Lured Up - A Pokémon GO Podcast

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Lured Up Podcast 274 -  Record Date - 07/08/2023 Publish Date - 07/10/2023   Happy Birthday Pokémon GO! The game turns seven years old this week and the Anniversary Event is here to help us celebrate! With new costume Pokémon, and plenty of Shinies to chase, there is plenty to keep us busy. It is an interesting time to celebrate as we are coming off the heels of major Niantic Layoffs and continuou...

Lured Up Podcast 273 Record Date - 7/1/2023 Publish Date - 7/4/2023   Another fun filled week in the world of Pokémon GO! And by fun filled we mean ups and downs and a roller coaster ride of emotions! Plenty of news to cover as well as some pretty heavy stuff coming straight from the top at Niantic.   Dark Flames has wrapped up and we had a pretty fun time with the event. Solid spawns, Research, a...

Lured Up Podcast 272 Record Date - 6/24/2023 Publish Date - 6/26/2023   NEW RELEASE SCHEDULE - New episodes of Lured Up will now drop every Monday!   This was a week of ups and downs in Pokémon GO! We had some new details hit about GO Fest including the announcement that Mega Rayquaza is coming and that all of us will go broke Raiding it! We also have some more details about in person GO Fest incl...

Lured Up Podcast 271 - Bring Me The Horizon Record Date - 6/14/23 Publish Date - 6/16/23   This has been a non stop week with events, vanilla spawns, and a bunch of announcements! We lead with a recap of our gameplay from Beach Week and Axew Community Day. We also had the Lake Guardian make up event which was a fantastic overload of Raids that reset every hour.    Solstice Horizons is the next eve...

Lured Up Podcast 270 Record Date - 6/7/2023 Publish Date - 6/11/2023   This week may be the glimmer of hope that this game and Community have been waiting for! Niantic is coming through on their word and stepping up communications in a big way. The big question of the week is whether or not this is the new normal, or just some temporary damage control.   Beach Week has been a solid and fun event b...

Lured Up Podcast 269 Streamed - 05/31/23 Publish Date - 06/02/23   The Hidden Gems news bomb is upon us! We get through our Shadow Mewtwo experiences and feedback and start to unpack the incredible amount of news and updates that Niantic dropped this week! From a full seasonal blog with an accompanying GBL update to multiple event blogs, there is an exceptional amount to unpack!   With Hidden Gems...

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Lured Up Podcast 267 Record Date - 5/17/2023 Publish Date - 05/19/2023   With the HearUs campaign still lingering in the air, the game itself is keeping things moving along at a blazing pace. With a flawless Regidrago make up day and Valorous Hero events, it is safe to say the core game is working great. GBL is another story as it continues to be plagued with issues which led to some backlash on G...

Lured Up Podcast 266 Record Date - 05/12/2023 Publish Date - 05/16/2023   The emotional roller coaster continues to rise and fall as we have another very dramatic week in Pokémomn GO. The Silph Road has announced that it will be going dark on August 1st and the entire Community is gutted. We commiserate on how its a shame that it takes something like this to bring the Community together, but here...

Lured Up Podcast 265  Record Date - 05/06/2023 Publish Date - 05/08/2023   There is plenty to talk about this week as the newsroom has been super busy! As we wrap up on An Instinctive Hero he also have A Valorous Hero up next on the calendar! With the Community a bit sour on Larvesta rates, it will be interesting to see how they think of the next Team Leader based event.   Kleavor Raid Day was thi...

Lured Up Podcast 264 Record Date - 4/26/2023 Publish Date - 4/28/2023   The Regidrago announcement has finally come! While it isn’t much of a make good, it is a make-up, which has the Community torn and Adam scorned so bad that he calls out for people to stay home!   We have the May content update which brings back Legendary Pokémon and introduces Mega Pinsir! This Season hasn’t hit as hard as the...

