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Episode 232: the Donphan episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! So much has been happening in Pokemon GO! The biggest change since we last talked: Mega Evolution Update! May is a busy month... The Research Breakthru this month is Alolan Grimer. May Community Day, Alolan Geodude, is May 21 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. Now you can gift a ticket to the Community Day Special Research story: A Rocky Road, to a friend! Plus, there are going to be in-person events this month for Community Day! See if there are in-person events near you! Two locations in boston; in person at Faneuil hall, virtual at the Boston Common. Pokémon GO’s Water Festival returns for 2022 and brings the debuts of Lapras wearing a scarf, Dewpider, and Araquanid. May’s Raids are the Alolan Guardian Deities, Mega Blastoise and Mega Altaria! Plus, May is the last month of Alola… Make sure you complete the last Alolan research, the Poni Island Special Research. If you complete all the islands by June 1, 2022, you’ll unlock a bonus Special Research line at the end of the Season! Finally, a new Pokemon GO widget featuring your buddy is coming. Did you know there were Pokemon GO WIDGETS??? Plus, international in-person Pokémon GO Fest events are back, and the first stop is Berlin, Germany! From Friday, July 1, 2022, to Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Britzer Garten. Pokémon GO Fest 2022 continues its world tour with a stop in Sapporo, Japan! Nakajima Park and the city of Sapporo will host this special event from August 5, 2022, to August 7, 2022. This year’s event is too big to be contained within a single park, so some gameplay elements have been expanded citywide! In Pokémon Unite, the Pokébuki Battle Pass has arrived! And Espeon will arrive on May 16. The next battle pass,Pokébuki, has arrived!Let’s start the battle! #PokemonUNITE pic.twitter.com/cp59QJTGoN— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) April 28, 2022 Your mind is your most powerful weapon! Espeon joins #PokemonUNITE on 5/16. pic.twitter.com/1zoqbVx68B— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) May 14, 2022 Pokémon Masters EX is celebrating 40 million downloads with Sygna Suit Morty and SHINY Ho-oh. On Pokemon TV, see Master Quest episodes. The new Hisuian Snow series starts May 18! In Pokemon shopping, ALL THE SWITCH GAMES EXCEPT ARCEUS ARE ON SALE. The Pokemon Center has lots of new releases constantly, and there are lots of amazing new items. There are lots of cool new baseball caps, like this retro Meowth cap! There's new items from Jazwares too! And Miz Sylver wants to try this Pokemon Labyrinth she saw at Target! SMITE has a cool new Twitch Prime Shredder Skin, and the new battle pass is Slipknot! Miz Sylver is trying to get into the Overwatch 2 Beta... PAX EAST was awesome. We tried a lot of incredible games! We saw a lot of cool panels, one with Mink the Satyr, and Matt Maranda was on a cool one. Miz Sylver was on Johnathan Holmes' podcast Talking to Women about Video Games, along with the awesome Kelsey Follow @kelslewinTalking To Women about Videogames · PAX Pox McPixel and Defining WomenBoston FIG is happening virtually on May 28th! Freeplay in Providence and Worchester are having family events alternating Sundays! Platinum City Gaming is having Monday Night Pokemon Meetups! 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 @pokemoncastTweet

Episode 231: the Phanpy episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Check out our special VIDEO SEGMENT for this episode! Save the dates: Pokémon GO has announced Next Season’s Community Day events! Saturday, April 23, 2022 and Saturday, May 21, 2022. This season is... the Season of Alola! Until June 1. There's so many awesome Pokemon debuting, like Rockruff! Have you evolved a Lycanroc? Next weekend, March 26 and 27, is Pokémon GO’s Lush Jungle event! The Safari Zone Sevilla is happening May 13, 2022, to May 15, 2022. Also, Pokemon GO now supports Turkish language! Pokemon Bank service for Nintendo 3DS is going free but also going away from download in late March 2023. There is no end date planned for this no-cost service. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield players can take on prehistoric Pokémon like Carracosta, Archeops, Tyrantrum, and Aurorus until March 27, 2022. Don’t forget to get your Shiny Galarian Zapdos from competition! In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, prove your Pokémon Legends: Arceus skills and obtain a special Mystery Gift item to encounter these Mythical Pokémon in Sinnoh. If you are playing Pokemon Legends Arceus, if you didn't get a Hisuian Growlithe code card from GameStop, many got their stock late. Call and check if they have one for you! Pokemon Fossils??? In Japan! On Pokemon TV, how is it that Ash doesn't realize all his friends are Gym Leaders??? In Pokemon Masters EX, Scout Sygna Suit Serena & Zygarde until March 30, 2022. Pokemon Unite has a lot of new Pokemon and a new battlepass. Hoopa, Duraludon! The new Unite in the Spotlight battlepass has a Theatre theme. And check out the amazing new Lucario holowear! Everyone take your places, the show is about to start! Battle Pass "UNITE in the Spotlight" is now available in #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/rGkcjZhgEQ— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) March 15, 2022 Lucario, those belong in a museum! Ruins Style Lucario is now available in #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/aN9gVsNcjl— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) March 19, 2022 ExCeL London Hosts the 2022 Pokémon World Championships from August 18–21. The Pokemon Center has awesome new items... pretty much constantly, like this cute Pikachu springtime pin, and this awesome Charizard fig. In the land of My Nintendo, it looks like more rewards are available again! And new stuff like these Pokemon snap straps! Take a look back with My Nintendo 3DS & Wii U Memories. F-Zero X is here for switch online members! Race at speeds of over 1,000 km/h when F-Zero X comes to #NintendoSwitch for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on 3/11. #Nintendo64.Tag a friend or three you’re going to race against online in the replies! pic.twitter.com/vvUBCgMK5Z— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 9, 2022 Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood will open in 2023! A Yoshitaka Amano VR Museum??? Check out the Kickstarter! I want to see Uncharted! Smite Happy Birthday event! Officially came out March 25th, 2014! A new Overwatch short story featuring Reaper is available for free! Miz sylver and The Wolf Doctor will be at PAX East this year. See them at two awesome events! The Nintendo Feud, Team Kirby vs Team Jigglypuff on Friday April 22nd at 8:30 pm in the Bumblebee Theatre, and Pokemon I Choose You Adventure Legendary Edition on Sunday April 24th at 12:30 pm in the Albatross Theatre! 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 @pokemoncastTweet

