Lured Up &#8211; A Pokémon GO Podcast

Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

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319. Go Big Or Go Home Sep 09, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 319

Record Date - 9/4/2024

Publish Date - 9/8/2024

Adam is still in the process of moving so Lane from Good Morning Johto is filling in! Make sure you connect with Lane everywhere you can! https://pokemonprofessor.com/good-morning-johto

September brings an absolute boatload of new information and game mechanics as we usher in the Max Out Season. Even being a few days into the Season, plus a bunch of event blog posts, many Trainers are still scratching their heads to try and understand how everything works. With Max Battles coming very soon, we have a limited amount of time to figure out and speculate on how things will shake out. What we do know, is that a new way to play Pokémon GO is here, and we will all need to adjust and adapt.

Getting back to the news, Niantic announced a new IRL event called the Wild Area that will be coming to Japan. Corresponding to the gameplay of Sword and Shield, it is the perfect time and name for a new IRL event. Time will tell if this event will slide into the annual rotation like GO Fest and GO Tour. Interestingly enough, we also have Safari Zones and City Safari events returning, which means that Trainers all around the world will have opportunities to play in large scale IRL events.

The September Content Update brings a blend of old and new, as we see the return of Zacian, but this time with its Shiny Form available. Dynamax Pokémon will dominate the month and perhaps the Season, with Spotlights and Raid Hours rounding out the usual weekly gameplay loops.

Even with the Dynamax Mechanic being introduced, September is packed with events like Ponyta Community Day and Falinks Raid Day. Even if Trainers are hesitant to engage with the new Dynamax Mechanic, they can always fall back on some old and faithful events.

September Content Update: https://bit.ly/LU319September

Wild Area: https://bit.ly/LU319WildArea

Ponyta Community Day: https://bit.ly/LU319Ponyta

GO All Out: https://bit.ly/LU319GOAllOut

GO Big: https://bit.ly/LU319GOBig

GO Hub Dynamax Guide: https://bit.ly/LU319GOHubDynamax

Falinks Raid Day: https://bit.ly/LU319Falinks

PokéCoin Bounty: https://bit.ly/LU319PokeCoinBounty

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

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Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

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Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

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318. Drops Are Live Aug 27, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 318

Record Date - 8/22/24

Publish Date - 8/26/24

We want to start off with a HUGE thank you to everyone that tuned in for our Pokémon GO Worlds costream! Thousands of you were able to get your Costumed Pikachu and we were so excited to meet so many new Trainers. Thank you again for EVERYTHING!

To start we break down our experience with the Worlds Events and Twitch Drop Timed Research, which kept many Trainers busy all week. It was a ton of fun to watch Worlds and interact with it through Twitch and PGO gameplay. This was a huge win all around in terms of experience and immersion.

Beldum Community Day Classic was a fan favorite and brought plenty of Trainers outside. With Trainers prepping for Mega Metagross, incredible PvP and PVE gameplay, as well as the incoming Dynamax update, Metagross will be a MAJOR player on many teams.

Triumph Together is the new event this week and we see a bunch of GLobal Team Challenges which will let us know how hardcore or casual our friends list is. With various challenges rotating through each team’s theme, this is looking to be a great event with some unique gameplay.

The big news of the week is the Morpeko mechanic update and the teasing of Dynamax Pokémon. With Shared Skies coming to a close, we are all confident that next season will be all about Dynamazing and Galar, which is something we have been waiting on! It will be interesting to see how the Dynamax mechanic rolls out, but at this point all we can do is engage in some good ol’fashioned inappropriate speculation.

Worlds Event: https://bit.ly/LU316Worlds

Twitch Drops: https://bit.ly/LU317WorldsDrops

Meet the Champ: https://bit.ly/LU318Champ

Beldum Community Day Classic: https://bit.ly/LU316Beldum

Triumph Together: https://bit.ly/LU318Triumph

Morpeko: https://bit.ly/LU318Morpeko

Dynamax Tease: https://bit.ly/LU318Dynamax

Ponyta Community Day: https://bit.ly/LU318Ponyta

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639

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Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾

Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast

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317. Adventure Time Aug 16, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 317

Record Date - 8/14/24

Publish Date - 8/16/24

With Adventure Week finally coming to a close, many in the Community can take a fresh breath of vanilla spawns and move on from a super long event! We discuss how the length of Adventure Week may have overstayed its welcome! That being said, there was definitely some ups and downs in the event, with Shadow Lugia Raids being broken in the earliest timezones, resulting in a Shadow Lugia that couldn’t be defeated. Poor, poor, New Zealand.

The Worlds Event is up next and there is a ton to do, both in game an out. Trainers can earn up to 3 Timed Researches by watching Twitch Streams of the event over the weekend. We break it all down and let you know how to get the most out of the event, while supporting the stream and co-streamers at the same time! You will also be shocked to hear that Adam actually likes Scuba Pikachu!

Beldum Community Day is this weekend and you should play. Enough said.

For the Raiders this week we put together a little Raid Guide and Battle Party for Mega Kangaskhan. This is an important Raid Boss not only because it is a cool Mega, but because it is a regional! You will not want to miss out on this one as it only comes around every so often! You only need one other Trainer (with leveled counters) to take it out, so use up those Daily free passes!

