Lured Up - A Pokémon GO Podcast

We are joined this week by David and Jan-Michael from Gamepress! We dig in to the resources that the site provides and learn how they made the jump from Hawaii to Texas to build their brand! Make sure you check out Gamepress to take advantage of their fantastic tools and info! Niantic announces some announcements, we will be bugging out in a few days, Castform takes over Lotad Day, and we prep for...

Our original plan was to have Hero Vange from Battle Hero on this episode, however we unfortunately could not use the audio file from the interview  We will be sure to connect with him in the future!   Giratina Returns to T5 Raids and we put together a Battle Party for the upcoming Origin Forme.  We recap the Equinox Event and associated Box Sale, and share our thoughts on the spawn rates. Lotad L...

We are joined this week by Famous from FLW Videos, who breaks down his brand and style of YouTube content! We dig in to how being a rural player influenced his process into making videos, and his goals of helping and educating the community! Niantic announced the Equinox event which will be bringing Grass Pokémon spawns and potentially some new Shinies! Could we possibly see Leafeon added into the...

The awesome ZoëTwoDots joins us to talk about how she got started in YouTube, collaborating with other Tubers, and partnering with Niantic! Zoë was a BLAST and we can not wait to hook up at GO Fest this year. Make sure you check her out, as her brand of Pokemon GO content is 100% authentic! We also cover the news of the week including the Battle Showdown, Rayquaza Raid Weekend, Legendary Lunch Hou...

I have been trying to get Jonno Plays on the Podcast for a while now, but with his recent stance on Mystic7 and Trainer Tips' channels going down, his name is back on the minds of many. While staying transparent and full disclosure about my feelings on him and his content, I wanted to provide him with a platform to talk about his position and place in the PoGO community. I absolutely took a back s...

Nick from Trainer Tips joins us this week to discuss his channel, process, and work with The Silph Road. We take a deep dive into Niantic's presence at MWC and how 5G will unlock the future of persistent AR. Oh yeah, and Project Moose is complete!   TRAINER TIPS - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtyNMe3xtv3CLg5QR78HzQ  Pokemon Day - https://goo.gl/LvqeeT Smeargle is a troll - https://goo.gl/LMRn...

We are super excited to be joined this week by PKMN Master Holly! We talk about her history with Pokemon, and how her YouTube career has grown over the last year.  We dig into Clamperl Limited Research Day, Shiny Latias, and laugh about the Team Medallion! Matt Slemon did an interview with Polygon and we talk about some key takeaways, including some inappropriate speculation! The show wraps up wit...

Here is part 2 of Episode 66 featuring Pop Punk Pokémon! We begin by discussing the Trainer Tips and Mystic7 situation, and JC helps keep our emotions in check! We talk Valentine's Day, Raid Bosses, Community Day, and wrap up with a Typhlosion Duo Raid Guide and Battle Party - Whoop Whoop!   POP PUNK POKEMON Twitter - https://twitter.com/jcpics3 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/poppunkpokemon...

We are super excited to have JC from Pop Punk Pokemon join us on the show! JC is an Pokemon GO AR Photographer that shares his work on Instagram and has some great tutorial videos on his YouTube channel, Pallet Town Passport. We had such a great time talking with JC that we recorded for twice as long as we normally do, so I decided to split the show into 2 parts. Here is part 1 of our conversation...

Excuse Melissa's mic on this recording!  Her original track was corrupted so we used her backup track.  This has been a long time coming! REVERSAL joins us this week for a chill conversation about his latest happenings and the future of his channel! We had an amazing talk about his history with Pokémon, his goals as a Trainer and Content creator, and the future of Pokémon on his channel. We were e...

Just because the Hoenn Celebration has wrapped up, doesn’t mean that Niantic is going to give us a break! Niantic announced new Wild and Evolution Pokemon, and complete shakeups of the Raid and Egg Pools. We break it down and share our experiences so far! We dig into the potential for Pokemon GO PvP to be a spectator sport and what that would take. Finally, we wrap up with a Palkia Raid Guide and...

It’s time to become an Ingress Agent What seemed like a slow news week turned in to some fantastic conversations about our expectations of events, and how you can become proactive in shaping the future of the Pokemon GO world map. We talk Swinub Community Day and have differing levels of excitement for the event. We had limited coverage from the Porto Alegre Safari Zone, but it seemed to be the sm...

