Lured Up - A Pokémon GO Podcast

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...

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 t...

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 ap...

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/LU158CommunityD...

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:...

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...

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, Ma...

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 surp...

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 Battl...

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...

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 Communit...

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 supe...

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...

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...

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 Nat...

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 - htt...

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 t...

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 sy...

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...

Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 15 Recording Date 9/13/2020 Publish Date 9/22/2020   Behold the power of Twitter! All it took was a Tweet to connect Lured Up with Hybrid Mongoose, who joins us on the show to discuss his journey as a creator. We had a fantastic and casual chat about his brand, the state of the game, and his upcoming return to video podcasting!   Support the show by shopping...

Lured Up Podcast 148 Record Date - 9/16/2020  Publish Date - 9/18/2020   Another busy week to break down in the World of Pokémon GO! We start by recapping the last week of gameplay, including Cresselia in Five Star Raids, Houndoom Spotlight Hour and the 2nd Mega September Event. We will also prep you for the return of Articuno with a Raid Guide and Battle Party, as well as a look at the next week’...

Lured Up Podcast 147 Record Date - 9/9/2020 Publish Date - 9/12/2020   After a pretty quiet week on the gameplay front, it is time to gather our resources and prepare for another exciting week of events. Many of us took it easy over a lackluster first week of the Mega September event, mixed with a not so great launch of Megas. This upcoming week however, looks to be more exciting and have a lot mo...

Lured Up Podcast  Creator Series Episode 14 Recording Date 9/5/2020 Publish Date 9/10/2020   I was super excited to be joined by DPhie250! Her approach to creating PvP content and overall good vibe made for some interesting conversation! We discuss how her journey into the PvP scene as a competitor inspired her to create content! You will not want to miss the story about her first stream ever!   I...

Lured Up Podcast Creator Series Episode 13 Recording Date 8/29/2020 Publish Date 9/8/2020   I was joined this week by Joe Landor, also known as LandorAlpha! We had an exciting chat about how he has developed his content brand around multiple games within the Pokémon franchise. We discuss how working with different games and platforms has been a foundation of growing his community.   We discuss his...

Lured Up Podcast 146 Record Date - 9/3/2020 Publish Date - 9/5/2020   Plenty of topics to cover today both from the Newsroom and from the Community! We will recap what many trainers thought to be a relaxing week of Pokémon GO. With Heatran still in Legendary Raids and Eevee taking the Spotlight, there wasn’t too much FOMO out there to worry the player base. With the issues that faced the launch of...