Finally we revisit Wayfarer Abuse, and how there has been a string of new screenshots showing absolutely out of control POI clusters. We discuss how this happens and how damaging it is to the map and gameboard. The Community feedback was mixed, with some thinking the clusters are a wonderland, while others think it just isn’t fun at all. Let’s keep the conversation going on Twitter this week!

Adventure Week: https://bit.ly/LU317AdventureWeek

Adventure Week, Taken Over: https://bit.ly/LU315Takeover

Shadow Lugia: https://bit.ly/LU317Lugia

Worlds Event: https://bit.ly/LU316Worlds

Meet The Champions: https://bit.ly/LU317MeetTheChampions

Twitch Drops: https://bit.ly/LU317WorldsDrops

Worlds Co-Streamers: https://bit.ly/LU317CoStreamers

Beldum Community Day Classic: https://bit.ly/LU316Beldum

Mega Kangaskhan: https://bit.ly/LU317MegaKangaskhan

Poke The Bear: https://bit.ly/LU317PokeTheBear

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639

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Support the show by bookmarking and shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate

Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork

Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾

Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast

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316. Banned To The Bone Aug 12, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 316

Record Date - 8/8/2024

Publish Date - 8/11/2024

If battling Team GO Rocket is your thing then you have been lucky all week. With Adventure Week being Taken Over by Team GO Rocket, this week was packed with new Shadows and the chase for Giovanni and his Shadow Cresselia. The big news of the week however, warns you not to do too many Team GO Rocket encounters as it could get you banned. We dive in headfirst and talk about how this ban is not too difficult to trigger if you are spending a day grinding the event.

Mega Rayquaza came back in non-Elite Raids and it ended up being a successful day of gaming for many. With a Raid Hour format and Elite Raid style scheduling, it turned out to be an all new type of Raid Event. Time will tell if this will become the new normal, but it definitely felt great to have some scheduled and dedicated Raid windows.

Beldum Community Day Classic has been announced and this Pokémon will absolutely bring Trainers out to play. With Mega Metagross on the horizon, plus excellent use in PvP and PvE, this is a chance for different disciplines of Trainers to come together for a Community Day experience.

We wrap up with a conversation about some typos in Niantic Tweets, which when corrected, become easy bait for the Twitter mob to gobble up. Over the last few weeks we have seen a ton of activity come from from Niantic Support, retracting and clarifying many bits of communication along with explaining gameplay issues. Sometimes, it would be better to NOT hear from Niantic.

Adventure Week: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/adventure-week-2024/

Adventure Week, Taken Over: https://bit.ly/LU315Takeover

Rocket Bans: https://bit.ly/LU316Bans

Mega Rayquaza Update: https://bit.ly/LU315Rayquaza

August Content Update: https://bit.ly/LU316August

Worlds Event: https://bit.ly/LU316Worlds

Beldum Community Day Classic: https://bit.ly/LU316Beldum

Shiny Shadow Archen Take 1: https://bit.ly/LU316ShinyArchen

Shiny Shadow Archen Take 2: https://bit.ly/LU316NotShinyArchen

British Shadow Shiny Archen Take 3: https://bit.ly/LU316BritishShinyArchen

Save the Dates: https://bit.ly/LU316SaveTheDates

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639

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Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork

Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾

Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast

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315. Toilet Raiding Aug 03, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 315

Record Date - 7/31/2024

Publish Date - 8/2/2024

With Mega Lucario Raid Day behind us, the Ultra Unlocks and GO Fest Season is officially behind us. We had an exceptionally busy June and July leading up to the big events, but now August looks to be a time that we can all breathe and chill out a bit. We start off the episode sharing our experiences with both Strength of Steel and Mega Lucario, as our luck was drastically different from one another.

We discussed last week how Adventure Week looked kind of weak, but that was before we had the announcement for the Team GO Rocket takeover that was coming along for the ride. Shadow Cresselia makes its debut and Shadow Lugia returns along with a slew of new Shadow Pokémon and the ability to TM away Frustration. Between Lucario and a ton of Shadows, both Battlers and Raiders will have plenty to work through.

The big news of the week however is Niantic flipping on how they are handling the Mega Rayquaza make good event. With an announcement that no Trainer saw coming, Niantic has dropped the Elite Raid format and have moved to a Raid Hour format, allowing up to 20 remote Raids on the day. PLENTY to unpack here, so strap in and get good!

Ultra Unlock 2 - Strength of Steel: https://bit.ly/LU313StrengthOfSteel

Ultra Unlock 3 - Mega Lucario Raid Day: https://bit.ly/LU313MLucario

Niantic Support Mega Lucario: https://bit.ly/LU315SupportMegaLucario

Adventure Week: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/adventure-week-2024/

Adventure Week, Taken Over: https://bit.ly/LU315Takeover

Mega Rayquaza Update: https://bit.ly/LU315Rayquaza

Mega Ray Announcement: https://bit.ly/LU315MegaRayAnnouncement

Poke The Bear: https://bit.ly/LU315PokeTheBear

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639

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Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork

Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾

Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast

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314. Strength In Numbers Jul 29, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 314

Record Date - 7/24/24

Publish Date - 7/28/28

August content may have been announced to minimal fanfare, but July is closing out strong with the remaining Ultra Unlock events! Strength of Steel has us chasing down Togedamaru as we prep to Raid our fannies off for Mega Lucario. August looks to be the calm after the storm as we see a lot of repeat Pokémon returning to raids and an Adventure Week that seems a bit lighter than usual.

