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Episode 275: the Shiftry episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news! Plus, train with us later this week when we have our Back2Basics episode about Gyms!

Pokemon GO has just introduced Max Mondays to the weekly lineup! The Harvest Festival is happening now until November 12. Get ready to dig deep during the Simply Groundbreaking event November 15 to 17. Don’t forget Wild Area! The Fukuoka Wild Area event, November 16 and 17, is Sold OUT! But you can still participate in the Global Wild Area, November 23 and 24, and get early sign up bonuses including Toxel Mask! Save the dates for next Season’s Community Days! Do you want to give the gift of Poke Coins? Now there's Walmart Gift Cards!

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, there's still time to take on Feraligator until November 10! Plus, you can now get Shiny Meloetta through Pokémon HOME for completing ALL of Scarlet/Violet’s Pokédexes.

Miz Sylver talks about Pokémon TCG Pocket, which launched Oct 30. She's a fan and thinks it would be a good intro for players new to the game, plus the art is awesome!

Pokemon SHOPPING!!! Winter Holiday items are just arriving, like the festive Three Person Maushold! It's new, but not necessarily holiday... Miz Sylver wants the Mount Moon sign. Pokémon Crocs are taking the internet by storm. Cubone is the newest Pokémon Buildabear!

Miz Sylver is addicted to the new Nintendo Music app, and the Wolf Doctor is getting it on her phone because... it's great! (For Nintendo Switch Online subscribers only!)

Have you been playing in the online Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition competitions?

Miz Sylver had a great time at New York Comic Con! She visited the off-site Pokemon Stellar Maze and Kodansha House, hosted TWO DAYS of StreetPass meetups, and finally got to play the Monster Hunter Wilds demo.

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Thank you to everyone who came to today’s #StreetPass Meetup. Hope to
See some of you tomorrow (I miss Swapnote and Swapdoodle) @NY_Comic_Con #nintendo #nycc pic.twitter.com/r5qiPbs25X

— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) October 20, 2024

Thank you to everyone at today’s #StreetPass Meetup at @NY_Comic_Con WE SUMMONED KIRBY!!! #nycc #newyorkcomiccon pic.twitter.com/YpCIKiUgmH

— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) October 20, 2024

Miz Sylver also enjoyed the Malden Cosplay Meetup! One of many fine events in the Malden Gaming District! Past Guest Leharc Blueheart was a big part of the event and got presented an award by the Mayor, also a past guest!

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And an event for this weekend... there's a Comic Swap at the Fenway Community Center, Saturday November 9, from 2-4 pm, in support of the Massachussetts Independent Comics Expo, which will be happening December 7 - 8, 2024 at the Fuller Building at Boston University!

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Episode 274 Back2Basics: CANDY! I want candy! Tastes like candy!

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Episode 274: the Nuzleaf episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

In Pokemon GO, the Pick your Path Legendary Heroes Event is happening until October 1! And then Max Battles continue with more Galarian Dynamax Pokémon appearing as Power Spot Bosses, featuring Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble, and Falinks! More Galarian adventures with the debut of SHINY Galarian Birds October 4-11 with the second half of that starting October 8 as Galarian Expedition: Taken Over, then Saturday October 5 is Sewaddle Community Day. Love Stickers? New Pokémon GO TCG-inspired stickers from sponsored locations during Oct 4-25.

This weekend in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet,

Serperior with a Grass Tera type will be in 7 star raids!

Pokémon Shopping!

Pokémon x Celio and Pokeween! Don't forget about TCG Halloween treats!

The Pokemon Trading Card Game is a 2024 finalist for the Strong National Museum of Play!

Miz Sylver wants a Monster Hunter Ducati!

カプコン #モンスターハンター コラボ決定！

『モンスターハンター』 シリーズ20周年を記念して、MONSTER SPの限定コラボラッピングモデルが登場！
9月26日（木）～9月29日（日）に幕張メッセで行われる「東京ゲームショウ2024」カプコンブースにて、バイクのお披露目展示が決定しました。… pic.twitter.com/P97U2c7lKL

— ドゥカティジャパン株式会社 (@ducati_japan) September 20, 2024

Can you get an elusive pre-order for the beautiful PS5 Pro special Edition!

The Malden Gaming District is adding Pokémon TCG events before raid hour every other week at New England Comics! Check out the calendar here!

