The Mayor of Malden Means (Gaming) Business

Episode 265: the Wurmple episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! We have a special guest, his Honor, Gary Christenson, the Mayor of Malden. He's Level 50 in Pokemon GO and the big booster of the Malden Gaming District! Check out the Mayor on Social Media!

You know you’ve made it big when you get an invitation to appear on the @pokemoncast! pic.twitter.com/Td9G2qh3vX

— Mayor Christenson (@MayorOfMalden) April 12, 2024

We also talk a little news!

• In Pokemon Go, Bug Out until April 17! Including Mega Heracross Raid Day on April 13, 2024. April 2024 Community Day: Bellsprout is Saturday, April 20, 2024.
• GO Fests! Necrozma is coming!
  • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey is May 11 and May 12, 2024
  • Pokémon GO Fest 2024 comes to Sendai (Japan) City May 30 – June 2!
  • Pokémon GO Fest 2024 comes to Madrid June 14–16!
  • Pokémon GO Fest 2024 comes to New York City July 5–7!
  • Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global is July 13 and 14, 2024!
• In Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, it's weekend 2 for Psychic Tera Type Meganium.
• The Pokémon World Championships are August 16 - 18 in Honolulu, Alola!
• In Splatoon 3, the next Splatfest is 4/19-4/21! What fuzzy fluffiness do you like the most? Baby chicks, Lil’ Bunnies, or Bear Cubs?
  

  SRL here with an exciting reminder: The Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 begins in one week! Show your support and equip this snazzy event-themed Splashtag banner.
  
  You can claim it by scanning this QR code via SplatNet 3 in the Nintendo Switch Online app. pic.twitter.com/2cYMAecX2N

  — Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) April 5, 2024

  
  

  No seasonal Splatfest is complete without some fresh new looks! Get your colorful gear and a seasonal banner for your Splashtag via the Splatoon 3 channel, which you can find in the News tab on your Nintendo Switch device. Then claim the gear in the lobby terminal in the game! pic.twitter.com/2UMNTXi1x3

  — Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) April 5, 2024

• Spy X Family Movie is coming April 18 - 25.
• Free Comic Book Day is May 4th!

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PAX East and Anime Boston 2024 Highlights

Episode 264: the Linoone episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk about PAX East and Anime Boston, two awesome conventions we were honored to present at! We also talk a bit of news! Check out some video highlights after the news...

• Pokemon Legends: Z-A... we have to wait until 2025!
• In Pokémon GO, April 7 is Bagon Classic Community Day, and part 2 of the Wonder Ticket is kicked off!
• In Scarlet and Violett, battle against Psychic Tera Type Meganium April 5th through 7th and again a week later from April 12th through April 14th. And get Liko's Sprigatito with the Partner Ribbon using Code: L1K0W1TH906 until September 30th 2024.
• More footage of the Toyota Miraidon!
  
• The Pokemon Center has its graduation collection!
• Bulid-a-Bear giant Charizard!
• New My Nintendo reward Paldean Starters Notebook!
• Kung Fu Tea Peach! until May 21, 2024! Thanks to CTK for this photo!
  
  
• Don't forget, the online features for Nintendo 3DS games will be terminated at 00:00 UTC on April 9th.
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Tour starts August 2024 in Los Angeles! It's coming to Boston March 8th 2025... tickets are ALREADY on sale???

Team DK!

BioShop Infinite



Videos from Mega Ran and InsaneInTheRain (a past guest of the show)!





The Dark Room!



IchiRockU - last year's appearance at AB!



Full Masquerade from AB!



Best Other AMV!



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Rachel Rocks Rosalina

Episode 263, the Zigzagoon episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight we have a special guest... Rachel aka Leharc Blueheart, artist extraordinaire! She tells us about how her passion for art led her to success as a Genshin Impact fan artist! Check out all her content below!

https://linktr.ee/leharc.blueheart
https://www.tiktok.com/@leharc_blueheart
https://www.instagram.com/leharc_blueheart/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeharcBlueHeart



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February Mightyena

Episode 262 of PokeProblemsPodcast: the Mightyena episode!

In Pokemon GO, there's a new Ghost in the Machine special research! Using code: 0HY0UF0UNDM3 If you are an Android user, now you have to redeem these codes in the webstore... February Prime Gaming freebies! Until March 8, 2024. Next season’s community days have been announced!