Safari Zones have been announced in Indonesia and South Korea, which makes us all want to be world travelers to take part. With both a City Safari and a Safari Zone being announced, it will be interesting to see how the Safari branded events return to the states. With Philadelphia being such an incredible memory, we can only hope that we see another US city get the Safari treatment soon.

As we work through August we see that Popplio Community Day and Adventure Week have been detailed so far, however it appears that August may be the time to take a breather and back off the grind a bit. Time will tell to see if the month ends up performing better IRL than it does on paper.

FInally we peak into some issues that the game is been having by jumping over to the Niantic Support Twitter account. When digging a bit further we see that the Known Issues page is no more, and the Twitter account becoming more active. Could this be the new normal? While a very outdated GBL Known Issues page still exists, 2023 World Champ AXN filmed a very pointed video, asking for Niantic to work on GBL ahead of Worlds next month. While we thought things had improved, AXN shared a Tweek during our livestream that tells a different story.

Ultra Unlock 1 - Better Together: https://bit.ly/LU313BetterTogether

Grow Together Ticket: https://bit.ly/LU313GrowTogether

Tynamo Community Day: https://bit.ly/LU311Tynamo

Ultra Unlock 2 - Strength of Steel: https://bit.ly/LU313StrengthOfSteel

Ultra Unlock 3 - Mega Lucario Raid Day: https://bit.ly/LU313MLucario

Mega Lucario Battle Party: https://bit.ly/LU314MLucario

Safari IRL Events: https://bit.ly/LU314SafariEvents

Adventure Week: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/adventure-week-2024/

Popplio Community Day: https://bit.ly/LU314Popplio

Mega Rayquaza Elite Raid Make Up: https://bit.ly/LU313MRayquazaMakeUp

AXN on GBL: https://bit.ly/LU314AXN

Niantic Support Check In: https://bit.ly/LU314NianticSupport

Niantic Help Center: https://bit.ly/LU314HelpCenter

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639

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Support the show by bookmarking and shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate

Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork

Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾

Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast

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313. Unlocked & Loaded Jul 21, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 313

Record Date - 7/17/24

Publish Date - 7/21/24

GO Fest Season is officially a wrap and the Ultra Unlocks are the big payoff. We start by recapping our GO Fest: Global experiences and how coming right out of NYC has been a bit much on our bodies and wallets. Those that were at GO Fest: NYC the previous week are most likely still sunburned and sore.Our eyes however must stay looking forward as there is another full slate of content coming to Pokémon GO.

The stage is set for the 3 Ultra Unlocks, and they couldn’t be more diverse.The first unlock brings us a new Pokémon line, the second unlock brings us a new Shiny, and the third unlock brings us a new Mega. Let the hype train begin!

Mega Rayquaza’s make good event has been scheduled and it comes with minimal fanfare.The reaction to the event is mixed, with online communities still pushing for the removal of the mechanic altogether, while IRL communities are already planning their next meetup.

GO Fest Global: https://bit.ly/LU313Global

Fusing Necrozma: https://bit.ly/LU313Fusion

Ultra Unlock Timeline: https://bit.ly/LU313Unlocks

Ultra Unlock 1 - Better Together: https://bit.ly/LU313BetterTogether

Grow Together Ticket: https://bit.ly/LU313GrowTogether

Ultra Unlock 2 - Strength of Steel: https://bit.ly/LU313StrengthOfSteel

Ultra Unlock 3 - Mega Lucario Raid Day: https://bit.ly/LU313MLucario

Tynamo Community Day: https://bit.ly/LU311Tynamo

Mega Rayquaza Elite Raid Make Up: https://bit.ly/LU313MRayquazaMakeUp

Hardcore Raiders Banned: https://bit.ly/LU313HardcoreBanned

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639

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Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork

Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾

Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball

#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast

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312. Sunburned and Sore Jul 13, 2024

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Lured Up Podcast 312

Record Date - 7/7/24

Publish Date - 7/12/24

This is a very special episode of the Lured Up Podcast! Recorded at our Community’s Air BnB in Harlem, NY, we were surrounded by some of our closest friends. It is incredible that this game has created a network of friends that we will carry for the rest of our lives! Huge shout out to our entire Community, especially those that made it to NYC.

We share our hot takes on the event and speculate on the future. Saying that we were exhausted was an understatement!

LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com

Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639

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Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer

Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

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Intro Music

Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)

Tetracase

GameChops - Ultraball

Break Music

National Park

Mikel & GameChops

GameChops - Poké & Chill

Outro Music

Vast Poni Canyon

CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)

GameChops - Ultraball