Episode 230: the Kingdra episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Lookout for Flabébés! The Pokemon Go Valentine's Event included the debut of Flabébé, as well as a new Furfrou trim! Pokemon Go is coming to the Pokemon TCG! Ash and Team Rocket Team Up for Pokemon TV! In Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, you can find Milcery in Max Raid Battles that can Gigantamax once you evolve them into Alcremie until February 20. Break for silly Pokemon Videos! Pokémon Unite is joining the Pokemon competitive world... rules and schedules for its first season are out now, and the first even will be February 19-20! Plus, Aegislash's Unite License is here! The Wand Company is making Heal Balls! Check out the pre-order at the Pokemon Center... Also at the Pokemon Center, a really cool Rayquaza pin and a beautiful Sylveon ring. Slowpoke is alive and well in Japan... there's a Slowpoke themed bus coach and ferry??? Are you a fan of Lee Steinfield? Maybe we can go to the next Pop Up! The Nintendo Direct had so many amazing announcements! Switch Sports with a FREE DEMO THIS COMING WEEKEND... Incredible Kirby Mouthful Mode, Chrono Cross Remaster, the new Square Triangle Game PORTAL, and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC... and what about Splatoon 3? It's not game related... But we love Jurassic Park... 🦖 🦕 🤝 🏈 = Spectacular Sunday #JurassicWorldDominion #SBLVI❤ this tweet for more updates! pic.twitter.com/o65TIUFP3f— Jurassic World (@JurassicWorld) February 13, 2022 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

Episode 229: the Houndoom episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news! February is full of Pokemon Go news. The highlight is the Johto Tour; the in person events have been announced for February 27 in Monterrey, Mexico and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. If you want to be a featured GO Gym Trainer character during Pokémon GO Tour: Johto, enter the contest on Twitter by Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. PST (GMT −8). Read about the requirements here! Check out new Arceus outfit items! Hisuian Voltorb is here! February 12 is Hoppip community day. And February brings the usual nice monthly events, like Espurr as the February Research Breakthrough encounter, raids with Regirock, Registeel, Normal Forme Deoxys, Attack Forme Deoxys, Defense Forme Deoxys, and Speed Forme Deoxys throughout the month, and Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, and Ho-Oh during the Johto Tour event! Mega Houndoom and Mega Ampharos are this month's mega raids. And, as usual Wednesdays will have raid hours while Tuesdays have Spotlight hours! Miz Sylver went to Nintendo NYC for the release of Pokemon Legends Arceus! Highlights from the #PokemonLegendsArceus launch at #NintendoNYC! pic.twitter.com/NungTKY3d9— Nintendo NY (@NintendoNYC) January 29, 2022 Check out the really awesome Arceus merch! 本日、『Pokémon LEGENDS アルセウス』発売です！ぜひ、プレイしてみてください！#ポケモン #アルセウス#PokemonLEGENDS #ARCEUS#ポケモンセンター #メガトウキョー pic.twitter.com/We6VxD0JnR— 増田順一@Pokémon (@Junichi_Masuda) January 28, 2022 New Pokemon Legends Arceus My Nintendo Rewards wallpapers! Miz Sylver is still playing Pokemon Masters EX... Through February 6, earn music coins to unlock songs in the Pokémon Center's new jukebox and participate in the Pasio Specatacle! Part 2 of Pokemon Master Journeys is out on Netflix, and the Pokemon TV app is featuring Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott! Pokemon Unite goes to the Wild West! In local Boston Pokemon TCG news, the next qualifier for Comikazi will be on February 26! Pokemon Shopping! Bear Walker has an Eeveelutions series! Miz Sylver got sweet Lavender Town leggings! And there are still cute Valentine's Day gifts available! We love seeing pics of the Pokemon manhole covers! The manhole in Ishinomaki features all cat Pokémon because it’s near cat island😽❤️ pic.twitter.com/RfQRYqGrmw— Sharla✨ (@heyitssharla) January 17, 2022 Smite's New Hellfire Syndicate Battle Pass has awesome skins... Overwatch's Lunar New Year event is on! Miz Sylver wants to hear from you if you have tried the Atari VCS... is it cool??? The Gold Cup Noodles is definitely cool! BEHOLD THE 24-KARAT, GOLD-PLATED CUP IN ALL ITS GLORY!!!!! AIN’T IT A BEAUT?!?! AND IT COULD BE YOURS!!!! LOOK FOR SPECIALLY MARKED CUP NOODLES PACKAGING IN STORES NEAR YOU FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THIS AND $5K!!!!! *NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.* LINK IN BIO FOR DETAILS!!! pic.twitter.com/Zxp1YK3xos— Original Cup Noodles (@OrigCupNoodles) January 26, 2022 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

