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GameStop is Ruining Pokémon For Everyone

·1 hr 52 min·5 clips
Steve discovers GameStop's shiny code promotion is secretly limited to just 50 per store, sparking outrage.
The hosts discuss GameStop's controversial distribution of shiny Koridon and Miraidon codes for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, revealing a 50-code limit per store that contradicts earlier promises. They explore employee misinformation, corporate dysfunction, and debate whether The Pokemon Company or GameStop is at fault, while also touching on Pokemon Go events and Digimon comparisons.

As heard by us

A plainspoken look at a Pokémon promotion that still feels messy where it matters.

The piece treats the Pokémon promotion less like a fandom beat and more like an operational headache, which gives it a clear point of view. It stays grounded in the second wave of codes and the automated email response, and it keeps circling the same practical issue: a rollout…

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Why you'd press play

Press play if you want the GameStop code mess explained from the first restock to the second wave.

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