Lured Up - A Pokémon GO Podcast

Hold on to your butts. Gen 4 has been officially announced and the Hype is real! We break down the teaser as well as the upcoming changes to game mechanics. New info about Meltan and Pokémon Let's GO, The Psychic Event, Thunderbolt Project, and a metric ton more stuff. Is this pace sustainable for Niantic? Is this what the game needs to maintain relevance or is this just the new norm? ---------- T...

The Hype Train barrels on this week with a ton of news covering a bunch of different areas of the game. We break down the Deoxys EX Raid disaster and what it could mean for the future of the system. Reversal announces some new shinies, we argue over whether Meltan is Gen 7 or Gen 8, and Suicune is our October Research Breakthrough. The big topic of the day is the Suspension of Brandon Tan. We take...

In typical Niantic fashion, they drop a bombshell on us just a day or two after recording. They finally name Meltan and we learn that he is the Mythical Pokemon that will bridge the gap between Pokemon GO and Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. More on that in next week's episode! This week we discuss our Chikorita Community Day, the crazy amount of Mewtwo everywhere, and Deoxys as our next EX Raid bo...

Another late episode!  Sorry about that!  We are working to get out schedule cleaned back up and consistent again!  Thanks for your patience! We chat about our Moltres Day Experiences and the changes to Lucky Pokemon mechanics.  Prep for Gen 4 and the Dumbest Pokemon Battle Party! Moltres Day - https://goo.gl/Tk3Upo Lucky Pokémon Mechanics - https://goo.gl/hG2a8Y Guaranteed Lucky Pokemon - https:/...

The September Research Rotation is in full swing! We break down what Entei and his shiny friends are up to this month. Tons of events have been happening like the Ho-Oh re-release, Yokosuka Safari Zone, and Pokémon Worlds. Check out our recap to get caught up. Email Us - info@luredup.com News Recap - https://goo.gl/MQMUuA Yokosuka Safari Zone 2018 - https://goo.gl/nkQytV Shiny Moltres Day - https:...

Niantic is keeping the excitement going with a ton of new content and incentive to play! We will break down the first 3 steps of the Celibi Special Research while celebrating Johto! Increased spawns, new shinies, new bosses, and new research! WOW! We also unpack everything from GO Hub's 0.115.2 APK mine including a massive shiny dump and our first look at Kecleon and Gorebyss! Finally we end the s...

Thanks again for your patience in getting these last few episodes out! This week we talk about our Eevee Community Day experiences and take a dive into how YouTube Culture impacts Pokémon GO. Has the game itself become second hand to high production value? Join our conversation on social media!  We also discuss the 0.111.4 APK Mine, The new GO Ranger companion app, the Niantic Kids initiative and...

While the Raid Scene settles down, other events and releases are in the news this week. With the re-release of Raikou as the Field Research Breakthrough, it brought along with it a slew of new content. Shiny Snubbull and Houndour lines were added, along with 8 variations of Spinda!  New Sale Boxes hit the store but they don't make too much sense this time around.  We get news from Japan, a Niantic...

Now that the GO Fest hype has settled down, Niantic is keeping their foot on the gas with new updates. We round up the news to keep you up to date on the latest tweaks to the Friendship, Gifting, and Trading mechanics. Raikou returns as the August Field Research Breakthrough, and if you work your schedule right can encounter 5 of them! Put your tin foil hat on and inappropriately speculate on a ru...

After our Post GO Fest break we are back and we have some stories!  We are joined by Michael Pitts of MetapodCastGO to recap the fun we had in Chicago, and talk shop about the latest news!  We talk Zapdos Day, Lucky Pokemon, the latest 0.111.x Datamine and finish things off with a Registeel raid guide and Battle Party! Huge shout to our Lured Up Show Supporter Tier Patrons - Terry, Jay, MPitts, Je...

The Pokemon GO Train refuses to stop! Back to Back Events with Articuno Day and Community Day have left Trainers whooped! We break down our experiences from the weekend as we celebrate the 2 Year Anniversary of the Game!  Niantic pushes the AR Industry forward by releasing their Real World Platform. 2 New tech demos blow our mind and we have high hopes for PvP an beyond! We wrap up the show with a...

This episode was a blast! After seeing a flyer for a NY/NJ PokeTuber Community Day Meetup, we were on a mission to get the featured Content Creators on the show! Please welcome and be sure to check out: irlTrainer - https://goo.gl/vfNy8Q  The Burrs - https://goo.gl/UDsaoZ  MrsMime100 - https://goo.gl/2P7G6Q  YuckyDuckyGaming - https://goo.gl/Jwn9Qn  Will Rock Network - https://goo.gl/vct2tm  You c...

