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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