Bulbacast Season 3 Episode 4 was recorded on October 7, 2007 and released on October 9, 2007.

Topics discussed

• DP049 - ポケモンコンテスト！ヨスガ大会!! Pokémon Contest! Yosuga Convention!! is the 49th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on October 4, 2007 as part of a two-hour special alongside DP050.
• DP050 - 全員参加！タッグバトル!! All Members Participate! Tag Battle!! is the 50th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on October 4, 2007 as part of a two-hour special alongside DP049.
• Archer9234 recorded his call-in with the Hey you, Pikachu! microphone which works with PC's.
• FullMasta turned 20 years old during the recording of this episode.

Call-in questions

• Archer9234: Question 1: What would you like fixed in the latest Pokemon games?
  • 1. Pokemon Contests in the Underground should have been online.
  • 2. Battle Handheld to Console.
  • 3. Leave the Elite 4 after you have beat it the first time.
  • 4. Ability to skip text.
  • 5. Remove 24 hour migration limit.
  • 6. Allow access to the boxes in the battle rooms or trade centers.
  • 7. Allow the ability to trade friends codes when you exchange records.
  • 8. Bring back the item storage feature.
  • 9. Customizable Characters.
  • 10. Remove the battle room in Pokemon Center and combine it in the Union Room.
  • 11. Let us trade items without trading Pokemon.
  • 12. Let people trade Pokemon from one end.
  • 13. Ability to release eggs.
  • 14. Handhelds need to be able to force levels.
  • 15. Ability to migrate HM's.
  • 16. Ability to save more than one game.
  • 17. Removing the permanent migration.
  • 18. Why does the Pokemon World have regenerating Rocks and Trees?
  • 19. An option to disable confirmation.
  • 20. Area Affects. Area affects should be maintained throughout the battle.
• Archer9234: Question 2: Would it be interesting if the Pokemon anime producers asked Game Freak to write a specific episode for the show?
• Sailorclef: Question 1: I am greatly upset that there are no great candy bars in the current generation of games.
  • Satoshi-kun suggests attempting to contact Game Freak to submit suggestion.
  • Other items such as the Rage Candy Bar are also not present. FullMasta explains that there are a lot more items in the current games than there were in previous versions.
  • PPN also explains that he remembered that Game Freak removed some items to make more room for more game features.
• Sailorclef: Question 2: Why do Pokemon fans insist on calling all the male game characters Ash even though they have different names like Brandon?
  • Satoshi-kun explains that Ash is synonymous with the male game characters because most people recognize his name better than the default game names.
• Angerman: What would be your ideal Pokemon game for the Wii?
  • The cast agrees that a MMORPG needs to be released.
• PikachuTrAiNeR: Question 1: The dub has specifically stated that contests are held once a year. How do you think PUSA will handle this if Hikari returns to participate in the Hearthome Convention?
• PikachuTrAiNeR: Question 2: How do you think the games will compare to the anime in this current generation?

Question of the Week

• What is your favourite Opening/Ending in the Pokemon Anime?
• What is the most useless Pokemon in battle? (excluding Luvdisc)