Lured Up Podcast 169 Record Date - 3/3/2021 Publish Date - 3/5/2021 This has been an amazing time to be a Pokémon GO Trainer. From the leadup of events to the Kanto Tour, to the rotation into the Season of Legends, the game has kept us busy and asking for more. We start off by digging into the latest Giovanni research, The Higher They Fly and how we are getting our hands on the Shadow Legendary Birds once again. Per usual, Ken knocked out the Research right away, while Adam is still looking to g...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Lured Up Podcast 168 Record Date - 2/25/2021 Publish Date - 2/27/2021 Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto - http://bit.ly/LU168Kanto Season of Legends - http://bit.ly/LU168Legends March Update - http://bit.ly/LU168March GBL Season 7 - http://bit.ly/LU168GBL Poke The Bear - http://bit.ly/LU168PokeTheBear With the Kanto Tour behind us, there is plenty to talk about! We start things off with a recap of the event and share our experiences from the day. We also hone in on a few talking points on the event includi...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Lured Up Podcast 167 Record Date - 2/17/2021 Publish Date - 2/19/2021 In our final week before the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, we dig in to last week’s events including the Lunar New Year Event and the Valentine’s Day 2021 Event. These events were a refreshing change from the Regional Celebration events that we have been accustomed to over the last few weeks. In addition to the Kanto Celebration Event that we discussed last week, we also had the announcement of the Kanto Raid Day coming at the end o...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Lured Up Podcast 166 Record Date - 2/10/2021 Publish Date - 2/12/2021 As we get one week closer to the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event, the event schedule remains relentless. With player burn out once again becoming a talking point, it will be interesting to see how the game takes shape as we approach the end of Season 1. We recap the events of last week and dig right in to the Lunar New Year Event, which was a nice combination of spawns and features. Before we knew it, Roselia Community Day was he...
Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Lured Up Podcast 165 Record Date - 2/3/2021 Publish Date - 2/5/2021 Our month filled with February events is off to the races and there is plenty to cover this week. As the Johto Celebration wraps up, we discuss our feelings on the Miltank hunt as well as how the Timed Research was all about Team GO Rocket, rather than Johto. This leads us directly into the Team GO Rocket Celebration which is keeping us very busy hunting down Grunts and Leaders, however leaves us wanting more from the Timed Rese...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 23 Recording Date - 1/9/21 Publish Date - 2/3/21 This episode I am joined by one of the OGs of Pokémon GO Podcasting! Joe Ard from the Pokémon GO Podcast hangs out and shares the history about his show. Having the longest run of any Poémon GO Podcast, we had plenty to cover including how Joe and his Co-Host Charles put their show together and connect with their community! Pokémon GO Podcast https://pokemongopodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/Joseph_Ard https...
Feb 03, 2021•55 min
Lured Up Podcast 164 Record Date - 1/27/21 Publish Date - 2/1/21 It has been another busy week in the world of Pokémon GO as we continue to prep for the Kanto: Tour! We recap our time with the Hoenn Celebration and discuss how the Collection Challenge seemed a bit easier this time around. Last weekend brought us the Mareep Incense Day which felt a bit lackluster, but gave us all the Pokémon we needed to complete the challenge. As we moved into the Johto Celebration, things became a bit more fun ...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Lured Up Podcast 163 Record Date - 1/13/2021 Publish Date - 1/15/2021 Tons of emotions are flying around this week, as we learn that Roselia will be our February Community Day Pokémon. We discuss how recycled shinies, ticketed events, and poor GBL performance have led to significant unrest within the community. Let us know what you think of the current state of the game! We are anxious to know! Unova Celebration - http://bit.ly/LU163Unova Sinnoh Celebration - http://bit.ly/LU163Sinnoh January Ev...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Lured Up Podcast 162 Record Date - 1/6/2021 Publish Date - 1/8/2021 The new year is upon us and America is ringing it in with some madness! We escape into the World of Pokémon to bring ourselves some fun and satisfaction! Up first is our recap of the last week of gameplay, including the New Year’s Event, Ho-Oh, Genesect and Lillipup Spotlight Hour! Niantic announces a very cool contest where you can become a NPC Trainer in game for others to battle! Picking our team’s and outfits is harder than ...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Lured Up Podcast 161 Record Date - 12/30/2020 Publish Date - 1/2/2021 The end of the year is upon us! Before we jump into 2021 we will recap the last week of gameplay including our time with the Holiday Event. Adam has plenty to share about his Delibird Grind and how RNG did not bring him what he wanted for Christmas. Snover Spotlight Hour was an awesome time to stock up on Candy XL! We both had a ton of fun during 2020’s final event. We break into conversation about the Unova Celebration, which...