Episode 228: the Houndour episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news. January 16 is Spheal Day in Pokemon GO! In Pokemon Masters EX, Team Galactic arrives! Until February 27, 2022, the team that originally threatened the Sinnoh region will be ready to face off against Trainers in a series of six battles. Lucas & Dialga will make their debut in the Master Fair Scout. The Team Galactic Takedown Extreme Battle Event runs until January 30, with two high-difficulty battles. There will also be a 14-day log-in bonus from January 12, 2022 to January 29, 2022. In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, participate in the International Online Competitions in February, March, and April to get Shiny Galarian Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres! Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl has special events in game! Like Diamond Dust Sparkle Effect in Snowpoint City on January 12 to 12th Masuda’s birthday! We talk Pokémon Arceus Pre-order bonuses! GameStop has Art Cards, Amazon has an in-game Garchomp Kimono costume set... and of course the Pokemon Center has the Arceus sitting cutie! Pokémon Unite is joining the Pokémon World Championships! Become a virtuoso of battle! Concert Style Lucario is now available in #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/P4VzbXZIaF— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) January 13, 2022 There's no time for a nap before your big debut! Concert Style Snorlax is now available in #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/jdv9hHxBMj— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) January 13, 2022 Don't go out in the woods alone! Trevenant is on its way to #PokemonUNITE, and it’s a Defender you need to see to be-leaf! pic.twitter.com/4y1q4oibgu— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) January 13, 2022 The Play Pokemon TCG Series 3 has started! Pokemon TV has Ice! And check out Bidoof’s Big Stand on YouTube! There are lots of new Pokemon Active items at the Pokemon Center! The Wolf Doctor wants these Galarian Leggings... The Pokemon Converse collab is out! Get the Tetris 99 Legends Arceus Theme in the 28th MAXIMUS CUP event January 20 to 24. Play Captain Toad Treasure Tracker for free with Switch Online service until January 20! Kirby and the Forgotten Land comes out March 25! Congrats to Clan Atlantis Leviathans for winning the SMITE World Championships! 🌊🏆 CHAMPIONS 🏆 🌊VAMOS LATAM! pic.twitter.com/SAZ51Wy7cl— Atlantis Leviathans (@SPLLeviathans) January 9, 2022 Balance Patch in Boston's opening is delayed until January 27! Games Done Quick just finished up their awesome week! Skerrit the Green will be running games in person at Polar Vortex in Lisle, IL, January 21-23. Boston FIG Virtual Fest is happening February 5th! You can sign up online to attend, or to Volunteer! Volunteers 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

Episode 227: The Skarmory episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! We are back and talking news! Pokemon GO is busy again! The Season of Heritage is here, and brings lots of events. Purchase the Johto Tour ticket by January 10 to get the Season of Heritage January and February Timed Research for free! Postcard book!!! Have you experimented with the AR Pokestop Powerups? January is packed! Onix is the Research Breakthrough Pokemon, and there's timed research in January to get Onix Mega Energy. Mountains of Power is on unitl January 13, with MEGA Aerodactyl! Debut of Shiny Slugma!! The first of two community days is Spheal on January 16! The second is Community Day Classic starring Bulbasaur. Be aware, this is only from 2pm to 5pm... Pokémon TV adds XY Kalos Quest Episodes. Pokemon Unite is featuring the Agent of Disaster Battlepass! The Agent of Disaster Battle Pass is now available for #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/9DrxmLwTVg— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) December 20, 2021 We told Slowbro that the New Years party was tomorrow, six months ago. We're glad that our careful planning paid off! Tuxedo Style Slowbro is now available in #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/XXxBeab9ak— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) December 31, 2021 Miz Sylver continues on her Pokemon Masters EX quest! Need a little light-hearted Pokemon entertainment? Check out My Place Pokemon for holiday games. Shopping! Sitting cuties, including Arceus as part of a Pokemon Legends Arceus pre-order! If you didn't get a 2021 Pokemon GO-Fest t-shirt, they are back in stock! Pokemon is a Toy of the Year Finalist. Check out the Wario Ware My Nintendo reward! Incoming Nindies: Check out your Nintedo Switch Year in Review! SMITE! The World Championships are happening right now! Check out the newest Prime Gaming skin! And this incredible cosplay winner... Congratulations to samui_san as Chernobog for taking FIRST PLACE in our #HiRezShowcase Masters Cosplay Contest! 🧵 pic.twitter.com/YuDqIit1OV— SMITE (@SMITEGame) January 5, 2022 PS VR2!!! No release date yet... but we're gonna have to get our PS5s! Free Comic Book Day will be Saturday May 1st. The Game Awards winners are announced! Metroid Dread won Best Action/Adventure! In Boston area news... Balance Patch is on winter break until January 18. Bit Bar in Salem is closed until January 12. Game Underground in Waltham is having their first Monthly Melee tourney of the year on February 19th. Platinum City Gaming in Taunton is in the news for their awesome donation to kids in Taunton! Want to smile? Read this ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/LAyxVTDu1u— Taunton Public Schools (@Taunton_Schools) December 21, 2021 Badges are available now for PAX East, April 21-24th! Want to play DnD online?? Baldman Games is hosting a online event January 21st - 23rd, the Yawning Portal! Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan 14th at 12pm EST. And... past awesome guest Insane in the Rain is moving on from full time YouTube content creation! 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

