Before The Finale

Before The Finale

Update: 2025-08-22
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Lured Up Podcast 359


Live Streamed on - 8/19/25


Publish Date - 8/22/25


Delightful Days: Taken Over


Pokémon GO Worlds Event


Dark Skies and the Max Finale


G47IX Dark Skies Infographic


G47IX Max Finale Infographic


GMAX Battle Update


Sunkissed Shores


The Max Finale is finally here and we can finally push through it so we can all rest, right? There is still no end in sight to the onslaught of events, even with the Max Finale at our doorstep. With next Season coming before you know it, and a new Pokémon release with its Shiny available on day one coming the day immediately following the Max Finale! This drum is getting as worn down as our endurance, with no end in sight.


Delightful Days: Taken Over and the Pokémon GO Worlds Event kept us very busy last week, with the welcomed and missed Giovanni loop. Shadow Kyogre Raid Weekend was a popular event, and luckily everything seemed to work properly. We would be lying if we didn’t hear a harsh lack of faith from the Community, with some feeling surprised there wasn’t an issue. Definitely not a good position for Niantic/Scopely wants to be in heading to the Max Finale. 


Dark Skies will do it best to dry up your inventory of consumables prior to the Max Finale. We don’t want, however, to look past how much gameplay is available as F2P. We highly recommend having a plan and strategy to go after what you want, while working within the F2P bubble (to start) before worrying about how expensive the event “could” be.


With a non-stop barrage of DMAX and ultimately GMAX Pokémon to face, be sure to manage your MP rewards from the GO Pass and work timing to your advantage. Study the schedule and figure out when you want to attack and when you want to recover.100 person GMAX lobbies should make it a bit easier for in-person Communities to take things down, while also allowing remote Trainers to not constantly be hit with a full lobby when trying to get in.


We touch on Sunkissed Shores and the release of Shiny Dondozo, before inappropriately speculating on the future of the game. We talk about what we would like to see from the game and if this non-stop event pace is actually sustainable. What will be the first to fold? Our excitement, energy, or wallets? Let us know how you feel!


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Hosts


Ken Pescatore


Adam Tuttle


Writer and Producer


Ken Pescatore


Executive Producer 


Xander


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National Park


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Outro Music


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