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Lured Up Podcast 304
Streamed Live - 4/9/24
Audio/VoD - 4/13/24

This was a massive week for both events and announcements! We begin today’s episode with a recap of our last week of gameplay including Sizable Surprises and Bagon Community Day. Wh will have a few days of vanilla spawns before we hit the Bug Out and the debut of Mega Heracross. We will get you prepped and ready to get through the first half of April. Niantic struggled with the timing of the announcement, but Bellsprout will be the April’s Community Day Pokémon. While maybe not every Trainer’s favorite pick, the fact that Victreebel will learn Magical Leaf is pretty fitting for the 4/20 event date.

We open a discussion about the level cap and how it has been nearly 4 years since the GO Beyond update. It surely seems as if Niantic has been throwing a lot of XP our way, which may mean a level cap increase is imminent. We riff on if an increase is due, and the impact it could have on both new and veteran Trainers.

After being teased during the Ultra Beast Incursion in Los Angeles back in 2022, Necrozma has been announced to debut at Pokémon GO Fest 2024. While it may create more questions than it answers, this announcement is pretty exciting and just gave us something to set our Raiding sights on in NYC.

We close things out with a Mega Heracross Raid Guide and Battle Party. With Mega Heracross getting a Raid Day and entering the Mega Raid rotation, you are going to want to get a few hundred Mega Energy to place a few Heracross into your Mega Rotation. Being double weak to flying, it is time to bring out those Mega Rayquaza that you worked so hard for last year!

Sizeable Surprises - https://bit.ly/LU303Sizeable
EUIC - https://bit.ly/LU304EUIC
Bug Out - https://bit.ly/LU304BugOut 
GO Beyond - https://bit.ly/LU304GOBeyond 
Bellsprout Community Day - https://bit.ly/LU304Bellsprout 
GO Fest Tickets - https://bit.ly/LU304GOFestTickets
Necrozma Tease - https://bit.ly/LU304Necrozma
Necrozma At GO Fest - https://bit.ly/LU304NecrozmaGF 
Worlds - https://bit.ly/LU304Worlds 
Mega Heracross Raid Day - https://bit.ly/LU304MegaHeracross 
Mega Heracross Battle Party - https://bit.ly/LU304BattleParty

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Hosts
Ken Pescatore
Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer
Ken Pescatore

Executive Producer 
Paul Bhatt

Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons

▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾
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Intro Music
Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix) 
Tetracase
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/
https://soundcloud.com/tetracase 
https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0

Break Music
National Park
Mikel & GameChops
GameChops - Poké & Chill
http://smarturl.it/pokechill
https://twitter.com/mikel_beats

Outro Music
Vast Poni Canyon
CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ 
http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats
https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity


Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2024
Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.
Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo.

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Lured Up Podcast 303
Streamed Live - 4/2/2024
Published - 4/6/2024 
 
Trainers saw Team GO Rocket Take Over their games last week and we will recap how we did during the event! With Sizeable Surprises on the horizon, April is shaping up to be another packed month of events. We also have Part 2 of the Wonder Ticket to work through, which has proven to offer some great value in the grand scheme of things. 
 
April Fools brought us an Excellent Opportunity to get frustrated over TImed Research, with a very divisive task to work through. Is making 25 nice throws in a row too hard? Probably not, however it was frustrating to fail and be forced to start over. Let us know how you felt about this task and if you want to see more like it!
 
Changes to AR have been pushed through and the Community suddenly cares about AR. We digress, but it is definitely a hot topic as Buddy interactions are a bit less engaging with being forced to use AR+ is a bit cumbersome. We can only hope that a new rollout of AR features will be coming and make sense as to why this change has happened in the first place.
 
We wrap things up with a Raid Guide and Battle Party for the Ultra Beast dui of Kartana and Celesteela. This pair is easy to Raid together as you can use a single party for both bosses. We put together our lists and will make quick work of these Ultra Beasts in the coming week.



