GOCast: a Pokémon GO Podcast

No matter which way you slice it, November Community Day is looking sharp! Eternatus again? More like Returnatus. …and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:03 - Week in Review 00:09:17 - News 00:30:09 - PokéPoll 00:43:41 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: November Community Day - Pawniard - https://pokemongo.com/news/communityday-november-2026-pawniard Dynamax Trails - https://pokemongo.com/news/dynamax-trails-eternamax-eternatus-2026 Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and special guest Staffordshire! Today’s topics include: An introduction to the BTW podcast Successes and not-so-successes in the latest GBL rotations A look at the LAIC meta Marshmellow and Alison Wonderland? Kowtow Cleave The Puebla Regional Championship Item sharing in the game Some geography and ecology lessons Let's shout out some achievements! In the Pallet Town and Discord servers, Girafichu hit legend, Dreameater completed their Platinum GL badge, and Mithos1992 playe 10k GBL battles! Time Codes: GO Battle League - 11:40 In-game events - 52:42 Play! Pokemon - 1:03:21 Mailbag - 1:14:23 Regular Links: GBL Twilight Trails Update Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP on Patreon Support GOCast Podcast on Patreon More Fish More DPhiE250 The BTW Website (and GBL tracker) Voicemail: (262) 586-7717 Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX Crystal Lake - Post Office PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: Our experiences with Ultra League and Fantasy Cup The disappointing problem with Minior The Halloween and Wild Area events Battle Frontier's developing metas The European spice cabinet And some very fun listener interactions Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town and GOCast Discord servers, PosyMay got her Platinum Hero Medal, Shark is back on the leaderboards for GBL, getsufractal finished his GBL timed research, and staffordshire got married! Time Codes: GO Battle League - 3:42 In-game events - 15:11 Grassroots - 29:19 Play! Pokemon - 40:48 Mailbag - 54:53 Regular Links: GBL Twilight Trails Update Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP on Patreon Support GOCast Podcast on Patreon More Fish More DPhiE250 Voicemail: (262) 586-7717 Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX Crystal Lake - Post Office PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Chandelure is ready to light the way with a Super Mega Raid Day! Steel- and Dragon-types show up in a big way for Into the Wild! …and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:57 - Week in Review 00:10:29 - News 00:33:58 - PokéPoll 00:47:05 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: Chandelure Super Mega Raid Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/chandelure-super-mega-raid-day-2026 Into the Wild - https://pokemongo.com/news/into-the-wild-2026 GO Pass: November - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-pass-november-2026 Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Zubat finally gets some love during Part 1 of this year’s Halloween event! Every dog gets its day but Greavard get’s Part 2 of that same event! …and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:49 - Week in Review 00:06:49 - News 00:32:04 - PokéPoll 00:39:46 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: Halloween 2026 Part 1 - https://pokemongo.com/news/halloween-part-1-2026 Halloween 2026 Part 2 - https://pokemongo.com/news/halloween-part-2-2026 Gameplay and QoL Updates - https://pokemongo.com/news/pgo-gameplay-update-oct-2026 Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: DPhie’s new job and Fish’s apple tasting adventures The horror that is Little Cup Some particulars on Megas in PvP The beauty of Minior and the disappointment of Boston City Safari The impact of Scratch and Dunsparce in Play! Pokemon Shiny misadventures and the woes of AI Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town and GOCast Discord servers, congratulations to Girafichu for making the GBL Leaderboards at #398. Time Codes: GO Battle League - 10:31 In-game events - 33:11 Play! Pokemon - 49:12 Mailbag - 1:05:47 Regular Links: GBL Twilight Trails Update Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP on Patreon Support GOCast Podcast on Patreon More Fish More DPhiE250 Voicemail: (262) 586-7717 Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX Crystal Lake - Post Office PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

It's raining, it's pouring, the Minior are soaring into Pokémon GO during Minior Showers! The Lake Spirits are larger than life with their Dynamax debut! …and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:07 - Week in Review 00:10:29 - News 00:32:00 - PokéPoll 00:36:49 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Event - https://pokemongo.com/news/tcg-30th-celebration-event Minior Showers - https://pokemongo.com/news/minior-meteor-showers-2026 Dynamax Lake Spirits Max Battle Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/dynamax-uxie-mesprit-azelf-max-battle-day-2026 Boston City Safari Update - https://pokemongo.com/news/city-safari-boston-rescheduled Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: What's looking good in GBL for Color Cup and getting ready for all three Mega Leagues next week. Zorua Community Day is coming up soon! Zoroark gets Sucker Punch 👊 Congratulations to MEweedle for winning the Frankfurt and to RicFlareon for winning in Brisbane! Fish recaps his experience at the Brisbane Regional Championships Fish and DPhiE respond to emails and comments from Spotify about apples, Raichu and horrifying AI art. Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town and GOCast Discord servers, congratulations to TonyOfPride for reaching Veteran rank in GBL and to Shark for reaching Expert and making it on the GBL Leaderboard! Time Codes: GO Battle League - 3:27 In-game events - 29:27 Play! Pokemon - 39:36 Mailbag - 54:30 Regular Links: GBL Twilight Trails Update Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP on Patreon Support GOCast Podcast on Patreon More Fish More DPhiE250 Voicemail: (262) 586-7717 Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX Crystal Lake - Post Office PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