Episode 226: the Mantine Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! In Pokemon GO, GO Battle League Season 10 just started! It has lots of special cups... Great League Remix, Ultra League Remix, Holiday Cup, Sinnoh Cup, Love Cup, and Johto Cup! The Season of Mischief concludes on December 1st. You need to complete the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research story by Wednesday, December 1 at 9:59 a.m. local time to gain access to the Mischief Unbound Special Research! If you can’t complete the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research story, you can pick up a ticket for the Mischief Unbound Special Research in the shop for US $4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). December Community Day is two days! Saturday, December 18 and Sunday, December 19. This month features all the year's previous community day pokemon! Don't forget to get the Ed Sheeran Collab sweatshirt with code VVM87WGMMUZHTB8X ... Dedicueye is now in Pokémon Unite! It's Gengar from the top rope! Check out the brand new Masked Style for Gengar, now available in #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/yyb4hsDaVi— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) November 26, 2021 Pokemon TV has Sinnoh and XY! And did you see Pikachu and Eevee in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Miz Sylver visited Nintendo New York to celebrate the release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl! Check out Nintendo's coverage as well as our friend Kirby's cool video! You can spot Miz Sylver and Professor Evergreen! Highlights from Friday’s launch of #PokemonBrilliantDiamond and #PokemonShiningPearl at #NintendoNYC! pic.twitter.com/Gt3vlMhZyR— Nintendo NY (@NintendoNYC) November 21, 2021 There are lots of cool rewards for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl right now. Get a Mystery Gift of a Manaphy Egg if you purchase by February 21st. If you have past game data on your Switch, you can get Bonus Legendaries, Mew and Jirachi! And use this code for a Statue Gift! BDSPUNDERGR0UND In Pokemon Sword and Shield, the Tiny Tourney starts December 9! Miz Sylver opens a pack of the new Fusion Strike Pokemon Cards! Check your email for free online packs. Pokemon Shopping strikes again. There's a Giant Lucario!!!! Pokémon Converse launches December 10th. And, My Nintendo Rewards has two new phone rings, Piplup and Team Galactic! Atlas is coming to SMITE! You can still vote in the Game Awards! They will be happening December 9th! 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

Episode 225 of the PokeProblemsPodcast: the DELIBIRD episode! In Pokemon GO, Dedenne made an illuminating debut! But with light comes shadow... until ??? Shadow brings the return of Giovanni, with Shadow Lugia! November Community Day is November 21. Shinx, the Flash Pokémon, will be featured! November brings more events. Vullaby is November's Research Breakthrough. For raids, Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion are here until Tuesday, November 16, which brings Cresselia until December 1. Mega Manectric and Mega Lopunny are this month's Mega Raids. And Wednesday Raid Hours continue! Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup star in the upcoming Tuesday Spotlight Hours, and also star in the Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl special event from November 16 to 21. Finally, in Pokemon GO, ???: The Season of Mischief will close out with an epic event! From November 26, 2021, to November 29, 2021, Trainers who completed the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research story will be able to unlock a Special Research story where Trainers will have an opportunity to learn more about Hoopa. In Pokemon Sword and Shield November's Season 24 of Ranked Battles is underway. Don't forget about Shiny Zamazenta at GameStop! Pokémon Unite the New Battle Pass “Sun, Sun, Sunshine” is here and there are always new cool outfits coming out! Why leave home, when you can take your home with you? Palace Style Crustle is now available in #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/nez5gXKbcF— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) November 8, 2021 Pokémon Cafe Remix is back! BW Adventures in Unova is now on Pokemon TV. Pokemon Holiday Shopping is here! Snorlax on train tracks! Festive Winter clothes. And, the Undersea Holiday starring Galarian Corsola! In Nintendo news, Just Dance 2022 is here, and the Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda – Secrets Series will be here on November 12! Pikmin Bloom is here... are you playing? Netflix has a new League of Legends show, and it's getting good reviews! Transformers in SMITE? Plus, the Smite World Championship Bundle is now available. Miz Sylver went to the Boston FIG Balance Patch event, and tried some awesome new games! Check out Indiepocalypse, a zine of indie game reviews! Fragments, Swap, and Mondrian Plastic Reality. 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

Episode 224: the Octillery episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! It's Halloween in Pokemon GO!!! The start of it all is Pumpkaboo, which comes in all sizes! There's more in Pokemon GO! They've announced more details about the 2022 Pokémon World Championships. If you are Philly, October 29-31 is Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia! November Community Day will be Sunday November 21st... and feature Shinx! In Pokemon UNITE, Greedent is here! Plus, there's pumpkins aplenty in Aeos Island's Halloween celebration... There's lots of cool costumes! Attention Trainers! The #PokemonUNITE Halloween Festival is now live! Relaunch your game to jump into the festivities, and check out the new Costume Party Style Holowear for Lucario while you're there! pic.twitter.com/peykZXTbCX— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) October 20, 2021 You have until November 4th to participate in Pokémon Masters EX's Midnight Spookfest. From October 13, 2021, at 11:00 p.m. PDT to November 4, 2021, at 10:59 p.m. PDT, you can take part in this new Halloween-centric story that sees Caitlin extending invitations for Trainers to attend Lear's Midnight Spookfest. There will also be a Ghost- and Poison-type Egg Event until November 7, 2021! Episode 4 of Pokemon Evolutions is out! Get Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta code cards at GameStop for Pokémon Sword & Shield New Pokemon Legends Arceus found footage: original and restored versions! Enter the Super Pet Contest by submitting photos of your animal companion before the deadline on November 9. Check out suggestions for your photos! Pokemon Shopping! Check out the Pokemon25 Music shop! The Pokemon Center has lots of great stuff, like this Grado Labs collaboration! There are more Bear Walker skateboards! Greatest Hits T-shirts are here! Quick Attack! Cool new Evolutions Pins! Check out the T-Tar! More shopping! Black Milk x The Legend of Zelda collection! The Metroid Dread Holo posters My Nintendo Reward is back in stock! You can be Batman in Rocket League?!?!?! Overwatch's Halloween Terror is on until November 2nd. SMITE has a new Twitch Prime skin of Krang from TMNT!!! Balance Patch in Boston is having its 4th Anniversary! They're hosting a Boston Festival of Indie Games event Sunday October 24. Platinum City Gaming is hosting Trick or Treating on October 31st! 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

Episode 223: the Remoraid episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! In Pokemon GO... The first Pokémon GO Championship Series is coming in 2022! Watch the Twitch Rivals competition in Oct 13! And what's up for Pokemon Halloween event??? 👀 We’ve heard reports of mysterious chanting deep in the wild... What’s going on? 👻#PokemonGOHalloween pic.twitter.com/PJwnMxWoZa— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) October 7, 2021 In Pokemon Sword and Shield, Ranked Battles Series 11 begins on October 31, 2021. Get a sweet Gigantamax Pikachu and Eevee code card at Best Buy until October 24. Check your Pokémon Trainer Club Email for Shiny Celebi & Zarude. Your Trainer Club email will also have a code for 3 Celebration packs for Pokemon TCG online! Pokemon TV features Ash and Pikachu's most memorable Kanto episodes! And Pokemon the Movie Secrets of the Jungle is now on Netflix! Until October 13, Gather Wild Mushrooms in Pokemon Masters EX. Sylveon is available in Pokemon Unite! Poke-Shopping! The Pokemon Center has lots of goodies. The Kanto Gym Badge Collection, halloween haunted village figures. And check out this upcoming Eevee Funko! 2021 NYCC Exclusive Reveals: Pokémon - Eevee (Diamond Glitter). #Pokemon #NYCC #FunkoNYCC #FunkoVirtualCon @Pokemon pic.twitter.com/DiBFbd07vN— Funko (@OriginalFunko) October 5, 2021 Check out the Sora Smash Bros gameplay trailer. Sora will be here October 18! Metroid Dread is here, but… the cool My Nintendo reward poster is sold out! Tetris Effect Connected is here for Switch! Cliodhna is coming to SMITE. And don't forget this week's Pikachu Twitter Poll! There are so many variations of #Pikachu ... what's your favorite of the options below??? @Pokemon @PokemonGoApp— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) October 11, 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

PokeProblemsPodcast Episode 222: the Corsola the Coral Pokémon episode! This month's news: Pokemon GO The Mythical Pokémon Zarude debuts in Pokémon GO to celebrate the global release of Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle! There are many exciting things coming in October! The October Research Breakthrough encounter is Yamask, and every Monday in October, get a one pokecoin bundle containing a Remote Raid Pass. This month's raids include Genesect holding a Douse Drive, Altered Forme Giratina, Darkrai, Mega Gengar, and Mega Absol. Every Wednesday in October there will be a Raid Hour event, and a Pokémon Spotlight Hour will take place every Tuesday. October Community Day features Duskull, the Requiem Pokémon! Niantic’s Birthday is October 6: log in to Pokémon GO to obtain a free box between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time on that day! And soon, Pokémon GO Halloween will return: October 15 to 31... Pokemon Sword and Shield has October ranked battles, Spoooooooky Cup, and the October 30-31 Pokémon Global Exhibition. Pokemon Home version 1.5.0 is here with new updates! Pokemon Unite now has Mamoswine! The new Alolan Ninetales Holowear looks awesome, and Battlepass 2 - Galactic Ghost 094 is here! When heaping elegance and charm aren't already enough, Alolan Ninetales is stepping it up a notch with its upcoming Holowear! Defeat your opponents while being really, really, really, ridiculously good looking starting 10/1! #PokemonUNITE pic.twitter.com/HWKqSUGXji— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) September 26, 2021 New Black and White Rival Destinies episodes on Pokemon TV! Pokémon Oreos! The Pokemon Center has some awesome new items! Giant Arcanine! Spooky accent lights, like Gengar! And of course, Halloween plushes, like Pumpkin Celebration Pikachu and Litwick. Use My Nintendo Platinum Points to enter the Metroid™ Dread Sweepstakes. The OLED Switch comes October 8!!! That’s soon! Did you see the Nintendo Direct? News about Pokemon Snap for Switch Online, Monster Hunter Rise DLC, and the FINAL??? Smash character... It's SORA from Kingdom Hearts! The ever-awesome Charles Martinet featured Nintendium (past show guests!) on his insta! Have your sound on for this, their costumes make their own sound effects! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charles Martinet (@charlesmartinetitsame) Cleanliness vs Godliness Battlepass in SMITE! Sacred Arrow Rama is the newest Twitch Prime Skin, and the current Viewer Points Skin is KittyKarna Khumbakharna. Divine Deities! Prime Gaming has a NEW skin available now for SMITE!You can claim Sacred Arrow Rama now, with Prime Gaming!⚡ https://t.co/4Oougt33zg pic.twitter.com/fksg9XFEPB— SMITE (@SMITEGame) September 24, 2021 The KittyKarna Viewer Bundle includes the all-new KittyKarna Kumbhakarna, available with The #QueenoftheBanshees Update!https://t.co/hIMa3PrLCR pic.twitter.com/AGJzhmniUK— SMITE (@SMITEGame) September 29, 2021 The*gameHERs Awards nominees are in! Some of our really great past show guests were nominated! Junae Benne is nominated in Top Creative Streamer (we interviewed her back in 2016 when she was first starting out!) and Kaitlin Teniente, the Head Coach of ESports at St. Mary's University (who we interviewed last year in her first year as Coach!). Me being mushy, a threadFirst off, I wanna say, thank you to whoever nominated me. It was earlier this year that I even broke 1k followers on @Twitch & was thinking that I've been streaming for over 5 years. To now be nominated for Top Creative Streamerhttps://t.co/NS47YgFm1a pic.twitter.com/eby53zWXFv— Junae Benne 🇯🇲 (@JunaeBenne) September 13, 2021 Beyond excited because I've been nominated for @thegamehers Awards "Rising Leader" in the "Rising Stars" category! I'd be honored if you voted for me so I can become a finalist!📩Vote: https://t.co/vHADqgexaC #TheGameHERsAwards pic.twitter.com/4uGpE0Q5tq— Kaitlin Teniente (@kaitlineh) September 14, 2021 And finally, Bit Bar in Salem reopened at their new location 278 Derby St. in Salem , MA! 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 @pokemoncastTweet

Episode 221: the Piloswine Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news! In Pokemon GO, September starts a lot of new stuff! Ditto is our Research Breakthrough encounter, weekly 1 PokéCoin bundles contain a Remote Raid Pass, and raids star Lugia, Uxie (Asia-Pacific), Mesprit (Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India), or Azelf (the Americas and Greenland), Mega Slowbro and Mega Houndoom. Every Wednesday in September, a Raid Hour event will occur from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, and Pokémon Spotlight Hours every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time! September Community Day is on Sunday, September 19, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., starring Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokémon! Psychic Spectacular returns from Wednesday, September 8, to Monday, September 13, 2021. Fashion Week is taking place from Tuesday, September 21, 2021 to Tuesday, September 28, 2021, and Giovanni will be fleeing soon! And it has begun! The Season of Mischief! The Season of Mischief has just started, and will run until Wednesday, December 1, 2021! If you complete this Season’s Special Research story, you’ll gain access to a special event at the end of the Season that might have something to do with Hoopa! And finally in Pokemon GO, GO Battle League: Season 9 has started, and will be on until November 29! Pokeshopping! Galarian Ponyta, Wooloo, and Lapras RockLove jewelry! Piplup giant plush! Nanoblock Pokémons! And, pick up a Duraludon promo card from GameStop with a $15 or more Pokémon TCG purchase. Get Pokemon TV on Switch! Embrace Loyalty and Love with Dog Days in Pokémon the Series on Pokémon TV. New Pokémon Music! Game Girl by Louana... Did you watch the Pokemon Presents? There was news about so many Pokemon games... Pokemon Unite is coming to mobile September 22, and new characters are coming out all the time. Mamoswine & Sylveon are coming soon, and Blissey is already here. Pokémon Cafe REMIX comes out in fall. Pokemon Masters EX 2 year anniversary! Nintendo Switch Lite Dialga Palkia Edition... And of course, news about Pokemon Legends Arceus! The release date will be January 28, 2022. Want to take on the PAX Pokémon League at PAX West? Edible Arrangements has Mario Kart 8 Food... Animal Crossing Puma sneakers look super cute. Smite's newest Amazon Loot is Shadow Howler Hun Batz. Guided by the whispers of the night, Shadow Howler Hun Batz will always find his way.Add him to your roster when you unlock him from the #OdysseyReckoning event today! pic.twitter.com/4WPtmHorzt— SMITE (@SMITEGame) November 7, 2020 Tetris Effect Connected!!! What color is #ditto ??? @Pokemon @mzsylver @thewolfdoctor— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) September 2, 2021 Now the the shiny question... What color is #shiny #ditto ? @Pokemon @mzsylver @thewolfdoctor— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) September 2, 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

Episode 219: The Magcargo episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we discuss GO Fest and the new Pokemon UNITE! Pokemon Go Fest was exciting! Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor both had very satisfactory Fests, how about you? Miz Sylver relates the in person excitement in New York! She's in KirbyGCN17's video recap of the event! Speaking of GO Fest, all three of the Ultra Unlocks were achieved! Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time is on until August 3, but some of the activities are on until August 6 when Ultra Unlock Part 2: Space starts! Part 2 features both forms of Shellos and Basculin, this is your chance to catch the ones that usually don't appear in your hemisphere! August also features a two-day Eevee Community Day, August 14 and 15, with some great bonuses! Today in Pokémon Sword & Shield, dig up Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl! Pokemon Unite is here! Who did you pick as your starter? In Pokemon TV, take a deep dive into the Pokémon world's sporty side. Poke-Shopping! Cute caps, Mega Shiny Plushes, and Parade Figures, and Pickachu Moods... Today is the last day to Cutesy Snowman Jump stamp for first win of the day in SMITE! The latest Prime Gaming SMITE reward is a Gummy Worm Medusa! The Overwatch Summer Games are on until August 10th! Check out the cool skins! Top Golf is coming to Fenway Park in Boston November 3-7! 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

Episode 218: the Slugma episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week is our Pokemon Go Fest preview! Before we get into it, we talk about the other things happening in Pokemon GO: The July Research Breakthrough encounter is Rufflet. As an extra bonus throughout July, you’ll also receive a free Remote Raid Pass when you achieve a Research Breakthrough. In raids, the Mythical Pokémon Deoxys will be appearing in its Defense Forme through today, July 16, at which point Mewtwo will be appearing July 16 to July 23. Mega Houndoom is here until today, July 16, followed by Mega Gengar July 16 to July 23, and Mega Charizard X July 23 to August 6. Wednesday raid hours feature Mewtwo July 21 and TBA!?!?! July 28. Tuesday spotlight hours are on, too, July 20 is Squirtle and July 27 is Natu. And now for Pokemon GO FEST! It's happening July 17 and 18 - 10am to 6pm local time!!! Tickets are $5 instead of the usual $15, and there are sooooo many features, even if you do not get a ticket. The musical theme is super exciting! Will you pick Pop or Rock? Are you excited for raid day? There are all kinds of print at home activites, too! Android users get some special perks! In addition, GO FEST is happening in person in cities around the US, Europe, and New Zealand! Check here to see if your city is on the list! Registration is free and separate from purchased tickets. Pokémon TV MASTER Journeys comes to Netflix September 10th! More Pokemon Comics are coming in 2022! Announcement: Awesome Pokémon adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games! The reclusive child prodigy Pokémon Trainer, X, is stirred out of hiding after a surprise attack! Pokémon Adventures: X•Y drops Spring 2022! pic.twitter.com/Y18gWG78Qm— VIZ (@VIZMedia) July 9, 2021 Miz Sylver opens a pack of Pokémon TCG Chilling Reign! Original Stitch Hoenn is here! The Pokemon Center always has new stuff. Check out the cute gardening figures! Some of them have actual planters! Plus, Bidoof Hat IRL! Have you seen the cute Vulpix manhole covers for Hokkaido? My Nintendo Rewards now has a Monster Hunter Sweepstakes! Hallmark has cool new Nintendo ornaments. Cards, too! And of course, Nintendo has announced the Switch OLED, coming October 8th. Join in on Splatoon 2 online competitions all weekends in July! It's PAX East Online this weekend! Miz Sylver suggests an awesome Tetris Panel this afternoon and Insane in the Rain's concert tonight! (Insane in the Rain was a past special guest, listen to his episode!) Freeplay Bar & Arcade in Providence has started hosting Neon Synth Nights again! Platinum City Gaming's Food Truck is open! 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

