Happy Farfetch'd Day

Episode 169: the silly hundred and sixty-ninth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

The Pokemon Center has a new Pokémon GO Teams collection!

Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield. The first online competition is coming up... Don't forget to sign up by December 5th! And get psyched for Gigantamax Snorlax! My Nintendo Printable Sword & Shield Greeting Cards are available now!

Did you know there are Pokémon Quest Toys?



Pokémon Masters is keeping it exciting! Grimsley & Liepard are a new five star feature. There's also new story event with Giovanni and Mewtwo, and mid-December will feature two new sync pairs: the Indigo Plateau Champion and his Pokémon, Lance & Dragonite, and the Sinnoh region Champion and her Pokémon, Cynthia & Garchomp. There's also a custom avatar maker...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is having a Resident Evil Event right now... with Leon and more.

Playing Smite? Three first wins of the day gets you a Cutesy Chest through Sunday. The Ultimate God Pack on sale for 67% off. (That's around $10!) Here it is in the Steam Store.



There are a lot of Nintendo sales, both on physical and digital stuff!

Overwatch fans... you can send ornaments to Blizzard digitally of even physically! And the Boston Uprising has a new practice facility; the Helix ESports Center in Foxborough!

Mortal Kombat has added Sindel in the Kombat Pack!

Who is the hottest man of @MortalKombat ??? I know who the @thewolfdoctor and @mzsylver prefer... If your choice didn't make it please comment!

— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) November 30, 2019

Who is the hottest woman of @MortalKombat
??? I still expect @thewolfdoctor
and @mzsylver to vote... If your choice didn't make it please comment!

— PokeProblems (@pokemoncast) November 30, 2019

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Sword and Shield are HERE

Episode 168: the sexy hundred and sixty-eighth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news:

How was your Pokemon Go Chimchar community day? Did you catch a Galarian Wheezing? The December 2019 "Thank You" Community Day is Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. You can catch up on catching all of this year's community day picks, including evolving to special moves! Continuing now in Pokemon Go, It's Suppereffective Week until November 26, followed by Friend Fest November 27 through December 2, and on top of that from now until December 17, you can see Terrakion in five star raids! Yay!

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature Pikachu and Goku from Dragon Ball Z again this year. The parade starts at 9 a.m. in all time zones. If you are a big DBZ fan, the official Dragon Ball Meetup is happening in NYC on November 27, the day before the parade. Sign up on Facebook!

Pokemon Sword and Shield are HERE! Miz Sylver attended the launch at Nintendo NYC. Check out a video of the event!



The new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Event adds Galar Pokémon to the Spirit Board until Wednesday November 27. And there's a new My Nintendo Rewards Galar wallpaper.

Pokemon Club events for kids are starting today.

Voting is open for the Game Awards! What's your GOTY?

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Mike Kraack Rocks

Episode 167: The hilarious hundred and sixty seventh episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast. This week, we have a special guest! Mike Kraack works at Disbelief as a technical programmer, making games work behind the scenes. His first gig was at Sunstorm Interactive, his next move was to Midway Games, where he worked on Stranglehold, the sequel to John Woo's Hard Boiled! He then moved on to Irrational Games, where he worked on Bioshock Infinite before heading to his current home at Disbelief. He explains the technical programming side of gaming; his desire for AR here and now, and giant Songbird cakes. Look for Mike at Tabletop Network, November 18 and 19, or Board Game Geek Con, November 20 to 24, in Dallas. You can also find him on Twitter! Follow @kraackerjack



We also talk news! Today November 16 is Chimchar Community Day. If you live in the Boston area, Super League Gaming is having a Community Day meetup in Christopher Columbus Park. So much is going on in GO: Regigagas will be in EX raids starting Nov 19 and 20. Now you can battle Team GO Rocket leaders, just like our team leaders!

The December Pikachu Funko is ‘A Cool New Friend’.

Pokémon Sword & Shield launched this week! Go to Walmart with your Pokémon Pass app to get a unique trainer outfit November 16th - 25th.

Who is your starter?

— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) November 8, 2019

In Overwatch, it's Mercy's Recall Challenge until December 2! Watch on Twitch for rewards.

Smite has a new Battle Pass themed to the online anime RWBY!



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Poke-vember

Episode 166: the huggable hundred and sixty-sixth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we talk Poke-News!

In Pokemon Go, Team Rocket leaders are here! New special research will get you there! They've also changed what Pokemon appear on the regular map... Meowth that's right! And Cobalion appears in five star raids through November 26.



More details about Pokemon Sword and Shield! New items have been revealed, Max Raid Battles will have more Gigantamax Butterfree until January 2020, and the first official Online Competition is happening December 6-8. Also, there are many many pre-order bonuses to choose from this week! Don't forget, if you buy before January 15th get Long Long Meowth,

Holiday Plushes are here!!!

Hahahah Ash is a loser on Pokemon TV.

New Pokemon Club events for kids are starting November 23.

Black Friday stuff! Pokéball Plus for $19.99, and a Nintendo Switch bundle with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!

Just Dance 2020 is here! And should we get Miz Sylver's mom Just Dance Unlimited?

Tetris 99 has it's 9th Maximus Cup on now through November 12th... It's Pokémon Sword & Shield Themed!

Try Ring Fit Adventure… today! From 1 to 4 pm at select GameStops.

BlizzCon had a lot of good announcements! Diablo IV guys... And Overwatch 2!





Hi-Rez Expo is next weekend, November 15-17! Get HiRez rewards for online viewing or go to a viewing party. (Like the one at Ignite Gaming Lounge Sunday November 17th... Miz Sylver says hi!)

If you live in the Boston area, Malden just got a new LAN center... Wanyoo Boston!

