Saturday, December 12, 2020

It's a Celebration



Episode 205: The epic two-hundred and fifth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! So much Pokemon is happening!

In Pokemon GO...
  • It’s Celebration Time!
  • Today and tomorrow are December Community Day. It's a retrospective of the 2020 community days, and also includes the 2019 community day Pokemon! And there's a paid special research event, too.
  • GO Battle League Season 6 ends on Monday, December 14, 2020!
  • Celebrate Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle! There's a special research featuring Shiny Celebi, and Jessie and James are back in the Meowth Balloon! Starting Monday, December 14. Be sure to check out the avatar items inspired by Jessie’s and James’s outfits from Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle.
    • Explorer Pikachu makes its Pokémon GO debut, appearing in raids, and it will be the featured Pokemon on Spotlight Hour on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.
    • Pokémon connected to Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle will be appearing in the wild, raids, and eggs from December 14 to December 17, including Hoothoot, Nuzleaf, Drilbur, Cottonee, Dwebble, Durant, Lickitung, Mawile, Flygon, Rufflet, Igglybuff, Smoochum, Elekid, Magby, and Bonsly.
    • Plus, Jessie and James’s Meowth balloon will be appearing more frequently on December 25!
  • Celebrate Pokémon’s anniversary with a brand-new event—Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto! The tickets are on sale now, but the event isn't until Saturday, February 20, 2021! The challenge will be to try to collect the first 150 Pokémon originally discovered in Kanto to earn rewards and bragging rights, Plus, you have to pick between Red Version or Green Version. Once you complete the first Special Research line, you’ll be able to access a second event-exclusive Special Research story, meant to be completed over a long period of time, in which you’ll embark on a long and challenging journey to discover Shiny Mew. Plus, if you purchase a Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto ticket for $11.99 by a certain date, you’ll also receive tickets for the January and February Community Day Special Research stories for free!
  • Regirock, Registeel, and Regice will be back in raids during different weekends in December! Regirock is this weekend!
  • Galarian Mr. Mime! The special research is happening December 19 and 20, the ticket will be $7.99.


Players Cup II Finals are streaming this weekend on youtube and twitch, VG and TCG! And you will be able stream Pokemon TV and movies on Twitch now!

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution is now available to watch and buy everywhere.

Pokemon Master Quest episodes are on Pokemon TV.

More episodes of Pokemon Journeys are on Netflix now.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Dragon King Cup is wrapping up tomorrow.

Play Minigames and Enjoy Fun Activities at Pokémon: Kids Winter Fest until January 3, 2021.

Pokemon Center has more items… and More and More... Like this Leek Plush, and new Comfy Friends. Also, there are some cool Poke-New Years Pins Cards!

Also, have you seen this incredible Official Pokémon BALL from The Wand Company

Miz Sylver is excited for Puyo Puyo Tetris 2!

Smite is having its 25 Days of SMITE! Plus, there are now some really cute Smite Class pins!

The winners of the Games Awards have been announced!

And finally, Miz Sylver welcomes the announcement of the greatest ever Smash character...





And don't forget to vote in this week's Mime-themed Twitter polls!







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