PokeProblemsPodcast

Episode 183: The hopeful hundred and eighty-third episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Now with more Rattata! This week we talk news... Pokémon GO continues to have a lot going on! Don't forget to check out the Battle League Leaderboard! May’s Research Breakthrough encounter is Shinx, and Pokémon Spotlight Hours this month feature Shellder, Sunkern, Poochyena, and Bronzor. The Throwback Challenge has begun and we are still in week one until Friday May 8th. It's Kanto week, featuring Pikachu wearing Charizard hats! Each week is themed around a different Pokemon Region, and will feature a multi-part special research series (9 parts this week!) that you have to complete that week, a special increased frequency shiny from that region, and a hatted Pikachu featuring that region's number-one Pokemon discovered in that region, among other bonuses! The final week features the Throwback Challenge Champion 2020 Special Research, when Galarian Stunfisk will be making its Pokémon GO debut! Galarian Meowth, Galarian Zigzagoon, Galarian Darumaka, and Galarian Stunfisk will also be making their debuts. And don't forget the Remote Raid Pass celebration: Darkrai, Altered Forme Giratina, and Virizion will be in five-star raids! Did you hear that The Wolf Doctor beat Pokemon Sword? Miz Sylver tells her she should brave Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Ranked Battles. The new season has begun and will run throughout May 2020. If you are playing, be on the lookout for Tyranitar, Togekiss, Excadrill, Whimsicott, and Dragapult, as well as Heat or Wash Rotom, in Max Raid Battles until May 11, 2020. Pokémon Masters has added in a free Daily Sync Pull for Items/Sync Pairs, and a free starter egg! New pairs are here too, Silver and Ho-Oh and Wallace and Milotic, with a story with Ethan & Silver to find Ho-oH. New Galarian Pokémon Plush! And the fancy Mareep is back! There's a lot of new Pokémon television, including Pokemon Journeys the Series (Season 23) starting on Netflix on June 12th! Pokemon BW Rival Destinies episodes have been added to the Pokemon TV app! And Episode 4 of the Twilight Wings series is out now! Consider 2-Step Verification for your Nintendo account! Splatfests are back! Or at least one Splatfest... May 22nd - May 24th, it's the return of Mayo vs. Ketchup! We want to know what you think about our new Splatfest ideas. And, there's a free demo happening right now if you want to check out Splatoon 2. https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/616057535646089216/the-squid-research-lab-has-been-informed-that-a New ideas for a #Splatoon2 #Splatfest ?— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) May 3, 2020 Have you seen the new Bride Thor skin in Smite? Who here knows the story behind this one?

Episode 182: The hillarious hundred and eighty-second episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast. Tonight, there's so much news! Pokemon GO has so much going on! They're introducing remote raid passes, and lots of other bonuses to make playing at home easier. Battle league is going strong, and there's now a leader board! Sunday! Tomorrow! April 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., it's Incense Day, featuring Sentret! The current 1 PokeCoin bundle updates on Monday, get it while it's hot! Tuesday, April 21, 2020: Wobbuffet will be in the spotlight. Bond with your Buddy Pokémon during the Buddy Up event, April 21 to April 27. Volbeat and Illumise, normally found only in specific regions, will be appearing everywhere and you’ll be able to encounter Woobat in the wild and after completing certain Field Research tasks. Abra Community Day has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020 for 11 am to 5 pm! It will feature a $1 Community Day–exclusive Special Research story "Investigating Illusions", and an April Community Day bundle, featuring an Elite Charged TM! Take a snapshot during Community Day for a surprise! Finally, the Funko Afternoon with Eevee Sylveon is here! Rumble Rush is ending service July 21, 2020... Watch Team Rocket's money making schemes on the Pokemon TV Ap! The Professor Cup is happening tomorrow in Pokemon Sword and Shield! Pokemon Masters has a lot of stuff going on! Hard difficulty is available in story mode. The Flying Types Incoming! solo event is on until April 27, and sync pair Clemont & Heliolisk are available in the Spotlight Scout. The fourth Battle Villa challenge period is happening until April 29, 2020. Are you artistic? Smite is running a Fan Forge Contest to be on official merchandise... Enter by April 27th! Check out some entries... Echo is out in Overwatch! Playstation has introduced the Play at Home Initiative with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2 & Uncharted 3) & Journey. (Speaking of Playstation, Miz Sylver has being playing the Final Fantasy VII Remake... are you?) Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 181: The home-bound hundred and eighty-first episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast. It's April news! In Pokemon Go, get Great Balls for a pokecoin. This month, the research breakthrough Pokemon is Alolan Exeggutor, and Shadow Entei is still Giovanni’s Pokemon. Tricky Pokemon are here until Tuesday, April 7. Thursday, April 9, 2020, to Thursday, April 16, 2020, Spring into spring with Pokémon GO! April brings Pokemon Spotlight hour, Tuesdays at 6pm. You can now stand farther away from gyms - double distance!!! Pokémon: Black & White Episodes Added to Pokémon TV. Battle in the Third Battle Villa Challenge in Pokémon Masters. The Pokemon Center has lots of new items, including Galarian Legendary Leggings, and Pikachu and Eevee sterling tails jewelry. Nintendo Switch Lite, now in Coral pink! It's Bunny Day in Animal Crossing! Animal Crossing is also featured on the Smash Spirit Board right now! The #SmashBrosUltimate Spirit Event "Animal Crossing Spirits! Yes, Yes!" starts tonight, 4/2 at 11pm PT through 4/7, 11pm PT! Lots of spirits from @AnimalCrossing are coming to visit the Spirit Board, along with four new spirits from #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons! #ACNH pic.twitter.com/TRuSpm9JHQ— Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) April 3, 2020 Resident Evil 3 re-release is out now! Miz Sylver really liked Resident Evil Resistance. Smite Baba Yaga! Bored at home? Check out this documentary on the transition from physical to digital media in games... Not For Resale. Lots of conventions and stores are bringing some of their magic to the internet. GaryCon did online gaming. Anime Boston has an online dealer room and artist alley. Pandemonium has Online Gaming. And don't forget to support local restaurants with delivery and takeout orders! Bit Bar Salem is going for it! It's almost time... We'll be looking our best for when #FinalFantasy VII Remake drops on the 10th of April!

Episode 180: the wonderful one hundred and eightieth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we talk news! In Pokémon GO, the Psychic Spectacular is happening through March 30. There are new cool shirts featuring Ledyba, Skiploom, Unown, and Smoochum! In GO Battle League, No Steps to battle through April 13. Lugia Raid Week and Raid Hour have been cancelled, but Thundurus and Cobalion have been extended through March 31. Don't forget the 1 PokeCoin item packs, a new one will be here soon! And, a new Today View feature will be coming soon... In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, there's lots of cool Gigantamax forms! They've just revealed the new Gigantamax starters that will be in April's Isle of Armor expansion pass! (Buy expansion before August 31st to get Leon’s tights and hat!) There are also new Gigantamax Pokemon like Charizard and Garbodor here through April 27th... And, April's Competition is open for registration through April 9. It's Miz Sylver's favorite, Doubles! In Pokémon Masters, Team Skull is here for a Crash Course! Featuring Guzma with his Golisopod and Plumeria with her Salazzle The Detective Pikachu Graphic novel is now out! Check out this behind the scenes sneak peak interview from a couple years ago. More new Poke Clothes, in real life! Lots of sweet Ts! Did you watch the Nintendo Mini Direct? It was info packed! The next SMASH DLC character will be from ARMS! And now, in Smite, it's their BIRTHDAY. Just PLAY one game every day until April 7th for a reward. And check out this mysterious poem... Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 179: the neighborly hundred and seventy ninth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! In Pokemon Go, things are slowing a little... Raid hour no longer exists... Landorus is coming. The Genesect Special Research Event has started! Check out the research tasks and rewards chart. In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Max Raids now feature Pokemon from the other game. Are you playing in the Extreme Speed Competition this weekend? The second battle villa has started in Pokemon Masters! Check out the Indie World Showcase for Switch games! A bunch of them caught Miz Sylver's eye... including Baldo, The Last Campfire, and Exit the Gungeon. Also, past guest of the show, Will (listen to his episode here) has just released Find the Letter H! Check out the new Overwatch hero, Echo! And finally, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here! There's lots of tie-ins, including Boxlunch gear, and My Nintendo rewards wallpapers. Don't forget to go into the eShop for a free gift from Nintendo! P.S. Do you remember these "live action" Animal Crossing commercials??? Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 178: the severe hundred and seventy-eighth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk news. In Pokemon Go, Battle League Season 1 is here through Friday, May 1. Reward Pokemon at higher ranks include Rufflet and Pikachu Libre! Plus, at the end of Season 1, you’ll receive an Elite Charged TM if you’ve reached Rank 7 or higher. Cobalion and Lugia return as Raid bosses. A new Special Research story event is coming: A Drive to Investigate! This paid ticket event lasting a whole week (March 20-26) is your chance to encounter Genesect early. A Genesect themed weekend on March 20-23 celebrates this event as well. Abra Community Day is CANCELLED! There are a bunch of helpful changes that are in place until further notice to make it easier to play, including a one-time purchase bundle of 30 Incense for 1 PokéCoin. If you are following or competing in Play Pokemon, many Pokemon regional championships have been cancelled... Entertain yourself with the Pokemon TV app, now featuring the first Pokemon movie. In Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, encounter Gigantamax GENGAR and Machamp (and Snorlax returns) until Wed March 25th! Until March 19 - Extreme Speed! Single Battles!! Online Competition. With only 10 seconds per turn to select a move, you'll have to think fast and make quick decisions. Miz Sylver caved and bought Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX! When it comes to Wonder Mail, there's a great listing of codes on Gamefaqs! MAR10 day just happened! There's all kinds of celebration products, including Mario LEGOS that remind us of Mario Zone from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. (The Wolf Doctor was wrong, she has totally played that game!) Graph is offering new Nintendo Clothing! And Levi's is making Mario Overalls!!! And check out the video of Mario Day at Nintendo New York from friend of the show Kirby! Happy #MAR10Day. Collaboration coming 04.01. pic.twitter.com/vk4H9UWQNs— Levi's® (@LEVIS) March 10, 2020 The Overwatch Archives Event is happening, and it's pretty awesome! Smite is having another weekend event! And there are some sweet new skins... Including a new Bastet skin... do you know what this is a reference to? Please tell us! Adventurer's Guild Bastet has pounced onto the Battleground from the Jade Corruption Event! pic.twitter.com/AxGacgwn47— SMITE (@SMITEGame) March 11, 2020 Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 177: the serious hundred and seventy-seventh episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news AND PAX East. In Pokemon Go, the GO Battle League Season 1 begins Friday, March 13, 2020! For practice, all 3 leagues will be available from March 5 to March 13! You’ll have a chance to encounter Darkrai as a GO Battle League reward encounter from Friday, March 6, 2020 to Monday, March 9, 2020 and Altered Forme Giratina from Friday, March 13, 2020 to Monday, March 16, 2020! March has a zillion other events, including saving Shadow Entei from Giovanni, March Research Breakthrough encounter of Ferroseed, Thundurus in five-star raids, Legendary Special Raid Weekends, new special research, a Team GO Rocket global take-over, the Psychic Spectacular, aaand Abra community day. The Mythical Pokémon Zarude, the Rogue Monkey Pokémon, is coming to Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Vaporeon comes to the "An Afternoon with Eevee and Friends" figure series. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX has a demo available! PAX East had a lot of Pokemon stuff! Miz Sylver saw the screening of Pokémon: MewTwo Strikes Back - Evolution. We talk about a looooot of different stuff! Miz Sylver tried the FFVII Remake demo, which you can now download (and get a theme)! We talk Animal Crossing, including the incredible photo op set-up! We talk about a bunch of games we demoed, including Doom Eternal, Calico, Freshly Frosted, The Red Lantern, Lumote, Freedom Planet, Cyber Shadow, and Trial by Trolley. We visited the Red Bull Arcade with Castle Party Rental. And of course, we discuss our panels! Nintendo Feud: Team Bowser vs Team Isabelle was a laugh riot! We are working on getting footage available to share. The Pokémon, I CHOOSE YOU - Adventure panel was streamed on PAX3, so we were able to get you video footage as shown below! Don't forget, you too can play the adventure from your web browser! Listeners, I challenge you to become Youngster Joey or a Magikarp salesman... just two of the many crazy endings you can get! Watch PAX EAST 2020 - DRAGONFLY THEATRE from PAX3 on www.twitch.tv Thank you to everyone who came to #Nintendo Feud at @pax last night (and @EzTechNerd for a cute picture of me!) Everyone made my evening and looked so fabulous!!!! #TeamBowser #PAXEast pic.twitter.com/9oYvRYwVV2— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) March 1, 2020 Here's a sneak peek at an exclusive #PS4 theme that will be available from April 10th, but make sure to download the #FinalFantasy VII Remake demo before May 11th to receive it! Get the free #FF7R demo here

