venuemerged28 mentionsFirst seen Jun 29, 2023Last seen Feb 13, 2026
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Electric Bat is an arcade/pinball venue in the Phoenix, Arizona area operated by Kale and Rachel Hernandez. The location serves as a hub for the local pinball community, hosting league nights, tournaments, and serving as a testing ground for new pinball machines and prototypes. It is recognized within the pinball industry as a reliable, high-quality venue and has been featured prominently in pinball podcasts and community discussions.
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appears_inPredatorArcade venue where Predator was demonstrated during Expo road tripmedium
ownsKale HernandezKale Hernandez operates/owns Electric Bat arcade venuemedium
affiliated_withKanedaKaneda collaborates with Electric Bat and has featured the venue in his podcast contentmedium
affiliated_withRalphRalph is a regular player at Electric Bat, competing in league nights and tournamentsmedium
affiliated_withDavid Van NessDavid Van Ness placed first Labyrinth game at Electric Bat and offered Winchester sample game for the locationmedium
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affiliationJeff from Electric Bat was an early guest on We Are Pinball podcasthighfrom 2026-01-07
affiliationOperated by Kale and Rachelhigh
attributeLocation used for extended play testing of arcade gameshigh
attributeVenue where Ralph competes in tournament finalshigh
attributeCommercial location where Ralph plays weeklyhigh
attributeHosts Tuesday league nights for Arizona pinball leaguehigh
Existing: Electric Bat is a pinball venue/arcade locationvsConflicting: Mention 13 describes content as 'Pinball podcast/content organization associated with Serge; produces pinball tutorials and rules analysis' which suggests a media/content organization rather than venue
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kept_existing · Mar 2, 2026
Existing: Electric Bat is a pinball venue/arcade locationvsConflicting: Mention 1 describes 'Episode 1138 FREE SHOW' as 'Other pinball podcast/show' and flags it as a podcast/content entity, not a venue
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kept_existing · Mar 2, 2026
Existing: Electric Bat is primarily a physical arcade venue in ArizonavsConflicting: Mention 2 describes it as a podcast/content crew rather than a venue
Unresolved
Electric Bat is described as an arcade venue operated by Kale and Rachel
Electric Bat hosted extended play testing for Predator pinball machine
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hostsFishtailsFishtails was in back of Electric Bat due to reset issues, scheduled for return to tournament playmedium
attributeHosts pinball community livestreams for deep-code analysishigh
locationArcade/pinball venue in Arizonahigh
locationPhoenix-area arcade/bar approximately 45 minutes from Ralph's locationhigh
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Conflicting: Mention 1 describes it as 'Kale Hernandez's pinball business' and mention 2 as a 'Podcast/content crew with Jamie and Kale' collaborating with Kaneda
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accepted_new · Mar 2, 2026
Existing: Electric Bat is a pinball arcade venuevsConflicting: Mention 13 associates it with 'Pinball podcast/content organization associated with Serge' producing tutorials