• Saturday, March 16, 2024
• Sunday, April 7, 2024 (Community Day Classic)
• Saturday, April 20, 2024
• Sunday, May 19, 2024

Are you at the LA Pokemon GO Tour today? The next special location events are Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey on March 2 to 3, 2024, and Pokémon GO City Safari is coming to Tainan, Taiwan March 9 and 10!

And right now, Mega Absol and Darkrai are appearing in raids!

Pokemon Day (February 27) is being celebrated in style in New York!

The new Pokemon Trading Card Game set, Scarlet & Violet—Paldean Fates, has incredible shinies!

Gyarados has arrived in Pokémon Unite! He even has a Lunar new year outfit! Plus, Shiny Rayquaza instead of regular is coming soon!

Gyarados is now available in #PokemonUNITE, along with its New Year Style Holowear! pic.twitter.com/Fmzo0fqnkn

— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) January 25, 2024

Shiny Rayquaza will be appearing on Aeos Island for a limited time!

From February 22 to March 7, you and your teammates can go up against Shiny Rayquaza, who will appear Plus,s of the match! #PokemonUNITE pic.twitter.com/GogD9NbzQN

— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) February 16, 2024

Shopping!

• So much new Pikachu kitchen stuff from the Pokemon Center!
• Do you need to be distressed by Farigiraf?
• Nintendo Capri Suns including Animal Crossing!
• The newest issue of Lock On features Yoshitaka Amano art and an article by Johnathan Holmes!
• Insomnia Cookies has Special Boxes for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and a special Cloud box! Plus they're doing a Sweepstakes!

Speaking of Final Fantasy VII, Advent Children is being screened in theaters February 21 and 22, including in Boston!

The Knuckles TV Show is coming April 27!



If you just want to enjoy yourself with some awesome Zelda music, check out Nintendo's online concert!



PAX East is coming to Boston March 21-24!

• Miz Sylver is on the Panel for Tabletop System Wars on Friday at 5pm!
• Past guest InsaneintheRain is starring the Friday night Main Stage concert at 8:30!
• There's also a panel on Friday 8:30 pm on Pokemon Live, the Nearly Lost Pokemon Musical!
• Miz Sylver AND the Wolf Doctor are hosting the Nintendo Feud Mario vs Donky Kong on Saturday 1:30 PM!
• They're also hosting the Pokémon I Choose You show on Sunday at 3:30 PM! It will be streamed on Twitch.tv/PAX2!

And don't forget that Anime Boston is coming up March 29-31!

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Poochyena Holiday Party

Episode 261: the Poochyena episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! We are back at it with the news!

In Pokemon GO:

• Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh – Los Angeles comes to California February 17–18.
• Upgraded Pokémon and item storage limit!
• Get a Super Incubator and 1,000 Stardust when you link and validate your Pokémon Trainer Club account.
• Epic Year End 2023 Community Day December 16 and 17, 2023, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
• Winter Holiday Part 1 is December 18 to 25, and features the Pokemon GO debut of Cetoddle and Cetitan. Also, the debut of Wyrdeer durning the Winter Wonderland event December 23 and 24, 2023, with a special Wyrdeer Raid event on the 23 from 2 to 5 pm in your local time!
• Winter Holiday PART II is December 25 to 31, and features the full debut of Psyduck wearing a winter holiday outfit!

In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet... Lots of Mystery Gifts!

• Get a Darkrai with Password: NEWM00N1SC0M1NG by December 21, 2023
• Get a Shiny Lucario with Password: SH1NYBUDDY by January 3, 2024.
• Get a Chestform GIMMIGHOUL with the Upbeat Mark with the password SEEY0U1NPALDEA until November 30, 2024.
• Plus, get a Masterball Mystery Gift! Until January 3, 2024.
• And... Palkia and Dialga in five star raids until December 21!

In Pokemon Masters EX - Viola (Holiday 2023) & Vivillon are available to scout until December 29.

Meowscarada is now in Pokemon Unite, and until January 10, 2024, you’ll be able to obtain Meowscarada in the Meowscarada’s Flower Petal Challenge event.

Check out the Pokemon TV 2023 Guide! The newest episodes are out in the Pokemon YouTube series Paldean Winds and Camping Trip with Pokemon.

Need to do some Pokémon Shopping? The Pokemon Center has official Squishmallows and new Hugging Plushes, and it looks like Journeys has some cool Pokemon collabs!

Do you want to be addicted to a new game? Try the free trial of Suika Game until December 20 with a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

Check out the newest My Nintendo Rewards, including the Glow Up Super Star Sweepstakes.

Nintendo has some winners at the Game Awards! Miz Sylver saw some awesome trailers for THrasher and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown!