Episode 176: the sensational hundred and seventy-sixth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Pokémon GO is filled with new stuff! The Valentines event with Pink Pokemon is going on until tonight. Tickets are now live for the Liverpool Safari Zone, which is happening Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April 19, 2020. The February Community Day Pokemon is Rhyhorn! It's happening Saturday, February 22, 2020. Pokemon Day is February 27! The in-game event is February 25, 2020, to Monday, March 2, 2020. There will be more party hats and armored Mewtwo strikes back in five-star raids! Clone Pokemon will be appearing too! Sunday, March 1, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time is a Raid Day featuring Nidorino and Gengar wearing party hats! And, there are more February events than that! Including: a special friendship weekend event - Friday, February 21, 2020, to Monday, February 24, 2020, Tornadus in five-star raids through Tuesday, February 25, 2020, Woobat with bonus Woobat Candies February Research Breakthrough, and you can save Shadow Raikou from Giovanni! Pokémon Home is here! Check out this Transfer Chart by PatStef. Team Up with Professor Oak & Mew and Steven & Metagross in Pokémon Masters Hot on the heels of Funko's popular A Day with Pikachu collection comes An Afternoon with Eevee & Friends Funko figures. The first figure is available on February 18, 2020. It’s back! Giant Mareep plush! Pac-Man Tamogotchi for 40th Anniversary releases March 15th! We are getting ready for PAX East, happening Feb 27-Mar 1! Friend of the show Kelsey from Pink Gorilla Games was in Not for Resale, which is showing at Friday night at 8 PM! Miz Sylver regrets that she will not be playing in the Monster Hunter World Iceborne USA Championship at Royale on Saturday February 29th. You should enter! And of course, our events are happening too! The Nintendo Feud Team Bowser vs Team Isabelle is happening Saturday 7:30 pm in the Arachnid Theatre. The I Choose You Adventure is happening Sunday at 1:30 pm in the Dragonfly Theatre! Who is the real villain?— Switch & Play Boston (@StreetPassBOS) February 14, 2020 What is the best Valentine's day game for lovers? @mzsylver I blame you for this!— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) February 17, 2020 Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 175: the sassy hundred and seventy-fifth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news! The Pokémon GO Battle League is in the pre-season! Pokémon HOME is coming! Get Zinnia & Rayquaza, Kukui & Lycanroc, and Leaf & Eevee in Pokémon Masters! Solgaleo and Lunala on the Pokemon TV app! Pokémon Skateboards designed by Bear Walker master craftsman of skateboards. Byleth is now in Smash! The Fighters Pass Vol. 2 is available to pre-order. And... If you have an active Nintendo Switch Online membership, you can download the Spirit Booster Bundle for a limited time - 3000 spirit points, 100 small snacks, 30 medium snacks, 5 large snacks - in the eShop! Tetris 99 Maximus Cup Lunar New Year Point Stacking Challenge is going on! ANIMAL CROSSING SWITCH!!! Smite has a new battle pass, Enchanted Chronicles! Mortal Kombat!!! Miz Sylver recaps her PAX South! Thanks to Kait! Follow @kaitlineh. Highlights include: Klask, Pistol Whip, Haunted Halloween 85 and 86 NES, Mother to Earth (a documentary on Earthbound!), Ultrabugs, The Artful Escape and Wattam, Blaster Master Zero II, Ultra Dolphin Revolution Games including Cow Level Immobile , Freedom Planet & Petal Crasher, True Dungeon, A Legendary Nightmare: What It Takes to Capture All Of Pokemon's Most Powerful Creatures... THANK YOU @TitanCupcake_ @TitanIsiah FOR THE @SMITEGame codes. I have been crying for years over dat Artemis skin... no more! #smite #paxsouth Clan Leviathan rejoice!!! pic.twitter.com/yGOzjPCwGR— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) January 19, 2020 Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 174: the sonic-inspired hundred and seventy-fourth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have a special guest... Stephen Strife DiDuro, the creator of Freedom Planet, the head of GalaxyTrail Games, and huge Poke-fan! We talk about GalaxyTrail's upcoming titles, Freedom Planet 2 and Petal Crashers, how Stephen started making games, and how cute Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are! Check out trailers for the two upcoming games below, followed by a tweets from the GalaxyTrail family! Follow @FlutterSprite Follow @HEYSUEZO When you're 31 but have 28 years of work experience... (That is actually me as a baby!) pic.twitter.com/hLXNpNHFmN— Stephen DiDuro (@SDiDuro) December 25, 2019 He shaggy