Jan 02, 2021•57 min
Lured Up Podcast Record Date - 12/23/2020 Publish Date - 12/28/2020 Merry Christmas Trainers! This episode was an absolute blast to record as we cover a ton of topics, events, and perspectives! We recap our week including the Holiday and Mr. Mime events, before breaking down the upcoming New Year’s Eve Event and Unova Celebration. We also have the January lineup of events including our Raid and Spotlight schedules. The big fun came when we Poke the Bear about Monetization in Pokémon GO. We bring...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 22 Recording Date - 12/12/2020 Publish Date - 12/21/2020 Pokémon GO Radio http://www.pokemongoradio.com/ https://twitter.com/PokemonGo_Radio This episode was incredibly fun to record! Salt and Nar from Pokémon Go Radio join me to talk about their content and the hilarity that comes from podcasting with your identical twin brother. Being the OGs of the Pokémon GO Podcast game, we start at the roots and talk discuss their journey from recording with a Rosett...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Lured Up Podcast Record Date - 12/16/2020 Publish Date - 12/18/2020 The Holiday Season is here and there is plenty going on in the game to talk about. We recap the last week of gameplay which was highlighted by Wooper invading The Game Awards. This sent Trainers on late night grinds to hunt for Wooper and its newly released shiny. The Weekend was powered by Community Day, and while Ken was out there playing all weekend, Adam was left to use his GO Plus from work. In another Anime crossover, Jess...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 21 Recording Date - 12/5/2020 Publish Date - 12/14/2020 I was filled with joy to be joined by my good friend Chris Puenner of the GoCast Podcast! Chris has become one of my closest friends in the podcast space and his love of Pokémon and podcasting are crystal clear. We talk about how he got started in podcasting and how along with his co-host Kyle, he approaches covering the game through the format. As a fellow podcast nerd, we also dig in to the process ...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Lured Up Podcast 158 Record Date 12/9/2020 Publish Date 12/11/2020 Level Cap - https://bit.ly/LU158LevelCap Kalos Celebration - https://bit.ly/3mzKUAv Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto - https://bit.ly/LU158Kanto Secrets of the Jungle - https://bit.ly/LU158Jungle The Game Awards - https://bit.ly/LU158GameAwards Cold Air - https://bit.ly/LU158MrMime December Community Day - https://bit.ly/LU158CommunityDay Another week, another onslaught of event news! The December Calendar is filling up and we make sense o...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 8 min
LURED UP 157.5 Recording Date - 11/25/2020 Publish Date - 11/30/2020 Enjoy this bonus episode of Lured Up! We wanted to get out our coverage of the info on the Season of Celebration and GO Battle League Season 6 dropped today! We are so excited to GO Beyond, and the gameplay is finally beginning to rollout! Season of Celebration - https://bit.ly/LU157Seasons GO Battle League Season 6 - https://bit.ly/LU157GBL Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlaye...
Nov 30, 2020•22 min
Lured Up Podcast 157 Record Date - 11/25/2020 Publish Date - 11/27/2020 The calm before the storm! Just because the Level Cap Increase isn’t here yet doesn’t mean that there isn’t a ton to do! We catch up on our 12Days of Friendship gameplay as well as the rest of our week! We run through the December Event outline as we start to see how Seasons will impact the game. Play from home bonuses are back and everyone is happy! We are glad that Niantic decided to bring these back, as they will help us ...
Nov 27, 2020•59 min
Lured Up Podcast 156 Record Date - 11/18/2020 Publish Date - 11/20/2020 To Kalos and Beyond! What a massive week for Pokémon GO as we not only have a slew of events happening right now, but also the incredibly massive GO Beyond Update rolling out over the next few weeks! We begin with the Pokémion HOME event and the return of Shiny Meltan before preparing you for Nidoran Limited Research Day, Magmar Community Day, and the Lake Legends Event! The big news all dropped on the day of our recording, ...
Nov 20, 2020•54 min
Lured Up Podcast 155 Record Date 11/11/2020 Publish Date 11/13/2020 As we wrap up Animation Week, we recap our recent gameplay including the Special Weekends, Jigglypuff Spotlight Hour as well as Lugia in Raids. While the encounter pool wasn’t the strongest and the non Legendary Raid pool was weak, we still had a great time being on the shiny hunt. Goh in photobombs was also a very welcomed surprise in GO Snapshot. GBL Season 5 is underway and the Little Cup has won the hearts of many Trainers! ...
Nov 14, 2020•55 min
Lured Up Podcast 154 Record Date - 11/4/2020 Publish Date -11/6/2020 We recorded this episode during an interesting time in the game! We were between to events which brought us back to the roots of catching our home biome Pokémon! We recap our experiences of the week and prep you for Animation Week, which looks to be another fun and diverse event. The big news is about Season 5 of the GO Battle League, which brings an entirely new approach to the metas, including 3 Limited Cups. After breaking t...
