Lured Up - A Pokémon GO Podcast

Lured Up Podcast 337: Not Like That In one of the most shocking bits of news to ever come out on Pokémon GO, Bloomberg has reported that Niantic is nearing a deal to sell their games division to Scopely, a Saudi Arabian Publishing house, backed by a Saudi sovereign fund. The article cites no confirmed sources and is as vague as it gets outside of the price tag of 3.5 Billion dollars. There is so m...

Lured Up Podcast 336 Record Date - 2/12/25 Publish Date - 2/14/25   Happy Valentine’s Day! We love all of you for the incredible support you have given us over the years! We hope you have an awesome day!   Plenty to recap this week as we are coming out of the Strong Yet Small event, Community Day weekend, and the start of the Beloved Buddies. With what seems less like filler events, this last week...

Lured Up Podcast 335: The Big Game Record Date - 2/5/2025 Publish Date - 2/7/2025   There is an insane amount of news to cover this week, and we jump straight into it. The Lunar New Year event, Legendary Flight, and GMAX Kingler Max Battle Day all happened in the last few days. Niantic is keeping their foot on the gas and we are here for it. We work our way through February’s slate of event, start...

Lured Up Podcast 334 Record Date - 1/22/25 Publish Date - 1/24/25   This last few days have been incredible for Trainers! With Shadow Ho-Oh Raid Day and DMAX Articuno Max Monday, it has been a wonderland of gameplay options and pretty solid rewards. We kick things off with a recap of our last week of gameplay, from Fashion Week: Taken Over to the current Steeled Resolve. While the calendar is pack...

Lured Up Podcast 333 Record Date - 1/15/2025 Publish Date - 1/17/2025   There are some serious ups and downs to navigate this week, including a very divisive decision by Niantic! We begin with our recap of the last week of gameplay including Fashion Week and Taken Over. With the Giovanni Loop beginning to feel a bit tired, some Trainers will simply get to it when they get to it. Others love the in...

Lured Up Podcast 332 Record Date - 12/30/24 Publish Date - 1/3/25   2024 is a wrap and this has been an incredible year of Pokémon GO. We saw a slate of new mechanics and features along with an absolutely packed calendar of events. The development of the Community Ambassador program has brought players back outside. Was 2024 the perfect setup for the next 5 years of Pokémon GO? We think so!   We b...

Lured Up Podcast 331 Record Date - 12/23/24 Publish Date - 12/27/24   The holiday is wreaking havoc on our schedules! Sorry for the issues with the release schedule, we should be back on track for the new year!   As the first month of the Dual Destiny Season comes to a close, the onslaught of events, specifically those that call for you to play during a small window of time, have packed the schedu...

Lured Up Podcast 330 Record Date - 12/4/2024 Publish Date - 12/6/2024   Max Out Finale: https://bit.ly/LU329Finale  Dual Destiny: https://bit.ly/LU330DualDestiny  December Content Update: https://bit.ly/LU330December  Just My Cup Of Tea: https://bit.ly/LU330CupOfTea  Aspiring Dragons Research Day: https://bit.ly/LU330AspiringDragons  GMAX Lapras Max Battle Day: https://bit.ly/LU330LaprasDay  Necro...

Lured Up Podcast 329 Record Date - 11/20/24 Publish Date - 11/22/24   Wild Area Global is almost here and we have plenty to unpack and dig into. Hopefully everyone in your community has done plenty of Drilbur in preparation of GMAX Toxtricity, and is managing their Max Particles correctly to balance powering one or two of them up. We will get you prepped and ready to go for Wild Area Global, and w...

Lured Up Podcast 328 Record Date - 11/13/24 Publish Date - 11/15/24   We are only a few weeks away from the conclusion of the Max Out Season, and with a barrage of events behind us, there is still plenty to look forward to. We begin with a recap of the Harvest Festival, Mankey Community Day, and the amazing Food Drives that were part of the event. We also saw the first Community Ambassador Check-I...

Lured Up Podcast 327 Record Date - 11/6/24 Publish Date - 11/8/24   The second half of the Halloween Event is behind us and it closed out strong with GMAX Gengar. We discuss how the nerfs impacted the community, and whether or not we think they should stick around. Our experiences with Gengar were expectedly different, however Adam shares some glimmers of hope that he has stumbled on in his area....

Lured Up Podcast 326 Record Date - 10/30/24 Publish Date - 11/1/24   It’s been a big week in Pokémon GO with the release of Gigantamax Pokémon causing quite the stir. The Community sentiment over the mechanic is split, and it seems like community size plays a very important role. We start with a recap and work our way through the news, but the looming GMAX conversation is heard throughout the epis...

Lured Up Podcast 325 Record Date - 10/23/24 Publish Date - 10/25/24   The Gigantamax Hype Train is arriving at the station and Trainers are ready to get on board. GMAX Raids have simultaneously renewed the spirits of many IRL communities while also drawing the ire of some Trainers online. The game has changed, the map has changed, and the way we interact with other Trainers around us has changed....

Lured Up Podcast 324 Record Date - 10/16/24 Publish Date - 10/18/24   Niantic is making it harder and harder to talk about topics other than the news! October has been a non-stop barrage of events, updates, and content from Niantic, with Trainers barely having a moment to catch their breath. We run through our gameplay from the last week including GIovanni, Mega Mawile, and the current Magnetic St...

Lured Up Podcast 323 Record Date - 10/9/2024 Publish Date - 10/11/2024   Welcome to another fun loving and good for you episode of the Lured Up Podcast! October has been a workout for sure as Trainers are navigating a sea of events, new mechanics, and social awkwardness! We start things off with a recap of the Galarian Expedition event and prep to take down Giovanni this week. With the Taken Over...

Lured Up Podcast 322 Record Date - 10/2/24 Publish Date - 10/6/24   While we are used to Niantic’s insane event pacing, it is always a good thing when there is excitement from week to week. The events lately have been bringing a lot of value to Trainers by offering a variety of things to do. Raid hours have been drawing good crowds for weeks and the events have been motivating people to get outsid...

Lured Up Podcast 321 Record Date - 9/24/24 Publish Date - 9/27/24   We have plenty to discuss this week as the hits just keep on coming. Niantic is keeping their foot on the gas pedal with Max Out, as new events, Pokémon and Shinies are inbound to the game this month.   We begin with a recap of our last week of gameplay including the Psychic Spectacular and Dynamax Beldum Raids. We loved seeing a...

Lured Up Podcast 320 Record Date - 9/11/24 Publish Date - 9/15/24   Lane from Good Morning Johto joins us again as Adam wraps up his move!   Dynamax Battles are here and the game has officially changed! Now that we have had some time to experience the Max Out Season, Niantic is really shaking things up. We will recap our experiences with GO All Out and our super early feedback on the GO Big event....

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...

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 R...

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...

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 y...

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...

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...

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 lo...