GOCast: a Pokémon GO Podcast

Today’s topics include: 

• Fish and DPhiE have taken it easy lately in GO Battle League for various reasons, but upcoming metas may change that!

• Pokémon GO celebrates 9 years!

• Congratulations to saltedkoji1 for winning the 2025 Pokemon GO Japan Championships!

• We get a sneak peak of the 2026 Championship season - lots of new cities and some conspiracy theories

• Mail bags about New J...

It’s decision time as Hyper Training comes to Pokémon GO! We heard you like GO Passes, so we got you a GO Pass for your GO Pass! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:07 - News

00:49:19 - PokéPoll

01:11:04 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

Hyper Training arrives during Ancients Recovered - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-pass-ancients-recovered-2025

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Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250!

Today’s topics include:

• We miss Open Great League and Little Element Cup speculation
• Gold Bottle Cap discussion
• NAIC recap - congratulations to ItsAXN!
• Mailbags that discuss move timing, the paid GBL track and more!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:57 - GBL

00:24:29 - In-game Events

00:46:54 - Play! Pokémon

00:56:43 - Mailbag

Regular Links:⁠

GBL Might & Mastery Upd...

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! 

Today’s topics include: 

• DPhiE recounts her wonderful GOFest experience and her terrible travel experience (what a surprise!)

• Fish may end up being an Ultra League Specialist with the way he is dodging Fossil Cup

• GOFest New Jersey has wrapped up, which leads into GOFest Paris before GOFest Global

• If you don’t want to do your daily incense to get a Galarian bird, you can just bu...

Get those treats ready, Yamper’s debut is almost here! Why can’t I hold all these Eevees?! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:14:36 - News

00:31:06 - Pokélore

00:37:28 - PokéPoll

00:47:25 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

Yamper’s Paw Prints - https://pokemongo.com/en/post/yampers-paw-prints-2025July Community Day Classic - https://pokemongo.com/en/post/communitydayclassic-july-2025-eevee

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That's a wrap for GO Fest 2025 in New Jersey! In this bonus episode, Chris sits down with some familiar voices to discuss each day, park play, city play, premier lounge, comparisons to Randall's Island, and more!

Big shout out to our special guests on this episode:

Steve - @pkmncast

Steph - @DPhiE250

Tyler - @T_HubbZ

Mitch - @CooksGravy

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Don’t give June’s GO Pass the cold shoulder, you might miss out on a legendary bird! Jangmo-o’s community day was announced last week, so let’s take a closer look at our future shiny, scaly friend! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:13:19 - News

00:26:39 - Pokélore

00:33:33 - PokéPoll

00:43:07 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

GO Pass: June - https://pokemongo.com/news/go-pass-june-2025

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It’s time for a new season! Let’s find out just how ‘delightful’ the coming days are going to be! June’s Community Day is going to be lit! Who could ask for Jangmo-ore? Grab your sword and shield as we prepare for the debut of Crowned Zacian and Zamazenta! This season’s GBL update is bringing the Battle Tower back in style! The GO Pass is here for everyone! You won’t want to Pass this up! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Cha...

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and special guest Brzbiddy!! 

Today’s topics include: 

• New season updates!!! We talk about the implications of everything that’s changed.

• The upcoming Go Fest tie-in events

• The Play! Pokemon season wrapping up

• Making fun of Fish trying to be macho

• Sharing the love with gifted event tickets

• How to connect with people who also PvP

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:15 - GBL

01:07:46 - In-gam...

Parallel events? The folks at home will love this news! It’s time for more Gigantamax first partner Pokémon! Can you guess which ones? …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:24:03 - News

00:48:00 - PokéPoll

00:58:51 - More News

News Links:Serene Retreat, Instrumental Wonders, and Phantom Ruins - https://pokemongo.com/en/post/global-events-gofest2025-overlays

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Special guest Pikawahwah joins us for this week’s episode of PvP Corner!

Today’s topics include: 

• Open Great League

• GO Battle Week

• Urshifu particulars

• Machop Community Day Classic

• The Mega Weekend of Play! Pokémon and what’s coming up.

• Lots of emails!

Let’s shout out some achievements! From the Pallet Town and GOCast Discord servers, congratulations to tim__b and tubaboy50 for hitting Veteran, Zac for hitting Legend, Unclebstud fo...

Who says you cant teach an old dog new tricks? Better bathrooms at GO Fest?! Sign me up! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Thank you to Steve from It's Super Effective for guesting on this episode!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:14:25 - News

00:29:59 - Break

00:30:01 - More News

News Links:

Premier Access for GO Fest 2025 Jersey City - https://pokemongo.com/en/post/gofest-2025-jersey-premier-access

Crowned Forms of Zacian ...

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! 

Today’s topics include: 

• This season of GO Battle League is wrapping up soon

• GO Battle Week approaches! Will you do all 700 battles?

• Not Rhyhorn Community Day Classic :(

• This weekend will have major PvP events all over the world in Utrecht, Santiago and Melbourne

• Congratulations to gamebirdTW for winning the Taiwan Playoffs and to TeddIness_ for winning the Thailand Playoffs!

• Two...

Some exciting changes are coming to remote raids, but do they get a free pass? Keep four hands on the wheel at all times during an upcoming Max Battle Day! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:12:19 - News

00:48:54 - Pokélore

00:57:13 - PokéPoll

01:05:32 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

Updates to Shadow Raids and Max Battles - https://pokemongo.com/post/shadow-raid-max-battle-update?hl=enGigantamax Machamp...

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! 

Today’s topics include: 

• What’s been working in Great League Remix?

• The Final Strike event introduces Urshifu and brings back GO Battle Week

• The Battle Frontier Battle Tower starts this week

• DPhiE recaps her experience at the Milwaukee Regional Championships - congratulations to OutofPoket for claiming the title of Milwaukee Regional Champion! 

• Congratulations to Minicokee and R...

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! 

Today’s topics include: 

• What are we running in Great League Remix?

• Speculating about Great League Retro Cup

• Shadow Dialga and Shadow Malamar debut in “Crown Clash Taken Over!”

• Congratulations to HKAssassin16 for winning the Seville Special Championship, to Alan for winning the Johannesburg Special Championship (sorry PvPSteve) and to vincent070400 for sweeping the Taiwan Regio...

Growing Up isn’t easy, even if you’re a shiny Magikarp! All hail the Crown and the debut of Kingambit! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:20:58 - News

00:57:19 - PokéPoll

01:03:43 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

Growing Up - https://pokemongo.com/post/growing-up-2025?hl=en

Dynamax Suicune Max Battle Weekend - https://pokemongo.com/post/dynamax-suicune-max-battle-weekend?hl=en

Crown Clash - https://pokemongo.c...

Welcome to PvP Corner with FishOnAHeater and DPhiE250! 

Today’s topics include: 

• A brief chat about the American and Australian health care systems!

• Discussing Open Great League and the upcoming Great League Remix

• Kingambit will be coming to Pokémon GO! 

• Lots of PvP events both last weekend and this weekend! Congratulations to Doonebug97 for winning the Monterrey Regional Championship, to rifqiaditya23 for winning the Indonesia Regi...

Tinkaton hammers it home during a celebration event! Some Sweet Discoveries will truly be the Applin of your eye with an exciting debut event! …and more on this episode of GOCast!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:19:01 - News

00:51:11 - Pokélore

01:00:07 - PokéPoll

01:14:54 - Emails/Voicemails

News Links:

Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event - https://pokemongolive.com/post/pokemon-horizons-anime-celebration-2025?hl=en

Dynama...