• TRAINER'S EYE #96 - "The Return of the Nidoking" ft. Mongoose Gaming Burrow from Off The Wall Nerds
    Jun 26 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Mongoose Gaming Burrow, a Pokemon Trainer from New Mexico.

    Mongoose Gaming Burrow shares his early experience with Pokemon starting with Pokemon Red and his interest in the games over the generations, but stopping with Pokemon Sun and Moon. He shares his thoughts on the games and even shares what brought him back with Sword and Shield.

    Mongoose Gaming Burrow transitions to talking about his interest in Pokemon GO and how he has played the game consistently. He shares his interest in Raiding and how it brings the community together. He shares his future goals to do events for his local Pokemon GO Community and passing his passion for Pokemon to future Pokemon GO trainers.

    Finally, Mongoose Gaming Burrow shares a unique story involving an Aquapolis Nidoking. You don't want to miss this one!

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    37 mins
  • TRAINER'S EYE #95 - "Behind The Vaporeon Mask" ft. MaskedAquaKitty
    Jun 19 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by MaskedAquaKitty, a Pokemon GO Trainer from New Jersey.

    MaskedAquaKitty discusses their experience with Pokemon starting with Pokemon Blue. They dive into their love for Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and what they loved about that generation of Pokemon as well as gives their opinion on Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

    MaskedAquaKitty also shares their motivation behind streaming on Twitch and finding a community of friends connected by their interest in Pokemon. They also express meeting them all for the first time at GOFest NYC!

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    28 mins
  • TRAINER'S EYE #94 - "Reading About Pokemon Battles ft. Reverend GO
    Jun 12 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Reverend GO, a Pokemon GO Trainer from New York and author of the "GO Battle League Guide.

    Reverend GO discusses his inspiration for creating a comprehensive guide called GO! Battle League for Pokémon GO PvP battles, sharing his personal experiences with Pokémon, from the trading card game with his daughter to organizing local Pokémon leagues. He also reflects on the importance of community, particularly the online and PvP community, and his journey to understanding and appreciating it.

    Reverend GO shares his excitement for live events like GOFest NYC and his philosophy towards collecting and battling Pokémon!

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    25 mins
  • TRAINER'S EYE #93 - "Pokemon GO in Oregon" ft. Pokemon GO Central Oregon
    Jun 5 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Christina and Mario, two Community Ambassadors for Pokemon GO Central Oregon!

    They both share their initial experience with Pokemon. Mario was always involved with the franchise, but stuck to mostly the Pokemon TCG. Christina's first experience started with Pokemon GO. What brought these two together is seeing how Pokemon GO connected and brought people together in the world.

    Finally, they both share insight in building up the Oregon community with the Niantic Ambassador Program. They even share how they have expanded and spread the passion for Pokemon GO to more rural areas in Oregon!

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    35 mins
  • TRAINER'S EYE #92 - "Pokemon GO in Australia" ft. Pokemon GO Brisbane
    May 29 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Zanzaid, a Community Ambassador for Pokemon GO Brisbane in Australia.

    Zanzaid shares his initial experience with Pokemon starting with the anime where he watched Ash's journey to become a Pokemon Master. It wasn't until Pokemon GO where he experiences more of the gaming side of Pokemon.

    Zanzaid shares insight in uniting and building up his community with the Niantic Ambassador Program for Pokemon GO Brisbane. He shares what he loves about hosting events and bringing people together!

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    18 mins
  • TRAINER'S EYE #91 - "Pokemon GO in New Jersey" ft. Red Bank Crew Pokemon GO Group
    May 23 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by both DarkLugiaMaster & FusionJoe, Pokemon Trainer from Burbank, New Jersey and Community Ambassadors for Red Bank Crew Pokemon GO Group.

    Both DarkLugiaMaster & FusionJoe share how there journey with Pokemon stated with the video games. DarkLugiaMaster started with Generation 3 and was a big fan of both Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. FusionJoe shares starting with Generation 4 and Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. FusionJoe also gives his opinion on the more recent BDSP games and whether they met his expectations or not.

    Uniquely, both DarkLugiaMaster & FusionJoe met because of Pokemon GO and started playing back in college. They both share insights on where to play when visiting New Jersey and what interested them in playing Pokemon GO.

    Finally, DarkLugiaMaster & Fusion Joe share insight in re-building his community with the Niantic Ambassador Program. They go into detail on how they both became leaders within their community and how the program has benefited their community as a whole!

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    34 mins
  • TRAINER'S EYE #90 - "Pokemon GO in London" ft. Pokemon GO Central London Group
    May 16 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Stars, a Pokemon Trainer from London who is one of the Community Ambassadors for Pokemon GO Central London.

    Stars Pokemon journey started with the Hoenn region and became heavily interested in both Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. Stars expresses his opinions on the games and how they differed from the main series games.

    Stars dives into starting Pokemon GO and shares what it's like to play in London. He shares his interest in raiding and how a community formed around that aspect of the game.

    Finally, Stars shares insight in re-building his community with the Niantic Ambassador Program. He goes into great detail in the planning he does for events, raids, and creating a community.

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    36 mins
  • TRAINER'S EYE #89 - "The Art of Catching Pokemon GO Content" ft. pogoDomz
    May 8 2024

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    In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by pogoDomz, a Pokemon Trainer from Florida who interest in art and branding led him to creating PvP content with Pokemon GO.

    pogoDomz Pokemon journey started with Pokemon Yellow where he would play that game for a long time before transition into Pokemon Stadium where he was heavily involved in completing the Pokemon Battles for that game.

    pogoDomz returned to his Pokemon roots with Pokemon GO he started participating in Pokemon GO PvP and the battling aspect. Eventually, pogoDomz saw an opportunity to utilize his experience in branding and combine it with his interest in battling Pokemon to create show clips showcasing the Pokemon Battles to an audience.

    Finally, pogoDomz talks about the importance of developing a brand and how he was able to help PvPoke create his now brand logo and takes us behind the scenes of what work went into creating the logo.

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    35 mins