Back2Basics 272: Buddies!

Episode 272 Back2Basics... What is this, you ask??? Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor have been including Back2Basics, segments that focus on a core topic in Pokemon Go, in the regular episodes, but wow these segments get long! It turns out Pokemon GO is pretty complicated! This week we talk about Buddies! And seriously, there's a lot to know!

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Ludicolo Life

Episode 272: the Ludicolo episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk news!

Do you remember the time Ludicolo saved all these weird Marshtomps??? Miz Sylver remembers...

Did you enjoy the Pokemon Worlds? What about that Drone Show! If you earned any partner Twitch codes, you have to redeem them by August 26! The Pokemon Go Alolan avatar items are still available! Worlds 2025 will be held in Anaheim, CA from August 15th to 17th! The following World Championships will then be hosted in San Francisco, California, and are scheduled to be held from Aug. 28 to 30, 2026.



In, Pokemon GO, the Triumph Together event is happening now through August 30, featuring the return of the team leader costumed Pokemon. September 2024 Community Day: Ponyta & Galarian Ponyta is Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. All of next season's community day dates have been released! Something hungry is coming to Pokémon GO?!



And... Something BIG is coming to Pokemon GO?!



In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Dragonite with a NORMAL Tera Type is in 7 star raids until September 1!

New characters in Pokémon Unite... Armarouge, Darkrai, and Psyduck!



Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack GBA added Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red & Blue Rescue Team!



Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket launches on Wednesday, October 30, 2024! Pre-registration begins soon on App Store and Google Play.

In Pokémon Shopping, Pokéween is already here! Plus, new Pokemon memory cards...

Mario Kart Legos!

The Nintendo Museum is opening in October! The ticket lottery is open now!



The last Splatfest ... It was RICE!

Are you going to PAX West, August 30 to September 2? Miz Sylver is hosting Nintendo and Pokemon Cosplay meetups on Saturday at 11am and 1:30pm, respectively. The PAX Pokemon League will be happening, as well as con-official Pokemon tournaments.

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Kevin Keeps Malden Kicking

Episode 271: The Lombre Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we have a special guest! The "Business Cheerleader" of Malden, Kevin Duffy! He's the right hand of Mayor Gary Christenson, Mayor of Malden, aka "the Gamers' Mayor", a recent special guest! Kevin has been the "Business Badboy" for the Malden Gaming District, as well as supporting ALL of Malden's businesses! (Plus, his favorite Pokemon is the yellow one!) Do you want to bring your business to Malden? Email Kevin! at kduffy@cityofmalden.org!

Did you know that Malden has interactive mysteries and pubcrawls? This summer, Mladen is hosting a Mystery Pub Crawl: The Curious Case of the Fiery Temper; Mystery Pub Crawl: Murder at the Malden Bank is already sold out for the summer, but we expect them both to be back!

There are a lot of ways to keep up with Malden's Gaming District, including seeing every month's events on Reddit from user MGDTess. See August's lineup here!

In Pokemon GO, August 3 is a Mega Rayquaza Special Raid Event makeup day! Team Rocket is Taking Over Adventure Week... Get ready for a September of Pokémon GO Safari fun, with in-person events coming to Jakarta, Indonesia and Incheon, South Korea!

In Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, get Roy’s Fuecoco from Pokémon Horizons as a Mystery Gift using code 909TEAMUP06.

More Pokémon Soda Pop plushes! Plus it's Back to School with cute bags and school supplies!

Miz Sylver tells us about the Play Nintendo Tour, check out a video summary by friend of the show KirbyGCN17!



She also got to stop by the R-Cade pop-up while she was in the NYC area!

A new pokemon TV show... Pokémon Trainer Tour!



Are you at GenCon 2024? Awesome past guest Ginny Loveday is hosting many awesome events!

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