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EXP. Share

by Josh Fjelstad, Tanner Greenring

Two longtime friends and Pokémon fans play every game, gym by gym.

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The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero and the Epilogue(s) #217

WE DO IT ALL. (We think.) From unearthing the apparently controversial sweetie that lies in the depths of Area Zero; to a final confusing encounter with Arven's parents;

Jul 30 2024
51 min

The Indigo Disk, Pt. II: Coastal Biome, Savannah Biome, Canyon Biome, Polar Biome, and Elite Four (#216)

The valiant knight Don Joey and fun-loving guy Esteban Humano enter the Blueberry Academy's Terarium and it's THUNDERDOME! These are some of the toughest fights we've tak

Jul 23 2024
58 min

Chasing Waterfalls and The Indigo Disk, Pt. I: Welcome to Blueberry Academy (#215)

We're back from our travels and travails, chasing waterfalls and mostly finding big, bad battles at the top of all of them. Don Joey's knights-errant couldn't resist the

Jul 16 2024
46 min

The Way Home (#214)

Arven, aka Billy from Stranger Things, assembles a team of people just crazy enough to venture down into the Great Crater of Paldea and see just how deep the rabbit hole

Jun 25 2024
52 min

Path of Legends, Starfall Street, and Victory Road (#213)

So it's come to this: the conclusions (perhaps?) of all three Paldean paths. And boy, do Don Joey's knights finally get the glorious battles they were thirsting for—along

Jun 18 2024
51 min

Alfornada Gym, Montenevera Gym, Glaseado Gym, and Team Star Fighting Crew (#212)

In an attempt to get our adventurers' levels back on the... well, level, we take on the final three Paldean gyms and the final Team Star Base. One valiant knight faces so

Jun 11 2024
49 min

Cascarrafa Gym, Medali Gym, and Gimmighoul Grab (Ft. Greg Leatherman) #211

On the road outside Cascarrafa, Don Joey & Esteban Humano encounter Lysander Lux, a traveling merchant with exquisite taste in fashion, Pokémon, and ruthless capitalism.

Jun 4 2024
1 h 10 min

Quaking Earth Titan, False Dragon Titan, Team Star Poison Crew, Team Star Fairy Crew (#210)

Don Joey & Esteban Humano return from their gap year to return their dragon motorcycles to their former glory, and rid Paldea of (most of) the notorious Team Star. They f

May 28 2024
55 min

The Teal Mask DLC, Pt. II: Crystal Pool, Finding and Fighting the Loyal Three, Fighting and Capturing Ogerpon (#209)

It's a, a guy hunt! Our heroes find themselves caught in a Challengers type of situation, caught between Kieran & Ogerpon, and in order to resolve that tension we must ta

May 21 2024
52 min

The Teal Mask DLC, Pt. I: First Signpost, Second Signpost, Dreaded Den, The Mask Festival, Third Signpost (#208)

Hola—or rather, konnichiwa! Don Joey & Esteban Humano are taking the next semester (aka two episodes) to complete a study abroad program over on Kitakami. As soon as they

May 14 2024
52 min

Team Star Dark Crew, Team Star Fire Crew, Lurking Steel Titan, Levincia Gym (#207)

Our noble/ignoble adventurers sally forth into unexplored, ambiguously named lands such as the East Province (Area Two), and meet some pretty interesting new characters.

May 7 2024
1 h 04 min

Open Sky Titan and Artazon Gym (#206)

Don Joey & Esteban Humano head west (young man) and find a land full of soaring wind turbines and very upsetting birds. Then, they swing east to critique an artist's life

Apr 30 2024
53 min

[Pokémon Scarlet/Violet] Prologue, Stony Cliff Titan, Cortondo Gym (#205)

We and our characters haven't quite mastered "Paldean" yet, but please join us as we all sally forth to find what adventures this mysterious land holds. Will it be a P-Iw

Apr 23 2024
1 h 04 min

Pokémon Unite: Part II (Ft. Greg Leatherman) #204

We're joined by Greg Leatherman this week, who told us he was inspired to pick up Pokémon Unite for the first time after he heard our first episode featuring Bree van Dur

Apr 2 2024
54 min

A Palworld Playthrough Podcast (#203)

Well, we've played pretty much all the Pokémon games out there so it's about time we gave something else a shot. That's right, EXP. Share is a Palworld playthrough podcas

Mar 19 2024
39 min

[PL:A] The Plates of Firespit Island, Moonview Arena, Snowpoint Temple, and Everywhere Else (Ft. Dr. Michael LeVine) #202

