PokeProblemsPodcast

Episode 213: the aw shucks Shuckle episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we talk news! It's Pokemon GOOOOO time! Today, April 24, 2021, is Friendship Day! From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time! Sustainability Week continues until Sunday, April 25, 2021. And there is a special event soon to celebrate Pokemon Snap, from April 29 to May 2. A camera avatar item, a camera-themed Gift sticker, and snapshot based challenges will all feature in the event! Plus, have you noticed that Team GO Rocket has been out of commission? They are coming back, and there will be make-up Shadow Zapdos availability in June! We are all waiting for the April 30 release of New Pokémon Snap for Nintendo Switch! There are lots of preorder options out there! Target has a magnetic photo frame. GameStop has a double sided poster. Walmart has a baseball cap!Also, Fujifilm is releasing a Nintendo Switch Smartphone Printer, with a special Pikachu edition coming out in May! Wouldn’t this be perfect for Pokemon Snap??? In Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, they're celebrating National Penguin Day through tomorrow! Plus, get a code for a Weakness Policy, good through April 26th. Serebii Update: The Pokémon Company International has released the code for a Weakness Policy: WPF1NALSPC3. Redeemable until April 26th. Full details @ https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/yt3RzoWGVn— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) April 23, 2021 Battle Tornadus and Scout N & Zekrom in Pokémon Masters EX until May 5. Plus, get Water and Electric type eggs! Take a quiz on your knowledge of the Alola region! Shopping! The Levi's Pokemon collaboration is here. The Pokemon Center has new poseable plushes, like Lucario and (SOLD OUT!) Cofragrigus. Plus check out the cool new jewelry charms! There's a Litten! Also, Miz Sylver got a Build-a-Bear Eevee! Miz Sylver gives us the rundown on the Nindies Showcase! Lego Luigi is here to join Lego Mario! Also, is Boom Boom Bowser's kid? Shovel Knight is collaborating with Arby's, and they made special "cheat codes" just for this! Smite's newest God is Gilgamesh! Boston Uprising's big online event is happening TODAY April 24, at 4:30 PM. Watch the Monster Hunter Digital Event live on April 27. Cheap Playstation+ Renewal?!?!? There have been so many good games in the Playstation Play at Home program! Add Horizon Zero Dawn to your Playstation account by May 14th! Get Quiplash for free until Monday, April 26! 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 212: the teriffic two hundred and twelfth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we have a special guest! The delightful Ginny Loveday joins us to share her love of D&D and all things nerdy! She does so many awesome things! Ginny writes a lot of D&D adventures! Her latest is Theriad's Lost Verses, and she does a lot of work with Greg Marks aka Skerrit the Green AKA Green Mario and Follow @TheHealerDM! Ginny also hosts several shows! She hosts the Round Table podcast, part of the Tome Show network! The best part? Her cohost is the inimitable Paige Leitman, past guest extraordinaire! She also hosts the Designer's Den, a Twitch show on Sundays at 4pm Central! Check out her Cosplay and Photography! She also makes Maps! And of course, check out all the Twitters! Follow @ginnyloveday Follow @BaldmanGames Follow @dndroundtable Plus, she does social media consulting, including for Baldman Games, and Burkes Bakery! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ginny Loveday (@ginnyloveday) After our awesome conversation, Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor talk news! In Pokemon Go, tomorrow, Sunday March 28, is the Festival of Colors for trainers in India, but trainers worldwide can get cool avatar T-Shirts! Weather Week is wrapping up Monday, March 29. It's also Rayquaza raid weekend! April brings numerous events in Pokemon GO... Including April Community Day featuring Snivy on the 11th! In Pokemon Sword & Shield, floral Pokémon are blooming in Max Raid Battles until Sunday the 28th! The new Battle Styles expansion for the Pokemon TCG is here, and Miz Sylver opens a pack! The Pokémon TCG promotion running at GameStop features a holographic Flapple card. When $15 USD or more is spent on Pokémon TCG products, GameStop will offer this card for free while supplies last. Playing Pokemon Masters EX? Cleffa, Igglybuff, and Porygon are debuting in the current Egg Event! Check out Brock on the Pokemon TV app! New Niantic and Nintendo crossovers are coming including Niantic x Pikmin! Play Mario 35 before it goes away! There's a special world challenge to win Platinum Points! It's Smite's Birthday! Log in and PLAY a game every day until April 6th for prizes! Free Comic Book Day is going to August 14th! Bit Bar Salem is having a fundraiser to help with their move to a new spot in Salem (278 Derby Street)! 