GOCast: a Pokémon GO Podcast

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

I had no idea Clefairy was such a King Crimson fan! Catch a bunch during the Dancing in the Moonlight event! Go, go, Explorer Gadget! Is the true Plus+ replacement finally here? … and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:09:01 - News 00:32:35 - PokéPoll 00:50:31 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10 Year Anniversary Mewtwo - https://pokemongo.com/news/10th-anniversary-celebration Explorer Gadget - https://pokemongo.com/news/pgo-explorer-gadget-2026 Dancing in the Moonlight - https://pokemongo.com/news/dancing-in-the-moonlight-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 KelssseyK! Today’s topics include: Experiences with the new and old battle systems Some thoughts on the Scroll Cup meta The impact of Icy Wind Thievul on the GO meta Cutest Pikachu costumes Twitch drops during the Worlds broadcast How Kelsssey is preparing leading up to Worlds And some great listener emails about team-building! Time Codes: GO Battle League - 5:02 In-game events - 25:43 Play! Pokemon - 45:54 Mailbag - 59:08 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 And follow Sharks & Rec on Twitter! 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

Did you think GO Fest was over? A Mega Finale is in our future. The World Championships 2026 bring two new costumed Pikachu to GO! Just what we needed. … and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:36 - News 00:26:15 - PokéPoll 00:40:29 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: ⁠⁠⁠ Mega Finale - https://pokemongo.com/news/gofest2026-finale-save-the-date World Championships Event 2026 - https://pokemongo.com/news/world-championships-event-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

This week, FishOnAHeater is joined by one of the world's top battlers in Doonebug97! Today’s topics include: Some of our favourite Weather Cup picks Predictions on Evolution and Scroll Cup Some upcoming events including Nickit Community Day and the new Pokemon Worlds event! How Doonebug is preparing for Worlds Some listener team advice and a mini-Lemyrrio-quiz! Time Codes: GO Battle League - 6:36 In-game events - 37:54 Play! Pokemon - 47:26 Mailbag - 53:50 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

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: A deep dive on the Kanto Ninetails mirror match in GO Battle League (since DPhiE is seeing so many mirror teams!) Previews of upcoming Great League metas in GO Battle League including Weather Cup and Evolution Cup The Water Festival is back as an Ultra Unlock bringing Dondozo back to raids Two pieces of mail from the mailbag that spark discussion on how PvPoke analyzes team composition and fast attack timing Time Codes: GO Battle League - 12:15 In-game events - 45:43 Mailbag - 52:46 Regular Links: GBL Forever Forward Update Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP 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

GO Fest might be in the rearview, but a Summer of GO is still ahead of us! Ultra Unlocks, Super Mega Raid Days, and Summer Marathon, oh my! Scopely’s just warming up! … and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:42 - News 00:21:43 - PokéPoll 00:29:33 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: ⁠ GO Pass: August - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-pass-august-2026 August Update - https://x.com/PokemonGoApp/status/2079974916581884178?s=20 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 Open Leagues, Master Premier and Weather Cup Nickit Community Day and other events A story of nostalgia from Sound Time Codes: GO Battle League - 5:04 In-game events - 25:09 Mailbag - 37:54 Regular Links: GBL Forever Forward Update Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP 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

GO Fest might be in the rearview, but a Summer of GO is still ahead of us! Ultra Unlocks, Super Mega Raid Days, and Summer Marathon, oh my! Scopely’s just warming up! … and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:34:20 - News 01:13:24 - PokéPoll 01:36:15 - Emails/Voicemails News Links: ⁠ Adventures await with the National Trust - https://pokemongo.com/news/nationaltrust-2026 Ultra Unlock: 10th Anniversary - https://pokemongo.com/news/ultraunlock-10th-anniversary-edition Ultra Unlock: Water Festival 2026 - https://pokemongo.com/news/water-festival-2026 Ultra Unlock: Starmie Super Mega Raid Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/starmie-super-mega-raid-day-2026 Gigantamax Rillaboom Max Battle Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/gigantamax-rillaboom-max-battle-day-2026 GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Battles update - https://pokemongo.com/news/gofest2026-global-update Summer Marathon: Arctic Embers - https://pokemongo.com/news/summer-marathon-2026 Fire and Ice Hatch Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/fire-and-ice-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: Retro Cup battles in GO Battle League and looking ahead to all Open Leagues and Master League Premier in future weeks The Ultra Unlock will feature tons of first partner Pokémon and the ability to learn legacy attacks! Major updates to the 2027 Championship series include the termination of UNITE and 3-on-3 team play at Worlds Lemyrrio writes in to talk about the best costumes in Pokémon GO Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town and GOCast Discord servers, YantoePvP reached Level 80 in Pokémon GO. Time Codes: GO Battle League - 4:57 In-game events - 24:44 Play! Pokemon - 31:37 Mailbag - 53:30 Achievements - 1:00:57 Regular Links: GBL Forever Forward Update Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP 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

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! Today’s topics include: Fish's Experience in Ultra League A deep-dive into an interesting IV-dependent matchup An intriguing ABA Dark Great League Team The countdown to GO Fest Global The best Pikachu costume Thievul's prospects in Great League And a bit about Fish and DPhiE's back-stories! Congratulations to listener Bee for completing their timed research in their quickest time yet! Time Codes: GO Battle League - 1:21 In-game events - 34:48 Achievements - 59:28 Regular Links: GBL Forever Forward Update Support PvPoke on Patreon or Github Play! Pokémon 2026 Season Information from Dracoviz Support The Battle Frontier on Patreon Support Pallet Town PvP 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

The Niantic Games to Scopely Explore pipeline is finally complete! 10 years of Pokémon GO with plenty ahead. Happy Anniversary, Pokémon GO! … and more on this episode of GOCast! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:12:18 - News 00:32:36 - PokéPoll News Links: New Event Calendar - https://pokemongo.com/news/event-calendar-2026 Introducing Scopely Explore - https://pokemongo.com/news/scopely-explore-2026 GO Fest 2026: Global final details - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-fest-2026-global-final-details August 2026 Community Day: Nickit - https://pokemongo.com/news/communityday-august-2026-nickit 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