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Lured Up is a weekly podcast dedicated to the game, culture, and community surrounding Pokémon GO. Hosts Ken and Adam offer insight from multiple perspectives in an uncensored format. Lured Up covers topics that are relevant to both casual gamers and hardcore Trainers, while providing a heaping dose of entertainment as well.
Lured Up - The Podcast where we take Pokémon GO way more seriously than we do ourselves.
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305. Unsustainability Week
Lured Up Podcast 305
Stream Date - 4/23/2024
Publish Date - 4/26/2024
When the Rediscover GO trailer dropped the Community was hyped and social was filled with speculation and hope of how the game would be updated. The Rediscover Yourself campaign was first up, and we are sad to say that it was one of Niantic’s biggest misses to date. This isn’t poor servers or a latency filled experience, but rather a slew of unpopular decisions that Niantic has made to advance their new Avatar update. We will take a dive down the Community rabbit hole at the end of the episode.
We start things off with a recap of our Bellsprout Community Day experiences, and how triple Stardust is always a popular bonus. Our first gameplay story of the week is about how Sustainability Week has changed over the years, and unfortunately not for the better. We look back to 2021 when the event actually had a real world component to it by partnering with non profits to promote cleaning up the environment. Each year since then the event has lost some of its magic, culminating in this year’s event, which seems to be falling flat. Being overshadowed by the Rediscover Kanto spawns didn’t help things either.
Cleffa Hatch Day will be rounding out the month taking place during the final weekend of April. The big story of the week takes us back to the Community reaction to the Rediscover Yourself update. From missing genders, to clipping assets, to a very strange art style, there isn’t much if anything that is getting high praises this week. While inclusivity may have been the goal of this update, it may have backfired.
We look to a pair of articles from GO Hub that cut to the chase and identify many of the issues that the Community has with the update. The site also touches on the sensitive nature and purpose of the update outside of simply an avatar graphical update. The backlash online has been significant, and Niantic has been getting dragged on this one, with a lot of toxic energy fueling some pretty negative stuff. To be plain, this week has been a disaster.
We want to be clear that we really believed in this update, and see the importance of greater options when it comes to character creation. We also identify however, that the execution of the update completely replacing the existing Avatar aesthetic rather than simply being in addition to it, has us all scratching our heads as to why this Niantic handled it like this. There are other important things to discuss as well regarding the sale of digital goods and how purchased items may not look or fit the avatar in the same way that originally influenced the purchase. There is a lot to unpack here.
Bellsprout Community Day - https://bit.ly/LU304Bellsprout
Sustainability Week 2021 - https://bit.ly/LU305Sustainability2021
Sustainability Week 2022 - https://bit.ly/LU305Sustainability2022
Sustainability Week 2023 - https://bit.ly/LU305Sustainability2023
Sustainability Week 2024 - https://bit.ly/LU305Sustainability2024
Cleffa Hatch Day - https://bit.ly/LU305Cleffa
Rediscover GO - https://bit.ly/LU305RediscoverGO
GO Hub’s Hot Take - https://bit.ly/LU305GOHubAvatar
GO Hub’s Follow Up - https://bit.ly/LU305AvatarFeedback
Rediscover Kanto - https://bit.ly/LU305RediscoverKanto
Turkey Play Store - https://bit.ly/LU305Turkey
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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
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304. Size Matters
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
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.
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303. Boss's Orders
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
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302. Rogue Wonder
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 -
301. Weather Report
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
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300. Beyond The Horizon
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
Customer Reviews
Great show
I love the show, both are pretty dedicated Pokémon GO players with great commentary and showcase different opinions and it’s just so much fun to just even listen to. I feel like these guys could just be your friends talking about the game with you. One of hosts tries to stir up trouble sometimes but does it in a way that is fun and good times
These guys rock
I want to thank you guys for helping both when I first started playing and now at level 47. You continue to make my gaming better . Keep up the good work.
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Great podcast with a balanced view