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 211: the easy-going two hundred and eleventh episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news! In Pokémon GO, today (March 14) is an Incense Day event featuring Beldum and other Psychic- and Steel-type Pokémon. A collaboration has been finalized between Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game! See Professor Willow on a card this summer! Pokemon Go honors the 10th memorial of the Great East Japan Earthquake with the Rediscovering Memories and Local Business in Tohoku program. A new program is coming where you can Invite your friends to enjoy Pokémon GO and earn rewards together! And... the big news of this week is the upcoming Charge Up! event, starting March 16! Tynamo, Mega Manectric, and Therian Forme Thundurus come roaring in for their Pokemon Go debut! In Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, claim your Armorite & Dynamite ore by Sunday night for celebrating 876,000 Pikachu defeated in MAX Raid battles. And don't forget to visit GameStop and Rock Out with Shiny Toxtricity in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield by March 18. See Ash befriend green Pokemon on the Pokemon TV app! As usual, the Pokemon Center has cool new stuff. There are Happy Spring plush, and a new Pokemon 25 Celebration collection. Pokémon cards in cereal! Compete in 2021 Play! Pokémon Professor Cup Tournaments, many are coming up this year! My Nintendo Rewards has a bunch of really cool Pokémon Sword & Shield rewards, including a Sticker Set, a Memo Pad, and a Pen Set! Build-a-Bear has Dragonite! Animal Crossing is coming soon, sign up to be alerted! Check out the Animal Crossing Clothing by Gelato Pique! レインボーロードを再現してみた#マリオカート8dx #マリオ家具 #どうぶつの森 #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/L55JG3qch5— Beluz/ベルヅ (@Beluz_kintere) March 1, 2021 Uniqlo is getting a new line of Monster Hunter Rise t-shirts! Here's a quick preview. 👕👀 More details coming soon! pic.twitter.com/TkTohIf8n6— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) March 10, 2021 Smite players, you can still get the International Women’s Day Avatar! Plus Prime Gaming has new rewards including a Free Fabled Artio Skin. Overwatch is having a Pachi-March-i Fan challenge! We are open and excited to start seeing everyone again! pic.twitter.com/zqG6R13q9Q— Balance Patch (@balancepatch) March 10, 2021 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 210: The top-notch two hundred and tenth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast (for Pokemon 25 Day!) There's SOOOO Much NEWS! Pokemon GO has been going! Miz Sylver got a ticket for the Tour: Kanto. if you didn't join in, you can still follow up tomorrow! February 28 is Kanto Raid Day, for three hours only, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. March brings many events! March 1 is the start of the Season of Legends and of Battle League Season 7! March's Community Day is Saturday, March 6, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time and features Fletchling! Starting on Sunday, February 28, 2021, play through this Season’s new Team GO Rocket Special Research to earn a Super Rocket Radar and take down Giovanni! March's Research Breakthrough pokemon is Gible! YESSS! Incarnate Formes appear in raids March 1-16, and Therian Formes start appearing March 16! Every Wednesday in March will feature a Raid Hour event from at 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, with a bonus Raid Hour will be taking place on Monday, March 15, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. Pokémon Spotlight Hour will take place every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m, with Krabby, Drowzee, Voltorb, Surskit, and Slugma! New March Bonus Hours are being tested Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. local time. On March 4, Team GO Rocket Balloons will be appearing more frequently. On March 11, you’ll earn more Candy when you catch Pokémon that share a type with your active Mega-Evolved Pokémon. On March 18, Mega Raids will be happening more frequently. The Searching for Legends event is happening from Tuesday, March 9, 2021, to Sunday, March 14, 2021, featuring Nosepass!Incense Day: Psychic-Type and Steel-Type —We are hearing reports that on Sunday, March 14, 2021, more Psychic-type and Steel-type Pokémon will be attracted to Incense, including Beldum!