Going to New York ComicCon October 17-20, 2024? Miz Sylver's picks are "The Toys that Made Us" Panel and Sneak Peak, the Pokémon Meetup, and the Miz Sylver-hosted StreetPass Meetup!

What about PAX Unplugged, Dec 6-8 in Philly? Check out Miz Sylver and Professor Evergreen in a promo!

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Episode 273 Back2Basics... What is this, you ask??? Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor have been including Back2Basics, segments that focus on a core topic in Pokemon Go, in the regular episodes, but wow these segments get long! It turns out Pokemon GO is pretty complicated! This week we talk about Items! And seriously, there's a lot to know!

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Episode 273: the Seedot episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news!

In Pokemon GO, it's MAX OUT Season! Are you as confused about MAX Raids as we are? Free Max Points with code LJRAMRU3RYCMC. Ponyta Community Day is coming September 14th! And the Psychic Spectacular is September 18-22.

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the Incineroar Tera Raid is happening this weekend!

This weekend is a GameStop Trade & Play Event.

Pokémon Shopping! Preorder the giant Appletun Plush! Plus POKÉMON X SKINNYDIP clothes and phone cases!

Miz Sylver had an awesome time at PAX West! She tells us about a lot of her favorites. Malasadas at Marination, and parfaits at Nana's Green Tea. She saw Kelsey from Pink Gorilla Games and got a copy of her new Animal Crossing book! She stopped by lots of booths, including Zenless Zero Zone and Sword Reverie, and she met Final Fantasy Voice Actor Britt Baron!

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Did you see the Nintendo Indie Direct? Soooo many games?

PS5 Pro Announced! Preorders open later this month!

YES There's a THIRD Sonic Movie!

Miz Sylver wants to see the new Sailor Cosmos movie!

Are you ready for the Ranma ½ Remake???

Animal Crossing x Aquarium is happening at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts Sept. 20-Dec. 14. The Grand Opening party is happening Sept 20th, you can get tickets for that here!

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Episode 272 Back2Basics... What is this, you ask??? Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor have been including Back2Basics, segments that focus on a core topic in Pokemon Go, in the regular episodes, but wow these segments get long! It turns out Pokemon GO is pretty complicated! This week we talk about Buddies! And seriously, there's a lot to know!

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Episode 272: the Ludicolo episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk news!

Do you remember the time Ludicolo saved all these weird Marshtomps??? Miz Sylver remembers...

Did you enjoy the Pokemon Worlds? What about that Drone Show! If you earned any partner Twitch codes, you have to redeem them by August 26! The Pokemon Go Alolan avatar items are still available! Worlds 2025 will be held in Anaheim, CA from August 15th to 17th!

The following World Championships will then be hosted in San Francisco, California, and are scheduled to be held from Aug. 28 to 30, 2026.

In, Pokemon GO, the Triumph Together event is happening now through August 30, featuring the return of the team leader costumed Pokemon. September 2024 Community Day: Ponyta & Galarian Ponyta is Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. All of next season's community day dates have been released! Something hungry is coming to Pokémon GO?!

And... Something BIG is coming to Pokemon GO?!

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Dragonite with a NORMAL Tera Type is in 7 star raids until September 1!

New characters in Pokémon Unite... Armarouge, Darkrai, and Psyduck!

Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack GBA added Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red & Blue Rescue Team!

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket launches on Wednesday, October 30, 2024!

Pre-registration begins soon on App Store and Google Play.

In Pokémon Shopping, Pokéween is already here! Plus, new Pokemon memory cards...

Mario Kart Legos!

The Nintendo Museum is opening in October! The ticket lottery is open now!

The last Splatfest ... It was RICE!

Are you going to PAX West, August 30 to September 2? Miz Sylver is hosting Nintendo and Pokemon Cosplay meetups on Saturday at 11am and 1:30pm, respectively. The PAX Pokemon League will be happening, as well as con-official Pokemon tournaments.

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Episode 271: The Lombre Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we have a special guest! The "Business Cheerleader" of Malden, Kevin Duffy! He's the right hand of Mayor Gary Christenson, Mayor of Malden, aka "the Gamers' Mayor", a recent special guest! Kevin has been the "Business Badboy" for the Malden Gaming District, as well as supporting ALL of Malden's businesses! (Plus, his favorite Pokemon is the yellow one!) Do you want to bring your business to Malden? Email Kevin! at [email protected]!