Miz Sylver enjoyed The Boy and The Heron. She suggests avoiding spoilers!

She also really enjoyed PAX Unplugged. She hosted a Pokemon cosplay meet-up, see photos here! Did you know that Pokemon TCG has a raid battles mode? Miz Sylver enjoyed the Pikachu dance lessons with GeekGirlStrong.

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Swampert Goes Shopping

Episode 260: the Swampert episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Did we mention that Mudkip is the latest Build-a-Bear?

Before we talk news... Miz Sylver wishes she could have made it to Universal Studios Japan for PokeWeen!!!

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In Pokemon GO, it's time to Party Up! Until Monday, November 27. Don’t forget Mareep Community Day Classic on the 25th!

Here’s some shocking news: Mareep will make its electrifying return for #PokemonGOCommunityDay Classic! Look forward to a surge of Mareep on November 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.https://t.co/olYHtTN1y2 pic.twitter.com/2ppnUf4AiV

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 6, 2023

Miz Sylver thought we should know that Ruby & Sapphire came out 21 years ago on Nov 21st 2002.

On this day in 2002, 21 years ago, Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire were first released. These games started the third generation and introduced 135 new Pokémon. It told the story of you stopping Team Aqua or Team Magmahttps://t.co/TBhike1yUB pic.twitter.com/IxiJVSgpnm

— Today in Pokémon History by Serebii.net (@SerebiiOTD) November 21, 2023

Eevee day/week is being celebrated! If you're playing Pokemon Cafe ReMix... don't skip out on the Vee Vee Festival until December 1! It's also Eevee Week in Pokemon Sleep until November 27. See Pikachu and Eevee in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23!

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is featuring Mighty Hisuian Samurott with the Water Tera type on Nov 23-26 and Nov 30-Dec 3 in seven star raids!

Pokémon Concierge starts Thursday Dec 28 on Netflix! It looks so sweet!



Were you team Fist Bump in the last Splatfest???



Pokemon Shopping!

• Pokemon Oodies!
• The Pokemon Center has even MORE holiday items! And Dudunsparce plushes are seasonless.
• Get stylish basics from the Pokémon x APC collab!
• Check out Crudo Leather Charm Bracelets with lots of Pokemon options.
• The Tiffany & Arsham Studio & Pokémon capsule collection!
• Plus, there's a huge sale at the official Nintendo online store!

Plus, Nindies are always a delight!



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Marshtomp Mud Stomp

Episode 259: the Marshtomp episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Did you have a good Poke-ween?

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In Pokemon GO, it's the Festival of Lights, where you can catch Tadbulb and shiny Morelull. Saturday November 11 is Garchomp Raid Day! Fashion Week returns featuring some snazzy-looking Pokémon! Catch Pokémon at McDonald’s in Canada this month! November 2023 Community Day Classic: Mareep is Saturday November 25! They've announced community day dates for next season! Pokémon GO Local Organized Play Expands to Europe. Pokémon GO City Safari is coming to Tainan, Taiwan March 9 and 10, 2024.

Don't have Pokemon Scarlet and Violet yet? Get a complete bundle with DLC from the eShop! Hisuian Typhlosion in Tera Raids this weekend!

Sygna Suit Piers & Toxtricity and Sygna Suit Roxie & Toxtricity are available to scout until November 19, 2023 in Pokemon Masters EX. Penny & Sylveon are coming for Eevee Day!



Eevee Day is coming up on November 21st... Read about it here!

Pokemon Shopping!

• Luxury Ball from the Wand Company!
• Sitting Cuties restocked!
• Pokemon Holiday Plushes for this year are here!
• Last year's Holiday Galarian Corsola.
• Scholastic book fairs have Pokemon???
• Gelato Pique has restocked many Pokemon styles!
• Black Milk has new Pokemon styles, too. Including this incredible Gyarados bomber jacket.

Beyond the Pokedex: Mew is here.

Amazon Gaming Twitch Prime things! Greavard in Pokemon GO and Shining Chivalry Chiron.

My Nintendo returns include a Detective Pikachu Returns Cozy and new Mario Kart 8 Vinyl Stickers Pt 2.

Speaking of Mario Kart... the final wave of the Mario Kart Deluxe 8 DLC is here!



The latest Maximus Cup in Tetris 99 is Super Mario RPG themed!

Miz Sylver is hosting a Pokémon Cosplay Meetup at Pax Unplugged! Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Community Room (Rm 202AB).

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