**Charge Up!**—From Tuesday, March 16, 2021, to Monday, March 22, 2021, get amped for an event where Electric-type Pokémon will make their Pokémon GO debut!Weather Week—From Wednesday, March 24, 2021, to Monday, March 29, 2021, experience a whirlwind of weather-themed Pokémon appearing in the wild and new avatar items, all to celebrate the Therian Formes of Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus coming to Pokémon GO.A Special Raid Weekend event featuring Legendary Pokémon will take place on Saturday, March 27, 2021, through Sunday, March 28, 2021.Every Monday in March, a free one-time bundle containing 10 Ultra Balls, 10 Razz Berries, and a Remote Raid Pass will be available in the shop. Visit GameStop and Rock Out with Shiny Toxtricity in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield until March 18. Get singing Pikachu using code P25MUS1C right now! https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-a-showstopping-pikachu-in-pokemon-sword-or-pokemon-shield/ Also, Shiny Gigantamax Pikachu is in Max Raid Battles until tomorrow! Canada Android Users: sign up to BETA test Pokemon Unite! In Pokémon Masters EX Professor Sycamore & Xerneas and Lysandre & Yveltal Arrive in Pokémon Masters EX until March 3! And Leon and Charizard and Marnie and Morpeko will be here until March 17! So much Pokemon shopping at the Pokemon Center! Greatest Hits collection, Pixel Pins, and Galarian Mr. Mime! BlackMilk Clothing's newest Pokemon collab comes out March 2nd! Pokemon TV has SINGING! The new Pokemon Presents has details on so many games! Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch remakes! Pokemon Legends Arceus, a brand new Switch game taking you back to when Pokemon roamed the planet! And more footage of New Pokemon Snap! Post Malone's New Pokemon 25 Day track has been released! The most recent Nintendo Direct features Pyra coming to Smash, sweet Link Joycon, and Splatoon 3! Animal Crossing Comics! Pre-order Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Vol. 1: Deserted Island Diary: https://t.co/qVBFcwi5dF pic.twitter.com/HZfRLXTXc7— VIZ (@VIZMedia) February 22, 2021 Blizzcon brought Diablo II and IV news! Diablo II Ressurected is coming! And a new class was announced for Diablo IV, the Rog

Episode 209: The epic two hundred and ninth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news! As usual, Pokemon GO is keeping it packed! How'd you do on the Sneasel research? Today is Roselia Community Day! There's so much going on in February, including weekly 1 PokéCoin bundles, Snorlax Research Breakthrough Encounter, five-star raids with Suicune, Latias and Latios, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo, Mega Pidgeot, Mega Ampharos, and MEGA GYARADOS! Spotlight Hours feature Miltank, Luvdisc, and Pikachu. Celebrate Valentine’s Day from February 8 to 15, including the Love Cup in the GO Battle League! The Year of the Ox event, featuring red Pokemon and zodiac Pokemon, runs February 9 to 14. And congrats Elyse! Level 50 Player in the Boston Area!!! The PAX Pokemon League is accepting applications until February 26 for PAX Online (May 28th - 31st). In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Cramorant the Gulp Pokemon is appearing in Max Raid Battles until February 8. And throughout February, you’ll encounter more Fighting-type and Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Max Raid Battles, like Machamp and Orbeetle. Plus, use the code CR0WNF1NALS to get a Galarica Wreath Code through tomorrow. Serebii Update: The code to get a Galarica Wreath in Pokémon Sword & Shield has been released: CR0WNF1NALS. Runs until tomorrow at 14:59 UTC https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/Bv6FPZ7MbC— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) February 6, 2021 It's Palentine's in Pokemon Masters EX until February 18. Pokemon TV has Pokemon Advanced Challenge episodes, and Netflix is getting more Pokemon Journeys March 5. There are more regions to explore, Pokémon to catch, and battles to be won with Ash and Goh! 