Did you know that Malden has interactive mysteries and pubcrawls? This summer, Mladen is hosting a Mystery Pub Crawl: The Curious Case of the Fiery Temper; Mystery Pub Crawl: Murder at the Malden Bank is already sold out for the summer, but we expect them both to be back!

There are a lot of ways to keep up with Malden's Gaming District, including seeing every month's events on Reddit from user MGDTess. See August's lineup here!

In Pokemon GO, August 3 is a Mega Rayquaza Special Raid Event makeup day! Team Rocket is Taking Over Adventure Week... Get ready for a September of Pokémon GO Safari fun, with in-person events coming to Jakarta, Indonesia and Incheon, South Korea!

In Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, get Roy’s Fuecoco from Pokémon Horizons as a Mystery Gift using code 909TEAMUP06.

More Pokémon Soda Pop plushes! Plus it's Back to School with cute bags and school supplies!

Miz Sylver tells us about the Play Nintendo Tour, check out a video summary by friend of the show KirbyGCN17!

She also got to stop by the R-Cade pop-up while she was in the NYC area!

A new pokemon TV show... Pokémon Trainer Tour!

Are you at GenCon 2024? Awesome past guest Ginny Loveday is hosting many awesome events!

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Episode 270: the Lotad episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news:

In Pokemon GO, Togedemaru makes an electrifying Shiny debut in Ultra Unlock: Strength of Steel! Mega Lucario Day is July 27. Adventure Week will be August 2 to 12, and Popplio Community Day will be Saturday, August 31.

Our Back2Basics topic this week is Postcards and Stickers! As usual, there is more to talk about than we expected!

Welcome Ho-Oh to Pokémon Unite!

The Pokémon #UNITE3rd Anniversary has arrived! 🎉

🌈Ho-Oh joins the fray!
🌟Returning quick battle!
🎊Celebration Events!
✨& more!

Join in the fun with #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/o1UTnKKgKM

— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) July 20, 2024

The Pokémon TCG has a Championships celebration Pikachu promo card! It will be available as a gift-with-purchase at select local and online retail locations where Pokémon TCG products are sold, including Pokémon Center, from August 2 – August 18.

Build-a-Bear Fuecoco!

Nintendo Summer of Play Tour is happening now, with stops all over the US!

The next Splatfest is a tough one... Bread, Rice, or Pasta??? August 9 to 11.

Miz Sylver took a trip to Funspot in Laconia, NH. THE LARGEST ARCADE IN THE WORLD!!! Where she played some crazy games...

And speaking of stamps, USPS has Dungeons & Dragons stamps (and card sets) in honor of the 50th anniversary!

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Episode 269: the Dustox episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news!

It's the 8th Anniversary of Pokémon GO! The anniversary event is going on until July 3! Saturday June 29 is Rayquaza Elite Raid Day... The Ultra Beasts arrive July 8-13! Get special backgrounds... Participate in GO Fest 2024 celebration Play! Pokemon events to earn in-game rewards such as Necrozma Fusion Energy and more, July 8-12! Global Go Fest is July 13 and 14! If you are still alive after all this, Sunday July 21st is Tynamo Community Day...

For the international Pokemon Go player... If you are in Australia, it's Supanova 2024 this weekend!

And, celebrate the release of Pokémon Horizons: The Series in India and Indonesia with a special event until July 14.

Our Back 2 Basics segment this episode is about GIFTS...

In Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, get a Sceptile with a Dragon Tera-type in 7 star raids June 27-30, July 4-7.

It's the 4th anniversary of Pokemon Cafe Remix!

Pokémon Shopping ... Blacklight posters?!?

In Tetris 99, it's the FZero Maximus Cup until July 1!

The Nintendo Direct had so much news!

We had a great time with the Comic Feud at Fan Expo Boston! Hear about our adventures. The Wolf Doctor wanted to buy all the toys!

Favorites included Misty Mountain Gaming, Cowbutt Crunchies, and Cosplay Dad. Plus, check out a cool vidoe of the Into the Spiderverse panel with Shameik Moore and Jadji Jeter.

Past guest Kelsey of Pink Gorilla Games has a new book out, "Animal Crossing"!

Local to Boston? Dorchester Brewing is having a Retro Video Game Night on Thursday August 15th!

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