GOCast: a Pokémon GO Podcast

Latest Episodes:

290 - Mane and Wings Across the Globe Jul 13, 2024

Show notes

It’s time to GO, Globally! Are you ready? Necrozma is cruisin’ for a fusin’ this weekend!…and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:21:00 - News

00:42:05 - PokéPoll

00:50:07 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

GO Fest 2024 Details Revealed - https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/go-fest-2024-ultra-unlock-challenges/

Fusion Adventure Effects - https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/fusion-adventure-effects-necrozma/

Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast⁠⁠ Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬

P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

PvP Corner 175 Jul 12, 2024

Show notes

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250!

Today’s topics include:

Team ideas for the Great League Remix and a preview of Great League Fantasy Cup
Ultra Unlock speculation and a Volt Switch Eelektross discussion
Spicy peppers on the Devon Leaderboards and a preview of the Devon World Championship Meta
Fish breaks down the Polaris Domain for the fast approaching Battle Frontier season
Mail bag questions involving dog stories, breakpoints and bulkpoints, fairy attacks and dreams of buffed grass types

Helping Hand for Christina’s Loved Ones
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-hand-for-kristinas-loved-ones?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Time Codes:

00:05:32 - GBL

00:15:31 - In-game events

00:29:00 - Grassroots PvP

00:44:53 - Mailbag

Regular Links:

⁠GBL Timeless Travels Blog post⁠

⁠Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github⁠

⁠Play! Pokémon 2024 Season Information from Dracoviz⁠

⁠Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon⁠

⁠More Fish⁠

⁠More DPhiE250⁠

Voicemail: (262) 586-7717

Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com

Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX

Crystal Lake - Post Office

PO Box 367

301 E Congress Pkwy

Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Bonus - Day 3 of GO Fest 2024: New York City Jul 08, 2024

Show notes

GO Fest 2024: New York City has come to a close. Chris and Kyle talk about their final day in NYC, how this compared to previous GO Fest's. city play, and an awesome Raid Train in Central Park with our friends from It's Super Effective/PKMNcast!

P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Bonus - Day 2 of GO Fest 2024: New York City Jul 07, 2024

Show notes

Day 2 is wrapped up! On this recap, Chris got a chance to chat with Milo and Ian of the Incensed Podcast about their different experiences in playstyles in the city and the event as a whole. Chris and Kyle recap the whole day after getting back from our Saturday night group meetup, too!

More Incensed Podcast: https://linktr.ee/incensedpodcast

P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Bonus - Day 1 of GO Fest 2024: New York City Jul 06, 2024

Show notes

We were thrilled to catch up with ZoëTwoDots, JTGily, Mystic7, DPhiE250, and TeamMagmaTyler to give their reactions to the very first day of GO Fest 2024: New York City! Did the humidity ruin the fun OR did everyone power through and truly master the day? Find out on this Bonus episode of GOCast!

More Zoë: https://linktr.ee/ZoeTwoDots

More JTGily: https://linktr.ee/jtgily

More Mystic7: https://www.youtube.com/MYSTLC7

P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

PvP Corner 174 Jul 06, 2024

Show notes

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250!

Today’s topics include:

Recapping our weeks
Getting ready for GOFest NYC and GOFest Global!
Giving a brief overview of all of the different Battle Frontier metas for the upcoming season, with Fish taking a really close look at specifically the Wasteland meta (more on Polaris coming soon!)
Taking a look at the announced changes that were announced by Play! Pokémon that will impact the upcoming 2025 season
Pulling a few letters out of the mailbag, which spurs some great discussions about GO Battle League draft formats, next steps to improve in PvP, and changes we could see in future move updates that would allow fire types to reign supreme!

Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town server, Staffordshire reached Level 50 and DJValkyria reached #239 on the GO Battle League Leaderboard! Congratulations trainers!