Nov 06, 2020•55 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 20 Recording Date 10/27/2020 Publish Date 11/2/2020 THis episode has been a long time coming! I was originally introduced to Johnny 8BitCR back in 2015 at the height of the amiibo craze! I was the Community Manager for Toys For Games, a Podcast and community surrounding Toys To Life Gaming, Fast forward 5 years and our paths have once again crossed thanks to Pokémon! We discuss how his channel has matured over the years and how Pokémon has become the stapl...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 19 Recording Date - 10/10/20 Publish Date - 10/30/20 I was very excited to connect with the Swag Man himself, Ryan Swag of Swag Tips for a conversation filled with as much swag as possible. From his early days of popular Reddit posts, to his ties with GamePress, to his YouTube channel, Ryan has had an awesome journey through the Pokémon GO Content Community. We talk about how his style, flair, and personality helped him carve out a place in the lore of Pok...
Oct 30, 2020•53 min
Lured Up Podcast 153 Record Date - 10/28/2020 Publish Date - 10/30/2020 It’s Spooky Season! Our week was packed with events and various things to do within the game including the Halloween 2020 Event as well as its sub events, Duskull Spotlight Hour, Darkrai Raid Hour as well as The Crown Tundra event featuring Galarian Ponyta and Farfetch’d! This week has been amazing and has kept trainers super busy this week! Animation Week is the next event that is on its way to the game, which will celebrat...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Lured Up Podcast 152 Record Date - 10/21/2020 Publish Date - 10/23/2020 Strap in and buckle up because there is a ton of information in this episode! After a quick recap of last week’s gameplay, we talk about Mega Venusaur rotating out of the Mega Raid Pool while Mega Gengar rotates in! We have complete details on our Halloween 2020 Event and it is massive! There is plenty to do with new Pokémon to track down! Niantic has stepped up their transparency by letting us know exactly what Pokémon are ...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Lured Up Podcast 151 Record Date - 10/14/2020 Publish Date 10/17/2020 After a short break from episode 150, we are back with an episode packed with info and events. Our recap covers the Autumn Themed Event and the Alolan Meowth Limited Research Day. Both events brought up a Nanab shortage, which shows that some in the Community were not prepared coming into the event! Pikachu Spotlight Hour and Origin Forme Giratina Raid Hour round out the week! We work our way into October and cover the recent ...
Oct 18, 2020•53 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 18 Recording Date - 10/3/2020 Publish Date - 10/10/2020 This episode was so much fun! I was joined by JigglyDad this week and we decided to do something a bit unique! We recorded this show live on JigglyDad’s Twitch Stream in video form! Being in front of the camera really makes me want to do this show every week on Twitch! We begin by learning about Nathan’s history with the Pokémon franchise, which has roots in the TCG! Fast forward twenty or so years an...
Oct 10, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 17 Recording Date - 9/26/2020 Publish Date - 10/5/2020 I was super excited to have a chat with one of the OG Pokémon GO Twitch Streamers, DebbiePebble! We dig in to how the Twitch landscape has changed over the years, and how getting out there and having fun are always Debbie’s priority! Support the show by shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate Pokémon Professor Network Merch Store - https://bit.ly/PPNMerchStore Secr...
Oct 05, 2020•55 min
Lured Up Podcast 150 Record Date - 9/30/2020 Publish Date - 10/2/2020 Buckle your safety belts, this is going to be a bumpy ride! Niantic announced some rollbacks to temporary bonuses that have sent shockwaves through the Community on Social Media. This will lead to a Poke The Bear segment at the end of the show that pushes Ken to the limit! Before we get there, there is still plenty of news to cover, including our last week of gameplay and the onslaught of events coming in October. We make sens...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 16 Recording Date 9/19/2020 Publish Date 9/28/2020 Mel and Dan from The Silph Arena joined me for an awesome discussion about the platform! We cover how the team has grown, the goals of the platform, and how the community plays a pivotal role in their process. From a small grassroots network to a global force in the PvP world, the Silph Arena has become synonymous with the best competition in PvP. https://silph.gg/ https://twitter.com/SilphGG https://twitt...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Lured Up Podcast 149 Record Date - 9/23/2020 Publish Date - 9/25/2020 While Mega September is wrapping up, Niantic has released their October schedule which will keep Trainers as busy as ever! Before getting into the October prep, we break down the last week of September including the Mega-Buddy event, Articuno in Raids, Porygon Community Day and Spearow Spotlight Hour! Next month will be just as busy with a weekly Legendary Raid Boss rotation, four weeks of Spotlights (now with hats!), an upcom...
Sep 25, 2020•56 min
