Saturday, July 16, 2022

Master Matt



Episode 238: the Smoochum Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

This episode we have a special guest, Matt from Master Sword! Miz Sylver first heard Master Sword at PAX Prime 2021, where they rocked the main stage like the champions they are! Matt tells us about his childhood love of videogames, the origin story of the band, and the deets on the upcoming Majora's Mask concept album! The Master Sword website is the place to learn everything about the band and connect with all their social media. If you want to see Master Sword live, Facebook is the best place to check for upcoming show dates. Or ! Check out their music on BandCamp and all their videos on YouTube!



After Matt's amazing interview, we talk news!

Don't forget that Sunday, July 17, 2022 is Starly Community Day! Check for in person events near you!

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, check out the Magikarp Competition! And are Miz Sylver and the Wolf Doctor just behind the curve? We're just learning about Marks now!



The Pokemon UNITE 1st Anniversary event starts July 21!

Sync Pair Gloria and Urshifu are available in Pokémon Masters EX until August 5!

Pokémon Puzzle League is available on Nintendo Switch Online!



The Pokemon Go crossover is happening in the Pokemon TCG Online!

If you want to do some Pokémon Shopping, check out the incredible Ocean of Friendship figure!

Miz Sylver tried and loved the Kung Fu Tea Kirby Drink!



The LeSportsac Pac-Man collaboration is on sale!

Smite Prime has a new Regal Warrior Erlang Shen skin, and in the regular old SMITE game, there's another incredible crossover, this time with Nickelodeon!

Jeff Goldblum is jazzing it up. Can we move to LA???

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Friday, July 8, 2022

July Joy



Episode 237: the Hitmontop episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

Pokemon Go is jam packed for July! Pokemon Go has been GOING for 6 years!!! The Pokémon GO Anniversary Event is going on through July 12, 2022, and that includes Battle Weekend! July 17 is Community Day: Starly. Ultra Beasts will be here for everyone soon! Buzzwole will be appearing during Pokémon GO Fest Seattle From Friday, July 22, 2022, to Sunday, July 24, 2022.

In Pokémon Masters EX, N & Zoroark are here until July 16, 2022.

New holowears in Pokemon Unite! And we are all waiting for the Unite first anniversary! The celebration is already starting in-game with giveaways. Plus, Unite has been nominated for Esports Mobile Game of the Year!





In Pokemon Legends Arceus, get the Hisuian Baneful Mask (Shiny) for free through Mystery Gift!

In Pokemon TCG... This is just a cool extra... read stories based on Pokemon TCG illustrations. Plus, check out a hilarious joke deck!



Enjoy Pokémon: Advanced Challenge Episodes Added to Pokémon TV.

Clothes for your real Pokemon Go avatar... Check out team clothes at the Pokemon Center!

Pokemon and Nabisco Back to School is here! Miz Sylver bought the Graham Crackers & Ritz Bitz.

There's an enormous inflatable Alolan Exeggutor in Japan’s Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport, along with a great pop-up shop!

In Switch news, the upcoming Splatoon 3 OLED Switch looks INCREDIBLE. Rocket League is having its 7th anniversary event, "Birthday Ball", until July 19. Yes, Fall Guys for Switch is here! Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak DLC is coming soon!

More video game food... Super Nintendo World Coke! Kung Fu Tea Kirby! Cold Stone Nintendo, including Kirby! D&D Nerds!





Miz Sylver made it for another visit at the Garcade!



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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Deino Day



Episode 236, the Tyrogue episode of the PokéProblemsPodcast! That's the Scuffle Pokémon!

In Pokémon GO, We are in the middle of the TCG Crossover event! New tasks Drop June 23! Deino community day is this Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. Reminder, Pokemon GO Fest in person experiences are coming July 1-3 Berlin, July 22-24 Seattle, Aug 5-7 Sapporo. They've announced that Berlin and Seattle will have meet and greets with well-known trainers!

Scout Bede and Hatterene Until July 3, 2022 in Pokémon Masters EX.

