grant Stoner

This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian starts the show solo by giving his final review of Fur Squadron Phoenix and running down the news. Then, he discusses the creation of Pokémon to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise. Finally, award-winning disability reporter Grant Stoner joins the podcast to discuss his love of Pokémon, the importance of disability reporting, and rank his favorite Pokémon. If you'd like to follow Brian on social media, you can do so on his Bluesky @BrianPShea or Instagram @BrianPShea. You can follow Grant on Bluesky @supercrip1994. You can subscribe to Game Informer at GameInformer.com/Subscribe. A massive thanks to composer Tee Lopes for providing the theme song for All Things Nintendo! You can check him out at ⁠⁠⁠TeeLopesMusic.com⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠follow him on YouTube⁠⁠⁠. If you want to support All Things Nintendo, be sure to leave a review on your podcast platform of choice! You can also ⁠⁠⁠join the Patreon page⁠⁠⁠ to gain access to bonuses like the community Discord, priority for interactive episodes, and early/ad-free episodes. If you're interested in All Things Nintendo merchandise, you can ⁠⁠⁠find t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, and more in the All Things Nintendo shop on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠allthingsnintendo.dashery.com⁠⁠⁠. The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we celebrate, discuss, and break down all the latest games, news, and announcements from the industry's most recognizable name. Each week, Brian is joined by different guests to talk about what's happening in the world of Nintendo. Along the way, they'll share personal stories, uncover hidden gems in the eShop, and even look back on the classics we all grew up with. A new episode hits every Friday! 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:10 – Fur Squadron Phoenix 00:11:09 – Hello, Mario! 00:13:15 – Xenoblade Chronicles X Nintendo Switch 2 Edition 00:18:40 – Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 00:20:35 – Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse 00:25:11 – Kristen Bell in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 00:27:16 – The Creation of Pokémon 00:54:12 – First Nintendo Game/Favorite Nintendo Game 01:06:23 – The Importance of Disability Reporting 01:26:02 – Pokémon Presents Predictions 01:35:06 – Definitive Ranking: Pokémon 01:48:35 – eShop Gem of the Week: Coromon If you'd like to get in touch with the All Things Nintendo podcast, you can join the All Things Nintendo Patreon page, email ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠, or message Brian on social media @BrianPShea.  A huge thanks to the paying members of the All Things Nintendo Patreon: Aaron Smith Abdulla Alana R Alex Stadnik Andy Junkins Avri Rosen-Zvi Barney Ben Richlin Big Mitch Brooke Obscura Chad Brekke Chad Timblin ChainWhippin ChapsMyAss Charles Clift Charles Hartford Chris Rogers Dan Noorman Darth Platypus David Ringham Derek Sigmund Dusty Beaman Eric Mason Frank Santana Greg Nagy guccinaytor IanTClark James D Jawarhello Joey Alesia John Pyers Johnny 5 Jose Villalobos Joseph Joseph Jury Joshua Duperoy Joshua Duperoy Katie Cross KCRadioMan Knobby Buckles (Dave) Kody Gipson Kreaper207 LindberghTheCat LuvMyNES Matthew Matthew Magurany Matthew Schwickerath Midnashorty miotron Nathaniel Edison nintendo101. Nolan Filter ozzman83 Paige Paul (@DrunkonMako) Phyramar Prattable Rachel Atkins Rob McCann (BobbyMac265) Robert Sousa Roberto Nieves Roger Reichardt Roy Hidrosollo Russell Sayer Ryan Baldwin Sean Poli Sir Phobos Smithypoo SpencerSB Tanner Hoisington Zack Bencal Zane Sink Zech (threeswordssama) Zeriquinn ZOne350z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices