Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Sinnoh Style with Insane in the Rain



Episode 190: the nifty hundred and ninetieth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we have a special guest! The creator of Insane in the Rain Music, Carlos Eiene! Find him everywhere!





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We talk about everything Insane in the Rain, including how Carlos got into music, into video games, and how he combined the two to create his channel, which features incredible jazz covers of video game songs and some of his own originals! This year's big series on Insane in the Rain Music is the Year of Sinnoh!



We also talk news! Pokemon Go continues to have events! The Bug Out Event is wrapping up, but July features weekly challenges for the fourth anniversary of Pokemon Go leading up to GO FEST!

In Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, over 1,000,000 people defeated Zeraora, which means it will be coming to Pokemon Home now through July 6th!



Miz Sylver is into Pokémon Cafe Mix! And speaking of new Pokemon games, last week's Pokemon news brought the announcement of Pokemon Unite!



New Pokémon My Nintendo Wallpapers.

New Pokemon Mystery Dungeon plushes!

Overwatch has new toys, too:



The newest Smite battle pass will be Avatar: The Last Airbender themed!



Petal Crash, from past guest Stephen Strife's Galaxy Trail Games, is available to Wishlist on Steam!

If you are in the Boston area... Balance Patch reopened last Thursday!



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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Kaitlin Coaches Coolness



Episode 189: the hopeful hundred and eighty-ninth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we have a special guest, Kaitlin Teniente, the Head Coach of ESports at St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas! She is starting their ESports program, which is kicking off its first season this fall. Kaitlin tells us about how she got into ESports and her plans for the team! Check out the St. Mary's Rattlers online at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitch, as well as . You can find Kaitlin on Twitter here!

This week we also talk news! Did you watch the Pokemon Presents news announcements??? There's so much to unpack!



Pokémon Smile, the tooth-brushing app, Pokémon Cafe Mix puzzle game for mobile and Switch, and... POKEMON SNAP for Switch! And apparently that's not all, expect another announcement next week on June 24!

In Pokémon GO news, today is Weedle Community day! And there's so much else coming up. GO Fest Tickets are available for sale for $14.99, and include admission to both days of the event, July 25th and 26th from 10 am to 8 pm. Will it include Victini as teased in the tweet below??? Did you catch a Galarian Farfetch'd? The clothing items are still available in the store! Mega Evolution will be coming to Pokemon GO... Upcoming daily encounter and daily box tests, keep your eye on the shop icon and Professor Willow in case you are part of the test! Free Pokémon Sword & Shield Clothing themed to the Isle of Armor in the shop! Look for Zekrom in 5-star raid battles through July 7. You can now BUY stickers for coins - Piakchu being squeezed by Raichu, Fat Pikachu, Ditto Love! The Solstice event featuring Shiny Clefairy is happening through June 24, and the Bug Out! event featuring Shiny Dwebble will be happening June 26 to July 1. The Bug Out! event will also have a Pinsir Raid Day on Sunday, June 28, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. There will also be a 1 PokéCoin bundle available featuring three Remote Raid Passes! And finally, you can nominate a local business to be featured in Pokemon Go!



Miz Sylver has started on the Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield - Isle of Armor expansion! New clothes! Apricorns! Plenty of other stuff is happening in game, like the appearance of Zeraora in Max Raids! This summer's International Friendly Online Competition is happening June 25-28 - it's a Double Battle Format! Sign up through June 25.

Pokémon Journeys launched on Netflix this week!

More Pokémon Toys! An Afternoon with Eevee Flareon figure is now here. And, have you seen this awesome life-size Psyduck plush?

New Sync Pairs and storylines have come to Pokemon Masters. Sharpedo!

Crocs has new cute kids' Super Mario Crocs!

Cthulhu is here in Smite!

In real life, Platinum City Gaming in Taunton reopening on June 28th.

And PAX is having a massive online event, PAX Online, September 12th - 20th. If you are interested in PAX Pokemon League for this event, take their survey to help they figure out how to best serve the fan community!



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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Ultra Dolphin Revolution is Here



Episode 188: The happy hundred and eighty-eighth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we have not one, not two, but three special guests. Amber, Jeremii, and Vincent, the dynamic trio at the core of Ultra Dolphin Revolution and Nintendium! Nintendium is a cosplay collective, including even more awesome groups within the Nintendium family like Dark Link Val, Reploid Angel, and Four Swords Cosplay! Follow their awesome streams and pages including Dr. Console on Twitch, moomoo.bear on Instagram, Gabriel Lamas Art on Facebook, and RadicalLindsay on Instagram.

And don't forget about Ultra Dolphin Revolution, their amazing game company. Keep your eyes open for their new releases coming to Switch. Check out their existing games for Wii U and follow them on Twitter! After our awesome conversation, Miz Sylver and The Wolf Doctor talk news:

Pokemon GO is having a Special Raid Weekend Friday June 12th - Monday June 15th. Stickers are coming soon! And you will be able to invite friends to raids!

The Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield Gigantamax Festival is on until June 29th! And don't forget about the hidden ability Mystery Gift Pokemon! If you have Pokémon Home, get free starters with hidden abilities... Check out the new Regi-Pokemon in the Isle of Armor Expansion, Regidrago and Regieleki! They will be here June 17th!



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