Lured Up - A Pokémon GO Podcast

Lured Up Podcast 287 Record Date - 10/14/2023 Publish Date - 10/16/2023   While Adam is out living his best life at the City Safari n Barcelona, the show must go on! This week, Lane from Good Morning Johto fills the second chair! Make sure you follow Lane and his show for a unique spin on Pokémon GO podcast coverage!   With the Adventures Abound in full swing, the pacing of events continues to del...

Lured Up Podcast 286 Record Date - 10/7/2023 Publish Date - 10/10/2023   The Pokémon GO Community has been on some roller coasters lately, and this week really sent us for a loop. The PvP Community is in turmoil as a wave of DM screenshots were released that showed leaders of PvP in a negative light. With a former staffer of GO Stadium airing it all out, JRHonda from GO Stadium has resigned. We ar...

Lured Up Podcast 285 Record Date - 9/30/2023 Publish Date - 10/1/2023    As we move into the second month of Adventures Abound, we have plenty to reflect on including Azurill Hatch Day, the Out To Play Event, and even a smattering of vanilla spawns. With Timburr Community Day being announced, we are all scratching our heads a bit wondering why we don’t have a ghost type instead. Perhaps we will se...

Lured Up Podcast 284 Record Date - 9/23/2023 Publish Date - 9/27/2023   It has been another stellar week of Pokémon GO behaving poorly on Twitter! The flavor of the week is the Wayfarer Ladder Policy that we covered last week. With reports of players getting their Pokémon GO accounts suspended, accompanied by claims of innocent gameplay has us giving things the major side-eye. With PGO influencers...

Lured Up Podcast 283 Record Date - 9/16/2023 Publish Date - 9/18/2023   The last two weeks of gameplay have been unbelievable. Incredible bonuses, new Pokémon and new Shinies have kept most Trainers very busy. We recap our experiences with the Paldean events and reflect on how it feels now that they are gone. It is going to take some consistent doses of dopamine from Niantic to keep this momentum...

Lured Up Podcast Record Date - 9/10/2023 Publish Date - 9/13/2023   We are knee deep into Paldea and we have been feasting on 4x XP and Dust. This is an absolutely amazing time to be playing Pokémon GO! With new Poémon and Shinies, Raid Bosses and Research, there has been a bit of something for everyone to do. Does it even matter that we skipped Galar?   We also had some event news drop this week...

Lured Up Podcast 281 Record Date - 9/2/2023 Publish Date - 9/4/2023   Just like that we have Hidden Gems coming to a close! We recap our last week of gameplay including our experience with Global GO Fest and how the Season is ending on a high note! Niantic isn’t slowing the pace down at all as we have a brand new Season to discuss, Adventures Abound! An absolutely packed September will keep us ver...

Lured Up Podcast 280 Record Date - 2/26/2023 Publish Date - 2/29/2023   This week has been one of the most amazing ever for the Podcast. We dig into our GO Fest NYC experience and how the weekend played out during and after the event hours. Really, this episode is all about saying THANK YOU.   Thank you to everyone that has supported us on this journey. We feel stronger than ever, and it is thanks...

Lured Up Podcast 279 Record Date - 8/12/2023 Publish Date - 8/14/2023   It’s Worlds weekend and the competitive spirit is in the air! With some incredibly high production coverage of the Worlds’s Championships from Yokohama, Trainers have been busy in and out of the game! After recapping our last week of gameplay, which included the London and Osaka GO Fest Event, Glimmering Gardens, we dig into h...

Lured Up Podcast 278 Record Date - 8/6/23 Publish Date - 8/7/23   While GO Fest is happening in London and Osaka, we are watching it all go down from the good’ol US of A! We recap our Adventure Week as it was one of the best in-game events of the year so far. With Community sentiment at a much needed high, having GO Fest NYC looming in the wings is keeping spirits afloat. As for the international...

Lured Up Podcast 277 - Turning Heel Record Date - 7/29/23 Publish Date - 7/31/23   The Pokémon GO News cycle has been moving very fast with a ton of news coming from Niantic. We recap our last week of gameplay and experiences with Routes before digging in to the latest announcements. The focus was almost exclusively International with news about the Air Adventures Event as well as three announced...

Lured Up Podcast 276 - Blazing Up Record Date - 07/22/2023 Publish Date - 07/26/2023   The emotional roller coaster that we can’t seem to get off of is back for more ups and downs! The global release of Routes is exceptionally welcomed by the Community, however they unfortunately don’t seem to be functioning consistently. With the creation side of things still rolling out, it has many Trainers con...

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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...