Saturday, April 27, 2019

More April News



Episode 146: The happy hundred and forty-sixth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! News of the week!

Pokemon GO: Shiny Meltan is back through Sunday, May 5! New research breakthrough pokemon will be here May 1, including Lugia, Ho-oh, Latias, and Latios, and different pokemon are hatching from eggs! Remember, May 19, is Torchic Community Day. I’M UP ALL NIGHT TO GET LUCKY!!! FRIENDS!

7-11 has all kinds of Detective Pikachu stuff. There’s even an app game? Most interestingly, there's a Mystery Slurpee Flavor. Guess the 3 flavors be entered for a chance to win FREE Slurpee drinks for an entire year. Rules here!

Build a Bear now has Snubble and Psyduck!

Play! Pokemon has been updated for the latest season! The 2020 TCG season starts July 1, 2019, new rules have been announced. The video game tournament software has been updated too!

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Also, Marina and Pearl live performance at Tokaigi!



So many new Switch games:
There are a lot of upcoming events that sound cool!
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

Super Lily



Episode 145: the wonderful one hundredth and forty fifth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have a very special guest, Lily Lewis of Super League Gaming, aka LilyOli! She announces her promotion to Associate Manager of Product Marketing, tells us about her trip to Japan, and declares her favorite Pokemon in tattoo form! (This awesome Jirachi also appears on her Instagram!)

She also gives a shoutout to



We have some extra surprise guests! InfiniteChances (also available on Twitch!), DS Mertalz , and a_real_light!

We also talk news, starting with Pokemon GO! The Eggstravaganza is on until Apr. 23 and Latios is here until April 22. Don't forget about Giratina Origin Forme, it's here until April 29! Torchic Community Day is May 19, from 3-6 PM.

The lottery form tickets to Pokemon GoFest Chicago (happening June 13-16) is open April 22 through 24. Check out the details!

The Pokemon #GOsnapshot challenge is happening now! There are three categories!
  • Buddy Challenge: April 15, 2019, to April 24, 2019
  • Habitat Challenge: April 29, 2019, to May 8, 2019
  • Go Create Challenge: May 13, 2019, to May 22, 2019




In general Pokemon News, the new book Pokémon Size Chart Collection: Kanto to Alola is out now! Funko has a new giant Bulbasaur. TEN INCHES!

Joker from Persona 5 just joined smash!

Box Boy and Box Girl comes out April 26 for the Switch, there's a demo in the eShop!

In Smite, make sure you claim your free twitch bundle for Desert Dragon Neith New Egyptian Pantheon gods Horus and Set arrive April 30!

Live in the Los Angeles area? Go to the Final Fantasy VII concert, June 9th 6 pm Dolby Theatre . Pre-sale tickets will be available on April 20, 2019 at 12pm at www.wildfaery.com/shop.

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Saturday, April 13, 2019

April Poke-News



Episode 144: the overly impressive one-hundredth and forty-forth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast. This week, we talk news!

Pokemon GO: BAGON COMMUNITY DAY IS HAPPENING! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Hop to the Pokémon GO Eggstravaganza April 16-23rd! Latios raid weekend April 15-22nd! Also, have you heard about this Lucky Friends thing? The March update also includes new poses for your trainer!

Pokemon GO and Anime Boston are having a crossover event, April 19 - 21! To hear more about Anime Boston, listen to our interview with Richard!

New Pokemon Toys. May's Pikachu Funko Pop is "Blooming Curiousity" with Flabebe! Burger King King Jr. Meals have Detective Pikachu toys!

Speaking of Detective Pikachu, be prepared for opening day on May 10th. You can get a Detective Pikachu TCG Card!

Friend of the show Kelsey of Pink Gorilla Games (listen to her episode here!) is in the upcoming documentary "Not for Resale", "A look at the end of physical media, the rise of digital distribution, and the impact on mom and pop video game shop owners across the United States." The movie is premiering at the Boston Film Festival, on Friday April 26th at 9:45 pm. Get tickets now!!!



Switch events! Tetris 99 Maximus Cup, April 12th - 14th! And, are you Team Hare or Team Tortoise? April 19th - 21st!
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Tomorrow, Sunday the 14th, from 11 am - 2:30 pm, you can go to the Nintendo Labo Event at Best Buy in Braintree. Check out the locations for this event on the Best Buy website.

If you're in the Boston area and love League of Legends, you can go to the free Super League Gaming ARAM Social, Friday April 26th 7-10 pm at Balance Patch.

And we talk PAX East, part two! Skellboy, RAD, Double Kick Heroes, The Textorcist, Behemoth Games, Kingdom Hearts Union X, Framed, Mortal Kombat 11, Bose AR games, including one from Craig of Digital Precept and the Virtuality Podcast (listen to his episode with us here), Secret Neighbor, A Duel Hand Disaster, Killer Queen Arcade. Enjoy some PAX photos!