Time Codes:

00:02:46 - GBL

00:19:10 - In-game events

00:36:22 - Grassroots PvP

01:04:09 - Play! Pokémon

01:22:01 - Mailbag

Regular Links:

⁠GBL Timeless Travels Blog post⁠

⁠Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github⁠

⁠Play! Pokémon 2024 Season Information from Dracoviz⁠

⁠Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon⁠

⁠More Fish⁠

⁠More DPhiE250⁠

Voicemail: (262) 586-7717

Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com

Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX

Crystal Lake - Post Office

PO Box 367

301 E Congress Pkwy

Crystal Lake, IL 60039

289 - New York GO Fest Prep Step Jul 04, 2024

Show notes

Chris and Kyle set their sights (and goals) for GO Fest 2024; New York City! Will we see you there?

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:44 - News

00:06:44 - Gear Up (GO Fest goal setting and prep)

News Links:

Aquatic Paradise - https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/go-fest-2024-aquatic-paradise/

P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

288 - Electric Eel Feel Jun 30, 2024

Show notes

July 2024 is looking Beastly in an Ultra sort of way! Will the next Community Day feature a real dynamo? Let’s find out! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:11:45 - News

00:50:05 - Pokélore

00:56:06 - Poké Poll

01:06:54 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

July Content Update - https://x.com/PokemonGoApp/status/1806060175230390328 July 2024 Community Day: Tynamo - https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/communityday-july-2024-tynamo/ Inbound from Ultra Space–Ultra Beats alight ahead of Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global - https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/inbound-from-ultra-space-2024/

Tynamo - Eelektrik - Eelektross - Stats

P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

PvP Corner 173 Jun 29, 2024

Show notes

PvP Corner and the entire GOCast Podcast welcome back FishOnAHeater from his month of travel!

Today’s topics include:

Tales of Fish’s many adventures in Italy and Paris, especially his trip to Bologna for the Special Event where he competed!
Chats about Open Great League, Master League Premier and Great League Remix
Reminders about the 8th Anniversary Event and getting excited for NYC GO Fest
An exciting collaboration with Play! Pokémon and Niantic!
Mailbag questions about first partner Pokémon and a couple of questions about the Dragon Pokémon, Goodra!
How much do you think we should talk about IVs, breakpoints and other more nuanced battle strategies on this show? Let us know!

Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town server, Daaaadddd has achieved 3000 Master League wins, Trelmix earned their Platinum Master League Veteran badge, and Daaaadddd, Sregachuelo, Starilixel all reached Ace Rank in GO Battle League. From the GOCast Server, Andy502 (with some inspiration from DPhiE!) recently earned his Purifier Platinum medal by purifying 1,000 Shadow Pokémon. Way to go, trainers!

Time Codes:

00:09:11 - GBL

00:25:29 - In-game events

00:34:10 - Play! Pokémon

00:59:55 - Mailbag

01:30:21 - Achievements

Regular Links:

⁠GBL Timeless Travels Blog post⁠

⁠Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github⁠

⁠Play! Pokémon 2024 Season Information from Dracoviz⁠

⁠Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon⁠

⁠More Fish⁠

⁠More DPhiE250⁠

Voicemail: (262) 586-7717

Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com

Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX

Crystal Lake - Post Office

PO Box 367

301 E Congress Pkwy

Crystal Lake, IL 60039

287 - Sunny Side Up Jun 23, 2024

Show notes

Happy 8th Birthday, Pokémon GO! Let’s cut to the chase - who’s getting a party hat? Mega Rayqauaza reminds us just how Elite it really is! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:28 - News

00:36:42 - Gear Up

00:41:58 - Pokélore

00:50:02 - Poké Poll

00:59:03 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

Pokémon GO’s 8th Anniversary Party - https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/pokemongo-8th-anniversary/

Mega Rayquaza soars through the skies worldwide during new Elite Raids! - https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/mega-rayquaza-elite-raids-2024/

Cyndaquil - Quilava- Typhlosion -Stats

P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039