Saturday, October 23, 2021

It's Hallo-poke-ween



Episode 224: the Octillery episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

It's Halloween in Pokemon GO!!! The start of it all is Pumpkaboo, which comes in all sizes!



There's more in Pokemon GO! They've announced more details about the 2022 Pokémon World Championships. If you are Philly, October 29-31 is Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia! November Community Day will be Sunday November 21st... and feature Shinx!

In Pokemon UNITE, Greedent is here! Plus, there's pumpkins aplenty in Aeos Island's Halloween celebration... There's lots of cool costumes!



You have until November 4th to participate in Pokémon Masters EX's Midnight Spookfest. From October 13, 2021, at 11:00 p.m. PDT to November 4, 2021, at 10:59 p.m. PDT, you can take part in this new Halloween-centric story that sees Caitlin extending invitations for Trainers to attend Lear's Midnight Spookfest. There will also be a Ghost- and Poison-type Egg Event until November 7, 2021!

Episode 4 of Pokemon Evolutions is out!

Get Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta code cards at GameStop for Pokémon Sword & Shield

New Pokemon Legends Arceus found footage: original and restored versions!





Enter the Super Pet Contest by submitting photos of your animal companion before the deadline on November 9. Check out suggestions for your photos!

Pokemon Shopping!

More shopping! Black Milk x The Legend of Zelda collection!

The Metroid Dread Holo posters My Nintendo Reward is back in stock!

You can be Batman in Rocket League?!?!?!

Overwatch's Halloween Terror is on until November 2nd.

SMITE has a new Twitch Prime skin of Krang from TMNT!!!



Balance Patch in Boston is having its 4th Anniversary! They're hosting a Boston Festival of Indie Games event Sunday October 24.

Platinum City Gaming is hosting Trick or Treating on October 31st!

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Monday, October 11, 2021

Are you a Legend?



Episode 223: the Remoraid episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

In Pokemon GO... The first Pokémon GO Championship Series is coming in 2022! Watch the Twitch Rivals competition in Oct 13! And what's up for Pokemon Halloween event???



In Pokemon Sword and Shield, Ranked Battles Series 11 begins on October 31, 2021. Get a sweet Gigantamax Pikachu and Eevee code card at Best Buy until October 24. Check your Pokémon Trainer Club Email for Shiny Celebi & Zarude.

Your Trainer Club email will also have a code for 3 Celebration packs for Pokemon TCG online!

Pokemon TV features Ash and Pikachu's most memorable Kanto episodes! And Pokemon the Movie Secrets of the Jungle is now on Netflix!

Until October 13, Gather Wild Mushrooms in Pokemon Masters EX.

Sylveon is available in Pokemon Unite!

Poke-Shopping! The Pokemon Center has lots of goodies. The Kanto Gym Badge Collection, halloween haunted village figures. And check out this upcoming Eevee Funko!



Check out the Sora Smash Bros gameplay trailer. Sora will be here October 18!



Metroid Dread is here, but… the cool My Nintendo reward poster is sold out!

Tetris Effect Connected is here for Switch!

Cliodhna is coming to SMITE.



And don't forget this week's Pikachu Twitter Poll!



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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Spookytober



PokeProblemsPodcast Episode 222: the Corsola the Coral Pokémon episode! This month's news:

Pokemon GO



The Mythical Pokémon Zarude debuts in Pokémon GO to celebrate the global release of Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle! There are many exciting things coming in October! The October Research Breakthrough encounter is Yamask, and every Monday in October, get a one pokecoin bundle containing a Remote Raid Pass. This month's raids include Genesect holding a Douse Drive, Altered Forme Giratina, Darkrai, Mega Gengar, and Mega Absol. Every Wednesday in October there will be a Raid Hour event, and a Pokémon Spotlight Hour will take place every Tuesday.

October Community Day features Duskull, the Requiem Pokémon! Niantic’s Birthday is October 6: log in to Pokémon GO to obtain a free box between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time on that day! And soon, Pokémon GO Halloween will return: October 15 to 31...

Pokemon Sword and Shield has October ranked battles, Spoooooooky Cup, and the October 30-31 Pokémon Global Exhibition.

Pokemon Home version 1.5.0 is here with new updates!

Pokemon Unite now has Mamoswine! The new Alolan Ninetales Holowear looks awesome, and Battlepass 2 - Galactic Ghost 094 is here!



New Black and White Rival Destinies episodes on Pokemon TV!

Pokémon Oreos!

The Pokemon Center has some awesome new items! Giant Arcanine! Spooky accent lights, like Gengar! And of course, Halloween plushes, like Pumpkin Celebration Pikachu and Litwick.

Use My Nintendo Platinum Points to enter the Metroid™ Dread Sweepstakes.

The OLED Switch comes October 8!!! That’s soon!

Did you see the Nintendo Direct? News about Pokemon Snap for Switch Online, Monster Hunter Rise DLC, and the FINAL??? Smash character... It's SORA from Kingdom Hearts!





The ever-awesome Charles Martinet featured Nintendium (past show guests!) on his insta! Have your sound on for this, their costumes make their own sound effects!



Cleanliness vs Godliness Battlepass in SMITE! Sacred Arrow Rama is the newest Twitch Prime Skin, and the current Viewer Points Skin is KittyKarna Khumbakharna.





The*gameHERs Awards nominees are in! Some of our really great past show guests were nominated! Junae Benne is nominated in Top Creative Streamer (we interviewed her back in 2016 when she was first starting out!) and Kaitlin Teniente, the Head Coach of ESports at St. Mary's University (who we interviewed last year in her first year as Coach!).





And finally, Bit Bar in Salem reopened at their new location 278 Derby St. in Salem , MA!

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