Taken Over - https://bit.ly/LU303TakenOver
April Content - https://bit.ly/LU302April 
Sizeable Surprises - https://bit.ly/LU303Sizeable 
Wonder Ticket Part Two - https://bit.ly/LU303WonderTicket2 
Excellent Opportunity - https://bit.ly/LU303Excellent 
25 In a Row - https://bit.ly/LU303TimedResearch 
AR Changes - https://bit.ly/LU303AR
AR Support - https://bit.ly/LU303Support 
Celesteela Counters - https://bit.ly/LU303Celesteela 
Kartana Counters - https://bit.ly/LU303Kartana 
 
Community Shout Outs
Central London - https://bit.ly/LU303CentralLondon 
Bishal - https://bit.ly/LU303Bishal
 
LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com    
Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639 
 
Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order!
 
Support the show by bookmarking and shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate 
 
Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork 
 
Hosts
Ken Pescatore
Adam Tuttle
 
Writer and Producer
Ken Pescatore
 
Executive Producer 
Paul Bhatt
 
Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons
 
▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾
http://instagram.com/GameChops
http://twitter.com/GameChops
http://soundcloud.com/GameChops
http://facebook.com/GameChops
http://youtube.com/GameChops
http://www.gamechops.com
 
Intro Music
Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix) 
Tetracase
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/
https://soundcloud.com/tetracase 
https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0
 
Break Music
National Park
Mikel & GameChops
GameChops - Poké & Chill
http://smarturl.it/pokechill
https://twitter.com/mikel_beats
 
Outro Music
Vast Poni Canyon
CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ 
http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats
https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity



Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2024
Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.
Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo.
 
#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast
 

Lured Up Podcast 302
Video Streamed Live - 3/27/2024
Audio Podcast Published - 3/29/2024
 
We had plenty happening on and off the screen this week! We have plenty to unpack and plenty to compare opinions over! We begin with a recap of Weather Week and our current feelings on Verdant Wonders. Is Zarude the new Galarian Mr. Mime? With a $7.99 Ticket and a boring task progression, Zarude may take the cake as the most overpriced ticket when you combine it with the Wonder Ticket and other one offs that are constantly being hurled our way.
 
The April Content Update is here and there is plenty to dig into. Next month will bring us a new Mega, first time Shiny Legendaries, and a spattering of events to keep every type of Trainer engaged. How happy they will be is a different story, as Some Trainers are starting to feel the burn of the same old, same old for the last 7 years.
 
As we peek into our early April Events like Sizeable Surprises and Bagon Community Day Classic, we can both agree that the month will be starting off strong. With Bagon having the ability to help new Trainers hit their Dragon-Type medal and end-game Trainers hunt for the perfect Mega ready Salamence.
 
After touching on a few International tidbits of news, we dig into the big topic of the week. PGO Twitter’s Super-Villian, MasterWarlord01 has struck again. We look back on the FleeceKing situation and how it created a lot more concerns than just those regarding security. With many Trainer’s feeling like chopped liver about Fleece’s special treatment, we try to look at it objectively, to validate their feelings, but counterpoint for Niantic. With MasterWarlord01 striking again, it is a mystery as to what will happen and if Niantic will make a statement.
 
Verdant Wonders - https://bit.ly/LU302VerdantWonders
Taken Over - https://bit.ly/LU302TakenOver
Poor APAC - https://bit.ly/LU302ZoeAPAC 
April Content Update - https://bit.ly/LU302April 
Bagon CDC - https://bit.ly/LU302BagonCDC
Sizeable Surprises - https://bit.ly/LU302Sizeable
Ph. D. Pikachu - https://bit.ly/LU302PhD 
FleeceKing - https://bit.ly/LU302Fleece 
MasterWarlord01 - https://bit.ly/LU302MasterWarlord01 
MasterWarlord01 Strikes Again - https://bit.ly/LU302WarlordV2
GoodNewsGembe - https://bit.ly/LU302Gembe 
 
McDonalds India - https://bit.ly/LU302McDonalds
Madrid Highlights - https://bit.ly/LU302Madrid
London Games Festival - https://bit.ly/LU302London
LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com    
Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639 
 
Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order!
 
