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<br/><br />Episode 284: The Masquerain episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast!
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In Pokemon GO... it's the Pokemon World Championships in Anaheim this weekend! There are <a href="https://pokemongo.com/en/post/world-championship-twitch-timed-research-2025" target="_blank">Twitch drops for Pokmeon GO</a>! And <a href="https://pokemongo.com/en/post/delightful-days-tgr-2025" target="_blank">Delightful Days</a> is ending, but you can still claim your Special research to chase down Giovanni by September 2. And then, <a href="https://pokemongo.com/gofestmaxfinale" target="_blank">Pokémon GO Fest 2025 - Max Finale</a>, is August 23 and 24... This coming week is the lead up event Pokémon GO: Dark Skies. If you are in Boston, we are having a <a href="https://pokemongo.com/news/community-celebrations-max-finale-2025?hl=en" target="_blank">Max Finale Community Celebration</a> on August 23 in Faneuil Hall! Are you excited by the new <a href="https://pokemongo.com/news/adventure-effect-eternatus?hl=en" target="_blank">Eternatus Dynamax Cannon Adventure Effect</a>? Immediately after the finale, there's the <a href="https://pokemongo.com/en/post/sunkissed-shores-2025" target="_blank">Sunkissed Shores</a> event, August 25 to 31, which features the debut of Dondozo!
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Next season's <a href="https://pokemongo.com/en/post/save-the-date-s20%20" target="_blank">community days</a> and several special event days have been announced, and the first is September 2025 <a href="https://pokemongo.com/en/post/communityday-september-2025-flabebe" target="_blank">Community Day: Flabébé</a>, on Sunday, September 14!
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Speaking of Pokemon Worlds... there's a <a href="https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-center-sweetheart-diner-plush-bundles-and-a-2025-worlds-coin-gift-with-purchase" target="_blank">Worlds Coin</a> you can get for free with purchase at the Pokemon Center website! There's always new stuff at the Pokemon Center, like this <a href="https://www.pokemoncenter.com/product/72-10548-101/desert-pikachu-plush-7-in" target="_blank">Desert Pikachu Plush</a>! And one of the coolest collabs we've seen, the <a href="https://www.razer.com/collabs/pokemon-gengar" target="_blank">Gengar x Razer</a> headset, is open for preorders soon!
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In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, lots of cool gifts are here! Use code W0RLDSARM0RTA1L to get Luca Ceribelli's Farigiraf through August 23rd, a shiny Wo-chien will be available as a Mystery Gift until September 30th, and use the codes STRACKSU1T or VTRACKSU1T to get Tracksuit Apparel.
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Did you catch the last Pokemon Presents? Lots of news about Pokemon Legends A - Z, including the now internet-famous Dragonite Mega Evolution! If you preorder from the Pokémon Center, you can get a pin of Chikorita Tepig or Totodile.
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Who's taking a trip to Japan for the new Poképark Kanto inside of Yomiuriland Amusement Park?
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Check out the trailer for the upcoming Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pikachu!
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Miz Sylver is gonna get the new Pokémon & Friends game! And we got some more details on the Pokémon Champions game...
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Have you been getting any game upgrades for your Switch 2? The <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-nintendo-switch-2-edition-plus-star-crossed-world-upgrade-pack-switch-2/" target="_blank">Kirby and the Forgotten Land</a> includes a new chapter called Star Crossed World!
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PAX West is August 29 to September 1, and Miz Sylver will be hosting two cosplay meetups on Sunday, one themed to <a href="https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/schedule/panel-information.html?gtID=909697&panel-name=Pok%C3%A9mon-Cosplay-Meetup" target="_blank">Pokemon</a> and one for <a href="https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/schedule/panel-information.html?gtID=909698&panel-name=Nintendo-x-Super-Smash-Bros-Cosplay-Meetup" target="_blank">Nintendo x Smash</a>! She's also going to try to enter the <a href="https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/schedule/panel-information.html?gtID=905767&panel-name=Pokemon-Go-Ultra-League" target="_blank">Pokémon GO Ultra League</a> tourney!
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For fans in the Boston area, Couch Quests Episode 4 is coming up soon... If you haven't had a chance to check out the 3rd epsiode, here it is!
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Also in the Boston area, the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maldencosplaycelebration/" target="_blank">Malden Cosplay Celebration</a> is happening Saturday October 4th!
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Plus, we will be at <a href="https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us.html" target="_blank">NYCC</a> in the beginning of October! See you there?!?!
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Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Email, comment on the blog, or post on our Facebook to let us know!
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