NOTE - Since recording, Gift bundles have been nerfed heavily, so you can ignore our analysis of gift contents! Trading and Friendship have landed in Pokémon GO, and I think we can all say that it has been developed and balanced perfectly! We dig in to the mechanics of the Friendship System, and how it influences trading, battling, and grinding. Alolan Eggs, Developer Insights, a fantastic Communi...

Are you sitting down? Since recording, a few big announcements have been made! Trading and Friendship is coming to the game THIS WEEK! Regice has also been announced as the next Legendary Boss! AAAAHHHHH... But we will cover all of that in Episode 37! As for this episode, we talk Community Day #6 and all the fun we had with Larvitar! Increased spawn and catch rates along with Pinap fever will be s...

The crew gets caught up with the latest from the World of Pokémon GO! We break down the Water Festival and all it has to offer. We peek at the 0.105.1 APK Teardown, and prepare for Smack Down and Community Day! GO Hub put together a fantastic article about the Gym Defense Meta, which Adam goes into detail covering. Shout out to Pope Dave who was originally scheduled to come on the show this week. ...

This Episode is hella late! We tried to hold out for the post Adventure Week news to drop and we were still 2 days short! Since recording Niantic has announced the return of the Water Festival and the Legendary Raid Boss Kyogre. Shiny Shellder and Kyogre are confirmed! We will be covering this event in detail on Episode 35, which we are recording tonight!!! On this episode, we break down the Pokem...

What we originally thought was going to be a slow news week turned into some fantastic conversation about game mechanics play style! Adventure Week is upon us and we are all hunting for Shiny Fossils. We recap the event including the Raid Boss shakeup, Bonuses, and sale boxes.  While we wait for a full 0.105.0 APK Teardown, we peek inside and talk Alolan Pokemon. As you heard in the bumper, Alolan...

We did it! Another Community Day is behind us and we have plenty to say about it! Shiny Charizard is by far the coolest Shiny released in Pokémon GO to date, and Niantic delivered with another fun Community Day Event. To add to the madness, they bring back Ho-Oh, but with this time with a Shiny variant! Can we take a nap yet? We also talk Adventure Week Field Research, get completely over hyped ab...

We have a packed show this week, including an interview with Doctor PoGO! We hear his experience chatting with John Hanke, and get an inside look at what it takes to be a TL40 x4! We also break down the GO Fest Ticket Sale, an APK Teardown of 0.103.2, what an AR world map could mean for the game and wrap up with a Latias Battle Party!  Also, Ken thought he was banned and had the worst day of his e...

At this point I feel that it would be impossible to say that we are having a slow news week!  We discuss our feelings on the Battle Showdown Event and how Melissa is never going to catch a Fighting Shiny. If there ever was a time to work on Gym Battles, now is the time!  We put our lab coats on and discuss the PokeScience behind item drops, which proved to be a VERY interesting and exciting topic....

We are VERY excited to welcome very special guest, Khylerr to the show! Adam came across Khylerr on YouTube and immediately fell in love with his content! We were excited to reach out and here is is! Make sure you check out his channel at the link below and don't forget to Subscribe! We also roundup the news including Earth Day rewards, a research rotation, John Hanke tells some guy on a plane eve...

EARTH DAY! We hope everyone was able to get outside and do some good for this Earth! We talk about the PoGO Earth Day Event, Avatar Item, and Rewards. With all the good that this community can bring, we also take a look to the spoofing community and the culture that it is spreading. Then we do a happy dance because Niantic Perma-Banned a bunch of them... We cover a ton of news tidbits including Pi...

Another Community Day is in the books and we are whooped! We discuss our experiences along with how we made out with Mareep and Shinies! This monthly event has proven itself to be one of the most exciting times to play Pokémon GO! Rumor has it that Charmander will star in the Community Day #5! We also discuss the Kanto Celebration, a teardown of the 0.99.2 APK, Our feelings on Brandon Tan (Melissa...

Now that we have had a week behind the wheel of the Research System, we take a deep dive into both Field and Special Research. From mundane and basic tasks to the hunt for Ditto, Research has created a new dynamic in everyday playing. We share are experiences with the system, including how certain research tasks can halt your entire flow! Have you caught your Mew yet? In addition to research we ta...

The game has officially been changed! This week brings us the release of the Research System and the Mythical Pokemon Mew! Ken and the crew try to contain their excitement to discuss their hot takes on the 0.97.2 Update and all that came along with it! Niantic shares some Developer Insights, and Shiny Mew was found in the network traffic! SO MUCH HYPE We also touch on Niantic’s April Fool’s Joke,...