📅 Mark your calendars, Trainers—more #PokemonJourneys: The Series comes to US @Netflix on 3/5! pic.twitter.com/miwMx7sEs9— Pokémon (@Pokemon) February 5, 2021 We still have months before Pokémon Snap comes out, but it's time for preorder bonuses! Pre-order the new Pokémon Snap game for the Nintendo Switch system starting today on https://t.co/5EJJz0HgK7 and receive a free & exclusive Magnetic Photo Frame when it launches on 4/30! Only at Target! https://t.co/Rv77dbwWC7 pic.twitter.com/4EfVJXOYm3— Target (@Target) January 29, 2021 And Pokemon shopping never stops! Pokémon Build a Bear Mew is now here. Pokémon Center has so many new plushes, including a huuuuuuge Gigantamax Mew. McDonald's Pokémon Cards are almost here! Get them with Happy Meals February 9 through March 8. (And if you want toys, Burger King has Nintendo Switch toys with their King Jr Meals!) Pokemon shopping, there's so much of it! Does your butt need something softer to rest on? How about SITTING ON A DITTO?? Japan will be getting an official Ditto chair cushion to cradle your caboose. How crazy is that?! pic.twitter.com/Git2waPjTo— PokéJungle (@pokejungle) February 5, 2021 Pokeshopper Update : We have now catalogued all images for the new Pokémon Gengar P-Bandai Cushion with rollout tongue. Details in full @ https://t.co/NrIThYMf50 pic.twitter.com/FPNkmS4xan— Pokéshopper.com (@Pokeshopper) January 8, 2021 Check out these awesome Sonic Legos, coming soon! Check out pre-order bonuses for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! Gamestop has cool posters, and Target has a cool water bottle! Enjoy two Mario adventures solo or with your friends and family! Purchase the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury game for the Nintendo Switch system on 2/12 in stores and receive a free & exclusive Reusable Water Bottle, only at Target! https://t.co/r19ZxjLSFL pic.twitter.com/D0dMGtFjaP— Target (@Target) February 5, 2021 Check out the Monster Hunter Board Game! It's time... for Resident Evil Village! Bonus game, Re:Verse, looks cool, too! Online events galore! Blizzard Con Online is February 19-20. You can enjoy the con for free, but there are premium digital packs! The Overwatch Lunar New Year is February 4 - 25. Boston Uprising has an store onlin

Episode 208: the icy two hundred and eighth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news. In Pokemon Go, Collection Challenges are ramping up! Have you finished the Hoenn Collection Challenge and Hoenn Celebration Challenge? Mega Ampharos is coming! Plus, get ready for an Incense Day featuring Mareep! Today, January 24! The next region will be Johto, January 26 to 31. There will be a Johto-themed Collection Challenge, and get Pokémon that know exclusive attacks from 2018 Community Day events! And also, the Legendary Beasts are coming back to five-star raids. Entei will be appearing in five-star raids January 26 to January 31. Raikou will be appearing in five-star raids from January 31 to February 4. Suicune will be appearing in five-star raids from February 4 to 9.And finally, February 7 is Roselia Community Day! In Pokemon Sword and Shield, celebrate the Lunar New Year early, catching Tauros, Miltank, and Bouffalant in Max Raid Battles through TODAY. In Pokemon Masters EX, the Hoenn Unite! event is on until January 31. The Wolf Doctor is ready for New Pokemon SNAP to finally be here on April 30. February 12 brings the new Mario Switch and the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Sign up to be alerted when Colour Pop's new Animal Crossing collab drops. We've had this before, but if you've never seen these original Animal Crossing commercials, it's worth a view! Sorry Miz Sylver, Team Super Start was not a super star... The Splatoon 2 #Splatfest results are in, and #TeamSuperMushroom goes big with a 2-1 win! Thanks as always to everyone who played, and make sure to pick up your Super Sea Snails in Inkopolis Square! pic.twitter.com/lYAknhxmIF— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 18, 2021 Overwatch's Kanezaka is not a real place, but we'd still like to visit... 