What are the odds that Josh Fjelstad, Brooklyn podcaster, would be friends with a renowned slug scientist, who studied at KNOWN medical school, Cornell University and stu

Mar 5 2024
1 h 14 min

[PL:A] "The Researcher of Myths," "The Plate of Prelude Beach," and "The Plate of the Lakes" (#201)

We weren't given Waterfall so this isn't really a waterfalls episode, but it's got that feel, doesn't it? With Palkia and Dialga safely behind balls Soren and Doug are la

Feb 20 2024
50 min

[PL:A] “Atop Mount Coronet" and "The Counterpart” (#200)

I guess, uh… I guess we’re done here, folks. Honestly, kinda came out of nowhere but seasons over and show is over and our souls are locked in old Hisui forever thanks to

Feb 13 2024
45 min

[PL:A] "Disaster Looming," "The Trial of Lake Verity," "The Trial of Lake Acuity," and "The Trial of Lake Valor" (#199)

After quelling the final Frenzied Noble, we think we'll be hailed as heroes and Doug Farmer & Soren will get statues in their honor erected across the land. Instead all h

Feb 6 2024
41 min

[PL:A] “The Slumbering Lord of the Tundra” (#198)

We’ve got one more frenzied beast to quell, and whoo doggy is she a big one. But first we have a whole long checklist to take care of including tracking down some mythica

Jan 30 2024
47 min

Chart trend

Position in the Video Games chart (US), last 90 days.

#77
all-time peak
10
days in the top 100 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where EXP. Share ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 19, 2026).

#168 ▼ 6 Video Games US

What listeners say

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This is the Pokémon podcast I never knew I needed. As a 33-year-old dude who grew up playing these games and re-discovered the joy of the franchise again as an adult, this podcast is the perfect companion to my mature Pokémon fandom. One thing to add. The guys need to ditch the insanely complicated rules sets they make up for their Nuzlocke runs. There are always so many that the hosts cannot keep them straight and are constantly breaking them, arguing about whether they have broken them, straight up forgetting they exist, or on completely opposite sides of how one of the rules they made up together could be interpreted. It’s maddening. Do a Nuzlocke. Do a character based or a MonoType run. But stop doing Nuzlockes as personas with 7 extra rules to make it “more challenging,” followed by 10 “clauses”, most of which negate the established rules they just argued over in a way they won’t notice until it’s halfway through the game and Josh is perplexed by Tanner’s incredibly overleveled “whatever I want” team and then spends an entire episode explaining how the rules were supposed to work to an indifferent Tanner. Please just talk more about Pokemon.

Squiggy1514 · Jun 2026

Officially started my third, yes THIRD relisten of show. Josh and Tanner are incredibly funny, and each season only gets better. Can’t wait to see what comes now that they’ve finished Scarlet and Violet. 100% worth a listen or three.

DFlanagan08 · Aug 2024

I got back into Pokémon after a years long break and stumbled upon this podcast a couple of years ago. It’s been truly refreshing to listen to a pair of like-minded individuals journey through one of my favorite franchises. I look forward to each new season and have even re-listened to a couple of old ones during replays of those gens after buying the original hardware (thanks for causing the rise in prices on old games!). Tuesdays are a highlight of my week. Thanks for all the hard work!

jv1701 · Jun 2023

Been listening to these guys (gym by gym, week by week) since the pandemic, and nothing makes me happier as a Pokémon fan than to hear their interesting and new perspectives on the games. Keep it up guys!

Matthew Edison · Jun 2023

I started with season 4 (platinum playthrough) and enjoyed the first episode. Shortly into the second episode I learned this isn’t for me. They have a segment that sexualizes Pokémon. I just want to listen to a playthrough without hearing about sexualized Lopunny fan art. I also wish it felt more like I was playing along with them. Instead, they play a portion of the game and discuss what they did. Not as good as I thought.

gravy193 · Jul 2023

The fur affinity schtick has has long worn out its welcome as of the Gen 7 season of this show. Like yeah, there’s weird, bizarre, and uncomfortable art out there, but it just feels like outdated mid-2000s “lol furries” humor at this point. I get that there’s not always enough to talk about during an episode, but I end up putting the fur affinity segments on 2x speed with how forced they feel. I still like hearing hearing their reactions to each generation they play through and I admire the characters they make for each game, but this one segment in particular just drags it down for me.

Will McDermott · Feb 2023

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