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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Post-PAX Pox



Episode 143: the fantabulous hundred and forty-third episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk a bit about PAX. Hopefully we'll have time to give you a more detailed run-down of PAX East next episode! This week, we also talk news:

Pokemon GO has kept it moving! April fools saw Ash Hat Pikachu photobombing instead of Smeargle! Two of three planned Pokemon GO Fests have been announced. Go Fest Chicago will be June 13–16, Dortmund will be July 4–7, and "Asia" is still in planning! Right now it's time to bug out with the bug event until Apr. 9, 2019. Bagon Community Day is Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in your local time zone. Future community dates will be May 19, June 8, July 21, and August 3...

Another Bonus for Pokémon Bank Subscribers: All Pokémon Bank registered users can get a cool Passimian (Sun) and Oranguru (Moon). To receive these Pokémon, become an active Pokémon Bank subscriber by October 31, 2019.

Pokémon the Series: Adventures in the Orange Islands is available in the newly updated Pokémon TV mobile app!

New Detective Pikachu items in the Pokemon Center shop!

Yoshi’s Crafted World is out, there’s a demo!

Three NES games are coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service this month, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, and Star Solider, starting on April 10.

Get up to 12 free months Nintendo Online through Twitch Prime!

Uniqlo's Super Mario Family Museum collection is now available, and a MONSTER HUNTER collection is coming May 15! RATHALOS!

FFVII is out for SWITCH! Miz Sylver is Excite!

Super Smash Bros + Splatoon 2 World Championships are happening in the E3 ramp up!

The SMITE Darkness Falls Battle Pass is available.

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Michael becomes... DeephEriksen



Episode 142: Tonight we welcome a special guest! Michael Ullman, Development Producer at Super League Gaming! AKA ... We talk about his love of League of Legends, his start as a Shoutcaster for Super League, and of course, his third grade Pokemon Mastery. You can catch him all over Super League's twitch and YouTube channels, and email him at michael.ullman@superleague.com. Find him on Super League's Channels:

Twitch!







And of course, we talk news:

Pokémon GO Equinox until March 26th!

Giratina Altered Forme returns as a raid boss for one weekend! March 28 through April 2. And then, Giratina Origin Forme takes over April 2-29.

The newest season of the Pokémon TV Show, Sun & Moon—Ultra Legends is out.

Three Konami Anniversary Collections are coming out... Arcade Classics, Castlevania, and Contra.

What Nindies are you excited for?





There are lots of cool events for SMITE's 5th anniversary!

Coming to PAX East? Come see Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor at the Pokémon Feud: Team Pikachu vs Team Meowth game show on Thursday, March 28th, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm in the Condor Theatre! YOU CAN STILL TAKE THE SURVEY!

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

The Eyes of March



Episode 141: The heartless hundred and forty-first episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

Pokemon Go is having a Special Rayquaza Raid weekend this weekend until March 18th. March 23rd is Treecko Community Day, and Deoxys Defense Forme will be coming to raid battles on March 25th.

The newest A Day with Pikachu Funko Pop, "Rainy Day Pikachu", has been revealed!

Miz Sylver finally found Pokemon Cookies!


Pokémon: The Power of Us is out on physical media on March 19th

New Detective Pikachu Pokemon TCG cards are coming April 5, 2019.

Check out which stores will be participating in Free Comic Book Day on May 4th! The list of free comics includes a Pokemon comic!

Nintendo is setting up a Pokémon Play Zone! during Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle this weekend, through March 17 at the Hyatt Regency in Seattle.

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The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 and Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 both take place on March 30 at the PAX Arena at PAX East!

Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor are hosting the Pokemon Feud at PAX East this year! Thursday, March 28th at 9 PM in the Condor Theatre!

Smite News! It's the Ides of March (until March 17th). Get a Roman Pantheon avatar for first win of the day.

Smite is having Community Skin Contest! Submit your ideas by March 26th.

Uniqlo's latest collaboration is for Street Fighter!

Pre-orders for physical copies of The Messenger for PS4 and Switch start March 19th.

Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds Concert arrives on April 5th at 8 pm at Boston Symphony Hall. Tickets were still available at the time of recording!

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

March Poke-News!



Episode 140: The funky one hundred and fortieth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

We talk Pokemon Day, and all the free things you can still get, like Meltan and Melmetal wallpaper and printable cards.

Dialga is here as a raid boss until March 28th!

Smeargle is here in Pokemon Go!

The Singapore Safari Zone is happening Thursday, April 18, to Monday April 22.

PokeBall Classics are here! Class it up with PokeBall inspired accessories that are subtle and, dare I say it, work appropriate!

You can still get the Big G Pokemon TCG cards! And the cookies, too!

Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends premiers March 23rd in the US! (Canadian fans can catch it on Teletoon on March 2, 2019. Yes, that's today!)



MewTwo Strikes Back: Evolution (a CGI remake of Pokémon: The First Movie) is coming "soon".



Detective Pikachu - New Trailer!



Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield is coming in late 2019 exclusively on the Nintendo Switch™ system. Head to Galar and pick Grookey, Scorbunny, or Sobble as your starter!

You can win a Battle Pass in the Smite Switch Picture Contest. And pick up your Twitch Prime Loot with King Arthur!

Check out Baptiste on the Overwatch PTR. We know Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor will be checking him out...

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