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 207: the truthy two-hundred and seventh episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week, we talk news: Pokemon GO has a lot going on! Collection Challenges are here, and the first is here for the Unova celebration. Monday, January 11 seems like a big day in Pokemon Go. It's Makeup Snover Spotlight Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This is "regional" but we are not sure what regions so check it out! Monday is also the deadline for entering to be a character featured in the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event! Check out Debbie's entry! Hey @PokemonGoApp! I'm a #PokemonGo cosplayer who loves to rock my OG #TeamInstinct outfit! I'd love to be a #Kanto trainer with my electric team: Pikachu, Electabuzz and Jolteon! ❤⚡#PokemonGOTourContest pic.twitter.com/u9BxzFq60R— 𝔾𝕝𝕦𝕩𝕓𝕠𝕩 𝕋𝕍 (@gluxbox) January 5, 2021 The Tour: Kanto is February 20… purchase a ticket by Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PST (GMT −8), to get Machop Special Research story for free! Machop day is Jan 16… There are weekly features leading up to the Tour, we are currently in Unova but the Sinnoh celebration starts Tuesday, January 12, 2021! New North Face x Gucci Collection avatar items! These are a little hard to get... you have to go to a Gucci or North Face location, as listed on the site. Also, Battle League is having all kinds of cups this season through March 1. In Pokemon Sword and Shield, January has Gigantamax Snorlax and Duraludon in Max Raid Battles. And register for the Players Cup III by January 14. Now on Pokemon TV, new Pokemon Journeys and Pokemon Advanced episodes! Miz Sylver is a fan of these Smite crossover videos by Whisky Wyrm. This one features Pokemon! Also in Smite news, tune in to the Smite World Championships online and get free swag. Plus Tiamat is coming! MONSTER HUNTER RISE comes out on March 26, 2021. Miz Sylver tried the demo, you can to until January 31. This weekend in the 19th Maximus Cup in Tetris 99, and it's Kirby themed! The next Splatfest is happening 1/15(Fri) 2 p.m. PT – 1/17 (Sun) 2 p.m. PT. Super Mushroom vs Super Star! If you’re confident in your Splatoon 2 abilities, you may want to sign-up to win a piece of commemorative swag—a Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary coin. In real life, there are real life copies of Overwatch's Tracer: London Calling comics. Miz Sylver found them in real life at New England Comics Malden. If you are an NBA 2k21 fan, Platinum City Gaming is having a tournament Thursday January 14th at 5 pm. Free Play Bar & Arcade in Providence just reopened! And did you know that the Boston Public Library has a Twitch? They have events all the time, for example they will be running a teens Smash Tourney 6-8pm on Thursday, January 28. 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 206: the optimistic two hundred and sixth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! January happenings are starting in Pokemon GO! Until January 4, Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses will be appearing. Evolve Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses to get a Slowbro wearing 2021 glasses! Plus the Pikachu evloution line will be wearing shiny purple top hats! The Unova Event happens January 5-10! It will feature new Collection Challenges... Maaaaachop! January 16 community day features Machop. The Machop Community Day–exclusive Special Research story is "Straight to the Top, Machop!" If you purchase a ticket for the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event by Wednesday, January 13, 2021, you’ll get this Special Research story for free! Plus, there are standard monthly January Events. Chansey is the research breakthrough pokemon. For 5 star raids, January 1-5 is Ho-Oh, January 5-12 is Genesect holding a Burn Drive, January 12-19 is Heatran, January 19-26 is Kyogre and Groudon, and January 26 will bring a surprise! Mega Charizard Y, Mega Blastoise, and Mega Abomasnow will be appearing in Mega Raids, and on January 19, a certain Mega-Evolved Pokémon will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids along with Mega Venusaur and Mega Houndoom. Pokémon Spotlight Hours will be Lillipup, Drifloon, Shroomish, and Phanpy. Plus, Starbucks is now a partner in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand! In Pokémon Sword and Shield, you can register for the Players Cup III by January 14. And get a special space Pikachu as a mystery gift! Serebii Update: A Special Pikachu gift is being given over Mystery Gift for all players of a Pikachu. Runs until