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The Mind Behind Merrill Grambell

Episode 165: The spooktackular hundred and sixty-fifth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have a special guest... Will, the creator of Soda Drinker Pro and Merrill Grambell. We talk about the many lives Will has led as a creator and performer. He's created several indie games, including MyGirlTheGame and Soda Drinker Pro, and is now doing hilarious live action AI shows starring his creations like Merrill Grambell. Soda Drinker Pro will be featured in "The Coming World", an upcoming exhibition at the Garage in Moscow, and has also been used as a therapeutic tool for stroke recovery (in the first video below).



Check out the catchy theme song!



He also created an arcade game, Get Outta My Face!



His latest endeavors are about performing AIs. His creation Merrill Grambell is an AI talk show and panel host. I'm partial to GARF, the AI standup that's also a piece of fruit...

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Garf at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

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If you like what you see, Merrill Grambell has upcoming shows!

• Deep Learning With Merrill Grambell @ AS220 Providence RI on November 8, 2019.
• Deep Learning with Merrill Grambell @ Improv Asylum NYC on November 10, 2019.
• Deep Learning with Merrill Grambell Live @ the Boston Comedy Festival on November 15, 2019.
• Deep Learning with Merrill Grambell @ NORTHEAST COMICCON & COLLECTIBLES EXTRAVAGANZA on November 30, 2019.

He's also a magic performer! And he's designed tools for magicians, like the Sound Reading Trainer in the second video:





Somehow Will's also had time to be in several bands!





And also, the news! In Pokemon Go, TODAY, November 2, there's a special event featuring Regigigas, the Colossal Pokémon. Regigigas will be appearing in EX Raids, starting in November. The Willow Report is getting updates! The Niantic Wayfarer Beta is coming soon.

New chapters are getting added to the main story of Pokemon Masters on November 6. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! players can get Mewtwo by downloading the Pokémon Pass app for your iPhone or Android device and visiting a Best Buy store November 4–14, 2019. And, Build a Bear now has Pichu!

The Smite Reaping is over, but this is the last week of Overwatch Halloween Terror!
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Happy Pokeween

Episode 164: The funky hundred and sixty-fourth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week's news:

Pokémon GO: Did you get pinched on Trapinch Community Day? The next one is Chimchar, on November 16, from 11 am to 2 pm. The PoGO Halloween event is in full swing. Get that candy! And, they've teased new developments... Battle League and new discoveries from Professor Willow of weird Team Rocket technology.

Get a shiny Solgaleo or Lunala at Gamestop until November 10th.

Pokémon Sword & Shield shows off new Gigantamax forms, including a Meowth you can get as an early purchase bonus (before January 15th 2020). Get Gigantamax Pikachu and Eevee with save data from their respective Let's Go games.

Have you bought any Pokémon Makeup from the new Shu Uemera Pikashu collection?

McDonald's has new Pokémon Happy Meal Toys Miz Sylver's mom is going to have to go on a hunt. (Miz Sylver also bought Pokemon toys at Uwajimaya...)

Mario Kart Tour is having a Halloween event featuring Luigi. The current Tetris 99 Maximus Cup, happening October 25th - 28th, is Luigi's Mansion themed.



Overwatch's Halloween Terror is on through November 4th.

Smite The Reaping is on until October 31!

In Madison, WI next weekend? Go to Gamehole October 31st - November 3rd and say hi to Skerrit the Green & Claire Hoffman! Free Trick or Treating on October 31st!

Miz Sylver tells us about the National Video Game Museum! (And check out Kelsey's tour video!)



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Spookymon

Episode 163: the hoopy hundred and sixty-third episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This month's spooky news...

Pokemon Go Trapinch Community Day - now with Earth Power, is happening right now! (Oct 12, 11am to 2pm.) Original Stitch’s Pokémon Shirts are now available in the US! You can also get selected shirts for your avatar in Pokémon GO in a Vileplume pattern, a Lickitung pattern, a Magikarp pattern, and a Snorlax pattern. Don't forget October Legendary Raid hours... Altered Forme Giratina October 16 and TBA October 23 and 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in your local time zone.

Pokemon Masters has more new content, including the new story event "The Girl in Black and White" starring Hilda and Tepig. Hau and his Alolan Raichu are also appearing in Pokemon Masters.

Pokemon Sword and Shield 24 hour Galarian live stream revealed all kinds of cool stuff, like the Galarian Ponynta! And... new Galarian starter merch is coming to the Pokemon Center.

Speaking of Pokemerch: New ‘Completely Thank-Full’ Pikachu Funko Figure at the Pokémon Center! There's a Shaymin (Land Forme) cookie in the figure!

Cookie cutter making machine pic.twitter.com/XyGCn51N0V

— Tool Of The Day (@toolotheday) December 24, 2018

Pokemon Rumble Rush has some new game improvements in the latest updates, in addition to new content like Empoleon and Garchomp.

Install the Version 1.1.0 update in the Super Mario Maker 2 game to magically gain the ability to play co-op and versus multiplayer with people on your Nintendo Switch friends list! YESSSS!

The Nintendo Switch “Quad Goals” tour is coming to a college campus near you! Check out the locations and dates.

In honor of Overwatch coming to the Switch on October 15, there's Reaper and D.Va Switch controllers! And have you heard of this Overwatch cookbook?

Miz Sylver's arcade adventures continue! She tried WACCA, the hottest new 360 rhythm game, at the Round1 in Holyoke. She stopped by the Salem Willows Arcade area on her way to Bit Bar Salem, which has added the Special Collector's Edition of the Addam's Family Pinball Machine, as well as a ton of other new stuff including a new menu!

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