Lured Up Podcast 263 Record Date - 4/19/23 Publish Date - 4/21/23   This week’s episode is packed with news and events! There is plenty coming to the calendar this month which means there is plenty to discuss! Our weekly recap covers our Togetic Community Day experiences and how in person play, whether with one other person or a large group can make a huge difference in how you experience the game...

Lured Up Podcast 262 - The New Normal Record Date - 4/12/2023 Publish Date - 4/14/2023   After the intensity of last week’s episode, we take the time to reflect on the roller coaster of emotions that are flowing through the Community. With a week since the Remote Raid update, is the Community ready to adapt to the new normal? Hear our feelings on where the game is now and where it needs to go.   R...

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Lured Up Podcast 258 Record Date - 3/14/23 Publish Date - 3/17/23   Where to begin! This last week was not positive for community sentiment! While the Festival of Colors event was well received, a disastrous Elite Raid showing diminished any positivity that the community at large had in them. Elite Raids were plagued by connection issues, bugs, glitches, and crashes. It was a stress and anxiety fi...

Lured Up Podcast 257 Record Date - 3/7/2023 Publish Date - 3/10/2023   We are a week into Rising Heroes and it's still to be determined if this season is off to a stong start. With the community being split on the vanilla spawns, it was up to the Raid Bosses and the Catch Mastery Event to give us our first impressions. We share the good and bad of the season so far and prep for the onslaught of re...

Lured Up Podcast 256 - Fallen Heroes Record Date - 03/01/2023 Publish Date - 03/03/2023   The news bomb has hit and we are here for it! With GO Tour: Hoenn behind us it is time to look to the next Season of Pokémon GO! Niantic has announced Season 10: Rising Heroes! Will it have what it takes to reinforce the in person gameplay that this game needs? The initial feedback on the Season and March eve...

Lured Up Podcast 255 Record Date - 2/21/23  Publish Date - 2/24/23   With a not so smooth GO Tour: Hoenn in Vegas, the Community came into this week with a dash of salt. By midweek, the level of saltiness had increased by a lot! We reap our last week of gameplay before digging into a few of the topics that have the Community hot and bothered. From non-giftable tickets to hypothetical Remote Raid l...

VIDEO PODCAST ALSO AVAILABLE - https://youtu.be/vjgQeQY1XnQ  Lured Up Podcast 254 Record Date - 2/15/2023 Publish Date - 2/27/2023   As we enter the calm before the GO Tour storm, we have plenty of vanilla spawns to enjoy over the next week or so. We start with a recap of our experiences during the Valentine’s Day event! We enjoyed the spawns and were surprised by the amount of excitement over rai...

Lured Up Podcast 253 Record Date - 2/8/23 Publish Date - 2/11/23   February is an exceptionally busy month in game! We begin with a recap of the last week before jumping into the Valentine’s Day event! It’s amazing because people are actually opening their gifts! There is plenty to get through in February with the Primals and Hoenn Tour, but Niantic has given us the dates for Community Days and ev...

Lured Up Podcast 252 Record Date - 1/31/2023 Publish Date - 2/3/2023   Welcome to our first official video podcast! If you are listening on audio only make sure you jump over to our YouTube to check out the video version!   Plenty to talk about this week as the Crackling Voltage event continues to charge through the week! The Team GO Rocket Takeover is currently live and it is time to track down G...

Lured Up Podcast 251 Record Date - 1/24/23 Publish Date - 1/27/23   With the Lunar New Year event wrapped up, it is time to make way for Crackling Voltage! There is still plenty to discuss with Larvitar Community and our experiences with the event. Primal Reversions have been detailed and it will mimic the Mega Raid System. New details were released for Hoenn Tour Vegas as the in person event is c...

Lured Up Podcast 250 Record Date - 1/17/2023 Publish Date - 1/21/2023   This was a really fun episode to record because it covers the news, our gameplay, and an exceptionally divisive topic.   We begin with recapping our last week of gameplay through Twinkling Fantasy as we enter the Lunar New Year Event. Adam hits Rank 4 in GBL but gets a ton of Shinies, and Ken stirs things up on Twitter. With L...