January 15th 2021. Details @ https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/0eTGUS1IJq— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) December 31, 2020 Pokémon TV has winter-themed episodes! Pokemon shopping! The Pokemon Center has new Admiration Valentine's items. Pokémon Pillsbury cookies are back! Christmas Leftovers! Get Pokeball ornaments on sale from Box Lunch. Plus, get My Nintendo Rewards Points from exploring the Box Lunch page. (Plus, on the My Nintendo Rewards front, download the Bravely Default II demo for platinum points!) Pokémon Glasses! Like, for your face! Try Crash Team Racing Racing Nitro Fueled until January 5 for free! Overwatch's Winter Wonderland is happening until January 5, too! Miz Sylver was excited about the games featured in the Switch Indie World Showcase, inlcuding Calico and Cyber Shadow! Miz Sylver has been busy! She visited local Boston-area gaming favorites! Replay'd is at 252 Brighton Avenue in Allston, MA. They fix consoles! Round 1 in Taunton is closing January 17! Platinum City Gaming in Taunton totally rocked! Miz Sylver had a blast. Founders Van and Rashaud were awesome guests of the show last October! 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 205: The epic two-hundred and fifth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! So much Pokemon is happening! In Pokemon GO... It’s Celebration Time! Today and tomorrow are December Community Day. It's a retrospective of the 2020 community days, and also includes the 2019 community day Pokemon! And there's a paid special research event, too. GO Battle League Season 6 ends on Monday, December 14, 2020! Celebrate Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle! There's a special research featuring Shiny Celebi, and Jessie and James are back in the Meowth Balloon! Starting Monday, December 14. Be sure to check out the avatar items inspired by Jessie’s and James’s outfits from Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle. Explorer Pikachu makes its Pokémon GO debut, appearing in raids, and it will be the featured Pokemon on Spotlight Hour on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. Pokémon connected to Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle will be appearing in the wild, raids, and eggs from December 14 to December 17, including Hoothoot, Nuzleaf, Drilbur, Cottonee, Dwebble, Durant, Lickitung, Mawile, Flygon, Rufflet, Igglybuff, Smoochum, Elekid, Magby, and Bonsly. Plus, Jessie and James’s Meowth balloon will be appearing more frequently on December 25! Celebrate Pokémon’s anniversary with a brand-new event—Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto! The tickets are on sale now, but the event isn't until Saturday, February 20, 2021! The challenge will be to try to collect the first 150 Pokémon originally discovered in Kanto to earn rewards and bragging rights, Plus, you have to pick between Red Version or Green Version. Once you complete the first Special Research line, you’ll be able to access a second event-exclusive Special Research story, meant to be completed over a long period of time, in which you’ll embark on a long and challenging journey to discover Shiny Mew. Plus, if you purchase a Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto ticket for $11.99 by a certain date, you’ll also receive tickets for the January and February Community Day Special Research stories for free! Regirock, Registeel, and Regice will be back in raids during different weekends in December! Regirock is this weekend! Galarian Mr. Mime! The special research is happening December 19 and 20, the ticket will be $7.99. Players Cup II Finals are streaming this weekend on youtube and twitch, VG and TCG! And you will be able stream Pokemon TV and movies on Twitch now! Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution is now available to watch and buy everywhere. Pokemon Master Quest episodes are on Pokemon TV. More episodes of Pokemon Journeys are on Netflix now. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Dragon King Cup is wrapping up tomorrow. Play Minigames and Enjoy Fun Activities at Pokémon: Kids Winter Fest until January 3, 2021. Pokemon Center has more items… and More and More... Like this Leek Plush, and new Comfy Friends. Also, there are some cool Poke-New Years Pins Cards! Also, have you seen this incredible Official Pokémon BALL from The Wand Company Miz Sylver is excited for Puyo Puyo Tetris 2! Smite is having its 25 Days of SMITE! Plus, there are now some really cute Smite Class pins! The winners of the Games Awards have been announced! And finally, Miz Sylver welcomes the announcement of the greatest ever Smash character... HOT pic.twitter.com/AKYhjpcdja— 🌨PushDustIn🌨 (@PushDustIn) December 11, 2020 And don't forget to vote in this week's Mime-themed Twitter polls! Which version of #mrmime could you handle spending 24 hours with? Be afraid @mzsylver @Pokemon @PokemonGoApp— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) December 12, 2020 Just in general, #mrmime , cool or creepy?— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) December 12, 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'

Episode 204: the fantastic two hundred and fourth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we talk news. In Pokemon GO, there have been some fabulous events! November Nidoran Reasearch Day was fun! Tainan, Taiwan won the City Spotlight Event. Plus, get the free Grand Oak Avatar Item. Did you know? The Grand Oak’s Glasses avatar item is now available! Check out the Style Shop to get yours for free. pic.twitter.com/7WLE0lHaA0— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 20, 2020 The last day for Uxie, Mesprit, or Azelf is December 1st! And, the temporary bonuses have been updated, with increased incense effectiveness and more gifts from your buddy! There's a lot GOing on in December... The Research Breakthrough is Lapras or Unovan Darumaka, The Legendary Pokémon Kyurem will be appearing in five-star raids, and Mega Raids will be featuring Mega Charizard X, Mega Gengar and Mega Abomasnow. In the month of December, Pokémon Spotlight Hour will take place every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020: Seel will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the XP for evolving Pokémon.Tuesday, December 8, 2020: Swinub will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the Stardust for catching Pokémon.Tuesday, December 15, 2020: A surprise Pokémon will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the Candy for catching Pokémon.Tuesday, December 22, 2020: Snorunt will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the Candy for transferring Pokémon.Tuesday, December 29, 2020: Snover will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the XP for evolving Pokémon.Plus, improved Pokemon search is coming. We also talk about GO BEYOND. The big parts of GO BEYOND are: The level cap is going up to 50! The medals are going to go up to Platinum... Battle League will go up to level 24. Everything in Pokemon will be influenced by the Seasons. Kalos is coming! Kalos pokemon will be featured in the Season of Celebration, starting on December 1st. In other Pokemon news, the Pokemon 25 logo was revealed during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Pokemon TV has holiday feast episodes until December 4! Get Galarian Slowpoke in Cafe Mix until December 2! So much new stuff at the Pokemon Center! Galarian Moltres, Snom, Rookidee, Falinks, and more cute plushes. Holiday accessories featuring Jigglypuff and Pikachu. Pokemon lights! Walmart has Pokemon Cereal... Target has multiple Pokemon Advent Calendars, one with little figs, and one with Construx! Miz Sylver opens Vivid Voltage cards... Select Nintendo Games are on sale until December 2nd! Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity is here, and there's an associated My Nintendo mission. Finally, it's really happening... a new "The World Ends with You" game, "Neo"! Tomorrow is the last day of the Overwatch Restoration Challenge. In Smite, Amazon Gaming has a really cool Brimstone Cerberus skin... Plus a new Bastet Winter Wonderland skin, Snow Kitten. Also, a Tanuki god, Danzabarou, is coming! Take Snow Kitten Bastet onto the Battleground to let her precious feline friends run free! Grab her through the Winter Wonderland Chest or by Direct Purchase! pic.twitter.com/kdLZHuFdbP— SMITE (@SMITEGame) November 28, 2020 Finally, voting is open for The Game Awards! Shoutout to Jay-Ann Lopez for her nomination in Content Creator of the Year! Voting is also open in this week's Twitter poll... What part of #PokemonGoBeyond has you the most excited? @NintendoAmerica @Pokemon @PokemonGoApp— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) November 29, 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.getElements