Episode 217: the Usaring episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have a special guest! Stu Killian of Killian's Krawls is here to tell us about the joys of Dungeon Crawl Classics. (If you want a quick taste of DCC, check out the quick start guide on Goodman Games!) He just had his first three adventures published! DS-00 - Refugees of the Desolation, a zero-level funnel adventure (Print and digital here, print and digital here!) MX-01 - The Laboratory of Melifex the Med, an adventure for 2nd-level characters (Print here, print and digital here!) MX-02 - The Treasure of Melifex the Mad, an adventure for 3d-level characters (Print here, print and digital here!) Plus, Stu shouts out to Artist Courtney Boling III Follow @gamingartdude, the Order of the Dragon, and Campaign Cartographer software... If you'd like to get in touch with him, email him at sckillianfsh at gmail dot com ... put it together! And, we talk news! In Pokemon GO, Shiny Corsola is coming worldwide and a special Pikachu wearing an Okinawan kariyushi shirt will be appearing in Pokémon GO starting July 22! Tepig Community Day will be Saturday, July 3, 2021. Bonuses will be changing. New raid Achievements, plus Regigigas is here until July 1! And... Pokémon GO Fest 2021: Raid Day will feature every Legendary Pokémon discovered in Pokémon GO so far! Do you love Nurse Joy? Relaxing River Pokemon figures! And relaxing plushes. And more Bear Walker skateboards! Hatch Grass and Poison types in Pokemon Masters EX until July 4th. New My Nintendo Rewards! Including a Disgaea 6 contest and a Mario Golf tag. Overwatch has crossplay now! And get Ashe-themed rewards from Ashe’s Deadlock Challenge. Game Underground in Waltham's weekly events are back on! And Miz Sylver has deja vu about Gorilla Games in Raymond, NH, and visited Midgard Hobbies and Games in Derry, NH! 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

Episode 215: the Sneasel episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! In Pokemon GO, June is packed! You have until June 17 to save Shadow Zapdos from Giovanni, Clamperl is the June Research Breakthrough Pokemon, legendary raids feature Regirock, Regice, and Registeel, Mega Raids star Mega Slowbro and Mega Gyarados, Tuesday Spotlight Hours and Wednesday Raid Hours continue, and there will be several special events, including the Solstice Event and an unexpected event that trainers "will be able to sink their two front teeth into"! There will be a special event "A Seven-Colored Shadow" to free Shadow Ho-oh June 17th - Sept 1. And, GO Battle League Season 8 is on until August 30. Saturday July 3rd and Sunday August 15th will be the next Community Days. Niantic will have special meet and greets, details coming soon! And, don't forget that Pokemon GO FEST will be coming EVERYWHERE July 17-18. The Fair and Square Competition in Pokemon Sword and Shield starts June 16th! We have dates now for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (November 19) and Pokémon Legends Arceus (January 28) Pokemon Masters EX has a new event with Trainers from different regions! The Daily Region Rotation runs from June 9 to June 29. Katy Perry's new Pokemon single! Pokemon TV features Unova Episodes. Shopping! Pokemon pool floats! KK Slider at Build-A-Bear! And awesome retro Pac-Man Timex. The Sailor Moon Eternal Movie is here on Netflix. Overwatch crossplay had been announced! SMITE has a lot going on. If you have Twitch Prime, get Grim Weaver Arachne. This season's battle pass is Monster Cat! The next one will be Stranger Things! It's E3 this weekend! Pizza Hut has a great summer reading program, Book-It! Balance Patch is restarting Tourneys! Bay State Beatdown Open-Registration Announcements!! 🌊 •Fully Vaccinated Only•Reg Link dropping at 6PM ET TOMORROW (6/13)•64-Entrant Cap•Wait-list will be posted same time, swap in for DQs. Capped at 32•Everyone on wait list auto-entered into next week’s bracket— Panda | BobbyWasabi (@BobbyWasabi) June 13, 2021 Smash weeklies return to Platinum City Gaming on July 2nd! 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

Episode 214: The Heracross episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we talk news! In Pokemon GO, May is full again! Xerneas makes its Pokémon GO debut alongside Dragon- and Fairy-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Kalos region in the Luminous Legends X event. May Limited Research featuring Marill is May 9th. Then, May 15 is SWABLU commumity day. And, Mark your calendars! Pokémon GO Fest 2021 returns this July 17 and 18! Pokemon Masters EX is featuring Ghetsis & Kyurem and Raihan & Duraludon! Pokémon TV now has Diamond and Pearl episodes! Miz Sylver tells us about Pokémon Snap! There's a special My Nintendo Mission for it, too. Check out KirbyGCN17's Nintendo New York release day vid! The Pokémon Center has summer gear, including beach cover-ups and hats! Plus, new Mega Rayquaza plush! Build-a-bear Scorbunny! Original Stich has new designs of Pokemon fabric and clothes. Check out Paul George's Nike PS5 collab! Nintendo Game Builder Garage is coming on June 11! Free update for Super Mario Party! Online play comes to the board game mode... Mario Golf Super Rush preorder bonus of cute pins! 🏌️‍♂️Hit the greens in style with this GameStop Exclusive Mario Golf: Super Rush gift with purchase pin set! Get your pre-order in now because just like that round of speed golf, these are gonna go fast! https://t.co/kfmWiQapkv pic.twitter.com/DKRt8zXz6U— GameStop (@GameStop) May 6, 2021 Check out the Nintendo Japan 7-11 foods! Smite has a new Twitch Prime free skin, Archangel chernobog. Overwatch now has an awesome MM-Mei Skin! 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

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

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 @pokemoncastTweet

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