Support the show by bookmarking and shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate 
 
Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork 
 
Hosts
Ken Pescatore
Adam Tuttle
 
Writer and Producer
Ken Pescatore
 
Executive Producer 
Paul Bhatt
 
Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons
 
▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾
http://instagram.com/GameChops
http://twitter.com/GameChops
http://soundcloud.com/GameChops
http://facebook.com/GameChops
http://youtube.com/GameChops
http://www.gamechops.com
 
Intro Music
Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix) 
Tetracase
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/
https://soundcloud.com/tetracase 
https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0
 
Break Music
National Park
Mikel & GameChops
GameChops - Poké & Chill
http://smarturl.it/pokechill
https://twitter.com/mikel_beats
 
Outro Music
Vast Poni Canyon
CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ 
http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats
https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity



Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2024
Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.
Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Compa

Lured Up Podcast 301
Record Date - 3/12/2024
Publish Date - 3/24/2024
 
March has become a non stop barrage of events and has proven that this Season is bringing the heat. With the Horizons event wrapped up we have Weather Week and Verdant Wonders up next. 
 
GO Fest details have been shared for each of the IRL locations. We will be in NYC this year, and hope to see everyone there! Stay tuned for details on our meetups and schedule.
 
Horizons - https://bit.ly/LU300Horizons
March Content Update - https://bit.ly/LU300March
Weather Week - https://bit.ly/LU300Weather
Verdant Wonders - https://bit.ly/LU301VerdantWonders 
GO Fest NYC - https://bit.ly/3Ty8oIY
GO Fest Madrid - https://bit.ly/LU301GOFestMadrid
GO Fest Sendai - https://bit.ly/LU301GOFestSendai
Trail Marker Update - https://bit.ly/LU301Wayfarer
 
LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com    
Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639 
 
Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order!
 
Support the show by bookmarking and shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate 
 
Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork 
 
Hosts
Ken Pescatore
Adam Tuttle
 
Writer and Producer
Ken Pescatore
 
Executive Producer 
Paul Bhatt
 
Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons
 
▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾
http://instagram.com/GameChops
http://twitter.com/GameChops
http://soundcloud.com/GameChops
http://facebook.com/GameChops
http://youtube.com/GameChops
http://www.gamechops.com
 
Intro Music
Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix) 
Tetracase
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/
https://soundcloud.com/tetracase 
https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0
 
Break Music
National Park
Mikel & GameChops
GameChops - Poké & Chill
http://smarturl.it/pokechill
https://twitter.com/mikel_beats
 
Outro Music
Vast Poni Canyon
CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ 
http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats
https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity



Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2024
Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.
Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo.
 
#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast
 

Lured Up Podcast 300
Record Date - 3/5/2024
Publish Date - 3/10/2024
 
We are back after a brief hiatus! Thank you for your patience!
 
There is plenty to catch up on including our GO Tour gameplay, Research Day, and thoughts on the Horizon event. Niantic definitely has no interest in slowing things down post GO Tour as March is looking strong and packed with  events. While we work through the Horizons tie-in event, we can prep for Weather Week and the return of the Primals. Plenty to be excited for and lots of decisions to make regarding how to approach prepping for the things.
 
The Wonder Ticket has been causing quite a stir as Niantic is continuing to test out different monetization styles as we shift to a ticket based gameplay pattern. While we aren’t talking big bucks, there seems to be a shift in what we are spending our money on, even if we are still spending the same amount. The question is whether or not the consumables that can be earned through ticketed events can provide the same results as spending for them a la carte.
 
Pikachu PH. D has been released through earning a Platinum Showcase Medal, which is a nice nod to rural Trainers. With city Showcases being exceptionally competitive and potentially filled with unwanted visitors, the rural Trainer finally has the edge with this one. We wrap things up with a discussion about some international IRL events happening on the other side of the globe!
 
