Saturday, October 24, 2020

Van and Rashaud are Pure Platinum



Episode 201: the terrific two-hundred and first episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have two special guests from Platinum City Gaming, Taunton native Van and Step Into Your Potential Now (SIPYNow) founder Rashaud! On this episode they tell us about the paths they've taken to start Platinum City Gaming, the awesome events and entertainments at the center, and what their plans are for Platinum City Gaming in the future! Also, they are all over the internet, check them out: And they give shout outs to: Then, the Wolf Doctor and Miz Sylver talk news:

In Pokemon GO, Halloween is frighteningly close! The Halloween event features the debut of Galarian Yamask, Spiritomb, costumed Sableye and Gengar, and the Halloween Cup! Happening until November 3. Special mini events are happening in conjunction: Catch Mastery Day is October 25, and Alolan Marowak Raid Day is on Halloween itself! And, the GO Battle League: Halloween Cup goes on from October 26 to November 3. Other items of interest!
  • The Day of the Dead celebration will be happening November 1 and 2. It's not clear if trainers will be able to participate worldwide, or if this an exclusive event for trainers in Latin America, so make sure to check!
  • Verizon is sponsoring a special event on November 7, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You can sign up until then for a ticket IF you are a Verizon subscriber. Unown V and Z are featured in this event.
  • The Egg hatches have changed! Strange Eggs feature Larvitar, Absol, Sandile, Scraggy, Trubbish, Pawniard, Vullaby, and Deino.
  • AR Mapping tasks are here!
  • Togetic, the Happiness Pokémon, will be available as a Research Breakthrough encounter. And November's legendary raid Pokemon start with Darkrai... Don't forget that there's a Raid Hour event every Wednesday at 6:00 PM. November's Tuesday at 6 PM Pokémon Spotlight Hours are Cubone on November 3, Jigglypuff on November 10, Meowth on November 17, and Barboach on November 24.
In Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, the Crown Tundra is here! The newest cap-wearing Pikachu is from Kalos. Use the code KAL0SP1KA to get it!

Pokemon Cafe Mix will have Mimikyu treats!

Pokemon Masters features shiny Mankey and Lapras.

New Pokemon Charm Jewelry and a New Pokemon Classics Charizard Collection are in the Pokemon Center!

Overwatch Halloween Terror Week 2 & 3 are happening.

Smite The Reaping 2020 is also here! There's tons of daily events from now until November 1st.

Treat won last week's poll:





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Saturday, October 17, 2020

Spooky Poke



Episode 200: the terrifying two hundreth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news:

In Pokemon Go
Pokemon goodies for sale!
In Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield, get many hatted Pikachu! The current codes are:
  • Pikachu (Original Cap): P1KACHUGET
  • Pikachu (Partner Cap): 1CH00SEY0U
  • Pikachu (Hoenn Cap): P1KAADVANCE
  • Pikachu (Sinnoh Cap): V0LTTACKLEP1KA
  • Pikachu (Unova Cap): P1KABESTW1SH
And, the Battle of Legends is happening until Oct 18.

Watch Pokemon...
  • The Pokemon TV website and app has specially selected costume and disguises episodes!
  • The Galar Bus Video Series is just starting!

  • Check out the Tales from the Pokedex series for Halloween!



Speaking of spooky, check out 70+ pokemon stencils for your pumpkin!

In Pokemon Masters, there's a new spooky event and new sync pairs featuring Acerola and Hilbert. Acerola's regular partner is a Mimikyu... there's a spooky Mimikyu song!



Levels 451-500 are here in Pokemon Cafe Mix, featuring Hattrem.

The 17th Tetris 99 Maximus Cup is on until Monday the 19th, and it features the return of the Pokemon Sword and Shield theme! Speaking of which, Miz Sylver asked her Twitter friends which they prefer; Tetris 99 or Super Mario Bros. 35...



Mario Kart Live Home Circuit is here... have you tried it?

The demo of Pikmin 3 for the Switch is available now... the game comes out October 30th!

This is Splatoween, This is Splatoween! Splatoween, Splatoween! Splatoween, Splatoween! Trick or Treat returns! The Halloween Splatfest is October 30 to November 1st. (And, the Power Up Splatfest, featuring Super Mushroom and Super Star, will be coming in January 2021!) When it comes to the Halloween Splatfest, tell us on our Twitter poll which you prefer!

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Smite's getting Ninja Turtles!



And don't forget, Overwatch's Halloween Terror is here!

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Saturday, October 3, 2020

Niantic Beyond Reality Contest Grand Prize Winner Jenny Xu



Episode 199: The Niantified hundred and ninety-ninth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have a special guest... Jenny Xu, creator of the many games of JCSoft, Inc. and the Niantic Beyond Reality Contest Grand Prize Winner for her company Talofa Games's Run to My Heart, a social running game that opens your heart to the world! Jenny got her start sharing her drawings on Deviant Art as Chibixi but it soon evolved into creating Flash games, like the horror comedy interactive Pokemon Ball Guy. Her most detailed games made it to mobile under the JCSoft banner: The "Can You Escape?" series, a series of escape the room games crossed with dating sims with a touch of bullet-hell, including "Can You Escape Love?", "Can You Escape Fate?", and "Can You Escape Heartbreak?". Seven Photos (The Photographic Detective), a mystery game. And Freddy's Jumpscare Factory! Run to My Heart is not scheduled for release until later in 2021, but sign up for the newsletter to keep up with their progress, or find Jenny on Twitter!





We also talk a bit of news:

In Pokémon GO, the pandemic bonuses are over! Charmander Community Day is Saturday, October 17, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Enjoy a limited-time free Remote Raid Pass every Monday from October 5 to November 30! The Pokemon GO Autumn Event is Friday, October 9 to Monday, October 12, 2020.

Check out our Pokemon I Choose You adventure being played on Twitch by friend of the show Debbie!



Pokémon Sword & Shield features creepy raid battles through October 31st.

A lot of items came out of the new Pokémon Direct, including details about the latest Sword and Shield expansion, the Crown Tundra! The full Expansion Pass Bundle comes out on November 6th. And use these codes to get the first two of eight hatted Pikachu being released to celebrate!
  • Original Cap P1KACHUGET
  • Partner Cap 1CH00SEY0U




Minecraft characters are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!



Cold Stone Creamery is celebrating the Mario 35th Anniversary with a contest and new flavors and novelties!

Hi-Rez Expo (creators of Smite) is going to be online! The Smite World Championships are being held Jan 4-10. Also in Smite, they are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with FLAGS!!!



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