On Pokemon TV, check out the upcoming POKÉTOON animated shorts!

Pokémon Shopping! Pokemon Center performance sports clothes! Check out this incredible Rowlet Sofa! This year, there's a giant Funko Charmander as an exclusive for San Diego Comic Con!

Are you a Sailor Moon fan? Hot Topic and Vans both have new collections!

My Nintendo Rewards has a few cool new items! Specially marked boxes of Quaker cereal have points codes, plus win a switch entries! Plus there's a new My Nintendo Lego Sweepstakes!

In Overwatch, there's a new Luchadore Reaper Skin! And Sign Up for the Beta for Overwatch 2! It comes out October 4th and will be free to play on all systems! If you already own Overwatch, the Founder’s Pack will include two epic skins and an exclusive founder’s icon, along with a surprise gift that will be announced before the game’s October 4 release.





SMITE is having "SMITE Month" with all kinds of free drops!

Platinum City Gaming and AC Live Auction will be hosting a Comic Con Event for all Ages July 16-17 2022.

David Erick Ramos is doing an Ocarnia Panel at Anime Expo!

Check out the incredible looking Ruth E Carter Exhibit at the Museum of Pop Art

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Saturday, June 11, 2022

June Poke-Life



Episode 235: the Smeargle Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

Pokémon GO has been going wild! We talk about this year's GO Fest... Currently we are on Adventure Week. Ultra Unlock: Research Day takes place June 12, 2022, from 11 to 3 local time. June's Community Day is Deino! Saturday June 25 from 11 to 2. There's also in person community day! Coming June 16, the Pokemon TCG Crossover!

The Pokemon Center has a ton of new releases, including cute tie dye hoodies! And if you want to shop in person, the Pokémon Center Okinawa is opening on August 11th.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, you can get a fancy Grimsnarll during the Korean Pokemon Trainer's Cup! And don't forget this month's single battle tournament, happening June 23-26!

In Pokémon Unite, the New Battlepass is "Peak Condition"! Delphox has been introduced as a Unite License!





The results are in for the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest! There are some incredible artists out there!



See Arcanine on Pokémon TV! Plus, see Episode 2 of Hisuian Snow!

There are a lot of fans of Mario Strikers Battle League! There's a My Nintendo Reward for the game, too. Check out friend of the show KirbyGCN17's video of release day at Nintendo New York!



TMNT Shredder’s Revenge is coming out June 16! Limited Run Games is making physical copies, or you can order the digital version for the Switch before June 22 with a discount!

SMITE has a new SMITE Prime Bob Ross skin! Glorious! And Lancelot is coming soon...





Are you going to get a Kingdom Hearts Tamagochi???

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

GO Season and Scarlet and Violet



Episode 234: the Stantler episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

Can we talk about the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet direct??? We have a release date, Nov 18, 2022!



And, back to Pokemon GO... GO Fest is this weekend! June 4 and 5. Featuring Land Forme Shaymin and Gracidea! You can get your GO Fest Shirt still. June brings many other things, too, like the Season of GO. Which also brins Season 11 of GO Battle League. Adventure Week returns, June 7 to June 12. Pokémon TCG Crossover Event: Universes will collide June 16 to June 30. Plus all the usual good things like raids!

In Pokemon Unite, YOU CAN BE ZAPDOS in new Catch 'Em battles. This month's free membership outfit is Beach Style Snorlax!



Pokemon Advance on Pokemon TV!

Anime Boston was great! Miz Sylver and The Wolf Doctor talk about their weekend. Check out some fun AMVs from the contest, They are impressively creative!







And Miz Sylver picked up a new series from the convention... Crunchyroll has the goods!



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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Ani-MAY Boston



Episode 233: the Porygon2 episode of the PokéProblemsPodcast!

In Pokemon Go, the season of Alola is ending June 1! Don't forget to finish the Islands Research and start the special end of season research! Bonuses are changing... remote raid passes are not longer in the one pokecoin bundles! There are so many events coming up...

Did you know they added Pokemon GO to Prime Gaming???