We are excited to welcome Chris from the GO Cast Podcast on to the show! Chris was a fantastic guest and his positive and optimistic outlook about the game was a fantastic compliment to our shenanigans. We talk about our experiences with the Hoenn Celebration, the trainwreck of Feebas Limited Research, and John Hanke’s revealing interview on CNBC. In our unpopular opinion segment, we discuss the d...

Another Community Day is in the books! Bringing a PvP relevant exclusive move, we have multiple reasons to be excited for Totodile! We were introduced to a new Limited Research mechanic, dig deep into Fire Attackers in the PvP meta, and share our feelings on the rollout of Gen 4 so far. We wrap up by building out Battle Parties to use in the Silph Arena Boulder Cup! Totodile Community Day - https:...

Are you ready to hatch more eggs?  Year... us neither!  We break down the Adventure Sync Hatchathon, which is clearly the event that we didn't know that we didn't want.  Not sure what Niantic was thinking on this one, but the community is scratching their heads! The next two months of gameplay bring a ton of new research with more potential shiny encounters than ever, as well as a raid boss rotati...

This is our last recorded episode of 2018! We recap the Holiday Event and break down all the changes that came along with it! New T5 and EX Raid Bosses, new shinies, and new Pokémon! We dip our toes in the water of PvP fast and charge move performance, discussing the shift from DPS to DPT. Scanners and maps are starting to make a comeback to Pokémon GO, do you even care? We finally wrap up with a...

PvP is here and we are freaking out! After Ken and Adam have to deal with Melissa beating them in their first matches, we break down our thoughts, feelings, and experiences with the new system. We urge trainers to appreciate the importance of type effectiveness, and how the new modifiers applied to the game will change the landscape in battle. The GO Hub APK Mine of 0.131.1 still holds some secret...

They Hype is real for PvP and we are first in line to get on the train! We break out what we know so far about PvP and how a new Meta will be rapidly developing. How will you build out your PvP Battle Parties? We give our advice how CP will only be one of the many strategic factors you should be concerned with, and how the system will breathe new life into stale Pokemon. We also break down the Dec...

Another week of consistent updates and activities are keeping us super busy with the game. We prep for the most fun Community Day yet, grab some Eeveelution Raid Bosses, dig in to the latest APK Mine and put on the Mother of all Tin Foil Hats to overspeculate on the most vague tip ever. Thanks for checking us out this week!   info@luredup.com https://www.luredup.com https://www.patreon.com/GottaWa...

Another crazy week is upon us in Pokemon GO! Niantic hit us with the Hatchathon Event, CP Rebalancing, a new update, and a ton of new content. We discuss our Sinnoh Stone strategies and tear down the latest raid bosses and available research! Let’s GO is here and we share some early thoughts on it as we await to unlock Meltan! info@luredup.com https://www.luredup.com Hatchathon Event - https://goo...

Y’all got any more of that Stardust? The Stardust Blast event was awesome and Cyndiquil Community Day made it even better! The crew discusses the trickled roll out of Gen 4, and what this might mean for the rest of the year. Ingress Prime was released and Pokémon GO players were treated with some avatar items and 2 new Shiny Pokémon! The Sinnoh Stone breaks convention and will cement Pokémon GO in...

We are back and Ken is still sick! He fights off the cooties to bring a packed episode with coverage of Adventre Sync, Gengar Day, November Research and a discussion about the way Niantic handled the release of the Nincada line. Then we wrap things up with a Togetic Raid Guide and Battle Party! info@luredup.com https://www.luredup.com Adventure Sync - https://goo.gl/VurfGi Gengar Day - https://goo...

Another busy week in game and in the news! The Halloween event is back and the Shiny checks are everywhere. We learn that Meltan can evolve into Melmetal in Pokemon GO. The Adventure Sync Update is imminent and we are all super excited for it! Gengar Raid Day, Shedinja in Research, the APK mine of 0.125.1 OMG THIS WEEK IS NUTS. This Podcast is powered by Patreon! Thank you to our Show Supporter Ti...

The Gen 4 Hype Train has finally made its way to the station! We break out our experiences with Wave 1 along with all of the information you need to be the very best (like no one ever was). We don’t pull any punches while discussing the stat rebalance blunder, and how many of us wasted a ton of potions in the process. Beldum Community Day is in the books and believe it or not, The Internet brought...

We are excited to publish our 50th episode of Lured Up! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for all of your support! This week is the calm before the storm.  At the time of recording, Gen 4 was not yet released. At the time that I am writing this description, Gen 4 has been around for days! Be sure to check back on Episode 51 for all of the Gen 4 coverage! We break down the calm befor...