Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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Episode 220: The Swinub Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

Pokemon Go has a lot in August! Eevee community weekend is Saturday, August 14, 2021, and Sunday, August 15, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. The August Research Breakthrough encounter is Chimecho, and there's gonna be weekly 1 PokéCoin bundles with a Remote Raid Pass! Featured Pokémon in raids include Palkia, Mega Ampharos, Mega Beedrill, and Mega Pidgeot. Every Wednesday in August, a Raid Hour event will occur from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. The highlights are Wednesday, August 25, 2021: Zacian, and the bonus Raid Hour event on Monday, August 30, 2021: Zamazenta! Pokémon Spotlight Hours continue with East Sea Shellos, West Sea Shellos, Skwovet, and Wooloo. Thursday, August 26, 2021 is GO Battle Night!

Ultra Unlock Part 3 will be all about the Galar region!



The Ultra Unlock Part 3 is happening Friday, August 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time and features all kinds Galar creatures, including Skwovet, Wooloo, Galarian Darumaka, Trubbish, Falinks, Shiny Galarian Meowth, Shiny Galarian Farfetch'd, Shiny Galarian Weezing, and Shiny Galarian Stunfisk! Raids are also a key feature! Week 1 stars Zacian in its Hero of Many Battles form, and Week 2 stars Zamazenta in its Hero of Many Battles form!

Plus, trainers can now add friends directly from their device’s contacts list!

In other Pokemon news... Miz Sylver made a video from our I Choose You PAX Panel! You can still play that adventure at that link!

PAX East 2020: I Choose You, Adventure! from Rydia Vielehr on Vimeo.



POKEMON SNAP adds a new free update with three new stages and lots of new Pokemon! New Update!

Pokémon Masters has a new Story Event with Lear and Hoopa!

Pokémon Unite has added Gardevoir...

Pokemon Sword and Shield has its August ranked battles, and sign-up are here for the Same Double Beat Competition which will be happening Thursday, August 12, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. PDT until Sunday, August 15, 2021, at 4:59 p.m. PDT.

Check out more Sinnoh on Pokemon TV!

New songs by Mable, Cyn, and Vince Staples are here here for the Pokemon 25 Red Album!



Pokemon Shopping! Block Art items are here... Plus a sophisticated Picnic set!

Pretty My Nintendo reward, a The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword HD Acrylic Panel Art.

August brings new updates to Animal Crossing New Horizons! Watch fireworks in August!

Charybdis is coming to SMITE!

In local news, Boston Uprising is starting to have watch parties again! This is from last weekend's, but follow them on Twitter to hear about upcoming events!



Balance Patch in Boston is hiring! Bit Bar in Salem is ALSO hiring! (They are moving to 278 Derby Street in Salem!)

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