A new costumed Pikachu is truly out of this world! This upcoming Hatch Day might actually be all its “croc”ed up to be! …and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:20 - Week in Review 00:08:22 - News 00:29:34 - PokéPoll 00:47:53 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: World Space Week - Astronaut Pikachu - https://pokemongo.com/news/world-space-week-2026 GO Pass October - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-pass-october-2026 Fall Marathon - Buddy Trek - https://pokemongo.com/news/fall-marathon-buddy-trek-2026 Save the Date for GO Tour - https://pokemongo.com/news/save-the-date-go-tour-2027 Sandile Hatch Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/sandile-hatch-day-2026 Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: Dragons and Ghosts excel in Retro Cup and looking ahead at Great League Mega Color Cup Going to a city safari this weekend? Be sure to keep an eye out for PvP picks! Congratulations to Zzweilous for winning the 2027 Baltimore Regional Championships! Spotify comments are now included in the mailbag section! Fish and DPhiE catch up on past Spotify comments and are excited to read future comments from listeners. Conversations include everything from favorite first partner Pokémon, Cramorant’s funny mechanic, and a debate about which apple is the best apple. Time Codes: GO Battle League - 5:19 In-game events - 37:37 Play! Pokemon - 46:50 Mailbag - 1:00:34Regular Links: GBL Twilight Trails Update Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP on Patreon Support GOCast Podcast on Patreon More Fish More DPhiE250 Voicemail: (262) 586-7717 Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX Crystal Lake - Post Office PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Quick as a bunny, Cinderace races into a Max Battle Raid Day in early October! Who's who during next month's Community Day featuring Zorua! …and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:52 - Week in Review 00:07:54 - News 00:35:24 - PokéPoll 00:57:16 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: Gigantamax Cinderace Max Battle Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/gigantamax-cinderace-max-battle-day-2026 October 2026 Community Day - Zorua - https://pokemongo.com/news/communityday-october-2026-zorua Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: All of the current and upcoming GO Battle League metas including the Great League Willpower Cup, Retro Cup and Mega versions of Ultra League and Master League Very few event highlights from a PvP perspective, but lots of great shiny hunting! The 2027 Championship Series starts off this weekend in Baltimore Two pieces of mail that get us talking about Mega Pokemon and Pokemon cards Time Codes: GO Battle League - 6:14 In-game events - 27:16 Play! Pokemon - 31:59 Mailbag - 37:46 Regular Links: GBL Twilight Trails Update Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP on Patreon Support GOCast Podcast on Patreon More Fish More DPhiE250 Voicemail: (262) 586-7717 Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX Crystal Lake - Post Office PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Sunlight or Twilight, it's time to hit the Trail with a new season! Don’t be too picky; Shiny Applin debuts during Harvest Festival! Mudbray returns down under during the September city safaris! Charmander gets creative with how to wear goggles as the Pokemon Horizons event returns! Know what rhymes with PvP? 3v3. …and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:21:08 - News 00:43:34 - PvP Corner 01:43:15 - New Goals News Links: Twilight Trails - https://pokemongo.com/en/seasons/twilight-trails Pokemon Horizons Event Returns - https://pokemongo.com/news/pokemon-horizons-celebration-event-2026 Harvest Festival: Applin Picking - https://pokemongo.com/news/harvest-festival-2026 Harvest Festival: Taken Over - https://pokemongo.com/news/harvest-festival-tgr-2026 Twilight Trails Update - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-battle-league-twilight-trails Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Grab your friends and Squad Up for a new event, Mega Squads! We can finally say it: “Everything comes back, including Armored Mewtwo!” … and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:03 - News 00:55:54 - PokéPoll 01:03:25 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: Armored Mewtwo Returns - https://pokemongo.com/news/megafinale-2026-armored-mewtwo More Mega Moments - https://pokemongo.com/news/more-mega-updates-2026 September 2026 Community Day Classic: Gible - https://pokemongo.com/news/communitydayclassic-gible-september-2026 Mega Squads - https://pokemongo.com/news/mega-squads-2026 Staraptor Super Mega Raid Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/staraptor-super-mega-raid-day-2026 Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

After the finals were all said and done, DPhiE had a chance to chat with AXN about the matches, meta, and future of GBL! Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

DPhiE catches up with some notable competitors during a socil on Saturday night of Pokemon World Championships, 2026. Stay tuned for more coverage from our #1 woman-on-the-street! Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

DPhiE is at Pokémon Worlds and Pokemon XP in San Francisco! Tonight she goes to the GTPvP meetup and chats with a few of the women and other members of gender minorities that make up the community She gets to know how they were first introduced to Pokémon, their experiences at the event and what they are looking forward to the rest of the weekend. She also inquires about how Pokémon could improve their experiences as a person of a marginalized gender in this community. Stay tuned for more coverage from our #1 woman-on-the-street! Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Victreebel, Malamar, and Dragonite are back, but this time in not-so-super mega raids! Master those catches during an upcoming catch mastery event featuring our favorite little stump, Phantump! … and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:12:26 - News 00:44:44 - PokéPoll 01:03:22 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: GO Pass: September 2026 - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-pass-september-2026 September Content Update - https://x.com/PokemonGoApp/status/2092342002235183275?s=20 Phantump Catch Mastery - https://pokemongo.com/news/catch-mastery-phantump-2026 Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

DPhiE catches up with the GO shoutcasters before things kick off at the 2026 Pokémon Worlds Championships! Stay tuned for more coverage from our #1 woman-on-the-street! Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on X - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast ⁠⁠Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: The infamous sign-off Some GBL experiences The World's Broadcast Fish & DPhiE's origin story Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town and GOCast Discord servers, Brandon achieved the Platinum Punk Girl badge and Tony_of_Pride achieved Expert! Time Codes: GO Battle League - 5:34 In-game events - 23:26 Play! Pokemon - 27:18 Mailbag - 41:44 Regular Links: GBL Forever Forward Update Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP on Patreon Support GOCast Podcast on Patreon More Fish More DPhiE250 Voicemail: (262) 586-7717 Email: pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Physical mail: GOCast PO BOX Crystal Lake - Post Office PO Box 367301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60039