The 40 Club Podcast

The Draft League - Live Draft (Part 2/2)

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:34:55 +0000

PART 2/2: (Make sure you've listened to "The Draft League Intro" first so you know what's going on.)

We jump right into the draft for the Pokemon Go Podcast Draft League. Join Aaron, Michael, Joe, and Kolton live on the podcast, with Kaito, Justin, Jon, and Charles drafting live via chat. We go through 12 rounds of the draft with analysis of the picks. Who do you think picked the best team?

Google Doc with draft results and league standings: Podcast Draft League

The Draft League Intro (Part 1/2)

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:24:08 +0000

What happens when you mix fantasy sports with Pokemon Go? You get a Pokemon Go Draft League. Join Jordan Levitan, Aaron Pennington, Michael Obregon, Charles Orr and Joe McMahon as we explain the format, the rules and introduce 6 of the top players and soloists who will be competing in a fantasy sports style soloist league. 6 players will be drafting unique teams of Pokemon, and competing against each other to beat T3 raids as fast as they can with their drafted team of Pokemon. We'll also cover how you can participate in a league of your own as well.

Link to the Google Sheets Doc for the standings: Podcast Draft League

Link to the Verified 40 Club Draft League (with link to apply to join): Verified 40 Club Draft League

John Hanke Interview with Mike Schmid

Wed, 02 May 2018 15:06:54 +0000

Join Mike, Kieng and Jordan as we sit down with Mike Schmid who talks about a chance encounter with John Hanke on an airplane. We'll set the record straight about what was really talked about on that flight and touch on all topics including PVP, trading, gen4, spoofers, scanners, pokestop submissions, and why John Hanke walks Tentacruel.

Triggering EX Raids (The Lost Podcast)

Wed, 02 May 2018 14:56:04 +0000

Join us as we talk about how to trigger EX raids - this podcast was recorded before these were being handed out like candy and was ultimately never posted.

The 40 Club Podcast #007 - Advanced Wa Fu Raiding Strategies

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 05:32:35 +0000

The 40 Club Podcast #006 - Pokemon Abilities

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:30:23 +0000

Abilities have the potential to completely revolutionize Pokemon Go. This week we talk with Jack Wang about how they could impact the game and we'll give you a list of 10 Pokemon you should be hunting right now that could get game changing abilities! Also, we do an in-depth dive into one of the most fearsome Pokemon in the game: shuckle.

The 40 Club Podcast #005 - Community Building

Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:30:27 +0000

Join us for episode 5 where we talk about the strategic benefits of building and nurturing communities in Pokemon Go. We're joined by Dave from Toronto's PK crew and Jeremy from Brandon Tan's group in Singapore. We'll discuss with them how they bring in and develop elite players, why their groups have been so successful in the Raid meta, and how you can use these strategies to build dominant crews in your city.

We also settle a TOS debate once and for all!

The 40 Club Podcast #004 - The Verified Level 40 Facebook Group

Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:03:17 +0000

This week we are joined by Mark and Lexi from the Verified level 40 Facebook club to discuss the history and current state of the group, including some EXclusive news regarding admissions to the group! We also debate "overmaxing" our Pokemon versus playing within the normal confines of the client (for now). We also shed some light on taking breaks and preventing long-term burnout.

The 40 Club Podcast #003 - Level 50 Predictions

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 06:09:15 +0000

Join us this week as the top XP player in the USA, Landon Sworts, drops in to discuss what a potential level cap increase could look like in Pokemon Go. We look back to the level cap increase from Ingress as well as the data from top players around the world to predict what goals players may have to achieve beyond XP to hit level 50.

The 40 Club Podcast #002 - The Gym Meta

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 06:10:43 +0000

Episode 2 of EX trainer club is here! Listen in for an in-depth discussion on the state of gyms past and present as well as how these affect the way we optimize gameplay. Grinding with gyms, berries, showing off your most groan-inducing Blissey ( or is there something better?), it's all inside.

The 40 Club Podcast #001 - The Grind

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 15:13:28 +0000

Episode 1 of EX trainer club is here! Join us as we discuss the history and current state of grinding, the Level 40 club survey, and Murkrow candy! If you want to hear how one team did 100 legendary raids in one day, connect your go plus and listen up.