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Arthro-Pod Episode 196 The Arthropods of Pokémon Redux
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- Arthro-Pod
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- Feb 9, 2026
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- 3968
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Summary
Join Jonathan and Michael as they return to the pocket universe of Pokémon to revisit the various arthropods you could catch there. This one has some cultural explorations of video games and gamer identities as well as conversation about why Pokémon might appeal specifically to the entomologists of the world. Show Notes https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/ckenhi/a_barely_scientific_cladogram_of_arthropod_pokemon/#lightbox https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/64/3/159/5098346 Entomology Today interview on last article https://entomologytoday.org/2018/10/22/how-pokemon-opens-door-entomology-education/ The Entomological Diversity of Pokemon https://jgeekstudies.org/2018/10/12/entomological-diversity-of-pokemon/ The Phylogeny of Pokemon https://www.improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume18/v18i4/Phylogeny-Pokemon.pdf Get the show through Apple Podcast, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app! Older episodes can be accessed through Archive.org. If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review! Thank you so much for listening!