In Pokémon Masters EX, Sygna Suit Giovanni & Nidoking have appeared in Pokémon Masters EX's sync pair scout until June 15, 2022.

Pokémon Home has added compatibility with Arceus and Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl!

Check out the Pokemon Unite Manga! The PokeBuki Battle Pass continues to be awesome.





Stop by GameStop and spend $15 on the Pokémon TCG to get Hisuian Tylphlosion to celebrate the release of the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance expansion.

Speaking of Hisui, check out the first episode of Hisuian Snow!



So much good Pokemon shopping! Wand Company balls are here at the Pokemon Center. JapanLA also has some incredible new collab items. These are non-Pokemon items, but also check out Svaha dresses!

Miz Sylver loved the Sonic 2 Movie, and can't wait for the new Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO movie to come out in Imax!

What are you excited for from the Indie Showcase?



Overwatch is having an anniversary event until June 7.

The SMITE Battle Pass is a Blast from the Past!



Miz Sylver and The Wolf Doctor are hosting a panel at Anime Boston! Come see the Pokemon I Choose You Legendary Story on Sunday, May 29 at 1:00 PM in Hynes - Panel 302/304!

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Saturday, May 14, 2022

The Return... of May



Episode 232: the Donphan episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!

So much has been happening in Pokemon GO! The biggest change since we last talked: Mega Evolution Update! May is a busy month... The Research Breakthru this month is Alolan Grimer. May Community Day, Alolan Geodude, is May 21 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. Now you can gift a ticket to the Community Day Special Research story: A Rocky Road, to a friend! Plus, there are going to be in-person events this month for Community Day! See if there are in-person events near you! Two locations in boston; in person at Faneuil hall, virtual at the Boston Common. Pokémon GO’s Water Festival returns for 2022 and brings the debuts of Lapras wearing a scarf, Dewpider, and Araquanid. May’s Raids are the Alolan Guardian Deities, Mega Blastoise and Mega Altaria! Plus, May is the last month of Alola… Make sure you complete the last Alolan research, the Poni Island Special Research. If you complete all the islands by June 1, 2022, you’ll unlock a bonus Special Research line at the end of the Season! Finally, a new Pokemon GO widget featuring your buddy is coming. Did you know there were Pokemon GO WIDGETS??? Plus, international in-person Pokémon GO Fest events are back, and the first stop is Berlin, Germany! From Friday, July 1, 2022, to Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Britzer Garten. Pokémon GO Fest 2022 continues its world tour with a stop in Sapporo, Japan! Nakajima Park and the city of Sapporo will host this special event from August 5, 2022, to August 7, 2022. This year’s event is too big to be contained within a single park, so some gameplay elements have been expanded citywide!

In Pokémon Unite, the Pokébuki Battle Pass has arrived! And Espeon will arrive on May 16.





Pokémon Masters EX is celebrating 40 million downloads with Sygna Suit Morty and SHINY Ho-oh.



On Pokemon TV, see Master Quest episodes. The new Hisuian Snow series starts May 18!

In Pokemon shopping, ALL THE SWITCH GAMES EXCEPT ARCEUS ARE ON SALE. The Pokemon Center has lots of new releases constantly, and there are lots of amazing new items. There are lots of cool new baseball caps, like this retro Meowth cap! There's new items from Jazwares too! And Miz Sylver wants to try this Pokemon Labyrinth she saw at Target!

SMITE has a cool new Twitch Prime Shredder Skin, and the new battle pass is Slipknot!



Miz Sylver is trying to get into the Overwatch 2 Beta...

PAX EAST was awesome. We tried a lot of incredible games! We saw a lot of cool panels, one with Mink the Satyr, and Matt Maranda was on a cool one.











Miz Sylver was on Johnathan Holmes' podcast Talking to Women about Video Games, along with the awesome Kelsey



Boston FIG is happening virtually on May 28th!

Freeplay in Providence and Worchester are having family events alternating Sundays!

Platinum City Gaming is having Monday Night Pokemon Meetups!

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