Thursday, October 26, 2023

Mimikyu and Mudkip Masquerade



Episode 258: the Mudkip Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! I Herd U Liek Mudkips!

In Pokemon Go, it's Halloween!!! It's the perfect time to try out the new Party feature while you Trick or Treat. Lots of cool stuff going on for Halloween... New Tricks & Treats Pikachu and Gengars as well as returning costumed mons, and the debut of Greavard in timed research! Plus, Giovanni returns with Shadow Regigagas! Dia de Muertos is happening in-game November 1 and 2, with Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown making its debut! If you are in Mexico City or want to take an awesome trip, Mexico City City Safari is November 4 and 5. And November 5 is Paldean and normal Wooper community day!

Mimikyu is now available in Pokemon Unite. Battle Pass 19 features Phantom Theif Inteleon and Researcher Hoopa. Plus, it's Halloween in Mer Stadium!



In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, ghost type mass outbreaks are happening until October 31... and head to GameStop by October 29 to get Mimikyu with an electric tera type!

Are you an artist? The Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024 Is Now Open to Entries!

The Best of the Best on Pokemon TV... And Episode 2 of Paldean Winds is available!

Poke-Pumpkins... Awesome!

Pokemon always has good Halloween merch... including card packs! And this evil Mime house for some reason...

New My Nintendo rewards... including a sweepstakes to go to the California Super Nintendo World! Plus, a new Super Mario Bros Wonder Keychain. Speaking of Wonder, check out KirbyGC17's video of the launch event:



The Wolf Doctor is secretly a necromancer and would pick skeletons... which would you chose for the Halloween Splatfest?



Platinum City Gaming is having a Back to the 80s Christmas Party on December 9!

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Poke Spooky Tober



Episode 257: the Blaziken episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk news!

Did you have a good Pokemon GO Fest??? Even though the big event is over, there's still City Fests! The new Dective Pikachu Returns game is coming out October 6, and there's an event to celebrate it in Pokemon GO! Halloween season starts with the paid event Ticket of Treats. Geeta-themed Battle weekend is October 7 and 8, and Timburr Community Day is Sunday, October 15, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Speaking of Detective Pikachu, get Nintendo Switch Icons this month!

On Pokemon TV, enjoy sleep-themed episodes!

In Pokemon Masters EX, Akari & Samurott are available to scout from the Akari Poké Fair Scout until October 18, 2023.

New McDonald's Happy Meal Pokemon TCG cards!

Hanna Anderson has cute kid's Poke-Clothes! (Some for adults, too!)

Nintendo in museums... Pokémon x Van Gogh exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum! And Animal Crossing at the Seattle Aquarium.

Miz Sylver gives us her rundown of PAX West! She saw a lot of cool booths, tried a lot of cool games, and went to a panel! She was able to try the latest version of Star Salvager, check out our episode with the creator!























Finally, a couple movies of note! Dumb Money is out in theaters now, and the Miyazaki film "The Boy and the Heron" will be in the US starting December 8!





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