Charged Up Research Day - https://bit.ly/LU300ChargedUp 
Horizons - https://bit.ly/LU300Horizons 
Horizons Trailer - https://bit.ly/LU300Trailer
GO Tour Global - https://bit.ly/LU300Global
March Content Update - https://bit.ly/LU300March
Weather Week - https://bit.ly/LU300Weather 
Primal Return - https://bit.ly/LU300Primals 
Wonder Ticket - https://bit.ly/LU300WonderTicket 
World Of Wonders - https://bit.ly/LU300WoW 
Pikachu Ph.D - https://bit.ly/LU300PhD 
Bali Air Adventures - https://bit.ly/LU300BaliAir 
JT Valor at Bali Air Adventures - https://bit.ly/LU300Bali 
City Safari: Tainan - https://bit.ly/LU300CitySafari 



LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com    
Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639 
 
Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order!
 
Support the show by bookmarking and shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate 
 
Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork 
 
Hosts
Ken Pescatore
Adam Tuttle
 
Writer and Producer
Ken Pescatore
 
Executive Producer 
Paul Bhatt
 
Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons
 
▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾
http://instagram.com/GameChops
http://twitter.com/GameChops
http://soundcloud.com/GameChops
http://facebook.com/GameChops
http://youtube.com/GameChops
http://www.gamechops.com
 
Intro Music
Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix) 
Tetracase
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/
https://soundcloud.com/tetracase 
https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0
 
Break Music
National Park
Mikel & GameChops
GameChops - Poké & Chill
http://smarturl.it/pokechill
https://twitter.com/mikel_beats
 
Outro Music
Vast Poni Canyon
CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ 
http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats
https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity



Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2024
Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.
Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo.
 
#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast
 

Lured Up Podcast 299
Record Date - 2/6/2024
Publish Date - 2/9/2024
 
Lunar New Year is here and at the time of this recording, are still working our way through the Global Challenge. Writing this description after the goal has been met and the bonuses not being well received, let’s enjoy our blissful ignorance in not yet hearing Twitter’s cries about it. Chansey Community Day was a fan favorite and great time!
 
This weekend brings us Hisuian Decidueye Raid Day which also falls on Super Bowl Sunday here in the USA. Mix this with Enamorus on Valentine’s Day and Twitter may have a melt down! With previous Hisuian Raid Days going well, even with the Super Bowl, we don’t think Decidueye will perform any different.
 
The Carnival of Love is up next and you will want to make sure you get your Heart Trim Furfrou and Heart Pattern Spinda. You will only have a few days to grind and then you may have to wait an entire year for another chance. 
 
We save the dates for next Season’s Community Days and notable events. We speculate on whether or not we will see the, “every-other month” Starter trend continue. April is looking to be a busy month, and we even get a 4/20 Community Day.
 
Lunar New Year - https://bit.ly/LU298Lunar 
RaspberryWeiner - https://bit.ly/LU299Meme 
Chansey Community Day - https://bit.ly/LU299Chansey
Timeless Travels - https://bit.ly/LU299TimelessTravels
Hisuian Decidueye - https://bit.ly/Lu298Decidueye 
Carnival of Love - https://bit.ly/LU299Carnival 
Enamorus Elite Raids - https://bit.ly/LU299Enamorus
Save The Date - https://bit.ly/LU299SaveTheDate 
Spacial Rend - https://bit.ly/LU299SpacialRend 



LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com    
Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639 
 
Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order!
 
Support the show by bookmarking and shopping at TCGPlayer.com using this link - https://bit.ly/TCGPlayerAffiliate 
 
Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork 
 
Hosts
Ken Pescatore
Adam Tuttle
 
Writer and Producer
Ken Pescatore
 
Executive Producer 
Paul Bhatt
 
Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons
 
▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾
http://instagram.com/GameChops
http://twitter.com/GameChops
http://soundcloud.com/GameChops
http://facebook.com/GameChops
http://youtube.com/GameChops
http://www.gamechops.com
 
Intro Music
Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix) 
Tetracase
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/
https://soundcloud.com/tetracase 
https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0
 
Break Music
National Park
Mikel & GameChops
GameChops - Poké & Chill
http://smarturl.it/pokechill
https://twitter.com/mikel_beats
 
Outro Music
Vast Poni Canyon
CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix)
GameChops - Ultraball
http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ 
http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats
https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity



Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2024
Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.
Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo.
 
#pokemon #pokemongo #podcast